In June of 2023 the co-op ran its first survey of comic workers,and the results are now live on the journal! The survey was open to mainstream and self published US based comic makers— click through to see our methodology and the results of 100+ responses

cartoonist.coop/journal/the-20…

“The minimum income necessary for a comics worker to stay above the poverty line, without outside assistance from friends, family, or the government is $60k. The majority of comics workers cannot survive on comics work alone nor are making above minimum wage from comics work.”

thank you for all who tuned in for this Cartoonist Cooperative occupational therapy workshop (ft. special guest bagheera 🐈‍⬛)

this recording is now in the member library + the resource sheet was shared with all who RSVP'd !

Looks what just arrived!!!!

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sloane
Cassie Hart aka Nova Blake

god yes, this ep was sooo good, the girls are KILLING

James Baldwin, 'The Artist's Struggle for Identity'

a list postcard I made last winter ❄️

Happy 2024!! May all your eyes glow with numinous mystery and may the starving masks not encroach too closely 👁️👁️👁️👁️👁️

ICYMI: WE, THE ARTISTS OF THE CARTOONIST COOPERATIVE, DEMAND PUBLISHERS, EMPLOYERS, AND ANYONE COMMISSIONING ARTISTS TO PRIORITIZE THE LABOR OF HUMAN WORKERS ✊

Read our statement on AI here: cartoonist.coop/journal/ai/

Art by flor

This workshop is next week and we already have over 200+ registered! Don't miss out!

Learn how to work pain free, prevent injury, and rehabilitate your muscles in this virtual workshop with occupational therapist Jessica Hsain!

Twelve seconds from eight different films (1968–present) spanning the career of Russian animator Yuri Norstein

Norstein is a master of stop-motion, particularly with paper cutouts -- from Hedgehog in the Fog to his underrated gems, the beauty of his work has touched the world

and finally the winner for Fantasy was The Bird Daughters by Madeline McGrane!

Read it for free here: madelinemcgrane.com/The-Bird-Daugh…

For horror, the winner was Bottom’s Up! by Barbara Benas!

Find their work here: illomati.com

For Romance, the winner was Crossed Signals by Narrenstrich!

Follow their work here: narrenstrich.carrd.co

For Scifi the winner was Marrow a.k.a Rodney’s Law by Sloane Hong!!

Buy it here: plaest2k.itch.io/marrow

The winner for the Autobio category was Fancies by Alex Cara!

Buy it here: alex-cara.itch.io/fancies

did you miss the Minicomic Awards yesterday? Well GOOD NEWS, you can still watch it here! youtube.com/watch?v=t1hLEK…

...but lets do a winner recap here too!

Join us for the Minicomic Awards, an annual virtual showcase highlighting this unique short form medium! This year our prize pool is a $3,500- each winner will receive $700 💰🏆 3/14 @ 3pm PST!

Watch the virtual ceremony here: youtube.com/watch?v=t1hLEK…

TODAY!!!!!

Honored to be featured in AN OCEAN OF WONDER: THE FANTASTIC IN THE PACIFIC edited by kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui, Joyce Pualani Warren, and Cristina Bacchilega!

uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/an-ocean…