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If you aren’t up on the latest indie comics news, eleven members of our community were hit with a defamation lawsuit after speaking out against an alleged sexual predator in our community, and SPX has set up a legal defense fundraiser for them to help fight this in court. You can learn more about the context of the lawsuit in this TCJ article.
I stand with the defendants and I believe them. Having seen these type of lawsuits threatened in my personal life, I believe they are a vile act of legal violence meant to emotionally and financially abuse the defendants into silence. We cannot allow bad actors to get away with legally terrorizing our communities this way.
I am donating five merch packages (pictured above) to the first five people that donate $25+ USD to the legal defense fund and email me with proof at [email protected], in addition to the address you want the package sent to. Packages include two hard enamel pins, two holographic stickers, one mini comic, a hand-drawn thank you note, and free shipping within the USA. I am willing to ship internationally but you will have to PayPal me additional money ($6-10 USD) to help cover the high price of international shipping.
First come first served, will update this post as packages are claimed.
As of 12:13 pm EST Sept 19th: ALL PACKAGES HAVE BEEN CLAIMED, THANK YOU!
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February 2 @ Defend the 11 Fundraiser, The Beguiling, Toronto [Brigitte Bardon't] w/ Hooded Fang, Moul D, tba
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I made this 32-page Mitski fanzine for SPX. I had been listening to Be the Cowboy nonstop (let’s be real, I still am) and decided that I wanted to gently clear aside the pressures of professional and personal work and make an old-school indulgent fanzine. It was so fun!
Mitski’s music means so much to me. The way I explained it recently, even though she sings about feeling weak, she is obviously strong. Even though she sings about feeling sorry for herself, she doesn’t make me feel sorry for myself for identifying with her. There’s a lot of vulnerability and shame in her work, but it’s transmuted into power and pride by her relentlessly bold musicianship.
You can get a digital version of the zine here. All profits from sales of the zine on gumroad go to the #DefendThe11 fundraiser in support of 11 members of the comics community.
I’ll have physical copies for sale at Comic Arts LA in December!
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(via Whit Taylor on Twitter: "Thanks for the shout out. Last year was challenging, but I’m still here with the rest of the 11 doing what we think is right. Our gofundme is still up too. #defendthe11 https://t.co/LR4pDmDwc5")
NJ native Whit Taylor was mentioned in Comics Beat’s 2018 “Creator Survey” results (http://www.comicsbeat.com/and-the-comics-industry-persons-of-the-year-are-stan-lee-and-olivia-jaimes/) in reference to last year’s defamation lawsuit brought against the 11 members of the independent comics community. The gofundme campaign to cover the groups legal costs can be found here:
https://t.co/X0OvC8lAUv
@whimsicalnobodycomics
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Small Press Expo Launches a GoFundMe for Defend the 11
Small Press Expo Launches a GoFundMe for Defend the 11 #Defendthe11 #comics #spx
Last month, eleven members of the independent comics community and one publisher were served with a defamation lawsuit because of concerns they raised about a fellow creator’s alleged pattern of sexual misconduct.
Whit Taylor, Laura Knetzger, Josh O’Neill, Tom Kaczynski, Hazel Newlevant, Emma Louthan, Ben Passmore, Emi Gennis, Jordan Shiveley, Morgan Pielli, and Rob Clough, as well as the indie…
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The Beat’s Annual Creator Survey Part 2: What will be the biggest story of 2019?
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Continuing with our wide-ranging survey of creators from every end of the business on what happened and what’s coming. You can check out the other parts of the survey here.
Katie Schenkel, writer
2019 Projects: 100 Light Years of Solitude, some unannounced projects
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The phoenix-like transformation of Nancy as a voice for our time
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? DC Ink/Zoom totally making bank
Andrew Farago, Cartoon Art Museum Curator, writer
2019 Projects: Voltron: The Ultimate Visual History from Insight Editions; Batman and Popeye projects; a full slate of exhibitions at the Cartoon Art Museum
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? More women, LGBTQ, and creators of color published major works and won major comic industry awards this year than we’d seen in some entire decades prior to the 2010s. The comics landscape is changing before our eyes, and that’s a great thing.
