๐โจ RUNNING OUT OF TIME? GIVE THE GIFT OF SPROCKET! โจ๐
Let your favorite people pick exactly what they want from our huge selection of comics, zines, merch, and more with our Silver Sprocket Gift Cards! ๐ณ๐ฅ.
Zero guesswork. Maximum joy. ๐ฆ ๐ The perfect last minute gift!
Silver Sprocketโs public space in San Francisco may close soon. Unless... ๐ฃ๐ฃAnnouncing our new monthly membership program to build and sustain the DIY comics and zines community space of our dreams
๐Rewards for your support start with a hand illustrated membership card, members only pin and free stickers, up to 25% discounts, curating shelves, and naming community comics making equipment๐
Sign up at the link in bio: https://withfriends.co/Silver_Sprocket/join
โ๏ธ We strongly believe that having an indie comics shop with a focus on marginalized voices, queer people, and socially minded politics makes San Francisco a more exciting and diverse city and creates more opportunities for art and storytelling across mediums and communities. As our lease comes to an end in June 2026, weโre looking at the real possibility of closing soon.
Weโve spoken to shop regulars and friends about our economic uncertainties, and many of you have expressed a desire to see the space stay open here in The Mission! Itโs heartwarming to hear, and weโve decided to explore running a membership drive to ensure the store is sustainable going into the future.
These support tiers represent revenue weโd put directly into hiring additional staff, providing more deliberate space and resources for local artists to create comics and zines, and paying our rent independently, ensuring there is a physical space for DIY zines and indie comics.
๐๐๐ Memberships start at just $5/month with perks like:
โข Silver Sprocket membership card with hand illustrated portrait โข Monthly credit for a Sprocket produced sticker โข $10 store credit to use during your birthday month โข Exclusive Silver Sprocket members-only enamel pin (very classy!) โข Invites to members-only social events โข Silver Sprocket member tote bag โข Free entry to all events โข Host an event at Silver Sprocket (one per year) โข Personally curated shelf with your favorite comics and graphic novels, named and decorated however you like! โข Name one of our reading areas, or community comic and zine making supplies - like a couch, scanner, stapler, or printer!
Sign up at the link in bio: https://withfriends.co/Silver_Sprocket/join
๐ ๐ No better way to get into the holiday spirit than with this amazing 2018 Santa rendition by James the Stanton @gnartoons creator of GNARTOONS! The rad collection of Stantonโs beloved Gnartoons comics!
No one does cartoons quite like James ๐ฅ from a skateboarding dog, lighting a cop car on fire with a herd of forest critters, and eating pizza with a bunch of radical dinosaurs, Stantonโs trademark trippy humor wriggles and shines its way through each page. ๐๏ธ
6 years ago on December 18th we came out with BIG PUNK by the amazing Janelle Hessig @janelleblarg! ๐ How time flies!
Whatโs Janelle been up to lately?๐ฅ Well sheโs had a wild year cranking out rad art like a new Mosswood Meltdown poster (featuring John Waters, Devo, Bratmobile, and Kreayshawn!) a limited edition mini comic โWhatโs the Use in Trying?โ made specially for her appearance at the Charles M. Schulz Museum, online comics for worker-owned Coyote Media, and she contributed a piece to the Childrenโs Fairyland exhibit at the @oaklandmuseumca ! ๐ฅณ
Check her out on Patreon and follow her here to see her upcoming projects and adventures for 2026 and beyond! ๐ ๐
๐ ๐ฅ Jenn Woodall @funeralbeat has been slaying this year! Sheโs been doing everything from creating fantastic art, co-organizing + editing anthology project Pulping Volume 2: REALITY, attending and speaking at fairs, to finding any opportunity to use her platform and art to make a statement and help out her community. โค๏ธโ๐ฅ โจ
Check out her socials to keep up with the latest and greatest of Jenn and her work. Canโt wait to see what she has planned for next year! ๐
Available now are her stickers, Magical Beatdown V1-3, and her postcard box set!! ๐คฉ Just type โJenn Woodallโ in the search bar on our website to see all her amazing work!
๐๏ธ Oldie but a goodie! From Ferin Fick`s 2012 Sprocket Seasonal Illustration ๐ โ๏ธ
We just screen-printed a few hundred vinyl stickers of this banger so grab one for free at the Sprocket HQ in San Francisco! ๐ฅ They are also going out to all of our subscribers for the holidays! ๐
Check out more from our vintage collection of Ferin stickers!! ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
BELLY FULL OF HEART by Madeline Mouse @fungalmatters! ๐ Turning 1 today, this Ignatz nominated comic is an ode to ooey-gooey homosexual lovers of the past, present, and future. ๐
๐ And who couldnโt use a little more love and compassion in their hearts this time of year?
Hope you all are staying warm and toasty! โ๏ธ ๐๏ธ
As you can see, Hazel was struggling a tiny bit this season, but nothing reels you back into the Fishmas spirit quite like some cozy time with friends and loved ones. ๐๐ฏ๏ธโ๏ธ
Hope youโre all as excited as we are! ๐ So a merry Fishmas to all and to all a goodnight! โ๏ธ
Witch Hazel created by Colton Fox @coltonthefox & Beige Blum @icedtaho. Variety Hour in stores now! โก
