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Wrapping up our Creator Interview series of March, we've got Queenie Chan, mangaka and artist behind Women Who Were Kings, Fabled Kingdom, and The Dreaming. I recently met Queenie Chan on social media last year, and she's been a wealth of knowledge. Whether it's technical manga knowledge, publishing, or industry how-to's, Queenie Chan is someone all aspiring mangaka should be following and taking notes from.

With that intro out of the way, let's begin!

GlobalComix: Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got into making manga.

Queenie Chan: My name is Queenie Chan, and I was originally born in Hong Kong, who then moved to Australia when I was 6...

Today we're starting to wrap up our Women's History Month activities, we're shining the spotlight on women in comics and manga. Be sure to check out our past articles at the link above, and don't forget to view our GlobalComix Connects podcast this Friday with our guest Queenie Chan. For our article today, we'll be covering current and amazing women working in comics that you should be following, including Zoe Thorogood, Peach Momoko, Fiona Staples, and Joëlle Jones.

Zoe Thorogood

Zoe Thorogood, a graphic novelist and concept artist, hails from Bradford and currently resides in Middlesbrough, England.

Her academic journey began with a degree from De...

Today we're chatting with @Pluvias, creator of Entwined, for our Creator Interview series. Entwined placed 1st in all its 2023 end-of-year lists: Fantasy by creators, Webcomcis by creators, and Creators Overall on the platform. That's insanely impressive, and I'm so excited to get to connect with Pluvias and share some of her experiences and history with you. It's full of great advice that anyone can enjoy and learn from.

With that intro out of the way, let's begin!

GlobalComix: Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got into making webcomics.

Pluvias: I’m a self-taught artist and content creator. I was born in Iraq, raised in the Middle...

As part of Women's History Month activities, we're shining the spotlight on women in comics and manga. Every Tuesday, we'll feature amazing women who have left a mark on the comics and manga industries. Today, we're traveling the world and covering women from different corners of the world who have made incredible impacts lasting multiple generations: Rumiko Takahashi, Marjane Satrapi, Tove Jansson, and Marguerite Abouet.

Rumiko Takahashi

Rumiko Takahashi is a highly acclaimed mangaka renowned for her influential contributions to the manga industry. Takahashi began her career in the late 1970s with the publication of her debut manga series, Urusei Yatsura, which...

Next up for our Creator Interview series is Novelist Nickie, creator of No Strings. This webcomic was our #1 in the Romance genre by creators, #2 Webcomic by creators, and #3 most popular comic by creators of any format in 2023! That's a major accomplishment. We're so excited to get to sit down with Nickie, and talk about this amazing webcomic.

GlobalComix: Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got into making webcomics.

Novelist Nickie: You all know me as Novelist Nickie. I’m the creator of the mature, murder-mystery, romance webcomic “No Strings”. I’m passionate about writing. I work full-time in marketing, and I’m a mom. My...

As part of Women's History Month activities, we're shining the spotlight on women in comics and manga. Every Tuesday, we'll feature amazing women who have left a mark on the comics and manga industries. Today, we'll be covering Wimmen's Comix and some of the women speaking out for visibility for both women creators and characters.

Wimmen's Comix

Wimmen's Comix, later renamed Wimmin's Comix, emerged as a groundbreaking all-female underground comics anthology from 1972 to 1992. It followed the influential 1970 publication of It Ain't Me, Babe, the inaugural American comic solely crafted by women, spearheaded by the prominent figure Trina Robbins...

As part of Women's History Month activities, we're shining the spotlight on women in comics and manga. Every Tuesday, we'll feature amazing women who have left a mark on the comics and manga industries. Today, we'll be covering some of the earliest notable women of comics as well as two organizations and their impacts and contributions.
 

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) is an American non-profit organization started in 1986. Its mission is to protect the First Amendment rights of comics creators, publishers, and retailers covering legal expenses. Originally established to fund the legal defense of Michael Correa,...