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Gina Gagliano’s lineup at Random House Graphic will bring even more young readers into comics. That and Raina Telgemeier’s how-to book Share Your Smile are going to lay the foundation for the biggest story in comics in 2024.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? It’s not an election year, so if I can go a week without any major political news or upheavals, that would be great.
Who inspired you in 2018? Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Spider-Man’s co-creators couldn’t have taken more divergent paths if they’d tried, but each seemed to be more than content with his lot in life. There are lessons to be learned from both.
Alison Wilgus, Cartoonist
2019 Projects: I just turned in the second and final volume of my graphic novel series, Chronin, which I’ve been working on since 2007. BOTH volumes will debut from Tor in 2019, which is absolutely wild — Volume 1 in February and Volume 2 in September. I’ll also be continuing to put out the Graphic Novel TK podcast with my friend and co-producer, Gina Gagliano!
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Gina Gagliano starting her new graphic novel imprint at PRH. And I’m not just saying this because Gina’s a friend — Random House Graphic was announced in the Spring, and it’s already transforming the landscape of kids’ graphic novel publishing from where I sit. If you’re a cartoonist who wants the resources and reach of a major print publisher, you can count your options on one hand. We hardly ever get major new players like this, and I can’t wait to see how everything shakes out over the next couple of years.
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? God who knows.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? I feel no guilt for my pleasures anymore, we all gotta cling to what joy we can on this bitch of an earth.
Who inspired you in 2018? My editor, Diana Pho. As I’ve taken on more editorial work of my own this past year, as well as interviewing a ton of industry professionals for GNTK, I have a much better understanding of JUST HOW INSANELY GOOD AT HER JOB SHE IS, as well as being an exceptionally generous and kind member of the larger community.
Rob Clough, Critic
2019 Projects: Continuing to write for The Comics Journal, Comics MNT, Publisher’s Weekly, Your Chicken Enemy, WowCool.com, and whoever else will have me. My own High-Low blog just hit its tenth anniversary, and I plan to keep at that as well as write for my patrons at my Patreon. This is the year I also hope to work on my first couple of books. I will also continue my position as co- programmer of SPX.
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The continuing, massive culture shift in terms of who is making comics and for whom. There are more women, more people of color, and more queer folk than ever in comics, and that number is growing exponentially. Trans creators in particular made a huge impact in 2018. The blowback from the usual quarters was as predictable as it was irrelevant.
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? The continued struggle to solve the distribution problem for small-press cartoonists is the big one. There is an explosion of new cartoonists thanks to greater access to comics education, but creating a sustainable market for them all is going to be a real challenge. The festival circuit should be seen as a supplement and marketing tool, not a solution.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Going to an NXT show in Durham.
Who inspired you in 2018? All of the other members of #defendthe11, but especially Whit Taylor.
Vita Ayala, writer
2019 Projects: Age Of X-Man: Prisoner X and more Livewire! Also some unannounced things, so stay tuned…
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Spider-Man: Into The Spider-verse
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Too many amazing stories I am looking forward to reading to choose!
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Danny Lore, Matt Rosenberg, Che Grayson, Regine Sawyer.
Madeleine Holly-Rosing, Writer
2019 Projects: The new Boston Metaphysical Society one-shot, The Spirit of Rebellion (below) and more novels!
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Marvel original line of digital comics
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? The growth of independent titles.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Reading more.
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Ted Rall, Cartoonist and writer
2019 Projects: THE STRINGER, a graphic novel where “Wag the Dog” meets “Breaking Bad”, drawn by Pablo Callejo and written by Ted Rall. WHAT’S LEFT: THE FIGHT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY by Ted Rall, about the clash between progressives and corporate liberals. A paperback reissue of THE YEAR OF LOVING DANGEROUSLY, drawn by Pablo Callejo and written by Ted Rall. And an as yet untitled novel.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Watching American democracy continue to implode.
Who inspired you in 2018? Social media, negatively. The stupidity level finally rose to the level where it became impossible to care what trolls might think. This forced me to think for myself and rely on my own instincts.
Raina Telgemeier, Cartoonist
2019 Projects: Share Your Smile, a how-to comics guide for young creators, comes out April 30th. And my next full-length graphic novel, Guts, will be out on September 17th! It’s a prequel to Smile and Sisters. I’m pretty excited about it.
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? When Stan Lee passed away, the rest of the world, all the regular people I know, were talking about it. His influence went so far beyond the industry.
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? I can tell you something I’m looking forward to! Jen Wang’s new graphic novel, STARGAZING. I got to read an advance copy, and I’m so glad it’ll be out in the world next year.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? I have four events lined up in Texas next year, so I’m looking forward to tacos. All of the tacos.
Who inspired you in 2018? Jarrett J. Krosoczka’s Hey, Kiddo is one of the bravest graphic memoirs ever written. It allows kids who suffer from family addiction in silence to feel seen. I’m so proud of and inspired by Jarrett!
David Macho, Jack of all trades
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The batwedding
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Publishers drop Diamond, change distribution, avoid impending death! :P
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? War of the Realms
Todd Allen, Talking Head
2019 Projects:
A little more supernatural detective work:
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Taken as a whole, the various launch and relaunch attempts… and there were plenty.
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? How the 2018 launches/relaunches play out and the next wave. It sure feels like it’s taking more and more effort to tread water and this will have a trickle down effect one way or the other. I just hope a Barnes & Noble contraction doesn’t factor into that.
Jordan B. Gorfinkel, Producer, Writer, Cartoonist
2019 Projects: www.jewishcartoon.com/passover
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Pretty much every Mark Waid and Chris Samnee collaboration. Their batting average is off the charts.
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Please God, not Bruce Wayne’s penis.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Catching up on all the Marvel movies while house-sitting for a friend with a huge TV.
Atom! Freeman, Sales and Marketing Maven
2019 Projects: Building Prana: Direct Market Solutions. Creating more resources for retailers and publishers. Building ComicHub into a resource for all in comics.
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018 There were SO MANY! Seriously, do you remember a weirder year in the comics industry or was it just me? Valiant, Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, IDW… everyone has been affected by this weirdo year.
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? TKO, maybe? ComicHub? Prana? I’m optimistic that 2019 becomes the year of decentralizing power that grows the industry for everyone.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Watching TKO and the publishers who follow suit break the distribution model and build the entire industry in the process.
Who inspired you in 2018? Dinesh Shamdasani. Forced out of the company he’s devoted his life to and even though he has more money than I will ever see, he is seeing the movies he set out to make through to the end and gathering speed to go after the next thing.
Heidi MacDonald is the founder and editor in chief of The Beat. In the past, she worked for Disney, DC Comics, Fox and Publishers Weekly. She can be heard regularly on the More To Come Podcast. She likes coffee, cats and noble struggle.
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Continuing with our wide-ranging survey of creators from every end of the business on what happened and what’s coming. You can check out the other parts of the survey here.
Katie Schenkel, writer
2019 Projects: 100 Light Years of Solitude, some unannounced projects
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The phoenix-like transformation of Nancy as a voice for our time
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? DC Ink/Zoom totally making bank
Andrew Farago, Cartoon Art Museum Curator, writer
2019 Projects: Voltron: The Ultimate Visual History from Insight Editions; Batman and Popeye projects; a full slate of exhibitions at the Cartoon Art Museum
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? More women, LGBTQ, and creators of color published major works and won major comic industry awards this year than we’d seen in some entire decades prior to the 2010s. The comics landscape is changing before our eyes, and that’s a great thing.
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Gina Gagliano’s lineup at Random House Graphic will bring even more young readers into comics. That and Raina Telgemeier’s how-to book Share Your Smile are going to lay the foundation for the biggest story in comics in 2024.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? It’s not an election year, so if I can go a week without any major political news or upheavals, that would be great.
Who inspired you in 2018? Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Spider-Man’s co-creators couldn’t have taken more divergent paths if they’d tried, but each seemed to be more than content with his lot in life. There are lessons to be learned from both.
