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YA1826CHI826CHI826CHI is a non-profit creative writing, tutoring, and publishing center dedicated to amplifying the voices of Chicago youth826chi.org
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A01A. Cris Valles & Katie BourgeoisFriday in Fangdango, Path for Peace, Detective Del Marte, Quantum Hop Sock FlopCris is a Mexican-American illustrator, animator, and writer from the border town of El Paso, Texas. He loves storytelling, but can't decide whether he wants to make comics, music, or video games - so he tries to make them all.

Katie is a lesbian cartoonist and illustrator currently living and working in Chicago. When she's not making comics she likes to scream about movies and video games on social media.
avcris.com
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C10Adam FotosDragon and GoatOriginally from East Tennessee, Adam Fotos is a Chicago-based comics artist who has been self publishing over a decade. He is the creator of the all-ages comic Dragon and Goat as well as the web comic Cloud Arcadia, the graphic novel The Panopticorn, and the autobiographical comic Beyond Paper Walls, while teaching art full-time at Chicago State University and part-time at the College of DuPage.adamfotos.com
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H17Adrienne BenitezUltragraphic StudioAdrienne is an artist, designer, and INT3RN3T W1Z4RD living in Chicago.ultragraphicstudio.com
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E08Aesthetics of ResearchAesthetics of ResearchThe Aesthetics of Research is an ongoing initiative dedicated to exploring how resources shape and inform artistic practice across disciplines--from the tangible (print & electronic media, studios/workspaces, supply sources) to the intangible (workshops, tutorials, creative communities), With a slant toward non-traditional, indie, and underground art forms, the initiative seeks to connect artists to both resources and each other, forming a thriving network of similarly minded creatives.aestheticsofresearch.blogspot.com
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YA4Ag47 CollectiveAg47 CollectiveAg47 knows that youth creative voices should be amplified and their stories shared. The collective achieves this through artistic collaboration and one-to-one mentorship between youth artists and adult mentors. Ag47 prioritizes and strives to lift up the voices of girls, femme identities, trans and gender nonconforming folx, and individuals seeking brave space through creativity and community.ag47collective.com
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H02Aim Ren BelandCATHARTICAim Ren is an illustrator currently located in Chicago, Illinois.
Their personal work focuses on the anxiety surrounding identity and accessibility in art.
aimren.com
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B18Alejandra TrigosoCondiment GodAlejandra Trigoso is an animator and comic artist from San Antonio, TX. Her work explores themes such as body horror, physical manifestations of thought and good old-fashioned fun weirdness! She’s currently studying animation at DePaul University.agtrigoso.com
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E13Alisha Raething we all do but noone talks aboutAlisha Rae is a cartoonist and zine educator from New Orleans Louisiana.alisharae.com
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F08Allison CatuiraIDOLS, All Kinds of Girls, Tastes Like HomeAllison likes to call herself an illustrator sometimes, and makes zines about pop culture, identity, and choosing your bias in BTS.allison-c.com/illustration
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C17Andi SantagataAndi Santagata ComixAndi is a mean lean zine-making machine living in White River Junction, Vermont. They're probably most known for their autobio comic, "Trans Man Walking", as well as their teen-sex-dramedy "Jed the Undead: Fire in the Hole". When Andi isn't making comics about identity, gender, and supernatural stuff, they're probably yelling about saving the planet and hugging trees. This year, they're graduating with an MFA from the Center for Cartoon Studies!andi-santagata.squarespace.com/comix/
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D23Andrea BellAndrea BellAndrea Bell spent half her time growing up playing in the woods and the other half doodling on walls. Now days she works as an illustrator and comic artist in the city of Chicago throughout the best and worse seasons. Her illustration and comics work reflects adventure, honesty, and strong relate-able characters combined with an intriguing palette.andreabelldraws.com
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A10Andrea PearsonArt of Andrea PearsonAndrea is an artist from Chicago. For fun Andrea likes to read and draw comics, play video games, hang out with friends, and watch movies. She also likes long walks on the beach, sunsets and kittens.apearsonart.com
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A06Andy HoodYoung AmericanAndy Hood is a cartoonist from Hoffman Estates, IL. His zines typically feature several short comics bound together by a common theme. He began self-publishing zines in 2013 while living in Philadelphia.andyhoodillustration.com
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C05Anna Lisa SchneiderInward BoundAnna Lisa is a decent human being that lives in Chicago.
