HELLO I'm so delighted to finally officially share A TRUE GENTLEMAN, the graphic novel I’ve been working on for the last few years & is very close to my heart. Inspired by a lot of real queer & trans history and my own disability, with big marsh, big ships & BIG YEARNING #books

My free masterclass is available now if you are interested

hello, I’m doing an online talk with the AOI Edinburgh illustrators’ meet-up in Feb - answering YOUR Qs about whatever, there are no stupid questions - for Edinburgh based illustrators from any bg, you do NOT need to be a AOI member to attend - more info & tix at bio.site/roughdraft

Hi, looking for some illustration work at the moment, send me a message if you'd like some art for your project. You can also email me at [email protected] Thanks!

My Top 12 ‘New To Me’ films of 2025. boxd.it/QowJO

In Edinburgh this weekend? Pop down to La Belle Adventure at 225 Leith Walk to check out the work of all of our fantastic winners and nominees for 2025! 🦭

Introducing DoomScroll - an endless feed of thousands of user-made Doom WADs from the last 32 years, all playable right in your browser. Our goal was to make decades of work from one of the most creative communities in gaming history more accessible and visible to everyone.

Gremlins

Are you a comics critic? Have you published two pieces over the past year? If so, please apply to this year's Comics Criticism Mini Grant! The application takes only minutes to fill out! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I may come to regret this decision, but... SCARF! Sheffield Comic ARts Fair! Next October! Liam "Pais" Hill drew our mascot! Exhibitor application form will be out soon, tables will cost as little as I can get away with! Please remember to apply so this isn't a terrible decision on my part 🙏

From the BBC archive - controversy over the release of Gremlins in the UK. What a movie! www.bbc.co.uk/videos/c5104...

more from my sketchbook

It's an honour to lose the award for Best Graphic Novel to this book, it's the reason LOADS of kids are going to grow up with the tools they need to become comic creators. You can buy it here: www.edwardross.co.uk/shop

Still glowing from this! If you want to buy my ✨ award winning ✨ Graphic Novel Builder, signed, sketched and dedicated to the comic making kid in your life, you can do so at the link below! www.edwardross.co.uk/shop

Still glowing from this! If you want to buy my ✨ award winning ✨ Graphic Novel Builder, signed, sketched and dedicated to the comic making kid in your life, you can do so at the link below! www.edwardross.co.uk/shop

Up-and-Coming Talent: Plasticine Cowboy, by Jack Stamp

Best Narrative: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage, by @evegwood.com @spiremint.bsky.social

Best Art: Sacred Bodies, by VER @verface.bsky.social

Best Graphic Novel: Graphic Novel Builder: The illustrated guide to making your own comics, by Edward Ross @edwardross.bsky.social

Best Short Comic: One More Year, by Simon Birks, Pietro, and Rob Jones @simonbirks.com @robjoneswrites.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who came to our second award ceremony! Our 2025 award winners have now been announced... selkieawards.org/2025

Absolutely stunned and delighted that Graphic Novel Builder just won ‘Best Graphic Novel’ at the Selkie Comic Awards tonight. The work on show from the other nominees and winners is all stunning, an absolute testament to the strength of creativity in our community.

With yet more capitulation to transphobic bigotry in the UK a reminder that your trans-themed comics are eligible for free advertising at Broken Frontier. We just need an advertising image/link to run one. My personal BF e-mail is here if you want details: www.brokenfrontier.com/contact-us/ Andy

Shirley vs the Green Menace by Tor Freeman, Pets Tell Tales by @jordancollver.bsky.social @rikworth.bsky.social, Everything Amplified by Sarah Lippett (for teens)

Encourage creativity and storytelling for young folk 9+ with a copy of Graphic Novel Builder: the illustrated guide to making your own comics! With an intro by Alice Oseman! ✏️ www.edwardross.co.uk/shop/p/graph...

Encourage creativity and storytelling for young folk 9+ with a copy of Graphic Novel Builder: the illustrated guide to making your own comics! With an intro by Alice Oseman! ✏️ www.edwardross.co.uk/shop/p/graph...