Alison Wilgus, Cartoonist
2019 Projects: I just turned in the second and final volume of my graphic novel series, Chronin, which I’ve been working on since 2007. BOTH volumes will debut from Tor in 2019, which is absolutely wild — Volume 1 in February and Volume 2 in September. I’ll also be continuing to put out the Graphic Novel TK podcast with my friend and co-producer, Gina Gagliano!
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Gina Gagliano starting her new graphic novel imprint at PRH. And I’m not just saying this because Gina’s a friend — Random House Graphic was announced in the Spring, and it’s already transforming the landscape of kids’ graphic novel publishing from where I sit. If you’re a cartoonist who wants the resources and reach of a major print publisher, you can count your options on one hand. We hardly ever get major new players like this, and I can’t wait to see how everything shakes out over the next couple of years.
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? God who knows.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? I feel no guilt for my pleasures anymore, we all gotta cling to what joy we can on this bitch of an earth.
Who inspired you in 2018? My editor, Diana Pho. As I’ve taken on more editorial work of my own this past year, as well as interviewing a ton of industry professionals for GNTK, I have a much better understanding of JUST HOW INSANELY GOOD AT HER JOB SHE IS, as well as being an exceptionally generous and kind member of the larger community.
Rob Clough, Critic
2019 Projects: Continuing to write for The Comics Journal, Comics MNT, Publisher’s Weekly, Your Chicken Enemy, WowCool.com, and whoever else will have me. My own High-Low blog just hit its tenth anniversary, and I plan to keep at that as well as write for my patrons at my Patreon. This is the year I also hope to work on my first couple of books. I will also continue my position as co- programmer of SPX.
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The continuing, massive culture shift in terms of who is making comics and for whom. There are more women, more people of color, and more queer folk than ever in comics, and that number is growing exponentially. Trans creators in particular made a huge impact in 2018. The blowback from the usual quarters was as predictable as it was irrelevant.
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? The continued struggle to solve the distribution problem for small-press cartoonists is the big one. There is an explosion of new cartoonists thanks to greater access to comics education, but creating a sustainable market for them all is going to be a real challenge. The festival circuit should be seen as a supplement and marketing tool, not a solution.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Going to an NXT show in Durham.
Who inspired you in 2018? All of the other members of #defendthe11, but especially Whit Taylor.
Vita Ayala, writer
2019 Projects: Age Of X-Man: Prisoner X and more Livewire! Also some unannounced things, so stay tuned…
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Spider-Man: Into The Spider-verse
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Too many amazing stories I am looking forward to reading to choose!
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Danny Lore, Matt Rosenberg, Che Grayson, Regine Sawyer.
Madeleine Holly-Rosing, Writer
2019 Projects: The new Boston Metaphysical Society one-shot, The Spirit of Rebellion (below) and more novels!
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Marvel original line of digital comics
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? The growth of independent titles.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Reading more.
Ted Rall, Cartoonist and writer
2019 Projects: THE STRINGER, a graphic novel where “Wag the Dog” meets “Breaking Bad”, drawn by Pablo Callejo and written by Ted Rall. WHAT’S LEFT: THE FIGHT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY by Ted Rall, about the clash between progressives and corporate liberals. A paperback reissue of THE YEAR OF LOVING DANGEROUSLY, drawn by Pablo Callejo and written by Ted Rall. And an as yet untitled novel.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Watching American democracy continue to implode.
Who inspired you in 2018? Social media, negatively. The stupidity level finally rose to the level where it became impossible to care what trolls might think. This forced me to think for myself and rely on my own instincts.
Raina Telgemeier, Cartoonist
2019 Projects: Share Your Smile, a how-to comics guide for young creators, comes out April 30th. And my next full-length graphic novel, Guts, will be out on September 17th! It’s a prequel to Smile and Sisters. I’m pretty excited about it.
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? When Stan Lee passed away, the rest of the world, all the regular people I know, were talking about it. His influence went so far beyond the industry.
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? I can tell you something I’m looking forward to! Jen Wang’s new graphic novel, STARGAZING. I got to read an advance copy, and I’m so glad it’ll be out in the world next year.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? I have four events lined up in Texas next year, so I’m looking forward to tacos. All of the tacos.
