Mel Stringer was encouraged to be creative from an early age and remembers spending most of her free time drawing all through her schooling years. Her work spans across mediums, including comics and illustrations, all autobiographical and influenced by her surroundings in one way or another.
Mel was brought up in the Northern Territory of Australia, finishing high school in Darwin. She then traveled across the country to study art in Brisbane, in hopes of starting her art career and meeting more like-minded people. Now based in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband, she spends her days creating autobiographical comics in the form of the zine Flowery, about what it’s like being a Filipino-Australian living in the USA.
Lucky Cap Scouts Cut-Outs, Print Your Own!
Want to have your own Lucky Cap Scout on your desk, bed, or third place? Well, now you can with this sheet from O Stevens herself! Just print out the sheet and follow the instructional graphic here!
Sunflowers by Keezy Young – Read For Free!
In honor of World Bipolar Day, Keezy Young and Silver Sprocket are publishing Keezy's autobiographical comic, Sunflowers, online!
Announcing Bottom’s Up! Coming This July!
We're so, so excited to be publishing another new mini-comic from the twelve we acquired back in November from our open submissions call! The title is Bottom's Up! by Emmy award-winning animator and illustrator Barbara Benas.
Retailer Feature: Skunk Cabbage Books
Our newest retailer feature is on Skunk Cabbage Books in Chicago! What is a skunk cabbage, you might be asking? Well, let Skunk Cabbage's owner Ren tell you all about it in our interview!
Two Mini-Comics to be Published in June!
We're so excited to announce that we're publishing two new mini-comics of the twelve we acquired back in November from our open submissions call! The titles are Lucky Cap Scouts by O. Stevens and Skin Deep by Flo Woolley.
Retailer Feature: Women & Children First
This week's retailer's feature is one of the largest and oldest feminist bookstores still running to this day, it's Women & Children First! This 45-year old stronghold of queer literature in Chicago has stood the test of time and is likely one of the places you think of if you have a picture of a feminist bookstore in your head.
Retailer Feature: Secret Headquarters
The mysterious entity known only as The Secret Headquarters is the subject of our next retailer feature!
Retailer Feature: Bookshop Santa Cruz
This 57 year old indie bookstore is the star of our next retailer feature, it's Bookshop Santa Cruz!
Retailer Feature: Vault of Midnight
We've got an awesome highlight here for Michigan's own Vault of Midnight! Check out our interview with VoM co-founder Curtis Sullivan!
Retailer Feature: Quimby’s Bookstore
Check out Quimby's Bookstore, a Chicago mainstay indie bookstore and hub for comics and zines since 1991! With a goal of carrying "the unusual, the aberrant, the saucy and the lowbrow", there's a lot to love about this small-press institution. Learn more from our interview here with Quimby's store manager Liz Mason!
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Of Thunder & Lightning – PREVIEW!
Corporate magical girls and the apocalypse? Read an exclusive preview from Of Thunder & Lightning by Kimberly Wang, out next week!
Announcing Open Submissions for Mini-Comics
Radical indie comics publisher Silver Sprocket is excited to announce twice-yearly open submissions of original mini-comics for publication.
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Delve Into the Largely Overlooked Footprint of Black Punks!
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