went for a nighttime walk, figured out the source of the anxiety and had a small panic attack on the sidewalk while hanging out with a friend (so the issue was witnessed and notarized) and suddenly my back, while still sore, instantly felt significantly better. what the fuck are bodies, man?

it’s irritating!! i’ve been feeling significantly less stressed out than usual lately, but i think there’s some delayed physical feedback happening because my back/arms are WAY sorer than they should be right now, and when matt worked out a knot in my shoulder i started emotional crying lmfao

brain is absolutely not working today i am getting so frustrated anyway here’s wonderwall* *a couple lino stamps

brain is absolutely not working today i am getting so frustrated anyway here’s wonderwall* *a couple lino stamps

a big hamburger

Comics are actually very difficult to write if you’re coming from a prose-writing background. It’s a VERY different skillset from prose—in fact, it’s closer to writing a screenplay than a novel. You gotta know enough about film language and camera to make the comic panels & art *mean* something.

1 day to go! THAT'S ONLY ONE DAY TO GO!!!!

hey just re-upping this because i want to make sure everyone knows i am deeply grateful every time someone tosses a couple bucks my way. i really well and truly mean that. you don’t know me, i’m just a stranger who draws pictures and says silly things and somehow that’s meaningful enough?? baffling💕

[Chappell Roan voice] ohhhhh when you wake up next to ham, in the middle of the night, with your ham in your hands,

also, so happy about how nicely they repped autism in this show? it’s never even confirmed that mel is autistic but you clock it immediately, it’s clear. and she is so SENSITIVE and EMPATHETIC and DISARMING and nobody draws attention. a balance of masking but visible that we don’t often see in media

the pitt: excellent dr robby: hot 👍

gonna try to refinish these to better match my table display. starting with the interiors today because they’re very old and stained and ick.

DONE!!!!

my goal is to just get everyone reposting the perfect movie thread with pacific rim

What movie do you consider 'perfect'?

hey just re-upping this because i want to make sure everyone knows i am deeply grateful every time someone tosses a couple bucks my way. i really well and truly mean that. you don’t know me, i’m just a stranger who draws pictures and says silly things and somehow that’s meaningful enough?? baffling💕

as an aside, i love that he’s with Linda, who is so obviously *riddled* with ADHD.

gonna try to refinish these to better match my table display. starting with the interiors today because they’re very old and stained and ick.

i’ve been thinking about futurama a LOT lately. maybe i gotta start putting it on in the background while i work for a while. what a perfect show

Good morning, chums! Don’t forget this is on all day today as well!

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i’ve always kinda been of the “i refuse to play the game so guess i’ll post and see if it works” camp. similarly, i post stuff on my website and hope people find it/subscribe so that it any particular social media site fucks me over, at least i’ll have something of a line of communication remaining

matt’s busy with dnd tonight so i’m ten minutes into ep 2 of somebody somewhere and i’m already in so love with this little burgeoning group of weirdos

i’ve always kinda been of the “i refuse to play the game so guess i’ll post and see if it works” camp. similarly, i post stuff on my website and hope people find it/subscribe so that it any particular social media site fucks me over, at least i’ll have something of a line of communication remaining

genuinely, i OFTEN find myself going "well at least i don't have as many commitments as brennan lee mulligan does" god bless that man #comic

it will shock you to learn that every single member of this household is an incredible goblin, but thankfully, all are extremely cute and funny.

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We’ve been cleared to share it, so we can say we did a variant cover for Absolute Martian Manhunter 7, dropping December 24! The book slaps, we were delighted to be asked to contribute. @denizcamp.bsky.social and @javierrodriguez.bsky.social really have something special with this book.

Good morning, chums! A reminder that as it’s the weekend, my DMs are open to all new comics creators (especially those of marginalised identity) who want advice on writing, art or the industry at large!

full view of baby being delivered on the pitt. matt, horror enthusiast, had to look away (i never see him look away) “is that what it looked like?” “YES 🫣” “was it scary?” “YES 🫣” “haha no this is neat”

POV you’re me finally getting around to dealing with the cucumbers from the garden but water bath canning scares you for no reason so you’re kinda hiding in the doorway behind the fridge until the timer goes off

months ago, i was at the park with my kiddo when a fellow dad came up to me and said “are you alex plante? i follow you on bsky” and quite literally i gasped and said “oh no”

genuinely, i OFTEN find myself going "well at least i don't have as many commitments as brennan lee mulligan does" god bless that man #comic

i think their names are Gunko and Pip

me, lovingly cooking up the finest of posts for you vs my ungrateful followers upon receiving my posts (ungratefully)

yeah, brain is just a bunch of mushy chunks floating in mystery liquid this morning. i THINK i'm just gonna sit somewhere comfy with my ipad for a bit and make up some little guys? it's been a long time since i just made up some stuff that i didn't immediately need for something.

[hands me chalk] “mama! draw mama!!” thirty seconds later:

i’m way too drained this morning. an “is work even possible today” kind of morning.

lol whenever i show restraint a bunch of you advise me to be harsher/more insulting and lol... no. my general rule is if it feels really really good to say, it's probably a really bad idea to say it. also the average person isn't an asshole. if you meet em where they are, they might listen to you?

if it's an asshole being an asshole at you, fine, but never underestimate the value of people liking you, or even just seeming like the more reasonable person in a weird exchange.

i'm in a professional setting here guys i'm not gonna start blasting people out of nowhere lmfao everyone's just gonna go "what an asshole i'm not listening to her"

aw man thanks to everyone who subbed to my patreon or sent me something on ko-fi it is REALLY appreciated 💕

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

me, lovingly cooking up the finest of posts for you vs my ungrateful followers upon receiving my posts (ungratefully)

Okay folks, Keezy is an AMAZING artist. You know what to do. Here is her ko-fi: ko-fi.com/keezyyoung

mfw @radishdoodles.bsky.social starts rubbing her bleeding disorder all over the sharp edge of her gunky scissors

(obligatory post i guess. i always chime in and then think "ah fuck someone's gonna yell at me if i don't share these links that's not what my intent was but ugh") Patreon: patreon.com/alexplante Shop (🇨🇦): aplante.com/shop INPRNT (🇺🇸): www.inprnt.com/gallery/apla... Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/alexplante

yeah lmao if 40k people gave me 75 cents USD it would pretty much match my highest year ever