Gina Gagliano
@ginagagliano.bsky.social
comics, books, ice cream contact at: gina.gagliano@gmail.com
The fantastic people at @averyhill.bsky.social are sending me to SPX again this year! Stop by and say hi at table J-1!
This clearly superior example of an airport has an ice cream vending machine!
Proud to live in Massachusetts where we pass laws against book bans! (This photo is me and @clementeworks.com with the Governor at the Freedom to Read law signing ceremony!!) www.mass.gov/news/governo...
Do you have questions about queer comics publishing? @benwilgus.bsky.social and I will be at Flamecon to discuss; you can sign up here!
Flame Con@flamecon.bsky.social · 2mo agoHere's your chance to learn from the pros!✨ Flame Con Micro-Mentorships return, bringing portfolio reviews by Erica Henderson, Kiana Khansmith, and Sara Gómez Woolley, plus group Q&As with Queer Vox voice actors & comics & manga editors. Spots are limited—follow the link in our bio to apply today!
I got to talk to @deltahead.bsky.social about plants, mental health, and their new book! They’re so cool! www.tcj.com/an-interview...
An interview with Iasmin Omar Ata: 'I just always gravitated towards multiple mediums' - The Comics Journal
TCJ first talked to Iasmin Omar Ata in 2017, after the publication of their first graphic novel Mi(s)hadra, a book inspired by their own experiences dealing with epilepsy during their college years. A...
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I got to talk yesterday with awesome CBC GN Advocate awardees @andreacecelia.bsky.social and @redgoldsparks.bsky.social about the challenges—and joy—in comics publishing today. You can watch our conversation at the link! cbcbooks.org/publishers/p...
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The only way this interview with @decassette.bsky.social could’ve been better was if there were more dragons, but we had to leave some space for frogs and heists and cat cafes, I guess! www.tcj.com/an-interview...
An Interview with Linnea Sterte: 'Small moments are probably the easiest thing for me' - The Comics Journal
Gina Gagliano talks to the author of A Garden of Spheres and Stages of Rot about fantasy, dragons and why frogs are so fascinating.
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Thanks so much to the Children's Book Council for recognizing me with this year's Graphic Novel Advocate Award! cbcbooks.org/awards-and-b...
I talked to publishers, librarians, and distributors about comics and the demise of venerable library distributor Baker & Taylor! www.tcj.com/books-are-go...
'Books are going to take longer to get to libraries': What Baker & Taylor's demise means for comics - The Comics Journal
Diamond’s disintegration is not the only crisis facing comics publishers these days. The latest distribution company ceasing to exist is the venerable library distributor Baker & Taylor. If you’re not...
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Why does Lee Lai draw so many bicycles? All this and more at: www.tcj.com/an-interview...
An interview with Lee Lai: 'I’ve developed a growing fondness for confrontation' - The Comics Journal
Gina Gagliano talkes to the Cannon author about queerness, invisible magpies, kitchens, and bicycles.
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I got to talk to @ngoziu.com! She has a new book and it’s great! www.tcj.com/love-that-ch...
Love that Chi-Chi! Ngozi Ukazu scores a different type of body checking with her new book, Flip - The Comics Journal
Ngozi Ukazu talks to Gina Gagliano about all that’s led up to this moment, and about her latest graphic novel, Flip, which tells the story of a Black high school girl who switches bodies with the popu...
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Mariko Tamaki is great! It was so fun to get to have this conversation with her, she’s the coolest! www.tcj.com/mariko-tamak...
Mariko Tamaki is killing it: 'We're constantly pushing back against someone trying to tell us our reality is wrong.' - The Comics Journal
Does Mariko Tamaki ever stop? Let's hope not! Here she talks to Gina Gagliano about superheroes, queer identity, the best eyebrows ever, and her new murder mystery set at an all-girls' boarding school...
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I talked to many amazing comics retailers about tariffs for @comicsjournal.bsky.social and mostly they are very tired (but still excited about comics). www.tcj.com/tariffs-are-...
Tariffs are affecting comic book stores, but not in ways you might expect - The Comics Journal
Gina Gagliano talked to forty-five comics stores about how they’re weathering this year’s financial changes and upsets.
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I got to interview two people who have been changing the face of comics their whole careers (and who have now teamed up for a new book) for TCJ! www.tcj.com/what-do-you-...
'What do you think would happen if we combined Smile with Understanding Comics?’ Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud have the answer - The Comics Journal
Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud talk to Gina Gagliano about their collaboration, The Cartoonists Club.
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I wrote a super-depressing article about comics publishing and tariffs at the beginning of the year, and it was sufficiently ominous that now I’ve written another one. Thanks to everyone who talked to me for this! www.tcj.com/comics-and-t...
Comics and Trump's tariffs 2.0: 'They might fuck us up at any moment' - The Comics Journal
Gina Gagliano follows up in how the comic book publishing industry is being affected by the Trump administration’s reckless tariffs.
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Thank you to all the publishers who talked to me about their thoughts on tariffs in 2025! www.tcj.com/what-will-po...
What will potential tariffs mean for comics publishers in 2025? 'We'll likely have less customers' - The Comics Journal
Gina Gagliano talked to a host of comics publishers to get a sense of what the potential effects of increased tariffs from the new Trump administration could be.
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I got to talk about two fantasy graphic novels I loved for TCJ, TIFFANY’S GRIFFON and YOUNG HAG AND THE WITCHES’ QUEST! www.tcj.com/the-best-com...
The best comics of 2024, as chosen by TCJ contributors - The Comics Journal
What were the best comics of this past year? No idea, but here's some stuff our contributors really liked.
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I got to talk to Bianca Xunise! She’s awesome! www.tcj.com/i-dont-think...
“I don’t think it’s anybody’s dream to make art under capitalism.”- An interview with Bianca Xunise - The Comics Journal
Bianca Xunise talks with Gina Gagliano about her new book Punk Rock Karaoke, Poly Styrene, punk and plagiarism.
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It’s Banned Books Week and comics are being targeted. Gina Gagliano reports: “In the last three years, the numbers have seen a huge jump – 2023’s total censorship attempts are twenty times what they were just three years ago in 2020.” www.tcj.com/the-state-of...
The state of comics and censorship during Banned Books Week - The Comics Journal
There's been a troubling rise in challenged and banned books in recent years- why are comics being targeted?
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It’s Banned Books Week! I got to talk to a lot of very cool authors, librarians, and other folks about what’s happening with comics and censorship today. www.tcj.com/the-state-of...
The state of comics and censorship during Banned Books Week - The Comics Journal
There's been a troubling rise in challenged and banned books in recent years- why are comics being targeted?
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It was very neat to get to talk to Siobhan Gallagher about her latest book for TCJ! www.tcj.com/it-was-defin...
"It was definitely weird knowing that people would read about my darkest secrets": An interview with Siobhán Gallagher - The Comics Journal
Siobhán Gallagher talks with Gina Gagliano about healing oneself by drawing the unmentionable, body image, and approaching the hidden culture of disordered eating.
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I think Sara Varon is amazing! It was great to get to talk with her. www.tcj.com/topic/sara-v...
Sara Varon - The Comics Journal
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I'm going to be at MICE this weekend -- and I'm excited to talk to amazing cartoonists Joseph Kai, Lawrence Lindell, and Sharon De La Cruz about queer activism in comics on Saturday at the show!
