Cool Rot Magazine

Artists/Contributors
Alex Carlson • Alex Nall • Amanda Mauser • Anne Frost • Anthony Dunn • Atlan Arceo-Witzl • Bill Egan • Brandon "Caulie" Davis • Casket • CF Wright • Chadd • Cherries.N.Poison • CX Hulbert • Dave Price • Dimitri Efro • Donna Muehlfelder • Elvise • Fredrick Nitch • Grant Hansen • Harry James Brenner Jr • Jake Stoughton • José Alejandro Rodríguez • Josh Horita • Julie Fischer • Katie Getz • Kelly Wang • Kevin McGrath • Macklin • Max Morris • Meat Strings • Mike Poshias • Milo Miller • Nayef Nebhan • Neon Mike • pt • redrumgato • Rich & Heather Hennessy • Risto • Sam LaRocco • Sarah Kaleta • Sean Mac • Sean Parsley • Sophia Barr Hayne • Sonny Haig • Steve Badauskas • William James 2026 • Yoki CMW
Cover Artists
Vol 1 — Cover: [Sam LaRocco] • Back: [Richie Chrusciel] ☠ Sold Out ☠
Vol 2 — Cover: [Sam LaRocco] • Back: [Marian Frost] ☠ Coming Soon ⧖
Vol 3 — Cover: [Harry James] • Back: [Harry James] ☠
Vol 4 — Cover: [Meat Strings] • Back: [Sam LaRocco]
Vol 5 — Cover: [Kevin McGrath] • Back: [Sam LaRocco]
Vol 6 — Cover: [Nayef Nebhan] • Back: [redrumgato]
Vol 7 — Cover: [redrumgato] • Back: [Anne Frost]
Vol 8 — Cover: [Sam LaRocco] • Back: [Donna Muehlfelder]
Vol 9 — Cover: [TBA] • Back: [TBA] ⧖
black and white Cool Rot Vol 9 cover Summer 2026 coming soon

Cool Rot Vol 9

TBA

⧖ Coming Soon ⧖
Operation cover for winter/Spring 2026 Cool Rot Vol 8

Cool Rot Vol 8

Winter/Spring 2026

$12.00

illustration of a black cat smiling in orange pants, sweater, and bow... with one arm around a jack-o-lantern with the words Cool Rot carved into it. 7 candles at the bottom. Cover for Cool Cool Rot Vol 7, fall 2025

Cool Rot Vol 7

Fall 2025

$10.00

redish cover with knight laying shocked and shot in a grassy field next to a sling shot by painter Nayef Nebhan for Summer 2025 Cool Rot Vol 6

Cool Rot Vol 6

Summer 2025

$10.00

Spring 2025 Cool Rot Vol 5 cover showing a painting by Kevin McGraph in greyscale of a troll looking naked clay-like man holding a tool

Cool Rot Vol 5

Spring 2025

$10.00

cover of fall winter 2024 issue of Cool Rot Vol 4 showing a comic by Meat Stings, a silhoutte of a man holding a bloody knife under a streetlight, another man floating on a pillow of blood in a skull lined river above there is a big cratery moon and the words cool rot with the chicago skyline coming from the word cool

Cool Rot Vol 4

Fall/Winter 2024

$10.00

a collage of old photos including jazz trumpet handcock building, cars in a junkyard for the cover of Cool Rot Vol 3 summer 2024 by harry james

Cool Rot Vol 3

Summer 2024

☠ Sold Out ☠
Cool Rot Vol 2 cover - white outline of the words cool rot with outlines of rats over an image of many mcdonalds truck happy meal toys

Cool Rot Vol 2

Spring 2024

☠ Sold Out ☠
Cool Rot Vol 1 cover featuring checkerboard, logo and wacky eyes as the oo's in cool and a teethy open mouth as the o in rot

Cool Rot Vol 1

Winter 2024

☠ Sold Out ☠