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Ariana Maher

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Comic Book Letterer. she/her. πŸ©·πŸ’œπŸ’™ GLAAD Award Winner for Outstanding Comic. Portfolio: www.arianamaher.com. Contact me about lettering! Current work includes Justice League Unlimited, Superman, Wiccan, Rogue, Daredevil, Spider-gwen, Lazarus, and Zatanna.

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Your scripts inspired me to be a more creative letterer. Especially when we did those classic WWII styled storylines. I hope we get the chance to work together again someday soon! ✨

06.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

HEY GANG - if you haven't read AVENGERS ACADEMY and are wondering what all the fuss is about, you can actually read the first four issues here at this link - no need to register or anything, just click and read!!! www.marvel.com/infinitycomi...

06.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
GLAAD MEDIA AWARD WINNER:
OUTSTANDING COMIC BOOK

Avengers Academy: Marvel’s Voices

By Anthony Oliveira, Elsa Sjunneson, Carola Borelli, Bailie Rosenlund, Pablo Collar, Charles Stewart III, Alti Firmansyah, Minkyu Jung, KJ DΓ­az, Ruth Redmond, Dono SΓ‘nchez-Almara, Ariana Maher, Joe Caramagna (Marvel Infinity Comics)

GLAAD MEDIA AWARD WINNER: OUTSTANDING COMIC BOOK Avengers Academy: Marvel’s Voices By Anthony Oliveira, Elsa Sjunneson, Carola Borelli, Bailie Rosenlund, Pablo Collar, Charles Stewart III, Alti Firmansyah, Minkyu Jung, KJ DΓ­az, Ruth Redmond, Dono SΓ‘nchez-Almara, Ariana Maher, Joe Caramagna (Marvel Infinity Comics)

I am so thankful for the gift of this recognition on behalf of myself and all of the crew on Avengers Academy. We strove week after week to make art worthy of our community – to deepen and enrich the world for queer, trans, and HIV+ representation and readership, to insist we belonged in these worlds of fiction and in the world that dreams them. We wanted both to illuminate queer stories told long ago and to trailblaze new paths forward. It was not always easy, but it was always worth it. 

I am so proud of this work, and so honoured to have it so celebrated. Thank you.

Thank you to all the impossibly gifted collaborators on this project for all your brilliance, enthusiasm, and generosity: our regular artists Carola Borelli, Bailie Rosenlund, and Pablo Collar; our colorists KJ Diaz and Ruth Redmond; our letterists Ariana Maher and Joe Caramagna; as well as our numerous guest talents – who enriched this book week after week with their gifts and perspectives. Thanks too to our editors, Lindsey Cohick, Sidney Stubbs, Wil Moss, and founding editor and Sarah Brunstad who willed this book into life. Time and again this book redefined what could happen, how it could look and read, and above all who could be in a superhero comic, and I could not be prouder. 

And, with great admiration and profoundest appreciation, thank you to my community, for always lifting me up. Finding all of you has been the great gift of my life. This category is full of the fellow artists who showed me there was a place for us to create and to live in this world, and I live in the enduring blessing of their work.

I said it when we ended, and I will say it here again: comics will mend your heart, if you let them. When I was a scared, lonely, closeted kid, the Marvel universe’s heroes were there for me when very little else was. That is a debt I can never pay back, but one I’ve tried with great travail to pay forward. I want to believe we have afforded a little of that same refuge to those who soug…

I am so thankful for the gift of this recognition on behalf of myself and all of the crew on Avengers Academy. We strove week after week to make art worthy of our community – to deepen and enrich the world for queer, trans, and HIV+ representation and readership, to insist we belonged in these worlds of fiction and in the world that dreams them. We wanted both to illuminate queer stories told long ago and to trailblaze new paths forward. It was not always easy, but it was always worth it. I am so proud of this work, and so honoured to have it so celebrated. Thank you. Thank you to all the impossibly gifted collaborators on this project for all your brilliance, enthusiasm, and generosity: our regular artists Carola Borelli, Bailie Rosenlund, and Pablo Collar; our colorists KJ Diaz and Ruth Redmond; our letterists Ariana Maher and Joe Caramagna; as well as our numerous guest talents – who enriched this book week after week with their gifts and perspectives. Thanks too to our editors, Lindsey Cohick, Sidney Stubbs, Wil Moss, and founding editor and Sarah Brunstad who willed this book into life. Time and again this book redefined what could happen, how it could look and read, and above all who could be in a superhero comic, and I could not be prouder. And, with great admiration and profoundest appreciation, thank you to my community, for always lifting me up. Finding all of you has been the great gift of my life. This category is full of the fellow artists who showed me there was a place for us to create and to live in this world, and I live in the enduring blessing of their work. I said it when we ended, and I will say it here again: comics will mend your heart, if you let them. When I was a scared, lonely, closeted kid, the Marvel universe’s heroes were there for me when very little else was. That is a debt I can never pay back, but one I’ve tried with great travail to pay forward. I want to believe we have afforded a little of that same refuge to those who soug…

Amazed and honoured that AVENGERS ACADEMY has won the GLAAD Media Award for OUTSTANDING COMIC BOOK!

