Thought Bubble Reads: Cold Chips I loved this. A simple tale of a moody teenager forced to look after his younger brother, @chriskingart.bsky.social does so much with his visual storytelling to convey both a strong sense of place with the seaside town and the dynamic between the brothers.

Weather has got so cold that it could be time to break out the big guns for walking the dog.

On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city. We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.

Nobody says you gotta LIKE sex or porn or kink, but I'm really sick of the normalization of a hatred of sex, a feeling that sex is abnormal or disgusting or inherently prurient. Look at the people sponsoring those positions in power - they're all bigot sex pests. I'm not taking notes from them.

In Pluribus, the unhappiest woman in the world is a romantasy author. @gavia.bsky.social discusses how the sexy pirates in Carol Sturka's Bloodsong of Wycaro shape her experiences with art and sexuality against an alien hivemind.

This was an absolute delight to work on. John writes such a fun book, Joe draws the hell out of it, Shawn brings the lettering magic and what an honour to take up the colouring reins from Kurt!

Attention Kickstarter backers! Digital copies of Grawlgore & Shanks Book One, from me, @joemulv.bsky.social, @kmike.bsky.social, @jpjordan.bsky.social, @robutoid.bsky.social and the team at ComixTribe, have now landed in your inbox. If you check it out, please be sure to share your thoughts!

Don’t forget, the ORLA! collected graphic novel is out on 3rd March 2026! You can pre-order direct from @madcavestudios.com: madcavestudios.com/product/orla... If you’re in the UK, you can pre-order from @okcomics.bsky.social: okcomics.co.uk/products/pre... Or pre-order at bookshop.org!

Word down the old tavern is that backers should be seeing digital copies of Grawlgore & Shanks in their inboxes now 👀👀👀

Very disappointing to see a contact posting AI slop and rattling off the canned talking points about how AI is here to stay and we all must embrace it or be left behind. Instant unfollow.

One of the cruelest tricks society played on creative people was planting the idea that being proud of your work is somehow unseemly and egotistical. You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!

i missed this thread about hippos and all the science as to *why* they are terrifying murder cows the first time it was around

Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made. Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊

Hi comics fans, peers, and professionals, I’m looking for someone who specializes in project management and marketing to help with a few projects I’ve been developing. If you’re interested, or know someone who might be a good fit, please send resumes to [email protected] Thanks!

A video popped up on my Insta feed today, a couple trying on outfits together. It was very cute, clearly so much love in how they looked at each other. But because he was a big bodybuilder type, and she was curvy and plus-sized, and this was Instagram, predictably the comments were totally vile.

just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management. remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.

“I’d like to think that most of us are better than the worst thing we’ve ever done.” ORLA! #4, from me, @sallycantirino.bsky.social, @dearbhlala.bsky.social, @letteringbear.bsky.social & @madcavestudios.com, is out on 26th November, in ONE WEEK!

Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out

An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say "When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."

Important thread for people who don’t know about Buttigieg, like I didn’t until reading this.

Can Orla and Gwyn’s relationship survive the revelation of Orla’s terrible secret? Art by @sallycantirino.bsky.social, colours by @dearbhlala.bsky.social.

OUT NEXT WEEK! It's Mac Gargan vs. Eddie Brock, with the Venom symbiote in between! Cooked up a killer little story that you can bring home just in time for Thanksgiving - with Robert Gil, Andres Mossa and @claytoncowles.bsky.social Check out VENOM: BLACK WHITE AND BLOOD #4!

Noticing a shift in tenor on AI coverage from sunshine and roses and how it's an inevitability and the way of the future and we should all hop on the rocket ship or be left behind, to how its failure will cause massive collateral damage so it's our moral duty to use it and keep it on life support.

You can love someone you love even if you don't love yourself🏳️‍⚧️ But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold. So take care of yourself. Your soul is beautiful.

Like some kind of grim Omen of things to come, #Hawaii ’s #Kilauea volcano just unleashed a MASSIVE WING SHAPED eruption with lava fountains soaring 1,500+ feet high

Can Orla and Gwyn’s relationship survive the revelation of Orla’s terrible secret? Art by @sallycantirino.bsky.social, colours by @dearbhlala.bsky.social.

👋🥲 #art #DnD #TRPG

Twas a great time! And nobody died. So that’s a big plus :)

I should maybe attempt to try posting some of the pics I took during my week in Harrogate for Thought Bubble! One highlight of our extended stay was a day trip out to Leeds. I remain gutted I missed OK Comics, but I still had a nice time!

