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23.08.2025 00:15
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Been feeling down about my creative practice recently but Iβm out and about visiting New York, hoping to recharge and reset. οΏΌ
come to scad dawgβ¦
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Absolute best summer read that Iβm going to make stickers! βΎοΈ
I adore these and the second one in particular makes my heart warm β€οΈ
A sad robo girl for a zine!
I just saw this at my local comic shop and holy shit itβs so good β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
Itβs my first time reading him and holy shit
Cross Game by Mitsuru Adachi!!!
Itβs INSANE
Hardest sequence of all time
The Cartoonist Cooperative Digital Residency. Applications open in May (today). Paid opportunity to anyone around the world. Art is of the mascots, a pen and inkwell, getting beamed up into the matrix.
I'm proud to announce that I will be a judge for this NEW ONLINE RESIDENCY from the @cartoonist.coop!! We're looking to support comics that utilise the possibilities of websites and coding as a creative tool. $1000 USD, free hosting. Deets and FAQ here: cartoonist.coop/digital-resi...
A teapotβ¦β¦
Me reading Cross Game
hey hey, have no fear if you missed it last month, my horny, cronenbergian, lesbian, sci-fi, body horror comic, Expiry Date, is now available on my itch dot io! β¨π«ππ»π«β¨
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MINDFUL (2025) π½οΈβοΈ
A terrifying force tbh
If only I had a gif of me shaking my ass to Manben rnβ¦.
I just think theyβre neat! πββοΈ
Close reading is for everyone: defector.com/close-readin...
HANDSOME
Comic creator folks, how do you decide what side/passion project to do besides your βmainβ project?
Making comics journalism (or criticism, or advocacy, however you describe it) is a tremendously difficult thing. Andy's estimated "cost of doing business" at BF largely mirrors our own experience at @solrad.bsky.social. If you want independent, engaged media, please support it.
Ew!
an illustration of a living space set up, carefully curated for a painting, with a cat sleeping on a chaise lounge covered in a blanket, a plant to the right of the scene, and a bearskin rug on the floor. To the left is an easel with an unfinished portrait of a person sitting on said chaise lounge.
I recently wrote some lengthy criticism on fudanshi, be it straight or queer, and their participation in ShΕwa era doujinshi and further cultural influences:
On Fudanshi: Image, the Subversion of Mecha and Queerness in Post-War Japan
retroanimechris.blogspot.com/2025/05/to-f...
Some thoughts on self publishing & publishing. I've self published a lot now and I have a lot of feelings on how we talk about it versus traditional indie publishing.
www.patreon.com/posts/mess-s...
Itβs coochie eating propaganda
Thereβs nothing more horrific than reality itself.
Hereβs a comic I did about immigration, family separation and mass deportations.
Please go read! (1/8)