WHO ARE THE POWER PALS?. Art by @theahmedraafat.bsky.social, script by @duanemurray.bsky.social and Letters by @robjoneswrites.bsky.social I'm so excited to read this that I can't even finish this sente 😀 #BookMail #Comic #comicbooks #Comicsky

“It’s about Fame, Friendship, and Just How Long You’re Willing to Fake it to Make it”–@duanemurray.bsky.social and @theahmedraafat.bsky.social talk Who Are the Power Pals? with @brokenfrontier.bsky.social The buddy-comedy comic series is now available in a collected trade wherever you buy books!

Don’t miss Geek Hard LATER TODAY! We’re talking with comic writer @duanemurray.bsky.social about his comic, Power Pals, now out in trade. You’ll also hear our review of Predator: Badlands & Andrew’s chat with Michael Dowse and Kate del Castillo of Trap House. 7 PM EST on www.realityradio101.com.

I’m headed across the pond as they say. Come chat!!!

Thanks to Andy at Broken Frontier for the interview leading up to our appearance at Thought Bubble. So excited to get there and be a part of it all!

Coming to Kickstarter very soon! The long await collection of my Irish Crime webcomic Clearwater! Collecting the first 10 chapters and the winter special. and all of @vor-bokor.bsky.social end chapter art. In beatuiful greayscale! Pre save today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/aar...

Come get one! Also if you happen to have Better Place and want it signed, bring it on down as I don't know the next time I'll be in the UK!

I'll be chatting on Geek Hard this Friday. Who knows what I'll say? Come listen to find out!

ICYMI: Who Are the Power Pals? returns this week in a paperback collection, available now: bit.ly/3IZyHpj Written by @duanemurray.bsky.social, with art, colors, and cover from @theahmedraafat.bsky.social, and letters by @robjoneswrites.bsky.social

As a natural story teller and true lover of comics, I’ve been nudging Jenn to try her hand at writing some comics for a long time, and she finally jumped in, and it paid off! Can’t wait to see what she does!

Should we? A full print run of Clearwater volume 1? Maybe... 120 pages of Irish Crime drama Writing, Art, Letters, Design by @aaronlosty.bsky.social End chapter at by @vor-bokor.bsky.social + some other goodies... www.kickstarter.com/projects/aar...

I made shirts! Like… myself. And I only really messed up one.

And if anyone knows comics, it's Jenn.

Shawn as another issue up and charges the most reasonable prices out there. Go get good comics!

At Bookstores today! Comic shops tomorrow!

Excerpt from The Pitiful Human-Lizard issue 19. Toronto’s pretty decent superhero rocks a Jays tee. Should I bring him back? #WANTITALL

The “Sunday Strips” from Who Are The Power Pals #2 was so much fun to do, would do a whole issue in that format! TPB comes out end of this month, if you’ve missed the single issues now is your chance! W: @duanemurray.bsky.social A: me! L: @robjoneswrites.bsky.social From @darkhorse.com!

We have an official signing at 12:30 on the Saturday, but I’ll be there all weekend right beside @theahmedraafat.bsky.social . If you have Better Place feel free to bring it to be signed, since I don’t know the next time I’ll be in the Uk!

If anyone I know is at NYCC I’d appreciate you grabbing me one of these.

Comps are here! Out October 28th! Go buy a case to give them out to the preteens who don’t dress up and walk around with a pillowcase. They’ll love it!

A perfect time to order the Who Are The Powerpals? trade!

Excited that the CBC is excited about the Who Are The Power Pals? trade from @darkhorse.com is coming at the end of October! @theahmedraafat.bsky.social and @robjoneswrites.bsky.social worked hard on this (I mainly rode their coat tails) so we hope you'll check it out! www.cbc.ca/books/9-cana...

Headed out to Fan Expo now. I'll be right beside Shawn at table A02. Find Shawn. Find me! Hope to see you there!

New DAZZLER sketch covers will be available at my table (A10) for Fan Expo Canada weekend. See you there!

Love that our fun little book got picked by fancy dancy Publisher's Weekly as one of their fall GN picks. As our publisher emailed us, "There were a lot of books submitted for this feature (from both Dark Horse and other publishers), so it's great to see that Who Are the Power Pals? was chosen."

