Welcome back to Nib and Ink Fest, which runs throughout the month of May 2026!
If you’re interested in attending an event live to chat or ask questions to the panelist(s), join an event via the Zoom room. Zoom links can be found in each event’s individual listing. If you’re just interested in watching a chat-less mirror stream or watching the VOD of an event that’s already run, check out our YouTube channel.
It’s a wrap-up show! Hear about some of our favorite parts of the first-ever Nib & Ink Fest, what’s next for the Cartoonist Cooperative and a BIG announcement you don’t want to miss!
NIF Marketplace, Webcomics Sampler, Oops All Comics! zine, and event programming submissions open on September 1st at 12:00am ET and close on October 1st 2:59PM ET. For more details, please click see https://nif.cartoonist.coop/events/ !
Portfolio reviews are common in the world of print comics, but what about webcomics? The creators of the Screen Tones Webcomic podcast are taking sign-ups for WEBCOMIC PORTFOLIO REVIEWS from May 1-5, where you can show us your work. We’ll review throughout the month, and then send you our email summary on May 31 of […]
Let’s kick off our month long online fest! Hear a bit about what’s coming up for our panels and workshops, get oriented with the NIF website and Marketplace, and hear a few words from the Steering Committee! Click here to watch on Youtube.
This lecture is recommended for those who want an art career! Find your artistic style and what you want to create. Set up your social media to attract customers or clients. Learn the do’s and don’ts of commission work. Understand what specific jobs are looking for. Gain confidence in yourself as an artist and person. […]
Quite often art schools fail to teach how to take your art and make it a career, but you can learn that knowledge and be empowered! In this workshop, we’re going beyond the basics we showcased at NIF 2025 and dive deep into different aspects of building yourself up as a self published artist from […]
So you asked your favorite comic artist how to start making a comic, and they told you “just start”. Now what? Take my hand, we’re going to take this excellent piece of advice one step further. I (boney) will show you a step-by-step practice for how to start your comic and build your sequential art […]
Welcome to the ₊˚✩MARKETPLACE EXPLORATION HOUR✩˚₊! Join NIF staff as we go through all of this year’s offerings, point out comics that are personally interesting to them, and more! If you’re someone who was overwhelmed by the sheer amount of sequential art for sale, put this panel on in the background and let us guide […]
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 […]
A useful 1 hour how-to of lettering tips and techniques for lesser known programs: Clip Studio Paint and Affinity. For cartoonists and editors looking to make bubbles quick and slick! Includes how to use bubble assets, exporting editable text to other programs, and various other shortcuts the the host, Webcomic artist and Micro Publisher Tab […]
Put down that mouse, and set up your lettering workflow to make your computer work for you! We’ll cover text styles, keyboard shortcuts, scripts, and more in Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator. You’ll learn how to speed up lettering your comics AND how to prevent repeat stress injuries. Hosted by Sara Linsley!
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 […]