Special Guests Article: Making a New Halloween Classic (Hopefully) with the Creators of JOHNNY PUMPKIN TIME from BOOM! Studios’ HELLO HALLOWEEN By @shawnpatrickboyd.bsky.social & @eliartonline.bsky.social @boom-studios.com @brycecarlson.bsky.social @wordie.bsky.social @tayloresposito.bsky.social

HELLO DARKNESS ISSUE 1 is out today!! Featuring JOHNNY PUMPKIN TIME, a short story written by the amazing @shawnpatrickboyd.bsky.social and illustrated by yours truly, with colors by @wordie.bsky.social and letters by @tayloresposito.bsky.social . Truly an honor to be in this issue! #hellohalloween

Hello Halloween # 1 from @boom-studios.com is out this week. R.L. Stine, @carolaborelli.bsky.social, @shawnpatrickboyd.bsky.social, @eliartonline.bsky.social, @blackempyre.bsky.social, @paulallor.bsky.social, @nilvendrell.bsky.social, and Robert Hack all contribute to this first issue @Halloween.

@boom-studios.com HELLO HALLOWEEN #1 amazing FRAZER IRVING cover! At last the standout star @roberthack.bsky.social gets a full strip! @carolaborelli.bsky.social, @shawnpatrickboyd.bsky.social, @eliartonline.bsky.social, @blackempyre.bsky.social, @paulallor.bsky.social, @nilvendrell.bsky.social

After much consideration, I have decided to bring #sexyback

Yes, I was also shocked to realize people still drive Buicks.

Do I need to have a chat with the three-year-old who just said they hate burritos?

I know pickleball is huge because I’m now getting phishing scams for it.

Age is just a number. Until you hit 50 and it becomes an unjust number.

Grab a copy of @boom-studios.com #hellodarkness Vol. 1 today! Featuring artwork from yours truly. Huge thanks to @shawnpatrickboyd.bsky.social @brycecarlson.bsky.social @wordie.bsky.social @tayloresposito.bsky.social @davidmariotte.bsky.social

Part 6/14 of a short comic from @shawnpatrickboyd.bsky.social and yours truly. Stay tuned… #batman

I need to meet this driver. Preferably over corn dogs.

If I hate the “Tell your dog I say ‘hi’” bumper sticker, does this make me a crank?

A commission I did for my buddy @greatsalmon.bsky.social a little while back. RIP to the great David Lynch! #twinpeaks #firewalkwithme

Psyched to announce that #HelloDarkness Vol. 1 by @boom-studios.com is out now, featuring “Dying for Quiet”, a creepy story by @shawnpatrickboyd.bsky.social , @tayloresposito.bsky.social , @wordie.bsky.social , @davidmariotte.bsky.social , @brycecarlson.bsky.social and yours truly! Grab a copy now!

What’s left at #partycity

The Kickstarter for COW is LIVE!! If you’re at all willing to support this project, you can head to the link in my bio. Today is the MOST important day for campaigns like this one, so I hope to see you there! Stay tuned for more! #cowcomic #comicbookkickstarter

Some days I feel like #billmurray in #rushmore where a haircut and a shave would cheer me up—except my next haircut is next week.

Today’s deep thought: SANTA is a typo away from SATAN.

Latest newsletter on my upcoming #comics projects open.substack.com/pub/shawnpat...

Fill in the blank: If some coffee is good, more coffee is __________.

9/10 times your keys are where you left them. The other time, they are in the grip of mischievous house elves.

Yes, the internet WAS invented so we could understand what Heavy D was saying in that Michael Jackson “Jam” track. #heavyd #michaeljackson

When people get excited about AI, I tell ‘em the 80s already had that in a Trans Am. #ai #knightrider #hasselhoff

Good evening #santafe (And where do you get giant eggs at this juncture?)

Part 5/14 of a short comic from @shawnpatrickboyd.bsky.social and yours truly. Stay tuned... #batman

The Kickstarter for COW goes public on 3/10!! Check out the link in my bio to preview the campaign. If you’re willing to pledge on day one of this project’s campaign (March 10th), it would truly mean so much, as it’s the MOST important day! Stay tuned for more! #cowcomic #comicbookkickstarter

No, I swear I’m a lot smarter than #autocorrect makes me seem.

May you sip some damn good coffee and smell the pines. #twinpeaksday

Since all the diseases seem to be taken, if I become famous, my pet issue will be scurvy. #telethon

If Winston #churchill could conduct a war from his bathtub, just think what you could do from your couch. #inspiration

If it’s possible to be proud of something you didn’t participate in but watched from your couch, I’m proud of the Minnesota #timberwolves

I know how the #dinosaurs really died off.

Philadelphia #eagles coach hyping the team with “My Prerogative was #genx as hell. #bobbybrown

When I’m writing, I don’t always know how a story will end. But like a reader, that’s the fun.

To the person in the “I Smell Like Beef” t-shirt: I’m not sure this is a good idea. #beef

Ant Edwards. Spida Mitchell. In the impossible event that I join the #nba, I'm going with the nickname"Flamingo Boyd." Can't stop the Flamingo! #anthonyedwards #donovanmitchell

Sometimes I have self-doubts. Then I have coffee and crush.

Sometimes I write “broccolit” on my grocery list to make “broccoli” feel more exciting.

Adding to my woes, here’s a donut I can’t eat. #sponge #donut

Here's part 2/14 of a short comic from @shawnpatrickboyd.bsky.social and yours truly. More to come…

I literally checked the calendar thinking it was April 1. #lukadoncic to the #lakers ?!?! @davidharper.bsky.social thoughts?

IF reincarnated as a #dog, I WILL require the enhancement that allows me to eat dark chocolate.

Here’s a short comic from @shawnpatrickboyd.bsky.social and yours truly. Stay tuned… 1/14

In a sea of titles, shelf talkers stop the eye and say, "Hey, this one!" Thankful to have gotten a shelf talker for Winona Forever #middlegrade #graphicnovel at #grrm Beastly Books. Thanks, ya'll! Art by @eliartonline.bsky.social the series follows 4 teen misfits who solve supernatural mysteries.

I still don’t know whose voice goes with whose face, but I enjoy the tips and laughs @davekellett.bsky.social and @evil-inc.com drop in their excellent podcast about #indie #comics.

#bigfoot is real. Writer's block isn't. Some thoughts on it. #writersblock #books #comics

So, I guess I will be committing crimes this weekend.