CHIP Collective

If you're new CHIP this comic by co-founder @tsundernova.bsky.social for our first anthology "Living With Cancer: Our Stories" gives a little insight into what we do as a comic collective 💛 For more information about who we are, what we do, our books and more visit: www.chipcollective.co.uk

Can someone give me names of some artists doing non-fiction comics, particularly in collaboration with academics? I'd like to articulate my feelings on the growing use of AI graphics in higher education & would love more examples to draw upon (@chipcollective.bsky.social of course already in mind)!

Catch me tomorrow at Sequential Scotland!! I'll be manning the CHIP Collective table 🌟 please come say hello!!

i'm in this 🌟 all the comics inside ended up so fun and gorgeous (and informative!)

Exciting news - tomorrow we'll be tabling at @sequential-scot.bsky.social!! Find us on table 90, where you'll be able to get the first issue of our new minicomic series, MicroCHIPs! 🎉

📢 Exhibitor announcements! Please welcome @catsinook.bsky.social, @chipcollective.bsky.social, @chrisbaldie.bsky.social, Chris Galloway, CINNASTRAY, and @coinoppress.bsky.social. 📖 Get tickets at sequentialscotland.co.uk

MicroCHIPs issue 1: Space will be landing with you very soon 👀 watch out for copies at @sequential-scot.bsky.social this August!! 🪐

Meet the artists for MicroCHIPs issue 1: SPACE! 🪐✨ Wen Xi Kong: “Combing vibrant colours, wit and humour, Wen loves to make comics that spread joy and leave readers thinking. Inspired by local Malaysian comics, webtoons and manga, she likes to experiment with different ideas and compositions.”

Meet the artists for MicroCHIPs issue 1: SPACE! 🪐✨ Tom Gane ( @carpish.bsky.social ) “I live in Glasgow and draw things that amuse me, such as silly comics about ducks, wizards and other funny little creatures. I also make art for videogames, both professionally and recreationally.”

Meet the artists for MicroCHIPs issue 1: SPACE! 🪐✨ Spire Greenwood ( @spiremint.bsky.social ) “An American now based in Edinburgh whose comics tend to focus on falling through the cracks of society.”

Meet the artists for MicroCHIPs issue 1: SPACE! 🪐✨ Ron Jargielo (@ronjargielo.bsky.social) “Ron Jargielo specialises in literary illustration and story-based work. Their work often makes reference to medieval themes, Slavic myths and culture as well as their Polish heritage.”

Meet the artists for MicroCHIPs issue 1: SPACE! 🪐✨ Momo (@witchymomo.bsky.social ) “Momo is a lesbian comic artist based in the north west of England with a particular love for projects featuring queer narratives, mythology and ghosts.”

Meet the artists for MicroCHIPs issue 1: SPACE!🪐✨ Ellen Kao (@teabagtoaster.bsky.social) “Hello! I am an illustrator, comic-maker, and big fan of the colour green and certain creature-collector video games. My work often plays with ideas of decay, regrowth, and isolation within fantastical worlds.”

Meet the artists for MicroCHIPs issue 1: SPACE! 🪐✨ Bhavani Balasubramanyam (@bhankadraws.bsky.social): "Bhavani Bala is a Glasgow-based visual storyteller and facilitator from India. Their comics and zines explore South Asian identity, mental health, and queer narratives."

We’re here at Auld Alliance! Come visit us at the French Institute of Scotland in Edinburgh, both today and tomorrow! 🌟

This weekend we'll be exhibiting at Auld Alliance comics festival! 🎉 Come swing by - there'll be talks, workshops, an exhibition, an artists alley (that's where you'll find us!), all with FREE entry! 📍The French Institute of Scotland, West Parliament Square, Edinburgh, EH1 1RN

Thank you everyone who put in a submission for MicroCHIPs #1!! ✨ There were so many excellent submissions, so it's taken a bit longer to go through all of them than anticipated - but expect to hear from us TOMORROW whether your submission was successful! Thanks so much for your patience! 🌟

Hey hey!! Would you like to contribute a page or two to our first mini-comic project on the theme of SPACE? 🪐 We're looking for contributors for a paid opportunity so if you're passionate about all things cosmic send us a submission idea!

