Plz share this everywhere comic creators may lurk! Thank you!!

Just updated: the Downthetubes 2026 and 2027 UK and Irish Comic Events Pages: downthetubes.net/british-and-... | downthetubes.net/british-and-...

Social Change Lab and Fossil Free London want to hear (anonymously) about your experiences of protesting in the UK. If you've ever attended, or considered attending, a #protest, consider filling in this 5-minute survey: lse.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Andy might have a few things to look at on his first day - let’s make sure this is one of the most pressing! It’s easy to add your name to this open letter. openletter.earth/open-letter-...

They gave US zinester Elizabeth Soto *50 fucking years* in prison for publishing a zine that supports an anti-fascism stance. Prosecutors also used her feminism themed zine, and an anti-AI zine as evidence against her. This is unprecedented.

Hi, I’m selling these stickers and will donate 100% of sales to legal fees and bail funds for the Prairieland defendents. I will be sure to post reciepts! $4 each, DM to order, and please help me spread the word!

A cartoonist named Daniel "Des" Rolando Sanchez Estrada was tried as a terrorist and sentenced to 30 years in prison for having anti-Trump comics in his car. Prosecutors connected him to a 2025 anti-ICE protest he didn't even attend because he was in the same book club as others who were.

Reform UK councillors have introduced a motion to rescind King's Lynn and West Norfolk's climate emergency declaration and deprioritise decarbonisation efforts The council were going to vote on it on Thursday But the meeting has been postponed due to extreme heat

Just got up to speed at prairielanddefendants.com/about-the-ca.... Horrific.

Getting fab feedback from Noisy Valley readers. They're loving Myf Tristram's detailed #drawings & inspiring reflections on what acts of resistance mean to ordinary folks & communities. Get your special #GraphicNovel bundle from the place that inspired it: www.workersgallery.co.uk/product-page...

Noisy Valley The Art of Protest by Myfanwy Tristram is another good recent graphic novel.

op-ed with author photo

NEXT LIVE MEETING Monday June 22 The fabulous @cartoonkate.bsky.social author of Threads and Red Rosa is talking to @panelborders.bsky.social about her graphic biography of Jane Austen: Patchwork cartoonkate.co.uk/pages/patchw... Join us at The Walrus, Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AD from 6:30pm

This starts at 7pm! See you there!

Tonight! Free and online. See you there 😁

FINANCIAL TIMES I DID NOT EVEN KNOW YOU COVERED GRAPHIC NOVELS!!! 🤯 Thank you for the accolade!!!!! @selfmadehero.bsky.social @firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social

It was a pleasure talking to you @s-w-s-l.bsky.social - thanks for the incisive questions! And yes, huge credit to @workersgallery.bsky.social

Read illustrated books, they're not just for children!🥰 These are great: Legends of The Tour - Jan Cleijne The Middle Ages A Graphic History - @goingmedieval.bsky.social and Neil Max Emmanuel (illustrator) Noisy Valley The Art of Protest - @myfanwytristram.bsky.social Yoghurt And Jam - Lena Merhej

"Ich askid ChatGPT," Well Ich askid the stones, and the forest, and the starres, and the mountaynes, and the moone daunsinge above, and what thei seyde was learninge, and dreames, and growinge thinges, and makinge art, and a worlde wher we talke to each othir and care about each othir.

This Friday evening, hear me talk about: - an art practice fitted into the cracks between work, parenting and the other demands of life - metrics of success that are nothing to do with money - the art (and joy) of making things happen care of DRAW Brighton! www.draw-brighton.co.uk/timetable/ev...

This Friday evening, hear me talk about: - an art practice fitted into the cracks between work, parenting and the other demands of life - metrics of success that are nothing to do with money - the art (and joy) of making things happen care of DRAW Brighton! www.draw-brighton.co.uk/timetable/ev...

This one is my favourite

Local artist @lightguerrilla projects "TAX THE RICH" on Mark Zuckerberg's yacht while it was docked on Seattle's Lake Union. Credit @lightguerrilla #TaxTheRich #EatTheRich #MarkZuckerberg

Oh BUT hold onto your pennies until next week!

