Crucial Comix
A cartoonist-run small press. We publish narrative nonfiction comics and offer affordable comics-making classes. 💅
- Cartoonists pen a series of comics about ICE in their communities: "These personal stories matter. Small stories are how larger narratives are shaped." #iceoutcomics www.crucialcomix.com/comic/cartoo...
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- New comic: A Canadian perspective on what boycotting the U.S. reflects about Canadian identity. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/on-the...
- Want to learn how to write for nonfiction comics? We're sharing this chapter on writing for comics from new book Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide for Graphic Narrative www.crucialcomix.com/comic/writin...
- New comic: An art student from Pakistan shares what it's like trying to draw the human form when figure drawing classes are rare. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/figuri...
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- Gorgeous new comic by @auilix.bsky.social ✏️ "Failing beautifully: Pole dance taught me to embrace myself—even what I'd seen as my failures." www.crucialcomix.com/comic/failin...
- New comic just dropped about the horrors of wearing a bra. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/bras-w...
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- New class announcement: Queer economies of care. How do queer folks keep each other alive, fed, housed, and laughing—especially when the system isn’t built for us?https://www.crucialcomix.com/product/queer-economies-of-care-comics-edition/
- New class: Raising and Drawing Our Kids Through Chaos is for anyone with young kids in their life who wants to make comics about navigating this difficult political era. www.crucialcomix.com/product/rais...
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- New comic: Sobriety has been a lonely road, but I made it out alright. // By @danielgwilson.bsky.social www.crucialcomix.com/comic/cranbe...
- New comic: As a mental health researcher, hope often feels unjustified when the reality of our brains is so complicated. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/connec...
- Ravioli Unraveled: The comic essay no one asked for about that commercial where the can of raviolis follows that little girl home. By @darrenvogtart.bsky.social www.crucialcomix.com/comic/raviol...
- Crucial Comix is one year old today! We're celebrating our birthday by starting a Patreon, so we can be financially sustainable for the long haul. ✊ Check it out and thanks for supporting independent artists: www.patreon.com/c/CrucialComix
- New comic: Creative Spark by @egogala.bsky.social - As an artist, I use all kinds of technological tools. So why does AI feel distinctly repulsive to me? www.crucialcomix.com/comic/creati...
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- New comic by Tenli Yavneh: My mother had a long decline due to dementia. Reading her diaries after she passed helped me reconnect with who she was. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/dear-d...
- Want to learn about editing comics? Our comics editing class is now up for fall! In this interactive five-session class, practice editing nonfiction comics while also improving your own. www.crucialcomix.com/product/edit...
- In "The Last Soviet Artist" published by @nplusonemag.com, cartoonist Victoria Lomasko documents the bravery of Belarusian protests in 2020. Read an excerpt here: www.crucialcomix.com/comic/a-trip...
- For cisgender people, gender-affirming care is just called "healthcare." A reflective comic by Al Benbow: www.crucialcomix.com/comic/why-wo...
- A beautiful new comic by Joy Alicia Raines shares her deep feeling of loneliness—and how a group of strangers helped her reconnect to the world. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/fighti...
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- Artist Rachel Lichtman reflects on the dehumanizing process of having to share details of her private life just to get an ADA bus pass. #graphicmedicine www.crucialcomix.com/comic/yield/
- Chronic Illness Comics Club is a free monthly #graphicmedicine meetup for people making art about chronic illness. This Sunday's theme: "Mapping Your Chronic Illness" hosted by @zareenc.bsky.social RSVP here: www.crucialcomix.com/product/chro...
- A new comic explores the surreal and mundane experience of going into a treatment program for depression and anxiety—and how even having hope feels like a victory. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/its-no...
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- New comic by Junnie Lannes: Roleplaying games helped me realized I'm trans. A game like D&D can be a safe place to find new sides of yourself. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/charac...
- To fight pollution, in 1989 Mexico City passed a law to limit the number of cars on the road. How did that turn out? 🚗 New comic by @merfishcomics.bsky.social www.crucialcomix.com/comic/hoy-no...
- "Sometimes I feel like my brain is only half mine." A powerful memoir comic about having OCD: www.crucialcomix.com/comic/ocd-an...
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- A gorgeous new comic about family, land, and protest against mining in Arizona by artist Ree Artemisa. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/the-la...
