Guest Announcement! DAVE JOHNSON may be best known for his minimalist covers on the noir Vertigo series, 100 Bullets, as well as numerous covers for Marvel and DC, including Superman: Red Son, which is a perennial bestseller. Come see Dave at Comic Con Oakland, tickets on sale now (link in bio)!

If you’ve ever complained about shipping prices, please take that energy and direct it to your elected representatives. Tell them to fight for more funding of the postal service! If we lose the USPS it’s absolutely inevitable that shipping rates will increase with all carriers. 😤

Artist friends! Especially those who have a hard time focusing on spending good swaths of time just drawing, I found this video really interesting and thought you might too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTgs...

Guest Announcement! @juliawertz.bsky.social is a professional cartoonist whose first book was The Fart Party and newest book is Bury Me Already (It’s Nice Down Here) with a bunch of other books in-between! Come see Julia at Comic Con Oakland, tickets on sale now (link in bio)!

Yep! Dragged down by AI slop that slowly eroded the company into irrelevancy.

Guest Announcement! @mikeshenderson.bsky.social is the co-creator and artist of THE FORGED, NAILBITER and THE HIVE from Image Comics and artist of Marvel Comics’ WOLVERINE, CABLE, DAREDEVIL and more! Come meet Mike, appearing all weekend at Comic Con Oakland, tickets on sale now (link in bio)!

Chris Sanders reveals the hidden detail fans may have missed in "The Wild Robot" A very happy birthday to Chris Sanders, the Director of "Lilo & Stitch" and “The Wild Robot"! We are excited to share exclusive content with you from LightBox Expo 2025!

Really enjoyed Hoppers. Sweet, touching, very, very funny, with an underlying message that really resonates, we’re all in this together big or small. Do yourself a favor if you can and watch it in the theater, it’s a treat!

"Something ineffable happens when you write down a thought: You think something you did not know you could or would think and it leads you to another though. The process of writing itself leads to previously unthought thoughts [and] crystallizes half-formulated or unformulated thoughts" - Lynn Hunt

If you've been thinking about trying Clip Studio Paint, you can't beat this price! Not a paid ad, just letting artist friends know about a screamin' deal!

Don’t believe the articles you see about the end of the Target boycott, they’re simply untrue!

If you care about artists online, wether NSFW or not, you MUST write a comment. And it's simple to just write a comment there. Please go save your artists, and yourself if you are one.

Guest Announcement! @johngiangart.bsky.social is an acclaimed Cover and Concept Artist. His covers include Venom, Batman, Superman, and Last Ronin. His film credits include Rogue One, Avengers, Iron Man, TMNT, and Transformers. Come meet John this May at Comic Con Oakland, tickets on sale now!

Guest Announcement! @justingreenwoodart.bsky.social is an artist best known for his work on comic book series like TORRENT, AREA 510, STUMPTOWN, THE OLD GUARD: TALES THROUGH TIME, CRONE, and THE LAST SIEGE. Come meet Justin this May at Comic Con Oakland, tickets on sale now!

ECCC was a fun time, I tried my best to take photos but still only ended up with these 8 haha. Still, was great to see so many friends including @terrydodsonart.bsky.social @adamwarren.bsky.social @zackdavisson.com @stevelieberart.bsky.social @jimzub.bsky.social @jeffparker.bsky.social

Fuel your art this week with a bite of inspiration from the amazing Ellen Surrey! Happy Motivational Monday! LightBox Expo is bringing you clips from some of your favorite artists to keep you going throughout the week. You’ve got this! 💪 Drop us a follow for more inspiration every Monday!

Guest Announcement! @thiendog.bsky.social is a graphic novelist, educator, author and illustrator of SUMO, illustrator of LEVEL UP and his graphic memoir, FAMILY STYLE won an Eisner Award. Meet Thien and numerous fantastic creators this May at Comic Con Oakland, tickets on sale now (link in bio)!

Some real BS from BuzzFeed here

a single paragraph guide to taking pleasure in both the games you play and the material you put into the world. via @meredithgran.com meredithgran.com/perfect-tide...

Guest Announcement! @brianabreaks.bsky.social is an American cartoonist whose acclaimed graphic memoir Ephemera was one of the ALA's top graphic novels of '23, and her newest book, Raised By Ghosts, won the Harvey Award for Best Young Adult GN! Come meet Briana this May, tickets on sale now!

MY NEWEST KICKSTARTER IS UP AND LIVE featuring 30 years of the best cover art from the greats in comics, All books limited editions to the campaign and this one is ADULTS ONLY. Featured artists are : QUESADA-CONNER -MURPHY- MOMOKO-SIENKIEWICZ-and so many more. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cre...

Another week without any projects for me to letter, so please keep me in mind for your new series and please consider requesting me via your WFH editor! I need to get my schedule filled as soon as possible! Thank you 🙏🏻

Here we go! If you’re interested in being considered for a table or booth at LBX 2026, applications are open for the next three weeks!

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

Guest Announcement! @jeffparker.bsky.social began his comics career as an artist but is best known for his writing, most recently on the Batman/Silent Knight events and on Disney’s Zootopia comics! Bring your sketchbook, he still remembers how to draw. Appearing all weekend, tickets on sale now!

Guest Announcement! FRANCISCO HERRERA aka HERRERABOX has worked on iconic brands and characters like Mickey Mouse, Spider-Man, Venom, Deadpool, and Superman, as well as the Star Wars and Looney Tunes franchises. Meet Francisco and many others this May at Comic Con Oakland, tickets on sale now!

Had a whirlwind trip to LA this past weekend and forgot to post here. We received an Annie Award of Special Achievement for @lightboxexpo.com! Incredibly honored to get this recognition alongside Bobby Chiu and grateful to @andreademonakos.bsky.social without whom none of this would be possible. ❤️

Guest Announcement! @davidtalaski.bsky.social is a cover artist and illustrator from Portland, OR, best known for his cover runs on series such as ALAN SCOTT: THE GREEN LANTERN, AQUAMAN: THE BECOMING and the current run of BATGIRL. Come meet David and many others this May, tickets on sale now!

Happy birthday, George Harrison!

Guest Announcement! @stevelieberart.bsky.social is best known for his Eisner-award winning work on Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen and Whiteout, with his most recent books being Backflash at Dark Horse Comics, and Metamorpho at DC Come meet Steve + many others at Comic Con Oakland, tickets on sale now!

if you live in the beautiful Oakland Bay Area, I'll see you in May. I haven't been to a home show since Rose City 2017, I think. I'm gonna bike home after the show each day and play video games

What a whirlwind couple of days in LA to receive an @annieawards.bsky.social for @lightboxexpo.com! So much fun with LBX cofounder @bobbychiu.bsky.social, my incredible wife @andreademonakos.bsky.social and so many others! Should have taken more photos but did get a fun snap with Stitch and Nani!!

Guest Announcement! @joequinones.bsky.social is an illustrator, comic book artist and designer who has been involved in several acclaimed series, including Wednesday Comics, Howard the Duck, Dial H for Hero, and most recently, Batman ‘89. Come meet Joe and so others this May, tickets on sale now!

Hey, friends! @ziibiing.com and the awesome folks at StandWithMinnesota have launched #keepMNhoused! Check out keepMNhoused.com and kick in to help folks affected by ICE stay in their homes! ALSO, artists, please join the call for art to help spread the word! (art here by the great @trungles.com)

Hands down one of my absolute favorite authors, this deal is extraordinary! If you’ve never read any Terry Pratchett, what a great way to discover his magic!

Guest Announcement! @eriklarsen.bsky.social has been in the comics business for over 30 years and has worked for most major publishers. He is the creator/writer/artist of Savage Dragon and was one of the seven founders of Image Comics. Meet Erik and many other creators, tickets are on sale now!

Guest Announcement! @crazymorse.bsky.social has built an award-winning career in comics & graphic novels (SOULWIND, PLASTIC MAN, THIS INK RUNS COLD), film (RATATOUILLE, WALL*E, and multiple CARS and TOY STORY projects), and so much more! Come meet Scott at Comic Con Oakland, tickets on sale now!

Deh-Mo-NAH-kohs

Hard to pronounce creators, sound off!! Samnee— SOM-nee

We're starting up announcements for guests appearing at @comicconoakland.com, kicking off with none other than @davidfwalker.bsky.social!

In cartoon news, Tubi just revealed practically the entirety of the classic Warner Bros/Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network library is coming to the platform this March. For those who don't wanna visit the bird site, here's the full list of what's coming.

I need folks to understand this. The idea that local police forces will intervene at scale against ICE is a utopian fantasy totally disconnected from how policing has always worked

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for * Google AI Summaries * YouTube Ask button & chat summaries * GitHub Copilot * Facebook AI chat * X's Grok buttons * Deviantart DreamUp * Booru AI images * And more github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

This will be an 100% independent production that relies on crowdfunding for its budget. Please give us a follow at our pre-launch page here to receive updates leading to our March 13th launch: www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...

Do YOU have what it takes to be a reporter for The Beat? We are looking for both regular reporters and event reporters for shows like ECCC, C2E2 and more. Join the Elite Beat Squad today! Apply at [email protected] with clips and resume.

The news is out in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! I am VERY excited to announce a new print comics publication - The Comics Staple, a monthly comics zine filled with reviews, recommendations, interviews and more. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...

This event is FREE and open to the public.

"Fight against being ass" is a message that more people need to receive, tbh

As usual, OpenAI is burning money (and the planet) for all their garbage tools.