Rutger Bregman has a Substack! rutgerbregman.substack.com?r=g5e4e&utm_...

Currently on the turntable #prince

Young William Blake reaches south London (let’s be honest, the *best* part of London) in the latest excerpt from my work-in-progress graphic novel about Blake’s life. loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-10 #WilliamBlake #graphicnovel #comic #southlondon

Writer friends! A Narrative Designer role is open on the video games side of Rebellion. If this is for you let me know. apply.workable.com/rebellion/j/...

Abe…..

My brother @joesikcomix.bsky.social has launched an online comics shop and he’s carrying mini-comics and zines from the family: Joe, @kriotaw.bsky.social, and me. That includes Joe’s Trekkies set, Kriota’s Cadaver series, my poetry comics, and much, much more! Link in bio!

Always worth reading @johnhiggs.bsky.social ‘s newsletters for a warming sense of hope. É melhor! open.substack.com/pub/johnhigg...

✨ New job: Manga Translator/Typesetter ✨ 🏢 MediBang 💼 Freelance / Contract 📍 Remote (Anywhere)

Rare New Order on BBC Radio 1 youtu.be/-5PbFtX25vk?...

If the actor with British accent is evil then you’re watching Sci fi. If the actor with a British accent is good then it’s Fantasy. If the actor with a British accent knocks something over then it’s a Rom com.

Such a pleasure to welcome Daniel Trilling and William Davies to talk about Daniel's recent book IF WE TOLERATE THIS. We have plenty of signed copies available on our website: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/if-we-...

A lovely tribute

I wrote and drew this a year ago. Some things don't change. chriseliopoulos.substack.com/p/lost-souls...

I met David Attenborough once… open.substack.com/pub/nickabad...

“The Daleks” strip from TV Century 21, art by Ron Turner, via Terry Doyle: www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece...

I love art and I love humans

This extremely stylish visualisation was done by Julie Brunet @datacitron.bsky.social, by the way. (Sorry, I would’ve tagged but I missed that she was on here!)

Today seems would be a good day to remind everyone that you can support, volunteer & donate to Hope Not Hate here: hopenothate.org.uk/support-us/

UK comics market = £78.7 million in 2025, a 13.9% increase on 2024. Children’s GNs hitting £25.9 million, a 28.7% rise and the biggest sales year ever recorded for the category in the UK. Yet most of us making the comics can barely pay the rent. The whole report is here: ukcomicscreators.org.uk

Almost 90% of comics creators who earn income from traditional publishing do not earn the national living wage from their work, with 13% relying on state benefits 👇 #BookSky

Perfect

Incredible things happen when ordinary people come together. #NoisyValley: The Art of Protest by @myfanwytristram.bsky.social is out in the UK in 1 WEEK! Join us tonight for the launch at @goshcomics.bsky.social! 🔗 buff.ly/7bAXqHQ #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #protest

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It was ever thus. You hope for change, but the changes (and the profits) just never get passed down by those making the actual money.

In Orbit THIS Wednesday! Kenny Who? in the age of A.I. @molcher.bsky.social and @cuntersthompson.bsky.social dive into one of 2000 AD’s most prescient stories! m.youtube.com/watch?v=tvQX...

The pre-launch page for our next Kickstarter is up! We're thrilled to be publishing the first full length fiction graphic novel by @acmedarryl.bsky.social A scientist... a god‑killing cult... cosmic collapse - you won't want to miss this epic adventure! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...

The strategy in the Strait, straight from the mind of the greatest negotiator of all time

Me too! Pop us in your ears later for some comics chat

I’ve got some early copies ‘Drawn to Extinction’ ready to ship before public release if people want to get their mitts on one, have a read, share some thoughts and discuss the views. 10% discount applied using the link below: comicvault.cc/p/drawn26?co...

Haha www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

John of the Night by @acmedarryl.bsky.social "Darryl’s incisive biographies are simply one instrument he plays; with John of the Night, a tribute to the beautiful tropes & the lore and language of comics, he conducts a whole orchestra" - @nickabadzis.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...

You know you’ve been “trawled” when you’ve been AI’d… Preorders now open! (Link below.) #book #memoir #Booksky #comics #graphicnovel

George Grosz & Pierre Mac Orlan, "Port d'eaux-mortes", 1926

Blutch/Gir Blutch/Hergé Blutch/Tardi

Those sorts of daze… #korkythecat

Here we are! All set up at the PageMasters Zine Fair at Art Hub Studios in New Cross, along with lots of other lovely publishers and zinesters. We’re here until 7 today and from 11-6 tomorrow. Come on down! #zinefair #zines #morezines

It’s free comic book day, so get out there and visit your local comic book shop. Stores around the world will have lots of great free books for you to pick up. Be sure to actually buy something from them to support them too 👍

I just love this by Tom Baker when asked whether he’d play the lead role on Doctor Who again, from June 2000’s Uncut magazine.

Jens made a site where you can mark progress of your comic book. Will definitely dive into this hard once I get back from my trip and sit down to drawing board again. Check this out, folks!

Good morning! #creativity #art #artists

Dedication illustration for someone of the same name as the character in LAIKA. Did her a special dedication illustration in the cover of this copy. Want one? Watch this space for details of appearances at upcoming comics shows! #comics #graphicnovels #mybelovedother #laika #book

Peter Wyngarde designed his own wardrobe for Night Of The Eagle/Burn, Witch, Burn (1962) resulting in a special US edit that removed numerous shots of his (extremely) tight trousers.

“Abbigayle Bircham presents really intense, vibrant, cartoonish art that is absolutely brimming with clever stylistic quirks and homages.” -Comic Book News UK Purchase your copy here! www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... @abbiebsart.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social

Who said that rebellion was only a young woman's game? #NoisyValley: The Art of Protest by @myfanwytristram.bsky.social - out in the UK in 2 WEEKS! And if you want an early signed copy, swing by the @goshcomics.bsky.social launch on May 7th or pre-order online! 🔗 buff.ly/3Qgrsib #selfmadehero

NEW ZINE! Octopuses Don't Wear Bow Ties is a rallying call to anyone who's ever had the confidence knocked out of them and stopped doing something they loved. Featuring not-very-good-but-perfectly-adequate drawings from 1976 and last week, it's £3 at colossive.com #zines #smallpresscomics

“Old Jim Crow, Thought I had you beat Now I see you walkin' And talkin' up and down my street” - Nina Simone www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Happy Birthday, Mike Allwood!

Melodica. #Athens #StreetPhotography #UrbanPhotography

I want to read this. #graphicnovel #comic www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-nove...