A.B.O. Comix

YOUR DONATION KEEPS QUEER & TRANS PRISONERS ALIVE!
WE DONATE ALL PROFITS TO PRISONERS! NO BS! LEARN MORE BELOW!

This holiday season you can help us raise:
$3000 in direct commissary support & holiday gifts
$2000 in anthology and book printing costs
$3000 in general operating costs
$1000 in newsletter mailer and holiday/birthday cards
Anything further raised will directly support queer and trans prisoners with:

Check out our "Programs" page to learn more about our current initiatives and how to support us this Holiday Season and BEYOND! 

Using the D.I.Y. ideology of "punk-zine" culture, A.B.O. Comix is a collective of creators and activists who work to amplify the voices of LGBTQIA+ prisoners through art. AB.O. began with an ethos of mutual support, community, and friendship. We believe that artistic advocacy proliferates the idea of a better world and redefines concepts of justice, where interpersonal and societal issues can be solved without locking people in cages. Our mission is to combat the culture that treats humans as disposable and disproportionately criminalizes the most marginalized among us.

A.B.O. Comix works toward compassionate accountability without relying on the state or its sycophants. By working closely with prison abolitionist and queer empowerment organizations, we aim to keep Queer prisoners connected to their outside communities and aid them in the fight toward liberation. We collaborate with incarcerated individuals around the U.S. to publish poetry, comic book anthologies, auto-biographies, art books, and zines. The profits generated from publication, art, and merchandise sales go to our incarcerated contributors as commissary or familial support.

CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO GET YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING DONE BY PURCHASING ART, COMIC, BOOKS, AND MORE MADE IN COLLAB WITH QUEER PRISONERS!
https://www.abocomix.com/shop

2024 ABO ACHIEVEMENTS: 

Publishing

Released Help Me Die Well: A Queer Prisoner's Poetry Anthology Vol 3, featuring original poetry from over 24 queer and trans incarcerated poets.

Published Queer Angels and Devils: The Table of Immortals, a full-length comic by Jamie Diaz, a long-time contributor who received a medical release.

Published Defiant Faith: A Queer Prisoner's Comic Anthology Vol 8, showcasing work from 45 incarcerated artists.

Released Bending the Lines: The A.B.O. Art of Coco by Gabriella Wyatt, a high-quality coffee table book featuring figure drawings.

Events

Monthly open mic nights & art shows

Art, advocacy, and abolition workshops

Community support meetings 

Letter writing/b-day card making events

Free & low cost community space for local orgs

Supported hundreds of incarcerated artists

Direct commissary donations 

Support for families of incarcerated people 

Penpal matching and birthday/holiday cards

Providing resources for emotional/spiritual/legal and financial assistance 

Phone calls, video visits, and letter responses 

Free quarterly news letter with art, writing, submission opportunities, updates and resources

Help with filing grievances and navigating prison bureaucracy 

Reentry and homecoming support 

Advocacy work for prison policy and policy changes 

Filing clemency requests and time reduction paperwork 

Supporting people through the parole process 

Emotional support post inside trauma 

Acquiring safe keeping status for vulnerable queer and trans people

Lawsuits against prisons 

Documentary & Podcasts 

Partnering with People People Media on an upcoming abolitionist documentary 

Completed construction on new podcast studio for interviews with prisoners 

Built online database to archive and securely store thousands of art pieces, letters, documents of historical significance

Partnerships

Hosted workshops for university students, libraries, and broader general public on the intersection of abolition in the arts 

Non-profit and higher institution collaborations to secure thousands of dollars in funds for incarcerated queer artists 

Working towards 501C3 status in order to fiscally sponsor other local prisoner advocacy and support groups



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A.B.O. COMIX <3