AI suggested ALT text: "Parlamentory Office science slence nehnology SENSE AOENCT evislas sters モナり 00000 รย 00000" And this is what's supposed to be helping with productivity? We didn't ask for it in our tools, and we have to step over it everywhere just to get our jobs done.

Buying Noisy Valley from the gallery where it all began is a great way to support their wonderful work championing art and comics in the Rhondda!

We don't usually see each others headers. Here's mine. Quote post with yours.

#Brighton will be coming out for the #CarnivalAgainstFacism this Saturday, I've made this a free download (or pay what you want), so you can print it at home. I would love to see it in the crowd!

#Brighton will be coming out for the #CarnivalAgainstFacism this Saturday, I've made this a free download (or pay what you want), so you can print it at home. I would love to see it in the crowd!

A top tip when emailing someone with an unfamiliar name: copy and paste it. Getting someone’s name right is the most basic level of courtesy. Had the rare occurrence of an email with _both_ my names spelled wrong today!

Fascinated by the hidden algorithm that makes systems indelibly store the one time you mistype an email address or personal detail and always suggest it, but repeatedly struggle to retain the correct version. Feels like someone was able to encode Sod's Law & we've never celebrated this achievement.

I went to @leedslitfest.bsky.social event with @rickardsisters.com and @myfanwytristram.bsky.social yesterday, it was a blast! hannah-mccann.co.uk/2026/06/07/p...

UK folks, let's jump on this AI regulation petition the Society of Authors emailed out! It's an actual parliament one so the government HAS to respond if it reaches the signature threshold. It calls for regulations to make AI developers disclose copyrighted works trained on. Sign & repost!! ❤️

I love this pic taken by Beth Duggleby at yesterday’s @leedslitfest.bsky.social talk with @rickardsisters.com - my face!

So i wrote most of it and then got swamped with other stuff for several months. BUT after the recent CCIC roundtable the other week I remembered about it, and Yves very kindly put it into a website for me! comicmeetups.neocities.org

They’ve just announced “If there is a Mr Messy on the train please make yourself known to the staff”. Ok, probably Messi, but

What are you up to this weekend? Come to Leeds on Saturday lunchtime, you know you want to… www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/placa...

No one today would bat an eyelid if she zoomed past in Brighton’s North Laine.

This summer we’ve been chatting with @myfanwytristram.bsky.social about making a fuss (protest and civil rights) as well as making comics and graphic novels about it. You can join us at @leedslitfest.bsky.social Saturday 6th June at 1pm

On my way to #Leeds for the @leedslitfest.bsky.social where I’ll be speaking tomorrow - I again have the massive pleasure of sharing the stage with @rickardsisters.com. Do join us at Hyde Park Book Club: www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/placa... I know Leeds loves #comics and values #protest!

I saw Marjane Satrapi speak about her work at Smith College 19 years ago, and she said something I have thought about and taught ever since when I teach comics. “I draw what I can’t write and I write what I can’t draw.“

Great work @nicolastreeten.bsky.social talking comics on Radio 4 Front Row!

The Make It Then Tell Everybody Patreon rattles slowly back to life. www.patreon.com/posts/glimps...

THESE DAYS WILL DEFINE US THIS IS WHAT OUR RULING CLASS HAS DECIDED WILL BE NORMAL "MATTER" IS THE MINIMUM We all know I love a good placard slogan. Some excellent ones here - which do you like best? hope93.com/exhibitions/...

The AOI’s 2026 Mentorship Scheme is open now! I’m thrilled to be one of their mentors. (Obvs I would mentor any mentee with gusto, but I hope they’re a comics person… 😎) Are you an underrepresented illustrator (or comic artist!) interested in mentoring? Apply here👇 theaoi.com/news/aoi-men...

@leedslitfest.bsky.social is bringing together comics, creativity, and conversation this June, and we've picked out three brilliant events for graphic novel fans, aspiring creators, and anyone interested in the power of storytelling.

We only went and won it!! 🎉🎉🎉 A newsletter has just won the biggest prize in British journalism Absolutely delighted. Huge thanks to Khadija and to all Democracy for Sale’s supporters 😊

I am starting to see slight errors slip into descriptions/reviews of Noisy Valley. None of them really matter, beyond being factually incorrect. But all of them will be on the record now, since the internet is forever. I don’t know if it’s a result of AI, or just too-speedy reading.