Come on by #lacomiccon to see us! Artist Alley (downstairs South hall) table F23!

Ep. 275 of @thefanbaseweekly.bsky.social: Guests @zackquaintance.bsky.social ('Macabre Valley #1') & @chill.raptureburgers.com & Adam Douglas ('Systemic Vol. 1') Discuss the Latest Geek News (via @deadline.com, @thr.com, & @aiptcomics.com) Sponsor: @comix.one CC: @spfanpodcast.bsky.social

There's 4 days left in the campaign for SYSTEMIC, the comics anthology I've edited. These stories of people taking on titanic forces have only grown more relevant and urgent since we started this project. Let me tell you a little bit more about what you'll find in this 80-page book:

and ZERO DAY BUG IN THE CLOUD by @chill.raptureburgers.com, Adam Douglas, and @bansyou.bsky.social. A QA tester wakes up one morning to discover that he is himself literally becoming a bug in the system.

The SYSTEMIC #kickstarter has reached it's goal! What a way to start the week!!! Thank you to everyone who backed or shared! Every penny of profit we make goes straight back to our creators (tagged below). Let's keep it going! #comics @artebuen.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...

Zero Day Bug in the Cloud: written by @chill.raptureburgers.com & #AdamDouglas, art by Pepper (collectively, the team behind Rapture Burgers and The Bubblegum Shoes). 1 of 7 stories over 80pgs, Systemic, now LIVE on @kickstarter.com. Back the campaign here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...

Also! I’m part of a cool anthology that is currently funding on Kickstarter! My story is an anxiety-ridden body horror about a shut-in game tester who wakes up with antennae sprouting from his forehead. Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/art... #indiecomics #kickstarter #kickstarterreads

We’re in the top 3, y’all! Show us some love! #mangaplus #manga #indiemanga

We’re at #7 today! Let’s goooo team! #mangapluscreators #manga

We’re at #7 today! Let’s goooo team! #mangapluscreators #manga

Awesome story! I enjoyed this a lot!

We jumped to #8 this morning! Help us keep the ball rolling!

We jumped to #8 this morning! Help us keep the ball rolling!

My favorite voice direction to give is "put a little stank on it." No further elaboration. 🫡

Thanks to, @luisgodoyii.bsky.social, @lonecub.bsky.social, and @comicbookyeti.com. Take a read and learn more about how @bencranewrites.com and I put the anthology together.

More Bubble Gumshoes news is coming soon! This is a little sneak preview of a bunch of work I did in preparation for it. Let's just say... there's a very crucial missing element here.🕵️‍♀️So yeah, get in early so you can be one of the cool kids! mangaplus-creators.jp/episodes/2d2... #manga

🚨The original #manga made by me and @bansyou.bsky.social is now available on Manga Plus Creators for FREE! 🚨 Join Tabitha and Emily on a hilarious adventure to solve the case of missing Scout cookies! mangaplus-creators.jp/episodes/2d2... #indiemanga #indiecomic

Systemic Vol. 1 is now LIVE on @kickstarter. Seven new sci-fi stories over 80 total pages. Back the campaign here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/art... #KickstarterComics

Systemic launches TOMORROW on #kickstarter! This sci-fi anthology from me and @artebuen.bsky.social is already a Project We Love, and we'll have special deals for the first day of the campaign. Black Mirror/Twilight Zone style sci-fi of people caught between societal forces.

🚨The Bubble Gumshoes is on @mangaplus_o for FREE!🚨 This is your chance to read the first adventure of Tabitha and Emily, the hard-boiled middle school detective duo who are trying to get the bottom of a case of missing cookies! mangaplus-creators.jp/episodes/2d2...

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Guess who is finally part of a "Project We Love" on Kickstarter! Be sure to sign up to be notified when we launch next week! Also, here's a little preview of the submissions me and @bansyou.bsky.social worked on! www.kickstarter.com/projects/art... #manga #indiemanga #indiecomics #kickstarterreads

Is there a word for the special flavor of imposter syndrome that comes from editing a comics anthology and the stuff your teams are making is TOO GOOD. Like, they're just absolutely crushing it, and you feel like you don't deserve to have your name on the book?

Me and @bansyou.bsky.social are also on this anthology!

This has always pretty much been my natural inclination. A crappy script is at least a structure where you can decide on a high level what points A, B, and C are before obsessing over what the characters are saying or the specifics of their actions in the scene.

