"Superpunk explodes out of the gate with a series of full-page splashes dripping with bright chunky design of irregular starburst spray painted on cracked cement" We have a review for you of @oni-press.bsky.social's new project Superpunk. ✍️ @bencranewrites.com www.comicbookyeti.com/post/superpu...

Jasmine is awesome, and you should submit to this, but also maybe don't, because I will be, and I don't want to have to compete with your brilliant selves. (but seriously, send something if you've got it. This book is gonna rock.)

If you're going to post your stuff on Substack, I really wish you'd post it elsewhere as well somehow (I'm no expert on that part). Because some of us refuse to support hate speech in its myriad forms on Substack, but a lot of you are turning out killer content I bet.

Fanbase Press' upcoming Middle Grade series, SHRUB, features...well, a shrub...on a cross-country adventure exploring the various ways that we allow grief to take “root.” By @shaneport.bsky.social & @andyalvesart.bsky.social Follow the prelaunch page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...

💥 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY is THIS SATURDAY, May 2nd! ✍️ Artist ANDY ALVES and writer BEN CRANE will be signing at our WINNETKA shop from 11AM–2PM! @andyalvesart.bsky.social @bencranewrites.com @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com 📍 7131 Winnetka Ave | Winnetka, CA 91306

This Saturday! Come see me and @andyalvesart.bsky.social at the Winnetka Collector's Paradise for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! I bet Andy will even do a quick drawing for you if you ask nicely! #comics #fcbd

Very excited to be a part of this Free Comic Book Day lineup!

Fanbase Press' upcoming Middle Grade series, SHRUB, features...well, a shrub...on a cross-country adventure exploring the various ways that we allow grief to take “root.” By @shaneport.bsky.social & @andyalvesart.bsky.social Follow the prelaunch page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...

GROT KNIGHT experiments with stuff inspired by vintage zines and ttrpg books #ttrpg #art

Taxes were unkind this year. If you need a dev #editor, I am looking for new clients! I've worked in film, prose, and comics, across many genres. SFF, thrillers, action, middle-grade. I'd love to talk about how I can help make your work the best version of itself! bencranewrites.com/editing-serv...

It's #portfolioday again? Hi! I'm a writer and editor of prose and comics. I write stories about choosing hope and empathy, even when we have no reason to. I do original stories and WFH in my writing. My editorial work focuses on making your story the best version of itself it can be.

We have a new review for you of the new @papercutzgn.bsky.social graphic novel Leo Da Vinci Renaissance Kid from @richardahamilton.bsky.social, Marco Matrone, and Dave Sharpe hitting shelves this week. ✍️ @bencranewrites.com www.comicbookyeti.com/post/leo-da-...

Bonnie says hi from the Franklin County Dog Shelter. She is a good girl and needs a home.

Her sister is on a walk without her. She has not moved in 15 minutes.

If you love zines and comics, you will love The Comics Staple, a zine about comics with the best lineup of comics critics and reporters around. Make your pledge for a six month subscription today. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...

𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 - 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 - 𝘢 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘐 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 "𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵" 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘳. www.kickstarter.com/projects/red...

10 minutes left! If you've been waiting to sneak in under the wire for dramatic effect, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE!

Just under 4 hours left to secure your copy of Scattered Futures!

I just backed Scattered Futures: three short sci-fi comics (32 pages) from @bencranewrites.com on @kickstarter.com! Only 7 hours left to back! These stories look amazing. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ben...

9 hours to go in the Kickstarter campaign for my scifi comic about kindness and optimism! #scifi #indiecomics #crowdfunding

Under 12 hours remain in the Scattered Futures kickstarter! This is your last chance to back this collection of #scifi comics about hope, community, and human connection in a world built to grind us down. The only better future is the one we build for ourselves. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ben...

‪FINAL (lucky) 13 HOURS!! You know you want to grab this collection of great scifi stories by @bencranewrites.com with art from moi, @m3rtyn.bsky.social and @jnyfmg.bsky.social !! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ben...

This is a very good thread and also you should support that Kickstarter okay bye

Fanbase Press' upcoming Middle Grade series, SHRUB, features...well, a shrub...on a cross-country adventure exploring the various ways that we allow grief to take “root.” By @shaneport.bsky.social & @andyalvesart.bsky.social Follow the prelaunch page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...

A book about a Jewish immigrant superhero defending the ideals of America during the Gilded Age? Doesn't sound like it could have anything relevant or important to say about modern society. You should check it out anyway.

There are only 2 days left in the Scattered Futures #Kickstarter! Get your copy of this #scifi #comic of hope and community, illustrated by @jnyfmg.bsky.social @sierrabravoart.bsky.social and @m3rtyn.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/ben...

