No doubt discord’s takeaway will be “people just brigaded the survey in bad faith, there’s no way AI could possibly be THIS widely and unanimously unpopular among our users”

Warm up. Bringing back mystical, moody, feminine art in 2026 🔮

⚽️🐉 to finish the week #kidlitart #fantasyart #illustration #BRArt

Alternative colorway

Hey US & UK friends! Wanna buy books & comics for Cyber Monday but don’t want to support Big Corpos? Try Bookshop dot org! Part of every $ goes directly to indie bookstores! 📚 I made a ton of booklists for comics—must-reads, starter packs for kids & teens, and more! bookshop.org/shop/johanna...

When it gets dark and cold all I want to do is eat snacks and not move. Truly I was meant to be a small woodland creature.

Hey #kidlit illustrators! I'll be (virtually✨) presenting my “Design Can Make or Break Your Picture-Book-Dummy” talk to the Maryland chapter of @scbwi.bsky.social on November 3rd @ 7PM, and will also be offering portfolio/picture-dummy reviews. Register today! 💙❤️ ▶️▶️▶️ www.scbwi.org/events/MDDEW...

Nothing fills me with a sense of dread quite like the work of artist Chris Van Allsburg. When I was very young, his illustrations terrified me just as much as the ones in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, but in a way I didn't even have words to describe yet. He was liminal before liminal was cool

The first ever VERY TINY COMICS ANTHOLOGY #1: MONSTERS is stomping over the hills and is coming to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social in November * 25 EXCLUSIVE Very Tiny Comics * 25 Comic Artists * 25 brand new stories * 25 limited edition Very Tiny Comics * All from a gargantuan retro gumball machine

I did it, I opened my box of author copies #kidlitart

Also worth noting that he wrote that poem to amuse his children while he was waiting in line at the bank, and now every day someone is trying to tell us that you need AI to tell your kids a story. Skill issue.

Happy Ace Week🖤🩶🤍💜 #aceawareness

#NoKings Miami!

One of my fave photos from today. Loved that the folks leading the chants were regularly including trans rights. WHEN TRANS RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK, WHAT DO WE DO? STAND UP FIGHT BACK!

My wife, www.allierex.com, who is a brilliant artist, has work up in a group show at Gowanus Open Studios rn. If you’re in NYC, pass through tomorrow. The whole show is well worth your time! 💙❤️ Gowanus Wharf 240 3rd Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11215

El poster de Frankenstein hecho por James Jean... esto es lo que pasa cuando contratas a un artista... lo necesito ya...

Thanks to Orion for posing like a perfect gentleman and to Scott for representing at No Kings while I was a hemisphere away but there in spirit!

Oh I've gotten a bunch new followers! Hey I'm Pearl (they/them)! A Cantonese-Jamaican Director in Animation. I also work in publishing🤎 You can check out my latest project "Wheels & Roses" which is a Sailor Moon meets roller derby coming of age story 🛼✨ youtu.be/AETU1450uWQ?...

BOOTH 1221~!!!!

Spooky stickers dropping soon! 🎃👻🐈‍⬛ [ #cuteart #artshop #merch ]

Basma has a 9 month old so ensuring she has a warm place to stay over the winter is really important ❤️

Buy a lovely tentacle pot! Safe shipping all around the world due to my magic bubblewrap skills

My illustration process for VAMPURR cover, written by the fangtastic @justincolonbooks.bsky.social and published by @mackidsbooks.bsky.social VAMPURR is available for pre-order wherever books are sold! #picturebook #illustration #paintingprocess #coverillustration #cat #vampurr

Spooky Silly bats to make your heart skip a beat! 🦇 these polymer clay hairclips will make your outfits extra spooky this season! They're on the shop along with fierce bat stickers!🖤 inestheunicorn.com

greetings i have made another zine, this is about how i got my hands on a knife at age ~9 (individual pages in the replies) #internationalzinemonth #minizinejuly2025

last knife zine bros !! (for today, i will be binding more in the near future)

Today is Bookshop Day, a day to celebrate ALL bookshops on our high streets. Bookshops are an integral part of an author's livelihood, and we celebrate all the talented booksellers who share their guidance and expertise. Visit your local bookshop today and show them your support. #bookshopday

An illustrator alerted me to the attached email. Someone is impersonating me! Offering #kidlit illustrators fake deals! This is not me! The deal-structure/schedule is insane. The deadline is quite friendly?! 10 picture books in 3 years?! Please let me know if you receive an email like this!

☁️🐉 (reprise) #illustration #BRArt #kidlitart #fantasyart

It gives me immense joy when I discover an artist I admire has a Bluesky account I can follow. I’ve stopped following people on IG (won't see their posts anyway), and yes, I bookmark their websites, but this is my happy place to stalk people and their art :) #kidlitart

So you want to support living marginalized banned authors but your local banned books week displays and events are full of famous dead people? Not to worry: your helpful non-binary bookseller is here to help! A thread!

my new comic Anatomy of an Angel is now available for…intimate study… via @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social

🌷✨ shortboxcomicsfair.com ✨🌷 comic by @weisanboo.bsky.social

There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯 I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨ youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU

Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹 This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨ Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌 youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

If you couldn't make it to Small Press Expo, they've just posted VODs of all the 2025 panels on youtube. Lots of insights about indie comics, zines, and publishing. www.youtube.com/@SmallPressE... #comics #art #zine

Cork at 1pm Dublin at 12.30pm

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Baraa. Baraa is the mother of 3 children Masa, 6, Ibrahim, 4 and Maha, 7 months. Tragically Maha was killed after a nearby bombing caused gasses to overwhelm her little lungs. Masa is in the hospital because of kidney issues from malnutrition.

October fridays are perfect for another cozy comic 🍂 (1/2)

ARTISTS! Let’s do an art share! There are now more than 39.3 MILLION Bluesky accounts! Let’s find each other! Spread the post to reach the most! 💙

my debut graphic novel On Starlit Shores is officially out now in the usa!! ahhh ✨🌊

It's finally here!!! My first full length BL graphic novel, HEAVENSONG, finally debuts and is available for purchase at Shortbox Comics Fair for the first time! Thank you to everyone whose support has lead up to this moment! buy a copy of HEAVENSONG here: www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p...

Happy International Coffee Day ☕

It’s finally hereeee! You can go get a copy of my entry for this year, ‘Song of Seabirds’ via this link! shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p/s… Thank you in advance and hopefully you’ll enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy making them!