On a train to Carlisle and I thought of you, @stevenappleby.bsky.social! Shame about the misspelling.

Applications are open for @leedscc.bsky.social's 2nd Small Press Day @smallpressday.bsky.social market on Saturday 25th July at The Brew Society in Leeds, UK. Half-tables will be £5 (our backroom has an event rental fee now) and sign up form is here: forms.gle/ijuFvSbP6S7r... Deadline is 26th June

Part Two in my joyful series: meeting The Other Bennet Sister.

The sheer joy!

I went to St Dunstan in the East; a little ruined church incongruously sandwiched between a load of banks near London Bridge. Built by the Saxons, rebuilt by St Dunstan in 950 AD, then again by Sir Christopher Wren in 1697. Well worth a squiz! Utterly delightful.

Guest list getting more and more delicious, with loads more to come...

Setting up for MCM and it's hooootttt. I'll be on the Travelling Man stand Saturday and Sunday. Please say hi!

Let's talk about YOU, shall we? As in the collective "YOU": the people who make comics, who filled in the UK Comics Creators Survey - ukcomicscreators.org.uk I hope you’re hungry for charts, because lunch is served! WHO ARE YOU? 🧵

Are you an LGBTQ+ support organisation? No matter where you're based, we want to donate copies of our trans anthology When I Was Me to you & your community members! Non-UK-based orgs just need to cover postage. Please get in touch with us via email! 🐉 More about WIWM: quindriepress.com/books/p/wiwm

I say this every year, but might this be the best line-up ever? Seeing the applications come in each year is such a joy; this pile of talent is a lovely combo of brand new (to us) creators and old pals.

Congratulations to all the Eisner nominees, and also to everyone who submitted. If you've made a comic, you've already won. Comics forever!

Shelfdust has received an Eisner Nomination for Best Comics Periodical/Journalism this year. AND THAT MEANS so has EVERYBODY who contributed to the site in 2025! www.comic-con.org/awards/eisne...

SOLRAD, the two-time Eisner-nominated literary magazine for comics criticism, is open for submissions. We publish reviews, essays, and interviews — and we pay $100 per piece.

Clever Dan.

🔥The results of the UK Comics Creators Survey 2025 are in 🔥 STATS! Come get yer STATS! Fresh juicy STATS! ukcomicscreators.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Applications for ShortBox Comics Fair 2027, our all digital, online-only independent comics show, are now open- full details at the link: www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/apply

A school dad, after finding out what I did for a living, excitedly handed me his favourite graphic novel at drop-off yesterday. Is there any other medium that causes this level of joy in sharing? I don't think so. If you're interested, it was IN by @willmcphail.bsky.social and it is SPECTACULAR.

Happy Beltane from my neck of the woods to yours.

Today on SOLRAD, we feature an Exclusive Excerpt of ORLANDO by Jules Scheele, published by @averyhill.bsky.social solrad.co/exclusive-ex...

Letter from my dear old dad to my Aunty Betty, announcing my birth: 'She was not delivered into the world quite as much of a finished article as Rosa was: she still looks like a purple monkey. No doubt this appearance will fade into the light of common day.' continued....

Excuse my bragging, but my plant has grown such a pretty leaf.

T'Sculture Park.

Here's a little starter - an amuse-bouche, if you will - of the ever-enormous roster of brilliant guests coming to Harrogate for our twentieth (!) convention this November. You should definitely come.

Small Press Day is back on Saturday, July 25th, 2026. #smallpressday #smallpressday2026 Let's make this the biggest one yet after last year's triumph! smallpressday.co.uk

I picked my mum up from her care home earlier, and they were all listening to 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now'. Startling for too many reasons to mention.

What?

Still transcribing my dad's WWII diaries. They are eye-wateringly tricky (pic attached). Here, have a🧵of one of my favourite excerpts:

🚨 Rare post from us: We are on the lookout for a couple of new editors to work with us, specifically for French and Japanese language comics. You can read the full listing over here peow.studio/blog/newedit...

Still transcribing my dad's WWII diaries. They are eye-wateringly tricky (pic attached). Here, have a🧵of one of my favourite excerpts:

Will 100% be heading along to this. Looks brilliant. Well done @chrismole.bsky.social for pulling it all together.

After decades of visiting my family in Brighton, I finally caught the Starling murmuration off the pier.

Eisner submissions are now open. My fellow comic creators, no matter at what point in your career you are, if you're making comics in any form, these awards are "For You" and you absolutely can be nominated. Let's get small press/self pub comics on that list! ENTER: www.comic-con.org/uploads/2025...

THE BEST. No hyperbole here.

I'm currently curating @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social, and there are so many incredible applications from people who are brand new to me, it is thrilling! Beyond excited for a bumper year already. Don't forget to apply! You have til 8th Feb.

Thought Bubble is looking for Patrons to offer financial support to help us maintain and develop our work; Don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere but Patrons’ support will ensure that we can continue to create a festival that spotlights comics and uplifts so much of our amazing community.

The applications are already looking very delicious. More please!

Tell your mates! And while you're at it, tell yourself.

20th! I've been working for 16 of them. And it somehow gets better every time? Mind-boggling really.

We are still reeling from the beauty of this one!

Thought Bubble: The Yorkshire Comic Art Festival 2026! Dates coming soon! Join our mailing list to be the first to know: thoughtbubblefestival.com/mailinglist

Hay(hey)! I heard you like comics?

Oh look, we're doing another one.

My daughter was singing one of these 'stream of consciousness' songs she does. This one went (sung dramatically into my face) 'Your eyebrows are lumpy and your nose is babyish' 🎶

From an interior design page on Facebook. Zoom in on the prints for an AI surprise. Also, the cursed lamp.

Hello! I'm finally back down to earth after the best Thought Bubble EVER (again). Working on Thought Bubble is the weirdest thing - spending an entire year planning an event that passes in the blink of an eye - but I firmly believe I have the best job in the world.

Hello! I'm finally back down to earth after the best Thought Bubble EVER (again). Working on Thought Bubble is the weirdest thing - spending an entire year planning an event that passes in the blink of an eye - but I firmly believe I have the best job in the world.

THOUGHT BUBBLE THOTS Now that I have a fully functional brain, I can't press enough how much Thought Bubble is... extremely the comics show for me and people like me. Folks who are not only stoked to see the things that people create, but to get inspired for making art for arts sake.

Our trad final THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH piece... @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Continues to Be an Intoxicating Comics Brew of Styles, Approaches, Subject Matter and Presentation” – BF’s @andywpoliver.bsky.social Looks Back on Another Memorable Weekend in Harrogate www.brokenfrontier.com/thought-bubb...

Settling in after Thought Bubble, which remains a tonic, and pure comics. I was chatting to newbubber Chloe Maveal about it and she summed it up simply: "I haven't seen a Funko in three days." For a con to be as big as it is, and still be as comics as it is makes it a treasure

I firmly believe that @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social wouldn't be what it is if we didn't all love each other quite so much.