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  • our CAFE 2026

    special guests

  • Jaime Hernandez

    co-created the ongoing comic book series Love and Rockets in 1981, which he continues to both write and draw today. Synthesizing the spirit of punk with an elegant style, Jaime’s work has won multiple awards, including the LA Times Book Prize and induction into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.

    Find Jaime at Table F10!

  • Katie Skelly

    is the creator ofMy Pretty Vampire, Maids, The Agency, and Heaven. She is the co-host of the comics podcast Thick Lines, editor of the Viscere horror comics anthology series, and creator of the Bad Girl Tarot and Oracle decks. She holds a B.A. in Art History from Syracuse University and was awarded the Emerging Artist Prize at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus in 2015.

    Find Katie at Table F10!

  • Joe Sacco

    is a cartoonist and seminal figure in the field of comics journalism. Based in Portland, his journalism work includes the books Palestine, Safe Area Goražde, Paying the Land, and most recently, Requiem for Gaza, co-written with Chris Hedges. Sacco’s work has recieved multilple Eisner and Harvey Awards as well as the American Book Award.

    Joe will presenting at 1:00 with Jaime Hernandez on the main stage and will be signing at the Info Booth from 2:00 PM until 3:30 PM

  • Ziyed Ayoub

    is an award-winning free-lance illustrator and comics creator. In addition to self publishing, his work has been published by Abrams ComicArts, Image Comics, and Iron Circus Comics.

    Find Ziyed at Table F9.

  • Crucial Comix

    is a Portland-based, cartoonist-run small press founded by Sarah Shay Mirk and Audra McNamee that publishes narrative nonfiction comics and offers compelling classes on comics-making and practice.

    Find Crucial Comix at Table G8.

  • Oregon Cartoon Project

    is a non-profit organization that promotes comic-making, cartooning and the related disciplines of film and animation in our state and beyond. 

  • our CAFE 2026

    exhibitors

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Acker Draws

Cryptid County comics: follows Dennis and Sylvie and their rag-tag group of misfit 20-somethings friends trying to survive a world overrun with cryptids that stalk the ever-growing dark woods. The Sorcerer: short dark fantasy zine, and original horror-themed stickers and prints 

Find him at Table C4
 Preview his work here.

Aimee Flom

Aimee Flom's work is a collection of small moments exploring nature and myths captured in even smaller zines.

Find her at Table A7.
Preview her work here.

Alieha Dryden

Alieha  Dryden is a comic artist and illustrator from the Pacific Northwest,  though she currently finds herself in Idaho, fighting off goat heads.  Her work pays homage to filigree dense fairytales, mysteries of arcane  flavor, queerness in all its forms and especially brave young women. ​

Find her at Table A5
Preview her work here.

Andrea Rosales

My artwork features cute, colorful and punny characters in addition to my line of products featuring my original characters, “The Pan Dulce Pals.” Original prints, sticker packs, sticker sheets, charms, buttons, magnets, comic-books, and stationery sets.

Find her at Table E5
Preview her work here.

Arc Welder Studios

Damon is the founder of Boise, Idaho based indie comics publisher, Arc Welder Studios, and writer of KAIJU LIBRE and "Lumberjack Horror" comic, PELTS.

Find him at Table B10
Preview his work here.

Art Ducko Magazine

Art Ducko focuses on publishing magazines featuring UO student-made comics and cartoons.

Find them at Table G6

Arrthur Ami

Artthur Ami is a Portland-based artist that creates collectable art for creative and cozy homebodies!

Find them at Table C2 and
preview their work here.

Bridgett Spicer

Bridgett Spicer writes, Auntie Beeswax a comic about a sunny, bright-sighted auntie! 

Find her at Table F7
Preview her work here

camcaff

Cam McCafferty is a zine and comics creator based in Portland. Cam has been dedicating recent years to lesbian secret agent bunnies. They are the creator of journal zines Prayer Blanket and Scoot: an Adoptee Story, the latter of which is the 2025 Minicomic Awards winner of the Non-Fiction Category. 

Find him at Table A3
See their work here.

Cal Young Comics

CYC is the home of Private Posse! A post-apocalyptic sci-fi comedy set in NYC! In addition to our main series Private Posse, we also have an all ages series called Organically Creative Friends about a Hare who owns a shop in Chinatown NYC! Stickers, prints, paintings and more!

