Nib & Ink Fest returns May 1st, 2026!
In the meantime, you can watch replays of NIF 2025 events at the Cartoonist Cooperative’s YouTube channel.
Learn about the basics of creating a rich, three dimensional world for your works to be set in. Topics include: where to start, building a history, what details can help you develop your world, and how to utilise different real-world influences. This event is intended for creators of all kinds of works, whether you’re just […]
Trans, nonbinary, genderfluid, and genderqueer characters are often portrayed through hardship. But what happens when their stories are centered on joy or neutrality? This panel brings together comic creators who explore the possibilities of representation by creating characters and narratives that celebrate gender diversity with humor and hope. Join us for a conversation about the […]
A panel discussion on the behind-the-scenes workings of making an anthology comic collection from Niki Smith, Ollie Hicks, and Tab Kimpton, the editorial team behind Succulent: Trans-Inclusive Sapphic Comics. For both editors and artists alike: what helped us run ours successfully and problems we encountered. And from the other side: how artists can strengthen their […]
Comics, just like any job, needs to be worked on in moderation. You can’t just work on comics 24/7, that’s a great way to burn-out! Join Kelci D Crawford and Jey Pawlik as they go over how to actually do the “work/life/balance” thing. Learn how to make and keep a schedule, how to say no, […]
Furthest Ring Studios talks about directing, writing, drawing, and coding Homestuck: Beyond Canon.
Webcomic creators Lacey of Lies Within, Bob of Into the Smoke, Nero of ULTRAVIOLENTS, and Kody of Keeping Time are BACK! Last year, they ran “Making of a Webcomic” – a popular panel about the creative processes behind their webcomics that breaks down their approaches into the various stages of webcomic creation, from scripting and […]
Reimena Yee, Sierra Barnes and Vincent Cecil discuss the joys and challenges of making webcomics in the historical genre, from research to creation to public engagement.
Join our roundtable as we explore the allure of fantasy comics, and what makes comics such an endearing medium for the fantasy genre. We will chat as creators with tips and insights when it comes to creating our own works. As readers, we will gush about the different ingredients found in fantasy comics that cements […]
Join us for a NSFW Round-Table with creators from Filthy Figments as we discuss the craft of creating naughty comics in an increasingly prudish internet. Adults Only! Panelist include Gina Biggs, Jon Cairns, Rye Hickman, and Mikael Lindeberg!
Join cartoonist and comics devices curator Reimena Yee as she introduces the work of comics scholars and educators Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics), Dr. Neil Cohn (Speaking in Pictures) and Nick Sousanis (Unflattening). Together they will discuss the exciting developments in comics academia, and how cartoonists and academics benefit from each other’s expertise.