According to the Lambda Literary Awards, the Best LGBTQ+ Comic of 2020 is… Cannonball by Kelsey Wroten! Congratulations to Kelsey Wroten! Here’s what they had to say about the book: “Mythology is so weird,” says Pen, the level-headed best friend and foil to Caroline Bertram, the fierce, rudderless queer art school graduate at the center […]
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Shipping Delays Dept.
Dear Readers I wanted to put up a quick note on the shipment status of recent orders and subscriptions. Over the last month or so Uncivilized Books has gone through one of the most difficult times of our existence. All activity at the company pretty much slowed to a crawl or ground to a halt. […]
Uncivilized Books finalist for the Lammys and Indie Awards
The news is mostly bleak out there, so it’s good to focus on some good news for a change: a couple of recent award nominations! First up is Cannonball by Kelsey Wroten. It’s nominated for the Lambda Literary Awards (or Lammys for short) in the Comics & Graphic Novel category. Cannonball is also a finalist […]
Uncivilized Doomsday Plan
Quarantine Day 5 Our co-working office building closed its doors on yesterday (Tuesday 3.17). We had just completed our move to that space in late February. Now, less than a month later we had to move again. The news from China, Italy, and the rest of the world was growing increasingly dire. It was only […]
Sweet Little Cunt: The Graphic Work of Julie Doucet, by Anne Elizabeth Moore wins an Eisner Award!
It’s official! Sweet Little Cunt: The Graphic Work of Julie Doucet, by Anne Elizabeth Moore won an Eisner Award! We’ve been nominated almost every year since we started publishing, but this is our first ever win! Here’s a list of our past nominations: 2013: Post York by James Romberger (Best Single Issue or One-Shot) 2014: […]
Uncivilized Books Gets Two Eisner Award Nominations!
We’re happy to announce that Uncivilized Books is nominated for two Eisner Awards! Noah Van Sciver is nominated in the Best Reality-Based Work category for One Dirty Tree! Noah’s memoir has already won one award (AML) and a two other nominations! Noah is also nominated for another Eisner under the Best Humor Publication for A […]
Uncivilized Books Nominated for six 2019 DiNKy Awards
Uncivilized + ODOD Books hauled in a pretty impressive collection of nominations for the DiNKy Awards! Six nominations in four categories! Gabrielle Bell was nominated for Best Anthology/Collection, and Best Small Press publication for Cecil and Jordan in New York. Noah Van Sciver was nominated for Best Small Press publication for One Dirty Tree. Tim Sievert was nominated […]
Public Statement/Apology Regarding Ginseng Roots
On the issue of the Ginseng Roots box cover image and the project in general: Concerns have been voiced on Twitter over the preliminary cover image to our Ginseng Roots Box Set. Various parties on the internet called out the artist, Craig Thompson, over Orientalism present in the image. The image chosen to preview the […]
Out Soon: Cannonball by Kelsey Wroten
We finally have some final printed copies of Cannonball by Kelsey Wroten. The book turned out amazing! Just look at the pictures! Kelsey’s art looks really great! We can’t wait until you get get your hands on it. Cannonball has been gathering steam since we announced it a few months ago! The book got a […]
Craig Thompson’s Ginseng Roots Collectible Box
As we’re making final preparations to print the first issue of Craig Thompson’s Ginseng Roots, we’re also thinking about the container that will hold the whole series together. A few of you out there have been asking about the Ginseng Roots Collectible Box which is currently offered for free with with 12 issue Ginseng Roots Subscription. […]