mostlyretro
@mostlyretro.bsky.social
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Artist, writer and publisher of comics and zines.
The veggie garden is coming along. Put in potatoes, onions, broccoli, and Jerusalem artichokes so far. Tomatoes and squash in the next few days. Not sure if I'm going to bother with eggplant or peppers this year.
6 days ago
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Mail haul! Got issue no. 3 of Joseph Morris' The Fabulous Cartoon Parade and a bunch of extras!
torcpress.com
Next is issue no.8 of Tales of the Broken B. It's set in the Old West and always has a Sci-fi/Fantasy twist to the stories. Also got some zines/mini comics from Meditation Funnies.
10 days ago
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This week's monster is the Chupacabra!
11 days ago
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reposted by
mostlyretro
Nate Piekos of Blambot
18 days ago
Just a reminder that Blambot's Indie License allows small press comic creators to use Blambot's indie fonts (those marked with a $0 option) for free even if you make money with your comic or merch directly related to your comic. More info:
blambot.com/pages/licenses
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Happy Star Wars Day! The genesis of my love of comics. I must have flipped through its pages hundreds of times over the years. Dazzled by the oversized Al Williamson art. It has survived 46 years and three brothers, held together with Scotch and duct tape. I treasure it nonetheless.
18 days ago
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Tool Tips: The Basics of Making Comics - Zine Promo
YouTube video by Mostly Retro
https://youtu.be/QdHF_FCYpKI?si=9vXc1jdm6Z3FsBED
25 days ago
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Tool Tips: The Basics of Making Comics is my latest zine β 16 pages of tips on making, printing, selling, and promoting your comic. Digital version (payβwhatβyouβwant through April 27):
mostlyretro.gumroad.com/l/tooltips
Just put in $0 to download it for free! After Monday, itβll be $5.
29 days ago
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A digital drawing of a cryptid from my home state of New Jersey, The Jersey Devil, done completely in ClipStudioPaint. I think I'm going to keep going down the cryptid path, any suggestions for future drawings?
about 1 month ago
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Here's an illustration I did for an upcoming tabletop role playing game called, The Vanguard Protocol. You can find out more about the project here:
thevanguardprotocol.com
about 2 months ago
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Just playing around a bit in ClipStudioPaint...
2 months ago
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Here's a couple of my illustrations that are featured in the new Shadowdark supplement, Druskara from Dungeon Damsel! Now live on BackerKit!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/d...
2 months ago
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Check out the latest page I did for the Sunday Jam over at the Small Press Heroes website!
smallpressheroes.com/sunday-jam/s...
While you're there check out the entire story. If you're a creator that might be interested in contributing a page feel free to contact them.
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SJ117
this page created by John Muller Next page coming soon! Previous page Start from the beginning Join the conversation at the Sunday Jam message board! support the Jam!
https://smallpressheroes.com/sunday-jam/sj117/
4 months ago
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Hey! The United Fanzine Organization's newest checklist is out! Take a look to see all the comics and zines available from your favorite UFO creators!
4 months ago
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Voting for the UFO Awards has begun and I have a few pieces of work that are eligible for consideration! You can take a look at all of the amazing nominees works here:
robimes.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
You can vote here:
www.facebook.com/share/p/1D57...
5 months ago
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'Shelter Dog Rides Again' is up for preorder! A ton of amazing artists are featured in this issue along with a story written by Jason Degroot and drawn by me! I also had the honor of drawing this volume's cover! You can preview the full issue and order all things Shelter Dog via:
heroicyarns.com
5 months ago
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Chris Mennell of Nerd Ogre interviewed me recently and you can read it via his Substack newsletter:
open.substack.com/pub/nerdogre...
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Focus on Art: Interview with John Muller
Today Iβm sharing another interview I did, this time with comic artist John Muller!
https://open.substack.com/pub/nerdogre/p/focus-on-art-interview-with-john?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer
5 months ago
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Saw this Pileated Woodpecker while out doing some errands this morning. Was able to get a few shaky shots of him through the car window before he flew off.
6 months ago
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A recently commissioned drawing I made of a DnD party for a client. I always have a lot of fun with these and this was no exception! π
6 months ago
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Day No.5 of Jacktober...TORR! This is a Kirby creation that I was not familiar with but gave him a go anyways. I missed yesterday's drawing prompt but hope to have time to do a pic of the FF later on.
8 months ago
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Day 3 of
#Jacktober
... Absorbing Man!
8 months ago
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Here's my take on the Vision. The second character from this year's
#Jacktober
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#vision
#marvelcomics
#superheroes
#comicartwork
#comicart
#illustration
8 months ago
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Decided to try the first drawing prompt from Tom Scioli's Jacktober, based on the works of Jack Kirby. Up first is the Silver Surfer!
#jacktober
#jacktober2025
#inktober
#silversurfer
#fanarts
#jackkirby
#marvelcomics
8 months ago
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Sketch No.16...Cr02...
8 months ago
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Here's a little fanart I made featuring characters from Jesse Lonergan's gorgeous new book, Drome! . .
#drome
#fanarts
#fanart
#comicartist
#illustrationartists
#comicart
8 months ago
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Sketch No. 15... Angry Aquatic Alien!
9 months ago
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A drawing I did of Vissra, Sylth Queen for the upcoming ShadowDark supplement Druskara. See more at
druskara.com
9 months ago
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Sketch No. 11... Alien Princess
9 months ago
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Sketch No. 10... Bonk!
9 months ago
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Sketch No. 9... Drone
9 months ago
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Some recent comic and zine arrivals!
10 months ago
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This morning's squash haul from the garden. ππ
10 months ago
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Today over on Facebook, Meta AI showed me it could make a cartoon out of my own drawing. π€
10 months ago
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My take on Superman!
10 months ago
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Check out Terry Flippo's new book, 'Mason and Monster and Other Stories'! A wonderful collection of stories for all ages!
a.co/d/jcZ4Vic
11 months ago
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Here's my cover for the latest issue of the STF Amateur!
11 months ago
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I drew the latest page (15) for the "Jam Around the World" project. Check out the whole thing here:
smallpressheroes.com/other-fun/ja...
11 months ago
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I was recently interviewed by Danny Ferbert! The link is below.
electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/j...
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John Muller Interview
John Muller is a popular collaborator in some small press circles. Heβs popping up in books all over these days. Heya John! Thank you for taking some time to answer some of my questions. If Iβ¦
https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/john-muller-interview/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLLclhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmBkuqvQKoguvIuOalKmmSfGzRxP1lwoJ3L3h1PKLt9yMYaglWs1pXu0q_rJ_aem_cszH4-EZE7KZEGbjeh2FNQ
11 months ago
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Sketch β8... Scifi concept...
11 months ago
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Sketch β6... J'ennah from my much neglected scifi comic series, Uncanny Action!
11 months ago
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Sketch β5...Spacewalk
11 months ago
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Sketch β4... Q'uinn
11 months ago
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Sketch β3... Scifi Security Guard.
12 months ago
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Sketch β2... An alien insectoid!
12 months ago
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Just got the latest issue of Danny Ferbert 's Electric Transit featuring comic reviews and interviews with some amazing creators like Ben Perkins, Ian M, Michael Neno, Dejah Payne and even me!
12 months ago
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I'm a member of the UFO (United Fanzine Organization) and fellow member, Tom Fellrath of Phoenix Productions, kindly sent a blank sketchbook in a package along with some of his excellent UFO zines. I am going to try to put the sketchbook to good use and fill it with drawings. Here's the first!
12 months ago
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My take on Terry Flippo's Axel and Alex!
12 months ago
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Came across some old Masters of the Universe and Thundercat fanart.
12 months ago
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Some fanart of Shane Lutrell's Suzie Steam.
about 1 year ago
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Some fan art of Thomas Sciacca's Astron. If anyone has suggestions for some characters that they would like to see me tackle in a future drawing, let me know in the comments!
about 1 year ago
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My favorite cookbook growing up!
about 1 year ago
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