Rosemary Valero-O’Connell is a Spanish-American cartoonist and illustrator living in Brooklyn, and the creator of Don’t Go Without Me (Shortbox) and the co-creator of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me (First Second), She is a multiple time Eisner, Ignatz, and Harvey winner, as well as a Printz and Society of Illustrators honoree, and her work has been shown in galleries both locally and internationally.
New UK Distribution via Turnaround
We’re pleased to announce new distribution to UK bookstores via Turnaround UK, Britain’s leading independent book distributor
Ashley Robin Franklin discusses That Full Moon Feeling
Ashley Robin Franklin explores what happens when a witch and a werewolf go on dates and deal with the infatuation and awkwardness typical of a new relationship.
Recommended: Theth: Tomorrow Forever by Josh Bayer
Recommended: Theth: Tomorrow Forever by Josh Bayer THETH [...]
East Bay Yesterday Podcast Presents: The friendship behind “The Cruising Diaries”
BART, bathhouses & beyond with Brontez Purnell and Janelle Hessig
Silver Sprocket Catalog Available in Public Libraries via Hoopla Digital
Our catalog of radical indie comics is now available for free to public library patrons for easy reading on smartphones, tablets, and computers
MoMA Publishes Ben Passmore
Ben Passmore’s story follows a couple on the verge of a breakup during their visit to MoMA.
Recommended: Mr. Boop by Alec Robbins
We all wish we were married to Betty Boop, but only one man had the guts to do it.
Abby Jame animates THE FAE for Adult Swim
Post apocalyptic fairy rebellion. Watch it here. #elfboner
One Million Tiny Fires by Ashley Robin Franklin
Queer horror fusing sexual intimacy and cosmic dread
Recommended: Cosmoknights by Hannah Templer
"Cosmoknights combines medieval knights jousting for princesses’ hands in marriage with spaceships and mechas to create a pastel-and-neon action adventure unlike anything else I’ve seen"
Recommendation: A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong
"...the kind of blurry, confusing, and frequently frustrating friendships that feel painfully true to life."
Spotlight on the Baylies Comic Kickstarter
Cartoonist and BAYlie's founder Lawrence Lindell talks about how this project is all about community.
‘The Cruising Diaries’ Explores Queer Coming of Age in Underground Oakland
Silver Sprocket will be publishing Brontez Purnell’s hilariously unhinged and decidedly unsexy erotic memoir.
Recommended: Magician A by Natsuko Ishitsuyo
Delve into the dark realities of youth, sex, and love.
Silver Sprocket to Distribute Award-Winning Hazel Newlevant Comics
We're taking over the distribution of Hazel Newlevant's self-published titles Comics for Choice, Chainmail Bikini, and Sugar Town.
Quarantine Spotlight on Jensine Eckwall
Jensine likes drawing rad art and hanging out with her dogs.