An Akira commission. Smaller than usual, a present for a friend.

Throughout the Epstein debacle and the shutdown mess; the destruction of the East Wing and the skyrocketing of healthcare costs; the threats of war with Venezuela and the implementation of the Big Ugly Bill ICE has been brutally and needlessly destroying people's lives

Yeah, everyone is shitting themselves over this pilot, but, idk, the punching at romantasy felt pretty broad to the point of parody and sexist. Sort of like making comic shop patrons stinky troll dudes, but for women. I get that maybe we are seeing the self-loathing author’s pov, but…idk

With the discussion of long-form, creator owned being a hard sell right now. There is a place it can and is still thriving - Kickstarter. More and more creators are going there with the intent to serialize. Is it more work? Probably. I've mailed 1400 packages since June. However...

Let’s not forget the longest-serving Republican House Speaker, 3rd in line for the presidency through the (W) Bush years This isn’t new. It’s a traditionally pro-child-rape party. apnews.com/article/laws...

Being a Republican definitionally means being cool with child rape

these are not even the files lol

you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric

If you say things on TV like "Raping an 8yo is worse than raping a 15yo" you should be launched into a volcano

I was lied to as a youth about how smart adults were

YES, this is a gorgeous movie and a reminder to all of us in comics that you can push your colors harder. I tell my students honestly weekly--don't be afraid to color the way a character feels instead of whatever the local color is. EVERY ELEMENT can help communicate story, dirtbags! EVERYYYYY

i honestly think about it all the time 😭

Some more comics and light music theory

BREAKING: Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump spent Thanksgiving together in 2017 — while Trump was in office.

It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.

Another revelation from all of these emails is that many of the richest and most powerful people in the country absolutely cannot write. Helps explain their sweaty embrace of LLMs.

We really need to start asking who paid off his debts again

the housing crisis

Some more comics and light music theory

www.apmreports.org/episode/2019... As a dad of a 2-year-old who, thanks to his own vast curiosity, learned the sounds of the letters in the alphabet at 19 months and, at 28 months, is sounding out written words, phonics is a non-negotiable. This article is packed with vital information.

I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently. In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?” And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.

18,000 released emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo account confirm that prosecutors opened a money-laundering investigation running parallel to the #Epstein rape trafficking. It was shut down by US officials to prevent exposure of major institutions and individuals. #OpDeathEaters #3E 🧵

How the Trump regime is protecting Ghislaine Maxwell and buying her silence through special treatment and VIP luxuries in prison. Her latest bid for clemency is part of a broader strategy to protect the Epstein rape network. #OpDeathEaters #EndImpunity spookyconnections.com/2025/11/11/t...

Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

www.apmreports.org/episode/2019... As a dad of a 2-year-old who, thanks to his own vast curiosity, learned the sounds of the letters in the alphabet at 19 months and, at 28 months, is sounding out written words, phonics is a non-negotiable. This article is packed with vital information.

EXCLUSIVE: My @bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation reveals: 'memo' which sparked President Donald Trump to threaten a $1bn lawsuit against BBC was written by lobbyist at firm paid by pro-Trump tech giants and Trump donors bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...

Incisive analysis from Dorian Lynskey on the deplorable state of affairs currently engulfing the BBC and the hypocrisy of the likes of Robbie Gibb and his minions. The idea that this individual is somehow an “impartiality tzar” who supports unbiased journalism is absurd and utterly despicable.

From Killtopia: Nano jams script by Cassie Parkes

The one thing every single one of us can count on in this life is that you will become disabled. The only variable is whether it happens at birth, in old age, or somewhere in between

They’re terrific

anyone have recommended scripts for calling our senators and asking them to support getting-schumer-out-of-leadership? i cannot ramble at these staffers for the sixth time in 24 hours.

A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.

And unlike the rancid, anti-democratic Senate, every House member is up for reelection next year. An approach I’d consider is focusing attn. on your REP. (if you have a Cave Senator™️ [PA, IL, ME, NV, NH, VA]) & instruct them to (figuratively) torture your Cave Senator (if said Rep. wants your vote)

seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous

I cannot imagine what it is like to be a political scientist right now.

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

So, uh, I use Strathmore 500-series Vellum Bristol board, 11x17, for my comic pages, and lately…for some reason…it’s gotten really scarce and expensive. I have a decent stack of boards still but, if it stays this way by and I use up that stack…what is a good alternative?? 😕

Angry as I am with Hassan, Shaheen, et al., the GOP is trying to deny SNAP payments to recipients and to block states' efforts to pay them. They are literally determined to starve the people they see as undeserving.

i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.

The oversized deluxe hardcover of SPECTRUM drops in July and it’s crammed with fun extras. More info incoming! 🦋

You cannot separate the current nightmare we now inhabit from the collapse/crisis in how rich, powerful middle-aged men perceive masculinity, especially their own insecurities.

Spider-Man

A few of my favorite music-based commissions: Bowie, Joni, ATCQ, and Monk

Here’s a nice clip of my trumpet playing—unaccompanied improvising over the song “Polkadots and Moonbeams.” The footage was taken for a separate promo video so it’s shaky at times but it sounds nice, so I’m sharing it!

The oversized deluxe hardcover of SPECTRUM drops in July and it’s crammed with fun extras. More info incoming! 🦋

RIP Sly Stone. What an icon--one of those "seed" figures in music history, a stone that hit the pond whose ripples are still felt in popular music to this day. "If You Want Me to Stay" commission

Teaching some comic-makin’

Comics and music theory

141 pages now. Thumbnailing the gigantic last issue right now.