She’s a graphic designer by trade, but occasionally teaches illustration classes, participates in art shows and draws a webcomic, Inward Bound. When Anna Lisa is not drawing or sleeping, she’s looking at pictures of dogs she’ll never be able to pet.
annalisaillustration.com
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K03Anna ZusmanChudo-Udo PublicationsAnna Zusman (Chudo-Udo Publications) currently lives in Magnolia, AR. She creates zines that question stereotypes and conventions.magcloud.com/user/azusman
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K06Anneli Sanaye HenrikssonTelepathic LoveAnneli Sanaye Henriksson is a Chicago based artist.telepathiclovepress.com
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G17Ariel ChanBabbleAriel is a comic artist and illustrator from a sleepy Chicago suburb. Her comics are either autobiographical or original short stories with themes of personal growth, her Christian faith, family, and persisting in following your dreams.arielchan.net
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H16Ashly Powley and Lizzy TiritilliAshly Powley and Lizzy TiritilliLizzy and Ashly met while working at a local, mainstream comic shop. They tell stories of anxiety, partying with animals, and so much more!lizzytiritilli.tumblr.com
ashlypowley.tumblr.com
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K09Ben CampbellFukk Your Day JobFukk Your Day Job is photography collective made up of Ben campbell and Bryan Romero, based in los angeles. You can find them documenting the real life they encounter with unedited 35mm images brought from the dark room to the zine table.ben-campbell-photo.squarespace.com
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A14Beth HetlandHalf AsleepBeth Hetland is a faculty at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and alumna of The Center for Cartoon Studies.beth-hetland.com
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B16Bianca XuniseBianca XuniseBianca Xunise is a local goth who tried to marry the Mothman at the bean now she makes award winning comics while listening to Bauhaus.biancaxunise.com
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K082dcloud270°quixotic projects and publications2dcloud.com
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K15Blood Fruit PrintworksBlood Fruit PrintworksBlood Fruit Printworks is an autonomous radical publishing collective located in the south side of Chicago.bloodfruitprintworks.com
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F23BONNIE FAN&HARRY GAOSunshine FantasyBonnie Fan uprooted from a mountain rock to Chicago and mis-translates blood and transit with words and pictures. Harry Gao is an aspiring comic artist and storyteller from Kentucky, primarily interested in exploring notions of home, community, and belonging.bonniefan.com
sunshinegao.portfoliobox.net
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B17Bred PressBred PressBred Press is an artist books, comics, and zine publishing house located in Chicago. Started by Brad Rohloff in 2014, it provides a platform by which to support contemporary artists working within the medium of printed and published matter.store.brohloff.me
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C11Bridget BilboBridget BilboHiya! Bridget is a Chicago based cartoonist with devotion to animation and print. She delves into the mundanity of life with humorous peaks and existential valleys.bridgetbilbo.com/comics.html
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F05Brown and Proud PressBrown and Proud PressBrown & Proud Press is a collective of people of color with the intent of sharing personal narratives of struggle through the medium of zines as a catalyst for collective healing and movement.​ We believe that the stories and identities of people of color have been erased, and that each time we share our story we reclaim our voice and community. We believe that stories should come from the people themselves. We believe creating is healing, and through healing, we can transform our individual and collective pain. We believe zines are radical because they are an accessible medium for people to share their stories. We believe that Black people and people of color have always been at the forefront of zine making and zine culture, and have always disrupted white spaces. We believe in restorative and transformative justice as alternatives to calling the cops and incarceration. We work from an anti-oppression framework, understanding that we are both part of the problem and the solution.facebook.com/brownandproudpress
