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This issue of the award-winning magazine focuses on international small press comics publishing and distribution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA civilized conversation between two North American advocates of comics as art and publishing as an avocation. An interview with Koyoma Press publisher Annie Koyoma by Fantagraphics publisher Gary Groth leads into \u003ci\u003eThe Comics Journal #309\u003c\/i\u003e’s focus on international small press comics publishing and distribution. John Porcellino, the \u003ci\u003eKing Cat\u003c\/i\u003e of zines and carefully observed autobio comics, speaks to Inés Estrada, cartoonist (\u003ci\u003eAlienation\u003c\/i\u003e) and publisher\/distributor of comics and zines in Mexico. Also: a gallery of Henriette Valium’s work, from his drawing table at the time of his passing. Cartoonist (\u003ci\u003eBeta Testing the Ongoing Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e) and publisher (Uncivilized Press) Tom Kascynski debates comics critic Alin Rautoiu about crypto and comics. And: a biography\/gallery of Sharon Smith and her classic comic strip, Button ‘n’ Beax; a brand-new comic from Betty Kim; a deep dive into Nick Drnaso’s oeuvre; a deconstruction of the Image comics aesthetic; a spotlight on Hyena Hell; the debut of two new columns focusing on new and classic manga, avant-garde European comics, and much, much more.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Groth\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-founder of \u003ci\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and Fantagraphics Books. He lives in Seattle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristy Valenti\u003c\/b\u003e is an Eisner-Award-winning editor at Fantagraphics Books. She lives in Seattle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAustin English\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and writer living in Brooklyn. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/i\u003e regularly since he was 17. As a cartoonist, he has published the books \u003ci\u003eGulag Casual\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMeskin and Umezo\u003c\/i\u003e. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries throughout the United States, including Marvin Gardens in New York and Et Al gallery in San Francisco. He runs the comics publishing house Domino Books, which he founded in 2011. He also teaches comics, drawing and art history at both Parsons School of Design and The School of Visual Arts in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnie Koyama\u003c\/b\u003e was the publisher and founder of the Toronto-based Koyama Press, an independent graphic novels, art books, and zines company. 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