We are delighted to announce that applications for our third CAG Mini Grant are live! It's hard to make the comics YOU want to make when the cost of living keeps rising. So this Mini Grant is here to offer a little breathing room: groceries, childcare, whatever you need. forms.gle/J7V7frhTZvH7...

I wrote this essay last fall for print only & I'm republishing it with their permission bc we're talking about didactism in kidlit right now and I have HAD thoughts about the connection between instructive lit and book banning. I'd be honored if you read it. www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2026/5/...

HBG has launched their anti-union campaign by spreading anti-union flyers via our company portal and common spaces. The flyers use tired talking points, framing the union as a third party that will harm our existing benefits & workplace culture. But the union is all of us, & we won’t be intimidated

Do you ever write a story within a story but then realize that in order to write the story, you need to plot out the entirety of the story within a story and then get sidetracked with that instead of the original story? (or do I just hate myself)

Hey sharks, can I be so fekkin real for a second? For the last three years, my friend and I have made a podcast that I spend so much time on editing. We talk about comics, uplift them, analyze them etc. Can I ask you to spread the word? Please? @theartofpod.bsky.social

Friends, sometimes silly men say silly things. And sometimes, those silly things are also hurtful things, or damaging things, or things that disrupt the important and caring work that we all set out to do every single day. So it goes. But in the meantime, I have a message for children's authors:

Ope, long-winded hot take about Mac Barnett comin' through 🧵

Almost 90% of comics creators who earn income from traditional publishing do not earn the national living wage from their work, with 13% relying on state benefits 👇 #BookSky

Five publishers and one author are suing Mark Zuckerberg and Meta for copyright infringement, alleging that Meta trained its AI program, Llama, on their material and removed the copyright information.

My legal team is now working on copyright cases against SHEIN. They were the first place that counterfeits of my work started showing up and I am glad to be able to finally go after them. If you have had your art ripped, please contact Justice for Artists. They won a huge case for me last year.

Jon Oringer, founder and executive chairman of Shutterstock @shutterstock.com, is trying to recruit comic and graphic novel creators over on LinkedIn to a new AI platform that he’s building. Feel free to let him (and them) know what you think of this, and never use Shutterstock again ✌🏻

THE BINS BREAKOUT by @hellocookie.bsky.social is out today! 🗑️🦝🦫⛓️💥 In this 3rd book in the MG graphic novel series, the Bins family needs to plan a great escape from the zoo! Get it now ⤵️ https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Bins-Breakout/Stephanie-Cooke/The-Racc-Pack/9781665958240

THE BINS BREAKOUT by @hellocookie.bsky.social is out today! 🗑️🦝🦫⛓️💥 In this 3rd book in the MG graphic novel series, the Bins family needs to plan a great escape from the zoo! Get it now ⤵️ https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Bins-Breakout/Stephanie-Cooke/The-Racc-Pack/9781665958240

Please please PLEASE show support to all of the Iranians in your life right now. Here’s a starter pack of all of the amazing Iranian artists and creatives I know!! bsky.app/starter-pack...

And here’s the eclipse photo from Artemis II. I am in tears.

I am SO excited to announce that the Kickstarter campaign for The Comics Staple, a monthly zine about comics, is live. Go make your pledges now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...

4/21/26 — THE BINS BREAKOUT (THE RACC PACK 3) by @hellocookie.bsky.social In this third installment in the middle grade graphic novel series, the Bins family are put on display as special exhibits at the local zoo and must plan a daring escape! Pre-order ⤵️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Bi...

HALLOWED GROUND 🪦 A 100+ Page Horror Anthology. Twelve stories of HELL, PURGATORY, and HEAVEN, from LGBTQIA+ Creative Teams Afterlife wrap cover by @bailierosenlund.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...

🌸 Pop! Goes The Reader's 32 Most-Anticipated Middle Grade Books: April-June 2026 🌸 popgoesthereader.com/32-most-anti... #BookSky #MGLit #KidLit

So hey! In more concrete terms: I got hit by the Epic layoff yesterday. - Looking for Senior/Principal/Lead-ish roles around Level Design, Technical Design, Systems Design, etc. - Strong preference for US/Seattle/Remote Site is a little rough from the last time around, but: andrew-weldon.design

From #TorontoComicon2026 Comics: Coming of Age Stories panel with @parisalleyne.bsky.social, @hellocookie.bsky.social, @fellhound.bsky.social, @brendahickeycomics.bsky.social, @sammaggs.bsky.social & @misscecil.bsky.social is now online @ www.thecomicbooks.com/audio.html#T...