- Resharing this important comic in light of today's Supreme Court decision on #Skrmetti
- Gender-affirming care isn't called "gender-affirming care" when it's for cisgender people. It's just called "healthcare." New comic by Al Benbow: www.crucialcomix.com/comic/why-wo...
- A beautiful comic by @niedos.bsky.social reflecting on the anniversary of the #Pulsenightclub shooting: Pulse was the first place that felt like home for me as a queer person. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/coming...
- A powerful and gorgeous new comic from @kayte8.bsky.social on reckoning with a history of abuse. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/in-lie...
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"You read books, eh?" A 1949 red scare Herblock cartoon about pressures on teachers that hits hard once again. - Gender-affirming care isn't called "gender-affirming care" when it's for cisgender people. It's just called "healthcare." New comic by Al Benbow: www.crucialcomix.com/comic/why-wo...
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- ✨ New comic: I started thinking of my long COVID as a survival reality show... Naked and Afraid. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/naked-...
- New comic: Keeping Secrets by Judy Powell - a powerful memoir comic about not feeling safe to share a story of sexual assault. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/keepin...
- Reposted by Crucial Comix"Invasive species" -- the very term creates an "ethical shortcut" that makes killing non-native animals easier. (People, too.) @soljbrager.bsky.social explores this conundrum in a comic co-published today by @therevelator.org and @crucialcomix.bsky.social therevelator.org/invasive-swa...
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- What cool urban wildlife have you spotted in San Francisco? Artist @ronnaraz.bsky.social of @missionlocal.org explores the birds, bees, and bugs of the city. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/catchi...
- Calling all pigeon fans: Read this comic from @maloneydoodles.bsky.social on the queer ecology of pigeons. 🕊 www.crucialcomix.com/comic/the-qu...
- New history comic! Artist @samnakahira.bsky.social created this comic about the history of the Japanese American community in LA's Crenshaw neighborhood. Read up! www.crucialcomix.com/comic/it-was...
- ✨Newsletter!✨ This edition is packed with new nonfiction comics, thousands of dollars in grants for artists, and a mini-interview with @caragormally.bsky.social about their new book. crucialcomix.beehiiv.com/p/creating-s...
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- A new #graphicmedicine comic: As vaccine-skeptic RFK now holds power over U.S. public health policy, a healthcare worker asks what we can learn from 2020. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/toxic-...
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- New comic collab with @the-revelator.bsky.social: Everyone should have water to drink and swim in. In Ohio, residents are fighting for a future that includes clean water. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/lake-e...
- ✨ New comic ✨ Crying at the Orgy: I felt comfortable being polyamorous. But diving into my first play party filled me with anxiety. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/crying...
- In "Uprooted: Voices of Student Homelessness," @kacymckinney.bsky.social, @arfranklinstein.bsky.social & their team illustrate stories of young people across the U.S. experiencing homelessness. Check it out! www.crucialcomix.com/comic/uproot...
- This week's newsletter highlights what happens when a Republican governor cuts 100% of the arts budget. Plus: We were able to donate $1,600 to Palestinian aid this month.
- "Somewhere along the way, I was taught that thin women were HAPPY, and because I wasn't thin, I couldn't be." Graphic memoir Shrink by Rachel M.Thomas: www.crucialcomix.com/comic/shrink...
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- New comic: "When I lost all my hair due to alopecia, my perspective on relationships and work—and myself—radically changed." www.crucialcomix.com/comic/bald/
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- Our Making Memoir Comics class with @mirkdrop.bsky.social starts next week and there's still a few spots left. If you've ever wanted to make comics about your own life, this is your sign. ✏️ www.crucialcomix.com/product/maki...
- This is a free workshop we're running at 1pm PST/4pm EST today! Sign up here: www.crucialcomix.com/product/taxe...
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- The Role We Play: A beautiful memoir comic reflecting on power dynamics within a relationship. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/the-ro...
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- In light of the Trump Administration's directive in to start imprisoning thousands of migrants at Guantanamo, we're sharing this excerpt from 2020 book Guantanamo Voices about the ongoing impact of the prison. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/guanta...
- As nearly one in four Americans has cut back on eating meat, lobbyists for meat and dairy industries are trying to stop plant-based products from using words like "burger." www.crucialcomix.com/comic/high-s...
- Want to get an intro to Clip Studio? Now is the time! Stellar human @kaneicaruslynch.bsky.social is running this extremely affordable workshop. www.crucialcomix.com/product/lear...
