To be clear, Trump is bad for comics creators and any independent creators who ship packages to customers. He screwed up postal rates in his first term, too, making it much more expensive to ship overseas.

Just to be very clear: The Trump DOJ is stealing $1.2 million of your money to gift one of Trump’s cronies, who pled guilty to the crimes he was charged with, and whose suit against the government had already been tossed by a judge.

I might stir up a hornets nest with this but I have concerns about the recent GlobalComix acquisition news, primarily with the capital invest from Point72 Ventures. I did a little bit of digging and here’s what I found. 🧵 www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

This whole thread.

"Greatest Generation 2024 Tour Poster" #gouache on 18x24 coldpress #art #FriendsofDesoto #startrek #startrekart #greatestGen

commissions open, looking to draw your pets, your dnd characters, your favorite videogame shops, and whatever else we both think sounds sick

Rogue 3 is in stores tomorrow. Hope it's on your pull list.

Random @susaneisenberg1.bsky.social appreciation tweet. Miss you! 💛💚💜

Thank you, Galaxy Con Richmond! 💜💛

It's been a long weekend, but one more day of Galaxy Con Richmond! Thank you to everyone who have come by and been to panels. Every creator appreciates it when fans gush about the work! 😜

Thanks, everyone, who came to the panel earlier today with @amychu.bsky.social Christopher Priest, @tanaford.bsky.social and I. See you tomorrow at Galaxy Con Richmond!

Big news in the SPAWN UNIVERSE!! Shout out to @ashcanpress.com @ericaschultz42.bsky.social and everyone else involved Looking forward to the new teams @imagecomics.com youtube.com/shorts/zPHXt...

Out next week from @ericaschultz42.bsky.social & Luigi Zagaria!

Galaxy Con Richmond Day 1! Just have to set up, and we're on our way!

Guess the news is out... www.thepopverse.com/comics-spawn...

Off to Galaxy Con Richmond! If you're in town, come on by!

Random @weredawgz.blacksky.app appreciation tweet because they're awesome.

thinking about the medieval cat door in Exeter cathedral again

After about a year and over $1500 raised for the PRCS, Samidoon's dedicated site will be coming down at the end of the month! The book will still be available through my own site: www.davidmariotte.com/store/samido... Or you can snag the digital on Itch: dwmariotte22.itch.io/samidoon-com...!

This coming week, I'll be off to Galaxy Con Richmond. Loads of cool people will be there like @fabiannicieza.bsky.social and @amychu.bsky.social and ME!

Phew! What a show! Thanks to everyone at @fanexpocleveland.bsky.social for and awesome time. Thanks to everyone who came by to pick up some books. The suitcase is definitely lighter!

This is how @fanexpocleveland.bsky.social is going.

Hi'a - I'm Jaws, a completely independent artist scraping to get by. If you enjoy character designs, story driven drawings and comics, it would mean a lot if you pledge to P. 🖼️ jawsstone.com ✉️ [email protected] 👛 patreon.com/only_jaws 📺 www.twitch.tv/jaws_stone 🎙️ @theartofpod.bsky.social

Thanks, all, for coming by at @fanexpocleveland.bsky.social Yes, I did plan a heist to steal Gonzo off a table, but it's the REAL GONZO! I hang my head in shame. 😔So should you, NARC! You know who you are.

Thank you to everyone who came by today at @fanexpocleveland.bsky.social ! And thanks to the people who came to the panel with Stephen Platt and Frank Tieri and I. See you tomorrow at the show!

Tomorrow, Friday the 13th, I'll be a guest at @fanexpocleveland.bsky.social If you're in town, come by and buy some books. My shoulder is already sore from lugging all these books around! 😜

@fanexpocleveland.bsky.social starts Friday!!

Hey, Trade Waiters! Final orders for Rat City Vol. 2 are due this coming Monday on March 16. Let your comic shop know!

Travel back to the 80s for an unexplained mystery:

There's a mystery I've been dealing with for the majority of my life. This year marks 40 years since this unsolved mystery landed (almost literally) on my doorstep. I used to go to the mailbox all the time when I was a kid. Sure, my postman was hot, but I always thought getting mail

I'm off to @fanexpocleveland.bsky.social this week, so come by and pick up some books!

if this doesn't sum up the tech-ai-forcible-use bullshit in a single question 🫠 oh how i hate them!!!

Kano (from @2000ad.bsky.social 's Bad Company) vs Dracula in St Mary's churchyard, Whitby. Private commission, A3 ink on paper.

Here’s the link for her creator owned series! ariotstorm.gumroad.com?

So please buy lots of Alitha’s beautiful and ridiculously affordable prints and self published books so they don’t have to lug anything back to New York. They also have delightful bracelets. If you’re not at the show I will happily be your personal shopper if you need guidance!

Alitha gifted me, a new writer, with all the artwork. She said it was the first time in her long career that she got to draw a black woman, and as a lead character, no less.

Alitha, a pro since the 2000s, drew my first story “So Blue” about a washed up R&B singer in the 2013 Vertigo CMYK anthology.

You know the best way to kill AI? Don't use it. Don't buy it. Don't share it. Don't give the people who use it your labour or your money.

Who are the psychopaths who play those mobile games where the woman is unhoused, freezing, and with starving children? WHO ARE YOU? Because I'm sick of seeing the ads for the next round of horrors this woman and her children face!

I often wonder if I turned up to a comic con with nothing but my indie and self published work if people would buy it. Far too many times, people scan over TheDeadliest Bouquet or Cristabel and then land on a title they recognize--usually Wolverine or Daredevil. 1/3

This week, I'll be a guest at @fanexpocleveland.bsky.social ! Come on by and pick up some books! fanexpohq.com/fanexpocleve...

At my table at the con, it is astounding how many people are asking for more Mutina! People love that little monster!

Comics workshop for Teens: "Join Wildfire cartoonist Breena Bard for this workshop demonstrating the basics of making comics, designing characters, and writing a script. Then put your skills to work to write a one-page comic about an issue you care about!" multcolib.org/events-class...

Who's rocking with Punk Taco? Our goal is to sell out of the first printing of Punk Taco Adventures from @papercutzgn.bsky.social by the end of this month. papercutz.com/product/punk...

If you’re at #eccc please don’t forget to come to the Basement! A lot of people seem to think there’s only Funko pops and long box comics and blind boxes, but they moved a bunch of indie artists down here too! Don’t miss out!!

Having been on social media often lately because, to quote Wordsworth, "The world is too much with us". Stay safe, party people.

#Rogue 2 A killer variant by Yasmine Putri Words @ericaschultz42.bsky.social Interior art @luigipha.bsky.social & #EspenGrundetjern Cover #YasminePutri #rogue #x-men #marvel

Loads of you are off to Emerald City Comic Con. Safe travels to anyone going anywhere these days.