Seattle folks: check to make sure your vote was counted! There’s a link in the thread here.

[pulling up to the drive-through] hey can I get uhhhhhhh one of those terrible socialist mayors in my city too

Zohran was polling at six percent in January. Nothing is impossible

Announcing the Agent Cupcake release party at 1400 Bar & Grill in Alameda, my local hangout!!! Come join us on Nov 4th 6-9pm at the back patio to celebrate. We’ll have copies of the book for sale, fun spy activities, and more! It’s a family friendly spot so feel free to bring the kiddos. 🦄🔎

non-new-yorkers today

I'm speaking on a panel at the Berkeley Public Library this Sat Nov 8 from 1:30-2:30 with Laura Gao, Kiara Brinkman, Sean Chiki, & Briana Loewinsohn moderated by @mgillman.bsky.social. Catch us in the 2nd floor Mystery Room! More info here: berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/14727151

It’s a beautiful day in California to vote yes on prop 50

Happy Halloween! This year I’m going as Professor Gillman :)

Some nice results from dyers polypore! The yellow is just straight-up mushroom dye, and the light green had a dilute iron solution added

TIME WILL DEVOUR HIS CHILDREN: CHAPTER TWO is out now! This on-going dark fantasy comic about your past coming back to haunt you continues in its second 110-page installment, which you can buy here: claystorks.itch.io/time-will-de... 🍂

I found my first porcinis today!

you nerds GOTTA read this book

These comics are so delightful! Very worth signing up for Mel's patreon to read about their foraging adventures :D

A final week's worth of diary comics are up on my patreon! patreon.com/mgillman And for anybody with a trifoliate orange growing in their hedge: 1:4 ratio of juice to water (this'll use up a lot of fruit), sweetened with honey to taste, and optionally with a small pinch of salt if you're into that

I just started this book and two pages in I already KNOW this is gonna be all I talk about for months

Another week's worth of artist residency diary comics are up on my Patreon! This week: many bugs. patreon.com/mgillman

this felt too informative not to share

I have a very weird question I'm hoping a smart Photoshop person can answer for me: in an image like the one below, is there a way to ask PS (or another similar program) to tell me exactly how many pixels, or exactly how much surface area in the image, is blue?

Ok. So there's A LOT of misinformation about the government shutdown, the continuing resolution and gender-affirming care. There was one article in PinkNews that was VERY shoddy about what Trump said. So let's breakdown what's true and what's BS. 1/ www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/t...

new holiday alert?? (another week of diary comics from my artist residency went up on my patreon! patreon.com/mgillman )

Showing off this maitake that’s bigger than my head!!

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

I'm spending the next few weeks at an ecological artist residency in rural Virginia! As usual, I'm documenting the trip with semi-daily diary comics. The week 1 batch just went up on my patreon for $2+ subscribers, but here's a freebie~ patreon.com/mgillman

my thank you note, which Blue @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social graciously read for me while receiving the award in my stead! thank you to everybody who voted for "home by the rotting sea" at the ignatz awards from the bottom of my heart

The official Canadian Petition to reign in payment processor censorship has stalled out just under 10k signatures. This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

SO EXCITED TO SHARE THIS! Announcing the Newberry Medieval Minicomic Prize: two juried mini-grants of $250.00 each to support emerging artists l for the creation of a new minicomic that engages with medieval culture. More details available here: www.newberry.org/calendar/new...

SFZF was so much fun! Here are little panelist portraits from the two panels I got to watch. Oh, the Horror: Tara Benhudjiriras, Avy Jetter, Nico B., Harry Nordlinger Guests of Honor: Gene Luen Yang, Briana Loewinsohn, Julia Wertz, Jason Shiga, Thien Pham, and Raina Telgemeier

West coasters: what huckleberry recipes do you like best? I already made jam from a previous batch, and I have about a pint of berries I picked today.

this morning, as a new day dawns, watto sadly folds his néglige back into the dresser drawer. but he knows in his heart…it will not be there forever

No-context pencils from this week

Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!

small batch of Sunbird shirts up from Soft Hand, last to be printed in a while - 100% of proceeds going to direct aid to Gaza softhand.bigcartel.com/product/sunb...

I did a couple fun foraging experiments tonight, but the biggest winner was curly dock flour brownie bites. Imagine a normal homemade GF brownie but: very high-fiber, a slight bitter undertone, and with toasty little crunchy/nutty seeds embedded throughout.

ATTN CALIFORNIANS & ALLIES: August 19 is going to be a big day because there will be a public hearing on AB 715 in Sacramento! Read up on a great opinion piece by Lily Greenberg Call addressing this racist bill that was drawn up from Project Esther to censor any education about Palestine

This comic (and everything Otava makes) is so, so good. Well worth your time to read this.

BALLAD FOR BLACK CASSANDRA is nominated for an Ignatz Award, alongside truly outstanding company ❤️ www.smallpressexpo.com/ignatz-awards/

Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act. TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets! Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963

please check out my visual essay that analyzes anti-palestinan propaganda in popular media!

omg happy 2-year anniversary of @mgillman.bsky.social finding this acorn weevil that Had a Bad Time and sending it to the museum, where it belongs

I spotted my first acorn of the year on the ground today, so it's time for my annual reminder: you can eat 'em! I drew a beginner-friendly instructional comic about acorn foraging, and it's available as a free PDF or a not-free print comic on my ko-fi shop: ko-fi.com/melgillman/s...

Announcing SOFT PHYSICS, a print collection of 5 science fiction short comics I've contributed to anthologies over the years, now available for preorder! ohumanstar.bigcartel.com/product/soft...

This page has a big button for you to email 20+ customer service departments at once with an (editable, if you like) prewritten letter. You can even do it from your phone! There's zero reason to not be participating in the pushback on this.

I feel like when an apocalyptic bill get shot down due to public outcry they shouldn't be allowed to just wait & run it through again, not once, let alone 12 times or whatever it is now

Just gave. Please consider helping if you can. Right now is an incredibly important time. Right now.

Last CXC, me and Leonie Bischoff got to be on a panel together talking about our colored pencil comics! I just saw a video went up on CXC’s youtube channel. You can watch the whole thing here if you missed the show! m.youtube.com/watch?v=74Wb...

It’s time for another round of everyone’s favorite game, “what on earth is this thrift-store cookie-cutter supposed to be”

Everyone please note the new comics kickstarter scam!! Looks like they’re impersonating small presses?

One of my best/easiest foraging projects this summer — I juiced a ton of wild blackberries and froze the juice in an ice cube tray, so now I can add a cube of blackberry juice to…anything I want. This blackberry lemonade I made for a faculty brunch turned out great.

FRIDAY in San Francisco! @ccacomics.bsky.social welcomes Itaru Kinoshita @kurinosukeboy.bsky.social, creator of “Dinosaur Sanctuary” as part of their “Comics in the City” lecture series. Friday, July 11, 7 pm. Drawing demo + Q&A + book signing. portal.cca.edu/events-calen... Free & open to all!

3 days left to back some homoerotic knife fights www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...