Thank you! The Vxd Kickstarter campaign funded!

5 hours left in the Vxd campaign! vxdcomic.com Here are some resources that helped me get our latest book past its funding goal. PS Be sure to check out the first-ever cover illustrated by @sotocolor.bsky.social ! --- Useful Resources for Kickstarter Campaigns open.substack.com/pub/tjosvold...

Less than 24hrs to go! Https://www.vxdcomic.com

Only 30 hours left in the Vxd campaign on Kickstarter! Visit vxdcomic.com . Of note to comic industry folks: this campaign includes a variant cover by @sotocolor.bsky.social. This is the first time this legendary colorist has actually illustrated a cover! #comics

I’m launching a new Tech for Comics tips series of video shorts that also gives helpful experts a platform to pitch their comic book projects. The video is an example of what people can expect. open.substack.com/pub/tjosvold...

Woohoo! Funded! (What does that actually mean?) open.substack.com/pub/tjosvold...

"Procrasti-cleaning" and the Dead Zone open.substack.com/pub/tjosvold... Anyone else a procrasti-cleaner?

I’m so happy to be able to finally spill that the featured variant cover artist is none other than colorist Chris Sotomayor. He had never illustrated a cover before. He absolutely nailed it! What a privilege to get his "rookie card" out there on a comic I wrote! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...

The last chance to win this first variant cover by an industry journeyman! Leave you guess in the Kickstarter update comments at www.vxdcomic.com .

Here's the last clue before the cover reveal. There is still no winner as of 9am pacific, so the slab is still in play! Hit "Notify my on launch" and then add your guess to the comments of the last update to be eligible to win.

Clue #2 posted on our Kickstarter prelaunch page. Hit "Notify me on launch" at www.vxdcomic.com to gain access to the updates section where you can enter you guess as a comment.

The prelaunch page is up for my next Kickstarter. Hit "Notify me on launch" at www.vxdcomic.com to get update details on our cover reveal contest. So excited! 🥳

Watched “Greenland” last night and quite enjoyed it. Ironically, the scene that was a reality stretch for me was near the end. They saw those birds and not a single birder among the survivors excitedly yelled out the species ID! 😂 #birder

Wait. You can intentionally walk someone without throwing a pitch?! *googles it* Since 2017, you say. Well then. 😚🎶

Charleston Chew? Frozen or nah?

Have any fellow Canadian comic creators found an insurance company willing to offer general liability insurance for a home business if you are selling into the US? I ran into a new glitch today...

My own is a novel but happy to tag Patrick @plugo.bsky.social for his comic! www.kickstarter.com/projects/plu...

You did really fantastic work on this.

Woohoo! So glad it made it to you!

Hey awesome comic creators/reviewers, My book designer left a spot for a pull quote on the inside front cover of my new conspiracy thriller Vxd. Some "social proof" would be really helpful before I crowdfund the book. If you are interested, hit me up, and I'll pass along the link to the PDF via DM.

Heads up for 🇨🇦 creators. Shipping service Chit Chats is running an AMA about shipping and US tariffs today. substack.com/profile/4370...

This has HUGE ramifications for advertising and independent creators. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Into the last hours of this campaign by a fellow Canadian. You know what to do! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mat...

As a Digital Comics Specialist I thought I'd share a little behind the scenes for some of the process for digital comics production! A Thread🧵 As convenient as a phone or tablet is, it can make for a difficult time reading comics...

Latest post at Tech4Comics.com. For the love of Stan Lee, please use this Excel file professionally.

I have never seen an explicit guide to age appropriateness before. I found this super helpful. comicsplusapp.com/age-appropri...

I'd much rather have my money going to pay comic book collaborators than fintech giants like PayPal. // Paying to Pay (Part 2 of 2) open.substack.com/pub/tjosvold...

Theory: An effective ADHD diagnostic tool could be created by analyzing the number of bracketed phrases in a person’s sent email folder. (Any PhD students out there looking for a thesis idea?)

A lot of people confuse writing with typing. Writing isn’t typing. It’s the entire process and yes that includes going for a walk or rearranging things in your office.

An excellent article on creating pins by @caffinicomics.bsky.social atticdoormedia.substack.com/p/your-comic...

FANTASTIC FOUR TEASER PREMIERED THIS MORNING! youtu.be/AzMo-FgRp64 #FF4

OK, you’ve got to be the right kind of space nerd to be into this, but this hour long fake launch is awesome! www.youtube.com/live/0wpBrQV...

I will reconcile my bank statements monthly. I will reconcile my bank statements monthly. I will reconcile my bank statements monthly. 🤦‍♂️ #2025Goals #AccountingPurgatory 🙏

@bsky.app Feature request: The ability to add someone to a Starter Pack you manage in the same way you can to one of your lists. Or at least a way to easily copy the users account address from their profile page. (“Select” on IOS doesn’t seem to work).

Writing villains as a comic writer means becoming far too aware of the fragility of modern society. That, and using incognito mode judicially to make sure you don’t accidentally end up on a watch list. 😂

I’m intrigued to see how well this crowdfunding approach works. Has anyone else used Indiegogo for a comic/movie horror project?

Our latest episode is a roundtable discussion about the state of the comics industry, with three great colleagues and friends: @barbrajdillon.bsky.social, @richardfairgray.bsky.social and @charliestickney.bsky.social! Check it out, subscribe, enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uijt...

Who’s looking forward to season 2 of Severance? 🙋‍♂️

“Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.” ~ David Lynch

"Dentistry is just tiny autobody repair," he thought to himself as the UV wand set the Bondo... rrr... filling. #DentistChairThoughts #ADHD

In the “not surprising but still a shock” department… www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

"Don't think of them as side gigs. Think of them as extra streams of income." #comiclife #wisdom

Anyone else writing a zombie comic/movie script? You can follow my "education" over on our Ankle Biters substack. My latest post: anklebiters.substack.com/p/the-girl-w... Also, check out the pre-production art by @viktorfarro.bsky.social!

Artist Viktor Farro just sent me some pre-production ink and style study art for Ankle Biters. 😳 When your first gut reaction to horror art is “Oh, Lord, what have I helped unleash into the world?! “ I think it’s fair to say he’s on the right track. Ha! #HorrorComics #ComicBookArt #HorrorFan

Hey, friends, try building your perspective around your figures rather than starting with a perspective grid, it's easier!

Similarly, decades ago I heard John Romita give this advice to someone about breaking in to Marvel or DC as a writer. I've used it ever since. "There are six keys that get you into the door at Marvel or DC. If you don't have one of these six keys, you're not getting in." The keys are:

The “authors should just do it for the love” argument is so insidious because it comes from all angles. Conservatives push it through the lens of seeing the arts as having no value or being a bauble for the rich, but I also see it with progressives from the angle of “don’t sell out, maaaan!”

Comic book friends don’t let friends start their journey into comics with a graphic novel. open.substack.com/pub/tjosvold...

New achievement unlocked! I replaced the non-functioning battery in my MacBook today and my Scrivener machine is alive again! #tinyScrews