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B12Brown Recluse Zine DistroBrown Recluse Zine Distroa DIY distro & small press centering zines by & for queer trans people of color 🌟 olympia, WAbrownreclusezinedistro.com
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G09Budget PressBudget PressI am johnnie b. baker and I make Budget Press from San Diego and DC or wherever else I am at any given time. I do whatever I feel like doing as I have no niche or genre, and I publish myself and others.budgetpress.net
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A12Cam del Rosario & Dylan ChadwickManuel ComicsCam del Rosario is a Louisville, Kentucky based cartoonist. Dylan Chadwick is an illustrator & zinester that also resides in Louisville.lowkeylabel.com/comics
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F03Carlos Morales¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ + <3 <3 <3cmphoto.gallery
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A21Caroline CashCash_BrownsCaroline Cash is currently getting her BFA at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and makes comics based on annoying situations and personal experiences.instagram.com/cash_browns
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H19Cat GlennonCat GlennonCat Glennon is a book artist telling forgotten histories and making travel zinescatglennon.com/books
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F10Cathy HannahRadiator ComicsCathy makes comics about cats and boyssayrabbitrabbit.com
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D06Celina BarajasCelina Barajas "Color Me Whimsy"Celina Barajas is an animator/illustrator who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and has been living in Chicago for over a decade. She began exhibiting her art at comic conventions in early 2014 and premiered her very first self-made comic, "Color Me Whimsy" at CZF 2016. She is also a member of the Chicago "Let's Make Comics" group.celbarajas.wixsite.com/artbycelinabarajas
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C15CHema Skandal!CHema Skandal!I make zines for different people ranging from music to politics. I like comic books and posters too.instagram.com/chemaskandal
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S5Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE)CAKEChicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) is a two-day free show of exhibitors, panels, and workshops celebrating alternative comics. This year's show is at Center on Halsted on June 2 and 3, 2018.cakechicago.com
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YA2Chicago Public Library/YOUmediaChicago Public LibraryTeens at Chicago Public Library can hang out, mess around and geek out on projects to create their own music, video, 2D and 3D design, photos and podcasts with help from skilled mentors at branches throughout the city. Teens are always welcome to work on their zines and we even have a small circulating zine collection that is focused on teen and Chicago based zinesters.chipublib.org
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S8CHIPRC - Chicago Publishers Resource CenterCHIPRCWe are a volunteer run non-profit that strives to build community and foster creativity by providing access to a workspace, public workshops, community events, and resources necessary to create and self-publish literary and visual work.chiprc.org
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C01Chloë PerkisUGLYChloë Perkis is an artist, cartoonist, print-maker, and ceramicist from Chicago, IL.store.chloeperkis.com/category/comics
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C08Cow House PressCow House PressCow House Press is a publishing collective made up of queer WOC, dedicated to distributing comics made by POC and LGBT folks across the world. We focus on publishing comics that are accessible to all ages, low income schools, and prisons.cowhousepress.com
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G11Cruz MendezcruzineCruzine makes zines in Chicago about feels and flaming hot cheetos.cruzinechicago.com
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E01Curandera PressCurandera PressCurandera Press is a web bodega that produces/sells goods inspired by folk empowerment practices and contemporary Curanderisma.curanderapress.info
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A02Dan KittakaPrintsKittakaDan Kittaka is a comics creator, coach-athlete, and life long learner living and working in Chicago, IL.gallery.dankittaka.com/category/comic
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G04Darcy NicholsonAthena AntiqueDarcy makes comics about her experiences growing up in Northern California with folk lore undertones and has inspiration from James and the Giant Peach and The Sandman by Paul Nerry
