Independent Bookstore Day is upon us! 🎉 Bookie Monster is ready to take pics with you and your favorite books. Open til 8 today! #booksky @natentaylor.bsky.social @americanbookseller.bsky.social

More Spirit Week shenanigans! On Wednesdays we wore bookstore shirts (and posed with our Bookie Monster photo op - designed by @natentaylor.bsky.social !). We'll have Bookie Monster ready to take photos with you on Indie Bookstore Day, this Saturday 4/25! #booksky @americanbookseller.bsky.social

I only had hockey toques & the hockey players annoyed me during the Olympics by supporting a fascist, so I got a coffee-drinking capybara toque (it’s actually a patch sewed on a plain black toque) & I know that capybara is never gonna turn out to be a jerk, so: new profile pic

#fbf to this retired goblin adventurer enjoying the finer things. Also painted in CSP from a pencil drawing.

#tbt learning Clip Studio by painting a Woodstock/Chocobo Final Fantasy thing! Should I do more of these?

Throwback to this pun James had to make while we were doing art for Button Men. He’s… ready?…. He’s Mutton Ben! He’s a sheep who drives a taxi! Because reasons, obviously. Thanks for stopping by!

#tbt some character design sketches for the hacker from the previously-posted “A Simple Withdrawal” illustration. There’s nothing more fun than character design. For me, I mean. You do you of course. Unless you use AI. In that case just don’t. #noai

The book just looks so good I want to eat it! BUT I WON’T. I’ll just sign them, I swear. My daughter might help. Come by @grimoakcommunity booth #26008 and get yoursef a copy that includes my new short comic story “Here and There!”

#fbf to this old piece for ECCC’s charity art book. I was feeling some real Fifth Element vibes with this alien hacker and human gunslinger. “A Simple Withdrawal.”

#tbt to this test piece of Ichabod Crane I did for a Sleepy Hollow project that got cancelled midstream. C’est l’amour!

“America isn’t the way it is because Trump is President. Trump is President because America is the way it is.” Do not lose hope. Things will change for the better if we stand up in the face of this authoritarian thuggery.

Getting a “draw this pose in your style” just in under the wire for December. Oh, and Happy New Year, of course! This has been…well, one for the history books, that’s for damn sure. Here’s to living while we can. #dtpysdec25 #pinup #happynewyear

He gave us so many great movies including my favorite of all time, The Princess Bride. And the end of his story was so tragic, I can’t even comprehend it. #robreiner

Started sketching some faces from imagination, but then realized I needed to do some reference sketches because my mental library was LOW. To be continued! #sketch #face #pencil

I like to think, as a boss, Santa’s okay with taking personal calls at work. #christmas #elf

What have I been up to? Oh, just making comics for @grimoakpress.bsky.social and their new Grimoire. This 10-page short will be available at ECCC (and on their website of course). I love making comics!

The holiday Lego village finally grows this year with the gingerbread AT-AT! I think everyone will get along, but the Golden Brown Lord of the Sith must make a dramatic entrance!

No matter what age you are, I hope you get dressed up and enjoy all the candy you can! Happy Halloween!

It’s done! It’s done done done! As my three-clawed hands transform back into humanoid paws, I’d like to revel in the enormous body of work I’ve just created (this x46). Stay tuned here and at @mindforge_media_ltd for news about when the Kickstarter launches! For now, though, I’ll be on the couch!

Whenever I hear someone say AI.

Just thinking about how creating something “completely unprompted” is probably going to have two meanings soon.

There’s nothing like the stomping of a 5-year-old who has to go UPSTAIRS to get dressed, ugh fine.

You deserve rest 💙 #art #comics

re: generative AI I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used. And now, you can use it, too.

Ah, a rainy PNW day, perfect for staying in with a cozy blanket and a hot drink. Ah, a blisteringly hot PNW day, perfect for staying in with AC and an iced drink.

Here’s lookin’ at you, Norm.

Just heard a door slam upstairs, and all house occupants are confirmed either asleep or downstairs. Been in this house 12 years, so isn’t it a bit late for a ghost to come around?

May the 4th be with us. Rebel.

It’s almost here! Join us THIS SATURDAY for free comics, face painting, fund raising for Pierce the Darkness, and huge sales!

Re-reading Legends and Lattes by @travisbaldree.bsky.social and I can do character sketches this time! It’s only an obsession if I can’t stop.

It was a sad day to lose such a talented actor. My childhood wouldn’t have been the same without the roguish swordsman, hedonist gambler, and mouthy genius. RIP Val Kilmer.

It was a very good Saturday at ECCC! I got to meet new people, talk with good friends I don’t get to see often enough, and even connect with one of my new favorite authors, Travis Baldree. I am so grateful for everyone I was lucky enough to hang out with yesterday.

I’ve been terrible about updates, but I WILL be at ECCC today! Signing at Grim Oak at 11am, then hunting down friends and favorite creators. Hope to see you there!

Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.

If you see this, QRP with #portrait #art

If you like creature design, you will LOVE this Kickstarter.

I got permission to share some of the remarques I’m doing for the special edition Name of the Wind from Grim Oak Press. Non-remarqued copies are still available at grimoakpress.com!

The beast is launched! Creatures & Creepies Vol.2 is live! I will now be *that person* for a month because, frankly, I need to be. Shares are greatly appreciated! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha... #artbook #conceptart #creaturedesign #kickstarter

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!

Alright, making an official pinned post for my bsky. Reposts appreciated! My name is Sumrow & I’m a New Mexico based illustrator. My clients include ASIMOV Science Fiction, Chaosium Inc., Mythmere Games, Monster Magnet, etc... Site: www.johnsumrow.com Email: [email protected]

If you're discriminated against or arrested for being trans in Illinois, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected].

My Therapist: So what’s on your mind? Me:

Star Wars Skeleton Crew is pure awesome. What a great finale!

I love every one of the main characters in Star Wars Skeleton Crew. Neel can’t get away from danger fast enough, and KB always seems to be curious about the threat. Tuesday can’t get here soon enough!

Happy 84th birthday to Hayao Miyazaki :-]

First original story by me in…10 years? And I’m in AMAZING company.

Okay, just finished Skeleton Crew episode 1, and that was pretty damn great! All the main characters are fun in their own ways, and it was SO WELL PACED! Gotta get time for episode 2.

“Don’t you ever want to do something…exciting?” #skeletoncrew #starwars