When I saw pictures of Liam Conejo Ramos with his Spidey backpack and bunny hat, I felt an overwhelming responsibility as someone who works in superhero comics. So I’m thrilled to be part of the Comix Action call for artists to draw pictures for Liam and point people towards his fundraiser and funds and groups working to protect thousands of other immigrants like him.
Please do check out the art in #Comics4Liam and visit comics4liam.com to find out what you can do to help.
I’m thrilled to share that I’m a member of Comix Action, a new group of NYC comics creatives coming together against authoritarianism and for community action! We organized a great Hands Off NYC zine folding event at Anyone Comics last week, and this week we’ve got an incredible event at Chinatown Soup!
Come meet comics artist Wendy Xu and friends as they decorate bags that Heart of Dinner will fill with groceries for seniors in Chinatown! Maybe even decorate a bag and write a note yourself!
Greg Pak (hey, that’s me!) and other Comix Action members will also be handing out whistles and zines to protect your neighbors from ICE as part of Hands Off NYC’s Community Weekend!
And you can partake of the soup of the day and hang out! It’ll be awesome!
Comix Action at Chinatown Soup
4-7 pm, Friday, December 12
Chinatown Soup
16B Orchard Street
New York City
Hey, NYC! Come hang out with me and a bunch of cool comics creators at this awesome zine/poster event with Brooklyn Indivisible on 11/15 for Hands Off NYC‘s Day of Community Action!
We’re gonna fold zines, make posters, and SAY NO TO ICE IN OUR CITY!
1-4 pm
Anyone Comics
831 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn 11215
With an all star group of NYC comics folks, including:
Spencer Ackerman, Julio Anta, Joe Illidge, Ben Kahn, Fred Van Lente, Wendy Xu, and yours truly!
And check out handsoffnyc.com for more awesome events on this Day of Community Action!
Hey, friends! Some friends are organizing a September 7 craft fair in Brooklyn to benefit mutual aid orgs operating in Gaza. I’ll be there with photo prints and comics. Please do feel free to swing by!
Sunday, September 7, 12-6 pm, 629 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn
I’m honored and grateful to have had the chance to contribute to the LA STRONG charity comic for victims of the Los Angeles fires. The book’s edited by the great Mike Marts and Sarah Brunstad and published by Mad Cave with a massive list of amazing contributors. Please do ask your local comic shop to preorder the book today – it hits shops on March 19.
The official press release:
LA STRONG:
Mad Cave Announces Creative Lineup for LA Fire Relief Anthology
A powerhouse lineup of comic creators unites for LA Strong, a charity anthology dedicated to supporting wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
FEB. 10, 2025, (PORTLAND, OR) — In response to the devastating wildfires that swept through Los Angeles last month, Mad Cave Studios is proud to announce the creative team behind LA Strong: A Charity Comic for Victims of the Los Angeles Fires, uniting an all-star roster of creators to support those affected by the disaster.
Curated by Mad Cave Studios EVP Mike Marts and editor Sarah Brunstad, LA Strong brings together some of the most powerful voices in comics to tell stories of resilience, community, and hope in the face of adversity. Featuring contributions from Barbara Kessel, Brian Azzarello, Brian Michael Bendis, Christos Gage, Dan DiDio, Daniel Kibblesmith, Frank Tieri, Greg Pak, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jody Houser, Marv Wolfman, Paul Cornell, Rob DenBleyker, Sina Grace, Stephanie Phillips, Steve Orlando, Alex Cormack, Alison Sampson, Amanda Conner, Christian Ward, Geraldo Borges, Ian Churchill, Michael Avon Oeming, Nico Leon, Rian Gonzales, Salvador Larroca, Sami Kivelä, and many, many more. Together, as a community, we can be LA strong for one another! 100% of the profits will be donated to relief efforts.
All proceeds from LA Strong will be donated to creators affected by the disaster. In addition, Mad Cave Studios joins Dav Pilkey, Forefront Books, Ingram Content Group, and Macmillan Publishers in supporting Binc’s matching gift effort with a $10,000 contribution—ensuring that every donation made has double the impact, up to $45,000. The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation’s California Wildfires Fund is a nonprofit dedicated to assisting booksellers in need, which provides direct financial assistance to booksellers, comic shops, and store employees displaced or impacted by the fires.
The comics community has always united in times of crisis, and Mad Cave Studios is proud to support LA Strong: A Charity Comic for Victims of the Los Angeles Fires in its vital mission.
Together, we can create meaningful change! LA Strong will be available in shops on March 19th and is now available for preorder.
For more information about the Binc Foundation and how you can contribute, visit https://bincfoundation.org/.
Get the latest news on Mad Cave Studios on social media, or visit www.madcavestudios.com to check out the full lineup of new releases, licenses, and celebrated creator-owned titles!
For additional press queries, please contact Don’t Hide PR, Melissa Meszaros: melissa@donthidepr.com.
Mad Cave Studios, established in 2014, is an independent publisher committed to providing the very best in graphic storytelling. Mad Cave’s catalog includes a captivating blend of licensed, creator-owned, and original works, created by a diverse cast of storytellers focused on cultivating impactful character-driven narratives. Mad Cave Studios is the parent company to Maverick, Nakama Press, and Papercutz, enriching the literary landscape for readers of all ages.
Big high five to Tiffany Babb, who announced on Bluesky that she and her family “are giving four mini grants of $250 to comics critics.” The deadline is February 28 and you can apply here.
Tiffany interviewed me for Popverse a while back — she’s now editor of a new print comics publication called the Comics Courier.
UPDATE: I just discovered the bundle actually delivers the PLANET HULK: WORLDBREAKER comic series instead of the PLANET HULK prose novel. I think that’s a glitch, since the bundle is for prose novels. Will update if I find anything else out!
Very happy to see that the PLANET HULK prose novel I wrote in 2015 is part of a new Humble Bundle of Marvel Universe books benefiting the Hero Initiative!
The Hero Initiative is a tremendous charity that helps comics creators in need. You can donate to them separately here if you’re so inclined.
The PLANET HULK prose novel is one of my favorite projects of the last decade. It’s my first prose novel and it delves deep with new insight into characters and elements of the original PLANET HULK comics — and it has a different ending than the original story! It’s great; I hope you dig it!
UPDATE: A Bluesky user says she got a test from BonaFide that expired in less than 30 days. I’ve got a call in to BonaFide to ask about expiration dates – will update if I hear back. Just so you know!
PSA: BonaFideMasks, the place I order my KN-95s from, now carries really cheap Genabio COVID tests! And if you use the code TRUST25 at checkout through August 31, you get 25% off!
This is not a paid endorsement – I just like BonaFideMasks. I’ve bought KN-95s from them throughout the pandemic and just ordered these new COVID tests from them, and with the discount, it’s costing me less than half what I’d pay at my local drug store.
Of course, we shouldn’t have to BUY these tests at all. If tests were free and more people used them whenever they feel sick, fewer people would be spreading COVID everywhere. A lot of those “summer colds” are… not colds. And of course we also need to restructure society so folks have the time and resources to stay home and get better, etc etc etc.
But we do what we can, and right now I suggest getting hold of some tests and using them when you’ve been exposed to COVID or don’t feel well.
At the end of September we’ll be able to get four free tests from the government via COVIDtests.gov. And that’s good! But that’s not enough for most folks, so I’m happy to see BonaFideMasks selling cheap tests now.
Hey, comics friends. Comics colorist Kelly Fitzpatrick needs some help due to ongoing medical issues and has posted a GoFundMe. Please do consider donating if you have the means.
Apparently today, March 8, is the last day to get free COVID tests from the government via the United States Post Office. I’m not sure of the exact time they’ll cut off orders, so please do get on it now before it’s too late! Seriously, now!