Find him at Table B5.
Preview his work here. 

Captain Tempest Adventure Magazine

A high-flying adventure comic of pulp action, following the escapades of the fearless CAPTAIN TEMPEST, the intrepid reporter PAM PIKE and the stalwart mechanic MACGOYER. Follow them as they soar above the highest peaks, brave the depths of peril, and dare to tread into thin air!

Find him at Table B2
Preview their work here.

Chihiro Howe

Fantasy manga based on fairy tales and legends.

Find her at Table B6.
Preview her work here.

CJ Joughin

Paranormal scifi comics and art with a retro vibe (and cats).

Find him at Table B12.
Preview his work here.

clownlunch

I make zines and comics of all shapes and sizes. My work is full of clowns, monsters, food and fun slice-of-life moments.

Find him at Table C5 and
preview his work here.

CMCameron

​​​​​​Cameron is a Freelance Colorist who’s worked on a variety of projects for the past ten years. Notable projects she's worked on are Eisner and Ringo Award-nominated Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, Nexus Point, and Jon Kent: This Internship Is My Kryptonite. She loves animals (especially her pomeranian mix, Riley), hearty foods, and colorful clouds.

See their work here.

DarkChibiShadow

DCS, otherwise known as DarkChibiShadow, is a queer and trans cartoonist and visual novel developer. They have a passion for romance and erotica, and all of their stories are character driven, goofy romps through fantasy worlds.

See their work here.

Diddlymarsh

Diddlymarsh is a Trans Disabled artist and zinester. Her work explores queer love, comfort, and grief through comics and poetry.

Find them at Table E4 and
preview her work here.

Don't Eat Any Bugs Production

Ray Friesen is a Eugene based cartoonist, who does lots of silly animal comics and humorous shenanigans.

See their work here.

double disco dust

very cool and interesting comix and art

Find them at Table A1 and
preview their work here.

Effin' Adorable

Effin’ Adorable is the work of Aranea Push, a PNW illustrator and comic artist. She is the creator of Coffee & Wine, a graphic novel about friendship and hard conversations. She makes comics that explore vulnerability and perseverance, and illustrations that are simply “Effin’ Adorable”.

Find her at Table C9 and
 preview her work here.

Emilie Kelly

Emilie Kelly (she/they) is an indie comics creator based in Portland, OR. Her current project is Things Are Afoot! (2024-present), a mystery/horror graphic novel about the 'Most Isolated Town in America'. 

Find her at Table B8 and
See her work here.

Emma Charlotte Art

Emma Charlotte is a queer illustrator and cartoonist originally hailing from New England, now based in PDX. Inspired by the dreary, rocky and slightly haunted coasts of her hometown, her illustrative work captures deeply folkloric and otherworldly aspects of nature.

See her work here.

Eporita

The world of Eporita is inspired by nostalgia, fantasy and whimsy. Beginning in 2018, Eporita now offers a wide variety of skills, services and goods. Projects involving fiber art, tarot card reading, collage, zines and digital art have been a joy to explore.

See their work here.

Eugene Public Library

Our pals at the Eugene Public Library!

Find them at Table G1.

The Gorgonist

Robin Robinson, "The Gorgonist," is the comic artist and illustrator behind No One Returns from the Enchanted Forest, This Book Is My Best Friend, and Goth Parenting--stories for all ages with lots of monstrously charming characters to meet.

Find her at Table B11 and
preview her work here.

Green Sword Art

Digital, traditional, and fiber art of fencing, fandom, and fairy tales. 

Find them at Table E3 and
preview  their work here.

Henry Fernau

Using ink pens, vibrant color, and an unsteady yet confident line, Henry Fernau invites adults (young and old) into quiet psychedelic worlds of radical empathy no matter the path.

Find him at Table A4 and
preview his work here.

Jack Stepp's Elysian Comics

Jack is the creator, writer and artist of the ongoing graphic novel series The Elysian. In addition to being a local art educator Jack has worked as a freelance artist and designer including logos, coloring books, cosplay props and album covers for local Oregon bands like Don’t Ask Alice and One Dollar Check. Jack is currently working on the next volume of The Elysian. 

Find him at Table F3 and
preview his work here.