Hey friends! Both of our books are now up on @globalcomix! Do you like stories about characters with big personalities getting into shenanigans? Well we do! globalcomix.com/a/rapture-pr... #manga #indiemanga #kidlit #seinen #allages

Not all jazz is worthy of this kind of engagement, but when the band remembers it's supposed to evoke something from an average listener and not just be challenging or technically impressive, jazz hits in ways other styles of music don't get close to. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWje...

If any of y’all happen to be in Tulsa, you can pick up copies of Rapture Burgers and Bubble Gumshoes at Shuffles! Say hi to Adam while you’re there! #manga #tulsa #oklahoma #indiecomics www.shufflestulsa.com

City: The Animation's fifth episode used an incredible visual gimmick to entertain, overwhelm, and convey the power of community. www.endlessmode.com/anime/city-t...

If any of y’all happen to be in Tulsa, you can pick up copies of Rapture Burgers and Bubble Gumshoes at Shuffles! Say hi to Adam while you’re there! #manga #tulsa #oklahoma #indiecomics www.shufflestulsa.com

Systemic is at 99 followers. Who will take us into the triple digits for this sci-fi anthology from me and @artebuen.bsky.social, launching next month. www.kickstarter.com/projects/art... We'll have early bird deals on day 1. Sign up for notifications so you don't miss out!

As a comic creator, your main goal should always be to make the reader think “what the hell is wrong with the person who made this?”

I’d like to remind everyone that I have an original, #allages friendly #manga available in physical and digital forms on my website! It’s about a pair of hard-boiled middle school PIs solving the case of missing scout cookies! www.rapture-productions.com/product-page...

I’d like to remind everyone that I have an original, #allages friendly #manga available in physical and digital forms on my website! It’s about a pair of hard-boiled middle school PIs solving the case of missing scout cookies! www.rapture-productions.com/product-page...

Today’s episode of City was possibly the wildest experiment I’ve seen in animation. Doing PiP for not one, but 6-7 concurrent mini-plots that all connect up to one huge wide shot at the end is ballsy, especially since we only got audio for a few of them on and off. What a time to be alive

I'm quietly amused at the idea of folks reading our anthology piece and getting tonal whiplash compared to anything else we've made. Born to make silly goose stories about big personalities, but casually deciding to make anxious body horror. 😇

Warner and Discovery really did all of THAT just to go "lol jk" and split back into roughly the same structure it was before?

@bansyou.bsky.social and I will be participating in a brand-new sci-fi anthology by @artebuen.bsky.social and @bencranewrites.com this fall! We'd really appreciate it if y'all signed up to be notified when we launch on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...

Finally framed up the shikishi I kept from our Kickstarter! Thanks to @bansyou.bsky.social for drawing these adorable boards ❤️

Once again plotting world domination with @amandawinnlee.bsky.social at @comicconrevolution.bsky.social

Come by and see me this weekend!

Oh hey, I forgot we did this interview at Wondercon for a second there. Shout out to @amandawinnlee.bsky.social for luring them in with her siren call. youtu.be/QVxbWm6m6nY?...

NOW AVAILABLE! After our successful Kickstarter campaign and Wondercon, we're finally making The Bubble Gumshoes available to everyone! Join Tabitha and Emily, the hard-boiled middle school detectives, as they get the bottom of a case of missing cookies! #manga #indiemanga #indiecomics

How I'm spending my very hot Friday night, setting up to print some hardcover copies to replenish the ones that were destroyed.

Hey booksky, and especially my comics and manga homies, I’m looking to get some pull quotes from some of y’all for the next printing of Rapture Burgers V1. Anyone down to help with that?

NOW AVAILABLE! After our successful Kickstarter campaign and Wondercon, we're finally making The Bubble Gumshoes available to everyone! Join Tabitha and Emily, the hard-boiled middle school detectives, as they get the bottom of a case of missing cookies! #manga #indiemanga #indiecomics

Some BTS info about The Bubble Gumshoes: we originally came up with the idea way back in the mid-2010s, as a spin-off of Rapture Burgers. Back then it was called “Deadly in Pink,” and the girls were in middle school like they are now. After a while, we started making a pitch for animation… (1/9)

Found this in my mail box this morning. It looks beautiful! Can't wait to dive in!

Bubble Gumshoes books were shipped out to almost all our Kickstarter backers this week! If you didn’t get notified, please let me know. We have a couple of folks who still didn’t fill out their surveys.