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H03Dave DuganZen ComixDave Dugan makes comics in Iowa City and organizes ICE CREAM: Iowa City Expo for Comics & Real Eclectic Alternative Mediazencomix.blogspot.com
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A07david alvaradoDavid AlvaradoDavid Alvarado is a cartoonist/illustrator. Comics, art and zines are my ride or die.hello-david.com
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E10David FairbanksLife on KryptonDavid is from Central Illinois and has lived in Chicago for the last few years. He makes art and comics and writes poems.davidjfairbanks.com
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S7DePaul University Special Collections and ArchivesDePaul University Special Collections and ArchivesDePaul University Special Collections and Archives houses 18 historical Midwestern-focused zine collections. Since hosting the Underground Press Conference in 1994-1996, DePaul has collected 80+ linear feet of zines from the 1980s-2010s.libguides.depaul.edu/CommunityArchives/zines
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C14downfall artsdownfall artswe are dogs from the future telling its history.downfallarts.net
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B04Edward WittNorthside Comic ArtistsEdward Witt is the founder of Northside Comic Artists a Chicago-based collective for amateur to professional sequential artists.northsidecomics.org
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G01EeveeEager EeveeLocal cryptid from the Detroit area who sometimes creates genius work.sundayweek.net/comics-and-zines
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K16Egg pressEgg pressMatt and Pam of egg press are born and raised in metropolitan Chicago and are now making zines that focus on a variety of subjects and generes. Both currently live in Chicago.instagram.com/jayjaymattjay
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B24ElsewhereElsewhereExploring alternative spirituality and feminism through illustration and comics.lindsaymathers.com
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E11Emily Lux, Brittany BurtonI sometimes feel like a receptacle, CELLULITE AESTHETICS"Emily comes from Lincoln Nebraska, and features many watercolor butts in her zine" "I'm a freelance illustrator based partially out of Lincoln, Nebraska. I'm about spicy snacks, 90's R&B about being fed up and heartbroken, and drawing fat women and femme folks of color"eluxenator.etsy.com
instagram.com/emilyluxart
instagram.com/beekeeperbabe
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D18Emily RiesbeckBlue ValkyrieEmily Riesbeck grew up in northern IL and now lives west of Chicago. When she's not writing comics about superheroes and queer monsters, she plays a Paladin in dungeons and dragons.tapas.io/bluevalkyriecomic
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F02erika akirenurtureerika akire is a queer mixed race virgo creature on a quest to better understand what is means to be humxn.erikaakire.com/zines
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B08Erika FinneArt Femme nErika Finne was born and raised in Minneapolis. She writes and draws comics about queers, pirates, and her daily life.artfemme.wixsite.com/erikafinne
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H10Erin HookanaCheetah EyesErin Hookana is a graphic artist living in Chicago. Erin's work explores glamorous things such as long haired cats, tennis lessons and wine coolers.cheetaheyes.tumblr.com
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G24talie m zrihenthis is not a poem, this is an apologynice kid, bad poet
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F24Fiona AvocadoFiona AvocadoFiona Avocado is a cartoonist, printmaker, educator, and DJ living in Minneapolis.fionavocado.com
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E04Flatlands Press & is PressFlatlands PressRaw Fury is a local scene ‘zine, and a ridiculously fancy annual book with professional editorial standards, that focuses on contemporary urban art from or connected to Chicago and Denver.flatlandspress.com
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G13Fotoflow Press / Oscar ArriolaFotoflow PressFotoflow Press is run by Oscar Arriola and brings together graffiti, photo, and art zines from Chicago and beyond.instagram.com/fotoflowpress
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D21GABOGABOGABO IS A SENTIENT ROBOT FROM ALPHA CENTAURI WHO MAKES COMIX FOR THE VILE AND WICKED.galvosaur.etsy.com
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D10Gabriel HowellGabriel Mason HowellGabriel Mason Howell is a transgender cartoonist based in Chicago Illinois. Please be gentle, He is fragile.gabehowell.com
