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Distributing your favorite self-published & small press comics! Publishing ground-breaking comics by emerging cartoonists! https://www.radiatorcomics.com/

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Radiator Comics @radiatorcomics.bsky.social · May 15

Big big big congratulations to @btrcp.bsky.social for their EISNER AWARD NOMINATION! UM Volume One has been nominated for Best Graphic Album-Reprint! www.comic-con.org/awards/eisne...

bright pink book with a Black non-binary person on the cover posing, surrounded by magical energy as a colorful suit forms around them.

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John Porcellino @johnporcellino.bsky.social · 8h

Hi Folks,

King-Cat 84 is at the printer and will be in hand soon! If you would like to pre-order a single copy, instructions are here:

johnporcellino.blogspot.com/2025/10/king...

Thank you!
John P.

#comics #altcomics #comix #zines #johnporcellino #kingcat #spitandahalf

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Power & Magic Press @powerandmagic.bsky.social · 2d

#HowToTouchGrass is a comics anthology about our relationship with grass and, by extension, each other! Get notified when we relaunch on Kickstarter: buff.ly/316i351

Coming soon: HOW TO TOUCH GRASS [Relaunch]

A comics anthology about "touching grass", because its a lot harder than it looks.

buff.ly

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Andrea Pearson (she/her) @saturn2169.bsky.social · 7h

Updated Fall 2025 schedule! Swing by any of these shows and grab the new, It Came From Hallowzine comics anthology!

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Sara L. Jewell @ SPX M2-M3A @saraluna.bsky.social · 1d

You can now pick up SOUVENIR at @radiatorcomics.bsky.social !! @fieldmouse.press
www.radiatorcomics.com/shop/uncateg...

Souvenir | Radiator Comics

Radiator Comics distributes, produces, and promotes hand-made, self-published and small-press comics that focus on self-expression and storytelling. At the core of our mission is a commitment to incre...

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Cara Bean @carabeancomics.bsky.social · 1d

It's Banned Books Week! It's time for the MA legislature to pass a Freedom to Read bill that protects librarians + educators from harassment; and protects authors, creators, booksellers, + publishers from economic harm due to censorship. I support An Act Regarding Free Expression (H.3594/S.2328).

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Ben Passmore @benpassmore.bsky.social · 1d

today is the day my book Black Arms To Hold You Up officially comes out. about 5-7 years of hard ass work finally in the world. i’m mfing terrified 😂

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Radiator Comics @radiatorcomics.bsky.social · 4d

Pretty Good Fest in Chicago today!!! www.prettygoodfest.com

Pretty Good Fest: Oct. 4, 2025

A comics and small press festival in Chicago for cartoonists, small press publishers, book artists, and zine-makers. Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 11am-6pm.

www.prettygoodfest.com

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Radiator Comics @radiatorcomics.bsky.social · 4d

Philly Comics Expo in Philadelphia today!! partnersandson.com/pages/philly...

Philly Comics Expo

October 4th, 10am-6pm Presented by Partners and Son, the Philly Comics Expo will take place this year at Old Pine Community Center, 401 Lombard St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 Join us and over 160 artists/...

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Radiator Comics @radiatorcomics.bsky.social · 4d

Graphic Novel Festival In Baltimore today!! www.graphicnovelfestival.com

Graphic Novel Fest

www.graphicnovelfestival.com

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Marnie Galloway @marniegalloway.bsky.social · 5d

I’m tabling at Pretty Good Fest tomorrow! 11am - 6pm, Chicago Athletic Association (12 S. Michigan). Come say hi! www.prettygoodfest.com/index.php

Pretty Good Fest: Oct. 4, 2025

A comics and small press festival in Chicago for cartoonists, small press publishers, book artists, and zine-makers. Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 11am-6pm.

www.prettygoodfest.com

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Alec Longstreth @aleclongstreth.bsky.social · 8d

The Isle of Elsi Book Three Kickstarter is LIVE!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...

The campaign runs until October 30th. Check it out and thanks in advance for sharing this with friends and family!

#selfpublishing #fantasy #adventure #comicsforkids #kidscomics #kickstarter [1/2]

Isle of Elsi Book Three

The third hardback collection of Alec Longstreth's award-winning, Eisner-nominated, all-ages fantasy webcomic, Isle of Elsi!

www.kickstarter.com

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Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 23d

★ Melissa Mendes delivers a family saga that finds moments of hardscrabble transcendence in the Depression-era dairy fields of America’s Northeast. Unsentimental and quietly devastating, this portrait of resilience is a feat of rough eloquence that leaves an indelible impression.

The Weight by Melissa Mendes

Ignatz nominee Mendes (Freddy Stories) delivers a gut punch of a family saga that finds moments of hardscrabble transcendence in...

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Radiator Comics @radiatorcomics.bsky.social · 9d

The fall is full of fests! Graphic Novel Fest, Pretty Good Fest, Philly Comics Expo, A2CAFSIP, @slicexpo.bsky.social, Short Run, Non-Fiction Comics Fest, @miamibookfair.bsky.social, @massmice.bsky.social, @comicartsla.bsky.social & probably tons not yet on our radar! www.radiatorcomics.com/event/

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Radiator Comics @radiatorcomics.bsky.social · 13d

This Saturday, when the @nerevolution.bsky.social hosts Atlanta United, don't miss @daveortega.bsky.social's new Noche Latina e Hispana Scarf! Dave will be on hand at the match with his comics! www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/ortega-...