We will be at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend!! You can find us at Table B15 in 2000AD Hall with many new and exciting things. You can also participate in our FREE pumpkin themed stamp rally (beautifully illustrated by our very own Ashling) and earn yourself some lovely prizes!

We will be at @sequential-scot.bsky.social in Glasgow on August 2nd! If you love indie comics and want to support creators and micro-publishers (like us!) we'd love to see you there! Find us at table 22 where Cat will be wearing the brightest orange jacket 🧡 sequentialscotland.co.uk

There's some INCREDIBLE work happening in the Scottish comic scene right now, and I want to take a moment to do some shoutouts! International followers, this one's for you - Scotland has some amazing work going on that you really should be following along with 🧵👇

Some other folks you should be following - @chipcollective.bsky.social, run by @ashlingdraws.bsky.social and @tsundernova.bsky.social, is a collective focused on educational comics. They put out really thoughtful and informative books and are well worth keeping an eye on. 📚 chipcollective.co.uk

Less than TWO WEEKS till @sequential-scot.bsky.social !!!! I'm so excited to be there! come find me at table 21, between the lovely Beyond the End and @chipcollective.bsky.social ! I'll have brand new prints and stickers and all my latest books!

Our current event lineup for 2025: 🪄 CYMERA - Edinburgh - June 7th 🎨 Sequential Scotland - Glasgow - August 2nd 💭Thought Bubble - Harrogate - Nov 15-16 With more events TBC! 🎉

Tomorrow we'll be attending our first event of the year - @cymerafestival.co.uk! Coincidentally, this will also be our first time tabling at Cymera, so we're super excited for them to have us! 🎉 We'll be in the Creators Hall on Saturday only - come swing by and say hi!

📣 We were delighted this week to attend the launch of UNESCO City of Design Dundee supporter scheme - Design Lives Here! CHIP was selected as one of the first 41 members of the scheme, showcasing some of the great design work in our lovely city. More Info: cityofdesigndundee.com/design-lives...

Be amazing if £1.5m could be invested in the UK comics scene, wouldn’t it? Someone’d need to build a fully-costed, well-reasoned argument to DCMS for such a thing first, I guess… WELL, NOW. Come see what your friends at CCIC have done! www.thecomicsculturalimpactcollective.org/CCIC%20DCMS%...

✨TONIGHT✨

📣 Event Announcement! To celebrate Will Eisner Week this year we have been invited to do a talk at Paisley Central Library to tell you all about the story of CHIP Collective and our projects. 🎉 📆 Wednesday 5th March - 7-8pm Come along and chat to us, we'd be delighted to see you!

📢 Exhibitor announcement: CHIP COLLECTIVE @chipcollective.bsky.social “Along with personal work by the founders, CHIP Collective makes informative comic anthologies on a wide range of topics to make positive social impact.” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

Here's where we'll be with our books next: 🔴 ECAF - 23rd November - Edinburgh ECAF bonus: Cat will be doing a talk about comic creation while Ashling will be talking with @sna1l.bsky.social about autobio comics! Entry is free! 🟠 TAGS Fest - 7th December - Edinburgh Hope to see you there!

“Working in: The Arts” covers the testimonies of professional artists working in the creative field! More info: www.chipcollective.co.uk/shop/p/digit... Art by @elljwalker.bsky.social (@moitt.bsky.social story) and @toadlett.bsky.social (www.instagram.com/jacquelinebr... story)

“Living With Cancer: Our Stories” aims to provide support through personal experiences with the disease as told through the medium of comics. More information here: www.chipcollective.co.uk/shop/p/digit... Art by @ashlingdraws.bsky.social, @sajuca.bsky.social and www.sarahhollidayart.com

Here's a little information about the co-founders of CHIP! @ashlingdraws.bsky.social (left) and @tsundernova.bsky.social (right) banded together to create CHIP after bonding over their shared experiences of working in Graphic Medicine and Information Comics and have never looked back since.

CHIP Collective is now officially on bluesky! ☁️🦋 We will be updating here to let you know our upcoming events and projects. The page is still largely under construction at the moment, bear with us while we update and find our networks again!