Koyama Press is a comics publishing company founded in 2007 by Annie Koyama and based in Canada. Since its establishment in 2007, Koyama Press has sought to promote and provide support to an array of emerging and established artists. These artists include

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. Koyama Press funds and produces a diverse collection of publications and artist's projects. Projects include comics, art books, exhibitions, prints, and zines. Koyama Press has announced its scheduled closure in 2021.

Recognition

Koyama Press won the

Joe Shuster Award The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards (or Joe Shuster Awards) are given out annually for outstanding achievements in the creation of comic books, graphic novels, webcomics, and comics retailers and publishers by Canadian comics, Canadi ...

for Outstanding Comic Book Publisher in 2011.

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