Speranza, Lady Jane Wilde (1821-1896), was not only Oscar his mum but an accomplished poet and folklorist in her own right - her "Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland" is a very readable font of c19 views and lore on the subject. www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6...

I think, every so often, about how the student protesters in South Korea figured out there was a finite supply of tear gas, and then staged retreating marches that caused police to burn off most of it, before the big "bring your auntie and kids" marches that ultimately toppled the dictatorship.

Getting this in the mail, reading it intermittently—with my feet up, on the floor like a kid, at the breakfast table with coffee—brings me so much joy. @explodingarrow.bsky.social please keep ‘em coming!

Welcoming in 2026! Creating comics kept me sane in 2025. It was a blast and a year of huge creative growth, community, and friendships. I’m thankful for it, and for all those supporting, encouraging, mentoring, and joining me on this journey. 2026 is shaping up to be my most ambitious year yet!

I’m more interested in nailing down a definitive phrase or word for the many ways that Canadian things are melted into that pot of American stew. Anything filmed in Vancouver, obviously, but it’s so much more.

Submissions are open for our Welsh folklore anthology, They Are Still Here: wizardstowerpress.co...

A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance. @MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury

How cool is this? Canada Post has new stamps celebrating Canadian graphic novelists, including Kate Beaton. https://bit.ly/4pt1BgU We published her lecture, BODIES OF ART, BODIES OF LABOUR: https://bit.ly/4b1Vx9l ##CanLit #booksky #class #art #literature #CLC #UAlberta @katebeaton.bsky.social

Remember when we used to trust pizza delivery people to just not put their fingers into our food or whatever it is we think they are doing now?

When I was at Uni I knew so many talented people, and artists of different mediums and modalities. I miss that. Being able to ask someone who has gorgeous handwriting to help me with a beautiful quote I'd like to see above my desk.

(Sometimes it's nice to just type beautiful language--particularly when you don't have anything positive or remarkable to say yourself.)

"Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone." -- Shirley Jackson, perfecting the semicolon, and the opening paragraph.

"No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more."

ONLY 6 HOURS TO GO! PLEASE SUPPORT THESE AMAZING CREATORS!

Just a few days left to back The CloakRoom #5 by @thornycomics.com on @kickstarter.com! It'd mean a ton if you support the Eisner-nominated indie anthology run by my amazing students: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho...

With only 3 days remaining, the @ssnyder1835.bsky.social Presents: The Cloakroom Kickstarter could use some help crossing the finish line. Anyone who pledges $50+ from now until the end of the campaign will also receive a character sketch of their choosing (samples pictured) from yours truly!

Just over a week left to back issue 5 of The Cloakroom! Honestly my favourite issue to date!

Why is it that talking to family on the phone for more than 20 minutes inevitably leads to “oh yeah, I need to tell you the most fucked up thing that happened to your aunts best friends daughter, okay?” And now I won’t be able to sleep tonight. I think @mariabamford.bsky.social has a song about it…

NYTimes crosswords throwing in digits now!? THATS WHAT WE’RE DOING THESE DAYS? Fine. Puzzles are puzzling. But to do that and also expect me to know the name of a Bruno Mars album is just annoying.

Wow! Thanks to @dougawood.bsky.social & @comicbookyeti.com for highlighting @ssnyder1835.bsky.social “The CloakRoom” 5 and my story “The Spelling Bee” with @ajschumacherart.bsky.social & @ralfsingh.bsky.social! Appreciate the boost! @thornycomics.bsky.social www.comicbookyeti.com/post/cruisin...

Our medieval curator Alison Ray introduces Rawlinson Bodleian Library MS. Rawl. D. 252...a 15th Century necromancer's journal. This manuscript contains spells written in Latin and Middle English, and would have served as a reference for a professional sorcerer. #MedievalMonday

The latest issue of SCOTT SNYDER PRESENTS: THE CLOAKROOM includes this gorgeous variant cover by Xander Wise. It’s based on the story The Long Way Home, written by Matt Mortal, with art and character designs by Vitor Fugita. You can pick this up in trade or virgin dress! Link in Bio!

RED COLLAR WORKER, by Rob Malone & Miguel Silva, letters by Micah Myers. After he forgets his blood bag snack on the bus, a vampire has to get through his shift without giving into his thirst. It's one of the stories available in this issue of The CloakRoom! Link where it always is!