Baby Garfield’s up to mischief in a paw-sitively cute new issue! Here’s your first look at BABY GARFIELD ISSUE 2! Featuring "tails" from writers @hellocookie.bsky.social & Brittney Williams! Final pre-orders are next Monday, 3/23. Available Wednesday, 4/20! boomstud.io/BabyGarf2FL

Hey friends, we are happy to say that Crouton is recovering and our pet insurance helped with a chunk of the cost but there's still a ways to go. If Crouton Content (tm) has ever brought you a fraction of the joy the real deal brings to us, sharing this would be appreciated. gofund.me/e4556c7f2

I got laid off from my day job this week so if you know anyone who is looking for a cool and awesome senior full-stack software engineer/team lead with tons of experience who also writes comics and has no trace of poster’s madness, let me know! Please! Got job search advice? Hit me!

😺 EXCLUSIVE @boomstudios preview: Baby Garfield is back! In Baby #Garfield #2, the tiny troublemaker discovers why Mondays are the worst and has his very first encounter with… lasagna. 🍝 By @hellocookie.bsky.social & @heywhitney.bsky.social! #comicsky Preview the hijinks before the 4/29 release:

We are getting Mac back today, and the news is good overall with his results but the grand total for his vet visit is $6330.

Sorry for the influx of posts but I just want to say that I know times are tough all around. We don’t expect to make the whole GFM but to those who have donated or shared: you’ve lessened this blow during a really heartbreaking time for us, and it means so much.

I know I’m not on here much anymore and I hate that this is why I’m returning but thank y’all for understanding, your compassion, and for helping to spread the word 😭❤️

Mac has been through so much—he was shot numerous times before he was two y/o. W adopted him as a sweet senior boy from his lovely previous owner and all we want is for him to live out the rest of his days happy and loved ❤️

Not to add to that GFM thread but I’m only working part-time currently and the two writing jobs I had? I’m waiting on contracts from November, which means I’m also waiting on payments for them.

Our good boy Mac is spending the next 24 hours with the vet, and we’ve been told that the vet bill will be even more than we thought 😔 Additionally, Kaylee, my sweet kitty had a medical emergency today too and we’ve set up a GFM to help with costs: www.gofundme.com/f/help-mac-g...

See you at TCAF 2026! 🎉

Two years ago, my partner and I adopted a sweet senior dog named Mac. While senior, he's in great health except for some extreme congestion that he's had since Nov. We're out of in-house vet options and need to take him for pricey additional testing: www.gofundme.com/f/help-mac-g...

Two years ago, my partner and I adopted a sweet senior dog named Mac. While senior, he's in great health except for some extreme congestion that he's had since Nov. We're out of in-house vet options and need to take him for pricey additional testing: www.gofundme.com/f/help-mac-g...

NEW: A hobbyist has created Nearby Glasses, an app that warns you if someone close by is wearing smart glasses. 404 Media spoke to the creator who said he was inspired by our coverage that uncovers how men are wearing Meta's Ray-Bans to covertly film massage parlor workers.

some of the olympic women including maddie mastro have been reposting this if you’re curious about the vibe in response to the US men’s little display

One cool thing about unequivocally hating AI is that you will be proven right over and over again every single day

In search of environmental concept artists / background artists for paid assignment. Looking for anything speculative, not set in the real world, but otherwise open to a broad range of styles! Show me your portfolios and landscape pieces! 🙏 RT's appreciated.

look ashley is some kind of hero and you should go to the website she made, www.standwithminnesota.com, and see if there's somewhere you wanna throw a few bucks

For so long Amazon has had a monopoly on selling self-published books. Good to see that @bookshop.org is ready to compete in the space! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

I subscribe to a lot of indie pubs, but here are five worker-owned companies I'll never abandon: - @404media.co: essential technology! - @rascal.news: essential tabletop! - @aftermath.site: essential video games! - @defector.com: essential everything! - @hellgatenyc.com: essential New York!

I haven't been very online lately, and I've felt really disconnected from pretty much everything. But I just want all my comic pals and peers to know that I am here rooting for you, and I can't wait to see all the amazing things y'all are working on ❤️

Cat's outta the bag! I'm one of the creators working on BABY GARFIELD over at Boom. Very excited to be a part of this project.

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

Hey illustrators/agents! I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; fantasy; magic; AND Mahjong! The tiles! The drama! Please respond w/ samples + folio link. Please no emails/DMs. 💙❤️ #artcommissions

🏝️ #TeaseYaGame 🏝️ We're making a cozy co-op adventure called Capy Castaway! 🐾 Cute animal shenanigans 💬 Deeply unserious dialogue 🎩 EVERYTHING is a hat

Do NOT create chatbots based on creators you like. It is creepy. It is the wildest, nastiest, creepshit thing you can do omfg please act like someone normal raised you! This is for everyone in every fandom! Don't do this shit!

While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most. Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.

The rise and fall of queer cartoons aftermath.site/queer-cartoons...