Very much enjoying my first watch of The Thin Man

7/86 sopranos episodes painted!! lol here are 4 of the better ones

Happy Christmas Eve! #kidlitart #watercolor #gouache

Artbooks for Christmas ❤️

there are some ppl who really disregard the opinions of non-creatives (which in some cases, i agree), but if it's something like readability of an image u really gotta listen to them lol. if even a child cannot distinguish your figure from the background u really gotta go back to the drawing board

Something from the sketchbook. Feeling very grateful for the opportunity to travel for so many shows this year but the state of my savings, my road weariness, and lack of time to actually make art suggests I should cool it with the travel next year.

I know that I am supposed to be cool and aloof or whatever, but it really means a lot to me anytime someone writes to me to say they liked my book or includes it in some kind of end of year list. It is surreal and I'm so grateful anyone would read my work much less take the time to write to me.

thank u @bulgilhanpress.com @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Come say hi to me at CALA!

“Moominmamma cooks a real magic potion following Grandmother’s infallible recipe”, by Tove Jansson, as used on the cover of 1989’s exhibition catalogue of Jansson’s work as shown at Finland’s Tampere Art Museum.

You know what I like? Drawing

Good news for people who are cool and sexy and like defying AI by directly supporting crusty goblins with ink on their hands! Good news if we're friends and you've been wanting to support my work but haven't yet! I'm updating my patreon and you can lock in your legacy patronage before new years.

How long should one have to ask their landlord to fix the heat before they stop paying rent?

Things I love: Drawing my little pictures, reading books, watching my partner play Winter Burrow. Things I don't love: after weeks of asking my landlord not fixing our heat as we are heading into proper winter. Soon we will be living Winter Burrow except we don't have a cute fireplace.

In less than a week, MICE returns to BU's Fuller Building and we'll be there at Table 47B! We'll have our entire available catalog along with our brand new titles: Slices of Life and Testament! See you there 😁 @massmice.bsky.social

Woman With Black Moths. Giving this drawing away today.

I've made about $17k all year, INCLUDING my adjunct teaching job. There is this idea that anyone working in the arts has wealthy family help, and sure some do, but a lot of us are simply poor. If you enjoy someone's work please pay them for it. It is not greedy to want to be paid for your labor.

Coming soon to @okcomics.bsky.social! Complete with an exclusive signed book plate! Testament by @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social from @bulgilhanpress.com! One of my favourite reads of the year… so I wrote a little review. Pre-order your copy here: okcomics.co.uk/products/pre...

Damn, if only there were some guidance in the gospels about whether you should listen to a rich guy offering you money

HOSTILE PLANET IS NOW FULLY FUNDED!!!!!! Still plenty of time to back- onward to our first stretch goal: www.kickstarter.com/projects/715...

I just dropped a big old post on Patreon with pictures from my trip to England, videos of my home NOT burning down, me unboxing my new graphic novel and NOT crying, and sign ups for the next artist/writers book club which will be Friday, Jan. 16th on Zoom. www.patreon.com/posts/englan...

Anyway time to post this again. AI is a tool of fascism.

Testament by @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social is easily one of my faves this year. An existential story that will grip your heart told through gorgeous, expressive artwork. Also - so much love for old lady protagonists 🔥

Visiting England was a lot of fun and I am so grateful to everyone who came out and bought copies of my new book. I am also SO happy to sleep in my own bed again

Tomorrow in Soho!!!

A personal favourite back in stock! Good Girl Laika by @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social is a stunning, heartfelt collection of short comics about Laika the Russian Space Dog. You should pick it up here: okcomics.co.uk/products/goo...

A pair of portrait studies.

From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."

I’m in Harrogate and my author copies of my first full graphic novel were waiting for me at the hotel. I’m so pleased with how they turned out. It is real and it’s beautiful!

If you’re going to Thought Bubble, you can get two comics I wrote in print: ZOOT #5, including “A Load Off” — at @hotelfred.bsky.social’s table (Redshirt Hall E8) SOLACE COUNTY #3, including “Going Up” — at @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social’s table (ComiXology C24)

My next artists/writers/cartoonists virtual book club is going to be in January and its Eleanor Davis's "Why Art?". You can hear all about it and vote on when you want to have the virtual meet up on this public patreon post: www.patreon.com/posts/januar...

Pair of charmingly grumpy owls out on skates for winter fun. Have even brought along a snack! By Adriaen van de Venne, who died (alas!) on this day 1662.

Another banger for the Michael Shannon file: www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...

I'll be in Harrogate for Thoughtbubble soon with my beautiful new book but you can still get your pre-order in and get some extras if you like! I'll also be doing a signing at Gosh! in London on the 18th!

Big fire on my street today. We got evacuated to a church a little ways away and are safe. Waiting for news about our home but we are alright.

Testament is real and it's on the way! We received the publisher copies of Testament by @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social today and they turned out BEAUTIFUL. We can wait to share this absolutely stunning book with you......soon! Available for pre-order: www.bulgilhanpress.com/store/p/test... 🤖📿🚀

@bettysbooksstl.bsky.social gives my new book a very sweet shout out on the new ep.

Something I love: Doing visiting artist lectures/workshops etc. for colleges and talking to students. Things I hate: Having to spend months begging and threatening institutions to pay the the pittance they said they would for this work.

Just put a free Studio Dispatch post up on Patreon with a bunch of giveaway drawings, an update on my new book, and a little report on my time in Seattle for Short Run. Check it out!

I wrote a little about the Order of the Abundance Grace of the Cosmic Christ over on ig, and imagining a hopeful future and an anarchist christian commune of not-exactly-nuns that make up the bulk of the explorers in my book. I wish they were real. www.instagram.com/p/DQo8HKmjiC...

Hey, I know we're all trying to weather an idiotic societal collapse, but do you want to preorder my new book or buy the original cover art drawing? I'm looking for another job(s?) but in the meantime I'm selling off originals to try to keep the lights on.

Finally finished Maison Ikkoku and I loved it. Big thanks to @bettysbooksstl.bsky.social for turning me onto this great 80s romance/comedy series.

The “J” in J Marshall Smith stands for Journathan.

Why is it suddenly like 8 different people I know are on trips to Japan? Also, why am I not one of them??

I drew everyone from the current season of Taskmaster! . . . #taskmaster #taskmasterseries20 #gregdavies #alexhorne #sanjeevbhaskar #aniamagliano #philellis #reeceshearsmith #maisieadam #illustration #taskmasterfanart

It is always so wild how I always pay my bills on time and yet I have to hound institutions for months to pay me for the work I did for them.

Some of the giveaway drawings I currently have available. I give one away every week and you can sign up for a month of membership in my shop or on Patreon! www.jmarshallsmith.com/shop

Kurt Vonnegut. I've been enjoying drawing folks favorite writers.

treat yo self!!!

been thinking of them all day long