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BORDERx: A Crisis In Graphic Detail
BORDERx is an comix anthology to raise funds and awareness for the humanitarian crisis at the US border, to benefit the South Texas Human Rights Center.
Founded in August of 2019, BORDERx has brought together over 70 writers, comix artists, journalists, historians, lawyers to create a comic book anthology. We are addressing the growing problem of hate, fear and misrepresentation in the U.S. The BORDERx anthology project seeks to document this problem in the form of sequential art, posters and infographics. Providing a platform for creatives to approach this multifaceted problem from many different angles, we are documenting these difficult times through the powerful lens of comics. Focusing on the migrant humanitarian crisis at our southern border, this anthology will raise money to provide relief to migrants seeking a better life for themselves and their families through the work of The South Texas Human Rights Center (STHRC). You can learn more about their work at their website https://southtexashumanrights.org/ or by listening to The Dead In The Desert series of profiles on Texas Public Radio by Edward R. Murrow award winning journalist David Martin Davies https://www.tpr.org/people/david-martin-davies
As comics evolve, they have become an ideal medium for exploring serious and difficult topics like racism, war and human rights. Rep. John Lewis’ March, Art Spiegelman’s Maus and Marjane Sartrapi’s Persepolis are the tip of the iceberg. This anthology brings together diverse artists and writers to do what they do best, record and interpret the human experience in engaging and informative ways. We will also produce a study guide to help teachers bring BORDERx into the classrooms with source materials, bibliographic materials, comic scripts and lesson plans.
Scroll down to see a sneak preview images from the pages of BORDERx More information can be found on our website https://border-x.com/
Participants
(subject to change) Adriana Cordero, Graphic Design Alan St. Clark, Comic Artist Alex Lewis, Comic Artist Alivón Ortíz, Colorist Alix Witthoft, Comic Creator Ame Wright, Comic Artist Andrew Richmond, Comic Artist B.P. Johnson, Comic Writer Brian Delay, Professor, UC Berkeley Brix Skwikz, Brazilian Zinester Cem Iroz, Comic Artist, Comixology, The Pride Season 2 Conchita Cruz, Asyum Seekers Advocacy Project Consuelo Terra, Comic Artist, Chile, Mamá, Yo Te Recuerdo Craig Florence, Comic Artist David Brame, Comic Creator David Lasky, Comic Creator David Martin Davies, Journalist, Texas Public Radio Dean Westerfield, Comic Creator Donna Barr, Comic Creator, The Desert Peach, Stinz Donnie J. Lee, Artist, Designer, Reebok, NYC Eddie Canales, Director- South Texas Human Rights Center Elisabeth Queen Liz, Comic Artist Eric Garcia, Cartoonist Eryk Hanut, Screenwriter Felipe Ondera, Comic Artist Gregory C. Giordiano, Comic Creator Hal Weaver, Comic Creator Heide Solbrig, Ethnographic Comics Creator Hernan Gonzalez, Comic Artist, Founder, Buen Gusto Ediciones, Argentina J.M. Hunter, Comic Artist Janice Dees, Comic Creator Jason Berger, Comic Writer Jeffrey Haas, Comic Writer Jerome Gagnon, Letterer John A Short, Comic Writer John Burkett, Comic Creator John Howard, Comic Writer Judith Anne Sprague, Comic Creator Kasia Ozga, Artist Kundo Krunch (Facundo Perez Cejas) Comic Artist, Argentina Lan Pitts, Comic Writer Lauren Affe, Colorist Lee Gooden, Comic Writer Lee Jacob, Comic Writer and Artist Mahmoud Shaltout, Comic Writer and Artist Mauricio Cordero, Lecturer MIT, Comic Writer and Artist Mike Roth, Comic Writer Mimi Swartz, Executive Editor, Texas Monthly Paolo Massagli, Comic Creator, Italy Paul Axel, Comic Writer Pheobe Xavier, Comic Creator, Manager, 123Go Publications Phoebe Cohen, Comic Writer and Artist Phoebe Xavier, Comic Writer Project Amplify Ray Griffith, Comic Artist Rich Makin, Comic Creator Rich Tommaso, Comic Artist, Black Hammer, Spy Seal, Dry County Rob Hochschild, Professor, Berklee College of Music Roel Torres, Comic Creator, Editor Sal Fitzgerald, Comic Writer Sam Prowse, Comic Artist Samantha Stephensen, Artist, Musician Frenchy and the Punk Sarah Walker, Comic Creator Simon Russell, Comic Creator, Boing Graphics, UK Sinclair Klugarsh, Comic Creator, Marvel, Upper Deck Swapna Reddy, Asyum Seekers Advocacy Project Teresa Roberts Logan, Comic Creator, Timothy P Sprague, Comic Creator Tom Hart, Comic Creator, Director- Sequential Arts Workshop W. Warren H. Binford , Professor of Law, Director of the Clinical Law Program, Willamette U. Walter Sickert, Artist, Musician, Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys Yvette Benavides, Journalist, Texas Public Radio
Editing From the works submitted, the most engaging works will be selected for print publication in a full color softback (perfect bound) anthology of approximately 200 pages. Selection criteria will include quality, clarity, theme, variety and veracity. Digital versions of the collection as well as additional digital-only material will also be made available to sponsors. Additional collateral will include exclusive posters and other incentive's (merch).
