A thing happened at college in Utah today. Anyway, the same guy said this after a school shooting in 2023.

The Charlie Kirk shooting happened essentially as another school shooting happened a state away

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

Today in Dublin a young adult/late teen looked at my nearly 40 year old self and said my jacket was lethal. Reader, hours later and I'm still giddy about it

No new pictures, where are you at mentally

me rereading my comic "This chapter is my favorite" "No, this one" "Shit, it's actually this one" "Wait, this one is better than I remember"

My hill: kids are naturally creative and artistic. You give kids paper and something to draw with and you will get the wildest shit ever created. It's an actual tragedy & horrifically anti-human to be shoving AI on them and encouraging them to stunt that essential part of themselves.

Exciting news! Our latest Kickstarter is now live! This is the first full-length graphic novel by up-and-coming comic artist Karenza Sparks. It's an absolutely delightful and charming adventure story... Back your copy here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...

43 days til CRY OUT LOUD is out! Coming September 16! After getting suspended from school, Nell is sent to live with her estranged relatives and finds out she's part of a deadly family tradition! Preorder now or ask your local library to stock it for you! ✨💚

Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends: 1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration; 2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you; 3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.

Could you imagine someone trying to use Maya with Microsoft voice commands? It already crashes at the drop of a hat. All those 3D artists screaming through tears, "No! The other face. EXTRUDE THE OTHER FACE!!"

@actupper.bsky.social informed me of the newest Microsoft OS using voice commands and I am imagining a cafe full of people talking to their computers. Considering I start twitching when people answer their phone in the train silent car, this "update" sounds like a personal hell.

What gif pops up when you type in your name? It's also today's mood.

Oh snap! We haven't even finished our coffee, and we're at 98% funded! $151 left till we hit our $11,000 funding goal! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tea...

I second this. One of El Akkad's statements that remains in my head is: "It is a hallmark of failing societies I've learned, this requirement that one always be in possession of a valid reason to exist."

Heads up folks!

What happens when you mix Mad Max with Batman Beyond? You get us. Check out our Kickstarter for our latest graphic novel! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tea... #comics #booksky #kickstarter #scifi

This Kickstarter has the team busy-busy. Alan found time to hammer out this new illustration of Kamikaze. What do you think? Poster material? Check out the Kickstarter for our 4th Kamikaze graphic novel! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tea... #comics #art #kickstarter

A new sticker design I'll have at Fan Expo in Toronto and Edmonton this year! ;3 #MKart

Me: These past few weeks have been filled with a lot of hope, fear, anxiety and personal soul crushing disappointment. I've done the serotonin boosting things. Why am I so tired?! Therapy: When your body feels safe it means you can actually rest. Me: ... Well that's bullshit

Being a cyberpunk storyteller in the 2020's and checking the news be like:

It's been a wild journey getting to this point. We started as an idea for an animated series over a decade ago, then reinvented it as a weekly webcomic. Then when fans started demanding books, we made the leap to print! Here we are on the cusp of print our fourth graphic novel...

Recent animation

My hot take is that publishers can solve their "damn, this artist can't meet a deadline" problem by paying us with the same regularity they pay their in-house staff. Because applying for hospital financial aid with the system we are currently paid in is a disaster.

Bruh, the mid campaign plateau for our kickstarter is kicking our asses 🫠

OC's, you say?

Let’s support these amazing folks ! This ain’t easy yall 🫶🏾🫶🏾 and 40% funded !!

Running across fans can be such a head-trip! Havana has a favorite memory of an encounter from Anime Weekend Atlanta. We're running our 4th Kickstarter for our 4th graphic novel! Check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tea... #booksky #comics #anime #kickstarter

Indie comics ain't easy. Working very hard to make something as well as you possibly can that you know only a few people outside of yourself care about can be quite lonely, and often feels almost like a folly. Please let indie creators know you enjoy their work, it really helps.

You're amazing bb thank you for the support 💖

Check out my friends and their comic!!

✨I hope we all make it ✨

She's doing the thing again...

Real talk: We have just under $6,500 left to raise in order to print our fourth graphic novel, and 19 days left to do it! That's an average of a little under $340 a day. Right now, the dreaded Middle Campaign Plateau is kicking our ass. We're working to try and figure out how to change that!

Did you know that @actupper.bsky.social (Rough/Concept/Background Artist) and @mermaidshells.bsky.social (Writer and Ink & Paint) are currently in Denmark for the next month or so? We see a Dane or two scoping out the Kickstarter page 👀👀. Hej ven! #Denmark #Kickstarter #comics

This Too Shall Pass.

Perseus and Andromeda

We're just $233 away from hitting 40% funded!

We have always made delightful little guys.

It's nice to see good people have good things happen to them 💕

Thank you, Carrie. Love your work and thank you for seeing us. We currently need $2700 in the next 10 hours to bring this book to life and at a con or fest near you! #sdcc #bvm #womenincomics

Black women have historically been voices we rarely get to hear, much less are actually listened to. That said, these folks are absolutely KICKASS storytellers. All the more reason to give creators like @rosasparks.bsky.social, @stephwilliams.bsky.social your support! GO FUND THEIR BOOK!

This is also near and dear to my heart as an Asian American who works in genre. It's a cliche, but it's fucking true: representation matters. These creators have stories that no one else can tell. Help 'em tell 'em. www.kickstarter.com/projects/844...

We currently need $3975 in the next 12 hours! We are so close, my adrenaline is rushing! Don't let end this with eggs on our faces.

Good morning! This is one of my best paintings, it’s named History. #art #artist #drawing #draw #artwork #surrealism #surrealart #originalart #figurativeart #watercolors #beautiful

Currently on the phone with Visa Instead of starting with a complaint, I approached this as a Confused American Consumer who doesn't understand why they can't buy things off a website they use The call center rep immediately asked if it was about Steam/itch (cont)

Scotland’s signs are delivering. Y’all understood the assignment. 😂

What it feels like coming up with social media content for a Kickstarter campaign... (Also pls check out our Kickstarter so we can publish our graphic novel 🙏 -> tinyurl.com/ycykcvfh )