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Chicago-based micro-press dedicated to making comics for everyone

04/11/2024

We got to show off our handbound art books, zines, and comics at the last week! Thank you for your magical organizing skills and making space for local PGH creators. Loved sharing space with and her vegetable books, and thanks .hand for tabling for us!

03/26/2024

We couldn't resist this matte soft-touch BUTTER button! Made in collaboration with super cool artist and her papery foodie goodies at .l.hymns. $2 + shipping!

05/05/2023

Pittsburgh pals! Make and trade zines and comics, and meet other makers! Sunday May 7 @ Kaibur Coffee 12pm - 3pm!
Thanks to .m.norton & for the poster ar5!

01/31/2021

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01/21/2021

There's nothing like a sincere, handmade card for Valentine's Day!
Be sure to take one of our card-making workshops (with kits provided) to give your loved ones' something special this year! ❤️

https://www.cowhousepress.com/classes/jar-of-feelings

All Ages $25/student Kit provided, free shipping Capture and collect memories with this custom card-making workshop. Think of your favorite person - a friend, chosen family, or a loved one - and fill a container with good feelings. Using the image of a base container (a mug, a jar, their head!) yo

01/20/2021

We're going to have these amazing creators all in one spot this Friday! Don't be shy and chill with us!✨

https://www.twitch.tv/cowhousepress

01/17/2021

Cow House Press is excited to introduce an online Kids Character Design Class!
It's for 5 WEEKS - AGES 8-11 - TUESDAYS, FEB 2 TO MARCH 2ND, 4:30PM-6PM CDT
Sign up at the link below! 😍

http://t.ly/jEOO

KIDS CHARACTER CREATION (Ages 8-11) 5 WEEKS. Tuesdays 4:30 - 6PM, Feb 2nd - Mar 2nd Supplies: Not provided, basics required (Paper, pencil, eraser etc) Technology needed: Zoom $125/student, an additional $75 if you bring a sibling or a friend! (60% discount) Quirky characters are the best part o

11/10/2020

This weekend is Small Press Fest with an amazing lineup! Sun Nov 15 at 3pm is Young Artist's Studio | Character Design Discovery! for tweens/teens by Cow House Press thanks to Young Artist's Studio! Workshop will be virtual but a workbook and supplies provided!

10/18/2020

Hello hello hello! Today is the second day of the 2020 Virtual Celebration by Cartoon Art Museum at https://cartoonart.org/qcexpo or on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/cartoonartmuseum

Lemonade Summer creator Gabi Mendez will be on today's 3pm PST/4pm CST/5pm EST panel about publishing outside the mainstream - ahhh we're so prouddddd! 😭❤️

10/08/2020

Our first stream will be with the Mountain creative team. Watch Bitmap ink a page while we spout cow puns and the ever-quotable Emily talks about the project! Follow us for notifications when we go live https://twitch.tv/cowhousepress

09/29/2020

How does the Bitmap draw?
We're glad you asked! We interviewed the amazing artist behind the upcoming comic, Mountain - where she goes in-depth about her creative process and her journey into comics-making.
Real all about it in our blog! 😍

https://www.cowhousepress.com/mountainwip/2020/7/6/how-does-the-bitmap-draw

J: You have been in the comics game for a very long time. How did you come to make comics?

08/25/2020

Did we mention that Lemonade Summer is a Prism Award finalist? And Gabi Mendez is amazing?? And we're so proud of her??? ❤️❤️❤️

08/20/2020

Lemonade Summer is a finalist for the Q***r Prism Award - we're star-struck and humbled ahhhh!! ❤️❤️❤️
If you haven't checked out this amazing work by Gabi Mendez and our team, we uploaded the e-book version on our new Gumroad account!
https://gum.co/vamOD

