Tonight in Somerville, MA at 6pm!!!

Happy pride month!!! 🌈 A remake of an old one from 2019! I actually did this more than once as a kid. My poor grandma.

I miss my cat

I'm so honored that Absolutely Everything has received a prestigious starred review from Kirkus! ⭐ 📘 Read the full review here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

I try to avoid Goodreads cause I don't want to hurt my own feelings but the "Readers also enjoyed" section made me laugh. I love fellow graphic novels Sunshine and a First Time for Everything but the random romance novel is... interesting! #books #graphicnovels

I'm sending Absolutely Everything bookmarks to libraries and used Keith Haring stamps and decorated the envelopes and even printed Marcella right on the envelope! ✨

Just spending the afternoon rounding corners of Absolutely Everything bookmarks. I can’t believe it comes out this fall!

I updated my website main page to feature Absolutely Everything! 📕#books damianimated.com

My next graphic novel Absolutely Everything is up on NetGalley!! www.netgalley.com #netgalley #booksky

HAPPY WEBCOMIC DAY!! comics can be about ANYTHING and they can be for ANYONE. they can be made by one person or many person. they can come out on a schedule IF YOU WANT. they can be in full color or NOT. they are powerful, weird, individual, intimate, connective, human. webcomics fuckin rule

I've never quite understood which part of Mr. Potato Head his conscience being exists in. In Toy Story 3 it appeared that his removable pieces were the true him, rather than the plastic potato shell. In what piece does he truly exist?

Walking Hogarth and had to touch a little moss. #dogs

Forgot I drew this comic a few years ago! RIP to all the Barbie's lost. #BarbieGirl

I think about this era of movies based on books a lot.

I was in a town with so many pride flags all over it and now every other town without them feels so unwelcoming :(

Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.

Hogarth looks so crispy after his bath. :>

I've been getting more emails about people enjoying Other Boys lately than I did when it just came out?

25% off all preorders at Barnes & Noble with code PREORDER25 in case you've been wanting to preorder my latest graphic novel Absolutely Everything. *wink wink* www.barnesandnoble.com/w/absolutely...

Who wore it better??? #pets #poodle

My grandparents put me in Head Start as a kid and it was one of the first places that got me excited about school and learning. It’s so sad that they’re coming for programs like this that help so many.

He took me eyes.

Advanced copies of my new book Absolutely Everything!! (And some little sneak peeks!) 👀 #booksky #graphicnovels #comics #ADHD

📞 Have 5 mins this #TakeActionForLibraries Day? Call Congress to protect library funding: ala.org/showup Let's show Congress that the majority of people support our libraries and the many freedoms they provide! #NationalLibraryWeek #DrawnToFreedom #UniteAgainstBookBans

Naturally and healthily

Offering a sale in my Etsy shop on some items! www.etsy.com/shop/DamiAni... Also, if you're a shop owner I sell a lot of my designs wholesale! www.faire.com/direct/damia...

Happy #NationalLibraryWeek! For #RightToReadDay I’m reflecting on the safe space libraries offered me growing up. I spent most of my time after school at the library so I know first hand how important it can be for kids that feel out of place. @uabookbans.bsky.social #DrawnToFreedom #comics

I keep accidentally calling Bluesky, Threads, Reddit, etc "Tweeting" and it reminds me of when I was a kid and grownups called Bratz and Disney Princess dolls "Barbie" or all anime was "Pokemon."

Why is it that when I comment on someone's post, compliment them, or am generally nice or friendly I immediately feel embarrassed?

I wish people having, hosting or presenting at events would remember to put the state or country prominently in an accessible area because I always have to dig for it. I'm like, "Ooh sounds fun! Where is it? Where is it? Where is it?" while I scroll around for ten minutes.

All set up at CAMP in Portland, Maine!!!! Come visit my table!! #comics #comicart #CAMPFest2025

I'll be at CAMP in Portland, Maine this weekend!!!!! COME SEE ME!

✨COVER REVEAL✨ for my next book, ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING available for PREORDER now & coming out September 2025. Click here for preorder links: damianimated.com/books/absolu... #comics #graphicnovels #BookSky

apropos of nothing but it's funny how certain folks will always try to chase the style of studio ghibli/miyazaki but only on a surface level and never tackle the themes of environmentalism, anti-war, and empathy i.e. the stuff that made those movies masterpieces

I said a last goodnight to my beautiful baby girl yesterday. She would’ve turned 20-years-old next month and was my oldest friend. If you’re familiar with my book Other Boys you got a glimpse of her when I first adopted her as a kitten. I miss her so much.

I want to see a really READ copy of my book y'know? A library one that's BEAT from being read, returned, dropped, put in a backpack, etc etc. It would make my DAY. 📖

When I first pitched my book Other Boys I had initially wanted to tell a much younger story, where the art was going to feel like it had been colored in with crayons. Reminiscent of how I drew as a child. I still tried to keep the playful wiggliness though. #comics #graphicnovels

I drew this when I was feeling particularly sad. Grief is interesting because it seems you don’t ever move past it but learn to live with it. #art #illustration #grief #comic #comics

I'll be tabling at CAMP (Comic Arts Maine Portland) in Portland Maine on April 5th!! I haven't done a table at a convention in YEARS so I'm excited!! ✨ (click here for more details)

I’ve been making notes and sketches in my journal of all the crafts I’d like to try. I recently started darning a thrifted wool sweater that has a bunch of moth holes recently.

I always double, triple, quadruple check peoples names when writing an email because the amount of times someone misspells mine drives me up the wall. It's in my email, website, I sign off with it and yet... So I'm always VERY AWARE of of getting peoples names.

Found a cute graphic I made of my book. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Two watercolor character paintings I did last month. I think I’d like to paint a watercolor picture book at some point 🎨 #art #watercolor #illustration

Sometimes I go through these tumbles where I just don't like anything I draw and maybe don't even like my art style? What's that feeling?

I think about this all the time. I've spent 2-4 years working on graphic novels from concept to final art and think how quickly people will read through it when it's out.

Found this picture of me as a baby with the doll I drew/wrote about in Other Boys!! #books #dolls #comics

This is how book banning sounds to me. You could just...not check the book out. :) #comics #books #bannedbooks

New icon for me! ✨

I’ve been feeling melancholy and unsure of myself since finishing my books and I don’t quite know what to do with myself creatively. So, I figured I’d try and get back into doodling and journaling. #sketchbook