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

My debut graphic novel, published by the incredible @bulgilhanpress.com, is available for preorder in my shop and in theirs. Tell your favorite bookstore/comic shop to order copies! Get one for yourself! It is the best thing I've ever made!

Hey I drew this! If beloved 2D cryptid Mr Slice can wear a mask even if they don't have any ears, you can too! I've gotten lazy about it and I'm trying to get better so here is a reminder for us all.

Hey! I'm going to be flying out to St Louis for @slicexpo.bsky.social this weekend where I will also be on a panel about science and comics. I'm looking forward to it a lot! I'm especially looking forward to visiting the new @bettysbooksstl.bsky.social shop!

You need to know good my over the garden wall night dinner is.

A recent commission of Ursula K Le Guin. I love drawing people's favorite writers. #LeGuin #UrsulaKLeGuin #portraits #commissions

This AI “portrait” of Le Guin makes me want to vomit

Finally watched Little Shop of Horrors and I really liked it

It's Masterbaking (Taskmaster x Bake Off) night! More Taskmaster Series 20 drawings. Three more to go! The Maisie Adam one is probably my personal favorite so far. These are all on the giveaway drawings list, so sign up if you want one. #Taskmaster #SanjeevBhaskar #MaisieAdam #PhilEllis

3:30–4:40 p.m. Science and Comics with Karenza Sparks @toumeya.bsky.social, J. Marshall Smith @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social, and Blue Delliquanti, moderated by Steenz @oheysteenz.bsky.social

It's little Alex Horne! Reminder: I'm running a special on pencil portrait commissions to help pay for booktour travel, healthcare, and wedding costs. I've also opened up my weekly drawing giveaways to the general public at just $5! Wow! You can't afford NOT to keep food on my table.

A tour poster I did for Not Another D&D Podcast a couple years ago, which has come up in conversation with cool baltimore art and comics folks a few times in the past couple weeks. Such a fun show and such a fun illustration job. I'd love to do more podcast posters. #naddpod #illustration

Feeling glum and scared and tired but I get to dinner and watch Plan 9 from Outer Space tonight.

I've got some big expenses (wedding) on the horizon so I've opened up the weekly drawing giveaways to the general public. An original ink drawing goes out every week and the more you donate the longer you're on the list! Help me out and let me mail you some art! www.jmarshallsmith.com/shop

Seriously if you are making 50 solid pieces of art a year, that’s really good output. I call that full time. If these are freelance illustration pieces you should be getting around $1152/piece to reach 3x the average US rent for a one bedroom apartment. That is a modest, unselfish, living.

There should be way more comics about adults doing adult things. Most people are adults.

sketchbook drawing from a faculty meeting

More sketchbook stuff from patreon. www.patreon.com/jmarshallsmith

Dropped a sketchbook post over on patreon. www.patreon.com/jmarshallsmith

Question for the educators out there: they say a full time professor’s load is usually around 3 classes/semester + faculty meetings and such. How much time/labor are folks putting in on those meetings? Another class worth?

I’m behind the times but I’m playing the first Hades and I like it

My fiancee just got laid off so now we are both looking for work. She's really cool and smart and would be an asset to any organization and I'm not just saying that because I'm in love with her.

the most important thing to remember when you see eugenicists who don’t believe that autistic people should exist rambling about “the autism epidemic” is not that they’re wrong about the “cause” (although they are absolutely wrong about it); it’s that they are eugenicists

More Maison Ikkoku time

If you’ll be at CXC this weekend d come say “hi”

Listen to me. You have to watch The Dark Crystal Age of Resistance. You have to see these fucking puppets dude. There's a puppet show within the show where the puppets are using puppets and it fuckin rips shit. The skeksis are so shitty and I love them and they are all my friends.

So excited for SPX! I'm not even exhibiting but I am looking forward to seeing all my comics friends.

I understand why people feel uncomfortable about rejoicing over someone's death. But also it is not spiteful or vengeful to be glad when someone who is actively sowing evil, finally reaps. Kirk's mouth was an open grave.

Hey, my savings have almost dried up and I've got some expensive bills ahead (medical, travel, wedding) so I'm doing a sale. You can use the code " 5OFFPLEASE " to save $5 on each print you buy, including custom prints. www.jmarshallsmith.com/shop

Finally pulling this off the To Read Shelf

the demand for yassification of authors, a class traditionally allowed to look like freakazoids, is an assault on me personally