had an incredible time at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend!! naturally i forgot to take many photos, but it was great to catch up with pals and meet some internet comic people irl!! equally exhausted and inspired. i can't wait to make more comics!

i forgot to post here all weekend but i'm at thought bubble! you still have 2hrs to swing by comixology hall c4b!!

literally begging my day job to not get crazy stressful this week and let me go to a single comic thing without a fried brain lmao 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

i'm at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend! comixology hall c4b i'll have the print debut of MOTHER, a second brand new mini-comic (a queer adaptation of keats' la belle dame sans merci), my avery hill books, old classics, plus all my usual printed tat

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH review! Mother – The Oozing Body Horror of @abscomics.bsky.social Abs Bailey’s Graphic Novel is a Sight to Behold. @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social #ThoughtBubbleatBF25 www.brokenfrontier.com/mother-abs-b...

a lovely review of MOTHER from broken frontier for your consideration 🦠 BF's reviews are always so attentive and vividly worded, it's such a treat to see one about your own work

i adopted a landfill-destined hi-fi system over the summer and my new favourite hobby is listening to music very loudly

i get a little giddy every time someone sees this comic and says 'ew nasty!' 🥹

Tonight! Our online @goshcomics.bsky.social & Broken Frontier Drink & Draw @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Special starts at 7.30pm GMT. 3 drawing themes over 3 rounds. You post your interpretations of each theme. Look for the #GoshBFDD hashtag. More info at link. www.brokenfrontier.com/drink-and-dr...

October Round-Up Post is up! 🎃 Thoughts on MCM London 🎃 What I've been working on this month 🎃 Mini-Reviews of the comics I got at the Shortbox Comics Fair! www.abscomics.com/post/mcm-lon...

October Round-Up Post is up! 🎃 Thoughts on MCM London 🎃 What I've been working on this month 🎃 Mini-Reviews of the comics I got at the Shortbox Comics Fair! www.abscomics.com/post/mcm-lon...

i'm SO excited for this. what a cool idea!!

a small but mighty shortbox haul this year

last hour and a half of mcm! (table m16)

last few hours of mcm!

i'm at MCM this weekend!! table m-16!! right in the middle of it all 🙌

MCM London is this weekend ✨ All you need to know to find me there is in this little thread 💪 ✏️Artist Alley table B-21 ✏️I’m hosting Spooky Folk Stamp Rally with @abscomics.bsky.social , @shanefaced.bsky.social , @beastlyworlds.bsky.social and Nana Takeuchi!

It feels incredible to be such a sweetie.

it's time for another quarterly round-up of my writing from 2025. reviews, culture pieces, we won that eisner nomination, tape culture, etc a thread

clocking out of the fish factory for the last time this year 🫡 i painted 60 of these little guys painted for MCM/TBubs over the last month or so... excited to see them go to their new homes... my sons...

does the full stall setup in my living room give away the fact MCM is only one week away, or is it something else?

writing a new big comic and simultaneously having a great time and a horrible time (but always a fun time)

I am organising direct action against Reform UK to fight against their racist misinformation. Posted more about it over on my insta, but here's the main bits! Find out more: www.instagram.com/sticker_up_f... Grab a PDF of the zine: www.shazleenkhan.shop

c4b comixology hall! see you in harrogate pals

the big spill (how my brain feels right now) #GoshBFDD

Something weird is growing... MOTHER will debut in print this autumn convention season 🔬 MCM London 24-26 OCT THOUGHT BUBBLE 15-16 NOV Available online later (while stock lasts)!

Hey everyone! This amazing comic by @pigeonface.bsky.social really needs your help to get over the Kickstarter finish line. Kamila is one of the most exciting indie voices working in the UK and this totally deserves your support. Please back or spread the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pig...

Something weird is growing... MOTHER will debut in print this autumn convention season 🔬 MCM London 24-26 OCT THOUGHT BUBBLE 15-16 NOV Available online later (while stock lasts)!