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E07Gage Lindsten & Lucian ChaseZèba Galaxy Singles DirectoryGage's mind floats in a nebula of androgynous visions of spaced-out 1970s glam rock, anime space operas, and a lil bit of art nouveau. It's a peaceful cluster of stardust where everyone dresses cool, there is no violence or war.gagelindsten.tumblr.com
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D17Gas Mask Horse, Irene SetchfieldStart Your OWN Haunted HouseGas Mask Horse is a think tank developing various forms of horror themed escapism/reality. Irene Setchfield has been delighting audiences with her irreverent depictions of social customs as well as cooking tips!gasmaskhorse.tumblr.com
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K11Grace MakuchPolenta_GirlGrace Makuch (also known as Polenta_Girl) is an artist, printmaker, and zine-maker from Chicago, Illinois. She is interested in the intersection of two-dimensional art and comedy, and her work often reflects themes of humor and sadness.instagram.com/polenta_girl
gracemakuch.com/drawings
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G12Grime Time MagazineGrime Time MagazineGrime Time Magazine documents graffiti from Chicago and around the U.S.instagram.com/gettopo
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H15gutwrench press // hope amicoWhere You From?Gutwrench Press is dedicated to better correspondence through letterpress printed postcards, unique hand-bound books, and zines exploring our connections to our hometowns. We are based in New Orleans and are the creators of the Keep Writing postcard project.gutwrenchpress.com
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C07Haeji LeeHaeji LeeHAEJI LEE is an illustrator in the games industry, making inclusive horror and fantasy comics.haejilee.com/comics
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G03Halfmoon ProjectsHalfmoon ProjectsHALFMOON PROJECTS IS A CHICAGO BASED PRODUCER OF LIMITED EDITION BOOKS, ZINES, AND OBJECTS.halfmoonprojects.com
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A20Halima SalahGothlimeGothlime/Halima is currently based in Houghton,MI and tries to tell her stories through cyberspaceinstagram.com/gothlime
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J09Hanna M. Owens & Jillian Hansen-LewisAgain and againQueer ruminations on addiction, recovery, food, violence and pleasurehannamowens.com
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J12HARA CreativePoems & LightPoems & Light magazine explores the beautiful intersection of poetry and photography. The magazine is a safe space to search for understanding. It is bold. It is meaningful. It is raw.haracreative.com
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H06Harrison Lott, Tommy BoeingGuideHarrison, Riley, and Chad are three friends spread across three time zones that use their words to create a comedy zine to help you live a better, more fulfilling life. Or something like that.the-guide.webflow.io
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D13Harry HillmanWahlburgh ProstheticHarry Hillman is a Chicagoland cartoonist whose work has appeared in Linework, Trap House, and somewhere at Riot Fest. He is surrounded by books everyday and is working on something now, he swears.manorhillman.tumblr.com
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B06Hell PlanetHell PlanetHell Planet explores dissociation and coping with mood disorders while surrounded by constant stimulation and engagement through uneasy comics and visual works.hellplanet.storenvy.com
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E15Hideout PressHideout PressA collection of print friends making zines. The Hideout lives and operates in Chicago, IL.hideoutpress.com
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C03Hobgoblin ZinesHobgoblinHobgoblin is made up of illustrators Reilly Branson, Oberon Waters, and Augustine Smith. We are making zines in Chicago, IL, looking to everything from the unbelievable to the otherwise uninteresting moments of life, here or planets away.instagram.com/hobgoblincomix
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A13Holy Demon Army DistroHoly Demon Army Distrothe Holy Demon Army Distro is a zine distro devoted the only real sport in these troubled times, pro wrestling. we feature wrestling zines from all over the world! our proprietor, ed blair, also writes zines about pop music.holydemonarmy.storenvy.com
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G14Invited GhostsInvited GhostsInvited Ghosts is a blog and zine distro.invitedghosts.com
