Today's #arttober is coming to you live from @finalbosscomics.bsky.social ! Come by get some comics

#arttober all I have time for today sorry

Today's #arttober! Trying to do things a little differently today

For #arttober I'm trying to use up the art supplies I have and never use lol it turns out I keep buying watercolors and then not doing anything with them. Lmk if you have any watercolor tips I may not have already heard of and forgot

TODAY open.substack.com/pub/mashazar...

tomorrow

Fun fact: "Densha Otoko" was so popular, that when Napoleon Dynamite was released in Japan it was called "Bus Otoko."

I had a vocaloid themed birthday party this year

the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.

update about the cartoonists of color, queer cartoonists, and disabled cartoonists databases tldr: i am shuttering the databases and i am sad. www.patreon.com/posts/139743...

"27 is the 13 of adulthood" - @ntagonistic.bsky.social

It is my birthday :)

new post new post open.substack.com/pub/mashazar...

Do it guys! Little secret: Japanese ain't that bad.

Will I be able to watch all of Gundam iron blooded orphans before the event about it in like 2 weeks that I impulsively rsvped yes to. We shall see

Every time I feel like I know a lot about the rise of fascism in Germany, I learn something new.

I am not interested in stories from writers who are not interested in people (regular people that you interact with outside)

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Edelgard and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

An in depth look at the life of Robert Munsch, and his current circumstances, dealing with dementia. This story hit me hard. (Link made up to avoid paywall) archive.ph/nhnb8

drew a miku for a potential tote bag design!

if I wanted to start reading cape comics what should I, specifically, start with I've read a lot of manga, webcomics and graphic novels, all of wicdiv and paper girls, some of power fantasy, watchmen, but as far as traditional capes go I read batman year one for school and far sector once

finally made some riso-printed badges #diyzines

“What if comics paid EVEN LESS?” is my extremely uncharitable assumption abt where this leads

substack.com/inbox/post/1... new post about. sports comics again,

New byline! For Stop Caring, I spoke with @jeannethornton.bsky.social about her novel A/S/L and its roots in the ZZT community

There's not a lot of dark academia comics out there bc no one likes drawing that many books

Anything (Sept 2025) 📝: Me! 🎨: @artofnickyrdrgz.bsky.social A story about a first mate reminding her captain that she is, in fact, ride or die for her.

If y'all want a fantastic historical fiction comic set in WWII that has folklore, mythology, and all around amazing art, I highly recommend checking out Hans Vogel Is dead!

@pixelatedlenses.bsky.social wrote beautiful essay on evolving with your hobbies as you age

I am sorry but now more than ever I need the help. gofund.me/18405ce8

Comets from The Augsburg Book of Miracles, 16th century. 💫 More in our post "Flowers of the Sky", of depictions spanning almost a whole millennium of comets, meteors, meteorites and shooting stars: publicdomainreview.org/collection/f... #comets #meteors #shootingstars #meteorshower

If you want to come to my vocaloid themed birthday party lmk and I'll dm you my address

And what stinks is that, as an author, YOU FREQUENTLY LACK THE RESOURCES to effectively market your own book even if you want to. I don't mean financially, or with publisher contacts; I mean logistical info to which you're not privy, shareable PDFs of the completed post-design-and-edits book, etc.

scheduled for tomorrow B)

Over @comicsbeat.bsky.social my good friend @taimurdar.bsky.social, my husband @rebeccaoliver.bsky.social & I had a little chat about the current state of the Franchise in honor of Star Trek Day. Check it out here:

Matt was one of the warmest people I’ve met in the industry—he spoke to my students every semester and his generosity and enthusiasm for manga were enormous. Please donate to his GoFundMe to support his family during this time. What a devastating loss to the community.

Shocked and saddened to hear that Matt Haasch, founder of indie manga publishing company @starfruitbooks.bsky.social has passed away. His gofundme campaign for his medical and other expenses is still up - contribute if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...

Have YOU 🫵 applied for Nib & Ink Fest yet? Anyone who's a co-op member can apply for the online marketplace, and anyone can send in an event pitch! You've got just a few weeks, don't miss our next virtual fest!

Life is more important than books, but I do want to say that I appreciate Star Fruit's place in the industry. They license such cool books that would otherwise go missed. I found Minami Q-ta thru them, and they've published Hideshi Hino too. Please help if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...

Crunchyroll revoked their Library Outreach Program which allowed public libraries to access their streaming library for free, destroying anime clubs across the country.

Reading, Writing ... and Road Restrictions.

Impulsively started a substack for my animanga/comics/etc reviews and other thoughts that don't totally fit anywhere else I post things haha open.substack.com/pub/mashazar...

Obligatory repost

So excited to announce that my dark art school academia comic is now IN PRINT AND FOR SALE! thank u Cart Press for printing it!! This 48-page comic is now 4 sequential 5.5" x 4.75" booklets arranged in a transparent sleeve, with a pearlescent cover! mashazart.bigcartel.com/product/the-...

White Box Entertainment is hiring! We're looking to bring on an entry-level anime/manga marketing coordinator (contract). It's remote with flexible hours, and you get to work with great people (and anime)! If you're interested, check out the link in the comments.

Your GOAT is booked and busy

Ok everyone who said re:zero is actually good: I'm sorry I doubted you