Administration Mauricio Cordero, Project Director is a lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he teaches a course on comic book production and guest lectures. He also creates comics, illustrations and posters.
He is an experienced teacher in a variety of venues: universities, private and public schools, museums, private-lessons and non-profits. He has enjoyed a varied career in museums, galleries and arts organizations with 30+ years of experience in arts administration and conceptualizing, organizing and launching innovative courses, exhibits and public programs.
Sneak Preview A few pages from the print edition of BORDERx by (left to right) Paolo Massagli, Mike Roth and Hernan Gonzalez, Mauricio Alberto Cordero, John Short and Andrew Richmond, Roel Torres. pages preview.jpg 182.21 KB
Merch In addition to the anthology, we have created merchandise that reflects the spirit of the BORDERx Project including posters, stickers and pins.
Art Commissions by Cem Iroz (Examples Only) black and white illustration on 11x17" bristol board. Portrait or commission of one character of your choice with white or black simple background. One_Character_Sample_Warrior.jpg 630.69 KB
Rewards
Featured
Pay-What-You-Want Print Edition
Donate $17.00 or more
Amount over $10.00 is tax-deductible.
Suggested Donation- $25 Pay a little more or a little less for the print edition. Minimum donation ($17) covers our print and shipping costs.
You will receive a deluxe print edition of the anthology, along with the digital edition. . This professionally printed edition will be roughly 200 pages, full color, Standard US Comic size 6.625”x10.25” perfect bound and will be shipped to your door anywhere in the US.
We will also thank you on our website and in the print edition.
A little help...
Donate $5.00 or more
Amount is fully tax-deductible.
Thanks to small donations, we'll get our message above, around and through the "wall". We will also thank you on our website.
Bits and bytes
Donate $10.00 or more
Amount over $2.00 is tax-deductible.
Suggested Donation-$15 Along with the digital edition of BORDERx you will have access to a bundle of digital extras. Stories that did not make it in the print edition.
Digital Edition of BORDERx
Printable posters.
Printable stickers.
Other digital goodies.
We will also thank you on our website.
UK Print Edition
Donate $26.00 or more
Amount over $10.00 is tax-deductible.
Suggested donation $30 The locally printed UK edition is now available, same content as in the US edition, but the savings in shipping costs means that we can lower the starting price. Remember, everything above the production costs goes to STHRC, so give as much as you can. Shipping to the United Kingdom only. (see the European edition for more options.)
EU Print Edition
Donate $33.00 or more
Amount over $10.00 is tax-deductible.
Suggested donation $40 The locally printed edition will be available, same content as in the US edition, but the savings in shipping costs means that we can lower the starting price. Remember, everything above the production costs goes to STHRC, so give as much as you can. Shipping to the European Union only. (See the International Edition for shipping outside of the US, UK and EU.)
Print Edition with International Shipping
Donate $50.00 or more
Amount over $10.00 is tax-deductible.
Suggested Donation- $60 You will receive a print edition of the anthology along with the digital edition. Professionally printed edition we estimate will be roughly 200 pages, Standard US Comic size 6.625”x10.25” perfect bound and will be shipped to your door by Priority US Mail anywhere within this list of 190 countries. https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immctry.htm We will also thank you on our website and in the print edition.
