The Nib Magazine Issue 5: Animals
The Nib’s fifth print magazine, Animals, is now on sale. With covers by Lisa Hanawalt and contributions from more than 30 cartoonists, the Animals issue marks The Nib’s return to print as a completely independent publication devoted entirely to comics.
Animals: we love them, we eat them, we meme them, we are one.
In the Animals issue, cartoonists from around the world pack 112 full-color pages with original stories of graphic journalism, memoir, and satire. Contributors explore America’s roadside animal attractions, eating less meat, cat behavior, racist dogs, and pet cemeteries.
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mansoor Adayfi recounts the wild animals he met while imprisoned by the United States, illustrated by Kane Lynch.
Four cartoonists on their absolute worst pet ever.
Comics journalism on the tragic trade of smuggled birds by Dorian Alexander and Levi Hastings.
Stories from around the world: Laura Athayde on myths surrounding the Amazonian dolphin and Mike Centeno on bullfighting in Venezuela.
Arwen Donahue’s memoir of raising goats explores the divide behind the city, the farm, and the slaughterhouse.
Dispatches by Julia Bernhard, Andy Warner, Sarah Glidden, Tom Humberstone, Elizabeth Haidle, Sage Coffey, Mey Rude, Lilian Min, and Diane Zhou.
Illustrated animal stats by Krystel Bugayong.
Kory Bing draws endlings — the last known individual of a species.
Strips by Ruben Bolling, Gemma Correll, Ben Passmore, Lauren Weinstein, Lucy Knisley, Michael Kupperman, Chelsea Saunders, Brian McFadden, Joey Alison Sayers, and Matt Furie.
With contributions from Sarah Mirk, Gerardo Alba, Molly Brooks, Warren Bernard, Mady G, Matt Lubchansky, Meg O’Shea, Delta Vasquez, Bob Sikoryak, and Mark Kaufman.
Sign up to The Inkwell, our membership program, and we’ll ship you the Animals issue directly from the printer this month. Your monthly contribution will get you each issue of our magazine, exclusive merch, monthly discounts in our bookstore, and help support The Nib.
