AZCAF is almost upon us! Will I see you there on Saturday? I HOPE SO. If nothing else, the weather in Phoenix is wonderful right now. I'll be at Table 64 near the back, and also moderating a panel in the afternoon!

Galaxy 2: As the World Falls Down by me, @planetx.bsky.social, and @longtalljodie.com comes out on 5/5/26!!!! Preorders are open AND if you’re interested in reviewing the book, it’s up on NetGalley and Edelweiss!

missed me, missed me... 💘

memories are short. reminder of this crushing statement from (one) woman: "I dropped my dream of being a comic artist shortly after and fell into a depression while I tried to figure out how I could have my future still be art related. I’ve hardly read a comic since.” www.tcj.com/the-2020-rep...

Galaxy 2: As the World Falls Down by me, @planetx.bsky.social, and @longtalljodie.com comes out on 5/5/26!!!! Preorders are open AND if you’re interested in reviewing the book, it’s up on NetGalley and Edelweiss!

Just dug through my backpack for an n95 for the show I’m going to later tonight and instead of finding its straps my fingers caught on the lanyard of my 3d-printed chinga la migra whistle and man oh man we live in a time

you should buy HELLO BODY HORROR #1 to read the BODY POSITIVITY, a 10 pager by @ryehickman.bsky.social , @longtalljodie.com , and i 😇

In which I realize a bear canister is just a really big canvas for stickers

My forthcoming book, OPTING OUT, with @luckyscomix.bsky.social just got its first starred review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social! Review is here www.publishersweekly.com/9781546110125 and you can pre-order here bookshop.org/p/books/opti... The book is out on May 5 2026!

on with friday (i'm still paying for the domain, so www.not-but.com for all your reminding needs)

Come to AZCAF! Get this poster! See the panel I'm moderating! Talk to me about word balloons!

Samson

I'm going to be at Pride in Panels in San Francisco on Feb 15 (this Sunday!), and will be a guest on the Up From the Underground: Queer Comics Pioneers panel! www.prideinpanels.org I'll also have copies of my new zine TrannyToons Presents: Annotated Trans Comics of the Early '00s #QueerComics

do I have any friends or followers who I could talk to about what it's to grow up with diabetes (particularly when you were a teenager, like 14-15), as well as what it's like to use modern tech to manage it? it's for a comics thing

Roses are red, My gaze Prussian blue Nice to meet you Relena, Omae o korosu

Sign posted by the squat rack and bench press at…guess what kind of gym

Happy #ValentinesDay bluesky! We got you a 10 page preview of our gay, witty, billionaire-hating romcom. You don’t have to get us anything, but giving it a read would be appreciated ❤️

Me and @barkmouchard.bsky.social and @longtalljodie.com have a short in this one! Out 4/29!

i teamed up with @ryehickman.bsky.social and @longtalljodie.com for a story in HELLO BODY HORROR #1!! our comic, BODY POSITIVITY, follows a body positive influencer who joins an influencers-only gym where things aren’t quite right… pre-order at your LCS!! out 4/29/26 from @boom-studios.com !! 😈

The Spring of Galaxy and Dreamer is coming! April 29: They're in JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERGALACTIC, by me, @nicoleamaines.bsky.social, Travis Moore & @tamrabonvillain.bsky.social! May 6: Teenage Galaxy & Dreamer are in GALAXY: AS THE WORLD FALLS DOWN by me, @ryehickman.bsky.social & @longtalljodie.com!

Just finished reading Testament by @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social and omggg it is SO good!!! The sense of space and quiet, and all the delightful little creatures! I’ll be thinking about Testament all alone out there for a while

Thrilled to tell y’all that at the end of the month I’ll be joining some really cool creators in Phoenix! Come say hi and pick up some comics! I’ll be taking a few commissions too- something I do v infrequently!

Thrilled to tell y’all that at the end of the month I’ll be joining some really cool creators in Phoenix! Come say hi and pick up some comics! I’ll be taking a few commissions too- something I do v infrequently!

While I’m here not doing promo, I have this (terrible) idea to get a bunch of cartoonists to do the oregon coast trail w me since so many of yall live out there. Problem 1- most of us are houseplants. you’d have to also be feral

I’m back (took Jan as a mental health break 10/10 would rec) because I have comics stuff to tell everyone about so get ready I guess Should I rapid-fire all my promo all at once on a Saturday morning and then disappear back into the woods is that good

My reward for finishing (plus writing detailed synopses for all scenes to help out my writing buddy, which I did yesterday) was Scrivener. I just finished going thru the tutorial and hooomygods what a perfect tool I’m SO excited

“Hey Mary! doesn’t offer blind assurances. It offers hope and encouragement, but it’s a book that’s also honest about potentially hard moments and ugly conversations.” Wow, this is so lovely!!! Thank you!

Finally

I really wanted 10-15 hairs on my traps

I think next year I want to make a better fuss about work I made, once it’s out. What I really want to do is talk about the work I am making as it’s in progress, casually/in the moment, but I’m p much never allowed to do that

The FDA coming for binders is a bad-faith effort that will make binding more dangerous and the world less safe for trans people. time.com/6975583/tran...

Fortunately, @joecorallo.bsky.social and @ryehickman.bsky.social brought Kate Godwback last year! I would *love* to have Taylor and Kate meet. One day...

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Hey comics artists- when you’re laying out pages for print, set up your templates in spreads. The whole point of thumbnails is a big-picture zoomed-out view of what the readers will see. Don’t fight the format- use it

Just put a friends’ xmas card on the fridge using a banana slug magnet and I WISH I could show off my work but it’s a photo of a friend in front of the hearth wearing nothing but a santa hat and the magnet is perfect, very funny in fact, but it will remain private for obvious reasons

When I was a kid, I used to make repeating patterns for fun. I was thinking about that/wondering if I still had any of them archived someplace, when I remembered that I kinda still do this in comics. I should do it More

WASHINGTON AND OREGON CARTOONISTS: Seattle's bus service is commissioning 6 artists for public art pieces, 2 each, of local stories, 16-32 pages, over 2026, for $54k per artist, to be freely distributed over their ridership. details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...

It ONLY took fifteen pages of inks 🙄 but I finally feel like I’m drift-compatible with the nib-like brush I chose for the book I’m currently working on (Also I had to drop it from a 20px brush to 15 to compensate for the pressure-curve of my tablet/still get some bounce out of it)

Death Fight Forever is so fucking fun y’all

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Hey everyone, I've had a couple of unplanned medical expenses come up this month, so I'm opening my commissions for 3 slots! I'm also open for covers and professional work! Thank you ✨ ko-fi.com/vashtheartis...

I too am so proud of this book!!!

Don't forget, because this is very important. @planetx.bsky.social @ryehickman.bsky.social @kristyq01.bsky.social

THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Hey, Mary! By Andrew Wheeler and Rye Hickman. Mark is a devout Catholic trying to navigate his awakening as a gay teen within his non-supportive church. It’s intense and moving, but also hopeful. Suitable for teens. 11-16-25.

Observe my frogs

Some process shots of inking the final Bytchcraft cover!

4 DAYS LEFT FOLKS! And only about 1k to go 🗡️🗡️