Print Edition + Posters, Stickers and Merch
Donate $75.00 or more
Amount over $20.00 is tax-deductible.
You will receive a deluxe print edition of the anthology, posters, stickers (see examples in the project description) and all the digital extras. We will also thank you on our website and in the print edition.
The deluxe package is shipped with a bunch of printed extras, a set of small posters, 1x 11"x17" poster, 3" vinyl stickers, pins that sort of thing. Our choice, but we think you will like them! (If you have a poster preference for the 11"x17", please mention it in the comments when ordering)
Suggested Donation-$85 4 Copies of the Print Edition Along with all the digital extras, you will receive 4 deluxe print editions of the anthology. This professionally printed edition will be roughly 200 pages, full color, Standard US Comic size 6.625”x10.25” perfect bound and will be shipped to your door anywhere in the US. We will also thank you on our website and in the print edition.
10 Pack Print Edition
Donate $130.00 or more
Amount over $110.00 is tax-deductible.
Suggested Donation-$175 10x Copies of the Print Edition You will receive 10x deluxe print editions of the anthology, along with the digital edition. This professionally printed edition will be roughly 200 pages, full color, Standard US Comic size 6.625”x10.25” perfect bound and will be shipped to your door anywhere in the US. We will also thank you on our website and in the print edition.
Cem Iroz Commissioned Art + Deluxe Print Edition
Donate $150.00 or more
Amount over $75.00 is tax-deductible.
Suggested Donation- $175 The talented Cem Iroz will draw an 11"x17" hand inked drawing featuring a character of your choice in his very accomplished, sleek and detailed style. You choose one character (real or fictional) with a simple background in ink on bristol board. The original hand drawn artwork will be sent to your door after the campaign. This would make an amazing gift or have Cem create an original one of your comic book favorites.
Cem Iroz is the illustrator for The Pride- Season 2 (comiXology Originals) which you can find on Comixology and Amazon Prime Reading. He is also the illustrator of The Theory from T-Pub Comics which you can preview here (scroll down).
You will receive a print edition of the anthology and the digital extras. We will also thank you on our website and in the print edition.
As a bonus, this package comes with a bunch of print extras, small posters, 11x17 posters, stickers, pins, etc. Our choice, but we think you will like them!
Donna Barr Signed Original Art
Donate $150.00 or more
Amount over $50.00 is tax-deductible.
Along with the print edition, you will receive the original artwork from Donna's comic for BORDERx. Hand painted and signed. 9x12" on Bristol donnaBarr.jpg75.67 KB
Classroom Edition- 20 Print Copies, Study Guide and Phone Consultation
Donate $250.00 or more
Amount over $200.00 is tax-deductible.
Suggested Donation-$175 20x Copies of the Print Edition You will receive 20x deluxe print editions of the anthology, along with the digital edition. A study guide with additional background, source materials, bibliographic information and lesson plans. You will have the opportunity to speak with Project Director and MIT Lecturer Mauricio Cordero who will offer guidance and suggestion for classroom integration of BORDERx. We will also thank you on our website and in the print edition.
BORDERx Benefactor
Donate $500.00 or more
Amount over $275.00 is tax-deductible.
Your support goes a long way to helping everyone involved in the BORDERx Project and helping with the humanitarian effort at the border.
In addition to helping the South Texas Human Rights Center aid migrants in need, you will be rewarding our creative volunteers by covering the expenses of sending them print copies of this edition.
Your rewards:
10 copies for yourself (shipped to one address)
10 copies for creative contributors (we will send them for you with a message from you-optional)
3 large 11x17 Posters
3 small 7x10 Posters
1 each of all merch produced - buttons, stickers, etc. TBD (Does not include skateboard or limited edition prints)
1 commissioned original art piece by Cem Iroz- ink on paper, 11" x 17"
1 commissioned original art piece by Mauricio Cordero- ink on paper, 11" x 17"
We will also thank you on our website and in the print edition.
For more details about this offer, contact us through the BORDERx site
Print Edition + Raul The Third Signed Limited Edition Fine Art Print-Asi Lo Encontraron
You will receive all the benefits of the regular Print Edition and a small 9" x 10" fine art print "Asi Lo Encontraron". This powerful image speaks to the essence of the South Texas Human Rights Center mission. Preview the print here IMG_20191007_224038.jpg 49.88 KB We will also thank you on our website and in the print edition.
