I once had an album cover client send me a mockup with the direction to create the final art precisely like their design, with specified Pantone colors for the background and what font to use. When I sent them the art to their specs, they told me I hadn't been creative enough and fired me.

Hey, #Anthrocon @dbruinart.bsky.social and I are signing issue one of our new comic Lonely at his table - F11 in the Dealer's Room. These are special copies with color elements added by hand. We'll be together until 4:45. Come get our story of cryptids, queer romance and vanishing wilderness!

Had to dig up a hard copy for this one.

Things to look forward to when you're over 50: casually comparing notes on colonoscopies with your parents.

Haven't wanted to say anything until it was sure. But my good buddy K-9 and I will both be at AC this year. Good time to get some Circles stuff signed!

You’ve Hooba’d your last Stank

I saw a trailer for a new Tom Cruise movie which consisted of three solid minutes of a montage of his career, like Oscar retrospecives when someone dies. Then it had maybe ten seconds of footage of the new movie, his face obscured. It's the weirdest trailer I've ever seen.

This @shearwaterband.bsky.social song is great and the music video is even better. www.youtube.com/watch?v=erNf...

I also want to bump this - Tag didn't find this drawing, he's the artist who drew it! We've been mutuals for literal decades and this whole time I had no idea he'd created what, for me, was a core memory. bsky.app/profile/tagg...

These are some of the utterly unhinged cocktails at the Mexican place I went tonight. Don’t miss the Tipsy Tote or the IV drip.

Polaroid transfer prints done in the early 2000s.

My dad’s phone notification sound is the first two notes of Herb Alpert’s “A Taste of Honey”. And it notifies him about *everything*.

The mid-80s versions of Minnie, Daisy, and Clarabelle are so cute!

of COURSE they covered it with a tarp.

Here is a livestream of crews removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center. I’m pretending this is part of the 250 celebrations. www.youtube.com/live/aAhm880...

We're very excited to announce The Pigpen - Volume 1: Four's Company, coming later this year from @fenrispublishing.bsky.social. Revisit the beginnings of the comic, with some revised art and script.

Oh wait, he's already big and round

“Right Here Right Now” by Jesus Jones played on a loop on a kiosk in my Kmart for the entire two+ years I worked there.

Maybe it's because I'm more a fan of quirky, weird games than big AAA remakes, but the most interesting sounding thing coming out of the Nintendo Direct is the new "walking and talking" game from House House. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t59w...

Our new video for our latest single “Slugs in the Marigolds” is our favorite since “Quiet Americans.” We don’t want to give too much away, but we’re pretty sure it’ll make you smile. (And keep an eye out—so to speak—for the second ending.) Watch and pre-order: shearwater.lnk.to/TheNewWorld

Nabisco TeeKo Glazed Sesame Crisp (1974-1976): Crispy, crunchy, buttery-sesame crackers coated in a light honey glaze. Marketed as an "Asian-inspired" delicacy

Half of the reactions I’m seeing of Digital Circus are “Hey, that was fun!” The other half are “I’m… going to have to… process that…”

Everyone! Comics legend @gailsimone.bsky.social thinks the cover to our comic is solid! Thank you, Gail!

Small, rural towns are fascinating. They seem placid and serene, but under the veneer, there are often secrets, intrigue…and sometimes death. Grab "Lonely: Chapter 1: Homecoming" by @aethan.bsky.social & @dbruinart.bsky.social fenrispublishing.com/product.php?...

ANNOUNCEMENT!! This account IS about to become a whole lot pornier. Originally created this account thinking it would be home to the comic I was working on and clean(er) arts. I am still working on the comic Spatial Anomalies, it will just be found here now: bsky.app/profile/artm...

The last few days have been a crash course on the huge intersection of evangelical & gettin-trashed country songs.

Now I can scratch “ran out of gas in a boat while listening to AI generated Viking hip hop” off my bucket list.

It's crazy to live in a neighborhood where I can see a guy walking down the sidewalk & think, "Heh, he looks like Eugene Mirman" and then realize oh, right, that's actually Eugene Mirman.

No, Google, it’s not jeesecake. (And there’s four e’s)

There’s a running joke between my dad & I. He thinks pickles are inherently funny so he gives me pickle flavored stuff as a gag gift every Christmas. What he doesn’t know is that I love pickle flavored stuff & genuinely enjoy his gag gifts.

FYI

THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT CULD BE THE EXPLANATION OF THE BOSTON BIG BOOM

BREAKING: Beef and the Beach Bums have both pulled out of Freedom 250, citing security concerns.

I discovered from this whole Trump-concert debacle that the booked C&C Music Factory (one of the C's died in 1995) is now just their former rapper Freedom Williams, who somehow bought the trademark for the band name. Oh, and Milli Vanilli is two white women.

Discovering the books of Daniel Pinkwater in the 5th grade, where kids snuck out of the house, went to Romani beer gardens, met talking lizards, and traveled to Africa, was electric. Getting a peek into a weird adult world.

I know I’m late to the party, but Project Hail Mary is a beautiful movie. It’s exactly the kind of hopeful, cross-species space story I adore.

Had tons of fun with Mandalorian & Grogu. Great aliens, lots of explody battles, fun for nerds or Grogu fans alike.

Introduce yourself with 10-ish bands you've seen live Shearwater Nine Inch Nails Peter Gabriel R.E.M. Pink Floyd Yes Dirty Three Patti Smith Low Los Lobos Midnight Oil They Might Be Giants

At age 11 I saw STARCHASER: THE LEGEND OF ORIN, a 3D animated Star Wars ripoff, and it’s the first time I realized that a movie could be a blatant copy of something much better.

Client: "I don't like the colors you're using." Also my client: "This shade of pink is much too bright." The shade of pink:

Folks… Do you fucking hate AI? Go see this movie. Show the box office we want real hands and hearts making art.

Ron Mueck, Mori Gallery, Tokyo. 2026 exhibit, opening day.

Officially full of shongles shit.

I've just learned that back in 1978, there were three varieties of Pringles (or "Pringle's" as they were called then): Original, Rippled, and Country Style. But I can't find anything about what Country Style were -- just extra thick?

NEW SHEARWATER. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqfq...

This is a great little tribute to Bill Plympton, who just turned 80 and is working on his 10th (!) solo animated feature. One of the great thrills of my old job was emailing with Bill to hire him for a Febreze commercial -- he was into it but the execs didn't like his style. tinyurl.com/3tschs6c

Comic is by Lynda Barry. Here's a version of it with alt text. (Thank you @alex-awoos.bsky.social!)

Holy crap, folks! It's happening! Lonely Chapter 1 is now available to order! i'm so proud of the work that @dbruinart.bsky.social and I have done on this. I can't wait for folks to read it! www.fenrispublishing.com/product.php?...

The Ewoks were cool, actually