An indie TTRPG studio out of Chicago.
Where comic books and politics meet #comics #movies #tv #tabletopgames
https://graphicpolicy.com
Protecting public health and the environment by treating wastewater and managing stormwater for Chicago & 128 suburban communities. Learn more at mwrd.org.
☎️ Report waterways issues by calling the MWRD Citizen’s Incident Reporting System at 800-332-3867.
Director of publishing, editor, translator. Manga, democracy, civil rights, foster kittens, sci-fi, beer. Another world is possible. He/him. Portfolio etc.: benapplegate.com (pfp: Marume Goshika)
a very serious journalist | signal: shawn.56
Comics artist at DC, Image, Marvel, Dark Horse, Oni. Metamorpho, Backflash, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, Superior Foes, Whiteout, Underground, One-Star Squadron & more. https://linktr.ee/stevelieber
We are an innovative tabletop gaming publisher. We make Fiasco, Star Crossed, Ghost Court, The Warren, Night Witches, Desperation, and Zhenya's Wonder Tales!
https://linktr.ee/bullypulpit_hq
Playing history. Filmmaker and Designer of “Chicago 68” and “The Nights of King Ludd”
Harebrained is a Chicago design company that makes underwear, shirts, trivia games and anything else we fancy.
www.harebraineddesign.com
1,700-acre tree-focused botanical garden & science center. Hiking trails, Children's Garden, events, classes, Plant Clinic. Open 365 days.
Used Bookstore dealing in back-issue magazines, including pulps & comics, since 1939.
#WorldsOldestComicShop from before Golden Age Comics were named.
Antique Books, Vintage Paperbacks, Pulp Fiction, Erotica, Used Movies, & much more!
Adventure-roleplaying fundraisers and events featuring bespoke experiences for games like D&D! Learn more at leveleater.com
Bringing manga to fans worldwide with care & authenticity 📖
Baki The Grappler dropping October 2025! 💪
⬇️ Giveaway contest submission form link below!! ⬇️
https://bit.ly/Kodama-Skeet
Diversity Saves is a 501(c)(3) non-profit committed to the promotion and uplifting of marginalized communities in the tabletop roleplaying game industry.
https://www.diversitysaves.org
https://lnk.bio/DiversitySaves
writer/comedian/game designer | they/them | co-founder @StrongBranchPro | Author of EMPRESS OF DUST | ✍️ Translunar Travelers Lounge, Radon Journal | UIC English MA student | Rep: Sara Megibow
Writer, speaker, poet, scholar, booklover. Over a dozen books, two more in 2026; hundreds of presentations/articles on anime, manga, cosplay, history, art and craft across the UK, USA, Europe and Asia. You can contact me via my website helenmccarthy.net
🎲 Co-owner of Many Sided Media
Award-winning Sound Designer
My First Dungeon, Bitcherton, Talk of the Table
PRIDEChicago is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We are proud to have produced the iconic Chicago Pride Parade for over 50 years. 🌈❤️
https://pridechicago.org
Author of the DESIGNERS & DRAGONS series of RPG histories, including THIS IS FREE TRADER BEOWULF: A SYSTEM HISTORY OF TRAVELLER. Science-fiction, fantasy, comic, and RPG fan.
Game Designer | THE GAS STATION, DNGN+DRGN, QUANTUM NOBODIES, INSTANT DUNGEON , PSYCHO KILLLER | any / all |
https://dngn.club/
NO AI / NFT
Protecting the legal rights of the comics community and free expression through the comic arts. https://cbldf.org
Parallax Press is a nonprofit publisher founded by Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh. We publish books and media on the art of mindful living and Engaged Buddhism.
✨ www.parallax.org
Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award nominated author of THE MERRY DREDGERS and BEDFELLOW and THE ATROCITIES. FAMILIAR out now! Fabric artist. Butler for cats. They/them
https://jeremycreature.bigcartel.com/
https://www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Official account of the UK and Ireland's annual Small Press Day, uniting self-published comics creators with shops in a celebration of our vibrant small press comics scene📚
We are dedicated to centering trans voices in the fight for trans rights, providing advocacy, education, and action.
https://linktr.ee/TransUpFrontIL
🌱Aussie Tattooist and Natural science geek living on Awabakal land.
Nature, humour, art, bugs and rats 🐀
Hi I make art but change what I’m doing every twenty seconds. 🙃🏳️🌈🔪♎️
https://linktr.ee/comfhaus
An inclusive indie bookstore in Lincoln, Nebr., USA -- all ages, all interests, ALL 💜 SowerBooksNE.com
It is said that there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all
Podcast hosted by Joe Loves Comics talking with friends about the comics they love, plus solo episodes and creator interviews 🏳️🌈
Check it out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & more: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joetalkscomics
Email: joetalkscomics@gmail.com
Your favorite Chicagoland LCS
Slicing through Chicago’s grid with door lanes and sharrows. Protected bike lanes coming soon.
Writer of the TOXIC AVENGER and TOXIC CRUSADERS comics and co-writer of JUSTICE WARRIORS. Founded The Nib (RIP). Comics editor at In These Times magazine.
https://mattbors.substack.com/
Chicago’s largest independent dealer in quality used, bargain, antiquarian, and out-of-print books. Visit us at 1501 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637, or at powellschicago.com.
Disabled comics artist, illustrator, and character designer. All typos are my own. (they/them)
http://maydaytrippe.com
http://linktr.ee/maydaytrippe
A lovely young woman. Author of the GALAXY series, PRINCESS NIGHTMARE, HAWKGIRL, THE DC BOOK OF PRIDE, and THE VOICE OF FREE PLANET X. The world’s foremost sociologist on the subject of goblin culture.
She/her
https://www.jadziaaxelrod.com
(he/they) ND GNC mad Trekkie merchmonger; tinkerer, putterer, fixer of broken things; deconverted seminary dropout; antifascist, propagandist for a better world being possible. Opinions mine, not my employer's. Self-employed.
www.willburrows.art
Head Writer: IYANU @max, Writer #Takeover movie, #KamenRider, #Overwatch2, #DCCOMICS, #Superman, #Warhammer40K, #TRANSFORMERS: WFC - SIEGE, STAR TREK, #Robotech @NASA
The Self-Pub Hub (Indie Book Site)
Submissions open now:
https://book-shelfie.com/submit-book/
Book tours:
https://book-shelfie.com/book-tour
ttrpg guy, writer, dying in college. | #RPGSEA | stream iJBoL!! | http://goobernuts.itch.io | https://goobernutsblog.wordpress.com/ | https://patreon.com/goobernuts
A One Shot Network podcast hosted by James D’Amato. Join James as he and his guests talk through their ultimate experiences in all facets of the TTRPG experience. Gain new tools, insights, and more from The Ultimate RPG Podcast!
Independent publisher of high-quality graphic novels, anthologies, and art books with a focus on originality and cultural relevance.
AWBW.com
Semi-official posts for Reach and Teach - Books, Toys, and Gifts by co-owner Derrick Kikuchi.
LGBT+ Bookshop, London
Tues - Sat Open 11am - 6pm
Sunday Open 1pm - 6pm
Monday - Closed
Pop-up location: 58-60 Marchmont Street, London WC1N 1AB
Queer books and gag-worthy gifts
Seattle, WA
charliesqueerbooks.com
📚co-op bookshop🏳️🌈
👯♀️worker & consumer-owned
📍occupied Narragansett land
374 Atwells Ave
Providence RI 02903
heartleafbooks.com
Queer feminist collective in Asheville, NC, operating a bookstore co-op & social movement space since 2008 on Tsalagi land. Ⓐ Ⓔ Ⓥ
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer bookstore and cultural center hosted by The LGBT Community Center, on the unceded land of the Munsee Lenape, now known as New York City. 208 W. 13th St. Rm. 210, NY, 10011
St. Louis City's Largest Indie Bookstore
Founded in 1969
Queer woman owned
Radical booksellers since 1945. Monday to Saturday 11am to 6.30pm. Sunday 12pm to 6pm. Order online at: http://housmans.com/shop
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 London's queer intersectional bookshop! A sanctuary for storytelling, queer literature & culture.
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We are open Tues - Sun 11 am - 6.30 pm | Events 7 pm-late
118 Bethnal Green Rd, Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom E2 6DG
commonpress.co.uk
Queer Indie Bookshop in Leeds
Sci-fi, fantasy, & LGBTQIA. Queer resistance. Always trying to help. Portalbookshop@gmail.com Mon-Sat 10-5.30, Sun 11-5:30; 5 Patrick Pool, York, UK
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lalidoesbooks
Enter a world where upstairs-downstairs drama meets existential horror.
アイケ・エクスナ
Striphistoricus writing on Japanese comics and the history of the comics medium.
eikeexner.com/books
- Comics and the Origins of Manga
(Rutgers UP, 2021)
- Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics
(Yale UP, 2025)
Glider in the night, dancer in the dark, lover of lost rivers and paths in the woods and libraries and half-open doors. Moonlights as a writer.
All images and poems mine unless credited elsewise. AI is only acceptable if it's consensual.
Indie bookstore in Evanston, IL. One room of books and we’re really nice people!
3x Eisner winner. NYT Bestseller. I make comics + clothes.
Ehendoart at gmail dot com
Patreon.com/ericafails
Recent Books: 2024 Harley Quinn Annual, Danger and Other Unknown Risks, Parasocial, Dracula Motherfucker!
Photo by Robbins Studios
A podcast about every episode of the USA/Syfy series Chucky hosted by Erica Henderson, Benito Cereno and Matt D. Wilson.
Based in #Portland and Cleveland. A Publisher's Weekly's fastest growing publisher 2022-2024. #Autistic founded/owned #ownvoices idealism; Change your life then the world around you; since 1996.
Microcosmpublishing.com
Microcosm.pub/newsletter
Spammers get blocked. | Gothic gardener. 🇨🇦. Goth, goblincore, dark art, horror, Halloween, poisonous plants. Nyctophile. Autistic murder hornet. Genderqueer. Pan. They/them. 🌿🍁🍂🎃
reading books, writing books, defending books
https://linktr.ee/maiakobabe
pronouns: e/em/eir
Award winning artist: Know Your Station (Hugo Long List), Trve Kvlt Comic, Archie Horror, Star Wars, Star Trek, Eisner Winning Godzilla.
Managing Partner & Creative Director 42Fold
Director of Digital Management at The Crypt NOLA
They/Them
lianakangas.com
I make comics ⚔️ She/Her 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 香港 🇭🇰 Ringo nom'd | Creator of your fave sad gays: COMMANDER RAO | AND WE LOVE YOU | S.I.R. | Rep: @mmmlysaght.bsky.social
🎨 https://fellhoundart.carrd.co/
Editor and writer for comics, games, prose & more • formerly managing editor at Silver Sprocket and senior editor at Oni Press • she/her • ariyarwoodedits.com
portrait by Emmett Hobbes • header by Natalie Riess
Manga addict, journalist & traveler. Posts are 75% comix stuff. 1/4 of the Mangasplaining podcast & manga & webtoons go-to gal at Comics Beat, K-Comics Beat & Publishers Weekly | also @debaoki on Instagram
Comics journalist, library fan, ally. I vote. Support trans youth! Pronouns: She/her.
In the center of Brooklyn, a comic store to some and a cultural center for the enthusiasts!
Www.anyonecomics.com
831 Nostrand Ave Brooklyn NY 11225
Mon- Thur 12-8
Fri- 12-11
Sat-Sun 11-7
Comics, illustration, storyboards, and concept art from the biggest collective of comics artists in North America. http://helioscopepdx.com
lester bangs of comic books
At Second Dems, our mission is to secure and strengthen democracy within Illinois 2nd Congressional District. We are dedicated to empowering our diverse and expansive community. Our grassroots organization works tirelessly to ensure every voice is heard.