Scott Snyder Presents: The CloakRoom IS BACK! #5 launches on Kickstarter around 6pm ET. New stories by Aaron Cohen, Rob Malone, Casey Van Heel, & Matt Mortal. Art by Alex Schumacher, Vitor Fugita, Miguel Silva, Halil Mete, Timothy C. Brown, & Ralf Singh. Covers by Matt Salisbury, & Xander Wise.

Get ready! Back at it with my favorite partners in comics crime @ajschumacherart.bsky.social & @ralfsingh.bsky.social! @kickstarter.com launch soon! Prepare your eyeballs! @thornycomics.bsky.social @veronicahowell.bsky.social Pre-launch link in comments.

Occasionally, I have a very specific problem that I'd really love to talk to another comic editor about, but that person either doesn't exist or isn't in my orbit, and the problem doesn't get solved. It's a huge bummer.

Copies of The CloakRoom, signed by Scott Snyder. I think they look great, but Delta is not impressed.

*me and my book project

Man, if you watched #Superman this weekend and want to check out some comics. #ActionComics 1088 by @skyepatridge.bsky.social and @markwaid.bsky.social is an AWESOME jumping on point for Superman! Skylar's Art is breathtaking, I could cherry a pick a ton of panels but I think this is my favorite.

In case any of my fellow creatives also needed this reminder:

Only hours left to back! @ssnyder1835.bsky.social “The CloakRoom” 4 deserves to be over the top on @kickstarter.com because it’s an over the top amazing anthology from @thornycomics.bsky.social & @veronicahowell.bsky.social! Get on it - and feel free to pick up Issue 3 too with a fun story I wrote!

5 days left to back the latest campaign for Scott Snyder Presents: The Cloakroom from the incredible team at @thornycomics.bsky.social! The bundle includes all past issues, w/ no. 3 featuring a variant cover by yours truly and the uproarious CRIME AND PASSOVER from @theacohen.bsky.social and myself🤘🏻

Can’t say enough amazing things about The CloakRoom & the wonderful team behind it! Each issue a creative opus of an anthology from @thornycomics.bsky.social & @veronicahowell.bsky.social. I backed this latest issue and you should too if you can! Only days left! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho...

The CloackRoom is a tremendous anthology series curated and edited by @thornycomics.bsky.social & @veronicahowell.bsky.social. I’ve backed volume 4 and with a week to go please check out the link below and consider pledging, you won’t regret it! Pledge Here ⬇️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho...

The video that inspired this warmup sketch is a riot if you haven’t seen it: youtu.be/WTeTcrvSQms?...

Thanks @fanbasepress.bsky.social for the bump!

The future is queer ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🩷🩵🤎🖤 The future is print 📰📖📚 #thefutureisqueer #pride #queercomics #tinyonion

Back issue 4 of Scott Snyder Presents: The Cloakroom NOW!

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁 We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

This little trick that Jesse Hamm taught me years ago has saved me lots of time as a comics penciller, so why not share it here?

this guy worked for the bank of england and he still looks weird in trumps excessively opulent decor nightmare

We’re talking about AI but we’re not talking about how there STILL aren’t enough emojis to express shame.

Discounted Hotel Rooms for TCAF Super Friends! We've arranged special pricing at the Courtyard Toronto Downtown, home of #TCAF2025 programs and special events, and just a 3-minute walk from the Mattamy Athletic Centre. Act fast — the discount expires May 9! www.marriott.com/event-reserv...

REMINDER! Tomorrow is #FreeComicBookDay - a yearly event where a whole bunch of comics are made specifically to be given away to you FOR FREE at your participating comic shop! It's a great day to 1) Get a whole bunch of free comics 2) Support your local comic shop by buying/pre-ordering comics

Been reading Ram V & Evan Cagle’s New Gods all day and just an absolutely perfect Big Barda moment.

Meet Matt & Jess: Two soldiers trying to survive the apex predator hunting them. Follow their story in The Hunted, coming soon to Issue #4 of the Cloakroom Anthology by @thornycomics.bsky.social & @veronicahowell.bsky.social Amazing art by @dcechov.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho...

Printed and on the shelf! The cloakroom is now for sale at Cemetery Pulp LV! @thornycomics.bsky.social @veronicahowell.bsky.social www.cemeterypulp.com

Take it every year from Vancouver for Christmas in Ontario, and look forward to it all year.

Canadian heroine Cassie Chadwick was born in Ontario, then grifted her way to NYC where she conned the wealthiest fools in town. A part of our heritage: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/v...