SOURCE: Ryan Carey published 11/12/24
"We here at DOMINO believe that Cilla is probably one of the best cartoonists of his generation. A Cilla publication is what we look forward to more then anything else: inky and dense, his work might remind you of mid 90s alt-comics, but its heart is just as much in the past and future of comics." - Austin English, Domino Books
blog (2007-14, 2020-21)
Chris Cajero Cilla has been making his own brand of alternative mini-comics since the 80s. The following is a list of works still available from the artist and various sources. From the big collections to the smallest mini-comics, anyplace is a good starting point to discover Cilla's singular vision.
2024: FEAST OF GREASE (Floating World Comics) This year Cilla was the subject of a decades spanning collection of his singular comix work from Floating World Comics, detailed flip through of FEAST OF GREASE in the below video by longtime friend Greg "Hercules" Petix...
The Hercules Petix Academy of Comic Book Studies
The book can be ordered from Floating World, Sardine Can Press, Atomic Books Gosh Comics London or your local comics store here
2024: THE COMICS JOURNAL YEARBOOK: BEST OF 2023 (Fantagraphics Books) edited by Austin English, Kristy Valenti, and Gary Groth.
Fantagraphics Books
Available from Lucky's Fantagraphics Books Domino Books Silver Sprocket2024: CREASE (Domino Books) edited by Austin English. Coming in November 2024 from Austin English and Domino Books is CREASE with Cilla adapting an Alfred Jarry story...
cover: Caroline Sury
Chris Cajero Cilla
SOURCE: Domino Books
Available for pre-order from Domino Books
2024: CRUSHER LOVES BLEEDER, BLEEDER LOVES CRUSHER (Fantagraphics Books) pinup by Cilla.
2024: MONSTER FAN CLUB #2 (Floating World Comics) edited by Jason T. Miles. "Cue The Cramps, drop yer pants, and let's dance!!"
2024: PEEP (Brain Dead Studios) new anthology edited by Sammy Harkham (KRAMERS ERGOT) with Steven Weissman.
Lucky's
Available from Lucky's Partners and Son Secret Headquarters Gosh Comics London Silver Sprocket Floating World ComicsVideo flip through by Greg "Hercules" Petix, Cilla contribution at 22:39:
The Hercules Petix Academy of Comic Book Studies
Review by Ryan CareyReview by Brian Nicholson
Available from Floating World Comics
Available from Sardine Can Press Floating World Comics
Available from 50 Watts Books Floating World Comics Lucky's Gosh Comics London LCS
Available from Sardine Can Press Floating World Comics
Available from Sardine Can Press
Available from Sardine Can Press
Available from Sardine Can Press lulu.com
2020: FLYERS VOLUME 2: THE PORK TORTA (Sardine Can Press)
Available from Sardine Can Press lulu.com
Available from Sardine Can Press
Available from Rotland Press Wig Shop Web Shop
Available from Wow Cool
Available from Floating World Comics
Available from Wow Cool
Available from Floating World Comics
Digital available free from Wow Cool
2008: TYPHON (Dirty Danny Press) edited and published by Danny Hellman. 
Available from The Copacetic Comics Company
Available from Wow Cool
2024: ZODIAC LAYOFF SPIRAL (Sardine Can Press)
2023: DRAWSTRING TIED IN A BOW (Sardine Can Press)
2023: MONSTER FAN CLUB (Floating World Comics) edited by Jason T. Miles.
Floating World
Preview: Partners and Son
2023: PICK 'N SAVE (Sardine Can Press)
2022: 222 2ND AVENUE (Sardine Can Press)
2022: ANXIETY WORKBOOK (Sardine Can Press)
2022: BUT IS IT...COMIC AHT? #4 (Domino Books) edited by Austin English and August Lipp. Chris Cilla is interviewed by artist Tim Goodyear.
Domino Books
August Lipp cover
Preview: Partners and Son
Available from Atomic Books The Copacetic Comics Company 50 Watts Books Partners and Son Domino Books Gosh Comics London Floating World Comics
2022: CORPUS CORPUS #12: NEO TANG edited by Paul Nudd and Max Morris. Information on the accompanying exhibition can be found here
Floating World Comics
Available from Floating World Comics Howling Pages2021: CRUSHER LOVES BLEEDER, BLEEDER LOVES CRUSHER #1 by Thomas Stemrich and Patrick Keck. "2 color screen-printed covers by Chris Cajero Cilla at Sardine Can Press ". Cover printing only, no art.
