Visible skill: writing good dialogue for a comic Invisible skill: writing good dialogue that’s 1) succinct & uses words short enough to fit inside speech bubbles, 2) in few enough bubbles that won’t cover up the art too much, 3) leads the eye thru the art and 4) still makes complete narrative sense

We cannot live up to every ideal, to every honorable principle. But we can try. And that way lies glory.

ppl talk about killing two birds with one stone meanwhile Chicxulub out here causing all birds with one stone

step 1: make an OC step 2: become that character's number one fan step 3: ??? step 4: profit

For a year the gerrymandering wars have begged the question, what would a fair map of all 435 congressional districts look like? Well wonder no longer, I provided a nationwide map at @heartlandsignal.bsky.social heartlandsignal.com/2026/06/09/w...

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Before Caturday ends I'm going to slip one more in

This is one of the best owlbears Ive ever seen.

Rooting for Knicks just so Mamdani will get credit for being a truly magical mayor

People like Kane and many many others that do care about human art and the creative process have been a beacon of hope while trying to navigate making art in this current climate.

this is how to livepost it

A story I love about Anthony Stewart Head. Thank you to this person for sharing it on Tumblr. What a mensch.

read discworld

Medieval marginalia but make it North American wildlife :3 (greenware 💚)

"I never see you at the club" Ok? Well I never see you at the procession by the ancient dolmen

dude you gotta love people. thats the whole point. if youre not loving people what are you even doing

sedona mixed media on cold press, 4x6 inches prints: www.inprnt.com/artist/print... original for sale: ko-fi.com/s/43400d363c thank u coyoteyipps.com for the references. published with permission.

Rest In Power

I saw Marjane Satrapi speak about her work at Smith College 19 years ago, and she said something I have thought about and taught ever since when I teach comics. “I draw what I can’t write and I write what I can’t draw.“

people keep saying they want year round artfight and i’m here to hold your hands and tell you the greatest power you have as an artist is slam dunking random gift art into someone’s dms and watching them freak out

Yeah, you throw the unsafe product back at the company.

Cozy Prid.

This one which I originally thought was Kate Beaton at one time but is actually by @nauciflocci (on Instagram) and floccinaucinihilipilificationa on Tumblr

what, you mean the government usually has a reason for doing things and a bunch of dipshit crypto bros looking at a spreadsheet and going "lol that sounds stupid" is not a viable way to run the country?

A year ago: We're building data centers everywhere to run you out of your job and double your power bill. It's so you can look at fake videos of talking dogs on your phone Now: Why are people so hostile about the data centers

This is still an all timer from her tbh

Here's the painting, The Offering :) Watercolor, bit of gouache, 8x10in.

Especially this year. #pridemonth2026

This bill is legitimately the thing we've been waiting for. Forcing AI to reveal it's sources would cripple it, because it literally can't comply with the law, because all of it is stolen- they didn't record it Please sign to hasten the bubble popping

I have made a terrible mistake I didn’t buy candy because I am so well behaved but now I want candy and I have no candy!!! AND FOR WHAT?!

sometimes you dont know what youre signing yourself up for

1. Check to make sure the fire extinguisher in your home is not AI 2. Check to make sure it's not expired.

Welp there’s no unseeing this

I am not always perfect at this either, but a metric I try to follow when it comes to art/fanfic/other creative works: If you liked it enough to share it in the group chat/Discord server, then you liked it enough to tell that to the person who made it.

Happy Pride!

Demon

Every artist, get more self indulgent NOW! Draw your ships kissing, draw your blorbos, draw that idea you’ve been putting off (you’re good enough to do it!!!), redraw that old art, draw yourself wearing a cool outfit, draw a better world- just draw!!!

DAWN OF THE FINAL DAY www.kickstarter.com/projects/cor...

okay you know what, yes, summer pride and winter pride is INSPIRED what if we want to wear rainbow sweaters but it’s too hot!!!!

What on earth

the reveal - the absolute and total fumbling awe of Grant and Sattler as they see dinosaurs for the first time, just as John Williams’ greatest score kicks into full gear - is one of the best scenes in all of cinema

Discworld QOTD, from The Fifth Elephant

I’m not sure Harris was going to win, but when the DNC muzzled Tim Walz and told him to stop calling the GOP “weird,” it was over. Weird is the nicest thing you could call these genitalia-obsessed monsters, and the positive response to Paulina’s tweet should tell the Dems to fight fire with fire.

This is your daily reminder.

Yes Finally Fantastic The most practical use of tungsten cube youtube.com/shorts/4-uA2...

honestly the best use of the internet is to be really annoying about your characters and delight in reading about other people's characters

Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters