Community Life Drawing continues this Monday night at Daydreamer Pub 6-9pm (even though Daydreamer will be closed earlier in the day for a cart-reshuffle)

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My LoTR subway maps have been quite popular, but they're not the only ones I've drawn! I really like my Narnia one, too. With separate lines for the plot arcs of each of the books, it gives you a fun way to see Lewis's world. #narnia #maps #subway #CSLewis It's for sale here: etsy.me/4mkfBsU

I know it's not phone screen friendly, but I compressed my sketchbook notes from Thursday's Re-Elking of Portland's Thompson Elk into a single montage page. The fancy ceremony is Sunday, 12 April (tomorrow), 1pm. The People's Elk, a collab history comic drawn by T Edward Bak will be avbl for free!

A concise documentary on the willful rejection of societal obligation.

I sometimes think about getting tattooed w/ this mark from an old soda bottle I found (and re-hid). The plant was located about two blocks from the Elk.

I know it's not phone screen friendly, but I compressed my sketchbook notes from Thursday's Re-Elking of Portland's Thompson Elk into a single montage page. The fancy ceremony is Sunday, 12 April (tomorrow), 1pm. The People's Elk, a collab history comic drawn by T Edward Bak will be avbl for free!

Hey guy. It's me again...Pamela Echols. Exactly one week ago today, on April 4, 1968, they murdered Dr Martin Luther King Jr. For the last 7 days, the country has been on fire as rebellions sprang up all around the country. On today, April 11, President LBJ just signed the Fair Housing Act 🧵

Contrary to public perception a huge % of pregnant teenagers in the 1990s were impregnated by adult men. The younger they were, the larger the average age gap between mother and father was. Fixing teen pregnancy was in part a clampdown on statutory rape. That's what conservatives want to reverse.

The most destructive intersection of alt text and AI isn’t that the former is being used to train the latter. It’s that people are really excited to use AI to produce alt text, which it is generally very bad at, and expect blind folks to be grateful for it, even though it’s shit.

my cat after i go pspsps:

Ooh! This is a great listen so far! Been listening while i stitch my new sketchbook. Also I'm debating whether to start with audio or hardcopy of The Westerners (probably whichever i can get my hands on first).

Measuringe the value of educacioun by returne on ynvestment onlye ys lyke measuringe the value of a garden by the weight of the floweres

Once again, the national average pay for adjunct professors with PhDs is a flat fee of $3900 per course.

Portland deserves a Hood to Coast railway. Build it.

Hey North Portland folks: I should be at St Johns' Daydreamer Pub on Fessenden building a new notebook from about 10:30-1 today. Stop by for a visit, and if you wanna join in, msg me soon and I'll bring extra supplies.

Eisner-winning writer David F. Walker has a Kickstarter ending in 6 days for a 40-page monster one-shot that's part blaxploitation tribute, part satirical horror, part 1970s comics love letter. Fully drawn. Already funded. I've seen it, and it's WILD.

Thread by Jesse Hamm: There's a type of person who is smart and gifted, and learns from early childhood to aim for the stars, because "nothing is impossible." When life's constraints prove otherwise, this person is crushed. Unable to bend and accept flaws, they break. Comics attract this person

i think we should start a petition to permanently ban pete hegeseth from the minnesota state fair. it feels like that’s how you excommunicate a minnesotan. sweet martha signs the order. fairchild throws you to the curb.

Kinda collapsed (again) this afternoon. When i woke from a weirdly long nap, i drew this.

telling my kids this is the Centre Pompidou

When the New York Times wrote about Gregg Phillips teleporting to a Waffle House, it was very funny. But they missed that there's an entire community of religious people who believe they can teleport. Which is, weirdly, a thing I know a lot about. My latest: leahsottile.substack.com/p/70-telepor...

Fresh off the heels of Portland Dining Month is St. Johns Dining Month sponsored by the St. Johns Boosters. All April, get a 3-course meal for $25 from great local spots like Naan Curry, Havalina, and more! www.instagram.com/p/DWt5SZZlO6... #DineLocal #Portland

Community Life Drawing happens (almost) every Monday night at Daydreamer Pub on Fessenden in St Johns, PDX, 6 to 9 pm. Bring your art supplies, 15 bucks for the model, and a little extra for a drink or snacks (NA and coffee available; some of us hate to draw while tipsy)*.

Rather than the occasional Open Studio Sale, maybe I oughta be hosting a regular (twice a year?) Open Notebook Day where folks can swing by, plop down, and flip through the notebooks. It might motivate me to improve my shelving.

does anybody who has a graphic novel out with both a physical version and an ebook version feel up for sharing some numbers with me? (I don't need literal sales, just the percentage breakdown)

In an alternate universe, I would have taken over my Grandpa Archie's shoe repair shop in Ames, Iowa and never had to ask this question (I loved it in there). I blame Iowa heat vs. childhood headaches for the present timeline.

