all comic artists should work and rest like shigeru mizuki, you will be better for it

I am excited about work on the comic today. But a lot of digital edits and additions to do. I think they’re the hardest part of my process to do quickly and efficiently. It’s hard to know when I’m problem solving vs noodling around.

I'm enjoying reading "Project Hail Mary" this week. It's fun but it's kinda lame how the main character has the same voice and personality as in The Martian - and the alien in PHM kinda has the same voice and personality, too. It's too "one note." But... they're fun! I'd read another book like this.

Using "style" to trick my audience into thinking I have integrity. Or tricking myself. Either way it feels like deception! But I'm sure there's some truth to it all.

Digital editing pages. Here are the steps. Scan. Adjust rotation. Separate lineart. Add borders. Fill blacks. Fill greys. Fill spot colors. Do little digital edits (hopefully there are not many!). I'm trying to keep colors and greyscales simple. Re-check the text. Save the page.

I hate it when it's hard to draw a body

Trying to get my man out of the playground!

Records played for morning time with River this morning.

I love my beautiful son so much AND ALSO I wish I had more of my own time

Inflation has hit McDonald’s

My target has been to "pencil and ink" two pages a day. I'm pretty much doing that. I didn't consider how much time would be spend digitally finishing the pages - which frustrates my math but I'm making it up with my good pace. This calculation comes *after* I thumbnailed the entire book.

Inking a new page from now. 7 panels 12 figures some backgrounds some text balloons

iPads are not a good tool for drawing [comics]. If you draw on an iPad I think you could draw better using almost anything else.

My son loves to point out flags. It's so cute. So today at the hardware store I bought him a little US flag he can wave around. He loves it. He won't let it go. He's charming! I'm happy. However. The trouble is people keep coming up to me and complimenting my son for being a patriot!!!! 💀🙃💀🤣

Okay here's my [subway] take. Companies that sell leak-proof containers such as tupperware or water bottles must include 2 or 3 spare gaskets with purchase. And/or they should make it easy and cheap to order a replacement. This is like the EU mandating iPhone batteries and cables. This is important.

Sobbing straight through The Pitt

By the end of Claw of the Conciliator I think it is BOTH things. His perfect memory brings her to life in his mind. But also - people keep SEEING Thecla next to him! Like a ghostly presence. That I think is due to the magic of the claw/the conciliator. Wow this book rules.

Finally watching this week’s Pitt and I’m crying… like 15 minutes into the episode. This season has gotten better and better

Other questions I want to get a firmer grasp on with this reading of Book of the New Sun. Is Severian a liar? What does he lie about? Is he a reliable narrator? Is he a misogynist? He presents himself as so sympathetic but what dark things or sins is he hiding?

So I’m reading Claw of the Conciliator for the fourth time. As you know these books can be hard to read but I am now totally in it. I feel like I get everything better this time….

You all haven’t posted enough on Bluesky this month morning

I did it 🏆

Starting inking this page now - can I get it done in one hour?

I’ve had a hard time with the last few pages of this comic. But i came back and read them after taking a day off and I think it reads really well. So I guess what I take away is to keep calm and believe the thumbnails!

These NY Times oral histories—of what the Trump administration is doing to federal agencies—are a public service. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

WaPo website replaced search with AI and it's going great

I'm happy to hear the fascist in Hungary was defeated in a landslide but kinda depressed to think about how if Democrats do this next year, they will 100% fuck it up. they wouldn't pass any good laws, they wouldn't amend the constitution. sighhhhh

River has been sleeping for 2 hours and 15 minutes. Every minute is a beautiful gift. I cleaned the house, made dinner, had coffee. Did not draw anything.

One can imagine and ideal servant who serves out of pure love for his master, just as one can an ideal rustic who remains a ditcher from a love of nature, or an ideal fricatrice who spreads her legs a dozen times a night from a love of copulation. But one never encounters these creatures in reality.

The answer to "Why does the US cover of Video Game look so bad?" is basically 75% "the licensors would not let us have the good art" and 25% "the US suits who want to sell it at Wal-Mart are convinced The Average Consumer wants to see grafix and not an illustration, bc cartoons are for gay children"

Dylan Horrocks, Alan Moore, Steve Grove and Dan Clowes: imagining comics that don't exist.

I heard a thing back in the early pandemic months, that Japanese companies asked Zoom for a feature to show org hierarchy visually on screen. So like the CEO is half the screen at all times. Next level officers are smaller. Support staff are tiny on screen. Ok so Bluesky: do this for reply accounts.

Hicksville was probably a way more compelling fantasy before the internet.

Comics are so cool. It would be cool if Hicksville were real and you and I lived there.

I hate it when it’s hard to draw a page

"There's a kid's clothing swap this weekend that I want to go to." I said this. I am a man motivated by hand me downs.

"Dad jokes" - what are they? They refer to an aging man who has succeeding in creating a spawn. His genetic entry to the future is secured. He no longer has to spend any effort engaging his creativity with the present world. He can relax. Recite old meaningless quips. Chuckle. It's amusing.

AI is a way to deal with anxiety. Doesn’t solve the problem, doesn’t make anxiety go away, but… gives you the illusion of “the wisdom of the crowd mixed with robots means I know the right answer.” So a business owner doesn’t take photos of their food - how difficult to judge!! - just let AI make it.

A fascinating look into this mentality. Why do you need to compete with a Fortune 500 company? You are a diner! The number one thing I want to see is photos of YOUR food, not a generic AI burger or your mac and cheese animated beyond recognition

I hate the old guy who parks on the only couch at this cafe every day for like 6 hours straight and talks to everyone around him. This is not healthy to obsess over sorry.

"i could probably pilot a ship through the straight of hormuz" -next big thing 80% of men secretly believe about themselves

Expressive clothes used to be out of reach for the common man. Nowadays I feel: I’m glad you have the ability to express yoursel through clothes but I think it’s best to find another way

Is this the best pencil sharpener or what???

I lost my pencil sharpener. Today I searched the pockets of every piece of outerwear I've worn the last week and a half. Big herringbone coat. Both cotton twill utility vests. The red waxed cotton military jacket. The yellow shearling vest. Finally! It was in the CAMO waxed cotton military jacket.

I think at 40 years old I am coming to realize that I'm the same person I was at 25, 35, will be at 55, 85. My same ideas percolate in my same head! Same probably goes for other people too. This revelation triggered by seeing a sketchbook from 10+ years ago with ideas I still think urgently today.

@aywarhiannon.bsky.social I loved hearing you speak about Alito’s awful opinion in Hudson vs Michigan on 5-4. I grew up in a conservative community I really felt your point: this decision is more about insisting on a worldview (good people vs bad criminals), not about real world rights and needs.

I'm playing "Slay the Spire 2." It's great!

Facepalming, I missed the yoto player on sale at Target. I want to get River a mini one for his birthday in a couple months... Keepin my eyes peeled

Which is better? Batman The Animated Series or Avatar The Last Airbender?

1/2 “All through history, aristocratic women would wear long, loose clothing and even cover their heads with a hat or scarf. Lower-class women - workers, servants, slaves - would wear less clothing. (Umm Adam in “Women in Clothing” 2014)