Who inspired you in 2018? Jarrett J. Krosoczka’s Hey, Kiddo is one of the bravest graphic memoirs ever written. It allows kids who suffer from family addiction in silence to feel seen. I’m so proud of and inspired by Jarrett!
David Macho, Jack of all trades
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The batwedding
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Publishers drop Diamond, change distribution, avoid impending death! 😛
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? War of the Realms
Todd Allen, Talking Head
2019 Projects:
A little more supernatural detective work:
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Taken as a whole, the various launch and relaunch attempts… and there were plenty.
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? How the 2018 launches/relaunches play out and the next wave. It sure feels like it’s taking more and more effort to tread water and this will have a trickle down effect one way or the other. I just hope a Barnes & Noble contraction doesn’t factor into that.
Jordan B. Gorfinkel, Producer, Writer, Cartoonist
2019 Projects: www.jewishcartoon.com/passover
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Pretty much every Mark Waid and Chris Samnee collaboration. Their batting average is off the charts.
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Please God, not Bruce Wayne’s penis.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Catching up on all the Marvel movies while house-sitting for a friend with a huge TV.
Atom! Freeman, Sales and Marketing Maven
2019 Projects: Building Prana: Direct Market Solutions. Creating more resources for retailers and publishers. Building ComicHub into a resource for all in comics.
What was the biggest story in comics in 2018 There were SO MANY! Seriously, do you remember a weirder year in the comics industry or was it just me? Valiant, Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, IDW… everyone has been affected by this weirdo year.
What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? TKO, maybe? ComicHub? Prana? I’m optimistic that 2019 becomes the year of decentralizing power that grows the industry for everyone.
What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Watching TKO and the publishers who follow suit break the distribution model and build the entire industry in the process.
Who inspired you in 2018? Dinesh Shamdasani. Forced out of the company he’s devoted his life to and even though he has more money than I will ever see, he is seeing the movies he set out to make through to the end and gathering speed to go after the next thing.
The Beat's Annual Creator Survey Part 2: What will 2019 hold for comics? Creators give thei guesses. Continuing with our wide-ranging survey of creators from every end of the business on what happened and what's coming.
#2018 creator survey#2019 plans#alison wilgus#andrew farago#Atom! Freeman#Christian Beranek#david macho#jordan b gorfinkel#Katie Schenkel#Kelci Crawford#madeleine holly-rosing#Priya Huq#Raina Telgemeier#Rob Clough#Ted Rall#Todd Allen#vita ayala
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(via Whit Taylor on Twitter: "Thank you so much @SPXcomics for your hard work and kindness. Fundraiser is now live. #defendthe11 https://t.co/X0OvC8lAUv")
via: https://www.gofundme.com/SPX-Support-The-11
Last month, eleven members of the independent comics community along with one publisher were served with a defamation lawsuit because of concerns they raised about a fellow creator’s alleged pattern of sexual misconduct.
Whit Taylor, Laura Knetzger, Josh O’Neill, Tom Kaczynski, Hazel Newlevant, Emma Louthan, Ben Passmore, Emi Gennis, Jordan Shiveley, Morgan Pielli and Rob Clough, as well as the indie comics publisher Uncivilized Books, all need our help to defend themselves against these charges!
SPX has established a legal aid fund to support these members of our creative community in their time of need. SPX is organizing this fund in consultation with the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, which brings legal and fundraising experience to our effort.
When news of the lawsuit reached us, SPX pledged $20,000 to ensure these creators have immediate access to quality legal representation - but defending these charges of defamation is likely to be a long and expensive process.
In fact, nearly three-quarters of SPX’s initial pledge has already been paid to the lawyers prior to the launch of this GoFundMe campaign!
This GoFundMe is the next step in raising the funds that will be needed to help these eleven people defend themselves. Depending on how the legal process unfolds, additional fundraisers may be needed in the future.
Cases of this nature can continue for years, and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, so please contribute today! And please check back for updates as they become available.
Please consider supporting NJ native comic maker Whit Taylor @whimsicalnobodycomics . For more background, see:
http://www.tcj.com/rape-sexual-harassment-allegations-prompt-defamation-suit-from-small-press-comics-publisher/
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