I mean, there are two major reasons in my estimation: - The seasonal gaps are too long. - Netflix is probably canceling too many shows after one season, eroding trust. Folks wont jump in if they don't expect a follow-up. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

my brother & his partner are telling me an insane story about this local deity called "st. rat" which is apparently a mosaic relief put up by some queers in seattle. the city kept trying to paint over it, but people would repeatedly just use acetone and remove the paint until the city gave up

a small quick shoddy guide to help you avoid one specific problem in comics dialogue presentation. i'm smokey bear and this is my personal forest fire [tiptag]

Kamen Rider

People saying "well it looks a little like AI" about any of the staff art - nah fam. AI looks a little like OUR art because it's nothing but a mishmash of stolen material. I understand guarding against it, but remember what it is: mass theft certain interests are trying to legitimize.

Japanese publishing is forcing AI on its translators, US is starting to use it even though it gets clocked as MTL or AI immediately. They no longer care about backlash, only increasing their use of it due to "cost of labor" 🙄 Source: me who has talked to companies for employment, as well as friends

Never forget that most of the rage and fear we are swimming in was deliberately manufactured to control us

I want to do my own drawing of this but instead of the flower, Hakaider is holding the American flag

I am *basically* out of income right now,so this is VERY RELEVANT!!

On one hand, I think it's really good that younger queer people have no idea just how bad it was to be growing up queer in the era when Pete Buttigieg was a kid, but good god people, at least listen to people who lived through the era about why it took time for queer kids to accept themselves.

I am low-key obsessed with this pair of Chinese designers, in no small part because the model guy is SERVING.

The ongoing Iran War oil crisis forced JP potato chip/snack maker Calbee to abandon full-color printing on their packages. Social media illustrators rejoiced the emergence of a new canvas. (Search for "白黒パッケージ" for more examples.)

I have enough followers that are artists that draw that there's a non zero chance at least ONE of you guys needs to see this reference video right now. youtu.be/pqcnJYnLk6Y

Yo! Skeb has login with BSky now!! skeb.jp

Transformers fans, you will love this fan animation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=poFk...

Saying we should all go back to physical media I think misses the point. I actually *like* buying games and movies digitally for a bunch of reasons. What we need is better consumer protections so the things we do buy digitally are actually owned and companies cant delete/revoke access!

WORKPLACE AGEISM IS JUST CRUNCH CULTURE?!?! Here's our FIFTH BONUS UMBERT Ep, brought to you by our EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BACKERS!!!

with wol weak points it's always fun remembering that the echo means the wol canonically has a condition that can render them totally unresponsive out of nowhere entirely out of their control and this IS depicted as disabling and actively endangers them and others more than once

Me: I watch Kamen Rider for the plot. The Plot:

The FDA has labeled MSG safe, noting you'd need to consume over 3 grams to feel any negative effect. Most foods top out around 0.5 grams. The "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome" scare that demonized it was built on junk science (and, well, racism).

‼️ WILL DRAW ANYTHING ‼️ please help a trans & ukrainian girlie with a rent & get out of the financical hole!! im 140$ behind the rent & need around the same to pay off my parents & get necessities. EXAMPLES ATTACHED IN COMMENTS 👇👇‼️ раураl for help/requests; [email protected]

Internet never needed Age Verification for the 30+ years in existence Parents need to parent their kids. Not governments stripping people of their rights there is literally parental lock options on just about every device

#Pride #PrideMonth #Tokusatsu Today’s pick is a bit more obscure but is sentai coded. Meet Ichika Sakurai the Momohero of the The High School Heroes team. Ichika is the pink member and through that experience actually becomes more comfortable to come out as Trans to her teammates and family

RIP to a legend ▫️Survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki ▫️Pioneered drag culture in Japan and was one of the first openly gay celebrities there ▫️Had a relationship with Yukio Mishima and became his muse ▫️Delighted Hayao Miyazaki in the recording booth for Princess Mononoke #voiceacting

Akihiro Miwa is a legend. Fukasaku's Black Lizard and Black Rose Mansion are both incredible heaters, Miwa just devours every scene. Here's the scene where you get to see Miwa turn Yukio Mishima into a human statue. Best bond villain in history.

