“Each [poem] embodies a kind of melancholy existentialism; reflections on the world around us that feel oddly both universal and yet specific.” A lovely, and thoughtful, review of I Know The Way Out on @brokenfrontier.bsky.social

This is good: youtu.be/ZFitkz5VJvI?... We should normalise calling people "consumers" as an insult.

Come see us at Edinburgh’s #RadicalBookFair on Sunday! We’re looking forward to meeting local activists and talking about using socialist journalism to support our movements.

There are so many AHP creators at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this year we couldn't fit them all on one map graphic! Make sure you save both these maps so you can find them all on the 15th/16th! #thoughtbubble2025

I had a really good chat with @chrislaumanson.bsky.social and @tomhumberstone.com at TAGS Festival last weekend about what we, the independent comic community, can do to push our scene forward. A lot of what we discussed is UK- or world-wide rather than just pertinent to Scotland but I'll recap:

Edinburgh Zine Fair is tomorrow! I spent all month writing and making a thing that couldn't possibly be finished in time. I regret nothing. Come along and enjoy new lino cuts, old Shenks and awkward conversation! #edinburghzinefair EZF image by @tomhumberstone.com

I'll be tabling at Edinburgh Zine Fair this weekend! Sat Nov 1st (12-5.30pm) and Sun Nov 2nd (12-4.30pm). St Mags House. Should be a fun one!

I caught Tom's talk on AI and art this weekend. Very interesting and some good tips. I think it could have easily turned into a 4 hour 'coping with AI' support session if we'd had time. I can recommend the the accompanying Luddite collection. We've been doing them wrong all these years!

The weirdest part of being encouraged to use AI for work is feeling like you're being encouraged to do a fast and bad job so you can get on to the next fast and bad job so that you can...

All set up @tagsfest.co.uk and repping a beautiful new tee by Ryan Hamill. Very relevant to my talk at 3.30pm!

My latest newsletter is out. Featuring new comics, new prints, a stylistic pivot, and info on upcoming talks/appearances! grave-offerings.ghost.io/most-wonderf...

So excited that my work for Suzanne is part of this gorgeous looking exhibition. Can’t wait to see it in person during @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social weekend!

This is worth a watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=707r...

Putting some background slides together for my talk on AI art and the Luddites @tagsfest.co.uk this Saturday. If you're in Edinburgh, come say hi/listen to me rant/buy my tech-related comics, zines and prints! More info: tagsfest.co.uk#talks

💬 PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT! Join @tomhumberstone.com, @chrislaumanson.bsky.social, and @evegwood.com in a discussion about the state of modern Scottish indie comics. 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk 🎤 See what other panels are happening at tagsfest.co.uk#talks

A new giclée print of my “I Saw the TV Glow” illustration! Limited run of 50. I’ll be taking these to the @coinoppress.bsky.social HalloZine Fair tomorrow! Come grab one. If you’re not in Edinburgh, you can pick one up online here: tomhumberstone.com/shop/tv-glow #hallozinefair #isawthetvglow

Hi #portfolioday, I'm Tom Humberstone. I'm a comic creator, illustrator and writer. I love horror, cinema, tennis, and bath bombs. 🎨 Portfolio: tomhumberstone.com ✍️ Illustrated Newsletter: tomhumberstone.com/newsletter 🛒 Buy my comics, zines and prints: tomhumberstone.com/shop

When I see defences of what Badenoch describes as “rip off degrees”, I worry people try and argue on her terms. Learning is an intrinsic value in itself. A well (and broadly) educated society is sign of a healthy one. This 15 year old Stewart Lee clip sums it up perfectly: youtu.be/Nlo1ry2k3Ls

💬 PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT! Join @tomhumberstone.com in conversation with La Belle Adventure as they talk about generative AI in the arts. 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk 🎤 See what other panels are happening at tagsfest.co.uk#talks

Despite Big Tech's claims, their data centres are mostly powered by dirty fuels: "While some developers are secretive about the breakdown of their data centres’ power mix, estimates suggest that fossil fuels are the largest contributor." www.ft.com/content/6e41...

