Cartoonists for Palestine is a volunteer group of cartoonists, writers and editors. We are creating an archive of comics about Palestine to help create an international community of artists and to shape public understanding of the ongoing genocide. Since launching in March 2024, we have published over 100 comics on our
online archive. We are now fundraising to publish a print anthology, which will be a 200-page, full-color book of comics created by over 50 artists from around the world.
About preorders:
Through this campaign, you can preorder copies of the book. We will be publishing the first edition of book in October 2024 through Crucial Comix. We will be taking preorders through October 30th, 2024. Books will be printed in November 2024 and ship by the end of the year. A PDF of the book will also be available on the Cartoonists for Palestine website in November as a free download for anyone.
About the project:
Comics have no walls nor borders. All around the world, in newspapers, magazines and on mobile phone screens, comics speak about the most important topics of the day and represent an opportunity to reject the boundaries that were assigned to us. We are not powerless. Through comics, we can shape the narratives told about ourselves and our world—and in that way, we hope to provoke change.
This archive seeks to center personal responses to Gaza within the cartoonist community, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, state-identification, place of birth, or place of current existence. This archive rejects Islamophobia, antisemitism, chauvinism, and hate of any and all kinds. This anthology embraces social justice, solidarity, equality, and unity of any and all kinds.
Why a book?
A book can shape both public opinion and the historical record. Cartoonists have been publishing their work on Instagram and other social media, where it’s often censored and can be hard to find. This book collects dozens of comics and puts them into a format where they can reach places like schools, libraries, and bookstores, where they can be for years from now. It’s powerful to have the voices of all these artists in conversation with each other on the pages of a book, rather than everyone speaking just to their own audience.
Finances:
Artists have donated their comics to the online archive, and we have offered each artist in the book a $100 honorarium for licensing their work in this print anthology.
All proceeds from the book, beyond the cost of printing, shipping, and artist honorariums, will be donated to Palestinian aid organizations. The groups we are fundraising for with this first edition are
Medical Aid for Palestinians,
ANERA, and
Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund. We have contacted these organizations, which are based in Palestine, and received their approval to donate proceeds from this book.
Our fundraising goal of $15,000 will cover a print run of 1000 copies. Anything over $15,000 we raise will be donated directly and also once we cover the costs of printing and shipping this book run, we will begin to donate the proceeds. We will donate the proceeds periodically and update the “financial details” section of our site with receipts.
The money from preorders will be handled by Crucial Comix, who will be arranging the printing and shipping of the finished book. If you have any questions or ideas about this project, please feel free to get in touch via our website.
Contributors include:
Among the 50 contributors are: Adam Whittier, Al Benbow, BeneDí, Cooper Lit, Dimitrea Tokunbo, Douglas Lambert, Eli Valley, Ethan Heitner, Holly Casio, Jen Camper, Jen Sorensen, Jess Peng, Julia Mata, Kaitlyn Quach, Layal Safieddine, Madeline Berger, Maia Kobabe, Matt Bors, Melissa Mendes, Mohammad Sabaaneh, Rachel Deutsch, Safdar Ahmed, Sam Nakahira, Sarah Firth, Solomon J. Brager, Soolagna Majumdar, Trinidad Escobar, Zhen, Kazimir Lee
About the cover:
The cover for this book features an illustration by artist Mohammad Saba’aneh, which is used with permission from his graphic narrative
Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine (Street Noise Books).
Wholesale copies:
If you would like to wholesale copies of the book (such as for a bookstore or institution), please contact us to determine how much you should donate to receive the copies you need. Email: editors@crucialcomix.com
