Berkeley Library Comiccon was really fun and wholesome! Lots of families and good good library vibes. We sold out of all the Agent Cupcake copies I brought! We were demoing lock picking and wow I will never tire of how excited kids get about it

Reminder I’ll be at Berkeley Public Library Comic-con tomorrow! 🎉🎉🎉

I made a YouTube video! It’s a studio tour and walkthrough of the comic making process. I didnt really know what I was doing so I leaned hard into silliness lol This was for LibraryCon, but I can share it now! youtu.be/GPkA45VAF9s?... w s

I made a YouTube video! It’s a studio tour and walkthrough of the comic making process. I didnt really know what I was doing so I leaned hard into silliness lol This was for LibraryCon, but I can share it now! youtu.be/GPkA45VAF9s?... w s

Never did I ever think I’d let people hear me sing, let alone have an article posted about it 😝

Exclusive: Celebrate Agent Cupcake with a Fantastic Song from Katie Longua #comics #graphicnovel #kidlit @oni-press.bsky.social @melhilario.bsky.social @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social @laurendavis.bsky.social

I’ll be at @berkeleypubliclibrary.org with the Triple Dream Comics team Saturday, Nov 8th!! We’ll have plenty of copies of Agent Cupcake 🦄🔎 I’ll also be on a panel at noon w/ Chinaka Hodge, @anireal.bsky.social, @saraalfageeh.bsky.social, @moellennial.bsky.social, and @mychal3ts.bsky.social, eeeeek!

Thanks everyone who came to the Agent Cupcake release party!!! And thanks so much to my local hangout, the 1400, for hosting! It was such a cozy spot to hang out, what a super magical night. It feels amazing to finally get this book in people’s hands! Stay tuned for more cupcake-tastic events 💕🎉

Check out our interview!!! 🎉

Your 2025 anthem is here. I can only hope @rebeccasugar.bsky.social hears this.

🦄🍰 Exclusive preview! @oni-press.bsky.social’s Agent Cupcake follows a unicorn superspy and a kid sidekick taking on the villainous HOARD. Magic, mystery & sparkle await! ✨ #comicsky #comicbooks Read it here: aiptcomics.com/2025/11/04/o...

folks in San Francisco and everyone in the Oakland Bay Area...this is gonna be a good time! swing by the 1400 Bar & Grill after work and say hello to some great creators. Come see what Agent Cupcake is all about!

Agent Cupcake is out today! I wrote an Agent Cupcake theme song for the occasion 🥳 Many thanks to my awesome collaborators @melhilario.bsky.social and @laurendavis.bsky.social as well as our agent Dara Hyde and our publisher @oni-press.bsky.social. I can’t believe it’s real!

Happy Book Birthday to AGENT CUPCAKE!!! @melhilario.bsky.social, @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social, and I are so excited to finally share our unicorn spy (and her kid sidekick) with the world! Learn about secret codes, lock picking, & social engineering while Cupcake and Miguel track down magic thieves!

I’m excited for Agent Cupcake tomorrow, but I’d be remiss to not mention the way more important thing happening that day! PLEASE VOTE!!!! It’s an off-year so less people do. And hey, there’s less stuff to vote on so it’s easier to figure out. I miraculously did it early enough to mail in, aww yeah

GVN Exclusive First Look – Agent Cupcake From Oni Press By Mel Hilario, Katie Longua & Lauren Davis geekvibesnation.com/gvn-talking-...

📚I'm in a panel at the Berkeley Public Library Comic-Con joined by mod @mychal3ts.bsky.social, @saraalfageeh.bsky.social. @moellennial.bsky.social, & @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social! Visit my table for prints, sigs, & personal comic art news! Portion of my sales goes to 🏳️‍🌈Pacific Center of Human Growth!

#cupcaketober day 31, spy! I made it!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Be sure to check out Agent Cupcake! It’s coming out November 4th from @oni-press.bsky.social which is SO SOON!! Also check out @laurendavis.bsky.social and @melhilario.bsky.social’s cupcaketober drawings and have a lovely Halloweeeeeeen! 🎃 #inktober

#cupcaketober day 30, phoenix! Can’t celebrate just yet, I’ve got one more left! #inktober #inktober2025

#cupcaketober day 29, candy! Playing catch up today hehe, we’re closing in on the end! Licorice is a young unicorn fascinated by life outside the unicorn village. Agent Cupcake is out Nov 4th from @oni-press.bsky.social #inktober

Ahhhh!!!!! Agent Cupcake pages!!! This includes the unicorn village, I’m really happy with the color scheme there 🌈

#cupcaketober day 28, jackalope! I’m happy to report there are jackalopes AND wolpertingers in Agent Cupcake, and if you know the difference you win a cookie. Agent Cupcake is out Nov 4th from @oni-press.bsky.social 💕 #inktober #inktober2025

#cupcaketober day 27, hidden! Closing in on the end now 💕 #inktober #inktober2025

#cupcaketober day 26, chimera! Is a chimera the most fun mystical beast to draw? Could be, there are so many options! Although I went with the classic combo of lion, goat, and snake for the chimera in Agent Cupcake! #inktober #inktober2025

#cupcaketober day 25, stakeout! Catching back up 🎉 Agent Cupcake is coming Nov 4th from @oni-press.bsky.social #inktober #inktober2025

