Canadian Comic Book Alliance
A voice for Canadian comics.
The CCBA speaks for the publishers, illustrators, artists and writers making comics and graphic novels in Canada — and is building the Canadian routes to print and distribution they have been left without.
We give a voice to Canadian comic book publishers, illustrators, artists and writers.
Why the CCBA restructured
In 2024 the CCBA made the decision to restructure, with the goal of advancing more sources of education, creation, promotion, production and distribution of comics and graphic novels within Canada. With that goal in mind, we have begun partnering with Canadian businesses and institutions in various ways, to offer more robust services to the CCBA and its members.
With the recent bankruptcy of the last remaining major comics distributor, publishers have begun looking for alternatives to get comics into the hands of readers. There are still book distributors who sometimes deal in comics, but they are focused mainly on the large established publishers — leaving new, smaller, or international (non-US) publishers in a bind.
Here in Canada, these hurdles, along with the rising cost of international shipping, have spurred publishers on to find creative ways to extend their work’s reach outside of the former distribution channels. But most Canadian creators and publishers are left with zero options for local distribution outside of web-based sales.
But there is good news.
In 2025 Studiocomix Press, in collaboration with SCPress, launched a Canadian option — the Great North Creators Catalog — to distribute Canadian content to Canadian comic book stores. Beginning this month, two new offers open to CCBA members.
CCBA members’ discount plan
Every registered CCBA member is eligible for special pricing on saddle-stitched comic book printing. Total page count must be divisible by four, and a minimum of 100 copies is required for the discount. Reduced pricing is also available on add-ons such as sketch covers and spot-foiling.
Greyscale
$2.08 + HSTfirst 16 pages
- $0.13 per page for the first 16 pages
- $0.08 per page for every page after that
Full colour
$3.20 + HSTfirst 16 pages
- $0.20 per page for the first 16 pages
- $0.13 per page for every page after that
The Great North Creators Ultimate Self-Publishing Package
Great North Creators is a catalogue of creator-owned comics distributed four times a year to retailers across Canada. Stores can order your comics and graphic novels for their shelves, with orders printed on-demand and shipped directly from Studiocomix Central.
CCBA member price
Ultimate Self-Publishing Package
$169.00 + HSTper year
Normally $510.00. An annual subscription for up to six of your titles to be included in the catalogue.
- Up to 6 of your titles in the catalogue
- Discounts of 25–40% off all comic and graphic novel printing
- Digital sales through the Studiocomix website
- 8 dedicated social media posts about you and your book to Studiocomix followers
- 3 branded graphics you can use on your own social media
- Free copies of the catalogue mailed to you quarterly
- A half-page author feature in the catalogue once per year
- $100 print credit toward any printing services at Studiocomix Press
Get in touch
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- Where we are
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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