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Do you want more diversity in comics and sci-fi?

Do you want more sci-fi stories about that aren’t about war or imperialism?

If so, please consider supporting the Kickstarter for Enough Space for Everyone Else! This is a collection of science fiction comics, illustration, and prose that showcases numerous works both by and about women, people of color, LGBTQ persons, persons with disabilities, and more!

We need to meet a $33,000 fundraising goal by July 15 in order for this to happen, and we need all the help we can get! No pledge is too small, but if you absolutely cannot afford to contribute financially, please signal boost this project! The success of this campaign will mean a great comics collection you can buy and own, more much-needed representation in the worlds of sci-fi and comics, and hard-working independent artists and writers getting paid and recognized for their work!

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Preview of my comic for the Kickstarter comic anthology Enough Space for Everyone. Only 23 more days to go, let’s make it happen!

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8703$ is a considerable amount of money - but we’ve still got a LONG way to go before we hit our 33k target for Enough Space! Pitch in now, and get your hands on hundreds of pages of excellent scifi comics, stories and illustrations - and, if you back on one of the higher tiers, the chance to get original artwork made specifically for you, by me. <3 Help get us all the way to the stars, guys! If you can’t personally pitch in, please tell someone who can!

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Enough Space for Everyone Else Creator Spotlight: Anna Landin

Enough Space for Everyone Else is a kickstarter for a sci-fi anthology featuring diverse creators, characters, and stories without militarism or imperialism.

Today we’re shining a Creator Spotlight on one of the creators, Anna Landin!

Anna Landin, the Swedish author and illustrator of the webcomic Grassblades, is contributing the short comic “At the Foot of the Sky,” a warm, humane vignette about big dreams in a small corner of the universe. Landin’s work consistently prioritizes diversity, and bursts with genuine affection for her characters, while showing a wonderful eye for creative detail and world-building.

Excerpt from “At the Foot of the Sky”

Here is Anna, in her own words:

“I’m a freelancing illustrator, character designer and comic artist, always looking for new challenges (and new work!). Perhaps it’s the long, dark, Swedish winters giving me a lot of time to sit still indoors, but I’ve grown up with an obsessive love of storytelling and the crafting of fictional worlds. If there is a story to be told, I want to tell it; if there is a world to be built, I want to build it.”

Some more examples of her work:

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“Tea Witches” project 1, 2

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An anthology of sci-fi comics/illustration/text showcasing diverse creators, characters, and tones—with no war/imperialism narratives!

The Enough Space Kickstarter is live and kicking!

While the sci-fi and space fiction genres, in theory, are about the infinite possibilities promised by outer space and the future, they have become dominated by the same imperialist tropes and narratives, about the same types of characters. Enough Space for Everyone Else aims to reclaim these genres and the notion of infinite possibility… both in what kinds of stories and whose stories can be told in these genres.

Enough Space for Everyone Else includes:

Cover Art by Eryn Williams

Art by Kodi Steffen, Claudia Rinofner, Zoe Maxine, and Elemei

New Comics by Megan Kearney, Alice Gao, Z Akhmetova, Kristen Gudsnuk/Benito Cereno, Niki Smith/Kori Handwerker, Anna Landin, Constanza Yovaniniz, Debbie Fong, Caitlin Major, Megan Gedris, Mari Costa, Patabot, Sigmund Reimann, Jon Vanneste, Jeff Laclede, Eryn Williams, Simon Lindenthaler, Diana Nock, Courtney Hahn, Tod Wills, VER, and Sarah Winifred Searle

Text Stories by TS Porter, S. Pace Smith, and Samantha Rich

If you haven’t pledged yet, now’s your chance!