#cupcaketober day 24, Pegasus! Make sure you also check @laurendavis.bsky.social and @melhilario.bsky.social’s cupcaketober drawings 💕💕 #inktober

#cupcaketober day 23, explosive! Larry’s special exploding biscuits really pack a punch!!! #inktober #inktober2025

Announcing the Agent Cupcake release party at 1400 Bar & Grill in Alameda, my local hangout!!! Come join us on Nov 4th 6-9pm at the back patio to celebrate. We’ll have copies of the book for sale, fun spy activities, and more! It’s a family friendly spot so feel free to bring the kiddos. 🦄🔎

#cupcaketober day 22, basilisk! Return of the Heathers, perfect icons 🐍✨ #inktober #inktober2025

#cupcaketober day 21, tracking! When you’re dealing with mystical beasts, things can get confusing fast! #inktober #inktober2025

#cupcaketober day 20, Gorgon Ok, I know I keep saying every side character is my favorite, but the two Heathers are just the best!!! This is Heather G., fashion icon. Drawing her is pure joy 🐍 Agent Cupcake is coming from @oni-press.bsky.social Nov 4th!! #inktober #inktober2025

#cupcaketober day 19, giant! Gah, I’m a day behind again!! Gotta catch up Agent Cupcake is coming Nov 4th from @oni-press.bsky.social, ahh that’s so soon!!! #inktober #inktober2025

#cupcaketober day 18, “Oops!” #inktober #inktober2025 #dailydrawing #comicbooks #agentcupcake #unicorn

#cupcaketober day 17, Cerberus Georgie takes her job at the Mystical Beast Bureau very seriously, but she knows how to get some good chill time in too. #inktober #inktober2025

#cupcaketober day 16, first day! In Agent Cupcake we see Miguel’s first day from his point of view and Cupcake seems her cool calm self… but I think she was pretty nervous too. #inktober #inktober2025

#cupcaketober day 15, centaur! I couldn’t resist making this centaur Applejack coded Agent Cupcake is coming Nov 4th from @oni-press.bsky.social #inktober #inktober2025 #dailydrawing

#cupcaketober day 14, informant In a world of mystical creatures, you never know who you can converse with. Agent Cupcake is coming Nov 4th from @oni-press.bsky.social And I’m caught back up again 😅 #inktober #inktober2025 #dailydrawing

#cupcaketober day 13, Ambrosia You’d think Ambrosia the unicorn is named after the mythical drink of the gods… but they’re named after the salad/dessert instead! Can’t believe I forgot to post this one yesterday 💀 #inktober #inktober2025 #dailydrawing #comicbooks #unicorns #middlegradebooks

#cupcaketober day 12, crystal The only creature so far not in Agent Cupcake! I wanted to draw a carbuncle. I’d imagine they like to hang out along the crystal wall at the outskirts of the unicorn village. Agent Cupcake is coming Nov 4 from @oni-press.bsky.social #inktober #inktober2025

#cupcaketober day 11: mermaid! The return of Director Sturgeon, head of the Mystical Beast Bureau!!! I drew her a bunch for Mermay, she’s always fun to draw. Those cheek bones! Agent Cupcake is out Nov 4th from @oni-press.bsky.social #inktober #inktober2025 #dailydrawing

#cupcaketober day 10: lock Miguel is an enthusiastic student! Agent Cupcake is out from @onipress Nov 4!!! #inktober #inktober2025 #dailydrawing #comicbooks #middlegradebooks

#cupcaketober day 9: disguise! I will say, I think the Mystical Beast Bureau usually produces much more convincing disguises than this. Agent Cupcake is out Nov 4th from @oni-press.bsky.social!!! #inktober #inktober2025 #dailydrawing #mixedmedia #comicbooks #middlegradebooks

#Cupcaketober day 8: cyclops! Polly the cyclops is an Agent Cupcake character based on a certain someone.. 😆💕 Agent Cupcake is out Nov 4th from @oni-press.bsky.social #inktober #inktober2025 #comicbooks #middlegradebooks #tripledream #fantasyart #crafting

#cupcaketober day 7: fairy Triksalina Xavianna Corinth, aka Trixie, is one of my other favorite characters! She’s got a real sassy side and is very fun to draw. Agent Cupcake is out from @oni-press.bsky.social on Nov 4th!

#cupcaketober day 6, secret! I think Miguel would totally plan a surprise party for Cupcake, which she would hate but also find very sweet

Agent Cupcaketober Day 5 is Dragon! Howie Timmons is a dragon well suited to modern life, especially when it comes to accumulating a hoard. Follow @melhilario.bsky.social and @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social for more Agent Cupcake art!

Howie Timmons, Dragon CEO of Hoard, only has a smoky tendril of his soul left at the end of the work day. Check out @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social and @laurendavis.bsky.social for more art from AGENT CUPCAKE, out on November 4!

#cupcaktober day 5 is dragon! Howie the dragon is a tech mogul and definitely not involved in any suspicious business dealings at all. See him in Agent Cupcake this Nov 4!!

Agent Cupcaketober Day 4 is Magic! In the world of Agent Cupcake, each unicorn has their own particular magical ability. The green unicorn is Jalebi, whose magic could help you with your Halloween costume, provided your tastes lean Labubu. @melhilario.bsky.social @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social

In AGENT CUPCAKE, griffin Larry Moskowitz tinkers with spy gadgetry for the Mystical Beast Bureau. See more of him at @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social and @laurendavis.bsky.social