Believe Women is an epistemological stance. It doesn't mean you assume that every single woman is telling the truth and women never lie. It means you understand that in the system that we exist in, there's much more risk and pain for women coming forward about abuse than there is anything to gain.

I hope TCJ tries to bring back "Ralls Balls" next

if i were participating in a world soccer tournament i would simply not have accepted a tainted gift from the trickster king of the fae realm

I’ll generally accept disgust from all corners of the globe RE the US President, bc, fair enough, but not so much as it comes to the World Cup, bc who is anybody kidding, FIFA is as corrupt as they come. That said, judging by that first half, it’s more proof that anything Trump touches turns to shit

I can’t believe that the bestowers and recipient of the Fifa Peace Prize would be this nakedly corrupt

Spending your summer reading Evan Dorkin comics is a great use of your free time. And "Nerd Inferno" is a fantastic title for a collection! Great interview with Dorkin here.

Beanboozled

You can post ten images on Bluesky now

Finally, bluesky reaches its apotheosis: ONLY alt text

Starting 7/16, I'll be teaching From the Drawing Board to Pitching, a 4-week online course through SAW. I can help you with story structure, assist with your memoir, advise on pitching, and share tips if you're struggling (including lettering!). www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/from-board-t...

I dunno, maybe a bad weekend to throw a giant wedding party at Madison Square Garden while regular New Yorkers are being asked to practice conservation when it comes to cooling down their shoebox sized apartments...

A first draft is about getting the plane up into the air, editing is about getting it to land

I’m $500 short on rent after the answer-seeking Europe trip. But I’m making a long form comic about it & I’m about to put up a new comic for preorder. it was worth it. plz consider supporting via a one time tip. if you can’t no worries. I just appreciate your readership: ko-fi.com/derekmballard

Setting the AC to 78 degrees hoopla is Covid masking in miniature. Yes, you can choose to "be free" not to do your part, but the worse it gets for everyone else, the worse it gets for you too

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When someone starts on about “trans players in women’s sports” (a non-problem) what they’re really mad about is the extreme cost of higher education (a massive problem), but as has happened since time immemorial, rather than addressing that, the powers that be scapegoat a vulnerable minority instead

I admire this show, its willingness to experiment and its ability to make you feel the same intense pressure and anxiety the characters are experiencing, but perversely that stopped me from continuing to watch it, because that’s actually truly unpleasant and hard to sustain as a viewer

I feel like a lot of the characters on The Bear would be much happier in life if they simply found something else to do, but I guess speaking as a 50 year old cartoonist who stubbornly won’t give this up, I suppose it’s relatable

You couldn't make Blazing Saddles today. It's already 4PM and you haven't even started.

This is the way

It shouldn't be called "football" or "soccer" it should universally be referred to as "footy"

First day of Summer camp for my youngest today, he just called, and of course I immediately worried that something was wrong, but when I got him on the phone it was just that he wanted to use my Apple Pay to buy candy... I guess at least it's good he asked...

I don’t wish for Supergirl to do poorly, I still wanna go see it, but with stuff like it seemingly struggling, I wonder if what’s happening is that Gen Z is finally asserting itself in mass culture. YouTuber movies have been huge, these kids don’t want to go see stuff their Dads are nostalgic for

Tomorrow at 8am central, OUTLAW'S APPRENTICE launches on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sch... In addition to the book itself, there'll be all sorts of extra goodies.

Reposting because they still have a ways to go to meet the goal. This is horrifying bullshit on top of a lot of already horrifying bullshit.

I have left now

This is so funny. A fascist wins the presidency twice and they're like "they'll change their minds, just do nothing..." a few seats get won in New York and they're like "okay, it's called trying, and I know it sounds crazy, but we have to do it..."

Many mainstream Democrats will say stuff like "we need a healthy Republican/conservative Party", but seemingly have no such generous opinions about the Left

I will *briefly* be at the ALA conference in Chicago on Saturday. I hope to see you there!

Caricature Artist Not my favorite art-making job but one that taught me some stuff about making art

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!

All day long pundits and politics-knowers have been on cable news explaining that Dan Goldman losing his primary is antisemitic while never mentioning the fact that Brad Lander is Jewish

Jurassic Park The Lost World gets a small nod from me simply for letting some characters get killed that would normally survive a movie like this: the nice guy who puts himself in danger to rescue a kid (a very gruesome death at that), a dog!

It’s weird, there are only two Jurassic Park movies, the original and one called Jurassic Park III, I don’t know what they filled the rest of this box set up with

All these handmaidens for barbarism shocked, *shocked I say!*, to see socialism emerge as a viable alternative to what they’ve been offering

If you’ve enjoyed my comics in the past, but hadn’t thought to check out my new book bc it’s written for middle-graders, could I gently urge you to reconsider? I think this is among my best, most complete cartooning work ever, and does fit the bill of truly “all ages” well. I think you’d like it.

Viewers enjoy competency, and generally assume protagonists are competent. The Sopranos seems this way: Tony is smart and ruthless, etc. but the show ends with the complete downfall of his entire family. Tony is reckless and ultimately incompetent

I buy the theory that the UK is going to keep cycling through Prime Ministers until they can find one that can somehow make Brexit be good, and because of that, the UK is going to keep cycling through Prime Ministers

A lot of people don't realise this but in the UK we have to replace our Prime Minister every two or three years or else the rights revert back to Marvel

The rule in my house is when it’s Fathers/Mothers Day, the parent being fêted gets to pick a movie and force everyone else to watch it. This year I went with Dazed and Confused, which sadly put half my family to sleep. I still love it tho.

That's enough Death of the Author. It's time for Death of the Audience. Start running fools

Dropped the first batch of new ‘zines into the mail for Patreon subscribers. Would you like a signed copy for yourself? Get one here www.patreon.com/mikedawwwson...

We can all agree that the funniest line ever written in pop music history is "Look what you've done to this rock 'n' roll clown", can't we? #ThankYouDefLeppard

You should celebrate my appearance on Craig Ferguson's #cnn special by donating to my animation #kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/kee...

I’m thrilled to be headed out to Chicago for the ALA Annual Conference at the end of the month. Here’s my brief schedule mikedawson.substack.com/p/meet-mike-...

Massive uptick in Knicks jerseys seen out and about in the New Jersey suburbs

The digital edition of my newest 'zine is available here