MEMBERS
Public Service announcement aimed at the comics lovers within Romania and beyond
The Department of Unidentified Zapping Orbs reports receiving several complaints about an object spotted above the horizon of Timișoara, a glistening issue indeed.
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Meet the CREATURES
We invite researchers, cartoonists and sequential savvy creatures to collaborate. Contact us to use/share panels, draw up satellite ventures or discuss observations.
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COSMICS is supported by a quest for alternative ways of working on collective publishing projects, without financial resources.
Comics of cosmic proportions.
COSMICS MeMBERS
Lucian Barbu
Principal Investigator, word wiz
Lucian Barbu (b.1998) is a visual artist focusing on comics, independent publications and drawing. Lucian is 1/5 of Balamuc art space, 1/4 of afterhoursworkclub and 1/2 of LuciAna
Nae
Manga master by night, architect by trade, a dark comedy consumer, OMG published poet, Sefeu Coop. founder, call him what you will, he’ll remain a mystery to the most of us.
Insectarioom
Bugs, critters, crawlers and multi- legged survivors of prehistoric proportions, hive like-minded buzzers, this cartoonist has it all.
Marta Crețu
Animation Jedi
Visual artist from Liești, Galați county, living in Bucharest where she studies animation at UNATC. She wants to create movies but has settled for comics as they’re faster to produce.
Matei Butoi
Travelling talents
Etching, cross-hatching, mixed media juggler and reference distillery are some of the terms you could use to begin tapping into the realm of this rare creative creature.
Sorina Vazelina
Initiator, print production
Full time graphic designer, part time illustrator, cornucopia cartoonist and unreliable sitter of 5 dogs. Her 20 years in the field of visual communication are a map of cultural and social workers around Romania.
Melinda Lazar
Format trespassing Melinda Urecszki is a quaint gatherer of panels. Alongside Lucian Barbu, she is 1/4 afterhoursworkclub.
Cristian Dârstar
A rare sighting during our sporadic discord meetings, the elusive Akira envelopes snippets of life in dense layers of interpretation.
Vlad Gh. Cadar
Disruptor, side-ways thinker
Multidisciplinary artist based in Timișoara, Romania, working across media including drawing, costume-making, performance, and painting.
Alma Gyovai
Liminal space teleport
Her artistic practice is about recycling in a metaphorical and literal sense. Reinterprets memories, re-uses old photos as references and makes objects out of old textiles and other materials.
Partners
Cosmics is distributed by:
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Submissions
What’s the current format? Can we deviate from the norm?
Each issue has a different layout, binding, printing technique mix, shape-shifting contributors and a random subject. If you have a work that might fit in, regardless of the call announcements, we are open to debate alternatives.
Can I submit already published work?
Often, no, however we are open to make exceptions.
What can contributors expect to receive in return?
Bi-weekly or monthly meetings on Discord are the Cosmics playground for discussion. We try to give several issues of the number to each of our supporting aaauthors.
Since the project does not benefit from any institutional support, we cannot temporarily guarantee any remuneration.
Where can I meet the Cosmics people behind AAA ?
Email comet@cosmics.ro with any ideas. We typically respond within 3–5 working days. We’ll announce any Art Book Festival participations through our insta or newsletter.
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