Joel van der Knaap
@joelvdk.bsky.social
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Roam Comics. Making comics and zines.
https://fortresscomic.com
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Dr Artyom Trakhanov
about 3 hours ago
Almost missed 2026's Free Comic Book Day.... But don't fret - with me, every day is a Free Comic Book Day š¤
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Just a few days away from sending Fortress 5 to print⦠finally! Hereās a few bits and pieces, trying not to show too much.
7 days ago
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Revisiting the mighty Cankor.
18 days ago
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Got some bits and pieces of old stock I want to clear out. Putting together a few zine packs thatāll be available from my store in the next few days, for those that are interested.
18 days ago
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Transformation.
20 days ago
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Has anyone read Is Ted Ok from Mad Cave? Looks interesting. Outside of small press, I havenāt been checking out many new comics. Give me some recommendations people! Open to anything really, but I do lean towards sci-fi and things that are a little trippy⦠just nothing from Marvel or DC though.
23 days ago
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Giannis Milonogiannis
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Wippy WIP.
24 days ago
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Rarely do any sort of fan art. These were from a couple years back now. If you follow me on instagram you probably would have seen them before. Would eventually like to do a manga based fan art zine one day.
27 days ago
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BRUZZESE
28 days ago
I'd still like to do something with this 2024 take on a character I made up as a kid.
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Farel Dal
30 days ago
PROXIMA CENTAURI friday post, pages 124-135. getting close to the end.
www.patreon.com/posts/proxim...
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Time for a revisit. An old favourite to read over Easter.
about 1 month ago
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Jason Copland
about 1 month ago
Another 2 pager from FULL TILT.
#comics
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Bits and pieces from the upcoming issue 5 of Fortress. Still enjoy playing with this colour palette, but DEFINITELY looking forward to changing it up for the next story arc š
about 1 month ago
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Sketch from a while back.
about 1 month ago
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Fraser Campbell
about 1 month ago
And we are LIVE! The funding campaign for ALEX AUTOMATIC #7 is now LIVE on Kickstarter. Check out the page! BTW, please repost if you can, we're basically running promo only from Bluesky for the first time, so any help is appreciated!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fra...
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ALEX AUTOMATIC #7
Driven mad by illegal Government experiments, a secret agent believes he is the robot super-spy hero of 70s TV show, Alex Automatic.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frasercampbell/alex-automatic-7?ref=project_build
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Spending some quality time with Zaffino today.
about 1 month ago
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Farel Dal
about 1 month ago
four pages of original art from this batch for sale at
store.fareldal.com/products
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Unfortunately Fortress 5 release will be a little delayed. Initially due out on March 25, work and life has had its way with this midnight & early morning comics-maker. Expect to see issue 5 end of April/early May. Apologies for the delay, thanks to everyone thatās continued to support my book!
about 1 month ago
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(mmmm)Mike McGhee(eee) ECCC F-27
about 2 months ago
Late to posting but I'm in artist Alley at
#ECCC
this weekend with an all new issue 4 of
#PlasticSouls
. Booth F-27! Come say hi!
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Keep watching the skiiiiisā¦
about 2 months ago
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Plug-in-un-plug.
2 months ago
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Michel Fiffe
2 months ago
FIFFE FILES 5: Keith Giffenās Independent Years! From his iconic stint at Image to unearthed collaborations, we track his post-DC journey during turbulent times in comics. Not to mention super rare projects, smut, and trading cards; this oneās got something for everybody
youtu.be/m5KGQqmR44s
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So much of this comic is driven by tapping into moments as a kid. Not so much out of nostalgia, but out of an effort to reconnect with freedom of imagination and play. (Continued in comments)
2 months ago
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Almost that time⦠final order cutoff for Fortress 5 is the 16th. Tell your friend that hasnāt got Fortress on their pull list that they need more pink and green toned cyberpunk tomfoolery in their life. š
3 months ago
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Fortress issue 5 drops in March. The previews have a slightly different cover, but this is the final art. Itās shaping up to be my favourite issue yet.
3 months ago
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Losty
3 months ago
A mecha comic but in this art style
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Been a little absent from social platforms, but starting to wake from my slumber. I never quite know what to do with Bluesky to be honest haha. Anyway, Fortress 4 has been out for a good month now. It came out ok I think!
3 months ago
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AIPT
3 months ago
š Deep dive alert!
@chriscoplan.bsky.social
sat down with
@strangers.bsky.social
to unpack how theyāre redefining indie
#comics
ā from bold creator-owned storytelling to the challenges of building a new comics universe.
#comicsky
šāØ Must-read for fans of original voices:
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āThe forgotten and overlookedā: Eddie Raymond talks Strangers Publishingās origins and evolution
Don't be a stranger to one of indie comics' most daring publishers.
https://aiptcomics.com/2026/01/20/strangers-publishing-deep-dive/
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(mmmm)Mike McGhee(eee) ECCC F-27
5 months ago
Recent sketch. Thinking of a sticker with this one maybe
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Just over a week away now⦠super excited for you all to read Fortress 4. Itās got some of my favourite work in it so far. Some things Iād like to change too of course, but hey, Iām going for progression not perfection.
5 months ago
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Hello, it's Dan McDaid
5 months ago
RISE OF THE MACHINES
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Took a minute, but weāre here. Fortress 4 drops on the 17th. š„š„š„
5 months ago
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Donāt miss this. Promises to be a gem.
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6 months ago
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Fortress 4, mayhem and meltdowns! Final orders tomorrow!
6 months ago
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Losty
6 months ago
Working on new Clearwater. Check out the kickstarter is the post below For the first collection
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Whoās this new dude hanging with Voron? What are they hooked up to? Is Voronās face like that cos his diet sucks? Fortress 4 has the answers! Well, mostly. FOC for Fortress 4 is a week off! Go bug your LCS. But nicely. Buy them a cookie or something. Tell them me and
@strangers.bsky.social
sent you.
6 months ago
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X HWGH
6 months ago
Wed, Nov 5th 8 pmET. We welcome the amazing Tony McMillen to the pod, here to promote the Destroying Angle Lumen Kickstarter & to talk about his new autobiographical graphic novel, Two Kids In A Trenchcoat! Join us live for all the fun!
@tonymcmillen.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/007rUeN...
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Inspiration stack for while I was working on Fortress 4.
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6 months ago
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Strangers Publishing
6 months ago
The pre-launch page is now LIVE:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/715...
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Losty
6 months ago
More Clearwater Tempted to go full digital on this
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Fortress 4 final order cutoff is 10th November! Super proud of this issue. For those that have been along for the ride the past few years, weāve finally hit new stuff! Get your orders in at your LCS ā”ļø
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6 months ago
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Sit back, relax, itās the weekend.
6 months ago
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Tony McMillen
6 months ago
Two page spreads, oh we got two page spreads.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ton...
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Hey there bright eyesā¦
6 months ago
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War machine.
6 months ago
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Fortress 4 is dropping in December. Get your orders in early!
7 months ago
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Farel Dal
7 months ago
some older drawings of mine in the vein of something i am drawing now.
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