Dark Spark Press is an independent press specializing in erotic comics and illustrations, operated cross-country out of New York and Chicago. Before their official formation as 'Dark Spark Press', cartoonists Kelsey Short and Bets Ochoa published Fantasy Lewds in 2022, bringing together 13 illustrators to create an erotic fantasy genre zine. In 2023, they continued the anthology series with sci-fi follow-up, CYBER LEWDS.
Dark Spark Press seeks to give a platform for artists to tell sexy and playful stories in a country that increasingly seeks to sterilize the sexuality -- particularly queer sexuality -- out of art.