League of Comic Geeks
Available from Gosh Comics London2021: CRUSHER LOVES BLEEDER, BLEEDER LOVES CRUSHER #2 by Thomas Stemrich and Patrick Keck. "Screen-printed card-stock covers by Chris Cajero Cilla at Sardine Can Press". Cover printing only, no art.
Partners and Son
Available from Partners and Son Gosh Comics London2021: DECADE: 10 YEARS OF SHORT RUN COMIX & ART FESTIVAL (Short Run) edited by Kelly Froh
Floating World Comics
Available from Floating World Comics Short Run Seattle Silver Sprocket2020: FLYERS VOLUME 1:CLUB CONGRESS (Sardine Can Press)
2020: ICE WATER (Sardine Can Press)
2020: THE PLAGUE REVIEW DIGEST 2020 (Rotland Press) edited by Ryan Standfest
2020: SWONKIBUS: THE COMPLETE SWONK COMIC STRIP (Sardine Can Press) by Greg Petix and Cilla
Available from lulu.com Sardine Can Press
Review by Ryan Carey
2019: THE SLEEP GAS (FU Press) B/W companion collection to FEAST OF GREASE.
Fantagraphics
Available from Atomic Books Lucky's Partners and Son Spit and a Half Fantagraphics Sardine Can PressTop Ten List by Ryan Carey
Review by Ryan Carey
Review by Frank M. Young
2018: BLUE ONION (Revival House Press)
Revival House Press
Available from Sardine Can PressReview by Ryan Carey
2016: CORPUS CORPUS #7: ST. EYEBALLS edited by Paul Nudd
Floating World Comics
Available from Floating World Comics2015-2020: VISION QUEST free Portland OR newspaper co-published by Tim Goodyear/Ian Sundahl.
Poopsheet Foundation documents eight issues here.
Poopsheet Foundation
Suzette Smith PORTLAND MERCURY article giving general history of and specific contributors to the fourth issue of the paper here.
Sardine Can Press
Set available from Sardine Can PressCilla's Patreon feed mentions two later issues VISION QUEST #14 (2019) and VISION QUEST #15 (2020).
2015: LABYRINTHECTOMY/LUNCHEONETTE (Revival House Press)
Revival House Press
Available from Atomic Books Wow Cool Sardine Can PressReview by Ryan Carey
2013: ON YOUR MARKS (Short Run) edited by Max Clotfelter.
2014: DOUBLE NICKELS FOREVER (Leaf and Signal) edited by Warren Craghead. Comics adaptations of songs from DOUBLE NICKELS ON THE DIME (1984) by Minutemen.
Cover and preview: Spit and a Half
Available from Spit and a Half
Video flip through by Greg "Hercules" Petix, Cilla contribution at 49:36:
The Hercules Petix Academy of Comic Book Studies
2013: TREASURY OF MINI COMICS VOLUME 1 (Fantagraphics) edited by Michael Dowers. Reprints MOLDY FIG (1995) mini by Cilla.
Poopsheet Foundation
Available at Hoopla Internet Archive
Review by Robert Kirby
2013: STUN NUTS #9 (Sardine Can Press)
Floating World Comics
Available from Floating World Comics2012: SNACK MAGAZINE (Sardine Can Press)
2011: STUN NUTS #8 (Sardine Can Press)
Available from Floating World Comics
2010: BOUND & GAGGED (I Will Destroy You Comics!) edited by Tom Neely.
Video flip through by Greg "Hercules" Petix 12:56:
The Hercules Petix Academy of Comic Book Studies
2010: HEAVY HAND (Sparkplug Comic Books)
Sardine Can Press
Partners and Son
Available from Sardine Can PressReview by Rob Clough
Review by Sammy Harkham
2010: STUN NUTS #6 (Sardine Can Press)
2008: NERD BURGLAR "Unofficial 2008 Free Comic Book Day anthology co-published by Sparkplug Books, Tugboat Press, and Teenage Dinosaur".
2004: PAPER RODEO #18 (Paper Rodeo) Famous free newspaper out of Providence, RI with many of the alternative cartoonists of the time contributing, including Chris Cilla.
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