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Andrew Leamon
@aleams.bsky.social
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comics writer (CAMERA MAN, MONOLITH, RADIANT BLACK #22 Backup, FOURTHMEAL, WE THE DREAMERS) | nintendo nerd | chainsaw man enjoyer | dog dad | karaoke king | chicago guy Comics & Contact Info: linktr.ee/aleams Newsletter: buttondown.com/andrewleamon
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Andrew Leamon @aleams.bsky.social · Nov 11
Hello, new followers! ✌️

I'm Andrew Leamon, and I've written comics like the Radiant Black #22 backup, Camera Man, Monolith, and Fourthmeal.

I nerd out for cheeseburgers, Chainsaw Man, Nintendo, karaoke, films, and music. I post pics of my dog a lot.

Check out my #comics:
linktr.ee/aleams
Cover to Camera Man #1 depicting a young man wearing a bright blue and red suit putting on a camera lense helmet. The Radiant Black #22 backup depicting a man at a retro video store waiting to buy a copy of Wild Things (an erotica thriller) on DVD and getting ignored by the staff until he gives up and leaves. A Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening fancomic depicting moments from the game with captions laid over discussing the journey the hero took and the importance of keeping dreams alive. A page from "Fourthmeal" depicting two unseen janitors washing the windows of a bell-shaped space station and discussing how different their lives might have been with different decisions.
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Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social · 8h
"Eight strangers wake up chained to a boat in the woods."

Vertigo is back, baby.
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Andrew Leamon @aleams.bsky.social · 7h
Hellll yeah!
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Tom Taylor @tomtaylormade.bsky.social · 20h
Announcing NECRETACEOUS!
I’m teaming up with the great @darickr.bsky.social for a series about extinction and survival, loss and love, betrayal and friendship, and… zombie dinosaurs!
Vertigo returns to @dc.com with an undead roar.
@whattheshea.bsky.social @conroyforreal.bsky.social
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Andrew Leamon @aleams.bsky.social · 7h
You've been busy! Another can't miss book! 🥳
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𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗣𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡 @stipanmorian.bsky.social · 19h
BLEEDING HEARTS! @denizcamp.bsky.social on a typewriter, @matthollingsworth.com with a paint roller and me with chikin' leg voodoo pencils, almost like grabbing a live wire!
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Ram V @therightram.bsky.social · 16h
Just announced at NYCC, my new book with the incredible Mike Perkins at DC Vertigo. Black Tower!

Spies, Spells, London, Magic and Espionage!
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Chris Condon @ NYCC - Artist Alley F-01 @christophcondon.bsky.social · 16h
PERIL OF THE BRUTAL DARK: AN EZRA CAIN MYSTERY is out in February. A VERTIGO book by @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and yours truly.
Ezra Cain leaps from a fire escape into a spray of bullets
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 19h
So for round 2 of tonight's Gosh and BF Drink and Draw we're asking you to consider backing @pigeonface.bsky.social's THE ECSTASY OF JENNY D on Kickstarter. And your theme is 'Ecstasy'. You have 30 minutes! #GoshBFDD www.kickstarter.com/projects/pig...
The Ecstasy of Jenny D - New original comic by Pigeon!
Bridgerton meets the dancing plague in this surreal tale of sisterhood, repressed queerness and divine intervention.
www.kickstarter.com
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Andrew Leamon @aleams.bsky.social · 18h
Podcasts/Comics Media, you should have Tony on your show. Staccato is an outrageously good time!
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🖤🦇AnthonyxKapp🦇🖤 @mistadark.bsky.social · 19h
Any podcasters and/or news writers want a copy of STACCATO: A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done in exchange for me waxing poetic about Kentaro Muira, dive bar shows, the state of the world and the best #punkrock #darkfantasy #webcomic that is now available in paperback? 🔗⬇️
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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 3d
I’m. So. Tired.

I don’t just want you to pay attention to Chicago because I want you to understand our plight. I want you to see how hard people are fighting and know wtf you’re made of. We’re not just fighting for this place. This is for all of us.
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Andrew Leamon @aleams.bsky.social · 2d
I've got no new comics to announce this weekend, and I hope everyone has a kickass time at NYCC!

That said, I might take a bit of a social media break this week/weekend to finish this outline.

