I'm writing reviews for Comic Book Yeti now! I got an early look at Armaveni, a powerful account of the Armenian genocide and diaspora that blends memoir, oral history, and mythology to great effect.

Any #AffinityPublisher experts know what's going on here? PDF export with otherwise identical settings, turning JPEG compression OFF cuts the size of the file in half? Am I somehow losing quality when I turn off compression? Help me understand!

Just because you aren’t transgender doesn’t mean transgender people aren’t real.

I want to write a book titled "Secret Things I Can't Talk About Yet" so that whenever I'm listing my credits, it'll look like I have way more going on than I do.

QRP to reintroduce yourself. I'm a writer and editor of prose and comics. I tell stories of finding hope and empathy in darkness, because the alternative is unacceptable. Wrote: COSMIC CADETS, A MAN OF LIES Edited: SYSTEMIC I also do freelance dev editing, and play too many board games.

Still thinking about the giant 3-story dollhouse I saw on the side of the road in the pouring rain the day after Christmas.

This is tomorrow! If you're in #SantaCruz and looking for a gift for a middle grade reader, come check out our #scifi #adventure #comics about kids having adventures in space at Atlantis Fantasyworld!!

In addition to this administration trying to kill kids, and they're also coming for our binders? OUR BINDERS.

Settle is a beautiful little ponder on what it means to be alive and how we build meaning into that life. If Jason hasn't closed his store yet, get yourself a last-minute gift. It was one of my favorite books last year.

Congratulations, Kevin! This looks absolutely gorgeous! Go check out The New Space Age!

Every time I take intercity rail in the US, I am upset both that *this* is the best we can offer, and that having any level of quality and service is the exception in this country. I'll still take a mediocre train over a 100 mile drive every day if I can. I just wish we had good trains.

🚀 Join us TODAY at Collector's Paradise PASADENA as we welcome creators BEN CRANE + ANDY ALVES for a special 𝘾𝙊𝙎𝙈𝙄𝘾 𝘾𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙏𝙎 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜! @bencranewrites.com @andyalvesart.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com @topshelfcomix.bsky.social Details: bit.ly/cosmiccadets1213

TODAY! Just a few hours away!

2026 is going to involve some truly unhinged book marketing on my part. I can't wait. "What if Cady and Regina just...kissed, in Regency gowns?" is just the beginning (pre-order my rivals-to-lovers sapphic Regency Romance, LIKE IN LOVE WITH YOU, coming January 13th, 2026)...

Come pick up a great holiday gift for the middle-grade reader in your life! Or bring them so we can say hi! Cosmic Cadets is a "stellar choice for middle-grade comics fans" (Booklist), and "everything I want in a kids off on their own adventure" (Mike Maihack, Cleopatra in Space).

#WakeUpDeadMan really is that good. Not only a perfectly crafted whodunit, but a staggering celebration and defense of humanity amidst a showcase of terrible people. Where Glass Onion skewered the flaws of our society, Wake Up posits a path to healing. See it. In theaters if you can. It's beautiful.

TOMORROW! Come out to @collectorsparadise.bsky.social in #Pasadena to meet me and @andyalvesart.bsky.social and grab signed copies of Cosmic Cadets: Accused and Contact, an out-of-this-world gift for your favorite middle-grade reader! #scifi #kidscomics @idwpublishing.com @topshelfcomix.bsky.social

Fanbase Press' 12/12/25 newsletter: Interviews w/ @bencranewrites.com & @andyalvesart.bsky.social (@topshelfcomix.bsky.social) & @jesselonergan.bsky.social (@darkhorse.com), a 20th Anniv. Retrospective of 'Serenity' (@davidbooher.bsky.social @artebuen.bsky.social) & more! mailchi.mp/fanbasepress...

Fanbase Press' @barbrajdillon.bsky.social Interviews @bencranewrites.com and @andyalvesart.bsky.social on the Release of the Sequel Graphic Novel, ‘Cosmic Cadets: Accused!,’ with @topshelfcomix.bsky.social

This was a great chat about comics covering a wide range, from the ideas behind my newest all-ages release Cosmic Cadets: Accused! to how you order the stories in an anthology. Give it a listen and check out some of the other interviews on Jameson's channel.

Genuinely honored to see Cosmic Cadets on CBY's Picks of the Week, a list that has often guided my own purchases. Thank you for the mention, Luis!!

Cosmic Cadets: Accused is out today! Yay! Here are a bunch of drawings of the kids!

“Brimming with hijinks, #mystery and a ton of heart, Accused flies further and funnier past its predecessor. Cosmic Cadets is everything I want in a ‘kids off on their own’ #sci-fi #adventure story." — Mike Maihack #CosmicCadetsAccused is on sale today! #OGN #kidlit #kidscomics

SUPPORT COMICS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! Whether its supporting your LCS, Indie comics or your favorite publisher! Support creative works but also talented artists that make them! In general support creative mediums and creative storytelling! #comics #graphicnovels #books -A little fan animation I made

Cosmic Cadets (Book 2): Accused! preview. While the crew of the ESS Khonsu is negotiating a treaty with the reclusive residents of an important nebula, someone attacks their hosts and makes off with a cultural artifact…and every piece of evidence suggests Nishika is the thief! #comics #graphicnovel

Cosmic Cadets: Accused is out TODAY! This is a book full of adventure, humor, love, and kindness and I could not be more proud of the work me, @andyalvesart.bsky.social and @prips.bsky.social did! Available NOW wherever books and comics are sold! @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

www.youtube.com/live/6m5SEsd... Comix 4 All Ink & Insight Industry Interview with comics writer, creator and editor Ben Crane to discuss all things comics today, Tuesday December 9 at 2 PM PST! Come join us! #comix4all #libcomix #comics #Youtube @bencranewrites.com

Getting ready to drop 2008's hottest new stomp-clap-hey album.

