The official online motion graphic cover for MY SECRET TWENTY, by @colleencoover.bsky.social!

The official online motion graphic cover for NEXT DOOR DUNGEON, with art by @arjunasusini.bsky.social, with colors n' motion graphics by @colleencoover.bsky.social!

Today is @colleencoover.bsky.social BIRTHDAY! 🥳🎉 Take a minute to appreciate the best artist

In space he's just Jay Hawkins.

All I want for Xmas is a feature length investigative documentary by Rog Bennett and John Oliver on the 2026 Men's FIFA World Cup in re the various machinations, backstabbing, and blunders by and between T****, Infantino, Blatter, et al.

You could be blowing off work and reading my new ongoing MY SECRET TWENTY serial novel about a hapless good guy who gains "dating sim" abilities! If you need a bit of good-natured farce in your life... I'm here to help! www.royalroad.com/fiction/1731...

MY SECRET TWENTY, my odd little romance where a genie bestows lead character Nile Trondle with "dating sim" powers, is now LIVE! Five chapters today! At least 1 a day for the next 2 weeks, & then 3 chapters week! (motion graphic cover by @colleencoover.bsky.social! www.royalroad.com/fiction/1731...

Okay, folks! MY SECRET TWENTY is up! Three chapters currently, two more today, and LOTS more to come in the following days! PLEASE give it a read / follow / favorite / comment, etc. Support indy writers doing fun stuff, and support yourself with some fun reading! www.royalroad.com/fiction/1731...

Colleen was SO tickled when I said I wanted to do this and I'm glad people are noticing this little bit of oddball tribute in JUNK PUNCH #1.

I have to appreciate @paultobin.bsky.social and @colleencoover.bsky.social playing the hits.

So... BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ~ I'm launching a new project TOMORROW. An ongoing online serial prose story called MY SECRET TWENTY. I hope you'll all follow along with the adventures of Nile Trondle, gifted "dating sim" powers by a genie. Here's the cover (+ motion graphics) by @colleencoover.bsky.social!

Attention! Everyone who bought a copy of my new JUNK PUNCH comic from @madcavestudios.com can read my NEXT DOOR DUNGEON series for FREE on Royal Road! www.royalroad.com/fiction/1507... (everyone who DIDN'T buy it can, too, but it would be neat if you grabbed Junk Punch)

Agreed on all points!

Woo! Our new series starts today! It's me, Carlos Olivares, Francesca Vivaldi & @tayloresposito.bsky.social, with JUNK PUNCH, from @madcavestudios.com! The tale of Clara (who suffers from a chemical affliction that causes her to randomly junk punch) attempting to solve a very odd case of theft!

Our next Essential Read is Junk Punch #1 from @madcavestudios.com by @paultobin.bsky.social Carlos Olivares, Francesca Vivaldi & @tayloresposito.bsky.social - Behind an awesome title, this madcap debut blends satire, action, and heart into wildly unpredictable entertainment ^KB wp.me/p8WCuG-3Yc

Here’s a quick peek at Junk Punch #1 from @madcavestudios.com that comes out on Wednesday! W: @paultobin.bsky.social A: Carlos Javier Olivares A: @colleencoover.bsky.social #comicbooks

No you aren't tripping! It's the SEASON 2 PREMIERE episode of HEART ACRES by me, @paultobin.bsky.social & @ghostgreen.bsky.social! FREE on WEBTOON! www.webtoons.com/en/romance/h...

No you aren't tripping! It's the SEASON 2 PREMIERE episode of HEART ACRES by me, @paultobin.bsky.social & @ghostgreen.bsky.social! FREE on WEBTOON! www.webtoons.com/en/romance/h...

If you're headed to Comic Con Oakland you couldn't do better than attending the Parker/Brothers panel!

This sucks! For anyone hiring or wanting freelance editing, James has been the BEST editor I've worked with in years! Fast! Incisive! Knowledgable! Passionate! I have always felt comfortable knowing that--with any title James works on--it will end up BETTER.

Meanwhile, the Howard piece in the video below is now for sale on the HelioscopePDX Etsy store! www.etsy.com/listing/4456...

Okay I'll weigh in as an avowedly atheist human illustrator: I know the whole thing is A.I. slop at best-- profoundly, appallingly blasphemous at worst-- but what the fuck is this supposed to even be???

Helioscope is not merely a studio space, and not only for comics: it's a community of friends, a resource hub, a professional network, a goldmine of practical advice & education. We have been cartoonists, writers, zinesters, storyboard artists, designers, illustrators, memoirists, historians...

Helioscope, the workspace I share with two dozen other cartoonists, is celebrating its birthday today. 24 years as a studio, 3 buildings, 76 mentees, 1200 etsy orders, & many, MANY thousands of pages of comics. I'll be posting photos in this thread throughout the day. @helioscopepdx.bsky.social

Just scheduled three more chapters on my NEXT DOOR DUNGEON serial. "The Boating Party" & "Getting Trolled" & "A Night Alone In A Town Of Trouble" They range from "pretty grim" to "please listen to the Benny Hill theme while reading." www.royalroad.com/fiction/1507...

