Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Award-winning cartoonist MariNaomi created the Cartoonists of Color Database and Queer Cartoonists Database to spotlight marginalized comics creators, a labor of love that’s changing the landscape of comics.

Cartoonists of Color Database: cartoonistsofcolor.com
The Queer Cartoonists Database: queercartoonists.com

MariNaomi on Instagram: instagram.com/marinaomiart

Support her work on Patreon: patreon.com/marinaomi

Learn more on her official site: marinaomi.com

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Recorded in September 2018 at XOXO, an experimental festival in Portland, Oregon for independent artists and creators who work on the internet. For more, visit https://xoxofest.com.

Intro music: "standingroomonly" by Samarei. samarei.bandcamp.com

Video production by brytCAST
Video thumbnail by Dan Hawk Photography
Captions by White Coat Captioning