Jose Pimienta makes incredible comics you should go read right now. Once you're done with that, consider listening to them, and pick up a copy of Cosmic Cadets: Accused! which releases TOMROROW! Thank you @jopi.bsky.social! #comics #kidlit #scifi @idwpublishing.com @topshelfcomix.bsky.social

A great thread of awesome comics from this year not from the big 2. Go find something you'll love and support #indiecomics.

Publishers/ Writers, if you're looking for cover artists for 2026, here's an incredible thread of talent. I'll be working with a few of these people for sure. But SO many would do amazing covers.

White Ash Comics is looking for a few human comic book COVER ARTISTS for 2026. If you want to be considered, reply with samples and/or a link to your portfolio. I will repost all legit responses.

@andyalvesart.bsky.social and I are taking Cosmic Cadets on tour to Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, and Oakland. Come say hi and get signed copies of our all-ages sci-fi adventure comic just in time for Christmas! Andy might draw something if you ask nicely! @idwpublishing.com @topshelfcomix.bsky.social

can anyone recommend a good anthology of short stories by trans authors that isn't exclusively in the fantasy or sci-fi genres?

Come hang out with us for a launch day event celebrating the newest Cosmic Cadets! Tuesday at 2PM PST www.youtube.com/live/6m5SEsd...

Creator copies of Cosmic Cadets: Accused! arrived, and this book is gorgeous! I cannot wait for y'all to get your hands on it in just a few days! A great gift for a middle-grade reader! Get it here or at your favorite local comic or book store: ow.ly/26Wf50XBtCz #comics #unboxing #scifi #kidscomics

There’s been a brazen theft, and all signs point to the Cadets’ guilt! Blast off to a colorful #adventure full of #mystery and intrigue! Preorder your copy of #CosmicCadets: Accused by Ben Crane & Andy Alves!: ow.ly/SXmo50XBtCv #kidlit #scifi #OGN #CosmicCadetsAccused

🌑 Join us on Saturday, December 13 as we welcome creators BEN CRANE + ANDY ALVES for a special 𝘾𝙊𝙎𝙈𝙄𝘾 𝘾𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙏𝙎 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 at 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗔! @bencranewrites.com @andyalvesart.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com @topshelfcomix.bsky.social RSVP: bit.ly/cosmiccadets1213

I’m fundraising for REAL GOOD RESCUE, a nonprofit that focuses on Los Angeles-area dogs in the shelter system that are old and/or in need of medical care! If you donate $5 or more, post a pic of your receipt and a picture of your pet and I will draw your pet! The sketch will not be good! (1/3)

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to: I don't think I've been to a concert since my parents took me to The Kingston Trio when I was maybe 7? Music does nothing for me. Like, it's just repetitive monologues with extra steps. Maybe not the point of this exercise, but that's me!

Cosmic Cadets: Accused! is out in just over 2 weeks!!! Inks @andyalvesart.bsky.social Colors @prips.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com @topshelfcomix.bsky.social Mystery! Adventure! Friendship! An all-ages #scifi #comics #graphicnovel following the kids of the crew of a ship exploring the galaxy.

The Nameless City books are both a beautiful all-ages rumination on moving past a history of colonialism, AND do that fun thing where the art on the spines carries over, so they look great on a shelf!

My fantasy trilogy The Nameless City got a great shout out in the New York Times this week! Yes, please read pick up my comics if your kid likes Rick Riordan please please 😅 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/b...

Cosmic Cadets: Accused! is out in just over 2 weeks!!! Inks @andyalvesart.bsky.social Colors @prips.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com @topshelfcomix.bsky.social Mystery! Adventure! Friendship! An all-ages #scifi #comics #graphicnovel following the kids of the crew of a ship exploring the galaxy.

This is Delarax! From Ben and my new comic coming out Dec9, Cosmic Cadets: ACCUSED! I love drawing his dumb face so much. @topshelfcomix.bsky.social #art #comic #cosmiccadets

The infinite potential of a new character and a new campaign, before the inevitable cavalcade of nat 1s destroys all hope. Character portrait by @andyalvesart.bsky.social #ttrpg #dnd #pathfinder #characterart

Yes, I did just sign into a website that sends me a security email every time I sign in, and yes, it is 10AM on a Saturday, but MAYBE that email I just got was an editor responding to the manuscript I'm on submission with, so yes, body, I would love a sampling of all your finest adrenalines, please.

Go make spooky comics with the punks!

Cleopatra in Space is one of my favorite series, so you know I lost it just a little bit when @mikemaihack.com called #CosmicCadets "everything I want in a sci-fi adventure story." Book 2 is out next month! art: @andyalvesart.bsky.social colors: @prips.bsky.social #comics #kidlit #kidscomics