The tool you are most comfortable with is the tool you should use. Not necessarily the most expensive, the most cutting edge, or the most elaborate. Definitely experiment with lots of different media and tools but if you come back to a sharpie, there’s literally nothing wrong with that.

Sought comfort today by seeing one of my lifelong favorite movies on the big screen for the first time, with the awesome company of my D&D players. Two of them had never seen it at all so now they understand another 30% of my in game pop culture references. 😂

The issue with ICE is not training, the issue with ICE is that it fundamentally should not exist. The violence is the purpose

Hey folks of Minneapolis!! If you need a tow truck, don’t use Cedar Towing & Auction !!!! One of their tow truck drivers attempted to drive his truck through the protest of people today while proudly wearing his MAGA hat

I started a Pushing Daisies rewatch this week and it’s providing plenty of rom-com inspiration as well as much needed comfort.

i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs

Fun inexpensive find on EBay. I indulged my nostalgia a bit with this #oldhammer Morathi. The original paint job wasn’t bad at all, and whoever you were, kudos on those eyeballs. But the desire to paint this lady myself was too strong. (Check that Gaultier bra!)

Kinda sucks how one day you’ll post stuff like “does the Grinch use the toilet?” and then the next it has to be “I reject those who worship death”

A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve. Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body. This is not new but it is expanding.

It appears ICE murdered someone in cold blood today and their plan is — per usual — to create a fog of lies so the killer does not face justice. We simply can't let that happen. The shooter has to be arrested and so does Bovino. They can't just kill people on the street.

every single official in a city invaded by ice thugs needs to do the exact same thing

Thresher sharks 🦈

the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches

It's a new year, time to raise those commission prices if you haven't in a while! At very least factor in inflation into the increase.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m afraid he’ll kidnap another world leader while I’m asleep but hey I guess it’s insomnia for me tonight.

Back to pages today, but I kicked off 2026 in the best possible way yesterday...rolling dice and playing pretend with some of my favorite people, and watching my friend who I taught to play D&D blossom into a truly amazing game master in her own right.

Today I spent 4 hours in a discord call with my friend while we both worked on tabletop hobby projects (her on terrain for her upcoming D&D one shot, me on Warhammer minis) and watched The Return of the King together. A pretty perfect geeky winter Sunday.

I watched all the Lord of The Rings movies but I gotta say. I never really got what Sauron’s FUCKING problem was

As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative

So sorry to hear of the death of The Cure's Perry Bamonte, a former guitar tech who stepped up to become a full member for 15 years, an invaluable Swiss Army knife multi-instrumentalist. Every fan loved seeing him back on board for the Lost World tour. R.I.P. 'Teddy'. Love to his family & friends. x

Merry Christmas from the real life Goobies, who posed like this without any prompting.

Merry Christmas Eve from the Goobies and myself. An extra heartfelt thank you to everyone who offered support, love, or financial help making sure Ozzie got to enjoy this Christmas pain free. He’s still holding out for that vibranium replacement leg. 🤣 🦾

Show me how your 2025 went.

Since the recipient's seen it now, I had the honor of memorializing this lovely girl, Lady Godiva/"Sausage", as a warlock (with costume inspo from Yzma of THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE).

It was a bit of a mad scramble to finish holiday commissions in time, without completely derailing my main projects, and I was feeling the crunch of regret for taking them on. But then you get an email saying that a pet portrait caused tears of joy, and it's all worth it.

Just a girl, her wizard, and his cat. Er, tressym. #bg3 #galeofwaterdeep #dwarf #cleric

My gingerbread Red Shirts got an upgrade this year. @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social, I think this baking accident is a sign we should have a death by candy cane in a possible sequel.

As an artist who has worked in commercial fields for almost two decades now, you know what we call an art director/writer/editor who can’t write their idea clearly enough to communicate? BAD AT THEIR JOB. If you need GenAI to tell me what you want you’re already unqualified to work with me.

One of my favorite things Bones used to do was fuss and bark at me when he decided it was bedtime. It was such an “old man” behavior. Anyway Ozzie here just started doing the same thing and it’s adorable but I’m really not ready for him to be an old man. 🥺

My response to anything over the next two weeks

Most of us did not choose to write or draw or design so that we could put products on the shelf. We chose to do it because it’s a set of skills we enjoy exercising, that give us fulfillment. It’s like asking a pro pitcher to just let a machine pitch for them. Fuck off and give me the ball.

Good thread. When I’m asked at conventions or events about my career advice, I always speak highly of my experience at art school but I have suggested that it’s not totally necessary…I might be wrong though. Spending four years building community with other artists was invaluable to my growth.

Got a little spicy on tonight’s cooldown sketch, oops. I’m working on a romantasy side project and it’s been making me miss my BG3 pairings…

Quick action pose study for warm up today. My paladin Osonia is now an active NPC in the D&D campaign I’m running AND I’m playing her in a new Curse of Strahd game. For a paladin of death this OC has lived a lot of different multiverse lives. 🤣

Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor. "I can't afford a visual artist" So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them? Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.

We are parents of a trans kid and our family takes this very, very personally. If you intentionally make life harder for our beloved daughter, it’s EXTREMELY hard to think of you as an ally, to say the least. @amyklobuchar.com - you still send us requests for money, while hurting our kid. Disgusted.

Until I get my Star Trek socialist utopia, pay me for my art. It’s work, I promise.

Can we make chanting “RED SHIRTS! RED SHIRTS!” a thing, like “Lower Decks”? Or is that a little too risky? 🤣

It’s not every day a girl finds herself on a list with the same creators that steered her into comics in the first place, for a book that had her teamed with one of her favorite writers. I’m feeling crazy grateful right now. ❤️🖖❤️‍🩹

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

My hot comic take is all wfh comic shit should be paid a salary, every other week, like everyone else at the publishing company. I’m tired of hearing about our colleagues crowdfunding funerals and healthcare.

I think the reason why there is such a focus on the evils of "work for hire" in comics (instead of voice acting, etc.) is that you can no longer put food on the table with comics. These characters are bringing in millions while their creators cannot pay for groceries or rent. Or funeral expenses.

I am officially at an age where drinking three old fashioneds and staying up until the hotel bar closes has zero effect on my body, but six hours on a busy comicon floor WRECKS ME.

Bags? ✔️ Hotel? ✔️ Emotional support water bottle? Full.✔️ Takeout falafel? On its way. 🧆 ✔️ Come see me at GalaxyCon Columbus this weekend, and please enjoy this photo of Jester pretending like she didn’t literally pee with excitement as soon as she saw her beloved dogsitter Lisa. 🤣

I will now be using the expression "like a raccoon in a liquor store" in my everyday vocabulary.

Over @comicsbeat.bsky.social, this week’s Ensign’s Log covers Star Trek: Red Shirts #5 by @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social, @meganlevens.bsky.social, @charliekirchoff.com, @longtalljodie.com & Neil Uyetake from @idwpublishing.com. The final issue of this excellent series is worth the wait! Read my review:

I'm so insanely proud of the story our team got to tell with RED SHIRTS. Today's final issue is a gut punch in the very best way, but this comic has never shied away from hitting where it hurts. Thank you everyone for joining us on this crazy ride.

The finale of Star Trek: Redshirts hit stands today! 
Written by @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social 
Art by @meganlevens.bsky.social and myself
Letters by @longtalljodie.com 

Here’s a preview and some process images from the issue: