Houston has banned I Am Billie Jean King--one of our greatest sports heroes. All because we mentioned who she is and who she loves. Now a whole community won't learn about this amazing person. I hope they change their minds. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Just switched. Be prepared for roadblocks. I had to get a real human agent to manually change my subscription.

Interview: Cartoonist Zander Cannon on the frontlines of the Minnesota resistance: "It's truly astonishing the way that life has changed just in the last couple of weeks."

ICE's occupation in Minneapolis has affected everyone that lives there, and today on SKTCHD, I wrote about what it's like for comic creators in the area, and how they're using their art to tell the story of the city from their perspectives.

Some excerpts from my short story, “Indiana Quinn” (aka “Seeing Red”) from the Harley Quinn: Black & White & Red Anthology, written and drawn by me

This is a pretty common one, but Don't treat your fellow artists like competition. Not only is it just awesome getting to participate in art communities, but people are more likely to throw jobs your way if they think you would do the same for them 🤝

You don't have to bust your ass to do a good job. My harshest teacher in art school gave me an A+ for an assignment I finished in 20 minutes. As long as it looks good, nobody cares how it got made. No, I don't condone the use of generative AI or other forms of plagiarism.

Vote now in the Broken Frontier Awards 2025! Nominees for 'Best Letterer' are: @beccasee.bsky.social,Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, @letteringbear.bsky.social, @robjoneswrites.bsky.social and @ruswooton.bsky.social. Online voting form here: www.brokenfrontier.com/introducing-... #BFAwards25

Bonus newsletter is live! In which @graphecklettering.bsky.social tells all about lettering English-to-Spanish language comics! buttondown.com/claytoncowle...

Happy New Year! Fresh newsletter has gone live! I hope you link links--there are a LOT of links! buttondown.com/claytoncowle...

The Origin of Big Alice.

Um, holy shit? STAR TREK: THE LAST STARSHIP from @hivemindactual.bsky.social @adrianbcomics.bsky.social @sercas.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com just got voted the SECOND BEST COMIC OF 2025 by Comicbook.com

Thank you, @aiptcomics.com for naming me Best Letterer of 2025! aiptcomics.com/2025/12/16/a...

Lovely to turn up in Sktchd's list of Creators of 2025, among fine and glorious folks. sktchd.com/column/the-s...

Sorry to just drop in with a call to action BUT... Today is the FOC (final order cutoff) to get preorders in for Wonder Woman No. 29! Cover A by interior artist Jeff Spokes, who has drawn a stunning issue. I hope you join us in this journey back to Themyscira 💛💙❤️

Just a quick watercolor to mark the awful day 45 years ago.

This is a great interview! Refreshingly candid!

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"You mean a postman?"

Editors absolutely want to know about new great letterers and colorists. When I edited anthologies I wanted to hire as many colorists and letterers as I had stories so I could work with as many different creators and try as many creator pairings/combinations as possible.

Comics writers and artists — please request your favorite colorists and letterers when working on a new project with a publisher. Can’t hurt to ask. (And if you don’t really care who letters/colors your work…that’s disappointing on a lot of levels.)

Hey Universe, more cover work please! Having a lot of fun with this so far :) #wip #darkhorse

Just looked at the solicits for the upcoming WONDER WOMAN: BLACK & GOLD Special and what’s not very clear is that *I* am WRITER & Artist of it! My first writer credit! I am SO PROUD of this little all-ages story and I really really think you’ll love it! Please let your LCS know u want in!

Big ol' convo on a splash page. It'll work. It'll WORK, DAMMIT.

Fresh newsletter is up! Featuring photos of a shabby hotel! buttondown.com/claytoncowle...

So excited that Superman: Red and Blue is finally out! I drew the short story written by Dan Abnett, colored by Alex Guimaraes and lettered by @claytoncowles.bsky.social #DCcomics #superman

It feels only right that Batman & Robin: Year One wrapped during October, aka Batober. So, I celebrated the occasion by sharing my 12 favorite drawings the great @chrissamnee.bsky.social did during that run. No spoilers here! Just celebrating great art!

Just nuked the AI idiot machine from my Google Drive. Also, unclick ANY Google Drive app you don't use. F'rinstance I don't make my slide presentations in GDrive.

Here’s a FIVE page preview of BATMAN & ROBIN: YEAR ONE #12 our FINAL issue! On stands October 29th, 2025 By @markwaid.bsky.social me, @matlopes.bsky.social @claytoncowles.bsky.social @amarino2814.bsky.social @roblevin.bsky.social from @dc.com (1 of 2)

Coming to you in Feb is the 2nd installment of Magic the Gathering: Untold Stories from @darkhorse.com! Written by @michaelwconrad.bsky.social, myself on pencils/inks, colors by Alex Guimarães and letters by @claytoncowles.bsky.social I told y’all I was workin on stuff I couldn’t show! :)

Whatever you don't like about the craft of a comic? It's probably because the publishing timeline was too short and the creator(s) had to cut corners to get it done.

The older you get, the more you love memoir comics.

BATMAN & ROBIN: YEAR ONE #12 is off to the printers! Couldn’t be happier to have made what’s been my dream book with a dream team of collaborators. Can’t wait for you all to see it! @markwaid.bsky.social @matlopes.bsky.social @claytoncowles.bsky.social @amarino2814.bsky.social @roblevin.bsky.social

Look at these BFFs.

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A page I drew from Lazarus Planet: We Once Were Gods #1- written by @cozyjamble.bsky.social, colors by Jordie bellaire, letters by @claytoncowles.bsky.social guest starring Hoppy 🐇 #DCcomics #shazam

Imagine you, your sister and your lizard/cat escape Hell, land in upstate NY and buy a funeral home, which supplies all the dead bodies you could eat. Livin’ the dream. Til some bounty hunter comes along with a very stupid dog to drag you all back to Hell. Rude. #Jikininki #LivingHell #DarkHorse

Cast your ballot for the 2025 @ringoawards.bsky.social for Best Letterer! Comics creative pros can vote now: ringoawards.com With @adityab.net @claytoncowles.bsky.social @dchopkins.bsky.social @richstarkings.bsky.social #ringoawards #ringoawards2025 #baltimorecomiccon

This Wednesday. Hear him ROAR. ABSOLUTE BATMAN #12 from @nickdragotta.bsky.social, Frank Martin & @claytoncowles.bsky.social

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Hey - Image creators. You likely have received a mail from someone claiming they're at image. This very much feels like a phishing scam. Don't click the link, and spread word to collaborators.

I got a Ringo nom! Yipee! Vote strong!

CLOSER #1 has its orders set on Monday (11th). It's a little cosmic-horror music apocalypse romance by @stevelieberart.bsky.social @tamrabonvillain.bsky.social @claytoncowles.bsky.social and myself. One and done, no plans to collect it. Speak to your retailer if you want. Lunar Code: 0725IM293

Fresh newsletter went up! It's mostly vacation photos. And I acknowledge the Eisner. buttondown.com/claytoncowle...

And Through the Boughs contributing letterer @claytoncowles.bsky.social took home the Eisner for Best Letterer! Congratulations Clayton ❄️♥️

I'm damn proud of that rooster alarm clock lettering.