Jake Standley Illustration and Comics

Full grown Monster kid making art and comics with zines, prints + original commissions! Artist of Wave Collapse with writer William Plavin. 

Find him at Table A8 and
preview his work here.

James Asmus

James Asmus writes original and licensed comics (SURVIVAL STREET, RICK AND MORTY, MARVEL and more) and official collaboration cookbooks and journals for everything from WINNIE THE POOH to SUPERNATURAL.

Find him at Table B4 and 
preview his work here.

Joli Hamada

Joli Hamada is a Japanese/Okinawan-American comic artist and illustrator from Hawai'i, currently based in Oregon. She graduated with a BFA in Sequential Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), and has since worked as a professional colorist while also self-publishing her own comics.

Find her at table A10 and
preview her work here.

Joseph Fanoele

Joseph Fanoele is a cartoonist from Portland, OR, with a new comic, "Fools Gold," a 20 page riso comic forthcoming from Living Room Press featuring short science-fiction stories.

Find him at Table A9 and 
preview his work here.

Kori Bing Art

Kory Bing is an illustrator and comic creator from PDX who draws animals that don't exist and animals that don't exist anymore.

Find them at Table C1 and 
preview their work here.

Layla H Art

I self publish a series of comic books called Jace. I make comics, stickers, prints, and more that can be enjoyed by all ages.

See her work here.

Lea Seidman Hernandez

Award-winning creator (DC, Marvel, Image, and Dark Horse) and webcomics pioneer, purveyor of whimsical and affordable original art! 

Find her at Table F1 and
preview her work here.

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Lefty & Xeph's Workshop

We sell original and fan merch, as well as original comics, zines, and more! Lefty has several comic series and is working on an Animated Pilot! Xeph creates stylized VTuber models and is open for commission! From cute to creepy, Lefty and Xeph have it all in one arcade aesthetic!

Find them at Table F5 and
preview their work here.

Leylo

Leylo is a queer comic artist, illustrator, graphic, and multimedia artist, instructor and event producer from Portland, OR. Their work seeks to connect people by expressing what they're learning, overcoming and exploring through art.

Find them at Table A11 and
See their work here.

Lindzenator Draws

LINDSEY PEREZ is a nonbinary two-spirit illustrator who encourages self love, decolonization, and spiritual awakening through the form of their favorite print medium; handmade, self published comic zines. Lindsey graduated from the Comics Portfolio program at the Portland-based I.P.R.C. in 2024. 

Find them at Table C8 and
See their work here.

Living Room Press

Living Room Press is a small Risograph publisher focusing on comics, art, and nature by artists in the Pacific Northwest.


Find them at Table F6 and
See their work here.

Logan Naugle

Logan Naugle is comic writer and podcast Starting in 2015, Logan has worked on diverse array of self published comics ranging from comedy, action , horror, to slice of life.

Find him at Table D6 and See more of his work here.

Maya Lejia

Maya Leija is a tejana multidisciplinary artist creating silly queer comics and zines.

Find them at Table B9 and
See their art here.

MazitDynasty

Max Mallory (Mazitdynasty) is a writer and comic artist based out of Portland, OR! He writes queer science-fiction, thriller, and horror comics about trying (and failing) to understand yourself, bad coping mechanisms, existential dread, and many other things.

Find him at Table A2 and

See his work here.

Meg Tosi Illustrations

Meg Tosi is an author/illustrator based in Portland, OR. They're the creator of the graphic novel series "Dweedy & The Bush Cats". Their work often features spooky themes drawn in a cute, whimsical style. 

Find her at Table D4 and See her work here.

Milkshroom

A cartoonist who thinks about space and existence.

Find them at Table A12 and 
See their work here.

Neil Cochrane

Art and fiction centering queer characters overcoming obstacles and building families, reflecting on identity, relationship, and community.

Find him at Table C11 and
See his work here.

Nich the Lich

Nich is a fantasy author and illustrator who delights in making melancholy stories. 

Find them at Table C7 and See their work here.

Nicholas Orr

In his richly figurative work, Nicholas focuses on emotionally connecting new and diverse stories to readers young and old, with particular emphasis on the stories of LGBTQA+ and communities of color. 

Find him at Table D6 and See his work here.

Northwest Indigenous Language Institute

NILI supports, strengthens, and advocates for language revitalization efforts in Indigenous communities. NILI works with comics studies to produce comics instruction guides for Indigenous languages.

