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I do not expect everyone who comes to my table to buy something. You don’t gotta tell the creators you have no money, they also have no money. You can just make eye contact, tell them you really like their work and subscribe to their newsletter. That goes a long long way!
A colour illustration of my character Grim. He is on fire. This is fine don’t worry, it’s kind of his thing
Being burnt up by the dogged pursuit of a goal
I’m too scared to play it and Nathan hasn’t bought it yet 😭😭 missing out on babygirl cos I’m too baby
😭 thanks man 💖
To celebrate World Book Day we have some fun facts to share to help raise awareness of the value of comics via The Comics Cultural Impact Collective (CCIC)
There is a 'Reading for Pleasure Crisis' in the UK amongst 8-18 with rates at their lowest since records began... but not amongst comics readers! Nearly twice as many young comics readers said they enjoyed reading compared with non-comics readers (58.6% vs.33.1%). *National Literacy Trust Research
40.3% of 8-18 year olds read comics 27%of adults read comics once a month 31% of adults do/have read comics The audience for comics in the UK is large and more diverse than for traditional artform in terms of class, ethnicity and neurodivergence. *Research from 1. The National Literacy Trust 2. The Reading Agency 3. Professor Andrew Miles and YouGov/Manchester University
Comics are big business. 2025 was the biggest year for comics since accurate records began (£78.7m across adult and kids' via BookScan). Waterstones reported tripling of sales and store mix for Manga & Adult GNs combined from 2019 to 2024.
To celebrate #worldbookday we have some fun facts to share via The Comics Cultural Impact Collective (CCIC). Join us to help raise the value of comics in the UK. thecomicsculturalimpactcollective.org/Join-Us
A colour illustration of my character Grim. He is on fire. This is fine don’t worry, it’s kind of his thing
Being burnt up by the dogged pursuit of a goal
Posting about this again because ComicFury still needs our support! Here's the latest thread from Kyo comicfury.com/forum/viewth...
A colour illustration. Yarrow is carrying Sorrel in a bridal lift.
Spoilers guys: my romance comic is gonna have romance in it
A colour illustration. Yarrow is carrying Sorrel in a bridal lift.
Spoilers guys: my romance comic is gonna have romance in it
Hey guys I'm going to be hosting a comics bundle for Palestine. If you have comics on Itchio or wouldnt mind adding them to that site please fill out my intrest form
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A black and white illustration of my character Grim. He is surrounded by flowers. There is some green shading.
Messing about with pens @ashlingdraws.bsky.social got me for my birthday 🥰
God I hope they do a timeskip Kacchan action figure
I will buy it and eat it
The Quindrie Comic Fund will open for submissions in May! UK-based comic creators can apply for up to £1000 to put towards a comic project or goal. Read more details and sign up to be notified when submissions open here: quindriepress.com/fund 🐉
@alpacascribbles.bsky.social one for you maybe? 👀💖
Apply for this!
Make comics!
Win!
The Scots Language Publication Grant @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social is open for entries and closes on the 25th Feb! If you are working on a book that is written in Scots, I’d encourage you to apply. I’d love to see more picture books win this grant!
www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...
Submissions for BOXES Comic Magazine Vol. 5 close on 28th February!
Less than two weeks left to submit your ideas for BOXES Vol. 5! We’ve had some exciting looking comic ideas submitted so far, but there’s plenty of room for more.
Check the submissions guide here for all the details on how to submit:
thirdbearpress.com/submissions
A line drawing of my character Yarrow. He is grubby and sad. It will get coloured at some point
I REALLY LIKE DOING LINES
Screenshot of the 2026 Eisner Awards call for entries, dealine March 13 2026.
Eisner submissions are now open. My fellow comic creators, no matter at what point in your career you are, if you're making comics in any form, these awards are "For You" and you absolutely can be nominated. Let's get small press/self pub comics on that list! ENTER: www.comic-con.org/uploads/2025...
A line drawing of my character Yarrow. He is grubby and sad. It will get coloured at some point
I REALLY LIKE DOING LINES
Dude this year has the potential to be insane x
Keep everything crossed! 🤞 🤞🤞
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What do YOU want to learn and hear about? We're planning the programmes for our first Professional Development days, and we want to make sure we're targeting vital gaps in knowledge among Scotland's small press creators. Help us by filling out our short survey!
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Scottish small press creators!
Let us know what you’re keen to learn about in 2026 🥰
Scottish small press creators!
Let us know what you’re keen to learn about in 2026 🥰
Updates to the Broken Frontier Events Page include two anthology submissions call-outs. www.brokenfrontier.com/events-compe...
I must learn to photosynthesise 😌🌸
It’s so funny now popping into places to get tea. Because like the non dairy thing already excluded a bunch. But now adding no gluten it’s like. Omg your entire menu is inedible for me 😭🤣
BOXES Comic Magazine - Volume 5 Submissions now OPEN!
Submissions for BOXES Comic Magazine Vol. 5 are now OPEN!
We are looking for short comics and articles about comics from a diverse range of UK based creators.
Have a read of the submission guidelines here for more details: thirdbearpress.com/submissions
If you have any questions, please ask!