September 4. Video releases of our panel "From Burnout to Brainstorm" presented at WonderCon 2023 and San Diego Comic-Con 2023. The WonderCon 2023 edition features Amanda Meadows, Sandra Equihua, and Elizabeth Ito, and the San Diego Comic-Con 2023 edition features Jamila Rowser, Nidhi Chanani, Victoria Ying, Kiara Valdez, Marco Finnegan, and Amanda Meadows. For a preview, check out this clip of Victoria Ying sharing her mindset around the adage "Don't Give Up." The videos is free to watch, but you must be a Hello Barkada newsletter subscriber to access them. Sign up for the newsletter today! 

September 5. New essay, "On Turning Two"

September 6. Book video release on Instagram and TikTok of Blackward by Lawrence Lindell.

September 7. Debut of Something More, our new social media content series content series that features exclusive, previously unpublished on-the-record quotes from artists and writers that came from conversations I've had with them, and reveal a little something more about them as a person. First up is comics writer Stephanie Williams!

September 9. Debut of Support Saturdays, a new monthly roundup spotlighting crowdfunding campaigns, calls to action, mutual aid appeals and memberships, and sponsorship opportunities, in support of artists, writers, and art collectives and organizations. Because radical possibilities manifest when we act collectively.

September 10. Reveal of Isang Mahal #2, the 2023 edition of Hello Barkada's zine series.

September 13. New listicle, "The Hip-Hop that Raised Me" postponed to October 2023

September 14. Allowed with cartoonist and multidisciplinary artist Lawrence Lindell. Watch the replay!

September 15. Video release of our panel "The Short of It: Animation is a Medium" presented at San Diego Comic-Con 2023, featuring Pearl Low, Christina Moreland, Elizabeth Ito, and Natasha Kline. For a preview, check out this clip of Natasha Kline talking about the first animated short she ever made. The video is free to watch, but you must be a Hello Barkada newsletter subscriber to access it. Sign up for the newsletter today! 

September 17. Giveaway announcement Postponing the giveaway for a date later this year, due to other commitments. Thanks for understanding!

September 18. Book video release on Instagram and TikTok of a comic produced and distributed by Bulgihan Press.

September 22. Book video release on Instagram and TikTok of Nidhi Chanani's upcoming graphic novel, Super Boba Café.

September 24, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Oceanside Zine Fair & Art Show. We're excited to table at the return of the Oceanside Zine Fair hosted at the Hill Street Country Club and presented by HSCC's Papercuts Zine Club! The event is free to attend and will include art workshops throughout the day, as well as over 50 vendors. I'll be selling Hello Barkada zines and buttons, as well as kawaii amigurumi and crochet items. 20% of sales will be donated to the The Nā ‘Aikāne o Maui Cultural Center to help with urgent relief and recovery efforts, with the remainder going towards our budget to commission artists and writers in 2024. Please come out in support!

September 25. Online publication of a new edition of Hello Barkada Comics by Christina Moreland.

September 26. Book video release on Instagram and TikTok of a mini comic by artist John Vasquez Mejias.

September 28. Video release of our panel "Horror, Thriller, or Neither?" presented at WonderCon 2023 featuring Lea Anderson, Malissa White, Reyna Cervantes, Viktor Kerney, and John Jennings. The video will be free to watch, but you must be a Hello Barkada newsletter subscriber to access it. Sign up for the newsletter today!

September 30, 12:00–9:00 p.m., Chula Vista Art Fest. Collectively 2023 will conclude with a pop-up shop at this free inaugrual event! In addition to selling zines, buttons, and amigurumi/crochet items, I'll also set up a DIY button station ($1/button while supplies last) and host free community activities. 20% of sales will be donated to the Maui Aloha campaign operated by the Hawai'i People's Fund, with the remainder going towards our 2024 commissioning budget, so please come out in support of the Chula Vista art scene and Hello Barkada!

COLLECTIVELY TOWARDS 2024

Hello Barkada is made possible in large part to our Barkada Backers, people who have generously contributed between $4 and $250 to our ongoing crowdfund. Their support covers operational costs associated with our platform, such as website hosting and tabling fees, and helps fund the 2023 Guest Writer series and 2023 Hello Barkada Comics series.

Please consider becoming a Barkada Backer today and help us prepare for 2024 by contributing what you can on a one-time or monthly basis to our ongoing crowdfund hosted on Ko-Fi. Everyone who contributes will be named alongside past and current Barkada Backers on our Acknowledgements page.