💻🐒 website refresh! Added a 📁🖼️ 📚 licencing section if you'd like some ready to go human made art for your book/ttrpg/magazine/album cover! carlydraws.com#licence and a 👩‍🎨🎨❤️ studio section, to show some original pieces and behind the scenes looks at my creative process. carlydraws.com#studio #art

#InternationalChildrensBookDay is a great day to check out Cosmic Cadets, a #scifi graphic novel series about the heroism of empathy! Made by me & @andyalvesart.bsky.social Colors by @prips.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com @topshelfcomix.bsky.social www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/cosm...

#kickstartercomics #indiecomics #scificomics

Lan is out here making one of the most fun and heartfelt comics out there right now, and the fool is literally giving it away for free. Go read it all before he realizes what he's done!

Just found some good luck in my mailbox! Thank you so much @sierrabravoart.bsky.social They are absolutely gorgeous and SO CHONKY

Sadly, y'all can't be backer #150 anymore. But, as a consolation prize, I can offer you backer #151, which I hear is perhaps even cooler.

Who will be backer #150 for Scattered Futures? The campaign for this #scifi #comic of hope and community ends this Saturday! Illustrated by @m3rtyn.bsky.social @sierrabravoart.bsky.social and @jnyfmg.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/ben...

if we get to our stretch goals we'll have a bunch of cool stuff for backers. the 4k stretch goal lets the artists get a raise which helps us make more art :-)

Trans creators! Pitch your comics below 👇👇👇 I wanna boost them!! #TDOV

Only about 1.5 days left on the Courier Z Kickstarter! Very proud of this series, a perfect vehicle for my specific brand of character-driven high-concept black comedy, with some great artists involved. Two full books available now, give it a shot. www.kickstarter.com/projects/nic...

Happy Trans Visibility Day! #tdov I'm a trans! Look at me being visible! Weeeeeeee! I draw comics. Cosmic Cadets:Accused just came out. www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/cosm... We are trying to get it nominated for a Ringo for kids books 11 and under. Anyone can nominate. ringoawards.com

Our campaign ends this Saturday evening! Time is running short to get your copy of this comic about choosing hope, kindness, and love in the face of systems designed to crush them. We're already funded, but have awesome stretch goals I'd love to hit (including a raise for the incredible artists!)

Did you love Charlotte's Web as a kid? Did you ever want to see that world ravaged by an apocalyptic event? Well, @megacarter.bsky.social and I did, and the result is on Kickstarter now. www.kickstarter.com/projects/megacarter/iron-barge-book-two

Last couple of days to grab Courier Z v1-2 on Kickstarter! 100+ pages of stories drawn by 10 great artists, about a forever-exasperated space courier turning to crime in a dark-comedy gig economy future, with heavy 2000AD/Doctor Who/Red Dwarf vibes. www.kickstarter.com/projects/nic...

Thank you to @waynescomics.bsky.social and @majorspoilers.bsky.social for having me on! If you want to hear more about the stories in Scattered Futures, give it a listen, but be warned--true to Major Spoilers' name, I probably said more than I should have (nothing terrible, just a smidge spoilery)!

Scattered Futures is in the final stretch! 5 days remain in the campaign for this #scifi #comic of finding hope and optimism in a world that offers us little reason for either. Join the 146 people who are already helping to bring this book to life! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ben...

We just unlocked our first stretch goal for Scattered Futures! 7 days left for YOU to back, unlock more goals, and get your copy of these #scifi #comics of hope! We're $400 away from unlocking a wallpaper pack. $900 for behind the scenes and process commentary! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ben...

I gave my 100% into this book as one of 3 artists. My hope is that a lot of people will get to read it. :-)

One of the rewards you can get is an editorial session with me at a HUGE discount (~75%) off my usual rates. This includes a physical book, so I had limited it to US backers. I had an international supporter ask, so I added a new tier, which is an editorial session with a PDF copy, open worldwide!

9 days remain! We're so close to unlocking the first stretch goal, where you can feast your eyes on @bencranewrites.com 's beautiful scripts! Scifi hope is in short supply, but I think what we've cooked up here is worth more than a look.

Looking to save some coin, adventurer? Then enter promo code TAVERN and get half-price in-person tickets* to "NPCs" at The Hudson Mainstage Theatre, Sunday, April 12th, 1:30pm! *Limited offer, while supplies last #NPCs #TheJoyWhoLived

You need to remember the damage of bans like this isn't just the overt bigotry of the act itself, but a sustained effort to create a tapestry of lies/laws/myths all working together to paint the image that a trans person excelling or even just existing healthily in society is somehow unnatural.

@smashpages.bsky.social has an EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW of #SHRUB - the 8 issue #Kickstarter-funded series from Emmy nominee @shaneport.bsky.social & artist @andyalvesart.bsky.social exploring loss through the eyes of an unlikely traveling companion! #FanbasePress #Comics #ComicBooks

10 days remain in the Scattered Futures campaign and our first stretch goal is so close! A quiet Wednesday afternoon is the perfect time to give yourself the gift of hope for a better, kinder future. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ben...