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I had a blast illustrating the cover for @asawheatley.bsky.social’s TTRPG zine, ‘Wich Witches. You can back it now on Kickstarter and it only has few days left so don’t dilly dally.

✨🥪 www.kickstarter.com/projects/asa...

Submissions are now closed for BOXES Vol. 5

Submissions are now closed for BOXES Vol. 5!

Thanks everyone for sending in your ideas. One again the standard I have to choose from is VERY HIGH. A nice problem to have!

The aim is to be in touch with everyone with their outcomes by the end of March.

Thanks again for your support for BOXES.
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Submissions — ThirdBear Press ThirdBear Press is a small press comics publisher and distro based in Scotland

3. Also, consider submitting something that is an odd number of pages. It can give me a bit more flexibility in putting together the page order.

Ok, thanks. I can’t wait to read your submissions! Here’s the link again:

thirdbearpress.com/submissions

1. Please specify if your final art will be black and white or full colour. It can help me decide on the balance of black and white and colour pages.

2. There have been a lot of submissions for 8 page comics, but there is only so much space in the magazine! Consider something shorter.

I’d like to emphasise that I’d like to see MORE submissions for ARTICLES.

If you are a comic journalist or an artist with something to say about the craft, please get in touch!

Also, for comics, here’s a couple of tips that might help your chances: ⬇️

Submissions for BOXES Comic Magazine Vol. 5 close on 28th February!

Less than two weeks left to submit your ideas for BOXES Vol. 5! We’ve had some exciting looking comic ideas submitted so far, but there’s plenty of room for more.

Check the submissions guide here for all the details on how to submit:

thirdbearpress.com/submissions

Last chance to get tickets to this for tonight!

Exhibitor applications for Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2026 close in just under 1 week!

The deadline is 11:59pm (GMT) on Sunday 8 February 2026. Tell your friends!

Find all the information, and how to apply, here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/exhibit

Fran Morton | Patreon Illustrations and comics!

⚔️ I have a patreon again! If you would like to follow my various comic projects and get to see little extras like sketches, wips and so on, check it out! ⚔️

www.patreon.com/cw/mortiscausa

Thanks Andy 🔥

This is always such a good comics anthology!

BOXES Comic Magazine - Volume 5 Submissions now OPEN!

Submissions for BOXES Comic Magazine Vol. 5 are now OPEN!

We are looking for short comics and articles about comics from a diverse range of UK based creators.

Have a read of the submission guidelines here for more details: thirdbearpress.com/submissions

If you have any questions, please ask!

a bright pink and green illustration depicting gwenhwyvar and gwenhwyfach from arthurian legend riding horses. gwenhwyfach is in green and gwenhwyvar is in pink throughout. in the background gwenhwyvar is shown about to kiss arthur, with her cloak turning into a landscape. at the top border there is a dragon, and on the bottom border of the picture a line of riders including the two sisters ride behind a banner.

for march to camelot 2025, #4 envy gwenhwyvar & her sister gwenhwyfach. finally finished this over the weekend after having it in my wips for nearly a year

Comics! From beyond the Patreon wall, the start of a memoir of grieving my Dad.

Submissions — ThirdBear Press ThirdBear Press is a small press comics publisher and distro based in Scotland

Also, be sure to keep an eye on our submissions page on 1st of February for details on how to submit your ideas.

If you have any questions, please ask!

thirdbearpress.com/submissions

New Year, New Comics Submissions for BOXES reopen February! The background contains the covers of the previous 4 volumes of BOXES Comic Magazine.

Submissions for BOXES Vol. 5 will be OPEN from 1st to 28th February.

If you are UK based and have an idea for a new short comic or article about comics, we'd love to hear from you.

There's a bit more about it in our latest newsletter:
thirdbearpress.substack.com/p/new-year-n...

The SOUP: The Society Of Unexplained Phenomena Kickstarter campaign is in it’s last two days.

We’re coming to the end of the SOUP kickstarter! The campaign ends on Sunday at 2pm GMT.

If you’ve been meaning to back it but have still to do so, then now is the time!

Link here ➡️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ste...

The characters Herman Doolie, Jonathan Gregor, Dr. Alison Greening & Natalie Crane from the comic SOUP.

The cast of characters in SOUP (in my humble opinion) is the best group I’ve come up with for a comic.

Meet a few of them (and maybe back it if you haven’t already) here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ste...

Thanks!

SOUP: The Society Of Unexplained Phenomena Who are the Society Of Unexplained Phenomena? And what are the strange creatures and happenings they study?

We're in the final two weeks of the SOUP kickstarter!

The funding goal has been met, but it would be lovely to hit the stretch goals of me doing a dramatic reading video and an exclusive riso print.

Take a look and back the comic here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ste...

Thanks!

AI: The Uncomfortable Mirror to Humanity — LUCY FREEMAN | ART AI needs an alternate, intricate map of thought all of its own, some code of conduct that takes into account its inability to feel as we do, and to see beyond the clouded need to scheme as we scheme a...

New blog alert! 📢
AI: The Uncomfortable Mirror to Humanity — LUCY FREEMAN | ART share.google/FcfGUM6KjAJJ...

It explores a thought I had recently that I don't see people discussing so thought I'd share. It's live on my website now if you have a spare 10 minutes ☺️

Plus some silly illustrations ✍🏼

Very sad to hear that our fellow Scottish comics publisher Quindrie Press is closing.

@evegwood.com has done brilliantly over the last few years to elevate marginal voices and push the medium of comics forward in this country.

A week into the SOUP kickstarter! We’ve made the target and are on the way to the first stretch goal.

I’ve had the idea for this comic kicking around my head for 5 years and it’s almost out in the open!

Check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ste...

SOUP: The Society Of Unexplained Phenomena Fully funded!

Stretch Goals £800 - Dramatic Reading Video £1000 - Exclusive Riso Print

SOUP: The Society Of Unexplaned Phenomena has been fully funded! Thanks so much if you've backed it.

There's still plenty of time, so I've added a couple of stretch goals.

Want to see me do a dramatic reading of part of the comic? First stretch goal is £800

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ste...

SOUP: The Society Of Unexplained Phenomena Back it now on Kickstarter

My brand new comic SOUP: The Society Of Unexplained Phenomena is now live on Kickstarter!

I’m souper proud of this one, so I hope you’ll take a look at it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ste...

Thanks!

SOUP: The Society Of Unexplained Phenomena, my first new solo comic in over 2 years will be launching on Kickstarter!

Sign up at the link below to get notified just a soon as it launches 👽

A pile of copies of BOXES Comic Magazine Vol 4.

If you were hoping to pick up the new BOXES (or any of our other books) at Thought Bubble you can still order them here: thirdbearpress.com

Thanks 📦📦📦

An update on this: unfortunately I’ve had to pull out of Thought Bubble for much the same reason as LICAF.

I’m currently needed at home as my partner is ill.

I will still be at TAGS though on the 26th October, so hopefully see you there.

The cover of volume 4 of BOXES magazine by Aimee Lockwood.

I've been away this week so my copy of BOXES vol. 4 from @thirdbearpress.bsky.social was waiting for me when I got home! My favourite cover of all of the volumes so far I think, great art from @aimeelockwood.bsky.social 😍

23 hours to go!!! Is it possible?? Will we do it???

The Ecstasy of Jenny D - New original comic by Pigeon! Bridgerton meets the dancing plague in this surreal tale of sisterhood, repressed queerness and divine intervention.

If you read @pigeonface.bsky.social’s comic in BOXES Vol. 2 you’ll know just *how good* she is at comics.

You don’t want to miss her latest book! Back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pig...