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The team has awoken in a strange new land. Will it prove to be enemy territory? Read issue #2 of BY A THREAD: BOOK TWO on @Comixology TODAY: a.co/d/6a1e0hb @luxfero.bsky.social @smashpansy.bsky.social

Damn, look how many of you have filled in the survey in its first week! (Yes I *have* made a respondent-meter like it’s a village hall fundraiser - let me have my little whimsies) If you have ten mins to join in the fun, the link is here: ukcomicscreators.org.uk

Somehow, I blinked and ten years flew by since @sispurrier.bsky.social and I got married. What a glorious, silly, fun day that was! And what an amazing decade we've had.

Had a lot of fun designing the logo and early concept pieces for @emmavieceli.bsky.social's incredible musical, Unfolding. Two more shows to go, so if you can, get down and see it! I've loved seeing how Emma adapted it for the programme, and even added to a drum kit! share.google/UWKOPb4O3OBI...

I saw the Jenny Saville exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery last week and I still haven't gotten over the impact of the brushwork and the sheer scale of the paintings. I'd never seen her work in person before, and it blew me away!

“AI models can end up optimising for malice.” “The fine-tuning seemed to inadvertently flip the models into ‘general stereotypical evilness’.” www.ft.com/content/7f14...

distrokid.com/hyperfollow/... Something exciting is coming tomorrow...you can presave the single from this link! ^_^ 🤩

I've been really enjoying reading, 'Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians' by the excellent Chris Riddell to my son. Especially the little Easter Egg headshot of the third, 'Stiltskin' brother...'Trumple'.

My variant cover for TVSK #3:

What a lovely insight into this comics/creative community!

Very excited to have got a copy of Hero Slam: The Card Game in the post today. Greatly looking forward to learning how to play with the kids! Gorgeous looking cards from the mind of @jamiesmart.bsky.social.

I'm day three, post abdominal surgery, and I feel like someone has inflated a balloon inside my stomach. Like Mr Creosote, one more wafer thin mint and I'll explode! I had two cesareans and neither felt quite like this. 🎈💥

Last year I illustrated the label for Northdown Brewery's alcohol free beer, Dry Dock, and they loved it so much that I got to adapt it for their latest release, CRUMB! There's something great about being able to revisit a concept and shift things to fit a different perspective.

A thermoplastic mask moulded to my head & shoulders, then clamped to a rack for a CT scan. Next: 6 wks of radiotherapy to wipe out any trace of cancer, while parenting my twin boys Treatment + somewhere to live by the hospital = survival. Without both, the plan fails. Want to help? Link in bio 👊❤️

Watched The Empire Strikes Back with the seven year old for the first time...but he knew the twist! Is nothing sacred from playground gossip?! 😭 He still loved it though.

Heya! The Marvel Museum is only £8.99 right now! It's an official illustrated history of Marvel Comics and it's great place to learn about the origins of a certain fantastic family! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/183587231X Excelsior!

This week on Off Panel, we have a heck of a chat with writer @sispurrier.bsky.social on the podcast, who joins the show for a very real talk about writing and creating comics these days, ending The Flash, starting The Voice Said Kill, working with @matiasbergara.bsky.social, and more.

21 July 2025 - Diary comics: www.okaychloegreen.com/blog

The female gaze is a damp wet rat of a man who looks haunted by a ghost of sadness. Preferably he is literally wet, eg.

🔥🌟⚔️ HERO SLAM, a brand new card game, is out VERY SOON! 🔥🌟⚔️ Venture through the enchanted forest, gather a team of heroes, and defeat the Great Evil! But beware, your heroes will fall foul of dangerous sidequests, magical imps, even each other, as you battle to keep them alive!

So, I was laid off by my job this week after 13 years. Not only that, but it happened as bills from my recent heart attack-related medical visits come due. Because of that, I'm doing a big sale for SKTCHD/Off Panel related things, so now's a good time to subscribe if you can...because I need it!

qp with your SKETCH vs FINALS

ON SALE TODAY ❤️

Want to take a moment to share this slice of beauty. The B-cover for THE VOICE SAID KILL issue 4, by the absurdly talented @tinymaster.bsky.social. Not only a cracking designer - see logos & cover treatments for most of my c/o work - but a top tier cover artist. #comics #imagecomics

Hi #portfolioday I’m Tom. I’m a comic artist, illustrator and writer based in Edinburgh. I make poetry comics, non-fiction comics, and I like to write illustrated essays about the intersection of pop culture and politics. I’m writing my 2nd graphic novel and would love to do more covers.

