Princeton Comic Makers Weekly Roundup #55
Summary (5/28/2025)
🖋️IN SHORT: Masha will sell wares on your behalf at JetLAG, contact her if interested. Amy Chu will give a comics industry talk on June 11. Jerry’s Artarama Artist’s Alley AND Ignatz Award submissions close tomorrow, May 31. Shannon (Comix Accountability Club) will be at Frog Farm in Brooklyn, June 14. Haley will be at the Trenton Charity Comic Con on June 1. Next anthology check-in is June 11.
🎤Amy Chu comics talk
Amy Chu is a comics author who lives in the area, and she is very kindly giving a talk about the industry for us on Wed, June 11. This talk will focus on networking and working on mainstream comics. There will also be a show-and-tell of your own work, so remember to prepare some stuff for presentation.
🏆Ignatz Awards submissions closing soon
The 2025 Ignatz Awards are accepting submissions until May 31! Please click the hyperlink to see the rules and categories. In summary, your work must be published between June 1 2024 - May 31 2025; you can submit works to any of the appropriate categories; and you can submit the same work for multiple categories. Each submission requires a form, which can be found at this link.
🎸JetLAG Festival (Downsville, NY)
Masha will run a goblin-themed market at JetLAG Fri-Sun, June 20-22. Early-bird discounted tickets have ended, so attending personally may be difficult. But Masha is happy to sell your items on your behalf. If you would like to contribute goods to stock her market, just let her know!
📆Upcoming Events/Applications
Jerry’s Artarama Artist’s Alley
Deadline: Sat, May 31 What: Flea market-style artist fair. To apply: Submit the signed release form plus payment (card). $25 for for 10'x10' space; $15 for 6' sidewalk space. BRING YOUR OWN GEAR (tent, table, weights, etc.). You can also pick up your own at the store. For more info, contact: Kristen or Nick (managers) at 609-530-8972; princeton.manager@jerrysartarama.com; princeton.assistantmanager@jerrysartarama.com Event date/location: Sat, June 7, 11:00-4:00; Lawrenceville Jerry's Artarama
Deadline: Sun, June 1 What: "Learn about zine culture, connect with other zinesters and make your own zine at the 'Zine Creation Station.'" NOTE: You can represent the PCM group (cannot sell things for money) or represent yourself (can sell for money). To apply: To represent PCM, just let an admin know. To table as yourself, fill out this form. For more info, contact: 609-924-9529 (Library's public line) Event date/location: Sat, June 21, 12:00-5:00; Princeton Public Library and Hinds Plaza (in front of Library)
Deadline: Tues, June 10 (first-come-first-serve) What: Fundraiser 3-mile race for Lawrence Neighbors Together with recreational activities and market (that you can table at) afterwards. To apply: Fill this form Event date/location: Sun, June 15, 9:00-1:00 (the run starts earlier); Lawrence Shopping Center parking lot, Princeton Pike entrance
Middle Township Savor The Arts Festival
Deadline: Sat, June 14 What: Colorful, joyful art, suitable for family audience. Pieces that tell a story, engage young minds, and inspire creativity. All mediums accepted. To apply: Register at www.middletownship.recdesk.com For more info, contact: 609-465-8732 or abecica@middletownship.com Event date/location: Sat, June 28, 12:00-5:00 (rain date June 29); Ockie Wisting Recreation Complex
🥚EGG-thology Reminders🥚
Second check-in has started. This involves checking your to-scale pencils/rough drafts.
A reminder: if you want more time, just let us know. Our deadline is arbitrary, and if multiple people feel the deadline is too close, we can of course push it back. We won’t bite!
Our rough schedule:
Jun 11 - 3rd check-in (SOFT DEADLINE, tones/shading/lettering)⬅️ Jun 25 - All final artwork due (HARD DEADLINE) Jul 23 - Layout 1st check-in Aug 13 - Final layout due Aug 20 - Start of promos and pre-orders
🫵Your projects
Frog Farm Fair
Shannon Spence, who does the Comix Accountability Club with Feather, will be at Frog Farm Fair on Sat, June 14 at 563 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn. The Frog Farm is a riso publisher who host a lot of comics-focused events like this. Check them out!
Haley will be debuting the 2nd edition of her comic “The Girl and The Gun” at the Trenton Charity Comic Con! The event will be this Sun, June 1, at Trenton Central High School. All proceeds go to charity!
🛌Old links and reminders
Tomato pins
They are $10 for members, and the proceeds go directly towards our rent. You can also just donate to rent, sans pin. No pressure, of course, and thank you to everyone who already contributed!
Email and Discord links
For the new folks and anyone who was not receiving emails until recently, please click here to access the backlog of all our email blasts.
And as always, here is the Discord invite link. Check the “about-rules” channel first, then follow the instructions there to gain full access. Let us know if the link doesn’t work.