ShortBox

@hoimichi MICHAEL

@not_crime_twinc 8 years...

And that's a wrap- although with over 500 orders to fulfil, I'll still be working here for the next 2-3 weeks 🌷

@heyluchie 😘😘😘

@ComicPrintingUK Gasp

@sktchdcomic David, this is so very kind; thank you

@bakanekomoon 🫰🌷✨

@S_Taradash @SBComicsFair 🌷✨🌄

It's the last 2 days of ShortBox, so here's 30% off ~everything~!! All our brilliant comics available for only 2 more days, fill your boots! Make sure to use the discount code: GOODBYESB8 shortbox.co.uk (reposting due to knackered link)

@vasarru oh, thank you- let me try again

And once again: @SBComicsFair will continue! This year is going to be incredible and if you want to continue following what I do, that's the account to follow.

@matthieu_leg It's not ending; the fair will continue

@Yolo_Tengo thank you. the hardest aspect is there is so little work/roles in this area, that sort of invariably means having to carve my space continually i.e. 'build your own' which is exhausting

@Short_Box your editorial curation and direction is unerring, zainab ✨ wishing you a smooth journey on future ventures

There's a glut of reasons ShortBox is closing, but it's not due to a lack of readership. The reason we've been able to exist is due to the fantastic -and still growing- support of our readership. The audience for complex, weird, intelligent, visually interesting comics is there

The main reason SB is closing (and it took me a while to realise) is that I'm not interested in running a business. I don't want to do marketing, social media, conventions, admin, customer service, print prep, and on and on. I just want to do editorial curation and direction.

Last year, cartoonists took in over £300k in sales at @SBComicsFair -in just 1 month. It's not an issue of a lack of interest or readership, but general infrastructure and resources (i.e. there not being any) in comics almost across the board. It is, or becomes, unsustainable

@KejeraL It was well-intentioned for sure, but it's too easy to scapegoat 'support' in the form of readership. Comics lacks support on almost every level, it's a systemic issue

@Short_Box Yeah, I opened that piece hoping for an interview with SB, not to point fingers at readers who have, seemingly, been nothing but supportive

@heyluchie Americans problem is the world doesn't exist beyond the US; they think they are the world

Package of great happiness from @Short_Box featuring some of my dungeons and dragons my little ponies 🥹

February 29th will be the final day you can order physical books from the beloved indie publisher @Short_Box comicsbeat.com/shortbox-ends-…