Today’s bit of process/ work-in-progress is page 6 from Batman: The Last Halloween #9! I really struggled with Mario’s pose there in the background of panel 3 ✍️ 😅 Auctions for this page, & the rest of the first 12 pages for the issue, end TOMORROW (Sunday 11/9/25) www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_...

Restarting my thread of comics I have read but not necessarily for review here. (It ran for four and a half years at the hellsite!). First up DWELLINGS by Jay Stephens. The darkest of horror dressed in the innocent trappings of Harvey Comics and all the more unsettling for that.

New England friends check this shit out: www.nonfictioncomicsfest.org

Some BETTER LETTERER for you. And before the inevitable "that's not how I do it" replies, keep in mind that, by and large, this is how it's done in pro American comics (Marvel, DC, etc.) I've worked for all of them. More tips: blambot.com/pages/letter...

Day 312: Drawing another animal without seeing it first, featuring the Hellbender

For querying writers: I did a critiques today for an SCBWI conf & got questions about what kind of books you can cite as comps, & I think it’s worth distinguishing between *pitching* comps and *selling* comps. A brief 🧵:

Quick standee drawing of #yeonjun to celebrate the release of #nolabels

My buddy, my editor, my pal and yours @cjiswingingit.bsky.social needs some of that solidarity we all like to talk about so do ya thing for as member and friend of the community

Representing at the ANC Zine Fair today with @taddgalusha.bsky.social, and yes, that is my Stilt-Man figure promoting STILT-ZINE.

Splitting up the party is a Flash Gordon strip tradition going back to the 1930s, partially for dramatic purposes but primarily because every additional character in a scene adds half an hour of production time per panel

I am live with the @supernpcradio.bsky.social Space Solace 25 with all kinds of cool folks! Come join us and talk about the 3ds! twitch.tv/supernpcradio

And Al Hirschfeld!

I'm old enough to miss the happy feeling of getting a new tv guide in the mail with a great Jack Davis cover.

Watercolor, acrylic ink, and India ink sketchbook designs for characters for my sci-fi comic.

Oh man the use of negative space

I am within spitting distance of the end

Pretty much fully recovered from that cold

Reuters: Meta’s internal docs show it expected around $16 B of 2024 revenue—to come from ads for illegal casinos, scam shops & banned medical products. Users reportedly saw ~15 billion “high-risk” scam ads per day. Support the internet you want. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

I get that artist editions are often logistically and financially untenable, but I do wish that more publishers would put out black-and-white editions: inks-only slightly oversized versions so you can pore over the drawings themselves. I'd bend over backwards for B&W 6th Gun, Firepower, Davis BPRD

Occasionally I do family portraits for people in a cartooned way — it’s a fun alternative to photography if you’re thinking of hiring someone for this kind of service. This is a crew from whom I bought our new old Land Cruiser (they happened to be art fans, so we worked a partial trade).

Mr. Kent commission

I've had the pleasure of watching Casket @casketjones.bsky.social develop their new comic "Chicken Legs." And now it's live! The entire first chapter is up now, and chapter 2 is coming next month. Go give it a read! chickenlegs.the-comic.org/comics/1/

I spent a few hours at #ComicsAdventure in Milwaukie, Oregon on Friday. From their vast back issue selection, I found these 11 issues that will eventually be covered in the #SameCoverDateAsMe podcast. I also bought more just for me #SupportYourLocalComicsStore #MarvelComics #DCComics #GoldKeyComics

PORTLAND: The Books With Pictures @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social downtown pop-up opens tomorrow! The pop-up will be open every Wednesday through Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM. Thanks to their partnership with PDX Pop Up, you can get comics at SW 3rd & Taylor for all your gifts with pictures needs. #pdxcomics

Was messing around with a couple of new pens and did a sketch of Spider-man for the Helioscope etsy shop. Embarrassingly affordable original art. helioscopepdx.etsy.com/listing/4396...

Day 310: Drawing animals I've never seen in person like a 400CE monk If there's an object or living thing you think I don't know much about, and you'd like to see me draw it very badly and then kind of okay, sound off in the comments baby

My first process post on making the Louvre crown jewels out of paper is now public for everyone to read! You can join my Patreon for free to automatically receive my public posts and monthly project newsletter. (I make a lot of cool shit) www.patreon.com/posts/constr...

one slot left!

#PDX: the NW Museum of Cartooning Arts soft opened yesterday behind STAG downtown. First exhibition is from Helioscope, who are awesome people. Fully opens December 3rd. @helioscopepdx.bsky.social @nwmoca.bsky.social

New in the Helioscope etsy shop: Steve Lieber brush, pen, and ink sketch of Spider-man! Original art of the superior foes' superior foe. cc @stevelieberart.bsky.social helioscopepdx.etsy.com/listing/4396...

Working on a comic issue with 28 pages and~ 1: I do not know what to do with all this ROOM. 2: Am well aware that this is going to end up with me thinking, "Damn, wish I had twenty-NINE pages."

I’m tempted to refine this and make it into a sticker/pin for those of us who were willing to learn a very violent dance in a video game about being a better dad.

Exploring my my robot design for my sci-fi comic, and testing colors for blond hair. Pencil, watercolor, pen, India ink.

2 slots available for small gigs, if you have need of something, hit me up here, or shoot me an email. (which is in my bio)

Ripley, emmet and fritha on sandwich patrol!

The studio dogs at @helioscopepdx.bsky.social keep giving the biggest puppy eyes at anyone making a sandwich like it’s a three dog moon up in here!

Finally a break! It’s time to sit back and savor the official dinner of Artist Alley

New Creator Journal is up on Patreon! It’s my behind-the-scenes video / podcast series where I talk about the creative work that doesn’t always make it to the page. This time: book pitches, comics camp, project boxes, and shaking off posting guilt. 🎥 patreon.com/matthewbogart

Here's an essay years in the making: In 2019 I decided to run the Dipsea Race because of a movie I saw in 1986. The race got pandemic-delayed. So I started interviewing the people who made the movie — Bruce Dern, Pam Grier, and many others. The result: bymikerussell.substack.com/p/the-runnin...

@erikamoen.bsky.social is in for a magical weekend when she heads down to a Magic Wand masturbation conference! In addition to sitting in on a science-packed presentation on the health benefits of flicking the bean, Erika lives her best life indulging in luxuries www.ohjoysextoy.com/a-magic-wand...

Another pre-war blues favorite of mine: Blind Willie McTell. Nothing made me want a 12 string more than hearing him play “Broke Down Engine.” I love his playful voice and virtuoso guitar skills :)

@stevelieberart.bsky.social & @jeffparker.bsky.social just contributed TEN copies of their acclaimed graphic novel UNDERGROUND to our etsy store. Your copies will go out signed by both of them, and with a sketch by Steve! Free USA shipping. helioscopepdx.etsy.com/listing/5938...

Look at my beautiful baby.

Something about the @nwmoca.bsky.social's ribbon cutting today and seeing my own comics on display kicked me in the butt to pull out a forgotten 7-page comic script and see if I can actually do it. #comic

Broke my heart to not see you in this photo of your art at today’s opening of @nwmoca.bsky.social Here’s the exclamatory recreation of the cover. Get well immediately!

A while back I quietly made a revised edition of The Chairs’ Hiatus — new pages, updated art, small tweaks. It was once a mailing list giveaway, but I’ve finally given it a permanent home on Patreon. It's included with membership, or for $3. I'm still proud of it. 📖 patreon.com/matthewbogart

I need to get a book out to win over Europe and set up at Lucca

I find myself intrigued by what kind of "night school" is being depicted here.