This book pushed every boundary in this industry, and I am so grateful for the gift of these talented collaborators and this generous, uplifting community of readers. deadline.com/2026/03/glaa...

06.03.2026 06:49 πŸ‘ 526 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 21

Every day 😭

06.03.2026 11:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of the main screen for Two Dots. An absolute mess of circles and colors to encourage pay to play spending.

A screenshot of the main screen for Two Dots. An absolute mess of circles and colors to encourage pay to play spending.

Every once in a while, I dust off Two Dots, pick through the absolute garbage UX and play a few levels before forgetting it exists again.

It's the epitome of enshittified game apps, but there's a dopamine-feeding puzzle game in there if you wade through the colorful sewage.

06.03.2026 11:05 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Anthony! I'm so happy that Avengers Academy resonated with so many people. The whole team put so much into these stories and this recognition means so much!

06.03.2026 10:22 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Sahar and Odai are a family close to me that needs help. Odai has suffered with a quadcopter shot in his foot for over 1 year now since i have known Sahar. She needs help getting him the surgery he needs. Every share helps. Thank you for sharing. #HelpSky #MutualAid

05.03.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Remembering the weird way they mixed in Chinese culture and language just to give the world building a bit of flavor is one of many reasons not to reboot/revive this particular franchise.

05.03.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you're a letterer, I bet you're as excited for this as I am.

05.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my gosh! I had been meaning to watch that and it slipped my mind. Thank you! I'll check it out!

05.03.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

sometime tomorrow: I've got a couple thousand words about Romeo is a Deadman, Gorillaz, and crate digging being one of the nicest experience modern life has to offer. plus the usual updates about KENTA or Katsuyori Shibata. sign up or don't!

05.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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HI #ECCC WE’RE ALL READY FOR YA !!!

Come to table H6 for doomed gay shenanigans , AND you can grab old totes of mine with CRWN STUDIOS who run fulfillment for dual wield studio so you can snag some of my older merch ;)

I’m also in 2 stamp rallies !!!

#artistalley #emeraldcitycomiccon

05.03.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Would I enjoy a space western with a morally grey found family/crew? Sure!

Would I want more of this particular space western? Nah, I'm good.

05.03.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi, Is anyone here looking for a comics flatter? πŸ™ Im badly need to work for my family πŸ™

Thank you,

19.02.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We're back, babes! XD

05.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've gone through that far too often. I empathize completely. I hope your rest settles into something peaceful. I've had burnouts so bad, it would take a long while before I could feel like myself again.

05.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our new Artist Series of CBY merch has launched featuring this gorgeous @matthewdowsmith.bsky.social design. All proceeds go towards commissioning the next one. Support indie artists.

comicbookyeti.threadless.com/designs/arti...

05.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Hope you have a great ECCC!

05.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I miss visiting Chan's table at ECCC. 😭 Next time I get to go, that's the first place I'll visit. ✨

05.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rude. I didn't invite you.😭

05.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s likely the artist behind that ECCC table paid at least

$450 for the table
$500-700 for lodging
$150 (+) for food/drink
$300+ for merch.

The financial risk is real! Be nice to the creators behind the table and even if you don’t got the $$ to spare, a kind word goes a long way.

05.03.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 1085 πŸ” 307 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 45

If you love this iconic run of Young Avengers, why not bid for a set of the single issues from the legendary letterer of the series, right?

02.03.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Trans people are under attack.
They are trying to make them going out in public illegal.
They are taking away their licenses.

If you cannot see that the moment you unpeople one demographic, you create a gray area for every other demographic, you're beyond hope.

Trans rights are human rights.

03.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 591 πŸ” 250 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game IDW, publishers of the Godzilla comics, are creating the official Godzilla tabletop roleplaying game! Fight Kaiju and save the day!

The GODZILLA TTRPG Kickstarter is LIVE!!!!

Go back it now!!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/idw...

03.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Some lovely folks have asked if they can donate directly, which is hard for me to accept at a time when so many people are struggling, but what I *can* do is offer a pay-what-you-want epub of THE FALLOW YEAR on Ko-Fi. Cannot stress enough this is virtually identical to the version still on AO3!

03.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I know that I sound like a broken record but I think once this society was ok with accepting mass covid deaths just to be able to eat at Applebees then all bets were off.

02.03.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 6311 πŸ” 1493 πŸ’¬ 104 πŸ“Œ 75
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Ursula K. Le Guin β€” Nominate a Book for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction

The Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction is open to nominations. Is there a 2025 title that you loved that reflected the concepts and ideas that were central to Le Guin's work? Nominate it.

www.ursulakleguin.com/prize-nomina...

03.03.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

IT HAS COMMENTARIES

02.03.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 132 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

If you love this iconic run of Young Avengers, why not bid for a set of the single issues from the legendary letterer of the series, right?

02.03.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0