Tired AF: A Chronic Illness Comics Collection zine

Sixteen artists illustrate their extremely relatable experiences with chronic illnesses in this 44-page zine.  The work in this zine builds on Crucial’s Chronic Illness Comics Club, a monthly meetup where anyone is invited to work on comics about chronic illness experiences. The anthology includes work by 16 artists and is edited by Zareen Choudhury. This zine is priced at a sliding scale rate: You can download it for free or pay for a print or digital copy. Sales of the zine support future workshops and meetups for the Chronic Illness Comics Club!

• 44 pages

• 5.5 x 8.5 inches

• Black-and-white

• Full of delightful comics

This zine includes comics by

Faye Harnest (cover artist) 

Bahar Es’haghi & Sana Manoochehri 

Khanh Nguyen

Rachel Alatalo

Jihan A. Thomas

Jennifer Walker Graham

Kelley Clink

Dimitrea Tokunbo & peace waters

Paul Jeter

Jessie Desmond Schmidt

Kathleen Kelly

Katja Walther

Mélanie Proulx

Bryn Adams

Jess Hannar

Iris Yan

About the editor: Zareen Choudhury is a Bangladeshi American cartoonist based in San Francisco. Her interests lie in using art, humor, and storytelling to uplift marginalized voices and create community through shared experiences. Her work has been published in The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, and The Nib, and showcased at the Cartoon Art Museum, Silver Sprocket, and more. Zareen has been recognized as a Creative in Residence at The Ruby, Guest Cartoonist at the Charles Schulz Museum, Showcase Artist at Kearny Street Workshop, and member of the National Cartoonists Society.