Black Josei Press

16/08/2021

"The Saddest Angriest Black Girl in Town" is an autobio comic that’s dedicated to exploring the intersection of Blackness and mental health, created by the award-winning cartoonist .

🛍 Buy your print or digital copy today. BlackJoseiPress.com • Link in bio!

04/08/2021

🚨New comic announcement!🚨

ODE TO KEISHA is an autobiographical comic about friendship, racism, and identity by and . Set to be published by Black Josei Press in late Sept/early Oct.
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In this 18-page comic, recounts her Kindergarten friendship with Keisha, and why this bond was fundamental in shaping her concept of sisterhood. beautiful black and white illustrations tenderly convey how racism and shared culture impacted the budding friendship between these two 5-year old Black girls living in The Netherlands.
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“Ode to Keisha” was originally created for the Amsterdam-based for their VERSO/ subscription box. This comic is set to be published in the September VERSO/ box and will be published by Black Josei Press afterward.
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Stay tuned for more updates!

23/07/2021

Shoutout to the 6 Kickstarter backers who received one of these original, hand-painted covers by . ✨These watercolor paintings are STUNNING! 😍 Digital and print copies of THE SADDEST ANGRIEST BLACK GIRL IN TOWN, are available in our shop! BlackJoseiPress.com

12/07/2021

REAL REALM, by + , is about messy gods trying and failing to reform their image in the eyes of mortals on a reality show.

Read this mini-comic and more in Spiny Orb Weaver no. 3. Available in our shop and at ! https://www.etsy.com/listing/1016320428/spiny-orb-weaver-no-3

01/07/2021

20/05/2021

New Comic News❗️We are excited to announce that we will be publishing ARRIVE IN MY HANDS, a collection of ’ Q***r erotic comics and poetry. The collection will include 6 brand new Q***r erotic comics and poetry and 6 of Trinidad’s previously published erotica. ARRIVE IN MY HANDS is set to be released in 2021. Stay tuned for more updates! 
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About Trinidad Escobar: 
Trinidad Escobar is a cartoonist, poet, and musician from Milpitas, CA. Her work has been featured in literary journals and other publications like The Nib, NPR, The New Yorker, and more. In 2019, Trinidad was named as one of YBCA’s most influential global artists for her comics journalism and workshops grounded in gender and racial justice. In 2020, her works were featured in Eisner and Ignatz-winning anthologies like Drawing Power (Abrams) and Be Gay, Do Comics (IDW). Her poem-comic on sexual violence is currently on display at the first-ever international Women in Comics exhibit in Naples and Rome, Italy.

02/05/2020

🚨FREE COMICS ALERT! 🚨
Black Josei Press joined forces with to edit and publish SUN AND SAND COMIC ANTHOLOGY, a FREE comic anthology featuring 10 new comics by South Florida creators about the region!
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Visit sunsandcomics.wordpress.com to read the comics or download the PDF! (Link in BJP)

01/11/2019

☀️ South Florida 🌴 Come see us Sat. Nov 9th at the Small Press Fair. http://www.spf-ftl.com/