I did a variant cover for @sispurrier.bsky.social and @vanesadelrey.bsky.social's new Image book, The Voice Said Kill, #4! This is such an awesome story, Vanesa's art is killing it, and the twist is sublime. I also did the logo and book design. Such a fun project! share.google/svKU6kHhQzfl...

I did a variant cover for @sispurrier.bsky.social and @vanesadelrey.bsky.social's new Image book, The Voice Said Kill, #4! This is such an awesome story, Vanesa's art is killing it, and the twist is sublime. I also did the logo and book design. Such a fun project! share.google/svKU6kHhQzfl...

Enter a Swampy Fever Dream in Exclusive Artwork from Si Spurrier and Vanesa Del Rey’s THE VOICE SAID KILL #1, Coming July 23rd from Image Comics @vanesadelrey.bsky.social @sispurrier.bsky.social @tinymaster.bsky.social @imagecomics.com

Lots of new followers lately, hello! If you enjoy Donut Squad, may I introduce you to this COMPLETE 8-VOLUME GRAPHIC NOVEL SAGA I made earlier? It is called Mega Robo Bros and it is about robots and families and growing up and stuff. I think you would like it!

Yesterday we found a patch of 'boiling sea' and 'quicksand' on the beach. (Most likely actually a natural spring and it was freeeeezing!) Nature is weird/amazing!

Sara is a joy to work with and doing exciting things, you should definitely work with her!

Gustaffo is amazing, you should absolutely hire him!!!

Hey, hey! starting JULY I will be available to take on new work for hire projects. I work in sci-fi, fantasy, horror and adventure genres. If you're looking for Comic pages or Comic Covers with my style, just let me know! More samples of my work here: www.gustaffovargas.com Please share! 😊🤖🙏

We had an Acorn (possibly an Electron) at home in the late 80s, it connected to our TV!

It may not be out until July 23rd, but our own Wes Gift has read & reviewed @imagecomics.com's The Voice Said Kill #1 from @sispurrier.bsky.social, Vanesa Del Rey, John Starr, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, @tinymaster.bsky.social, & @eharburn.bsky.social. Read his full review at the link below.

Intrigued? Here's an exclusive fully lettered sneak peek at the first issue: bindings.app/read/FXroaYec

"The Voice Said Kill #1 is a tour de force of mad comics talent. Grab one of the best debut issues of the year when it hits shelves July 23rd." First review of TVSK is in, and it's a peach. monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-the-v... @imagecomics.com @vanesadelrey.bsky.social

I really wanted to go with something very bold, clean and stripped back for the logo for, THE VOICE SAID KILL, and I think it really nails that!

Those covers by @vanesadelrey.bsky.social, @cjward.bsky.social and @tulalotay.bsky.social, respectively. Color by John Starr, letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, design by @tinymaster.bsky.social, and @eharburn.bsky.social editing. youtu.be/vXi65_4sII8?...

New Adventuremice! Squee!

Writers: before you sign a contract with a publisher, make sure AI isn't replacing your illustrator, your translator, your editor, your jacket designer. Readers: if you're thinking of buying a book, do the same. Refuse. Resist. If AI garbage doesn't sell, people will stop making it.

In the news: In which we learn that our leaders find it easier to believe "AI is the future" than to believe that actual, living human beings who make art for a living have rights and deserve respect. Our consent doesn't matter to them. Only appeasing the tech bros matters.

Cycling around with my two little angels.

Digging around under the sofa and found three 'I Am The Law's going spare. Want a signed & personalised copy? DM me a screenshot of a donation receipt for Not A Phase or Mermaids, and I'll fire them over to the first three folk.

1. Can you figure out where I was standing when I took this picture? ChatGPT could. Given the photograph (scrubbed of all header information), the new chain of thought model, ChatGPT o.3, was able to pinpoint the location with a few meters.

UK comics pals, let's get this up to 1,000 signatures and support the development of a comics fund!

News! The Comics Cultural Impact Collective Makes the Case to the UK Government for £1.5 Million Funding for Comics. www.brokenfrontier.com/comics-cultu...

Authors, illustrators, screenwriters, poets etc. Please sign this open letter regarding the recent UK Supreme Court judgement on trans peoples’ rights to legal recognition. 🏳️‍⚧️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...