Comix Coven 2027
A year-long creative sanctuary for visual storytellers
Comix Coven is a small online community for people making comics and graphic narratives who want something difficult to build alone: continuity.
Across the year, we gather to read extraordinary graphic narratives, talk seriously about craft, make pages, experiment, share work in progress, get unstuck, and keep returning to the projects that matter to us. The Coven offers a creative rhythm that extends across seasons and oceans, with time to develop both your work and your relationships with the people making alongside you.
“I’m so excited to take part in the Coven again. It has been my safe haven, my therapeutic art cocoon, and my brave launch pad into the art world.”
—Norma Balli-Borrero
TWO GATHERINGS EACH MONTH
On the first Saturday of the month, we gather for Book + Craft: a close, curious conversation about a graphic narrative and what it can teach us about form, structure, visual language, memory, pacing, voice, image, text, sequence, and the many other ways comics make meaning.
On the third Saturday, we meet for Studio Coven: a hands-on gathering devoted to our own creative work. We draw, write, experiment, talk about what’s working and what isn’t, share pages, try new approaches, and give our projects sustained attention.
Rather than following one rigid curriculum, the Coven moves through seasonal themes and creative inquiries, allowing our work to deepen and change over time.
July is our midsummer interlude, with no live gatherings and room for wandering, making, resting, and letting things grow.
YOUR PROJECT HAS A PLACE HERE
You do not need to arrive with a polished graphic novel proposal—or even know exactly what your project will become.
You might be working on graphic memoir, graphic medicine, visual nonfiction, an illustrated or hybrid narrative, a sequence of short comics, or something that hasn’t quite found its name yet.
The Coven gives you structure without demanding constant productivity, serious attention without competitiveness, and a group of people who understand that meaningful creative work develops through practice, curiosity, experimentation, and time.
YOUR YEAR IN THE COVEN INCLUDES
- Two 90-minute live gatherings each month: one Book + Craft discussion and one Studio Coven
- Six private one-on-one mentoring sessions with Maureen for project development, structure, visual storytelling, creative process, craft, or technical questions
- Seasonal syllabi, readings, prompts, and studio practices
- Occasional bonus workshops, free for Coven members
- A private online space for sharing works in progress, questions, resources, and encouragement between meetings
- A small, thoughtful community committed to sustaining creative work across the year
A SUSTAINABLE CREATIVE PRACTICE
Comix Coven isn’t about pressuring yourself to produce constantly.
Over the course of a year, there will be times when you are making pages, times when you are discovering what your project is actually about, and times when you need to experiment, change direction, or follow a question for a while.
The point is to have somewhere to keep bringing the work back—to give it attention over time, in the company of other people doing the same.
COMIX COVEN 2027
First + third Saturdays
10–11:30 AM Pacific
1–2:30 PM Eastern
6–7:30 PM Ireland/UK
January–November, with a July interlude
$2,170 paid in full
or 12 monthly payments of $190
Paying annually saves $110. The 12-payment option spreads the annual tuition across the year.
Would you like to talk about whether Comix Coven is the right fit for you? You’re very welcome to book a free conversation with me to get a clearer sense of the group. We can talk about what you’re working on, where you are in the process, and whether the Coven would be a useful fit for your project and creative practice.
ABOUT MAUREEN
Maureen Burdock, PhD is a graphic novelist, illustrator, educator, and creative mentor. She is the author of Queen of Snails: A Graphic Memoir, Sleepless Planet: A Graphic Guide to Healing from Insomnia, and Five Feminist Fables for the Twenty-First Century.
Her teaching brings together comics craft, visual experimentation, close reading, sustained creative practice, and attention to the particular needs of each artist and project.
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Free 30-minute discovery call
This is a free, no-pressure conversation for cartoonists, graphic memoirists, and other visual storytellers who are curious about coaching.
We’ll talk about your project, where you are in the process, what feels exciting or difficult right now, and what kind of support might be most useful. It’s a chance to ask questions, get a feel for how I work, and see whether we’re a good fit.
Private Adobe Software Mentoring
Private Adobe Software Mentoring
Learn the Photoshop and InDesign tools you need while moving your own comic, book, or visual project forward. Sessions are tailored to your experience and goals, with time to work through questions and troubleshoot your own files.
Six private 90-minute sessions $1,200