Lovely review of Who Are The Power Pals? from The Comic Bulletin after the wrap up of the series, and a reminder that Monday the 26th is FoC for the TRADE PAPERBACK! Get your pre-orders in at your favourite comic shop, book store, or e-retailer now!

I’ll drop by for sure!

Just want to thank Keith for giving his thoughts on Power Pals each issue. It's tough to be talked about in the sea of comics out there.

Power Pals co-creator @theahmedraafat.bsky.social Guesting at the T-Bubs! (Is that a thing? T-Bubs?)

Thanks for pointing us ( @theahmedraafat.bsky.social @robjoneswrites.bsky.social ) out. Happy to be amongst thse fine books!

I mean... we have a whole tariff thing going on right now, and a big part of it is dairy, so I won't be sipping on any of this anytime soon, but I would hope @ashcanpress.com would provide a complete review on the next Substack. I expect it's as awful as it seems.

Wrote a thorough retrospective on 10 years of my self-published work. I go deeper and more personal than I would outside of my private little patreon garden. I also included a spicy comics take that I almost tweeted out the other day but decided I preferred to not be yelled at by nerds online :o)

Honestly... Shawn will exceed your expectations. You will imagine something, and it will come back 100X nicer than that.

We are officially opening up @shawndaley.bsky.social commissions! Shawn is known for going all out on his commissions so don't miss out! You can find all the details on Athenaeum Comic Art.

Hello #PortfolioDay! Ahmed Raafat here, UK based Egyptian comic book artist. Artist on Kevin Smith’s QUICK STOPS Vol. 1 - 3 and WHO ARE THE POWER PALS from Dark Horse Comics, among other things! Portfolio link in bio!

Well, it’s official. Just signed with the publisher for my next book, along with @scottbrianwoods.bsky.social to make it, with a little (ok, a lot) of help from @shawndaley.bsky.social and @nealbailey.com Can’t say much else yet, but plenty of announcements to come. Check out the teaser images!

One of my fav pages from Who Are The Power Pals #4. I was a bit intimidated when I saw the page in @duanemurray.bsky.social’s script, but I’m always up for an art challenge! With impeccable lettering from @robjoneswrites.bsky.social In shops now from @darkhorse.com! Find out how the story ends!

Hey everyone! Starting July I’m available to take on new work! Open to both covers and interiors (short stories or longer projects). Some interior samples (in different styles) below, and more in my portfolio page, here: ahmedraafathussein.myportfolio.com Shares appreciated!

So sad that Who Are the Power Pals #4 is the last issue. Really enjoyed the characters. It sounds like the ending set up a sequel, so fingers crossed! You’ll Do Bad Things is a bit trippy because it can be difficult to tell “reality” from fiction, but I want to keep reading.

Happy Canada Day! Art by @scottbrianwoods.bsky.social who I have something i’m cooking with. More annoying vague teases and actual announcements to come!

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, LotR, Marvel

I’m not a zine guy. I generally find them lacking, and yet two of my all time favourite comic stories are essentially zines by @jasonloo.bsky.social and @jefflemire171.bsky.social (and I still have!) so Shawn might be on to something.

Tomorrow (and only tomorrow) I’ll be at @gothamcentral.bsky.social beside @shawndaley.bsky.social with Books, Comics, Original Art, and POGS! I may even have a sneak peek of my next book with @scottbrianwoods.bsky.social (but it’s still a secret!) If you are in or close to Mississauga, come say hi!

I will take all Dumb And Dumber comparisons. I miss the silly buddy comedy!

First reviews of Who Are The Power Pals #4 are in! @duanemurray.bsky.social @robjoneswrites.bsky.social @shawndaley.bsky.social @darkhorse.com

@duanemurray.bsky.social @theahmedraafat.bsky.social @robjoneswrites.bsky.social @tonkahateh.bsky.social @brettaisrael.bsky.social @seastara.bsky.social Abi Joyce-Shaw Mars Ralston Darby McCann Are Good At Comics @darkhorse.com

Screenrant wrote an article on how cool the costumes in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Usagi Yojimbo are, so it must be true screenrant.com/power-ranger...

Who Are the Power Pals? #4 preview. Will the Power Pals pull off the dangerous Power Peck? And, most importantly, can the Pals finally learn to work together in order to defeat a deadly new foe? #comics #comicbooks

Wait… final issue?!?! Well, you better go grab it and see how it ends!