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C18jacob bussierePink Lemonadejacob is shy but draws real nice. <3420-days-of-sodom.tumblr.com
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H18Jacque BeasZineJacqueline Beas is a Illustrator living in Cleveland, OH. Her personal work and style commonly focus on kink, botanicals, cult and otherworldly phenomena. She is frequently finding inspiration while involved in collaborations with friends, through drawing, painting, risograph and screenprinting. She would be nowhere without her two cats Trimble and Toulouse, who manage her life as we know it.jacquebeas.com
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H07Jaime DearStrangeDeerJaime Dear is a comic and zine artist who likes the balance of humor and honesty. They explore different forms of storytelling and want to make positive queer stories grounded by characters. They adore watercolor painting, modern fantasy, and lemonade.deardearjaime.wordpress.com
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D11Jamie KadasJamie KadasGrowing up as a “fat girl,” it has become essential for me to create artwork that encourages body positivity. My main goal is to bring to the forefront the unrealistic pressure women face from society while inspiring them to embrace their beauty, voice, and power.jamiekadas.com
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D08Jaromir StollGreat Bear ComicsJaromir creates comics and zines about the ineffable in life and the mysteries that remain unsolved - including Sadie Hawkins & the Girl in Question, Battle the Unicorn, and various autobiographical comics like Dear Denver.greatbearcomics.wordpress.com
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A11JB RoeMort Crimp Jr. ProductionsJB Roe is a Chicago-based artist and writer. He also co-owns a pro wrestling themed apparel company because he's a loser.jbroe.com
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K01JCTributariesJC is a librarian from Washington, DC who has written about her experience growing up with rheumatoid arthritis in the zine series Tributaries since 2012. She loves karaoke and sometimes hosts the podcast Participation, about her friends and their creative work.tributaries.storenvy.com
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A23Jess CadwellConstructionsJess Cadwell is a Chicago artist exploring experimental printmaking and publishing projects with non-traditional materials. Jess' visual interests lie in gaudy home decor, public pools, and misshapen architecture.jessicacadwell.com
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C21Jessi ZabarskyHugboxJessi Zabarsky makes comics about plants, food, and figuring stuff out.cargocollective.com/hugbox
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A19Jessica CheckeroskiJessica CheckeroskiJessica Checkeroski is an illustrator and graphic designer, who creates mostly autobiographical stories using humor and the absurd to explore life with anxiety as well as topics around dating and being a dog owner.jessicacheckeroski.com/art
wildwildpress.etsy.com
instagram.com/checkerosk
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H12Jessica OlesonChoral Reefr pressJessica Oleson a Chicago based illustrator creator of the Sci-Fi zine Teal is expanding Teals universe in 2 new issues out this spring !depop.com/choralreefr
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C12Jillian SanderJillian SanderJillian Sander is a comics and animation artist dwelling in Chicago, who spends her time gleefully hunched over her work, concocting a cartoonish stew of creepy and cute.jilliansander.com/comics.html
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F21Jim JoyceLet It SinkChicagoan of few virtues, tall, likes to vacuum, once saw a dog get on the bus by itself, has tried beer has tried coffee, writes perzines.dearmagicdiary.blogspot.com
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A08JJ McLuckieJJ McLuckieChicago Cartoonist, JJ McLuckie, makes dense introspective comics about surreal horrors, smiley faces, and mundane tasks like vacuuming.jjmcluckie.com/comics
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C06John L. GehronMenacing Earthworks; Pilot TheoryJohn is a cartoonist based in Chicago and makes comics.jlgehron.com
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G22JonasCheer the Eff UpJonas is from Chicago and makes zines or whatever
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E09Jonathan La MantiaAIOEOC, Dark Hardware, Out Of My MindJonathan La Mantia is a Chicago artist who enjoys drawing weird things. He’s been at it for a while and with any luck he’ll be at it for a while longer. Keep an eye on him, yeah?jonathanlamantia.com