So I got to catch Hamnet at the Mostly British Film festival and went and wrote my review of it…TLDR: I enjoyed it in the moment, but afterwards… hm… thetomatobox.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/h...

It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own

I am returning to blogging! I wrote a review of “Wrath Goddess Sing” thetomatobox.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/b...

Aquarius II – A Home-Computer Astrology Kit (1973) fontsinuse.com/uses/18852/a...

Reze / Bomb Devil inspired by this relief seal of Ishtar from an Akkadian Seal #ChainsawMan

timelapse. i did the coloring almost entirely with the airbrush this time. it’s not my favorite way to color but i wanted that contrast between harsh lines and soft body. also couldn’t decide on the background at all, i guess it really doesn’t need much.

Notebook Comics: or how I've been spending my post grad time lmao pascals-chimaera.neocities.org/blog/10-18-2...

Going to make a thread of free software that's useful for making zines (writing, illustrating, image processing, laying out, publishing...) Different operating systems. Let's go...

This fall, join together to make minicomics in the return of the Cartoonist Coop's official autumn public art challenge: 🍂 CARTOONBER! 🍂 Team up with 1-3 creators, assign yourselves roles, make some comics together, and tag us with your finished pages on social media and use #cartoonber2025 !

Was rereading my own comics from way back in 2019 and its like Wow…..OP….ur mind….#SelfReblog…. I was really cooking then ….will i ever cook again? Good question

While compiling my zine list I reread a personal comic I made back in 2018 and was like whoa I didn't remember all of this XD but a good thing I recorded it.....honestly it seems like some things havent really changed

I've said before. AI isn't a program. It isn't an app on your phone. It isn't an idea. It's a very real physical building that can barely keep running by consuming multiple cities worth of resources. When the money runs out, and the utilities are cut, AI will cease to function.

Blog post on my site! Been updating and working on it but also having thoughts pascals-chimaera.neocities.org/blog/10-15-2...

Just a few more of my favorite things I've made over the past couple of years

@nastytico.bsky.social ’s OC, Caio #tomatobirdart

I got an ask on tetratto about comic making process and I wrote up a whole long thingy here: tomato-bird-art.tumblr.com/post/7967981...

Every zine fest is a miracle and a labour of love, but here are some things that I have experienced that make for a zine fair that is especially nice to table at: sheerspite.ca/five-things-...

this is a great write-up of actionable tips for organizing zinefests, and also captures some of what I've enjoyed about the zinefests I've been part of. zine-centric fairs have absolutely been my best experiences as an author & creator.

I finished my #comic this week, “The Holy Cephalophore,” and have been scanning all day yesterday…hopefully will be able to pick up the proofs today! It’s my first comic I’ve done 100% traditionally in years, done with pen and ink + Brush pen, about the Death of Richard the Lionheart.

The Trials of Tomatobird

Remembering that time on twt a professional industry artist made a post for her audience of other pro industry aspiring artists saying the most milquetoast "you need ur portfolio to be at a certain skill level to be hired for XYZ positions" and ppl from completely different art circles got mad at it

Someone asked "why dont artists post tutorials as much anymore? It's always behind a paywall" I think it is because every single time I have seen a tutorial go viral people end up SCREAMING at the artist "how DARE you tell me how to draw?!"

sometimes you look through old sketchbooks and find out you were cooking

lil bro and i finished watching all of Nicolas Winding Refn’s Pusher Trilogy and he was sad there wasn’t a lot of fanart for it…so we doodled a bunch together (these are mine hehe) #doodles

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ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘫𝘰𝘴𝘩𝘪. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳.

last week on my lunch break I went to a camera shop on the lower east side to buy film, and while there found out that they do development+scans for $10 on Wednesday, so I just took the rest of my lunch break and walked around shooting a test roll

Once again, raising money for my friend Cat’s rent and expenses fund—it’s currently at 46%, with $573 left to raise for tomorrow—can we lessen the gap? (I’ve mostly been posting on twt and tumblr, but since i logged back here wanna post too) #mutualaid #longcovid ko-fi.com/itskyatto/

Some low effort meme redraws to wind down from working on comics pages #devilsburger #ocs #doodles

The Trials of Tomatobird

Azulejo inspired angels #illustration #art #angels

My newest comic is available to read! I posted it on my historical fanart account since it is, well historical. But I think it is very enjoyable 💜

Also SF Zinefest was wonderful! Very busy but not as busy as last year. Thanks for those who stopped by!

Bought some notebooks. Some language books. An AMES WHEEL ... like a SUCKER...also some manga....cope but I want to do more interesting things...hm

Happy Labor Day! Today we're bringing you The First Union, as told by HBomberguy (@hbomberguy.bsky.social) and illustrated by Skutch (@skutchdraws.bsky.social) It's the dawn of the industrial revolution, and of the way many of us work... Have you ever heard of the term "Luddite" from an elder?

An excellent, interesting, and relevant story about the Luddites. Also, great quote: “We used to shoot these people in the dick”

My new comic about the death of Richard the Lionheart, THE HOLY CEPHALOPHORE, is now available to read! Check it out on my site: tomatobirdart.com/comics/the-h... Or download for free on itchio: tomatobird.itch.io/the-holy-cep... #medieval #comics #zines

Monthly post but boosting my friend Cat’s rent fund! He was approved to receive Rent Assistance SIX MONTHS ago, but it has constantly been delayed. Help him keep his housing in the meantime!. #MutualAid #LongCovid We are $680 away from the goal! Every bit helps. ko-fi.com/itskyatto/go...

I do wish people would treat transphobia as the serious red flag it is, because if someone is repeating bullshit pseudoscience talking points from right wing cranks, that's just as bad as conceding to anti-vax nonsense and undermining trust in science and medicine, alarm bells should be sounding!

Some bookmarks i wanna make

Monthly post but boosting my friend Cat’s rent fund! He was approved to receive Rent Assistance SIX MONTHS ago, but it has constantly been delayed. Help him keep his housing in the meantime!. #MutualAid #LongCovid We are $680 away from the goal! Every bit helps. ko-fi.com/itskyatto/go...

Tbf i do kind of feel this but mostly im bummed my house just has not been in a state for casual hangouts for years (renovation + family) and ive been realizing how this has been impacting my ability to really like, form connections. Its nice to go to other ppls places though when i get the chance

I finished my #comic this week, “The Holy Cephalophore,” and have been scanning all day yesterday…hopefully will be able to pick up the proofs today! It’s my first comic I’ve done 100% traditionally in years, done with pen and ink + Brush pen, about the Death of Richard the Lionheart.

Ngl, the reason I wanted to finally read Ruslan and Ludmila by Alexander Pushkin was because I wanted to know what the heck was going on in these Gennady Novozhilov illustrations. It did not disappoint.

James Baldwin’s message was simple: we’re afraid of love, because we’re afraid of exposing our true selves.

Bought some speedball nibs pens and using them for the first time in foreverrrerr (as in 10 years forever)

Wow everyone I know on Instagram is getting married or engaged or going into random other business LOL happy for them ...but finally I have a milestone too....just passed my ARRT exam wooohooooo!

It’s at 46% now! Please donate if you can!

Posting this for my friend and fellow artist and former zine collaborator Cat --he's raising $ for August rent. It's currently at 36% funded and needs $544 more to meet the goal. The deadline is tight, but it's very doable! Please donate if you can! ko-fi.com/itskyatto/go...