We are very excited to welcome French artist Flora Kam to Short Run on Nov. 4th! She is a comic artist, graphic designer, and co-founder of Plus Zero (with Xavier de Kepper), which facilitates collaborative micropublishing and other projects between artists, with a focus on artists in France and Vietnam. Read more…
We are thrilled to announce illustrator and comic artist Jordan Crane will be joining us for Short Run on November 4, 2017! As well as being a special guest at the festival, Jordan also designed this year’s festival poster! Read more…
We are excited to be bringing graphic novelist (“Rosalie Lightening”, “Hutch Owen”) and founder of The Sequential Artist’s Workshop (SAW) in Gainesville, Florida Tom Hart to Seattle for Short Run Comix & Arts Festival this November! Read more…
Rebecca’s proposed comic re-tells the Mexican urban legend/ghost story of La Llorona (the weeping woman). The comic will include retablos (devotional paintings) dedicated to her legend, as well as interactive ghost story instructions for the reader, spells, brujeria (witchcraft), and will be done entirely from La Llorona’s silent, observant perspective. We were captivated by her beautiful gouache paintings and story synapsis and are excited to see the finished comic! Read more…
Our 3rd annual Trailer Blaze Ladies Comics & Books Residency has concluded and was a great success! Read more…
Help support Short Run’s Micropress by joining our Mini-comics Club! Want mini-comics delivered to your door every month? Donors at the $120 level will receive a Short Run tote bag and 1 mini-comic every month to fill it up. We have curated a selection of Pacific Northwest artists who represent the look and feel of Short Run. Read more…
Now available in our shop! Relay is the 4th in a series of festival anthologies. Intricate folds guide you through four stories with illustrated intermissions. Riso-printed 2-color combo pages printed by Cold Cube Press with screen-printed cuff by Jon Horn/Fogland Studios.
We had a great time at Seattle Public Library Downtown and the South Park Library! Ivana Pipal and Inés Estrada led students in making their own mini-comics and collaborating together.
We are happy to announce our festival venues Fisher Pavilion and The Vera Project at Seattle Center. The exhibitor tables, animation tent, and bake sale will be at Fisher Pavilion, and we’ve added creative programming to be featured at The Vera Project. Read more…