My dearest Martha, This evening we shot pepper balls at a man clothed in a frog costume. It had no effect. He continued to dance and taunt us. We retreated before he could charge our lines and commit unspeakable horrors against our boys. I fear this war will never end. Yours, Silas

I don't like him personally, but David Simon on AI is the final word on the subject.

Ok so somehow the survey is still open. Maybe the Audience Agency - like a ghost with unfinished business - are waiting for one specific creator to fill it in, and when that is done finally they can rest?? Who is this person? Is it you? Are you the special final one? Please, let them have peace!

I illustrated this excellent piece by Katie Goh for @natlibscot.bsky.social about libraries in pop culture. Was extremely fun to get to draw the Scooby Gang! Can someone hire me to draw a Willow comic please? You can read the article here: www.nls.uk/collections/...

I illustrated this excellent piece by Katie Goh for @natlibscot.bsky.social about libraries in pop culture. Was extremely fun to get to draw the Scooby Gang! Can someone hire me to draw a Willow comic please? You can read the article here: www.nls.uk/collections/...

"you are taking in the human centipede of content from the very end of the line" is such a good way of describing AI

MSF staff are universally understood to be engaged in an essentially sacred form of work. For a state to nonetheless continuously murder them is a testament to a truly unthinkable degree of depravity. msf.org/msf-denounce...

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Everyone who is behind this survey wants your voice to be counted. Everyone who is *boosting* this survey wants your voice to be counted. Get this puppy filled in before midnight on Monday and be counted!! ukcomicscreators.org.uk

Global Sumud Flotilla had been pressing forward with its mission to break Israel's siege of Gaza.

It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here! Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only! And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling. www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

The team @smallpress.scot have made a spreadsheet of info about awards, festivals, printers, publishers etc. that you can access here: smallpress.scot#resources We have such an incredible, inspiring, and growing community of comic & zine makers here in Scotland and this is an invaluable resource

REVEALED: two people appointed to set strategy at the Ministry of Health are lobbyists who’ve promoted health privatisation. None of them are medics: substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Come to @tagsfest.co.uk and recreate the feeling of being trapped in a pub with me while I rant about AI!

We're in a cost of living crisis and Labour wants to bring in digital ID cards for everyone. They're risking turning the UK into a pre-crime state where we constantly have to prove who we are just to go about our daily lives. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Excellent read, as always.

“No one is fighting back against one of the biggest threats to our very ability to fight back.”

One thing I'll say about DC not only canceling Red Hood, but recalling the first issue and refunding stores for buying it, is that you can still get Neil Gaiman's work through them. They still work with Otto Schmidt. Eddie Berganza worked there for years AFTER the formation of a policy that no women

You want to be alive, but they want you dead. We’re a new, well, funded democratic group that thinks you can meet them halfway.

I can't find it online but the montage of Robert Redford in The Old Man and the Gun set to Blues Run the Game has stuck with me so much - I'm glad Redford went out with that film, which you should seek out if you haven't. An astounding swansong for an American icon.

26 Police Officers were injured in Londons fascist riots, but only 9 people were arrested. At last week's Palestine Action protest 0 Police Officers were injured, but nearly 900 people were arrested. The UK govt is chasing Reform votes & colluding with fascism, home & abroad. #fightfascism

⭐5 DAYS TO GO!⭐ Join us next week for REAL UTOPIAS in Edinburgh! Starting with Black Butterflies - an animated film draws from the testimonies of three women whose geographically disparate stories are connected by climate change. 👉 Wed 17 September | 7:00pm at Filmhouse Edinburgh

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Trump says domestic violence is not a crime. Why did we expect Starmer might have something to say? He still invited him on a state visit knowing he's a rapist, too.

Imagine using AI to churn out thousands of hours of useless podcast slop a week, and having the gall to call anyone who critiques that “lazy”

Reading this silly quote and thinking of the brilliant @tomhumberstone.com zine I'm a Luddite (and So Can You!) thenib.com/im-a-luddite/ Having a critical approach to the tech you make things with (& its impact on labour rights) doesn't mean you can't understand how to use your iPhone or whatever!

Labour to designate “going all floppy” a terrorist act.

This takes 10 mins or so to fill in. The data can help lead to more institutional support and grants for comic creators. A pretty good trade imo