Comics from the Kitchen

The Book

We all know that food has a very profound effect on our lives, specifically on memories. Maybe it’s walking into the kitchen and smelling freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. Maybe it’s the meal you had at that Michelin-starred restaurant. Maybe it’s the bowl of ramen that you ate every night in college. This anthology is dedicated to all of the food memories that we’ve made and the people who have helped us make them. 

This project is not only a full-blown comic anthology, but it’s also a bonafide cookbook! Each story includes a recipe that coincides with the contents of the comic. We have comics that range from autobiographical to post-apocalyptic, recipes for everything from meatballs to banana bread to fried boniato, but no matter the genre, they are all made with a deep love of food. So whether you like comics, you like to cook, or you just like food, give us your support! With your help, we can make sure that the world gets a chance to see these amazing recipes and even better comics.

Preview

Creators

Foreign Press Comics is an indie comics publisher headed by Kylar Merrell, an elementary teacher from Oklahoma. Dedicated to building a community of comic lovers and creators through publishing and promoting comics from new and independent creators, Foreign Press has published comics like Valkyrian, Sleep Sister Sleep, and Fletcher Cross, with other comics on the horizon like Sussex from creators Nick Goode and Alvaro Molina, and next year’s SMASH Quarterly, with editor Devin Arscott. 

Here is a list of all creators contributing stories and recipes in this anthology:

• Sophia Hickerson

• Dan Membiela

• Luke Henderson

• Aaron Brown

• Tom Lynott

• Alex D. Cruz

• Kyle Lawrence

• Hazicrazyartist

• Wren Rios

• Rowena Zahnrei

• Sarah E. Steinberg

• Jimmy Gaspero

• James Greatorex

• Alondra Araujo

• Dave Hingley

• Alberto Valesco

• Bridget Southwood

• Mark Liebrecht

• Kamiab Ghorbanpour

• Pareefae

• Simon Mackie

• Al Kratina

• Amy Noseworthy

• E. Talemi

• Christian de Matteo

• Jack van Thomme

• Claudio Ghirardo

• Daniel G Wilson

• Sam Purata

• Kylar Merrell

Stretch Goals

All money over the stretch goal goes right back to the creators!

At $7000, we will commission a custom enamel pin for the project (more info coming)

Timeline

Currently we have art in varying stages of development. Some stories are completely finished, with at least 6 more into the art phase. All art will be finalized by August 31, shipping to supporters by November 2023.

There are many hurdles that we could potentially run into in the production process, from printing to binding to shipping. We do, however, have most of the art for the book completed and we have a good relationship with our printer, so we are prepared for any problems that may arise.