Karen Czap
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Karen Czap
@charmgardens.com
Cartoonist, X-Men Fan, Sunfly Believer, Tall Cool Vulnerable & Luscious, FFG, Greatest of All Taurus (*they*)
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https://linktr.ee/charmgardens
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Hi Bluesky, I'm Karen, sometimes working professionally as K Czap. My two books are the queer utopian mixtape that is Fütchi Perf (Uncivilized Books, 2017) and Four Years (Czap Books, 2024), a comic that tries to cure trauma with friendship. I like making work about friendship and transcendence
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My 2026 calendar is now available! Featuring Risograph print designs from previous posters, as well as a few new and unreleased illustrations. I've wanted to make a calendar for yeeaarrrsss so happy to have finally done it! I hope you like it! www.cathygjohn.net/store/2026-c...
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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I also have a new second edition of my two-headed dog screenprint, "Bite the Chains"! www.cathygjohn.net/store/bite-t...
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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My other new print is this guy, "Fire in My Belly." This is a design idea I've been trying to make for years, so happy to have finally gotten to make it! www.cathygjohn.net/store/fire-i...
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Oh and I made these stupid stickers lol I love them www.cathygjohn.net/store/dog-fo...
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Early drawings of Ollie! The first two are for a different pitch about a girl who adopts a hedgehog. I wanted her design and personality to also be hedgie-like.

I shared that with my agent alongside an autobio idea that wasn't quite working. She said, "well, what if you combined them?"
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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I'll add that I happen to be in a position where I am currently making a living off of graphic novel work. It's a split between royalties, advances, and school visits.

I think that comics would be so much healthier if publishers could look forward and invest in our FUTURE.
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Got asked my opinion on the current Magik storyline and, in response, thought it best to just repost this to provide historical context for the ongoing debate: Magik as a Symbol of Sexual Trauma #magik
Magik as a Symbol of Sexual Trauma
YouTube video by Jonathon Deman
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November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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The second Horse the Band poster I did this year is up in the store now, I only have a few copies! I also have art print versions of this design without the event text, that's going up tomorrow. So this listing is just for the hardcore Horse fans www.cathygjohn.net/store/horse-...
Horse the Band (Fire), Print — Cathy G. Johnson
RARE! Only a few of these available! Horse the Band show poster for their gig at Furnace Fest in Birmingham, AL on October 5, 2025. 4-layer handmade screenprint on French Construction 100lb paper, 1...
www.cathygjohn.net
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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I’m obsessed with this wedding gift from @ignatzhaderach.bsky.social look at it!!! Beautiful amazing!!!
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
We had so many hats at this Fleet game
November 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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We're having fun! Great first game of the season, keep Poulin in jail #pwhl
November 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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datura will be right next to bestie @cathygjohn.bsky.social and catch @saint-vagrant.bsky.social and @aatmajapandya.bsky.social at MICE too!

the cala crew is stacked with sunnmi, @leighlunacomics.bsky.social, @charmgardens.com, @emmajaynecomics.bsky.social and @hirosemary.bsky.social 💜😮‍💨
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Kendall Coyne Schofield!!
November 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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The House just voted to “denounce the horrors of socialism” while people can’t afford rent, groceries, or a doctor’s visit.

Gabe Amo and Seth Magaziner voted with Republicans.

You don’t get to campaign on helping working people then go to DC and condemn the ideas that make our lives affordable.
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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so excited to finally announce @lesliehung.bsky.social and I are doing a book together!! keeping it intentionally vague but I’m so thrilled, Leslie is the best and collabing is something we’ve wanted to do for years! Get ready for LEILA 🥹✨
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Here are some pages from this semiautobiographical book, which "[b]eautifully ­tackles ­complex ­friendships, sibling ­dynamics, racial identity, and gender expression", thank you School Library Journal,,,
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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AND this book is in FULL COLOR, COURTESY OF INDOMITABLE COMICS GENIUS @charmgardens.com !!!!

You can buy it from your favorite independent bookstore or on the INTERNET!

bookshop.org/p/books/fres...
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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HELLO!! 2025 is drawing to a close, people are buying gifts for the tweens in their lives, and DID YOU KNOW that a graphic novel named Fresh Start came out THIS YEAR?

⭐THREE starred reviews!
⭐about a kid who moves around a lot AND THEN HAS TO STAY IN ONE PLACE OH NO
⭐VERY FUNNY, LOTS OF DRAWINGS
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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With three weeks left, we’re a little more than halfway to our funding goal :D

Your support means an independent comic and worldwide team of creatives gets to continue working on this story!!

Please consider backing!! ⬇️
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
@jonathanlovesx-men.bsky.social are you aware of these??
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Just re-upped my episodes on Wicked (Part 1) with Ms Sundi!

Two of my all time favourite REFERENTIAL episodes so far and I highly recommend you give them a (re)listen while we wait for #WickedForGood

open.spotify.com/episode/1F2E...

open.spotify.com/episode/7fp4...
November 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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The cast grows in Season 2 of [THE CAGES]!!

Get to know more characters in the Battle Round, as they all continue fighting for their lives to be recognized.
Support the campaign for Season 2!
Link ⬇️
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Art by @addrianodivino.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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you'll all find out soon, but I have luckily structured my life where professionally it is important for me to google "baby opossum" often, because I am a genius
November 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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theyve been around and increasingly so in the fall, but various signs have been pointing to a more noticeable surge. look out for one another please 💜 www.wypr.org/wypr-news/20...
Contract proposals show possible increase in ICE presence coming to Baltimore
ICE is looking for office space and food services.
www.wypr.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Check out @addrianodivino.bsky.social on the Bonus Episodes of [THE CAGES]!!

Addriano does such a great job with action and movement. All of his panels really have such a great attention to detail!

Check out Addriano’s episodes and support his page!
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM