Cross Comix

Today the jury of the 2026 Small Press Award got together to make their final selection. The winner will announced on May 29 at the @stripdagenhaarlem . This year the jury consists of: 2025 winner Moos Boeke, Tonio van Vugt, chief editor of Zone 5300, artist Mena Wellen and Mara Joustra, head of Animation and Comic Design at ArtEZ. The yearly Small Press Award celebrates artisanal, experimental, beautiful and often hand-made publications in limited editions. Expect to be pleasantly surprised! ➤ follow Moos Boeke: @moosboeke ➤ follow Tonio van Vugt @zone5300_magazine ➤ follow Mena Wellen @menahmenahmenah #smallpress #smallpressaward #stripdagenhaarlem

Ten artists from the Netherlands and Berlin are creating a zine in a four day exchange. Follow the Berlin Comic Exchange and the artists on this exciting journey!! The zine will be curated and published after the exchange. All the work will be on show during the Cross Comix festival on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of September 2026 in De Doelen in Rotterdam, NL. Multibonus points for who can spot the big mistake in this reel!!!! Artists: ➤ follow Judy Greta Moore: @ignatzhoch ➤ follow Woo: @young_jwoo ➤ follow Adam Pol: @adamski0_o ➤ follow Sterre Richard: @studiosterric ➤ follow Shawn Wannapat: @der.shawn ➤ follow Ellie Mc Guinness: @suck_ants ➤ follow Maka: @Makavirta ➤ follow Eva ten Cate: @eva.ten.cate ➤ follow Anh Ngo: @anhenknst_ ➤ follow Angelie: @angeliekoe Organised by Saskia van Amstel aka @burning__desk and alea rodriguez at the Renate Comics Library @renatecomics , Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin. Go there! It’s a great library and you can also buy loads of zines, artwork, prints and, yes, comics.

Woo and Judy Greta Moore join eight other artists from Berlin and the Netherlands to create a zine in four days at the Berlin Comic Exchange 2026, at the Renate Comics Library in Berlin. Woo is an illustrator and comic artist from Korea. They enjoy creating stories that explore the lives of women and genderqueer individuals. Judy Greta Moore is the author of the trans memoir comic "Everything is Somewhat Repaired," which was awarded a Berlin Senate Comics Endowment in 2023, as well as recent books with WEIRD and Moom comics publishers. Her work has been shown in many exhibitions from Berlin to Londen to Malmö. The Berlin Comic Exchange zine will be curated and published after the exchange and all the work will be on show during the Cross Comix festival on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of September 2026 in De Doelen in Rotterdam, NL. So many thanks to organizers Saskia van Amstel aka Burning desk and alea rodriguez at the Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin. 📍May 8–11, Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin. ➤ follow Judy Greta Moore: @ignatzhoch ➤ follow Woo: @young_jwoo ➤ follow Renate Comics: @renatecomics #berlin #renatecomics #rotterdam

Adam Pol and Sterre Richard will join eight other artists from Berlin and the Netherlands and create a zine in four days at the Berlin Comic Exchange 2026, at the Renate Comics Library in Berlin. Adam pol (SK) is an illustrator and comic artist from Slovakia, currently living and working in Berlin. They make comics and draw, mostly about their lived queer experiences, mixed with stories from local folklore and myths. Sterre Richard (NL) makes a combination of queer love stories, weird knight horror stories and fantasy comics for kids: ‘creating comics is a way to get to know myself’. The Berlin Comic Exchange zine will be curated and published after the exchange and all the work will be on show during the Cross Comix festival on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of september 2026 in De Doelen in Rotterdam, NL. So many thanks to organizers Saskia van Amstel aka Burning desk and alea rodriguez at the Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin. 📍May 8–11, Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin. ➤ follow Adam Pol: @adamski0_o ➤ follow Sterre Richard: @studiosterric ➤ follow Renate Comics: @renatecomics #berlin #renatecomics #rotterdam

Houd jullie potloden scherp, want GRID is back! Opnieuw nodigen we makers uit om de one page comic te vieren op eigen wijze. De 10 finalisten krijgen hun strip op A0-formaat geprint en in menig expo tentoongesteld. Zowel het Permeke bibliotheek in Antwerpen, Rock Paper Pencil, als het festival Cross Comix in Nederland verwelkomen jullie werk. Deze derde GRID-editie heeft weer een intrigerende driekoppige jury, waarover spoedig meer 😉 Lees alle inzendingsformaliteiten via de link in bio. ✍️Deadline: 14 juni, 23:59:59 Illustratie door @happymiel4 (Miel Vandepitte) https://www.pulpdeluxe.be/artikels/open-call-grid-2026

Shawn Wannapat & Ellie Mc Guinness will join eight other artists from Berlin and the Netherlands and create a zine in four days at the Renate Comics Library in Berlin. Shawn Wannapat (THA) (they/them) is an illustrator/graphic designer from Bangkok, who has e been living in Berlin for eight years. A big theme in their work is commentary on gentrification and displacement in Berlin. Ellie Mc Guinness (EIR) is an Irish Illustrator and tattoo artist living in Rotterdam who often makes short, detailed pages that show part of their dream world. As a queer non binary artist, their work is centred on the relationship to their body and the desire to change oneself. The Berlin Comic Exchange zine will be curated and published after the exchange and all the work will be on show during the Cross Comix festival on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of september 2026 in De Doelen in Rotterdam, NL. So many thanks to organizers Saskia van Amstel aka Burning desk and alea rodriguez at the Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin. 📍May 8–11, Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin. ➤ follow Shawn Wannapat: @der.shawn ➤ follow Ellie Mc Guinness: @suck_ants ➤ follow Renate Comics: @renatecomics #berlin #renatecomics #rotterdam Tagging: burning__desk, marijnvanderwaa, dasha.starostin, diedestudio, renatecomics, suckants, der.shawn Collab: suckants, der.shawn, renatecomics, burning__desk

Countdown to the Berlin Comic Exchange 2026. Ten artists from Berlin and the Netherlands will create a zine in a four day exchange in May. Today we feature artists Eva ten Cate and Maka! Eva ten Cate (NL) is an illustrator/image maker based in Zwolle, NL. Her work is usually about connecting with the organisms around us like trees, bugs and shells, and to see them as equals to us humans. Maka (FI) has lived in Berlin for 16 years now. She’s interested in personal themes such as emotions, feminism, relationships, encounters, sexuality, as well as the boundaries and freedoms imposed by society. Her first graphic novel ‘Rusinat Berliinin munkista’ has just been published. The Berlin Comic Exchange zine will be curated and published after the exchange and all the work will be on show during the Cross Comix festival on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of September 2026 in De Doelen in Rotterdam, NL. So many thanks to organisers Saskia van Amstel aka Burning desk and alea rodriguez at the Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin. 📍May 8–11, Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin. ➤ follow Maka: @Makavirta ➤ follow Eva ten Cate: @eva.ten.cate ➤ follow Renate Comics: @renatecomics #berlin #renatecomics #rotterdam

Renate Comics Berlin & Cross Comix Rotterdam are teaming up again! Ten artists from the Netherlands and Berlin will create a zine in a four day exchange in May. They will work in teams and we’re happy to introduce the first couple, Anh Ngô and Angelie. Anh Ngô (NL) is an illustrator and comic artist who focuses on social-cultural subjects: her work is shaped by ongoing questions of belonging, distance, and memory. Angelie (DE) has worked as a character artist in gaming but she now branches out into comics again. We can't wait for the results! The zine will be curated and published after the exchange and all the work will be on show during the Cross Comix festival on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of September 2026 in De Doelen in Rotterdam, NL. Big shoutout to the organisers and creative engines behind the exchange: Saskia van Amstel aka Burning desk and alea rodriguez from the Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin. 📅 May 8 - 11 ➤ follow Anh Ngô: @anhenknst_ ➤ follow Angelie: @angeliekoe ➤ follow Renate Comics: @renatecomics #berlin #renatecomics #rotterdam

🏆Small Press Award Alert 🏆 Werk je aan een originele, ambachtelijke en / of experimentele publicatie? ✂️📚 Maak je boeken in kleine oplage, met aandacht voor vorm, materiaal en inhoud? Dan is dit jouw kans. Dien je werk in vóór 3 mei in en zet jouw makerschap in de spotlight. Plus je maakt kans op een prijs van €1500. 💸 Voor makers die buiten de lijnen tekenen, drukken, binden en denken. 🧵📖 De uitreiking is op 29 mei 2026 tijdens de opening van Stripdagen Haarlem. Meedoen? Stuur je inzending in met een deelnameformulier, een fysiek exemplaar van je uitgave, een pdf en enkele foto’s van het werk. Op onze website vind je alle informatie hierover. Inzendingen kunnen gestuurd worden naar: Stichting Beeldverhaal Nederland Postbus 132 2000 AC - Haarlem De pdf-versie en de foto's naar: [email protected]

In March the Cross Comix team visited the Opzich festival in Heerlen. We dropped by at Wobby Wonderland, the DIY publishing and printed matter fair organised by @wobby ,club. With lots of independent artists, zines, and riso prints. Cross Comix team member Diede talked to Marjolein Schalk, the artistic director at Wobby, and artists Nina Neczliova_ and Hi, Jack! publishing. We loved it, and DO visit Wobby Wonderland if it’s in your neighbourhood! Give them a follow! ➣ @wobbyclub ➣@ninaneczliova_ ➣@hijackpublishing ➣ @maricampistron Thanks to CCX team members Diede @diedestudio , Saskia @burning__desk , Dasha @dasha.starostin & Marijn @marijnvanderwaa . #comix #risoprint #heerlen #wobby #crosscomix

LAST CHANCE! Deadline for the Berlin Comic Exchange extended to April 7. We invite comic artists based in the Netherlands and Berlin to apply for this exciting exchange program at Renate Comics in Berlin! 🔗APPLY NOW via the link in bio or crosscomix.nl! Brought to you by @renatecomics and @burning__desk Design by alea rodriguez & Saskia van Amstel #berlincomics #exchange #renatecomics

DEADLINE for the Berlin Comic Exchange is close, on March 31! We invite comic artists based in the Netherlands and Berlin to apply for this exciting exchange program at Renate Comics in Berlin! APPLY NOW via the link in bio or crosscomix.nl! Brought to you by @renatecomics and @burning__desk Design by alea rodriguez & Saskia van Amstel