Cici Affini
@caffinicomics.bsky.social
She/Her 💜🖤🩶 | Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writer | Creator of the comic MYTHFALL - a fantasy epic in space | Floridian, D&D player, and keeper of 2 dogs | One-fourth of indie publisher Attic Door Media
@atticdoormark.bsky.social and I repped @atticdoormedia.bsky.social on the ComixLaunch Podcast last week talking #AudienceGrowth + #ComicBooks + #Backerkit. Listen here: www.comixlaunch.com/session538
ComixLaunch Pro Spotlight: Cici Affini and Mark Romero Discuss Growing Their Audience by Launching on Backerkit – ComixLaunch
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November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
@atticdoormark.bsky.social and I repped @atticdoormedia.bsky.social on the ComixLaunch Podcast last week talking #AudienceGrowth + #ComicBooks + #Backerkit. Listen here: www.comixlaunch.com/session538
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Favorite track on your Halloween Playlist!
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October 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Favorite track on your Halloween Playlist!
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Conventions can be hit or miss for a lot of indie creators. Our first few were definitely flops, but we've gotten A LOT better at making small and medium cons work for us. We turned a profit at 10 /11 conventions this year, and the only exception was breakeven.
Here's how we pitch.
Here's how we pitch.
How We Pitch at Conventions
An Overly Long Guide to How We Convince Strangers to Give Our Comics a Chance
open.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Conventions can be hit or miss for a lot of indie creators. Our first few were definitely flops, but we've gotten A LOT better at making small and medium cons work for us. We turned a profit at 10 /11 conventions this year, and the only exception was breakeven.
Here's how we pitch.
Here's how we pitch.
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NYCC 2025: Ladies of the Knight Brings Medieval Flair to a Queer-Normative Historical Fantasy #comics #graphicnovel #lgbt
NYCC 2025: Ladies of the Knight Brings Medieval Flair to a Queer-Normative Historical Fantasy
Serafina so good that she’s getting bored and reckless in her jousts, but when she takes on plucky George as a squire, she suddenly finds herself in the position she never wanted: a mentor.
graphicpolicy.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
NYCC 2025: Ladies of the Knight Brings Medieval Flair to a Queer-Normative Historical Fantasy #comics #graphicnovel #lgbt
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Before I Go to Hell is a supernatural horror-comedy about friendship, managing guilt, and fighting forces beyond your control. The Campaign ends Oct. 30th! Don’t miss your chance to snag a copy!
quintincomics.com/book
quintincomics.com/book
October 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Before I Go to Hell is a supernatural horror-comedy about friendship, managing guilt, and fighting forces beyond your control. The Campaign ends Oct. 30th! Don’t miss your chance to snag a copy!
quintincomics.com/book
quintincomics.com/book
Bound By Words📜✒️ is a new sapphic romance fantasy comic written by @atticdoormark.bsky.social, illustrated by @boaillustration.bsky.social, lettered by @haleyroselyon.bsky.social, and edited by Claire Napier. Launching on Backerkit in 4 DAYS! Give it a follow here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
September 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Bound By Words📜✒️ is a new sapphic romance fantasy comic written by @atticdoormark.bsky.social, illustrated by @boaillustration.bsky.social, lettered by @haleyroselyon.bsky.social, and edited by Claire Napier. Launching on Backerkit in 4 DAYS! Give it a follow here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
Our campaign is live for our special variant covers of Incident Report #1. Showing some love to our stunning Anne cover by @paulinaganucheau.bsky.social and going full Florida Man with a variant by Dominic Glover. Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...
Incident Report #1: Special Edition Covers
In a world where superpowers are routine, a social worker fights to protect her family from the past she left behind.
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June 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Our campaign is live for our special variant covers of Incident Report #1. Showing some love to our stunning Anne cover by @paulinaganucheau.bsky.social and going full Florida Man with a variant by Dominic Glover. Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...
Thrilled to be featured in such a cool anthology. It's live now and funding fast! 🚀 Check out my spy story illustrated by @maumoraart.bsky.social, plus 20 other fun and fascinating shorts. 🤩
Aces and Aros: An Asexual and Aromantic Comic Book Anthology is LIVE on Kickstarter!
"A 100-page graphic novel anthology about Asexual and Aromantic experiences across a wide range of genres."
www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
"A 100-page graphic novel anthology about Asexual and Aromantic experiences across a wide range of genres."
www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
May 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Thrilled to be featured in such a cool anthology. It's live now and funding fast! 🚀 Check out my spy story illustrated by @maumoraart.bsky.social, plus 20 other fun and fascinating shorts. 🤩
Thrilled to be featured in the Aces & Aros Anthology with my short, "Ace Brandon: Asexual Super Spy." Ace uses special “Hot Vision” goggles to see hotness like an allosexual and recover stolen nuclear codes. Illustrated by @maumoraart.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Thrilled to be featured in the Aces & Aros Anthology with my short, "Ace Brandon: Asexual Super Spy." Ace uses special “Hot Vision” goggles to see hotness like an allosexual and recover stolen nuclear codes. Illustrated by @maumoraart.bsky.social
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Aces and Aros: An Asexual and Aromantic Comic Book Anthology Launches on Kickstarter May 27th!
"A 100-page graphic novel anthology about Asexual and Aromantic experiences across a wide range of genres."
www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
"A 100-page graphic novel anthology about Asexual and Aromantic experiences across a wide range of genres."
www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
May 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Aces and Aros: An Asexual and Aromantic Comic Book Anthology Launches on Kickstarter May 27th!
"A 100-page graphic novel anthology about Asexual and Aromantic experiences across a wide range of genres."
www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
"A 100-page graphic novel anthology about Asexual and Aromantic experiences across a wide range of genres."
www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...