Comics Alternative Kickstarter: Corpus: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments - a podcast by Stergios Botzakis & Derek Royal

This week talks with Nadia Shammas about her Kickstarter project Corpus: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments. It's a collection of comics by various creators all focused on health issues, including physical ailments, mental illness, struggles with disease, and healthcare experiences.

The anthology is in full color and will include over 200 pages of content by a wide variety of artists including

• Christopher Sebela (Heartthrob) / Haley Boros (They Have Issues)
• Ryan Cady (Magdalena) / Phillip Sevy (Tomb Raider) 
• Ram V (Paradiso) / Caspar Wjingaard (Angelic) 
• Alex Paknadel (Arcadia & Turncoat)
• Vita Ayala (The Wilds) / David Stoll
• Ryan King (Nico's Fortune) / Alabaster Pizzo (Ralphie and Jeanie)  
• Kendall Atkins / Page Firby
• Matthew Erman (Long Lost) / Renee Kliewer 
• Elaine Will (Look Straight Ahead)
• Tini Howard (Assassinistas) / Caroline Stuart
• Alejandro Aragon (Cult Classic: Sludge) 
• Christof Bogacs (Citizen) / Kaska Gazdowna
• Ann Uland
• Ben Khan (Heavenly Blues) / Lilly Taing
• John Robinson IV / Danos Philopoulos
• Akeem Roberts (Life after Grad) 
• Cathy Leamy (Geraniums and Bacon) / Judy Leamy
• Jim Gibbons (Mars: Space Barbarian) / Melody Often (Trinadot)  
• Erica Schultz (M3) / Kevin Maher (27, A Rock Anthology)
• Cody Sousa (Croak) / Ben D’Amico
• Brian Level (Lazarus)
• Cameron DeOrdio (Josie and the Pussycats) / Eli Neugeboren
• Mady G (Invader Zim)
• Shing Yin Khor (The American Dream)
• Querelle P / Dante Luiz
• Ian Mondrick (Curio) / Elodie Chen (Wayward Sisters)
• Kevin Schaefer / Andrew Herman / Mike Rosenzweig
• DCS 
• Hal Matthews / Olivia Mercurio (The Answering Rock) 
• Holly Aitchison / Morgan Perry
• Fred Kennedy (Crude) / Soo Lee (Mine: A Planned Parenthood Anthology)
• Ryan Estrada (Banned Book Club)
• Eliot Rahal (Cult Classic) / Sean Andrew Lynch
• Stephanie Cannon (Bandera) / Emily Pearson (The Wilds)
• Mark Bouchard (H.o.M.C.) / Stelladia VS
• Pat Shand (Destiny, NY) / Ryan Best
• Mister Loki (Until the Last Dog Dies)
• Vicky Leta
• Rebecca Farrow (Ladycastle)

To say the least, there's a lot packed into this anthology! Be sure to back this Kickstarter campaign. It will be great for your health!

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