from a purely economic standpoint, thats a 46% return on investment. literally wasting money by not doing it!!!

I love award shows. It's no secret. It's why I've spent months writing, refining, and trying to distill my Ennies judging experience. It's a 4-part series (I know, I know). One article a day. Today's lays out my goals and puts the focus on awards in general. www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-1/

Almost all of Marvel and DC product is simply licensed fan art.

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️ As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

How an RPG Book is Made, Part 2! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN0f... How should a book be made? Find out which steps happen in which order and the pitfalls to avoid! Part 2 covers proofreading, layout, art, PDFs vs offset vs print-on-demand, and more! #ttrpg #DnD #DrawSteel #Daggerheart

*October release* I have modeled adorable and dangerous little mice, bunnies, and bats. STL files for 3D printing availble on my Patreon or Tribe! Patreon: www.patreon.com/lalouve3d Tribe: www.myminifactory.com/users/lalouv...

New post from "Alphastream"! @alphastream.bsky.social #ttrpg #blog

There’s a direct connection between @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social’s Bone appearing in Disney Adventures and my mom advocating for comics in her school. I always wondered how Disney decided to inject an indie juggernaut into its massive readership. @davidharper.bsky.social tracked down this history:

A promotional #LOTR drawing by Mike Ploog (1978)

Ben & Jerry’s has always stood for progressive values and social justice. Today, as we become part of The Magnum Ice Cream Company through the Unilever de-merger, we’re urging the board to let us operate independently again so we can stay true to our founding mission. #FreeBenAndJerrys

Don't lose hope, people. Empty, meaningless, performative debate that changes nobody's mind, brings no progress to the world, and only serves to support a grift will live on.

Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set - What Adventures are Like! I take a look at the adventures (spoilers for the Wilderness adventure book) and share experiences watching this set run at the PAX West convention dozens of times each day! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS2H... #DnD #TTRPG

And of course it's not just hobbies, walk the floor of any science fiction or wander around any ren faire and see how many small businesses are getting absolutely fucked by this nonsense

I like how the stock photo site Pixabay has introduced the ability to remove A.I. slop from search results. To exclude A.I., you select "Authentic only". I really like "authentic" as the defining, positive characteristic of non-AI regurgitation.

I like how the stock photo site Pixabay has introduced the ability to remove A.I. slop from search results. To exclude A.I., you select "Authentic only". I really like "authentic" as the defining, positive characteristic of non-AI regurgitation.

This is how you handle someone who tries to sell AI slop at a con: remove them, and then clown on them relentlessly

I love the smell of consequences in the morning. Thank you, @dragoncon.org

Always looking for more readers, I've added The Middle Age to GlobalComix. globalcomix.com/read/af71474...

I love this for younger and new players! I particularly like how spell levels are called “grades” to avoid confusion between spell and character levels. Smart and thematically perfect.

I could keep tinkering with the cover art but I’m going to call this done. Coming soon to stabracadabra.com

I could keep tinkering with the cover art but I’m going to call this done. Coming soon to stabracadabra.com

I read some of Billy Bat through fan translations and it’s trippy, meta and brilliant! Can’t wait to own a legit translation.

This is about 23,000 more subscribers than I ever expected The Middle Age to find on Webtoon. <3

this could fix me

Diamond cannot sell its inventory to pay creditors. This is good.

A sneak peek from the next episode. middleagecomic.com

An awesome bitesized article on how to ethically source artwork for your project (and thank you for the shout out for the TTRPG Directory!)

Launching in two weeks... I'm having so much fun with this... www.stabracadabra.com

Congrats to @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social for taking over as Game Master for @criticalrole.bsky.social's upcoming Campaign 4 (premiering October 2nd)! We know he'll miss making custom shoes for American Girl Dolls, but this feels like the right move. variety.com/2025/digita...

Work in progress… As always, the story is free to read at middleagecomic.com

I’m looking for 74 new Patreon supporters! Thanks to my newest supporters Jesse, Lauren, Paul, Sam, Michael, and Brent! They’ll be getting the Patreon-exclusive comic book The Middle Age No. 1! Head on over to my Patreon if you want your copy! patreon.com/steveconley

About time a search engine did this. Picture research is time-consuming enough with also having to trawl through page after tedious page of false, redundant, pointless imagery claiming to be something it isn't. #FuckAI #duckduckgo

Hero Initiative has 70+ comics and graphic novels AUTOGRAPHED by Mark Waid, Howard Chaykin, and @oeming.bsky.social in our eBay store! More being added almost daily, so keep checking back! GO: qurls.com?i=54439

A new mockup with the final, final cover! Everyone who signs up at the $10 tier in July/August will get the first issue of The Middle Age comic book mailed to them! (International supporters will have to pay for postage :( ) Patreon.com/steveconley/

#MouseGuard original art (and other works) available for sale at my #SDCC booth 4606

This is the best thing I've seen all day.

SO YEAH. @itch.io has just enacted a massive search shadowban on adult content. I tagged my old game "Who will you save? / Who will you serve?" as "adult" and immediately got removed from search results.

For the cover of the comic-book version of The Middle Age, I wanted the cover to *feel* like the comics I bought off spinner-racks when I was kid. That meant the cover needed that little stamp from the ludicrous and now-defunct “Comics Code Authority”. I decided to give it an upgrade…

Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.

Huge thanks to my new Patreon supporters! <3 I'm still hoping for comic-shop distribution to get sorted but until then, I'm thrilled to have the new supporters to help keep the lights on and to keep this story going! patreon.com/steveconley/

Sad to hear about Ozzy's passing. His music is forever linked to D&D and other RPGs when I was growing up.

And here's the final design! I combined my favorite elements from each design. I'll be mailing the first issue of this comic book to all Patreon supporters at the $10 level and above. If you want one, you can sign up here: patreon.com/steveconley

Amazing! <3

Minor differences among them... Which one do you prefer?

The “Launching Soon” page is live… www.kickstarter.com/projects/ste...

Wow! Already 100 people following the project! <3

New from Internet Archive Canada: Queen’s University Library has digitized a collection of rare, self-published sci-fi & fantasy fanzines, making long-lost voices from 1940s–1980s more widely accessible. ⚔️ Start your side quest: blog.archive.org/2025/07/15/s... @internetarchiveca.bsky.social

The “Launching Soon” page is live… www.kickstarter.com/projects/ste...

A sneak peek at my next 5E subclass project. I'm super excited about this one... www.patreon.com/posts/stabra...

“Superman is too woke!” Literally the first page of the first ever appearance of Superman: