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komiks.space @komiks.space · 1d

Martinez achieved this effect in her original print komik using a transparency sheet on which the ghosts were printed!

It's a super clever and delightful idea, and we hope our translation of the komik to the digital form does it justice.

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komiks.space @komiks.space · 1d

It's our first interactive komik on the site! We set up a button that turns on "Ghost Vision™" and mimics the effect of ghosts appearing in the negative spaces, completing the scenes in the panels:

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komiks.space @komiks.space · 1d

NEW 👻 INTERACTIVE 👻 KOMIK!

“The Ghosts of Kapok Dorm” by Nina Martinez

Our dormers stay in two recently renovated buildings with... historical significance.

Have a look around with Ghost Vision™!

📚 Read for free: read.komiks.space/the-ghosts-of-kapok-dorm

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komiks.space @komiks.space · 6d

🔔 NEW CHAPTER on komiks.space:

"Crocodile Complex" by @venz228.bsky.social

The harrowing adventures of Lt. Plover Capulong and Nurse Yago Dimalanta continue in Chapter 3!

📚 Read for free: read.komiks.space/crocodile-co...

For more chapters, buy the full comic at: crocodilecomplex.com

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komiks.space @komiks.space · 11d

🔔 Komiks by LJ Almonte now on komiks.space!

🐰 Bunny's Revenge — Rabbit-masked killer twins seek out one of their past abusers.

🎣 The Fisherman — A young man recalls a strange yet moving encounter with a fisherman.

📚 Read for free: komiks.space/creators/itslj0718

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komiks.space @komiks.space · 16d

🔔 NEW KOMIKS:

“The Existential Horrors of a Mundane Adulthood” by @robcham.bsky.social

A comic about the true horrors we face day to day: taxes, relationships, rent! How will we survive? The answers aren't here!

📚: komiks.space/the-existential-horrors-of-a-mundane-adulthood

#readkomiks

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komiks.space @komiks.space · 19d

🔔 NEW ESSAY on komiks.space:

"Seven Pages, Not Seven Volumes" by @carljavier.bsky.social
On making the leap from pitch to page.

💬 : talk.komiks.space/essays/seven...

#talkkomiks

Seven Pages, Not Seven Volumes

On making th e leap from pitch to page.

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komiks.space @komiks.space · 21d

🔔 NOW AVAILABLE on komiks.space:

“BEARS ARE SOLITARY CREATURES” by katsurolle ☆

A short zine about genderqueerness, sapphic identity, and bear metaphors.

📚 Read for free: komiks.space/bears-are-solitary-creatures

#readkomiks

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komiks.space @komiks.space · 26d

🔔 NEW RESOURCE on komiks.space:

"Rest in Peace, Ol' Unreliable — or: How to print comics on your sh*t printer"

A how-to zine by @bskynirenren.bsky.social

✂️: make.komiks.space/resources/rest-in-peace-ol-unreliable

#makekomiks

Rest in peace, Ol' Unreliable

or: How to print comics on your sh*t printer

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komiks.space @komiks.space · 29d

🔔 NOW AVAILABLE on komiks.space:

“The Challenges of Finding Work with ADHD” by fuerte_ville

A poignant and relatable short comic.

📚 Read for free: read.komiks.space/the-challeng...

#readkomiks

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komiks.space @komiks.space · Sep 7

“The Bidadari” by Qiya

Nawang Wulan, a bidadari, unable to go back home must navigate the mortal world. A reinterpretation of the Jaka Tarub myth from Indonesia.

📚 Read for free: komiks.space/the-bidadari

Available in Bahasa and English.

#readkomiks

komiks.space @komiks.space · Sep 2

🔔 NEW: komiks by @cyanroll.bsky.social!

