List of resources in the thread ❤️🖤🤍💚

Random House Graphic Editor Whitney Leopard takes us behind the scenes of editing the new, queer manga series, "I Wanna Be Your Girl." youtu.be/JIhPN8-oWO8

NY - if you’re protesting tomorrow, 1-833-3-GOODCALL is a good number to memorize. It’s a nonprofit that’ll connect you to a lawyer immediately: goodcall.org/en/

Had some feelings this morning when I realized it’s been over two years since I lost an adored cousin, and a beloved friend within 6 months of each other. I feel like my world got a bit duller 2023…and some mornings are just harder than others. How are these two people gone? I miss them.

This is such a great idea!!!

I feel like every time I get on the right bus in NYC I earned EXP - this might seem basic but when I first moved here I somehow always got on the wrong bus haha

he was Native American too: Comanche. freaking TIRED of us being one of the highest statistics to succumb to homicide. "U.S. DOJ report: From 1992–2002, the rate of violent crime against Natives aged 25–34 years was more than 2.5 times the rate for all people of the same age."

Trying to manifest only good things for some friends this week!

Our family continues to be so grateful to everyone, seriously, in a time where there is just constant horrible news its all the love and support from this community that makes every day a little easier. Really appreciate all of you and thank you for continuing to spread the word! gofund.me/93554ea7

Today is Jude’s 4th birthday!!! He’s decided that he wants to be cuddled in my hoodie despite the fact that it is 80 degrees in this apartment! He’s my handsome boy!!

We are nearly to 40% on GoFundMe and just continue to be blown away by all the love and support our Mom has been getting! (By support, I don’t mean this photo which shows her grandkids completely demolishing her in Mario Kart) Seriously, thank you for sharing and just thank you!

Wanted to give an update and a thanks to all those that continue to share & support my mom’s GoFundMe - she’s mastering the walker and can move pretty well (for a little while). I’ve also gotten her back on Great British Bake Off. The road is long & we’re grateful for all of you (and baking shows)

We’ve received so much love and support and I just want to thank you all - seriously!! My mom is in awe and she continues to get stronger every day. We know it is a long journey but having so many people rooting for her makes it easier. ♥️

Earlier this month my mom was injured (broken ankle, shattered knee) - unfortunately she had just relocated and was job hunting so she is uninsured. If you can, I would greatly appreciate everyone who can spread the word on the GoFundMe that we’ve (her kids) launched for: gofund.me/dc9c0207

Actual photo of me and Bones this year: 🤡🤡

Officially celebrating the completion of another year on this earth with the best twin there is! Happy birthday to @leopardbones.bsky.social - here is to another year of joy, drama, and One Piece theories! Xoxoxo

Updated my website recently - it will probably always be a work in progress (like me!) but I really like how easy it was to make with Carrd!

This really cool thing happened!! Shout out to my fellow advocates: @meglemke.bsky.social @robin.noflyingnotights.com @funnypages.bsky.social - and shout out to all the creators making the books, children need more graphic novels and I’m thrilled to be able to continue supporting your stories!

Whit-coded characters:

Starting the new year with a nap…best to ease into these things (Jude is a cutie patootie that is also so big now he’s basically a weighted blanket lol)

Ringing in the new year with a thunderstorm and somehow that seems like the best way to end 2024 and start 2025.

Drew this to commemorate @whitleopard.bsky.social catching up to the One Piece anime!!! Had a lot of fun haha #onepiece

It took five months but I have officially watched all of the One Piece anime - thanks to @leopardbones.bsky.social for hyping me on this journey haha

Not everyone can say that their editor can roll a couch up one flight of stairs…that’s a brag right? I definitely just rolled a couch up the stairs lol

I’m the friend that shows up to the theater 20 minutes before the movie starts…which friend are you? Lol

This weekend is going to be focusing on cleaning my apartment so that when my holiday starts I don’t have to clean…but man, I need to get better at tidying up during the week haha

Showed up at the train station before it opened and I’m the weirdo enjoying the cold outside haha

Did y’all know that RH Graphic officially turns 5 in January?? Can’t believe it’s been five years since we launched but what an amazing five years with so many great books!!

News that came out last week and I’m very excited about it!!

I feel like Eleanor has seen things and Jude is just chilling lol - if anyone wants to know what I do on the weekends it’s usually just trying to get these two to both to look at the camera at the same time (and it never works)

Eleanor being cute this morning!! Have @dezinpub.bsky.social over to watch MHA and we’ll probably finish season two! (Jude won’t sit still for a photo so here is Eleanor)

Officially deactivated my Twitter account which might mean being on here more - I still basically live on insta but I’m going to try and get to some semblance of updating.

Me pressing play on Naruto episode 1 for the hundredth time instead of starting a new anime while I’m cleaning (knowing full well that my new anime list is longer than my arm) is the mood for this Sunday.

Yesterday was a blast even if I wake up exhausted and feeling old lol

Happy Birthday to @leopardbones.bsky.social - the younger twin, the one who got a book published first, the one who makes me smile every day - you’re my favorite twin and iim excited to celebrate another year together with you! (But my celebration starts five minutes earlier lol)

The audacity of the white man shushing @dezinpub.bsky.social in this movie was unreal…we weren’t even loud!

Here's the official announcement and further details! Thank you SO much to @mollyoneillbooks.bsky.social, Danny Diaz, and @whitleopard.bsky.social for making this happen!

So excited to share a preview of NEXT STOP 🚌🌵 in The Beat today! You can read an 8-page excerpt from the early part of the story here: www.comicsbeat.com/excerpt-next... Thanks to @whitleopard.bsky.social and the team at RHCB for making this happen! 🥹🧡

Follow PEOW!!!

Hej. Comics-making people. Join the fabulous human @whitleopard.bsky.social and go be an editor at Random House Graphic! jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com/PRH_US/job/N...

I guess you can’t post video here? So no fancy post of me changing my title to Executive Editor on Bluesky lol - but, yeah, was promoted! Woot!

I took this week off to have an extra week for the new year and to spend time with family…but now I just realized I have to be back at work on Monday after taking two weeks off and am not liking the look of that inbox…

On a plane and about to take off to visit the AZ fam! Totally not me leaving NYC so I can avoid the city during New Year’s…

My life has been changed and I keep thinking about the movies…might actually read the books

Love it when trains keep passing your station with no announcement given…already running late this morning but the MTA feels like I’m not late enough haha

When you get to your doctors appt 30 min early cause they told you to get there early only to be an hour early cause they pushed your appt back an extra 30 min…

I need to get better about popping on this app.

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The inaugural Comics Advocacy Group Mini Grant is open! This application will close on 12pm EST on January 15th, 2024. 🔗https://comicsadvocacygroup.org

Today!!!