Black Josei Press

A graphic with a mustard yellow border and navy background. At the top is the Black Josei Press logo that includes its name and a gladiolus flower with a nib pen as the stem. Large in mustard yellow: Dec. 31st is the last day to buy comics from our shop! Smaller white text: Our indefinite hiatus begins on Jan. 1st Blackjoseipress.com

⏰ Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to buy digital #comics from Black Josei Press. After that, we will be on hiatus. We could use the support before we pause our press. 🥲

Oh, and there's a 25% discount: blackjoseipress.com/collections/...

Black Josei Press | Vendors | Radiator Comics Radiator Comics distributes, produces, and promotes hand-made, self-published and small-press comics that focus on self-expression and storytelling. At the core of our mission is a commitment to incre...

Many of the creators may make their comics available after our hiatus begins. We'll keep you updated on where you can buy them and include the info on our site.
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@radiatorcomics.bsky.social has several Black Josei Press *print comics*. Very rare! www.radiatorcomics.com/vendor/black...

Black background with white text featuring the quote, "Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion.” ― bell hooks

"Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion." ― bell hooks

⌛ 12/31 is the last chance to buy digital comics @ 25% off before we go on hiatus. (Quote designed by Foxee Design.)

Shop: blackjoseipress.com

Products Black Josei Press is an award-winning indie comic book publishing company focused on celebrating comics by and for people of color from marginalized genders and sexualities.

TODAY is the LAST DAY you can order print comics from our shop before we go on an indefinite hiatus.

And a 25% off discount applied in your cart to boot.
blackjoseipress.com/collections/...

Thanks, Henry!

You can still buy digital comics until the end of the year at 25% off.

Products Black Josei Press is an award-winning indie comic book publishing company focused on celebrating comics by and for people of color from marginalized genders and sexualities.

TODAY is the LAST DAY you can order print comics from our shop before we go on an indefinite hiatus.

And a 25% off discount applied in your cart to boot.
blackjoseipress.com/collections/...

This graphic has two rows of three squares, for a total of six. The bottom middle square has the Black Josei Press logo. The other five squares are book covers published by Black Josei Press. At the bottom is the text: Tomorrow, Dec. 11th, is the last day to order print items! Everything is 25% off, discount applied in cart. BlackJoseiPress.com

Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to order any print items from our shop. Everything is 25% OFF!

Digital comics will still be available until the end of the year.

blackjoseipress.com/collections/...

Products Black Josei Press is an award-winning indie comic book publishing company focused on celebrating comics by and for people of color from marginalized genders and sexualities.

December 11th is the last day to order print comics!

Everything in the shop is 25% off, and we have a limited amount left, so don’t wait too late! The discount is applied in the cart. blackjoseipress.com/collections/...

Grey background with black text featuring the quote, “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. It is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” ― Audre Lorde

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. It is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” ― Audre Lorde
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As Black Josei Press approaches our indefinite hiatus, I wanted to share some of the quotes featured in Gladiolus Magazine—design by Foxee Design.

Just 1 Ode to Keisha left :)

The cover of Trinidad] Escobar's comic, Arrive In My Hands: Queer Erotic Comics. A star graphic in the corner with the text, "It illustrates two women as mountains. One embraces the other from the back, kissing her neck, while the woman in the front has her head tilted up, aroused.

Get 25% off the critically acclaimed "Arrive In My Hands: Queer Erotics Comics" by Trinidad Escobar (18+). Visit our itch.io shop to buy the digital comic for $7.25 blackjoseipress.itch.io.

@radiatorcomics.bsky.social currently has print copies of the comic.

About Black Josei Press Black Josei Press is an award-winning indie comic book publishing company focused on celebrating comics by and for people of color from marginalized genders and sexualities.

If you’re new here, welcome!

We’re a Black, Queer, and disabled-owned indie comic book press focused on comics by and for people of color from marginalized genders and sexualities.

🖤 blackjoseipress.com/pages/about

Products Black Josei Press is an award-winning indie comic book publishing company focused on celebrating comics by and for people of color from marginalized genders and sexualities.

Get some fantastic, award-winning, and nominated comics for 25% OFF. Discount applied in cart.

