SOLRAD (noun) sol∙rad | sōl-răd  – 

1. a wavy line in illustration (especially comics) that represents light and/or warmth emanating from the sun or other light sources.

2. a literary magazine for comics founded in 2020

We've been publishing SOLRAD now for almost three years, and we're starting a new round of fundraising to help improve the magazine. If you think that comics criticism is worth supporting, or if you are reading what we're publishing, we really need your help to keep doing what we're doing. Our goal is $7500, which will cover payments to writers and cartoonists, pay for hosting and other fees, and support the development of new media in 2023.

The Editorial and Publishing team consists of four folks, all of whom dedicate their time and money to keeping the literary magazine running. Unfortunately without additional funding, we won't be able to continue to pay authors and continue to do what we're doing.

We're trying to improve SOLRAD in 2023 by offering an increase in our payment rates to writers, and we're also looking to generate more funds so that we can publish at a more consistent clip in 2023.

It's our hope that we can continue to offer SOLRAD as an advertisement-free comics reading experience that focuses on substance and craft. Our goal is to bring you new perspectives from new and established writers, and continue to bring you beautiful, fun, and funny comics every week.  We believe that we can do it with your help. Any dollar helps. Thanks for your support!

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ABOUT US:

SOLRAD is a nonprofit online literary magazine dedicated to the comics arts. Run completely by a volunteer staff, SOLRAD publishes original content ranging from comics criticism, original comics, essays, interviews, and the promotion of small-press events and releases. The site is a platform for new, underrepresented, and otherwise marginalized creative voices, in addition to commissioning work from well-established cartoonists, critics, journalists, and authors.

SOLRAD is published by Fieldmouse Press, a 501(c)(3) public charity nonprofit.