If you buy a comic from my shop I’ll sketch and sign it, and you can get a personalised message on request! A perfect gift for the comic fan in your life!

from my sketchbook

Hey! If anyone of you in Edinburgh is interested in doing cyanotypes, my wife is making a GIVEAWAY for one of her fantastic cyanotype workshops!!! This is her IG post 😊 Please share 🙏🏽🤖💙 #cyanotype #edinburgh #giveaway #workshop www.instagram.com/p/DRRt2HsDUp...

Signed. Deeply frustrated by Waterstones’ actions here. Argonaut books are amazing and deserve your support through this.

My most strongly held comics opinion (I hesitate to say "opinion," because it's a fact): lettering should be the first finished thing done, not the last. Done after (or along with) roughs and finalized before pencils. Pencils and inking should be done AROUND the lettering.

On the train to Thought Bubble! Maybe see you (yes, YOU) at the @averyhill.bsky.social Exhibition at the Mercer Gallery tonight? If not, hopefully see you at table C36 in Comixology Hall 🖤

At CCIC we feel it’s never too early to start gathering evidence. Come by our table and let us know what difference a scheme like this would make to your life! (We have a postbox so you can share your thoughts anonymously too if you prefer 😘)

Following from our announcement that Quindrie Press will be closing at the end of 2026, I want to make people aware that in Spring 2026 we will be opening a one-off comic fund for UK creators. More details will be released next year. Sign up to our newsletter: quindriepress.com/newsletter

I wouldn't have made comics if I hadn't shown the first four pages I'd ever drawn in a portfolio review at the first Thought Bubble I ever attended. Just that little nudge helped. Just life-changing. And I know a lot of us would say the same.

Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction

Can’t believe that Filmish: A Graphic Journey Through Film has been out 10 YEARS! I wrote a little about it (and Gamish’s 5 year anniversary) over on my newsletter. 🎬 thumbnails.beehiiv.com/p/thumbnails... @selfmadehero.bsky.social

My shop is now fully stocked! Perfect comic book gifts for: 👾 Gamers! 🎬 Film fans! ✏️ Young comic fans! www.edwardross.co.uk/shop

My shop is now fully stocked! Perfect comic book gifts for: 👾 Gamers! 🎬 Film fans! ✏️ Young comic fans! www.edwardross.co.uk/shop

SOUP: The Society Of Unexplaned Phenomena has been fully funded! Thanks so much if you've backed it. There's still plenty of time, so I've added a couple of stretch goals. Want to see me do a dramatic reading of part of the comic? First stretch goal is £800 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ste...

Second ticket warning, as we're still very much on track for selling out this year. We strongly recommend purchasing your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment, tickets may not be available on the door: thoughtbubblefestival.com/tickets We will keep you up to date!

If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

A bit late because I was doing a bunch of travelling, but... 🎂🥳 Graphic Novel Builder is a year old this month! 🎂🥳 Thanks everyone who has read it, reviewed it, come to a workshop, or shared it with a friend! You're all cool.

Did you visit TAGS this year? To help this free event continue, please let us know what you thought of TAGS Fest 2025. We can use the information you share when applying for funding for future events. 🏷️ Feedback form: forms.gle/nBuXjZb6Q9Nf...

are you between 16-30 and looking to get a leg-up into #comics? Comics Youth are running a free upskilling programme for marginalised creatives (16-30) interested in a career in the Comics Industry- check out their website for details; comicsyouth.co.uk/comics-decla...

Don’t forget it’s TAGS festival this weekend! Join loads of creators in Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket to celebrate everything small press!

The Comics Laureate UK Graphic Novel list for 2025-2026 will be looking for graphic novels to be promoted to libraries. If you wish to be considered for the list, then inbox me a link to your work via Dropbox. Must have a valid UK publisher/ISBN number. Cut off DATE: 3rd Nov 2025. PLEASE SHARE! Ta!

Do you write: • SFF/speculative fiction • Games - digital, RPGs, tabletop, etc • Scripts for film, TV, radio, or podcasts • Comics - print or digital ...and want some inspiration? Then check out this Saturday's workshop on (super)heroic worlds! scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/building-sup...

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Totally excited to be shortlisted for a @selkieawards.org for Best Graphic Novel.