NIB & INK FESTIVAL 2026

Nib & Ink Fest returns May 1st, 2026! If you’re interested in submitting an event or programming idea to be held during NIF 2026, our submission window for programming proposals will be held from September 1st, 2025 through October 1st, 2025. For more details, please see our Submissions Hub!

In the meantime, you can watch replays of NIF 2025 events at the Cartoonist Cooperative’s YouTube channel.

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  • A graphic announcing "Creating Comics for IP" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 3rd, 2025 at 2:00PM EST on Zoom featuring panelists Zoe Tunnell, Jadzia Axelrod, Preeti Chhibber, Steve Lieber, and Stephanie Williams. The panel description reads, "Come join acclaimed comic creatives Jadzia Axelrod, Preeti Chhibber, Steve Lieber, and Stephanie Williams in a panel moderated by Zoe Tunnell as they discuss their experiences creating comics for IP at powerhouses like Marvel, DC, and more. If you’re a comics creative curious how to get your own foot in the door in comics IP and are curious what challenges you might face when professionally playing in established sandboxes, then this is the panel for you!" An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

    Creating Comics for IP

    Come join acclaimed comic creatives Jadzia Axelrod, Preeti Chhibber, Steve Lieber, and Stephanie Williams in a panel moderated by Zoe Tunnell as they discuss their experiences creating comics for IP […]

  • A graphic announcing "Tabling at Conventions for Beginners" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 4th, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST on Zoom featuring panelist Kelci D Crawford. The panel description reads, "You got accepted to your first event! Great! Now what are you going to bring? Tune in for this panel, Tabling at Conventions for Beginners, to get the 101! In this panel we will cover everything from types of events, what to bring with you, emergency supplies, presentation, and table etiquette. So if you’re totally clueless on where to begin, this panel is for you." An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

    Tabling at Conventions for Beginners

    You got accepted to your first event! Great! Now what are you going to bring? Tune in for this panel, Tabling at Conventions for Beginners, to get the 101! In […]

  • 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 "RSS & You" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 17th, 2025 at 1:00 PM EST on Zoom featuring panelist Jey Pawlik. The panel description reads, "A rundown on what RSS is, how webcomics can utilize it, and how readers can organize what they're reading. This event is for webcomic creators and readers alike." An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

    RSS & You

    A rundown on what RSS is, how webcomics can utilize it, and how readers can organize what they’re reading. This event is for webcomic creators and readers alike. Catch a […]

  • A graphic announcing "Alternative Careers in Comics" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 18th, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST on Zoom featuring panelists Nero Villagallos O'Reilly, Kel McDonald, Hye Mardikian, and Kevin Wilson. The panel description reads, "There's more to the comics industry than inks and nibs! Every day, millions of people make this industry work without ever picking up a pencil or writing a line of script. Join Hye Mardikian (pre-press/graphic designer), Kevin Wilson (web designer), and Kel McDonald (editor) in a panel talking about all the different ways one can be very involved in the comics world. Moderated by Nero Villagallos O'Reilly!" An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

    Alternative Careers in Comics

    There’s more to the comics industry than inks and nibs! Every day, millions of people make this industry work without ever picking up a pencil or writing a line of […]

  • A graphic announcing "Blender for Cartoonists (absolute beginner demo") for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 24th, 2025 at 6:00PM EST on Zoom featuring panelist Zach Hazard Vaupen. The panel description reads, "A quickstart overview of Blender for use in creating reference material for making comics. This workshop is intended for anyone who has ever wanted to learn 3D modeling/staging and has never used Blender before." An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

    Blender for Cartoonists (Absolute Beginner Demo)

    A quickstart overview of Blender for use in creating reference material for making comics. This workshop is intended for anyone who has ever wanted to learn 3D modeling/staging and has […]

  • A graphic announcing "The History of Comics Labor Organizing" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 24th, 2025 at 4:00PM EST on Zoom featuring panelist Yuki Clarke. The panel description reads, "An interactive presentation on the history of comics workers quest to organize and how efforts succeeded and failed over the century and what we can learn from their experiences to make a better comics world today." An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

    CANCELLED: The History of Comics Labor Organizing

    An interactive presentation on the history of comics workers quest to organize and how efforts succeeded and failed over the century and what we can learn from their experiences to […]