Ben Wilgus

Oh twins then

Public comment is now open for passport gender marker changes.

You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment.

My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc.

www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...

A really great way to help queer and trans creators is to be an advocate for their work. Creators with financial and career support have more options and better tools to take care of themselves during an awful time.

Now is an especially fantastic time to be an obnoxiously loud supporter of art by trans and queer creators. Particularly the art that doesn’t bend over backwards to make itself as “safe” and palatable as possible for a “mainstream” audience.

There is an INTERACTIVE choose-your-own-path STAR TREK LOWER DECKS comic out now at a bookstore near you, and it's funny AND heartfelt AND will blow your mind AND ALSO make you feel... emotions?? Sounds wild but that's where we are right now!!

Friday Ben is pulling a late shift so that Long Weekend Ben can finally fucking rest, that guy’s been having a TIME.

The Creator's Guide to Comics Devices is OPEN!!!!!
comicsdevices.com
An online library and meronomy of visual-narrative devices that are used in the medium of comics and other sequential art.
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Having a fantastic time at my first in-person GDQ, and I’m learning SO MUCH. ✨

Where is my devil’s bargain swimming pool! (I say, knowing full well how that went for Joe in the musical hahah)

There’s a VERY ambitious and unconventional revival on Broadway right now, but I personally loved it!

Incredible technical achievements in service of visceral emotional storytelling? PLEASE. THANK YOU.

I saw the Sunset Boulevard revival last weekend and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. Absolutely perfect show for me personally— musical theater guy AND film guy — to watch. I hardly knew anything going in and it FLOORED me.

Ohhhhhh I hope you enjoy it!! It was SO NICE TO SEE YOU!!

I had to get off tiktok for [static noises] reasons but that does mean I was entirely unaware of the New Jersey Drone Situation until this morning.

I think I simply won’t ever add my job titles to my bio here I think maybe that was a step in the wrong direction over on Twitter. This isn’t work this is inconsistently typing nonsense into a tiny window.

Thanks to @korimichele.bsky.social and @meganbrennan.bsky.social for putting up with my ass all weenend they are both angels

It’s @massmice.bsky.social Day Two: the MICE-ening 🧀🐁

A MICE staffer also handed me two tiny cheeses before my panel which is gonna be what carries me through, cheese powered opinions on comics visual literacy

I love MICE with all my heart but it’s so hot in the building that I’m currently standing outside in a tee shirt to intentionally blast myself with winter air, storing it for strength and endurance

Finally finished setup RIGHT before the con opened…come buy my books pls!! (And check out @korimichele.bsky.social and @benwilgus.bsky.social next to me, they rule)

I’m at @massmice.bsky.social this weekend, table 81A! I haven’t been to this show since 2019 and I’m so thrilled to be back!!! ( @korimichele.bsky.social is also here )

Ahoy! I'll be at The Massachusetts Independent Comic Expo @massmice.bsky.social this weekend for the first time in a WHILE and I'm so excited to be back! I'll be at Table 80-B adjacent my good buddy @benwilgus.bsky.social and I'll have copies of TINY BOOK SCIENCE and lots of zines! See u there!

A simplified outline drawing of a short person with circles for hands standing in a wide stance. Their face is just two vertical dashes and a long line in a blank expression. They are sweating profusely, which combined with their posing makes them look very nervous

Preview of my workshop "Everybody Can Create Nonfiction Comics" at MICE on Saturday 3pm!

I’m also going to be sitting right between @meganbrennan.bsky.social and @korimichele.bsky.social, so I’ll be in FANTASTIC company, god I’ve missed MICE so much 😭 I’VE NEVER EVEN BEEN TO THE NEW VENUE!!!!

Packing for @massmice.bsky.social, which I haven’t exhibited at since 2019!!! It’s always been one of my favorite shows, so I’m very excited to be coming back!!

Avatar: The Last Airbender Already Has the Perfect Prequel That Nobody Wants to Talk About A comic prequel explores Zuko's tragic origin.

ScreenRant did a cool write up about the Zuko manga I co-wrote w/ @benwilgus.bsky.social that was drawn by @spacecoyotl.bsky.social The article get the credits wrong but otherwise it’s neat that people are still discovering this Avatar: The Last Airbender oddity. screenrant.com/avatar-the-l...

Man we went SO hard with that one

I’ll be so real I just never close them anymore. They’ve set up permanent residence they are paying taxes.

Sometimes I worry I’m losing touch with my cartoonist roots, but I just now texted a friend to say “clouds are the trees of the sky” so maybe I’m fine actually.