Viva la Revolución! Local artist Dave Ortega blends cultures for Noche Latina e Hispana scarf | New England Revolution

Special edition scarf will be on sale Saturday night at Gillette Stadium

www.revolutionsoccer.net

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Power & Magic Press @powerandmagic.bsky.social · 14d

WE'VE BROKEN $20K!!! LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GOOO www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...

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Brian Nicholson @briannicholson.bsky.social · 14d

News of it never circulated here, but @elijahbrubaker.bsky.social died a few weeks back. I have a few words in this piece for the Comics Journal, reflecting on his work and mourning his loss.

Elijah Brubaker, 1975-2025 - The Comics Journal

Austin English collects remembrances from the friends and colleagues of the Reich and Story of Jezebel author, who died on Aug. 28 at the age of 50.

www.tcj.com

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Power & Magic Press @powerandmagic.bsky.social · 16d

Sometimes all you need is a deep breath of fresh air for everything feel all right! 🐌💚

Back #HowToTouchGrass on Kickstarter today: buff.ly/ROsqvvJ

(Art from "I'm no different from a bug" by @castrike.bsky.social) 🐌 💚

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Mar Julia 🌱 @marjulia.bsky.social · 28d

🌸 where to find datura magazine at @smallpressexpo.bsky.social this weekend! 🌸 we'll be at W84B, but don't miss out on all the other contributors who will be at SPX too!

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Radiator Comics @radiatorcomics.bsky.social · 27d

If you'll be at @cartooncrossroads.bsky.social next weekend, check out these exhibitors whose comics we distribute (including us at table 104)! Visit the leg! Don't fear the leg! cartooncrossroadscolumbus.org/exhibitors-t...

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Radiator Comics @radiatorcomics.bsky.social · 28d

Back in stock! Prompted by @hudrewthis.bsky.social is an essay about AI in the classroom and the importance of curiosity and learning in the time of LLMs! www.radiatorcomics.com/shop/uncateg...

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Bulgilhan Press @bulgilhanpress.com · Sep 5

Holy moly, SPX is NEXT WEEK??? We'll be there at our typical table H1. We won't have new books this time around, but we /should/ have a reader copy of Slices Life!

If you pre-order a copy at the show you get some goodies and free shipping when they ship in November.

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Mar Julia 🌱 @marjulia.bsky.social · Sep 5

CHINGA LA MIGRA 🐊💥 risograph prints will be with me at SPX on some kind of sliding scale, with sales donated to the Florida Immigrant Coalition, a coalition of advocacy groups across the state, and CASA, a group active here in Maryland as well as Virginia and Pennsylvania.

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Radiator Comics @radiatorcomics.bsky.social · Sep 4

We're heading out on the road next week to table at @smallpressexpo.bsky.social & @cartooncrossroads.bsky.social! All order placed after Tuesday, 9/9 will ship on Wednesday, 9/24! If you don't wanna wait, order your comics nowsville! www.radiatorcomics.com

Small Press Expo poster by Caroline Cash, along with self-portraits of buttercup, Lillie J. Harris, Whit Taylor and Neil Brideau who will all be tabling at SPX table i8, September 13 & 14!

Cartoon Crossroads Columbus poster by Kelly Wang, along with self-portraits of Darya Foroohar, Gabriel Joy Reid, Sam Sharpe and Neil Brideau who will all be tabling at CXC table 104!

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Caroline Hu @hudrewthis.bsky.social · Sep 3

First day of the academic year! Fitting time to announce that my visual essay, Prompted, about learning in the time of LLMs, is now available to buy from @radiatorcomics.bsky.social

www.radiatorcomics.com/shop/uncateg...

Front cover. A ball and stick model of a neural network sends its output arrow through Caroline's head. Caroline is sitting at her desk in front of her laptop. She is represented with her eyeball persona. Text says "Prompted. An educator's response to generative AI in the classroom. Caroline Hu, PhD."

Interior spread. Caroline is standing in front of a giant chalkboard. Students are at their desks. Text says: "Welcome to biology class at an art and design college. Why teach science here? Because artists help us make sense of the universe. Because designers help us envision futures."

Interior spread. Two abstract strands wind together, kind of like a helix.

Interior spread. A visualization of the thought experiment, "The Chinese Room", as proposed by John Searle circa 1980.

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Radiator Comics @radiatorcomics.bsky.social · Sep 4

Calmer Con, a Sensory-Friendly Comics & Pop Culture Convention is this weekend in Boston!! This fest features a ton of great cartoonists, including @carabeancomics.bsky.social and @gabrieljoyyy.bsky.social!
www.calmercon.org

Calmer Con Boston @calmercon.bsky.social · Apr 4

Save the date! Calmer Con Boston returns on September 6, 2025, 10am–4pm, at the Meadowbrook School in Weston, MA. Join us for sensory-adjusted authentic comic and pop culture experience.

Register for free: www.calmercon.org/events/calme...

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