Aquatic Panda Distro

Aquatic Panda Distro is delighted to bring you the new zine, Pretenders by Swanchime Thien!

PRETENDERS is a trans Asian hitman allegory using fairytale royalty and swords as symbols for gang hierarchy and killing. (who is god but the first killer?) (what happens when your existence tests the bounds of human morality & human morality doesn't pass the test?)

In our shop now!
https://saturn2169.storenvy.com/products/37017204-pretenders

Go show Swanchime some love on Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/swanchime.itch.io

This zine will also be available at all of our upcoming shows including the Comics and Zines Night Market this Saturday!

Come see Aquatic Panda Distro at one of these amazing events coming to a city near you in Spring 2026!

Yellow and Thirsty is now available in my online shop! I was really hoping to debut this new mini zine at Twin Cities Zine Fest last week, but unfortunately I got the flu and had to cancel. So in order to bring this new mini to you it is now available for free with any purchase on Aquatic Panda Distro's online shop! No need to add it to cart any order until the end of the day Sunday, February 18th will come with a free copy of Yellow and Thirsty! I've also just added a bunch of new goodies into the shop including new stickers, buttons and bolo ties! Grab them while they are hot Hot HOT!

https://saturn2169.storenvy.com/

Aquatic Panda Distro is excited to bring you our first new title of 2026 "Comic Catalyst" by Mosy.

Comic Catalyst is an introductory comic book about book censorship, with an emphasis on q***r comics and graphic novels. Many people have not considered the various methods in which books are censored besides PTA meetings and local legislation. This comic was made to spotlight these various methods and the history of comic censorship prior to the 2020's.

Available now in our shop!
https://saturn2169.storenvy.com/products/37009320-comic-catalyst

Be sure to go give Mosy some love .originates
https://www.instagram.com/hewowolf.originates/

Mosy is a Black Q***r comic artist and illustrator who reflects on the anxieties and coziness of family dynamics.

Aquatic Panda Distro is now open for art and comic zine submissions by BIPOC artists! Check out https://www.aquaticpandadistro.com/ for more info and to apply!

We at Aquatic Panda Distro want to thank you all for another great year! In 2025 we tabled at around 20 events, got to represent a lot of cool new BIPOC zinesters, met so many amazing people and had a super successful Kickstarter and book release for our It Came From Hallowzine anthology! All of this would not be possible without all of the love and support from all of our friends, family, followers, and the zine and indie comics community. Y'all have really embraced us and I feel the love!

2026 is gonna be another exciting new year for us! We will be opening back up for new zine submissions in mid January, so BIPOC zinesters keep an eye out! We also have a super fun new anthology planned. I, Andrea, also have a few new fun projects planned, so keep an eye out on for more info on those as they come up!

Anyways, I want to wish you all a chill, warm and love filled Holiday Season and New Year! See you all in 2026!

All set up at Studio Moonfall! Come on over and grab some nerdy goodies and talk comics!

All set up at Krampus Market at The Final Girl Bar in Kenosha! Come on out and grab some really cool spooky and holiday art!

We'll be selling It Came From Hallowzine as well as some other spooky goodies at Krampus Market at The Final Girl Bar in Kenosha on December 6th.

Final lineup of events for the end of 2025. Chicago and Kenosha, come on out and support local artists this holiday season!