Cartoon County

Next Week’s Show: Fighting for Independence To celebrate Women’s History Month, Alex Fitch talks to a trio of female creators whose recent work depicts characters struggling for independence. The Rickard Sisters chat about their latest…

broadcast: Alex Fitch talks to the @rickardsisters.com re: @selfmadehero.bsky.social's This Slavery, & to Liza Cooper re: Meems & Feefs #comics publ. by @simonandschuster.bsky.social 5pm 5th Mar @resonancefm.bsky.social rec: @cartooncounty.bsky.social info: panelborders.wordpress.com/2026/03/01/n...

Word for our friends at Rose Tinted Spectacular:

Spring Zine Fair at the Rose Hill Taven in Brighton on 26 April 12-5pm
Tables are already filled to waiting list, but if you majke or read zines it's always a fun afternoon out

UNDER PRESSURE Report on the situation of threatened cartoonists around the world (2023-2025) Front cover artwork by Zehra Ömeroğlu (Türkiye) depicts a female figure holding an oversized brush and shield made of pencils, standing over puddles of ink, surrounded by firearms pointing at her. Released March 2026, the report is published by Cartooning for Peace, co-authored by Cartoonists Rights in partnership with Freedom Cartoonists, Forum for Humor and the Law (ForHum), Global Freedom of Expression ay Columbia University, and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) with support from UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF) and Centre Français de exploitation du droit de Copie (CFC).

In one week’s time we will be in Lyon for the Ça Presse festival alongside @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social & @rsf.org to discuss UNDER PRESSURE, the new report on threats to cartoonists’ freedom of expression. Sign up now to receive a copy by email on release.
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressu...

Alex Fitch is live YouTube video by Alex Fitch

We are live chatting with @rickardsisters.com

www.youtube.com/live/IIGkRqE...

The Sisters are great guests. Come in person this evening or watch the improved live stream on www.youtube.com/@panelborder...

British Experimental Rocket Group - The Croydon Spaceport Tapes

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🔭🚀📈

#Research #Laboratory #Nuclear #Technology #Transit #Point #Rocket #Programme #Orbital #administrative #nuns #maths #physics #Convent #Girls #School

(Thank you @spacediscojeff.bsky.social! 🙏)

Cartoon County

People of West Sussex!

Next Monday night (23rd) we’re coming to see you, at The Walrus in Brighton, at @cartooncounty.bsky.social

People of the rest of the world can join in ✨LIVE✨ if you fancy it, just follow the links www.cartooncounty.com

Alex Fitch

Mon Feb23
@rickardisisters.com talking with @panelborders.bsky.social about their new graphic novel This Slavery - a radical tale of love, loss, poverty and politics set in a Lancashire Mill.
rickardsisters.com
The Walrus, Ship St Brighton 6:30pm
Livestream from 7:30 youtube.com/@panelbordersvideo

Cover to David Robertaon’s For The Record zine

A quick recommendation for a comic we just loved from @fredeggcomics.bsky.social

Enjoy the artist’s memories and be sent off reminiscing yourself: c120s recording John Peel; tape-2-tape; picture discs; a life in vinyl.

Happy days.

fredeggcomics.bigcartel.com/product/for-...

Or join us online

Come to Brighton this evening

The History of Comics Part 1 - looking at 50 years ago in 1976 open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

Over on Facebook, our pal Paul Gravett alersts us to this exhibition in London (ends Jan 31st) www.cassiusandco.com/robert-crumb...

Oh cool
Please subscribe to the YouTube channel @panelborders.bsky.social has set up
Even if you will join us in person or wait for the recording, it will help a lot if you do. Getting 50 or more subscribers means we can livestream for everyone else

Ed/Ilya is one of the nicest and most knowledgeable talents in comics - this is going to be a brilliant way to kick off our 2026 meet-ups!
Please come along. First timers always welcome

Book cover of Romo The Wolf Boy

A better scan of that cover for you to enjoy

Alex Fitch

Subscribe to Alex's YouTube & enjoy his monthly @cartooncounty.bsky.social interviews LIVE from the comfort of your own comfy chair or later at your leisure. youtube.com/@panelborder... @panelborders.bsky.social In-person, last Monday of the month. The Walrus. Brighton

All are welcome in the room at Cartoon County
Please join us
If you can’t make it in person we are hoping to livestream the chat on #comics #youtube - BUT WE NEED TOUR HELP
We can only stream if Alex’s channel gets 50+ subscribers
PLEASE help by signing up at www.youtube.com/@panelborder...

Front and back covers to Ilya’s thick hardback graphic novel: Romo the Wolf Boy - Strange Case of Cackle & Hide - to be discussed at Cartoon County on 26/01/2026

Our 1st meet-up of ‘26 has @ilyagraphic.bsky.social talking Romo the WolfBoy (out from @selfmadehero.bsky.social in Feb) with @panelborders.bsky.social Learn about the wonderful book and how #kickstarter meets the mass market

Mon 26 Jan
The Walrus
Ship St
Brighton
from 6.30pm
edilya.substack.com

Alex Fitch

So yeah - please subscribe to the YouTube channel m.youtube.com/@PanelBorder....

Here’s a free thing you can do if you’d like to broaden your reading, get to know fun people and support people who draw stories 👇

You’ll never guess who’s appearing at Cartoon County in February…

Alex Fitch

If you enjoy #comics chat and would like to help @cartooncounty.bsky.social’s monthly interviews reach a wider audience, please subscribe to m.youtube.com/@PanelBorder.... We need 50 subs before we can livestream!

Superb. More power to you in ‘26

After The Grinch
Before The Diet
We are in The Gooch - the traditional time for reflection and projection. So please tell us:
What did you like to do/read around Comics way back in 2025? Share your Accomplishments and Enthusiasms.
What are your plans for Comics in 2026? Commit to your Dreams.

The focus on Growth and Investors and exploiting IP and tax breaks to help Publishers Grow, places the white paper in the realms of Business in a way that is not intending to address the craft but curiously looks only peripherally at what the actual Industry needs for sustainability 1/3

This addresses the concerns I had (and much more) in my replies to John overnight far better than I could
So much potential when someone is able to talk in the language of funders and so much overlap with the interests of the makers, but very little looking away from profit+loss charts

First off, I think there are some brilliant ideas in here for publishers: tax reliefs, targeted business support and advice, a big push into export markets, all of these are great ideas. I hope they can make them happen.

Ooh, look
One of Cartoon County's residents has put this out
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G5QDPSBY
This 'skymonkey has seen a proof copy and it's a great long read to tide you over the Christmas holidays AND know you've donated to the wonderful @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social with every purchase
Spread the word

A round robin where we all write our own (for The Facts) and pass it to someone else to edit (for the humility)

This is tomorrow
Last big meet up of 2025
Come for the talk. Stay for the chat.
Old friends - we miss you.
New friends - we want to meet you.
Cartoon County welcomes everyone.