Find them at Table G7 and
learn more about them here.

Octal Press

Kalen Knowles is an agender cartoonist in Lynnwood, WA who self-publishes science-fantasy comics, zines, prints, and stickers under the name Octal Press. Building expansive worlds around strange non-human characters, their work contains themes of identity, friendship, gender, self-acceptance, superheroes, and biology.

Find them at Table A 4 and See their work here.

Oni Press

For nearly 30 years, Oni Press has carved a distinctive path as one of the world's most respected and acclaimed publishers of award-winning comic books and graphic novels...based right here in the PNW!

Find them at Table G4 and
learn more about them here.

Pazataque

Find them at Table B1

Pom Machine

Pom Machine is a queer writer and zinester, with work focused in sci-fi, fantasy, poetry, and witchcraft. The goal of Pom's Zine Emporium is to bring out the storyteller that lives in everyone!

Find them at Table E9 

See their work here.

PS I Made This

Hi! We’re P.S. I Made This, a zine duo with a love for cats (and birds)! With zines featuring a variety of creatures and contemplations, we also spotlight our illustrations in stickers, sticker sheets, and original paintings - each with a direct connection to one of our publications.

Find them at Table E8 and See their work here.

Push/Pull Press

Fiercely independent, charmingly eccentric, comics and zines from Seattle creators. 

Find them at Table D5 and See their work here.

Rachel Cherry

Short story comics and zines with magic, monsters, and friendship.  Also many opossum and silly stickers, ink and watercolor paintings of cats, and  prints of illustrations of girls and their animal friends

Find her at Table B3 and See her work here.

Ren Rader

I make a mix of nonfiction and queer zines and self-published comics.

Find them at Table F2 and See more of their work.

Sam Henze Art

Comics and illustration exploring everything from dark dungeons to neon future cowboys.

Find them at Table E7 and See their work here.

SerenaWhy Creative

Puppets, comics & zines and everything in between! SerenaWHY Creative has  comics, zines, prints, stickers, original art and hand made crafts like puppets, earings, hairclips and other trinkets.

Find them at Table D3 and see her work here.

Science and Comics Initiative

The UO SCI brings together comics studies students with faculty and researchers from numerous departments, programs, and campus facilities to to produce compelling and visually engaging comics based on the research of the scientists.

Find them at Table G7 and
learn more here.

SheProp

SheProp is a unique and vital part of the cosplay community designed to support female, non-binary and transgender cosplayers, artists and makers of all skill levels across the globe. 

Find them at Table G5 and 
learn more about them here.

s0apy_picklez

Autobiographical comics and zines. 

Find them at Table E10 and more of his work.

Tairabeara

Hello! My name is Taira (they/she) and I am a multimedia artist passionate about illustration, fiber arts, zines, printmaking and stationery. In a world where things are becoming more grey and monotonous, I use these different mediums to create works that are fun, brightly colored, and invoke a sense of nostalgia.

Find them at Table C6 

TrashCamellDesigns

Sequential Artist and streamer, Creator of Soy and Bee, Cryptid.

Find them at Table D1 and preview  their work.

Tyler Majo

Tyler Majo is an illustrator who's got a love for cozy colors, fun characters, and making people giggle at her booth. From full complex illustrations and comics to silly stickers, you'll likely find something you enjoy in her work!

Find her at Table F8 and preview her work here.

Watery Day

Author of Unicorn, Hunted and lover of gay medieval fantasy.

Find him at Table D2 and preview his work here.

Wordcrafters

Wordcrafters offers classes, workshops, and community gatherings for adults and youth–including story weekend writing retreats, creative writing summer camps, workshops for youth and adults, and a short story contest open to all Lane County young writers.

Find them at Table G3 and
learn more about them here

yelloart

Casper Mayberry (he/him) is a freelance artist specializing in visual development, illustration, and comics, he blends digital and traditional techniques to craft intricate, narrative-driven works. His art is deeply informed by his experiences as a queer and trans individual, exploring themes of identity, intimacy, and horror. 

Find him at Table C3 and
preview his work here.

Zeno Pirone

Queer-led, genre-heavy super-villain crime comics (and more!) 

Find them at Table B7 and preview their work here.

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