08/11/2020

In a time when we find ourselves asking a lot on why we do what we do and why does it matter, Nathaniel Osollo’s “Point of You” is both poignant and relevant.
An e-book version is available at our new Gumroad account 😌

https://gumroad.com/cowhousepress

08/10/2020

Sorry for the radio silence! These days we've been
E X T R E M E L Y B U S Y
which means clearly, we need an extra pair of hands!
We're opening up applications for an intern - click on the link below for more details! 🙌🙌🙌
https://www.cowhousepress.com/we-need-you

06/24/2020

What’s this? A start of a new project - oh my!
CHP is proud to work with Bitmap Prager and Emily Riesbeck to create a whole new sci-fi short, Mountain: where two people must confront grief, loss, and literally a mountain.
Climb into this amazing world with us!

https://www.cowhousepress.com/mountainwip

06/22/2020

An excerpt from "Dawning," a gorgeous little piece on non-binary characters, the fear of self-expression, and sibling love ❤️
You can find this story and many others from our book, Lemonade Summer!
https://www.cowhousepress.com/shop/pre-order-bundle-lemonade-summer

06/18/2020

CHP Shenanigans #2: How the Press Came to Be!
PSA: Do not drink expired milk.

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Lemonade Summer

This shiny thing is coming out this weekend! Limited number will be available at Flame Con 2018 and the rest will be shipped to our backers afterwards!

Lemonade Summer Soundtrack

Soundtracks don't always apply to movies. They're for comics too! The talented Cris Valles (@acrisvalles on Twitter) created beautiful tracks to go along with each chapter of our kid-friendly LGBTQ+ comic book Lemonade Summer! Check out our kickstarter to help bring the music and the stories to homes across the country! http://kck.st/2H0NqL1

Drawing and Q&A with Gabi Mendez, Sheika Lugtu

Thanks everyone for joining us in the livestream! We're now 75% funded with 63 hours to go. If you missed it, the livestream will be available on the Kickstarter page for the next few days: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cowhousepress/lemonade-summer-by-gabi-mendez-from-cow-house-pres The "Secret Agent" reward tier includes a (lemonade bottle-shaped!) USB drive filled with art and original music composed by Cris. To listen to samples, go here: https://www.dropbox.com/…/0n58ii…/AAAYuMoc-sHOU1yQM7fbSIIJa… Thanks everyone who joined us. Kickstarter is an all-or-nothing campaign, which means if we don't make the remaining $3785 in the next few days, we get none of the funds! We're so so close. Please share the project with your friends and colleagues!

3 More Days!

The CHP team is beyond humbled and in awe of all the support pouring in this last week of our #kickstarter for Lemonade Summer! We're so close to our goal with 3 more days to go. Keep spreading the word! http://kck.st/2H0NqL1

Summer Color Palette

Here's a more in depth look at how the CHP team created the amazing color palette for Lemonade Summer. Help support our kickstarter so we can bring this comic to schools, libraries, and homes everywhere! http://kck.st/2H0NqL1

10 Days Left!!!

Our kickstarter for Lemonade Summer, a kid-friendly LGBTQ+ comic book, has 10 days left to be fully funded! Check us out http://kck.st/2H0NqL1

Wish Upon A Star

We've only got 17 days left to fully fund our kickstarter for our kids-friendly LGBTQ+ comic book Lemonade Summer! Help make our wish come true and make the magic happen! Visit our kickstarter for more details http://kck.st/2H0NqL1

Supporting Our Kickstarter Helps the Community!

Our Kickstarter has a unique reward tier where you can get a physical copy of the book and donate a copy to an organization of your choice! Check it out on Kickstarter http://kck.st/2H0NqL1

We have a unique reward tier on our kickstarter where you could one of these 3 limited edition Offset posters featuring characters from Lemonade Summer! Check our the Kickstarter now! http://kck.st/2H0NqL1 (Psst...you could also get ALL 3)

For our #FlashbackFriday, we're sharing the year long process of getting our newest Kickstarter together! Here's the different stages our cover went through! Check our more at our kickstarter page http://kck.st/2H0NqL1