we all need some reassurance from a friendly snake after this year… www.littlebraincomics.com/the-reassura...

I know a lot of people are starting to log out for the holidays, so while we're all still here, I just want to share an important annual reminder from Comic Book Dad that you are awesome --

“Do you enjoy Bridget Jones?” “…who?” A quick sketchbook comic about something that actually happened as Kelly, @berincole.bsky.social , and I were walking through Leicester Square in London last month.

Good news today for anyone who got a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services: all grants are reinstated! www.imls.gov/news/statem...

I mean this with all sincerity, and I think I speak for a lot of others: we would rather see undisciplined, amateur art by hand than shitty AI "art" any day. You want to make fun of Pete Hegseth in a cartoon, but you can't draw? I would rather your stick figures than AI. Just draw.

need gifts for your historian or archivist pals? have a hard-to-buy-for friend who is deeply interested in nuclear landscapes and/or hot dogs? my Etsy store is here to assist you: www.etsy.com/shop/LittleB...

Gearing up for Don'tcember, where every time I think I need to do something, I don't

The city of los angeles is such a strange and wonderful place that has been through some absolutely terrible shit this year. And I am so glad they get to celebrate a world series win.

wishing all self-employed people a less-enraging start to open-enrollment season than we are all imagining

new comic about the best season!!!

it's fall. that means soups and stews. more importantly, that means BEANS: our most amazing food... this sticker will help you show your love of legumes and spread their goodness further into the world. www.etsy.com/listing/1336...

how #WHA2025 is going so far….

Now that the new semester is underway, time to give yourself l a little treat with my research stickers! I Love History, I Love Footnotes, and Archives! are here to improve your laptop, water bottle, office door, and overall well-being. #skystorians littlebraincomics.etsy.com/listing/1494...

Alas, special collections at Leeds doesn’t allow social media posts of their holdings but my first day of three at the archives lived up to @berincole.bsky.social’s sticker- so much dust, so much fun! Yes my inky hands are in both pics but it’s the only way I get my hands dirty in this job!

my soulmate

my statement on Ai from the mini-comic I'm making as syllabus for a new class I'm teaching this fall. It's simple, but I pretty much said all I have to say on it - it robs you of decisions and struggle - and the joy of being surprised. It robs you of learning...

Hey everyone, my new book is released today! Check out ORGANIZING AMERICA: STORIES OF AMERICANS WHO FOUGHT FOR JUSTICE. 20 quick stories of real Americans who changed the world. No hero worship here--these are stories of people who can help us out of this mess today! thenewpress.org/books/organi...

What a haunting reflection on nuclear destruction and human imagination 🗃️ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

STICKER MUSEUM

someone turns 149 today….

This just means the general public doesn't understand what "history" is as a field. History isn't memorized dates and names. History is interpretation and thoughtful analysis. It requires humans asking questions and innovating ways to answer them and combing through ghost stories for reality.

I just restocked my Research Pack of three stickers: I Love History, I Love Footnotes, and Archives! They are perfect for anyone who appreciates archive boxes, citing things properly, and history. Start your fall semester off right with some new stickers! www.etsy.com/listing/1494...

4. Every other discipline thinks they can do history but they often cannot

Today I am highlighting my #1 best-selling sticker of all time. Whether it’s at comic shows or online, few can resist the My Butthole is Magnificent sticker (created in honor of my favorite furry little butthole haver) littlebraincomics.etsy.com/listing/7571...

Have a lot of new followers who are unaware of my stickers… the I Love History is the best sticker for anyone who has actually read history and understands the special flavor of cynicism that comes from focused study of the past… Order one at: littlebraincomics.etsy.com/listing/1508...

80 years ago this morning—at 5:29 AM (Mountain War Time)—about 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, the nuclear age began with a big bang. Contrary to widespread assumptions, the area surrounding the remote Trinity test site was not uninhabited, and the fallout did not drift away harmlessly.

God bless whoever put up this pro-upzoning poster in Edgewater, please put up more

🚨 🚨 🚨 EXCELLENT NEW STAMP ALERT 🚨 🚨 🚨

Some new bird ive seen this year: black oystercatcher

Other Music opened 30 years ago in NYC - my new issue celebrates their impeccably cool curation with 3 playlists showcasing their staff picks 2000-2004 fluxblog.substack.com/p/fluxblog-5...

if you're in colorado i am teaching a drawing class at my favorite stationery shop about simplifying the world around you when drawing!! art supplies are included!!

Thank you, random Denver vending machine, for the greatest fucking pin I've ever seen.

eternal 4th of July mood

D is for Diggerette Jr. After WW2 the US wanted to secure as much uranium as they could. After all they needed to build up a stockpile of bombs and test them as well. So they built up the mining industry but also came up with a plan to encourage independent producers. #GlowAndTell

It's so crazy how the comics, animation, and video games industries are wildly popular billion dollar profit type shit and yet there is no money and no jobs for the people who make that possible

He'll be at The Bookworm in Edwards, 6pm, July 1. Denver's Tattered Cover in conversation with Noel Gallagher Shannon, 6pm, July 2. Glenwood Springs Public Library, 2 pm, July 6, and also @berincole.bsky.social will be there too! So good! Go! Make a day trip!

If by “enriching" uranium you mean holding it tight, buying it small gifts, reading it inspiring stories, and giving it experiences it will never forget, then yes, idiot, I have been enriching uranium

have work to avoid? you can watch me talk about nuclear-history comics instead!

I spy my Rocky Flats comic in this order!

Hey! I’m going to be talking about my nuclear-history comics on June 6!

Hey! I’m going to be talking about my nuclear-history comics on June 6!

Join us for a webinar w/historian & artist B. Erin Cole to explore how graphic history, comics & memoir bring fascinating stories of nuclear history & landscapes to life. Mark your calendar for Fri, 6/6 at noon PT. Don’t miss out register now: bit.ly/45ciyoS

this essay made me cry - all of this is so familiar from my mTBI nine years ago and the several years of post-concussion syndrome I dealt with after. I’m about as recovered now as I can be, but Kate’s descriptions of the brain injury experience still brought back vivid memories..:

there are too many bad things going on and I have too many feelings about all of it www.littlebraincomics.com/so-many-feel...

We don't talk enough about the benefits of curling up and avoiding things.

On consulting, part I. Hope it's useful. #PublicHistory

winter (and everything else) has been bringing me down but there’s a little bird chirping up a storm outside as if spring was already here and it’s amazing to hear

Colorado skeeps take a look this is our history especially

Life is too short to not draw that weird shit that your heart desires

I want to meet this lil’ guy next time I am in Japan