In honor of our recent Eisner Nomination, Comics for Choice is now available as a pay-what-you-want PDF download from the National Network of Abortion Funds website!
Read it, enjoy it, and share it with those who need it. Please consider making a donation to NNAF if you can, to support their mission to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access, so that everyone can have full reproductive choice.
If youâre a comics professional, you can vote on the Eisners here.
Our Donation Total!
Now that all the books and patches have been printed and shipped, we can announce the total amount that the Comics for Choice campaign raised for National Network of Abortion Funds, after expenses: $21,678.59! Thatâs incredible, thank you all so much! NNAFâs Executive Director, Yamani Hernandez, told us this about the impact of Comics for Choice and our donation:
âWe are amazed and deeply touched by the effort, artistry, and abortion stigma-busting working that went into Comics for Choice. As the protagonist of one such story featured in this collection, I am honored to both be portrayed by an artist, and equally honored for the National Network of Abortion Funds to be the recipient of $21,678.59. This level of funding is the equivalent of supporting approximately 60 abortions, paying for gas for hundreds of rides to clinics, or bringing a group of abortion funds together for a convening on how to organize their base. Itâs easy to itemize the amount of care covered by this endeavor but there is no way to quantify the power of Comics for Choice has had in increasing visibility and accessibility of abortion stories. Weâre not at all surprised that the book was in such high demand, because people everywhere need and want to see abortion stories in all of their complexity, nuance, and truth. This is how cultural change happens.â
It has been our great honor to support the important work of the National Network of Abortion Funds. All of the contributors who came together to create the book, and everyone who donated to the campaign, made this happen.
Thank you for your support!
Proud editor here đ I also think itâs great that we kept costs low, so on average, 2/3rds of each personâs donation went straight to NNAF!
đ Tender-Hearted was nominated for a 2017 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Minicomic! đ
This means so much to me! đ” If you want to read it before voting at @spx, all the comics within Tender-Hearted are on my website:
- âFinding Placeâ - discovering a love of comics and a girl at the same time, finding identity and community as a queer person and cartoonist.
- âApt #105" - watching abuse unfold, first-person. This one is short and upsetting.
- âEnoughâ - the last straw in an abusive relationship.
- âBi-Furiousâ - choosing to date women, badass bisexual women in history.
The minicomic itself contains illustrations that tie the stories together, so if you wanna read that, itâs on my web store for $6 with free shipping in the US!
Thank you for reading my comics, and sometimes enjoying them, it means the world to share them with people đž
Catch me at SPX this weekend, table H14A! I hope youâll consider Tender-Hearted for Outstanding Minicomic!
đ Tender-Hearted was nominated for a 2017 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Minicomic! đ
This means so much to me! đ” If you want to read it before voting at @spx, all the comics within Tender-Hearted are on my website:
- âFinding Placeâ - discovering a love of comics and a girl at the same time, finding identity and community as a queer person and cartoonist.
- âApt #105" - watching abuse unfold, first-person. This one is short and upsetting.
- âEnoughâ - the last straw in an abusive relationship.
- âBi-Furiousâ - choosing to date women, badass bisexual women in history.
The minicomic itself contains illustrations that tie the stories together, so if you wanna read that, itâs on my web store for $6 with free shipping in the US!
Thank you for reading my comics, and sometimes enjoying them, it means the world to share them with people đž
Comics for Choice Contributors: Brittany Mostiller & Lilly Taing!
Brittany Mostiller is executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, a nonprofit that promotes reproductive justice through funding abortion and organizing for racial, economic and gender justice. A native to the south side of Chicago, Brittany is passionate about authenticity, community organizing and writing. You can read some of her pieces at Medium.com/@brimost. When she isnât busy saving the world you can find her dancing with her children or watching How to Get Away With Murder.
Lilly Taing is a Los Angeles-born seedling who likes illustrating and making comics. Sheâs hoping to make good art someday that can capture the quiet, unspoken feelings and complexities of our inner worlds. She hopes to combine her passion for medicine and art to help patients and healthcare providers share their stories.
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All proceeds go to the National Network of Abortion Funds, a charity that directly helps folks in need pay for their abortion procedures, and helps with the transportation costs of faraway clinics, because NO ONE should be denied a choice, no matter how little money they have. YOU can support this life-changing mission and get a great book at the same time!
Comics for Choice Contributor: Sarah Mirk!
Sarah Mirk (@sexfromscratch) is a multi-media journalist who covers politics, gender, and sexuality. Sheâs the host of Bitch Mediaâs feminism and pop culture podcast Popaganda, a contributing editor at comics journalism site The Nib, and an avid comics fan.
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Comics for Choice Contributors: MJ Flores & Kat Fajardo!
MJ Flores is an abortion storyteller with We Testify, a leadership program of the National Network of Abortion Funds, and shares her story to confront abortion stigma and challenge anti-abortion legislation. By day, MJ is a public sector strategy consultant working on health, economics, and gender issues in the United States and abroad.
Kat Fajardo (@katfajardoart) is a freelance comic artist, illustrator, and editor of La Raza Anthology. You can find her working hard at her Brooklyn-based studio creating playful and colorful work about self acceptance and Latinx culture.
MJ writes about the obstacles she faced to getting an abortion, in both Kenya and Texas, and how important it was to share her story.
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