Please support this one folks!! Your bookshelf will be all the better for it (and your eyes will be too, look at those colours!!)🪽

Sunday comics KS check! My tiny dream of reaching 2k by the end of the week MIGHT still happen with your help? 👀 Sooo maybe share it with someone who enjoys the camp medieval / bridgerton parody vibe? :> 💌 www.kickstarter.com/projects/pig... / @cartoonist.coop / @brokenfrontier.bsky.social

new blog post! what i got up to in august 🎸 talking about music, art, and revisiting old drawing processes ✏️ sketchbook pages, new work, process pics 📚 what i read w/ mini reviews from the @ldcomics.bsky.social fair! 🪐 looking back on an old anthology project www.abscomics.com/post/august-...

new blog post! what i got up to in august 🎸 talking about music, art, and revisiting old drawing processes ✏️ sketchbook pages, new work, process pics 📚 what i read w/ mini reviews from the @ldcomics.bsky.social fair! 🪐 looking back on an old anthology project www.abscomics.com/post/august-...

this comic is an absolute treat, and is gonna be incredible in colour. highly recommend adding it to your comic collection!!

daily art affirmations

first 10 fish lads painted! only 50 more to go before mid october...

doing some inking(? pencilling?) for a quick and dirty little mini-comic today

painting little fish guys today for mcm/tbubs 🐠

yay, i have an online shop again! digital comics physical comics stickers more stuff coming soon!✨ ko-fi.com/abscomics/shop

Time for the comics community to put our money where our mouth is and back Boxes, one of the best indie comic anthologies out there. 2 days to get this over the line - it can be done!

Please please please just make your fucking comic. It doesn't have to have mass appeal or be marketable. I'm literally making a comic about gay aztec steampunks. A publisher would laugh me out the door. I still have a budding audience!! And even then! If it brings you joy, make the fucking comic!

i wish i was reading these comics from the @ldcomics.bsky.social online fair instead of being at my stupid job!! you can read these comics (including mine!) instead of being at YOUR stupid job, but only if you buy them today, because it's the last day of the fair!!!!

sofa-bound (because i walked 40k steps in fashionable but ill-fitting boots) so am going into a DEEP rabbit hole of analogue music options.. i want to be a mp3 boy again

MOTHER will be in my online store from 1st Aug onwards, but grabbing it directly from the @ldcomics.bsky.social online fair helps evidence a demand for events like this and means more might happen in the future!! 48 hours left! tons of great comics to browse!!!

Review! Boxes #3 – @abscomics.bsky.social, @kitsuneart.bsky.social, Millie Strachan and Elliot Hanks Join the Line-Up for the Third Issue of @thirdbearpress.bsky.social ThirdBear Press’s Anthology Series. www.brokenfrontier.com/boxes-3/ Review by our @andywpoliver.bsky.social

Only TWO DAYS LEFT on the Kickstarter for our newest comic collection, featuring 3 heart-breaking autobio comics about relationships: with our family, with strangers, and with where we come from. ⚜️ Preorder the 2025 collection: kickstarter.com/projects/qui...

‘Did you eat today?’: Voices of Gaza speak of starvation and survival www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

hey! wanna know what goes into making a comic? i broke down the process of making MOTHER (my comic in the @ldcomics.bsky.social online fair) month by month, documenting everything from inspiration and failed experiments, to project planning and LOTS of colouring! www.abscomics.com/post/mother-...

massive silverfish just scurried out of my big sketchbook onto my lap 😟

Looking Back at the 10th Anniversary of Small Press Day @smallpressday.bsky.social at ArtHole Cardiff. Report by @lydiaturner97.bsky.social. (Co-organised by @abscomics.bsky.social and @pigeonface.bsky.social.) www.brokenfrontier.com/10th-anniver... #SmallPressDay

just backed this! the comics in this look brilliant, as does the overall art direction and production. can't wait to read it 👽👽