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The rise and fall of queer cartoons aftermath.site/queer-cartoons...

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spiritual opposites

“Eight years on [from the launch of Discovery, there’s nothing] to be gained in hanging out in the comment section of a show that other Star Trek fans are excited about, and waxing poetic about the franchise returning to its roots.”

my gay moms

vistaprint vs moo

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

breaking into the exhibit and putting this thing on to gain the Power of Free Speech but the first thing that comes out of my mouth is “Barry Lyndon is too long” and the crowd immediately turns on me

spiritual opposites

"It isn’t that people don’t believe in what happened to Angelina Jolie on that plane — they just don’t care." www.vulture.com/article/brad...

"They could have used their power to grant equal rights, but shirked that responsibility. Instead they made a community plead for equality on the doorsteps of their neighbours. Then they wrapped themselves in the rainbow flag, claimed the victory, and ignored the damage their decision had caused" 👇

Cartoon Saloon is hosting a 2-day training course in Kilkenny for 13 clean up artists who want to pick up TV Paint. If that’s you, you should apply because Kevin’s great: www.nationaltalentacademies.ie/courses-acti...

A new look at Cartoon Saloon's upcoming film Julián has just been released ahead of Annecy Animation Showcase with the film due to be released in 2026. I am so hyped to see this knowing it's Cartoon Saloon and it looks as gorgeous as their previous works. Cannot wait to see it!

in the papers

It makes Star Trek III better as well. Oh sure, you’re only going to use the Genesis Device to make dead world habitable… Of course Kruge would be suspicious after the Federation installed someone many in the Empire would see as a puppet by planting a bomb at the core of Quo’Nos.

And I always see Chang’s baldness as a deliberate choice, a rebellious streak against attempts at peace and diplomacy we see in earlier films. As the Klingon empire moves into a reformed state under L’Rell & Gorkon, he clings to the past. He wants the war, he craves it. He must ‘remain Klingon’. 2/2

I’ve said this before but I love how the Klingon war in Discovery makes Star Trek VI better. The heads of Starfleet would have been young officers during the brutality of the Klingon war. That trauma, those scars, would linger even in an enlightened age, & really cements their hawkish behaviour. 1/2

Disney's Chips and Sith (2015-2015): In anticipation of the "Galaxy's Edge" attraction, both Disneyland and Disney World released this dish: Chickpea and lemon hummus, topped with roasted red pepper coulis, Bugles, and black sesame dust, to replicate the face of Darth Maul.

why is Goosebumps like Scream now

people really wringing as many likes as possible out of the TNG Irish Unification of 2024 before new year’s, huh

proud to be working on a film that would get pulled by Disney but despair at the media landscape it’s going to be released into

Begging you to understand that trans people existing is not a thing you need to take your children aside to explain like it’s a cautionary tale

Julián is looking for a rough animator www.cartoonsaloon.ie/positions/

Missed this coming out - I worked with Rachel to design the title treatment for Ishango. The illustrations were partly inspired by tarot cards, so I thought it would be fun to carry that reference through to the title, which was based on Pamela Colman Smith’s lettering on the Rider-Waite deck.

Kickstarter is now live! The Beasts and Blessings of the Hallow’d Hall: a deck of 45 bestiary cards along with a companion compendium of folk prose cowritten by myself and writer/composer @notquitereal.bsky.social kickstarter.com/projects/badbucket/the-beasts-and-blessings-of-the-hallowd-hall

Lwaxana Troi has some of the best character development in all of Star Trek. Someone who seems silly and frivolous but is revealed to actually be smart, capable, complex, and aware of how she's perceived by others. What seems like vapidity is actually a conscious choice of joy in the face of tragedy

you guys. you guys. the new Blu-ray master of I Love Lucy. you guys. (all credit to @w0wmd on Twitter: x.com/w0wmd/status...)

now they’re here I can properly tag @artofstartrek.bsky.social

Our first break in! Didn't want to post about it earlier until I'd confirmed there wasn't a benign reason for the broken sink... and the grate ripped out of the wall... and the money missing from the till... 🙃 but support would be appreciated right now! littledeercomics.ie/products/sup...

Shannon Airport today. Get the US military out of our airport and Israeli weapons out of our airspace. End Ireland’s complicity with apartheid Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people. #USMilitaryOutOfShannon #FreePalestine

Make Bluesky into 2014 Twitter again through science or magic

Hi! I'm Melissa. I'm a Visual Development Artist, Art Director & Illustrator. In 2024, I finished my first picture book! My speciality is 2D design & worldbuilding but I also love to paint simple, playful characters (see in thread) Here are some samples of my location design work: 🌐 melmalone.art

probably this lol

probably this lol

Disney has reportedly pulled a Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur episode for telling a trans-inclusive story - https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/15/24297438/moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-the-gatekeeper

A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.

So excited we can FINALLY announce this set of Klingon Samurai covers by AFRO SAMURAI creator Takashi Okazaki for STAR TREK: DEFIANT!

finally

no, my son is also named invalid handle

Just made a starter pack with a bunch of artists, animation and comic people from Ireland (I've absolutely forgotten people but its a good sampling of the incredible talent here!) go.bsky.app/FKgwzPG

you know you can just say Twitter here

apart from not shutting up about Star Trek, I made a lot of people aware of Lowry’s questionable restoration of Disney’s Cinderella (superseded by a new restoration last year)

Lots of people still don't know about this feature! It's very, very good. Reduces dunks and pile-ons, and hey, even just people being annoying or missing the point when they quote.

Hello new followers, I’m an Irish story artist and writer who’s mostly worked in animation development on a lot of unreleased projects, also worked on some actual films (currently JULIÁN at Cartoon Saloon), but probably got most of my followers tweeting about Star Trek

And then, slightly more recently, there's an "Art of The Breadwinner book", a film I worked on a while back. I also worked on putting the book together and then ended up doing the cover for it.

don't threaten me with a good time