What is a harmonic? Check out the interactive comics about additive synthesis that @aleclongstreth.bsky.social and I made! melatonin.dev/additive-syn...

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Congratulations to the class of 2026! The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) will hold its 20th commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 12noon, at Northern Stage. This year’s commencement speaker is renowned cartoonist and comics theorist @scottmccloud.bsky.social

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Mesmerizing first trailer for "Wildwood", the new stop motion feature film by LAIKA Studios. Full 4K video >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=POne...

It's #WebComicDay! If you're looking for something that isn't too far along (just five episodes so far, with new ones releasing every Wednesday), give OUTLAW'S APPRENTICE a go! Swashbuckling fantasy adventure with an Appalachian bend and (eventually) plenty of swordfightin' outlawsapprentice.com

Hello! It's #KidLitArtPostcard day again, and this month I'm sharing version 2 of a picture book sample illustration I posted previously. I got feedback from an agent that my cast of school kids looked too middle grade, so I rewrote the book to be fully anthropomorphic! www.alecillustration.com

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Hello! It's #KidLitArtPostcard day again, and this month I'm sharing version 2 of a picture book sample illustration I posted previously. I got feedback from an agent that my cast of school kids looked too middle grade, so I rewrote the book to be fully anthropomorphic! www.alecillustration.com

Another Weezer - Star Wars link: Weezer kept an OG Kenner Jabba the Hutt on the dashboard of Betsy, the A-Team-style van they used on their earliest 'real' tours in 1994. The figure even made @aleclongstreth.bsky.social's cover for It's Been So Long, Weezer's 2019 fan club single.

The “Great Times in the Arena” print is NOW AVAILABLE in TheScottCShop.com (link in bio) #greatshowdowns #scottc #MayThe4thBeWithYou#MayThe4th#MayThe4th #May4th

Happy #mermay! To celebrate our @syrenkafilm.bsky.social campaign, I animated this #Cuphead/Syrenka mashup! You can buy the original drawings with a brand NEW tier on our kickstarter! HELP US REACH OUR GOAL! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tin...

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Animation by James Baxter* | Medusa (canceled) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation

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The Annotated Edition of Gender Queer is almost here! from @oni-press.bsky.social In stores May 19. Many people, including myself, added notes, comments, thoughts, drawings, & extra comics to this edition! Pre-order here: bookshop.org/p/books/gend... more photos & gratitude in thread.

Hey #animation folks, I've been searching for an old animation loop but can't seem to find it. It was a bunch of short vignettes strung together - all "near misses" - a basketball bouncing off the rim, a pencil tip breaking, etc. Clean 2D with limited pastel color palette. Motion graphics. ???

The Vermont Animation Festival kicks off tomorrow! (Friday 4/17). Free screenings, workshops, artist talks, etc. www.vtanimationfestival.org #vermont #animation #vtanimationfestival

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Friends! My new fantasy adventure comic, OUTLAW'S APPRENTICE, has begun, with new episodes releasing each Wednesday. Read it on webtoons: www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/ou... Or read it on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/ChrisSchwe... Shares and word-spreading very much appreciated!

Hey! Traditional publishing is broken, and it's real hard to pitch a graphic novel series right now. THEIR LOSS. @schweizercomics.bsky.social is launching a new self-published series today, OUTLAW'S APPRENTICE. Get in there! www.patreon.com/posts/outlaw...

Whoops! I forgot the #kidlitart tag 🤓

It's #portfolioday ! I'm Alec Longstreth, an award-winning cartoonist, animator, and illustrator with over two decades of experience. www.alecillustration.com This year I'm trying to break into picture books as an author illustrator. I've got three completed manuscripts and I'm working on more!

Today's the day! 1 PM at the VT State House, Montpelier, VT, open to the public.

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I backed this project! I'm excited to see it get across the finish line. Please help support this hand-drawn animated short if you can! tinyurl.com/SyrenkaFilm/

HR 7661, the Federal book banning bill, is unfortunately still alive. Please call your reps and say NO ON HR 7661! You can read the bill's full text here and see if your Congressperson is one of the 19 co-sponsors: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day, everyone! Here is a sample illustration I created for a pitch that made the rounds last year. Ink, watercolor and a bit of Photoshop. This was for a picture book I was developing with James Sturm. Check out my website for more samples: www.alecillustration.com

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Here's my breaking up with Harry Potter essay comic- if you need some fuel to convince relatives or friends not to watch the new show, maybe this will help: redgoldsparkspress.com/projects/718...

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Isle of Elsi Book Three and Phase 7 #027 are now available for online ordering! www.alec-longstreth.com/news/isle-of... #selfpublishing #comics #aleclongstreth #isleofelsi #phase7

OpenAI is shutting down Sora AI platform 👍 Disney is exiting their $1 billion investment 👍 variety.com/2026/digital...

I updated my SCBWI profile with a bunch of new sample illustrations I've created over the last year for various picture book manuscripts I'm developing as an author illustrator. www.scbwi.org/members/alec... #kidlit #scbwi #author #illustrator #picturebook

I wrote a blog post about this animated loop I recently made for @cartoonstudies.bsky.social based on an illustration by Mitra Farmand '13 www.alec-longstreth.com/news/ccs-tel... #thecenterforcartoonstudies #cartoonstudies #ccs #animation #telegraph #aleclongstreth #mitrafarmand

I finally wrote a blog post about the coloring book vinyl box set I illustrated for weezer @weezer.bsky.social www.alec-longstreth.com/news/weezer-... The standard edition is still available and will be shipping out to folks in April I believe. #weezer #coloringbook #vinyl #lifeissorad

Hooray! I found out today that my animated loop "REGULATE A.I." is an official selection for this year's Vermont Animation Festival! You can watch it here: vimeo.com/1097611362 And find out more about about the festival which is Friday April 17 in Vermont! www.vtanimationfestival.org

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Isle of Elsi Book Three is now available through @radiatorcomics.bsky.social This is the first way to order a copy outside of the Kickstarter campaign that is wrapping up this week. www.radiatorcomics.com/shop/uncateg... #selfpublishing #comicsforkids #kidscomics #isleofelsi #aleclongstreth

Steve's Kickstarter launched today, to collect his self-published dinosaur masterpiece TYRANT. Don't miss it!

CCS is renovating the Historic Telegraph Building in downtown White River Junction! Learn more, support the project: www.cartoonstudies.org/telegraph/ Drawing by Mitra Farmand ’13, animation by Alec Longstreth.

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check out the amazing additive synthesizer my friend Sudara has been building for the last four years! melatonin.dev

Internationally recognized cartoonist Stephen R. Bissette will be appointed Vermont’s sixth Cartoonist Laureate www.cartoonstudies.org/vermonts-six...

Hello! Here is a sample illustration from a picture book manuscript I made last year. I am currently revising it based on some great feedback I got from an agent and an editor. I plan to pitch the revised version again later this year! www.alecillustration.com #kidlitartpostcard #beavers

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Hello! Here is a sample illustration from a picture book manuscript I made last year. I am currently revising it based on some great feedback I got from an agent and an editor. I plan to pitch the revised version again later this year! www.alecillustration.com #kidlitartpostcard #beavers

AI-generated artwork is officially not eligible for copyright protection after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the appeal. The court ruled that a work must have a human creator in order to qualify for copyright. (Link: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...)