NIB & INK FESTIVAL 2025

Thank you for joining us for our inaugural Nib and Ink Fest! We had an incredible month of free events, ranging from panels on how to improve your comics craft to portfolio reviews. You can watch replays of every NIF event at the Cartoonist Cooperative’s YouTube channel. We hope you had a great time during NIF 2025, and we hope to see you again next year for NIF 2026!

*We are unable to offer VODs for “The Dangers of Influence, and the Unintentional Artist” and the NSFW Portfolio Review.

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A graphic announcing "Becca Carey Lettering Portfolio Reviews" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 featuring panelist Becca Carey. The panel description reads, "Becca Carey will be reviewing and providing critiques of lettering portfolios. All skill levels welcome. New and established. If you're a cartoonist lettering your own art of have an interest in becoming a professional letterer. " An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

Becca Carey Lettering Portfolio Reviews

Becca Carey will be reviewing and providing critiques of lettering portfolios. All skill levels welcome. New and established. If you’re a cartoonist lettering your own art of have an interest […]

A graphic announcing "How to Print a Comic: A Prepress Panel" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 10th, 2025 at 1:00 AM EST on Zoom featuring panelists Joan Zahra Dark, Carina Taylor, and Hye Mardikian. The panel description reads, "What's the right choice for binding your comic? What kinds of special effects do you want on the covers? What even is a DPI? This panel seeks to answer some of those questions and more. Book designers and pre-press workers Carina Taylor and Hye Mardikian will speak to moderator Joan Zahra Dark about what you might want to look for when printing your comic, or if you're working with a publisher. " An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

How to Print a Comic: A Prepress Panel

What’s the right choice for binding your comic? What kinds of special effects do you want on the covers? What even is a DPI? This panel seeks to answer some […]

A graphic announcing "Comics Creative Workshop" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 10th, 2025 at 4:00 AM EST on Zoom featuring panelist Polly Guo. The panel description reads, "We know comics are a form of radical self-expression, but many of us don’t feel that way about our own. Join us for a workshop to challenge your writing and comic-making skills to create something beautiful, rich, and uniquely you. You will be guided step by step and finish with a one page comic that you never before thought you could make. Workshop is 2 hours. Come with your preferred drawing materials." An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

Comics Creative Workshop

We know comics are a form of radical self-expression, but many of us don’t feel that way about our own. Join us for a workshop to challenge your writing and […]