Hey Portland, where do you get your boots resoled this days? I got my first pair of Birks awhile back (chelsea boots, way more comfortable than Blundstones), but blew through the soles too fast.

Pilgrim’s Hourly Comic Day 7:00 AM Also! I will be leading a free comic workshop tomorrow (April 6) in the Hartford, CT area. Come draw with me! #pilgrimshourlycomicday #pilgrimthecat #catchattering

SO ready for this! The return of a terrific project by my colleague, the distinctive and gifted creator Leila del Duca (@leiladelduca.bsky.social): I just backed SERPENTINE: A Story From Afar on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/lei...

Community Life Drawing happens (almost) every Monday night at Daydreamer Pub on Fessenden in St Johns, PDX, 6 to 9 pm. Bring your art supplies, 15 bucks for the model, and a little extra for a drink or snacks (NA and coffee available; some of us hate to draw while tipsy)*.

On behalf of everyone in the credits, I am so thrilled whenever Prince of Egypt gets some public love. Mad to think that this and Iron Giant came out within a year of each other. Different times ...

I hesitate to bring this up because someone always gets weird, but the term handicap(ped) is no longer preferred, including for restroom stalls and parking spots. Handicap as a term originates with sports, particularly horse racing, as something you *do* for an extra challenge.

When I was a kid I rubbed a lamp and came across a genie granting me three wishes and one of them was I wanted my hometown of Parkersburg, West Virginia, home to the US Treasury payment system, to be an important place but oh God no it's just like the fortune teller lady said

In April 1991, Gopher system was created at the University of Minnesota as a text-based system that used the hierarchical menu structure for navigation. #InternetHistory

A lot of people dont like "death dates." And I get it. Why focus on the day someone died - something sad - and not just celebrate the day they were born? But for me, there's something a death date represents better that a day of birth doesnt do as well. Reflection. 🧵

Thought I was supposed to be to a thing by 10 today, except, as I rush out the door I look at the calendar and see it doesn't start until 1 pm. So, was there somewhere else I'm supposed to be this morning? Guess I'll just sit here in the mystery.

Another day, another chance to learn that, yes, Shel Silverstein wrote that classic song from your choldhood as well. Today: Queen of Silver Dollar.

Counterpoint to the horse: You, horse, get horse oats. Humans aren't allowed to eat horse oats, and learning this as a child (somewhat belatedly) was a very painful lesson. Every Feed & Seed I pass on the frontage road is there just to torment me. Also, all the cake in the 70's was shit.

In Gaza, we don't live, we just try to survive. My children go to sleep in fear and wake up to the sound of bombing. There is no safety, not enough food, not even the most basic necessities. Your support is our lifeline - Sama’a 🤍 @mommunism.bsky.social chuffed.org/project/157569

Somewhere up in heaven, Richard Scarry is like “fuck yeah, told you so”: www.bbc.com/news/world-u...

I think I've found a simple, reasonable, post-concussion syndrome assessment method. Baseline: 1 in 25 cooking pots boil over (a lot or a little) Currently: 1 in 8 cooking pots boil over (a lot or a little)

Hey! My BFF's band, Golden Tiles, played last Sunday night for their CD release (the LP release happens... someday). That's @justinhocking.bsky.social on drums.

Afro Index has finally launched! It’s a visual reference library of Black hairstyles, good for artists, animators, writers, and anyone want to learn more about Black hair! Check it out at afroindex.org 💛✨ #digitalart

🧵 If someone you love is admitted to a hospital, here is a question to ask during the admission process, before anything goes wrong: "Does this hospital have a patient-activated or family-activated rapid response system? What is the phone number to call it?" www.patreon.com/posts/154453...

On the bus this morning I ran into a friend who is an unhoused youth organizer in our district and got to hear updates from him, and I got to pet an unruly puppy who jumped on my lap. The bus is a public good!! The bus reduces social isolation and brings people together!!!

Watercolor and ink sketches are in the store! Capt. Lou says, “No need to wrestle with your pocket book for original art! Get to mrcrook.com/store now!” #ArtPost #ComicSky #Watercolor

Buzz Aldrin zonked a dude in the face for a loud and proud moonlanding denial. Y'all be careful bandying about those AI accusations with writers. You might catch a real one. The nerves are frayed and we are not okay.

just a reminder that rent is due today and individual leases define the terms of a grace period - some folks have one, many do not! can you help minnesotans who are trying to recover from this brutal winter, who are still navigating ICE in our metro area? this is a trusted way to help! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️