“Meat Ups" — a slice-of-life komik about friends meeting up for KBBQ
📚: komiks.space/meat-ups

“Rub Out" with macoy — a rookie policeman finds his morals questioned as he becomes involved in setting up a fake shootout
📚: komiks.space/rub-out

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komiks.space @komiks.space · Sep 1

Thank you for checking in!

komiks.space @komiks.space · Sep 1

We don't currently have budget to pay contributors, as komiks.space is organized and run by volunteers.

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komiks.space @komiks.space · Aug 30

🎨 Practical guides and resources on the craft of making komiks for make.komiks.space
📚 Your zines and komiks for our free online library, read.komiks.space

We welcome submissions in languages other than English, and can work with you to translate them!

#komiks #talkkomiks

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Conversations about Southeast Asian komiks.

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komiks.space @komiks.space · Aug 30

🔔 OPEN CALL: Contribute to komiks.space!

We are now accepting submissions from writers and komiks creators:
talk.komiks.space/essays/submi...

Pitch us:
✍️ Reviews, essays, and interviews that expand the conversation about Southeast Asian komiks, for talk.komiks.space
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Submission Guidelines

Contribute to komiks.space!

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komiks.space @komiks.space · Aug 23

...the night grows deep, and something foul lurks inside.

📚 Read Ep 1 for free: read.komiks.space/a-foreigner-...

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komiks.space @komiks.space · Aug 23

🔔 NEW EPISODE on komiks.space:

“A Foreigner in Manila” by Jet Tan

An elven sorcerer gets hired as a barangay mercenary. His partner? A scrappy young aswang. Their first assignment together is a disturbance complaint from a nearby house. But... (1/2)

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komiks.space @komiks.space · Aug 18

🔔 NOW AVAILABLE on komiks.space:

“The Intercession” by @lichjuno.bsky.social, Isa Lozada, & @dakilangdiwata.bsky.social

After the death of her partner, Dolores, Minda comes to terms with her grief and her religion.

📚 Read for free: read.komiks.space/the-interces...

#readkomiks

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komiks.space @komiks.space · Aug 13

❤️🔥 Aiyeee! — A young girl in denial finds that her body betrays the truth.

💧 Sta. Monica Falls — A ghost story.

📚 Read for free: read.komiks.space/creators/kom...

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komiks.space @komiks.space · Aug 13

🔔 Short komiks by @bskynirenren.bsky.social now on komiks.space!

♊️ || — An office worker is followed by a strange force throughout her day.

🍳 Egg — A short komik about food and memories.

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komiks.space @komiks.space · Aug 7

🔔 NEW CHAPTER on komiks.space

"Crocodile Complex" by @venz228.bsky.social

The harrowing adventures of Lt. Plover Capulong and Nurse Yago Dimalanta continue in Chapter 2!

📚 Read for free: read.komiks.space/crocodile-co...

For more chapters, buy the full comic: crocodilecomplex.com

#readkomiks

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komiks.space @komiks.space · Jun 12

🔔 NEW

A preview of “Champion of the Rose” by @cataquino.bsky.social & Dominique Duran

At a tournament for her hand in marriage, a princess strikes a deal with a swordsman: help her win and he'll earn his freedom.

📚 read.komiks.space/champion-of-the-rose

Out soon from VIZ Originals!

#readkomiks

komiks.space @komiks.space · Jun 7

🔔 Short komiks by @7clubs.bsky.social now on komiks.space!

1. “The Kiss of the Demoness”
📚: read.komiks.space/the-kiss-of-the-demoness

2. “that dress looks nice on you, too."
📚: read.komiks.space/that-dress-looks-nice-on-you-too

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komiks.space @komiks.space · Jun 4

🔔 Komiks by @cornybabe.bsky.social now on komiks.space!

1. “Our House”
📚: read.komiks.space/our-house

Over coffee, longtime friends Lydia and Beatrice fondly reminisce about a simpler time.

2. “I've Packed My Bags”
📚: read.komiks.space/ive-packed-m...

A cathartic comixtape.

#readkomiks