美輪明宏さんが死去　91歳、「ヨイトマケの唄」や舞台「黒蜥蜴」 www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...

I know NSFW art and artists are under attack and whatnot, but pro-tip: When invoicing via paypal or any other online payment processor, don't put any hint that the work being done is NSFW. Call it "illustration" or "design services", etc. Not once have I been hounded, and this is probably why.

HAPPY FRIDAY TO EVERYONE WHO HATES SLOP

I am a SFW artist and a big page as well but I always take the time to say that NSFW artists should get the same respect as any other artists! I should not get more respect simply because I do SFW, they work very hard as well, if not harder. So once again, they deserve the good words, keep it up!

Rookie Solatorobo is a cute girl in my heart

Hidenori Ishida didn't set the Kuuga suit on fire so you could tell us AI is "inevitable".

You know what? I think I will. Ellipsus is the ONLY Googledocs replacement I can find that has "AI free" as a selling point rather than a concession. Not "opt-out", not "We hear you", they LEGALLY STATE they don't use Gen AI or LLMs. Plus it's easy to use and feels nice. I want to support that.

The queer liberation library is fundraising to add more books to their collection. They're a fully digital library, which means people whose libraries are censoring LGBTQ+ content can still access queer literature.

Valve is saying this! VALVE!!!

Seeing lots of neat Filipino animation the past days but may i also promote another coming one called Ella Arcangel with a real cool and dark take of Philippine creatures

Wacom doing planned obsolescence with a "Thank you for your support" on their staggeringly overpriced products wasn't on my bingo card but I am UNSURPRISED. If you too are in this position, allow me to draw your attention to what's probably your best solution: opentabletdriver.net

The fact that children are unable to casually participate in hobbies anymore because everything is about blind consumerism and reselling instead of the love of the game. I think we should publicly humiliate scalpers more

Making your lineart a shade of brown and setting it to Multiply can make it look more cohesive Also your ergonomic chair will be one of your most important purchases. Learn good posture and get a sit/stand desk if you can

pricing guide from 2024 ICON pamphlet (i forgot who the artist was, but they did an amazing job with the booklet)

LIGHTEN YOUR PEN PRESSURE CURVE. You NEED to learn to draw without pressing super hard. Not only will this elongate your screen protectors & pen nibs lifespans, it greatly reduces strain on your wrist. The proportion of artists whose bodies survive over a decade of art ain't even close to 100%.

If you're working in comics, 2 crucial tips: 🔸Put dialogue balloons + captions in page roughs to make sure there's enough room for them in the composition and that they'll be read in the proper order. 🔸Clear storytelling is far more important than drawing unexpected angles or using tons of detail.

Always clean your links, everything from the '?' on in the link is junk and tracking your social circles (the internet is bad now)

Suraj has a point.

Looking at the fanfiction section and can I just bring up how fucking COOL it is that the Japanese community has made not just one but MULTIPLE free cover makers and hundreds of freely available materials? Its so sick, I think we should all really champion this kind of effort and make it known

Tell all your friends they don't have to go looking for expensive, complicated font licenses. You can get all 1200+ of our fonts for commercial use for just $19 until the end of May!! ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack

“I’ve got 99 problems, and extra money would solve at least 83 of these.”

can i be frank and say the post 2010s turn of "this character is not explicitly queer & trans unless they turn to the camera and directly say their identity" which while coming from positive intentions of explicit representation which is Good has sort of had the downside of queer/trans erasure

They laid off 1500 of us and then acquired actiblizz a couple weeks later for $68 billion, with a B. That's $45 million per person they laid off.