Comics for Choice

An anthology of comics about abortion, raising money for the the National Network of Abortion Funds. Buy Comics for Choice: comicsforchoice.com

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In honor of our recent Eisner Nomination, Comics for Choice is now available as a pay-what-you-want PDF download from the National Network of Abortion Funds website! 

Read it, enjoy it, and share it with those who need it. Please consider making a donation to NNAF if you can, to support their mission to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access, so that everyone can have full reproductive choice.

If you’re a comics professional, you can vote on the Eisners here.

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Our Donation Total!

Now that all the books and patches have been printed and shipped, we can announce the total amount that the Comics for Choice campaign raised for National Network of Abortion Funds, after expenses: $21,678.59! That's incredible, thank you all so much! NNAF's Executive Director, Yamani Hernandez, told us this about the impact of Comics for Choice and our donation:

"We are amazed and deeply touched by the effort, artistry, and abortion stigma-busting working that went into Comics for Choice. As the protagonist of one such story featured in this collection, I am honored to both be portrayed by an artist, and equally honored for the National Network of Abortion Funds to be the recipient of $21,678.59. This level of funding is the equivalent of supporting approximately 60 abortions, paying for gas for hundreds of rides to clinics, or bringing a group of abortion funds together for a convening on how to organize their base. It’s easy to itemize the amount of care covered by this endeavor but there is no way to quantify the power of Comics for Choice has had in increasing visibility and accessibility of abortion stories. We’re not at all surprised that the book was in such high demand, because people everywhere need and want to see abortion stories in all of their complexity, nuance, and truth. This is how cultural change happens."

It has been our great honor to support the important work of the National Network of Abortion Funds. All of the contributors who came together to create the book, and everyone who donated to the campaign, made this happen.

Thank you for your support!

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3 DAYS LEFT TO GET COMICS FOR CHOICE!

All proceeds go to the National Network of Abortion Funds, a charity that directly helps folks in need pay for their abortion procedures, and helps with the transportation costs of faraway clinics, because NO ONE should be denied a choice, no matter how little money they have. YOU can support this life-changing mission and get a great book at the same time!

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Comics for Choice fundraiser ends soon, on June 30th!

It’s a fantastic anthology of pro-choice comics, and all proceeds go to the National Network of Abortion Funds, a charity that helps remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion so that everyone can have full reproductive choice. Higher donation tiers can also get amazing patches, available exclusively through this fundraiser! 

Preorder your copy now, before time runs out! And if you’re unable to donate, please consider sharing Comics for Choice with your friends.

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Comics for Choice Contributor: Emily Lady!

Emily Lady (@blankadventuresofemily) lives with their cat/wife and a thousand hungry ghosts. Check out their weekly, much funnier, semi-autobiographical comic at emilylady.com and other work at emilyladyart on instagram.

Emily’s comic is a thoughtful exploration of how being adopted shaped their own relationship to abortion.

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Comics for Choice Contributor: CB Hart!

CB Hart is a cartoonist living in San Mateo and graduate of the Sequential Artist Workshop.

CB’s comic is a thoughtful symbolic interpretation of pregnancy, childbirth, and abortion.

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Comics for Choice Contributors: Brittany Mostiller & Lilly Taing!

Brittany Mostiller is executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, a nonprofit that promotes reproductive justice through funding abortion and organizing for racial, economic and gender justice. A native to the south side of Chicago, Brittany is passionate about authenticity, community organizing and writing. You can read some of her pieces at Medium.com/@brimost. When she isn’t busy saving the world you can find her dancing with her children or watching How to Get Away With Murder.

Lilly Taing is a Los Angeles-born seedling who likes illustrating and making comics. She's hoping to make good art someday that can capture the quiet, unspoken feelings and complexities of our inner worlds. She hopes to combine her passion for medicine and art to help patients and healthcare providers share their stories.

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Comics for Choice Contributor: Sarah Mirk!

Sarah Mirk (@sexfromscratch) is a multi-media journalist who covers politics, gender, and sexuality. She's the host of Bitch Media's feminism and pop culture podcast Popaganda, a contributing editor at comics journalism site The Nib, and an avid comics fan.

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Comics for Choice Contributors: MJ Flores & Kat Fajardo!

MJ Flores is an abortion storyteller with We Testify, a leadership program of the National Network of Abortion Funds, and shares her story to confront abortion stigma and challenge anti-abortion legislation. By day, MJ is a public sector strategy consultant working on health, economics, and gender issues in the United States and abroad.

Kat Fajardo (@katfajardoart) is a freelance comic artist, illustrator, and editor of La Raza Anthology. You can find her working hard at her Brooklyn-based studio creating playful and colorful work about self acceptance and Latinx culture.

MJ writes about the obstacles she faced to getting an abortion, in both Kenya and Texas, and how important it was to share her story.

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Comics for Choice Contributors: Plan C & Nomi Kane!

Plan C is a non-profit alliance of advocates who believe everyone has a right to know about the technology of medication abortion, including women in the United States. They believe women have a right to access this safe and effective technology to end their own pregnancies conveniently, confidentially, and independently.

Nomi Kane ( @nomikane is an alumni of The Center for Cartoon Studies who loves rock and roll, and the Oakland Athletics. Nomi draws editorial cartoons and short fiction comics whenever she can. By day, she works as a Staff Artist at the Schulz Studio in sunny Santa Rosa.

Read Plan C’s comic in full on Bust.com! Pre-order Comics for Choice to read more great comics, while helping protect abortion rights!

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Comics for Choice Contributor: Tatiana Gill!

Tatiana Gill (@tatianagill) is a Seattle based cartoonist who uses her art to show strength and vulnerability. Themes include body-positivity, feminism, mental health and recovery. Tatiana has created dozens of self-published comic books, teaches comics, and contributes comics to local & global publications.

Tatiana tells the story of her abortion with humor and heart, and how #ShoutYourAbortion helped her heal.

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Comics for Choice Contributor: Claudia E. Berger!

Claudia E. Berger (@claudiaeberger) is a New York City based cartoonist. She makes comics about mental health, mythology and houseplants, and spends way too much time thinking about science fiction.

Claudia talks about how learning about her mom’s abortion helped her dispel her own abortion stigma.

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Comics for Choice contributors: Dr. Cynthia Greenlee & Jaz Malone!

Dr. Greenlee tells the story of Dr. Dorothy Brown—the first female surgeon from Meharry, a Black medical college in Tennessee; abortion provider; and the first Black woman legislator in the state!

Dr. Cynthia Greenlee is a North Carolina-based journalist and historian. She's the senior editor at Rewire, the go-to online site for news and commentary about reproductive justice, health, and rights in the United States. She's also working on a history of Black Americans and abortion. Follow her @CynthiaGreenlee.

After being attacked by a billy goat at a young age, Jaz Malone decided that leaving her Detroit, MI home was for the best. She moved to Philadelphia, PA, where she received her BFA in Animation from The University of The Arts. She currently works in the tri-state area as an illustrator, digital arts instructor, and tea enthusiast. She has yet to be attacked by another goat.

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Comics for Choice Contributors: Samantha Romero & Erin Lux!

Samantha Romero studied Global Studies at Randolph Macon Women's College in Lynchburg, Virginia and is pursuing her Master's in Sociology at the University of Texas at El Paso. She was an organizer for the Wendy Davis Campaign, which sparked her passion for reproductive justice. Samantha works full time at a Texas state senate office, is the President of the West Fund, and a member of We Testify.

Erin Lux (@erin-lux) is a Brooklyn based illustrator and cartoonist. She's the creator of the webcomic, Fascist Friends, and many other short irreverent comics.

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Comics for Choice Contributors: Lindsay Rodriguez & Lucy Haslam!

Lindsay Rodriguez is the Communications Manager for the National Network of Abortion Funds. She joined NNAF after serving as Board President for the Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity. From San Antonio, she'll always be a proud Texan who loves a dog walk, warm patio nights, and a good book.

Lucy Haslam (@laslan) graduated last year from Falmouth University, UK and now specialises in editorial work and comics. Some of these comics are made as part of the group Froglump, which has tabled at fairs around the country and does fun events together.

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Comics for Choice Contributors: Heidi Williamson & Julia Krase!

These two are collaborating on a comic about reproductive freedom fighters, in a future where abortion is illegal and pregnant people are forced to comply with government monitoring.

Heidi Williamson is the Senior Policy Analyst for the Women’s Health and Rights program at the Center for American Progress and the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Prior to joining American Progress, Heidi worked for SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective and the Services Employee International Union (SEIU). She is Board Chair of SPARK Reproductive Justice Now!, a reproductive justice organization based in Atlanta, Georgia and is an avid comic book reader.

Julia Krase (@juliakrase) is currently scribbling and petting dogs in Portland, Oregon. Her work is usually a product of pent of emotion that can't be said with words.

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Comics for Choice Contributors: Tanya DePass & Wren Chavers!

Tanya DePass (@ineeddiversegames) is the founder and Director of I Need Diverse Games, a not-for-profit foundation based in Chicago, that is dedicated to better diversification of all aspects of gaming. She is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves everything about gaming, #INeedDiverseGames spawn point, and wants to make it better and more inclusive for everyone. She’s the Founder and EIC of @OutofTokensCast, the Diversity Liaison for GaymerX and often speaks on issues of diversity, feminism, race, intersectionality & other topics at conventions. Her writing appears in Uncanny Magazine, Polygon, Vice Gaming, Waypoint, Wiscon Chronicles, Paste Games and other publications.

Wren Chavers (@notcathi) is doing their best!! A recent graduate of the School of Visual arts they're working to make all the comics they can!! When they aren't making comics, they're making memes or bread or some weird combination of the two.

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