Cartoonists United

⏰ Just about a week left to fill out our COMIC WORKERS SURVEY! Until Oct 31, share your experience and help reach pay equality for all cartoonists. For both self-pub and traditionally published cartoonists based in the US, including artists who make income from crowdfunding, cons, and commissions.

Interested in joining our Podcast team but missed the info session? 🎙️ Good news, the recording is now available to rewatch! Find it in our members' Hub.

To properly measure results we would ensure no US workers would fill out a future Canada survey and so on because it will tamper with the accuracy of the results. Any submissions from other regions will be discarded. We are grateful to be able to compile this data & appreciate your cooperation.

Even if you've already filled out the survey in previous years, we still need to hear from you! Our survey team needs as many responses as possible to build a better picture of what comic workers are actually getting paid so we can push for more! The survey closes on the 31st, don't wait, y'all!

they should give me a mascot cosplay of inkling and nibford so I can run around conventions throwing paper and pencils at people. and also so I can wield nibford like a sword and start swinging them around. i think this would be good optics

The survey closes October 31st aka Halloween!! 👻 It would be ~extra spooky~ of comic workers if you contributed to radical financial transparency to help us improve working conditions in the comics industry! 👻 If you filled this out last year, do it again! Up-to-date info crucial for this project!

Comic peeps, Cartoonists United has their annual Comic Worker Survey available. Fill it out if you work on or in comics. Artists, writers, self published, work for hire, or whatever. Skip questions that don't apply to you. The more submissions the better.

Seattle peeps !! Come hang out at Crows Nest Comics on Saturday and get some comics signed by some of your favorite webcomic people !!!!!!! Me, Misha, Miranda, and a few other folks will be there from 3-6 pm !!

Starting in less than an hour! See you there 🐾

Hey CartUn Members! This is happening today at 4PM PT / 7PM ET Come join us!! Not a CartUn member yet? Join today! cartoonist.coop/join/

Hub Tour with Nero the Hero is now available to rewatch in our members library! 🌠 cartoonistcoop.oasis.usbx.me/jellyfin/web...

Looking for some feedback on that piece you're working on? Submit it to one of our two critique groups! Check out hub.cartoonist.coop/doku.php?id=... for details on submission dates and zoom links! Art by @blueludebar.com

Cartoonists United wants to hear from YOU! 🫵 This survey is for both self-published and traditionally published cartoonists in the US, including those who earn income from cons, commissions, subscriptions, and tipping services. Help us better understand challenges faced by all cartoonists.

A presentation with @cartoonist.coop to help keep your investigative senses sharp! 🕵️

Starting soon! Join us to learn the ins and outs of our members hub! 🦸‍♂️

my drawings from Ear & Eye Jam Session #1. today's model: Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980) @cartoonist.coop

Scams & You is now available to watch for free on our YouTube channel! Stay informed and protect yourself and your work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etiy...

This is now! Join us!

This event is starting soon! Jam out with us 🎵

Thrive with routine? Need a party of members to hold you accountable to show up and start or finish the thing? Come to our monthly DrawJam every month on the second Saturday and blitz! hub.cartoonist.coop/doku.php?id=... Art by @magicmetalbird.com

This is happening today at 3PM PT / 6PMET Come join us!!! Not a CartUn member yet? Join today! cartoonist.coop/join/

Put paw and claw together for the return of CU’s Furry Mixer! New to the scene or been a fur comics creator for years? All are welcome to join the lovely Iris Jay as we talk all things anthropomorphic on October 16th! Art by @desdemonical.bsky.social

Bring your latest project and chat with your fellow cartoonists during our weekly Art Huddles! For members only - check the Events + Workshops Calendar on the Hub for the Zoom link! hub.cartoonist.coop/doku.php?id=... Art by @jbeoin.bsky.social

Help yourself to a healthy dose of Hub knowledge! On Oct 14 Nero the Hub-Creatin' Hero takes a trip through all the fab functions - hop on to hear how the Hub makes connecting a whole heap easier. Covers committee callouts, project recruitment, data archiving & more! Art by @mycorob.bsky.social

PRAYERS TO THE FUTURE update #2 is live!!! irfan is met with a, uhhh, interesting surprise in this one. enjoy!! prayerstothefuture.com

This is NOW!

This is today at 8PM ET/5PM PT!

The survey closes October 31st aka Halloween!! 👻 It would be ~extra spooky~ of comic workers if you contributed to radical financial transparency to help us improve working conditions in the comics industry! 👻 If you filled this out last year, do it again! Up-to-date info crucial for this project!

This is today at 8PM ET/5PM PT!

Loosen up and listen in, Oct 11! Connect your artist's mind, ear and eye, sketching along to an album. Find inspiration in melodies while choosing your own medium. Draw what you hear in this jam session hosted by A.C. Esguerra, followed by an optional show & tell to share your creations!

Come show off your latest progress and cheer on your fellow members' work in our chill, one hour Show and Tell, held on Discord monthly on the first Friday! hub.cartoonist.coop/doku.php?id=... Art by @conkles.bsky.social

Wish you had a place to discuss your more macabre writings and horrific comics? Look no further than the Horror Genre Mixer! Join us on October 9th as, lead by Leon Crozier, we talk projects and inspirations as you get to know your like-minded peers. Art by Cally Leung

Autumn is in full swing! Time for CartUn October events 🍂 This month, CartUn is hosting a Horror Genre Mixer for members on October 9th: come along and join us to attend! Art by @ear-a-corn.bsky.social cartoonist.coop/calendar/

I’m hosting this!! If you’re a CartUn member who writes or is interested in writing horror, come join us friday!!

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If you want to see what kind of incredible report & action that data can be turned into, see the UK Comics Creators Research Report 2026!! An incredible feat of collective action and labor by the wonderful Comics Cultural Impact Collective who helped us create our survey! ukcomicscreators.org.uk

Our annual survey can offer crucial insights on what comic workers need to be supported, what has changed in the industry in the last 3 years, what publishers are paying us, the impacts of the rising costs of living, censorship, and more! But to paint that picture, we NEED you to take the survey! 💪

If this survey is overwhelming, share what you can, even if its just a few page rates, your Patreon income, or your personal challenges with your comics career! We have 140 submissions so far; we can't build an accurate image of our industry on a tiny sliver of our HUGE US comic worker population.

Comics workers! We need YOU to contribute to this survey! Beyond page rates & advances, we also ask about con revenue, Kickstarters, subscription platforms, & more! To make positive changes in our industry, we need to better understand challenges faced by traditional & self-published cartoonists!

On Oct 6th, join 2025's Digital Comics Residents Bitrot as they read aloud their interactive hypercomic "SHUT UP!", with character choices and an ending determined live by you! Afterwards Reimena Yee jumps in for an interview & audience Q&A. cartoonist.coop/calendar/ Art by @reimenayee.com

Come show off your latest progress and cheer on your fellow members' work in our chill, one hour Show and Tell, held on Discord monthly on the first Friday! hub.cartoonist.coop/doku.php?id=... Art by @conkles.bsky.social