With CECOT being in the news, I want to repost this article my wife wrote about our adopted kids' birth father. He finished a prison sentence and was deported to El Salvador and landed in CECOT. If anyone can help with this, please contact me. We're feeling pretty helpless.

Look at this smug S.O.B.

Ugh. Comics are HARD.

Hand painted by mom 45 Christmases ago. “We can rebuild him. Stronger. Faster. Jollier.”

4th comic con for 2026: BOOKED.

End of the year is my time for digital decluttering. Between X-Mas & New Years I back up that year's completed work files to DVD+Rs, an external HD and a cloud service (iDrive), change all my passwords, delete temp files and online accounts I don't need anymore. So satisfying.

You know a great way to celebrate this news… Read all about King Kirby in the Civics For All Comics Group comic, Sketches on the Sidewalk #2: Jack Kirby by @ryandunlavey.com & @fredvanlente.bsky.social! Download a FREE copy: www.weteachnyc.org/resources/re...

my work schedule for the next 2-4 months:

A visit to the local comic store to browse the racks will always be my favorite way to learn about new comics. I don’t need to know about shit weeks or even months in advance. I like surprises.

"Comic-Con: The Cruise!"

ATTENTION NYC COMICS COMMUNITY! Applications are now open for FANFAIRENYC, the best value comic-con in all of New York City with Artist Alley tables starting $100!!! It's on April 25-26, 2026 and I'm helping run it this year - email me if you want a press kit! www.fanfairenyc.com/apply-artist...

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. DARE TO DREAM.

Another nice thing about Hostinger is that they, unlike many hosting services, allow adult content, which even if one's work isn't explicitly 'adult', clears up any worries about anything such as LGBTQ+ content being interpreted that way and taken down. www.hostinger.com/support/1583...

THE TOY THAT MADE ME LOVE COMICS Another new/old memoir essay about toys for the holiday season: ryand.art/the-toy-that...

Paying $3 to have an online space for my own shit that I can share directly to people who like me is a much better deal than ANY social media service subscription where they will only send your shit to others if it's of a benefit to them, the company you're paying for that exact service.

A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas. Be a love, and pay it today.

Generative AI is a poison that kills everything it touches all so people who are already rich get to be richer while you have to be poorer

THE TOY THAT MADE ME LOVE COMICS Another new/old memoir essay about toys for the holiday season: ryand.art/the-toy-that...

Hey if you need a good Christmas watch this weekend, you absolutely should make it Bob's Burgers "The Plight Before Christmas" (season 13, episode 10) because it is something really, really special. It was nominated for an Emmy and totally should have won. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSwJ...

ARTISTS / WRITERS / CREATIVE FOLKS!!! Hostinger websites are $3 a month with all the same features as Wix, Squarespace, etc. - they have an easy WYZIWIG site builder or you can just use Wordpress! Wix was charging me $17/month so I switched a few months ago. I love it. www.hostinger.com/pricing

New/old article on my website: MAKE MINE MARVEL (originally written for 13th Dimension in December 2020) ryand.art/make-mine-ma...

Wanna feel old? Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released TEN YEARS AGO, TODAY. My kids first Star Wars film, and their fave. I love it too. That scene were Finn and Poe steal a TIE fighter made me feel like I was 8 years old watching The Empire Strikes Back for the first time. SUCK IT, HATERS.

New/old article on my website: MAKE MINE MARVEL (originally written for 13th Dimension in December 2020) ryand.art/make-mine-ma...

FUCKITY BYE

personally i would like to see someone go to jail

My dad passed away very unexpectedly in 2010 at the age of 61. He was a huge fan of comedy, but SNL and Chris Farley in particular. So of course, I had to slip him in as the Second City audience member who talks to Chris after a show in GROWING UP FARLEY. Wish he could have seen it!

morning warmup #DrawThisInYourStyle #ComixCleric

all the double-page spreads I drew for SKETCHES ON THE SIDEWALK: JACK KIRBY (sans lettering) ryand.art/freelance-ca...

When I was a little kid (born in 1970s) I loved watching the old Batman TV show reruns and then I found out that Batman comic books existed. I wanted one of my own, but I was also a shy kid who never asked for things, so I just drew my own. It was fun and I just never stopped drawing stuff.

all the double-page spreads I drew for SKETCHES ON THE SIDEWALK: JACK KIRBY (sans lettering) ryand.art/freelance-ca...

Cross-sections and comics: like peanut butter and jelly A comic book page from GROWING UP FARLEY - drawn by me and colored by @adamguzowski.bsky.social

Cookies aren't cooked on a stove top- they're baked. Clearly, cookies should be called "bakies". Pancakes are what we should call "cookies". NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, THANK YOU.

No, no, no… YOU picked your nose during the PTA Zoom when your camera was on. NOT me. Definitely not.

Hey look @fredvanlente.bsky.social - we're Local News Famous™!

I quit collecting action figures *20* years ago <gasp> but every once in a while I like to peek back in and see what's the scene is li-JFC IS WHAT IS UP WITH THIS PRODUCT SHOT OF A DUDE JUST STRAIT UP COMMITTING MURDER WITH A DUNE BUGGY?!

How dare Slack take a word that means “do nothing” and pervert it into a corporate productivity platform

Writers who use genAI for illustrations are class traitors. We all have to fight this beast TOGETHER. We are not just trying to save SOME of our livelihoods.

Happy Merry

I just backed Comix Cleric - The Indie Way to Host Indie Comics! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/pan...

There I fixed it.

RE: that made-up story about a teenager thinking dvd players are $500: My teen kids and their friends know DVDs exist, they all grew up with portable players before "cheap tablet as babysitter" became a thing. They also know streaming is a rip-off so they all just go to pirate sites to watch stuff.

SHOUT IT FROM THE MOUNTAINTOPS:

today!!! come thru!!!!

My friend Jeff and I went to the opening weekend matinee of Starship Troopers. Theater was empty, we grab seats dead center. Movie starts and right on cue a complete stranger walks in and sits right next to us. He had the worst B.O. you can imagine and made "jokey" comments to us the entire film.

It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.

My buddy Erik has a new TV show about my 2 favorite things: travel and eating! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr-x...

Thanks to @fredvanlente.bsky.social himself we have some copies at the shop! Love @briancronin.bsky.social Art by homie @ryandunlavey.bsky.social www.cbr.com/jack-kirby-c...

Accidentally bought non alcoholic beer which I’ve never tried before and omg it’s DISGUSTING. I get not wanting to consume alcohol (I love a good mocktail) but how is THIS preferable to drinking say, iced tea or just plain water?!

Looking forward to videos of grind culture Darth Vader negging me about not building my personal wealth and Goofy going full Q-Anon.