TODAY!

TOMORROW! Godzilla Vs. Portland signing, Q&A at NWMOCA, 1-3pm! Contributors in attendance will include: Me @manruss.bsky.social @cattifer.bsky.social @benjamindewey.bsky.social @erykdonovan.bsky.social also! @mattharding.bsky.social and Billy Galaxy www.facebook.com/events/12250...

While me & @colleencoover.bsky.social are working on the second season of HEART ACRES today, you could be reading (re-reading?) the first season! www.webtoons.com/en/romance/h...

if nothing else, there is something to be said for spending time outside in the sun with thousands of people who share your anger at the state of things

Here's some of Carlos's early character design work for Clara (aka: Junk Punch) for my new JUNK PUNCH series. www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-ma...

Justice... with a VERY specific target! 💥 This Summer, it’s one woman's quest to solve a bizarre series of thefts, such as kisses stolen from willing and waiting lips! Mad Cave Studios is excited to present @paultobin.bsky.social & Carlos J. Olivares' JUNK PUNCH! Details: https://bit.ly/4uydghM

In addition to Carlos's great art for the main story in each issue of JUNK PUNCH from @madcavestudios.com, we have backup stories from luminaries like @larsenproject.bsky.social, @buttoven.bsky.social, and @colleencoover.bsky.social! Seriously, this comic be good. www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-ma...

You don't NEED the funky 70's style music that accompanies this video, but I think it adds a lot.

A new Howard video is fresh up on this @helioscopepdx.bsky.social YouTube page! youtu.be/gc0SziJsgqg?...

Yes, @paultobin.bsky.social has created a brilliantly ridiculous story for mature readers who are in touch with their immature sides. JUNK PUNCH is worth the price of admission for that alone! But golly ding dang wait until you see how beautifully demented Carlos Javier Olivares's art is!

And... we're live with the announcement! JUNK PUNCH, my friends! JUNK PUNCH!!!

Exclusive: Mad Cave Studios announces JUNK PUNCH Mad Cave Studios has announced Junk Punch, a series in which people cannot control their compulsions. It debuts in June.

I spoke to Donald Orr of Oregon Public Radio's All Things Considered about writing and drawing a story for the Godzilla vs Portland one-shot anthology from @idwpublishing.com!

Sat, April 4 at Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts, 322 NW 8th Ave, Portland, OR! Q&A/signing of GODZILLA VS PORTLAND with creators: Mark Russell Cat Farris Ben Dewey Colleen Coover Museum rates Gen admission: $10 Seniors, Students, and Veterans: $8 SNAP Beneficiaries: $2 Kids 12 & under: FREE

Today! Noon to 2pm! Me and @manruss.bsky.social, and @cattifer.bsky.social will be there too!

Alert! I'll be crashing this tomorrow so come get your comics signed by all three of us!

Tomorrow! Signing Godzilla VS Portland at Cosmic Monkey, Noon-2pm!

Alert! I'm doing a signing of Godzilla VS Portland at Cosmic Monkey with fellow contributor @manruss.bsky.social (and maybe others, who knows!) Saturday, March 14 noon-2!

Will be announcing a new serialized project soon on Royal Road! LitRPG w/ body swapping, gender fluidity, & lots of monster fightin’ (also monster smoochin’ between all those fights) Thanks to @igorgrouper.bsky.social for the incredible cover(s) and @paultobin.bsky.social for showing me the ropes!

Was there ever an Italian ero-fumetti "Magnum PI" rip-off series? Yes there was. It was called 44 Magnum, and here's the complete NSFW gallery. www.paultobin.net/blog-2-1/44-...

I accidentally lead a book club scammer on a merry chase this week by misreading in their email that they were paying $150 to speak for 40 minutes with readers in Berlin. Actually they were asking ME to pay for... admin, I guess? Like no, son. If I'mma get up early to zoom Germany I'mma get paid.

My dear husband has introduced me to the cultural treasure that is the official video for Orville Peck's "Daytona Sand". I kind of hate the phrase "I'm obsessed", but I'm damned if it doesn't apply. Every shot in just over three minutes is a jewel. youtu.be/OoJaV-rqsiU?...

A mentorship day at Helioscope. Dylan Meconis @dylanmeconis.bsky.social is sharing her expertise about working with traditional publishing. Jeff Parker is giving storytelling feedback to a couple of young artists who have been studying with @jasonmcnamara.bsky.social!

Yet another Howard the Duck inking video on the Helioscope YouTube channel! Howard as Sorcerer Supreme, as seen (again) in my old copy of Marvel Treasury Edition #12. How many Howard drawings is too many? I'll let you know when I find out. youtu.be/xGF78WQuTNg?...

Heck yeah! New chapter is up! It's Chapter 30: "Level Up!" I've long wanted to do serial fiction, like in some of the old-timey pulps, and it's fun to write LitRPG in that fashion. Fun to read, too, incidentally. www.royalroad.com/fiction/1507...