Reimena Yee 🦇
@reimenayee.com
Historical fiction comics skeleton with a whimsigoth vibe. Academic-practitioner & comics taxonomist. Co-founder of the @cartoonist.coop I am just chilling here when I am not making my (web)comics or blogging about craft.
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Reimena Yee 🦇
@reimenayee.com
· Nov 17
[📚ABOUT ME] I'm a Malaysian illustrator, writer and comics educator/organiser. Author of several award-winning/nominated graphic novels and webcomics. Creator, curator and webmaster of the Comics Devices Library. Co-founder of the Cartoonist Cooperative. Open to work!
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Ahh thank you for having read both versions of TCM!! And for your kind words! ❤️❤️❤️
February 10, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Ahh thank you for having read both versions of TCM!! And for your kind words! ❤️❤️❤️
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Proud owner of physical copies here: If you've never read The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya, do yourself the great favor of reading it now. Heart-breakingly beautiful both in illustration and in characters/story.
Historical romance and romantasy friends especially, get in on this.
Historical romance and romantasy friends especially, get in on this.
🌹 10 years ago, I launched THE CARPET MERCHANT OF KONSTANTINIYYA, and it changed my life forever.
To celebrate, the 10th Anniversary Edition of my very first completed #webcomic will begin February 18, 2026 - updates every Wednesday + Saturday.
Read the prologue now:
thecarpetmerchant.reimenayee.com
To celebrate, the 10th Anniversary Edition of my very first completed #webcomic will begin February 18, 2026 - updates every Wednesday + Saturday.
Read the prologue now:
thecarpetmerchant.reimenayee.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Proud owner of physical copies here: If you've never read The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya, do yourself the great favor of reading it now. Heart-breakingly beautiful both in illustration and in characters/story.
Historical romance and romantasy friends especially, get in on this.
Historical romance and romantasy friends especially, get in on this.
Aw yeah thank you glad that helps!! I think the main thing is to remember that we are cooking something with purpose and folks gotta trust us 😅 even if the process or ingredients are unorthodox
February 10, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Aw yeah thank you glad that helps!! I think the main thing is to remember that we are cooking something with purpose and folks gotta trust us 😅 even if the process or ingredients are unorthodox
Going on a socmedia hiatus and then returning to it with the desire to do a minimalist, old-school approach to posting/promoting while two webcomics need to be made…this is gonna be interesting to figure out
February 10, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Going on a socmedia hiatus and then returning to it with the desire to do a minimalist, old-school approach to posting/promoting while two webcomics need to be made…this is gonna be interesting to figure out
Aaaw thank you!! ❤️ happy to share this comic again!
February 10, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Aaaw thank you!! ❤️ happy to share this comic again!
I will listen to experts, but if they don’t consider the themes and goals of my project, then Idk how much of their advice is useful. Much like learning the difference between a good vs bad editor.
February 10, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I will listen to experts, but if they don’t consider the themes and goals of my project, then Idk how much of their advice is useful. Much like learning the difference between a good vs bad editor.
The way I’ve approached it,, the bad faith critic may have their niche expertise, but I am the one who has the superior knowledge about art and storytelling, which is the primary overarching outcome they are forgetting to consider in their analysis.
February 10, 2026 at 1:34 AM
The way I’ve approached it,, the bad faith critic may have their niche expertise, but I am the one who has the superior knowledge about art and storytelling, which is the primary overarching outcome they are forgetting to consider in their analysis.
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Kinda feels important to know that ReedPOP's parent company has ties to ICE. There's some things we can do in the comics community to make our voices heard. 1/3
Open letter from BookCon authors: reactormag.com/authors-open...
Check the RELX, LexisNexis, and ReedPOP ties yourself: www.relx.com
Open letter from BookCon authors: reactormag.com/authors-open...
Check the RELX, LexisNexis, and ReedPOP ties yourself: www.relx.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Kinda feels important to know that ReedPOP's parent company has ties to ICE. There's some things we can do in the comics community to make our voices heard. 1/3
Open letter from BookCon authors: reactormag.com/authors-open...
Check the RELX, LexisNexis, and ReedPOP ties yourself: www.relx.com
Open letter from BookCon authors: reactormag.com/authors-open...
Check the RELX, LexisNexis, and ReedPOP ties yourself: www.relx.com
New thing of mine! Thanks so much to everyone who reskeeted(?) and shared your words of support! 😭
🌹 10 years ago, I launched THE CARPET MERCHANT OF KONSTANTINIYYA, and it changed my life forever.
To celebrate, the 10th Anniversary Edition of my very first completed #webcomic will begin February 18, 2026 - updates every Wednesday + Saturday.
Read the prologue now:
thecarpetmerchant.reimenayee.com
To celebrate, the 10th Anniversary Edition of my very first completed #webcomic will begin February 18, 2026 - updates every Wednesday + Saturday.
Read the prologue now:
thecarpetmerchant.reimenayee.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
New thing of mine! Thanks so much to everyone who reskeeted(?) and shared your words of support! 😭
Omggg thank you!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ also i cant believe i wasnt already following you sorry 😭
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Omggg thank you!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ also i cant believe i wasnt already following you sorry 😭
Thank you!!! Totally leaning into the most indulgent qualities of my art style looool (also hello!! Excited to follow you again here)
February 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Thank you!!! Totally leaning into the most indulgent qualities of my art style looool (also hello!! Excited to follow you again here)
New remastered pages, with retrospective commentary and transcript!! 💃👀🤩
I'm excited to finally share the key visual for the 10th anniversary: probably my most maximalist illustration yet. Go to the site to see it in glorious detail!! thecarpetmerchant.reimenayee.com
I'm excited to finally share the key visual for the 10th anniversary: probably my most maximalist illustration yet. Go to the site to see it in glorious detail!! thecarpetmerchant.reimenayee.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
New remastered pages, with retrospective commentary and transcript!! 💃👀🤩
I'm excited to finally share the key visual for the 10th anniversary: probably my most maximalist illustration yet. Go to the site to see it in glorious detail!! thecarpetmerchant.reimenayee.com
I'm excited to finally share the key visual for the 10th anniversary: probably my most maximalist illustration yet. Go to the site to see it in glorious detail!! thecarpetmerchant.reimenayee.com
🌹 10 years ago, I launched THE CARPET MERCHANT OF KONSTANTINIYYA, and it changed my life forever.
To celebrate, the 10th Anniversary Edition of my very first completed #webcomic will begin February 18, 2026 - updates every Wednesday + Saturday.
Read the prologue now:
thecarpetmerchant.reimenayee.com
To celebrate, the 10th Anniversary Edition of my very first completed #webcomic will begin February 18, 2026 - updates every Wednesday + Saturday.
Read the prologue now:
thecarpetmerchant.reimenayee.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
🌹 10 years ago, I launched THE CARPET MERCHANT OF KONSTANTINIYYA, and it changed my life forever.
To celebrate, the 10th Anniversary Edition of my very first completed #webcomic will begin February 18, 2026 - updates every Wednesday + Saturday.
Read the prologue now:
thecarpetmerchant.reimenayee.com
To celebrate, the 10th Anniversary Edition of my very first completed #webcomic will begin February 18, 2026 - updates every Wednesday + Saturday.
Read the prologue now:
thecarpetmerchant.reimenayee.com
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
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We don’t dance on the grave of NFTs enough. I had a year where I was repeatedly told by bozos I was going to be irrelevant and extinct for not embracing them, I should be allowed a victory lap.
January 13, 2026 at 7:49 AM
We don’t dance on the grave of NFTs enough. I had a year where I was repeatedly told by bozos I was going to be irrelevant and extinct for not embracing them, I should be allowed a victory lap.
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Still super proud of everyone involved in this! One thing not mentioned is that behind the scenes, the co-op was able to help move a lot of creators off HW hosting so their comics are protected in the long term- collective action WORKS.
The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
January 13, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Still super proud of everyone involved in this! One thing not mentioned is that behind the scenes, the co-op was able to help move a lot of creators off HW hosting so their comics are protected in the long term- collective action WORKS.
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This is such a small thing in the face of everything else going on...
but the 57th NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced today and they left off the illustrators of four out of the five graphic novel nominees.
I remain dissatisfied with how comic artists are treated.
but the 57th NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced today and they left off the illustrators of four out of the five graphic novel nominees.
I remain dissatisfied with how comic artists are treated.
January 12, 2026 at 10:18 PM
This is such a small thing in the face of everything else going on...
but the 57th NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced today and they left off the illustrators of four out of the five graphic novel nominees.
I remain dissatisfied with how comic artists are treated.
but the 57th NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced today and they left off the illustrators of four out of the five graphic novel nominees.
I remain dissatisfied with how comic artists are treated.
Turns out forcing yourself to sketch pages of horses from photographs and copying James Baxter's brainwork can change you deeply as a cartoonist.
January 1, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Turns out forcing yourself to sketch pages of horses from photographs and copying James Baxter's brainwork can change you deeply as a cartoonist.
I've shown a lot of growth from being a cartoonist who couldn't draw horses to one who gets hype with the idea of drawing horses when given the opportunity, all within 3 years.
January 1, 2026 at 5:33 AM
I've shown a lot of growth from being a cartoonist who couldn't draw horses to one who gets hype with the idea of drawing horses when given the opportunity, all within 3 years.
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Underrated point of discussion with the AI + social media uproar is giving thanks to patrons of the arts, especially non-artists, who are willing to put in the effort to support artists at a time when it has never been easier or more normalized to do the opposite.
December 28, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Underrated point of discussion with the AI + social media uproar is giving thanks to patrons of the arts, especially non-artists, who are willing to put in the effort to support artists at a time when it has never been easier or more normalized to do the opposite.
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If you have the experience necessary to help guide a non-profit that will independent cartoonists get their comics into libraries, and get readers more diverse stories, check this out.
It is my hope and dream that this website can bring all those indie titles together under one, easy-to-shop, online roof.
If you are interested in being a founding board member to help me make this a reality, please fill out the form. 📚 #comics #comicsky
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If you are interested in being a founding board member to help me make this a reality, please fill out the form. 📚 #comics #comicsky
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Board of Directors Application, Comics Librarian Commons
Comics Librarian Commons, a not-for-profit, online source for librarians to explore and acquire independent and small press comics and graphic novels, is seeking founding members for the board of dire...
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December 29, 2025 at 3:48 AM
If you have the experience necessary to help guide a non-profit that will independent cartoonists get their comics into libraries, and get readers more diverse stories, check this out.
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Comics critics! You have just a few more days to apply to the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant
This project will be awarding four mini grants of $250 to comics critics.
To apply, please provide 2 links to comics criticism work of at least 500 words published within the last year (blogs and YouT...
docs.google.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Comics critics! You have just a few more days to apply to the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This is a really much needed service!!!!
I am founding a not-for-profit website where independent comic creators and small publishers can easily sell their works to libraries, plus provide other services. Called (for now) the Comics Librarian Commons, this will be an online hub bringing independent creators and librarians together.
December 29, 2025 at 3:27 AM
This is a really much needed service!!!!
If you're new to my art/comics, my website contains almost everything I've ever done, including a 12 year archive of my illustrations, short comics and webcomics reimenayee.com Plus my blog and my Comics Devices Library project :)
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Reimena Yee is a strange and fancy illustrator, designer and graphic novelist from Kuala Lumpur. She makes books for children and grown-up children.
reimenayee.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If you're new to my art/comics, my website contains almost everything I've ever done, including a 12 year archive of my illustrations, short comics and webcomics reimenayee.com Plus my blog and my Comics Devices Library project :)
Quickly posting to say: hi, new followers! I am still recovering from physical and mental exhaustion, but 2026 will have a few exciting - including the 10th anniversary rerun of my first completed webcomic/graphic novel. Here's a preview of its key art.
December 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Quickly posting to say: hi, new followers! I am still recovering from physical and mental exhaustion, but 2026 will have a few exciting - including the 10th anniversary rerun of my first completed webcomic/graphic novel. Here's a preview of its key art.