Welcome to Pride Month!

it seems like a good time for an indie queer #PRIDE merch thread! Y'all know what I make; other independent queer and trans artists, please post your pride stuff in the replies! bsky.app/profile/edid...

now and forever

hey 👋 I'm looking to take on more design work this Summer! if you need a custom-made logotype for your comic, videogame, TTRPG or other project — I'd be glad to help! I'm also open to lettering, UX/UI and other design gigs 🙂 you can reach out to me via DMs or my updated website: andriylukin.com

Hey all, please sign the petition and share and get everyone you know to sign. You have no idea how hard these folks have been working and how much your support lifts their spirits. Show the Dark Horse workers your love and stand with them!

I'm listening, I'm learning, I'm mamboing

>sigh< Well, I apologize. I learned today that my research skills are lacking, to say the least. If anyone has any good resources on improving my research skills, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Playlist claiming to have all 8. Some are covers. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Update: I was wrong. There are more listed beyond what Spotify and Wikipedia had listed. Thanks to Chris for finding 2 and 6!

Last up, something a lot of you have wanted, w/ a bit of an upgrade... Kamen Rider: Skyrider! Call it Skyrider, Kamen Rider (New), or just Kamen Rider, the 1st time the Rider returned to TV after the original run ended is coming! & for the first time in HD on disc, anywhere.

Every time the song Mambo Number 5 comes up on the radio, my wife makes the same joke, "Where's Mambos One through Four?" And I tell her I'm waiting on Mambo Number 6. But I wondered if there were any others that just didn't make a splash like 5 did. So I looked it up.

Sometimes, there are, in fact, too many cooks in the kitchen.

and there are still people on the *left*, some here on this website, that will tell you that people’s economic insecurity is simply *imagined*

Seagulls ARE the geese of the sea…

I'm at the beach right now, and there's a kid's birthday party nearby. They've got like 12 Little Caesars' pizzas stacked up. They've only eaten two of them. Do you think they'd just give me a pizza if I asked? (Reader, I will not actually ask them. I'm just a hungry Little Caesars' Appreciator.)

Know anyone who wants to make their own comics but has no clue how to begin? 9 out of 10 relatives & frenemies agree you could do a lot worse than cracking open a copy of F&G. www.offregister.press/product-page...

Does anyone have any good alternatives to Linktree now that they're leaning into genAI nonsense?

Heads up for any artists/writers/etc currently using Linktree to point people to their work: from 5 July they'll be feeding all imagery you use on your landing page into DALL-E.

Whenever the comics industry shifts properties and publishers around (as it does), I just wanna send pubs this list of rad, hungry and experienced writer friends and peers of mine. I truly believe we have another golden age in here.

As progressive as the comics community can be, it is absolutely still enraptured with the bootstraps hustle culture fantasy of working yourself to an early grave. We idolize the wealthy for being successful ignoring that they’re successful because they’re rich, not the other way around.

I'm tired of the toxic positivity of, "Just make comics! No excuses!" There are plenty of valid excuses, and it doesn't make you any less of a comic creator for having to take a break or figure things out.

Every one of these directors/producers jumping in with AI is convinced their skills are irreplaceable while kicking their hard-working peers to the curb. Praise the leopards all you like, but your face will still get eaten when the time comes.

Editor Seeking Emergency Paid Work Hello everyone! I’m seeking a few new editing opportunities, as I’ve had an emergent issue pop up and need to make some funds fast. I’m offering 4 spots at $300 to edit up to 32-pages of comic material. These spots can be combined.

On the bright side, I have my entertainment for the next several days.

Here's the serious bit for anyone who'd rather skip the 4000 words of jokes

Reminder this is happening this weekend!!!

Shoutout to everyone who choose to create in spite of everything

Update: Waiting for a giant bag of money to land at my feet, so I can make some comics. 🤞

Apropos of nothing, this is probably the thing I mutter to myself, out loud, usually at my desk, more than any other.

Ever wonder what pros are reading, watching, and listening to? We talk to 20 writers, artists, screenwriters, and YouTube personalities to get the answers for you! On #RWL on #comicbookschool. www.youtube.com/live/Dj3OIPg...

Happy Thursday! What comics are you reading this week? ❤️

Is this thing on? @admancomics.bsky.social & I are heading back to Kickstarter to do a print run for Chapter One of our new ongoing horror-mystery I JUST CAME FROM HELL! Pre-launch page is live, so click that button! www.kickstarter.com/projects/day...

The animation chat has me thinking one telling thing - in the years since AI arrived, there's not been a ground-up indie phenomenon, like we saw with earlier tech (Flash, etc). It hasn't unlocked anyone's creativity. For all the anti-gatekeeping rhetroic, nothing anyone cares about has been born.

It's been a rough day, but having my wife and my (very good best girl) dog to come home to is pretty great, actually.

The only comic book award that matters, the triumphant return of the Granties™ www.grantstoye.com/post/the-202...

As a decades long union member, I wholeheartedly support the amazing team at Dark Horse on this next chapter.

This campaign ends soon and has about £300 left to raise! This is shaping out to be a really cool story about having toxic friends that I'm sure a lot of us can relate to (sadly!) So if you're into indie comics and wanna help get a cool project over the finish line, please check it out!!!

Read, like, share, and let these wonderful people know that the comics community has their back!! 💪

ANNOUNCEMENT: The workers of Dark Horse Comics @darkhorse.com are forming a union. Please read our mission statement below. 👇 #DHWU

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Dark Horse Workers United . Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/da...

So I think I just saw my day job as a new job listing on LinkedIn. I might go ask my boss about it when she's in later this week. >sigh< Please keep your fingers crossed for me that I'm still employed in the coming weeks. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

What I AM saying right now--what I'd like you to take away from this thread--is that communicating and making art are both human rights (often the same), no matter how skilled you are or aren't at them; and anyone who says otherwise probably has an agenda you shouldn't trust.

You have the right as a human being to make art. That includes art that is not perfect. That includes art that is not good.

A nice DM saying, "I like your work" goes a really, really long way. And in this new age of algorithms, and especially here on Blue Sky, a repost helps a ton.

IDW and Star Trek Book Club invite you to check out @jlawrenceart.bsky.social & my Lower Decks story, "Girlfriends", as a preview of Star Trek: Celebrations! Read the story today, grab your copy tomorrow! www.startrekbookclub.com/29449/previe...

I agree. Sometimes just being supportive whether sharing a book, saying a compliment or giving someone a positive boost, helps big time! Cheer others up but most importantly be kind and supportive:) thank you for sharing @andrewleamon.com

Last week I dislocated my knee due to the way I am treated in this apartment. Its filthy and we are constantly being hounded by the landlord. I am the only one who cleans. Please if you can spare anything, any amount helps to get me out of here to a job and proper housing. gofund.me/1ab2abbb6

I'm not the first to say this, but supporting someone's comic career doesn't require money. It can be as simple as giving them a compliment, cheering them on, boosting work that you like or sharing when they're looking for more work. These things are appreciated and make a huge difference.

It's frustrating being on social media, where posting nonsense, opinions and advice is supported by the algorithm and audience, but trying to promote your work or get work is discouraged. I think Air Bud should run for president. ✅️ I would like to make a living. ❌️

It's frustrating being on social media, where posting nonsense, opinions and advice is supported by the algorithm and audience, but trying to promote your work or get work is discouraged. I think Air Bud should run for president. ✅️ I would like to make a living. ❌️