Today's free Patreon update has gone up late due to me spending most of today travelling home from Harrogate, but it's one of my fave bits of writing I've done this year, talking about my pick for greatest Batman comic ever. www.patreon.com/posts/black-...

Imagine fleeing for your life. Taking only your most precious, special, important things, stuffing them into a backpack and running for safety. And then when you get to safety, someone steals that backpack and calls it charity. The absolute cruelty of this plan is astounding.

lol, & like "theatre kid" is such a burn--what, you mean that group of famously queer-friendly creative types who love fun & yet also commit themselves to a months-long team project staging a fuckin musical? vs debate club wanks sat on a stage just to score bollocks rhetorical points off each other?

Gone down a weird rabbithole with far-right Facebook slopaganda* about celebrities cancelling things as a result of the New York election result. *I just invented this word: AI-generated disinformation content pumped onto social media by right-wing think tanks, and "slopaganda" was right there.

Thought Bubble was a blast! I’m down to my last few copies of Orla! #2 and #3, so if you missed the show and want signed copies from me, hit up my online shop at johnleescomics.bigcartel.com!

But we’re supposed to vote for these clowns because apparently it’s the only way to prevent the takeover of a party that’ll do Nazi shit.

Now books! Nullhunter from @gustaffovargas.bsky.social The Savage Sword Of Conan from @jimzub.bsky.social Big-Ass Sword from @2000ad.bsky.social Joan Jett And The Blackhearts from @leahmoore.bsky.social Sink: City Of Killers from @johnlees.bsky.social Who Killed Nessie? from @paulcornell.bsky.social

Great to track down issue #3 of @madcavestudios.com horror-rom-com ORLA! at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Monstrously good script @johnlees.bsky.social imaginative layouts @sallycantirino.bsky.social perfect colours @dearbhlala.bsky.social I hope the trade is out for Valentines 2026!

Holy SHIT Orla! is GREAT. Just devoured the first three issues and forced my friend to read it too. Cannot wait for the next one @johnlees.bsky.social !

The obligatory Thought Bubble haul. I picked up less this year than I do normally, largely due to being so busy I struggled to get away from my table, but there are still some gems here!

Secretly repping Bonnie Shaw on the last day of @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social @johnlees.bsky.social @justiainlaurie.bsky.social

SINK Vol 3 sold out, so for the last half hour of Thought Bubble the bundle deal is SINK Vols 1 and 2 and a Mr. Dig plushie for £40! Come get it at Table C50 in 2000AD Hall while you still can!

SOLD!

We’re in the final hour of Thought Bubble, and I only have one copy left of SINK Vol 3! Anyone who wants to come to Table C50 at 2000AD Hall and buy it will get a special reward!

Then I couldn’t go to thought bubble without grabbing all volumes of Sink and Grawlgore and Shanks from @johnlees.bsky.social and also this adorable fella

Like fantasy? Like mystery? Like hunky orcs? The Curious Trade of Grawlgore & Shanks is coming in 2026, but the last remaining copies of the Grawlgore & Shanks advance first edition pilot chapter are available at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social, from Table C50 at 2000AD Hall.

I have arrived for Thought Bubble Day 2! Come find me at Table C50 in 2000AD Hall!

Walked to the door of the convention centre before I realised I’d left behind my wallet, so now am having to make a 15-minute walk to my house and back to go get it, so I’m running late for Thought Bubble Day 2. But if you’re at 2000AD Hall C50 waiting to see me, I’m on my way!

Thought Bubble Reads: Macabre Valley #1 I’m a fan of writer @zackquaintance.bsky.social, and was so glad he brought his new horror here after I missed the Kickstarter. A richly defined alternate vision of Texas, plus patrol agents VS werewolves! Get it from artist Anna Readman at 2000AD Hall B48.

I loved @realgdt.bsky.social's FRANKENSTEIN. The story is draped in a sense of magic and wonder and filled with gothic splendour. It's mesmerizing. The grotesque process of Victor’s invention and the childlike way the Monster comes into knowing & being is both endearing and heartbreaking.

When John Lees recommends a horror book you pick up that horror book. But in case you’re feeling slow and that’s not enough I will add that yr beloved CPUK considers anything @erikapriceart.bsky.social puts out a must read. Run, don’t walk.