Radiator Comics

Observant readers of our monthly newsletter will have noticed a fun new drawing by Sage Coffey at the bottom of our most recent correspondence. Sage designed a new sticker for us, and we think it looks amazing!

How can one get their hands on this sticker, you might ask. We’re including one or two in every order we receive, we’re including a small stack when shops place wholesale orders (so be sure to visit your favorite local shop, and encourage them to order titles from us), and we’ll have them at our table at comics and zine fests at which we’re exhibiting (MoCCA, TCAF, CAKE, mmore TBA)! We’re also shipping a handful to Sage, so be nice to them, and maybe they’ll give you a sticker too.

Last week Ryan Carey from Ryan C’s Four Color Apocalypse wrote “Whit Taylor’s Fizzle is really finding its footing as one of the outstanding naturalist comic book narratives of our time.” We agree!

Radiator Comics is very proud to publish the third issue of Whit Taylor’s current comic series, Fizzle! Claire is a transplant to California from New Jersey, where she has been introduced to fruit she’s never tasted before. These tangy flavors could be an avenue out of her listless life of a barista job at a tea shop, and a directionless relationship.

Fizzle No. 3 is out now, and it’s our favorite issue yet! Whit continues to build off of her patient story telling, and adds to a story that continues to develop in front of our eyes. This issue’s narrative flows smoothly from scene to scene as we jump through time, and learn a lot about Claire and her relationship with Andy.

You can order issue 3 here, ask your local shop to order copies, or sign up for a subscription to the first five issues of the series. Subscribers receive copies before anyone else, bonus materials, and discounts on shipping. Subscriptions are customizable so you can start with issue any issue number.

We only have two weeks left at our pop-up shop at Locust Projects! That means only two more free cartooning workshops. This Saturday, February 1, Neil Brideau will lead participants in drawing and submitting comics to Trubble Club’s Infinite Corpse project (participation does not guarantee your comic will appear on the website, and this workshop is not affiliated with the organizers of the project).

Radiator Comics is thrilled to announce our new pop-up shop at Locust Projects from November 26, 2019 through February 8, 2020! The pop-up is in conjunction with Locust Projects’ current exhibition, Trenton Doyle Hancock: I Made a Mound City in Miami Dade County.

Trenton Doyle Hancock’s work is heavily influenced by comics, and the exhibition features original pages from his hand-illustrated work Trenton Doyle Hancock Presents The Moundverse Chapter 1: What is a Mound? We’re honored to be invited to complement Hancock’s visionary work, and we’ve curated a selection of comics we feel reflect themes in his art.

We encourage you to come and visit us, enjoy the exhibition, hang out on our couch and read comics as much as you would like. We are continuing our open consignment policy for self-published comics and zines from Florida, and will be offering a series of comics-making workshops in January!
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We are excited to announce Exile Books will host Radiator Comics’ pop-up shop from July 11 through September 8, 2019. Radiator Comics will be taking over Exile’s shop at 5900 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33127 with their inventory of handmade and small press comic books.

The pop-up will be open Thursday through Sunday 12:00 to 7:00pm, with occasional extended hours for programming.

The Radiator Comics “take-over” of Exile Books’ space will include a slate of free programming that will include workshops for children and adults, comics jam parties, comics readings, and film screenings.

The pop-up’s opening reception will take place Friday July 12 from 6pm – 9pm with pop-up book making activities!