Umbilical (cover page) by Mart the Dart & Otto J.
Agitator Comics! Worldwide
AN ANTHOLOGY OF COMICS ART - Publication Release Party
Co-curated by GRETCHEN HASSE & JASON GREENBERG, Agitator Members
Printed & published by ALEX WILSON, Agitator Member
JOURNAL PUBLICATION :: AUG 1, 2026
EXHIBITION :: AUG 1 thru 29, 2026
Agitator Gallery presents drawings by artists from Chicago, International Communities, Agitator Figure Tuesdays & Agitator Comics!
Running from the Knot (detail), 2025 by Clairsse Casalino
These comics artists were recruited worldwide from Korea, Europe, and other international locales to present their work along with Chicago artists in our gallery and published in our Agitator Comics! anthology: WORLDWIDE (journal #6) that spans audiences across all languages and cultures.
EXHIBITING/PUBLISHED - COMICS ARTISTS:
Alex Wilson @bikefreeek / alexwilsonart.com
Allison Carol Scmocker allisoncarolschmocker.com
Bianca Perez @binkz.art / miraclebrainstudio.com
Clarisse Casalino @casalino_clarisse / clarissecasalino.com
Daei Kim @d_ayda_y
Darya Foroohar @daryafarah / daryafarah.wordpress.com
Ezekiel Cambey @ezekielcambey
Francesco Iesu & Riccardo Duò @rikyduo / @francescoiesu
Gretchen Hasse @gbhasse / gretchenhasse.com
Martin Schicht @mart_the_dart / local@gmx.at
Michael Abcede @abcedeart / abcedeart.com
Noah Hinojosa @nouhh.art
S.A. ARNOLD @demidemonart / Demidemon.net
Samuel Edme @sams_studios_llc
Sydney Claire Bronson (ZeDoGiCa) zedogica.neocities.org
COMICS JOURNAL PUBLICATION RELEASE PARTY
& COMIC ART EXHIBITION :: Sat. August 1, 2026
Agitator Gallery, 3851 W. Fullerton Ave.
Additional Events ::
– COMICS Workshop & Expo :: Thursday, Aug 6 / 7:00 – 9:00 pm
– Figure DRAWING Session :: Tuesday, Aug 11 / 7:00 – 9:00 pm
– CRITIQUE Artists Talk :: Wednesday, Aug 19 / 7:00 – 9:00 pm
– ANIMATION Festival :: Saturday, Aug 29 / 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Join us for the opening reception and enjoy many more events throughout August at Agitator Gallery including a DIY Publishing Comics & Zines Expo sponsored by Sheep Cult Comics, a costumed/cosplay live modeling Figure Drawing Session at Agitator Gallery with costumes styled by artist M0thur Mothra with horror/contraposto lighting, a “meet the Artists” Critique & Talkback Night and a closing Festival of Animation organized by guest curator Chris Wellems.
AGITATOR is: WORLDWIDE / COMICS JOURNAL: VOLUME 6
Curated by GRETCHEN HASSE & JASON GREENBERG, Co-Editors
Published by ALEX WILSON, Printer
The RIOT IN FLATLAND exhibit serves as the publication/release party for WORLDWIDE: Agitator Comics! This August, Agitator is excited to debut Volume 6 of its comics journals in both Chicago and at the Trinacria Arts Festival in Sicily, Italy run by our friends @trinacriatheatr. Agitator’s Comics Journal #6 is being published in Chicago by member Alex Wilson and exhibited in countries around the world by travelling Agitator co-founder, Gretchen Hasse.
