Darya Foroohar
Writer and cartoonist extraordinaire. Open for commissions and always eager to learn and grow.
About me
I am a Chicago-based cartoonist interested in writing journalism comics, autofiction graphic novels, and horror cartoons. Many of my comics explore themes of misogyny, identity, sexuality and resistance to oppression. I graduated from the University of Chicago in 2024 with a major in Creative Writing and a minor in Urban Studies. My most recent comic, Death to the Dictator: Iran's 2009 Green Revolution, was published by Milwaukee-based press Moody Zine. Find me at @daryafarah on Instagram.
FIRST BOOK: My Eyes, Your Gaze
Order here from Chicago's Bridge Books.
My zines are also carried by Radiator Comics, Domino Comics, as well as by Howling Pages, Quimby's Bookstore, Desert Island Comics, and Gosh Comics. For more comics, take a look at my Instagram or Patreon.
Press
Interview: Oat Bag Comic Mag
Comics Blogger's Best of 2024 (issue 11)
Interview: Bridge Magazine
Upcoming Comics
Deadweight: A Comics Anthology organized, edited, and published by me – submissions open Dec 1, publication March/April 2026.
"Blood Oath" as featured in upcoming horror anthology It Came From Hallowzine - Published by Aquatic Panda Distro, release October 2025
All my work, in one place!
💡 Other work
Femmage Zine (spring 2025)
Oat Bag Comic Mag issue 1 (winter 2025)
Cartoonists for Palestine (fall 2024)
Decapitate Magazine (winter 2024)
Commissioned comic: Life at BHSEC (summer 2023)
Our Town Downtown (complete archive)
Memoryhouse Magazine (fall 2022)
Short Vine (spring 2022)
The Chicago Maroon (spring 2021)
💡 Website management and graphic design
CLP Instagram (2023-2024)
ChoMUN (2022-2023)
📅Events!
🌸Chicago Danztheatre Residency
I am a member of the 2025 Chicago Danztheatre Body Passages Residency, which will culminate in a gallery show and exhibition in November 2025. Get tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/body-passages?h=cdTav9c-TP_dVfCYVbqLlthX81K8Tk1W2t9pBodE3fA&t=1756856677387gl=1y57qtugcl_auMTQzNzcxMDIyNy4xNzU0MzI3MzA1gaNjk1ODE3ODY0LjE3NTQzMjczMDU.ga_LHKW5FR9N6czE3NTY4NDc3MjEkbzE4JGcxJHQxNzU2ODQ5NDg0JGo2JGwwJGgw
🕐 Upcoming Comic Events!
November 14-15, 7pm: Chicago Danztheatre Body Passages residency show
November 15, 12-4: MadMade Zine Fair (Chicago, IL)
December 13: Madison Alternative Comics Fest (Madison, WI)
🤖Book me to talk about graphic essays!
At Hamburg's 2025 Indiecon festival, I led a fully-booked workshops on graphic essays and how to make them. Workshop participants learned how to incorporate academic theory into comics and why making information more accessible is so important. Contact me if you'd like me to lead a workshop in your area.