News and features supporting small press, indie and comics from the UK and beyond. Follow the ComicScene Culture Review on substack https://open.substack.com/pub/comicscene
Purveyers of Comics & Graphic Novels in the heart of East Downtown Dearborn since 1985.
Comic Editor, Publisher, Dealer - California
Socialist, Film Reviewer, Queer, Polyamorous, Writer, Friend of DeSoto, Support your local Sex Worker
https://100percentcomics.com/
Professional creator of comic books and graphic novels. Hello Kitty enthusiast and the maker of fairy houses.
Just a queer-owned, decentralized book shop asking you to let us exist peacefully.
Independent, POC-owned children's book publisher specializing in diversity since 1991. © 2026 Lee & Low Books.
A community that centers roleplaying games and roleplaying game design in the Chicagoland Area.
Come join us if you’re in the area and looking for a game!
https://storygameschicago.com
She/her, likes bats, AuDHD, queer. Editor of all kinds for hire across genres who specializes in TTRPGs, romance, and sci-fi/fantasy.
Worked on Cyberpunk RED, Star Wars, L5R, They Came From!, Pugmire, Exalted, and more!
DixieEditsBooks(at)gmail
We are the Million Year Picnic comic shop at 99 MT Auburn ST in Cambridge, MA. 617-492-6763. The oldest comic shop in New England (since 1974) & the only Black-owned shop in the area. https://www.themillionyearpicnic.com/
🦞 LobStar Chapter 1 coming to Kickstarter November 4 🦞
Gamer Girl & Vixen 🦹♀️ Fairytales from Mars 🚀 The White Ravens 🪶 Pub Crawl 🍺 The Yearbook Club 📓 Museum of the Uncanny 🏛️
The official account of https://eveninglandbooks.com
We’re a rare and collectible bookshop operated by Matthew Kollmer and Kristina Intinarelli.
“Jeff” of “Jeff & Django” fame, as well as “Jeff & Sam” notoriety. Half of “The Comics Place” in Bellingham Wa. & the ever-exciting POS “Comic Shop Assistant”. Enthusiastic user of “quotation marks”.
A Queer Little Bookstore & Cafe 🍉
Queer owned / queer everything 🏳️⚧️
MASKS STILL REQUIRED 😷
T-F 12-8
S-S 11-6
📍Ute/Goshute/Shoshone land (SL,UT)
We are a small independent press passionate about publishing poetry, picture books and gripping fiction for children of all ages.
www.troikabooks.com/
The work-only feed of writer/director/photojournalist Greg Pak (PLANET HULK, MECH CADET YU). Just news about his comics, books, photography, films. He/him.
For Greg's GIANT EVERYTHING account, visit @gregpak.net.
• gregpak.com
• buttondown.com/gregpak
We stare at dead trees and hallucinate.
Woman, Disabled, & LGBTQ+ Owned and Operated independent bookstore in the heart of Central Illinois. 🏳️🌈✊🍉✊🏳️⚧️✊👨🦽➡️✊
712 W. Main St.
Peoria, IL 61606
https://linktr.ee/Litonfirepia
Reducing Environmental Impact | Reconnecting the Community | Reviving Bohemia
Independent online & pop-up bookstore based in Manitou Springs, Colorado | Specializing in LGBTQ+ books 🐺⛰️📚
📚👊 #bookpunk
Library Lover: search.worldcat.org
https://linkpop.com/queer
Creator or comic? Eisner winning illustrator. Finally getting around to writing that graphic novel. Wouldn’t hurt a fly.
www.j-k-lee.com
A small town bookstore in the middle of Iowa. We read a lot. I mean a lot. We love to help people find the right book.
www.pageturnersbookstore.com
Publishing diverse, inclusive, feminist books that entertain, educate, and empower. Follow us on Instagram & TikTok: @_secondstory
Visit our website and learn more: https://linktr.ee/_secondstory
Picopunk publishing offshoot of @thefloatingbookshop.com in OKC
Home of the Pilot Program
THE LOST WIZARD by regularcandy OUT NOW
Comic book writer (Brookfield Zoo)
Comic book retailer (Aw Yeah Comics Skokie)
Cats.