We’re going on hiatus next year. So when we sell out, we sell out!

blackjoseipress.com/collections/...

“Maybe, divorced from the external expectations I hold myself to, I actually draw exactly as often as I want”

the concluding image in this collective essay on burnout, capitalism, & comic art is gonna stick with me. gotta keep the fire burning for the storytellers around & within us

The Broken Heart at the Center of Comics by lilliejharris

The "The Broken Heart at the Center of Comics" essay is about burnout in comics and the struggle between capitalism and art. lilliejharris.itch.io/the-broken-h...

The Broken Heart at the Center of Comics by lilliejharris

ALL PROCEEDS from digital downloads from this phenomenal essay will go toward Palestinian relief and GoFundMe!

✏️ @ashantifortson.com @shanfiction.bsky.social @lilliejharris.bsky.social and Sunmi

🇵🇸 lilliejharris.itch.io/the-broken-h...

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I made a starter pack for anyone wanting to follow indie publishers!

Let me know if I missed any.

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Products Black Josei Press is an award-winning indie comic book publishing company focused on celebrating comics by and for people of color from marginalized genders and sexualities.

Some print comics are marked as sold out on the site, but I have several copies saved for this event, so please include those as well. blackjoseipress.com/collections/...

Products Black Josei Press is an award-winning indie comic book publishing company focused on celebrating comics by and for people of color from marginalized genders and sexualities.

Are you going to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social and want to buy something from Black Josei Press? Email hey@blackjoseipress.com by Nov 10th.

Lmk the book(s) you'd like to buy. I'll bring the books to the con, so you don't have to pay that ridiculous shipping fee. blackjoseipress.com/collections/...

Graphic with an illustration of people surrounding a fire. Title reads “the broken heart at the center of comics by Ashanti Fortson, Shannon Wright, Sunmi, and Lillie J. Harris. It includes the quote from Ashanti, “Capitalism cannot fuel art and it cannot nurture art– it can only strangle it into conformity.”

A Black girl on a blanket in a field of grass reading a comic. There are other comics and books around her.

Pero, we will have the digital magazine available for the rest of the year!

Get into it: blackjoseipress.com/products/gla...

Quote graphic art by @ashantifortson.com
Cover art by @baohaus.bsky.social

Gladiolus Magazine No. 1 | Radiator Comics Radiator Comics distributes, produces, and promotes hand-made, self-published and small-press comics that focus on self-expression and storytelling. At the core of our mission is a commitment to incre...

You can buy some of the very last print copies of Gladiolus Magazine at our booth W79 at #smallpressexpo. Word on the street is there are only 2 left.

There’s only 2 left in @radiatorcomics.bsky.social’s online shop: www.radiatorcomics.com/shop/uncateg...

Several zines on a table titled “the broken heart at the center of comics”

The inside of the zine “the broken heart at the center of comics.” The zine is opened at the pages featuring the writers.

The essay was first published in Gladiolus Magazine, and there's now a zine version with a dope design by @binglin.bsky.social and @ashantifortson.com!

If you’re at @smallpressexpo.bsky.social, you buy it at booths M12B, W2B, and i9. It’ll be available to buy online in Oct. (Pix via Ashanti)

A hand holding a lime green zine titled “the broken heart at the center of comics”

The inside of the zine “the broken heart at the center of comics.” The zine is opened to the first page that has large text, “comics will break your heart.”

THE BROKEN HEART AT THE CENTER OF COMICS is an essay by @ashantifortson.com @shanfiction.bsky.social @lilliejharris.bsky.social and Sunmi that discusses burnout in comics and the struggle between capitalism and art. (Pix via Ashanti)

Black girl smiling and holding up an award in front of a podium.

CONGRATS TO RONYN SMITH ON WINNING THE @SPXcomics IGNATZ AWARD FOR “NIGHT FEVER” (GLADIOLUS MAGAZINE.)

Robyn is the cornerstone of Black Josei Press. She works so hard, and we’re so happy to see her get her flowers, or bricks in this situation. 🧱

Watch her speech: www.instagram.com/reel/C_8CKJz...

LET’S FUCKING GOOOOOO!!!!!

PERIOD

WOOOOOOOOO IKTR