Comics are good! ❤️
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Andrew Leamon @aleams.bsky.social · 3d
Something I've been thinking about a lot lately in relation to some comic Kickstarters and popstars...

Is it actually good business or just exploiting your fanbase?

defector.com/taylor-swift...
No Good Art Comes From Greed | Defector
The packages arrived square and thin and carefully wrapped on Saturday afternoon. There were three of them, but only one was mine. If I could have rejected my package, sent it back from whence it came...
defector.com
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Andrew Leamon @aleams.bsky.social · 3d
Game recognizes game. ❤️
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Sophie Campbell 🏳️‍⚧️ @mooncalfe1.bsky.social · 3d
Anyone have any recommendations for new/current gore comics?
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Koguchi Press @koguchipress.com · 16d
Our latest book, CRYOMEMORY by KYLE FEWELL, is launching on Kickstarter soon! Hit the link and get notified when it launches:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kog...
Coming soon: CRYOMEMORY by KYLE FEWELL
Koguchi Comics presents CRYOMEMORY [Part One], a cyberpunk manga-inspired comic featuring cyborgs, gunplay, mystery and more.
www.kickstarter.com
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Robert Wilson IV - NYCC J-07 @robertwilsoniv.bsky.social · 3d
Howdy friends, I'm going to be at @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social this weekend! Come see me in artist alley at table J-07!
Promotional image divided into two sections. The top section is black with a dark gray texture with the text "Robert Wilson IV, NYCC - J-07, 10/09-10/12, New York, NY" in white and pink sans serif type. The bottom section is an image of the Gundam Gquuuuuux drawn by Robert Wilson IV featuring a colorful background of the "Kira Kira" effect from the anime Gundam Gquuuuuux. A promotional image of a pink digitally textured background with the text "Robert Wilson IV, NYCC - J-07, No Panels, Artist Alley Hours 10/09 - 10:00-7:00, 10/10 - 10:30-7:00, 10/11 0 10:30-6:30, 10/12 - 10:00-5:00" in white and black sans serif type.
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Marissa Louise @marissadraws.bsky.social · 5d
I have one:

Social media is a bizarre mix of advertising and journaling.

I think it's been bad for creator's mental health that much of the advertising has been offloaded onto them to do through social media.
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Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 7d
Anyone have a particularly hot comic take?
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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 4d
happy sunday, remember that you are completely expendable to your employer and that when you die they will forget you ever existed within weeks and easily replace you
Work really hard and one day this can be you (followed by graffiti of a headstone that says “RIP worked really hard” on it
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Andrew Leamon @aleams.bsky.social · 4d
(And I know many of my thoughts and opinions aren't novel or new, but I think they need to be said and I stand by them.)
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Andrew Leamon @aleams.bsky.social · 4d
10. Hire me to write more comics! I'd like to do this full-time.

(I have a writer-only pitch for a hard sci-fi OGN packed with thrills and heart, so if any publishers wanna read it let me know.)
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Andrew Leamon @aleams.bsky.social · 4d
9. I said "preordering" in the previous take for a reason. The public should never hear the term, "FOC"! And readers should buy beforehand, like video games or movies.
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Andrew Leamon @aleams.bsky.social · 4d
7. Make a decision. Is your book disposable, should it be framed, or should it be on a shelf? That will affect your marketing choices.

8. Make things easier for readers! As soon as a book is announced to the public, there needs to be availability for preordering with a CLEAR deadline.
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Andrew Leamon @aleams.bsky.social · 4d
4. Cover designs have become too templated to cater to newsstands and variants. Shops have better ways to display comics now.

5. Digital and print prices should not be the same. 🙃

6. Flooding the market with 20+ variants is not good for the industry nor is it a smart strategy by itself.
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Andrew Leamon @aleams.bsky.social · 4d
I have many!

1. Sell yourselves! Put full names on comic covers. And make them larger.

2. Covers are for selling your book! Put solicit text and pull quotes on the back cover, even for singles.

3. Scale up your lettering for digital versions. Print scale is too small for MOST digital devices.
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Oni @onidraws.bsky.social · 4d
Just a little post to put here all the help lines from a lot of countries! Don't hesitate to reach out if you have problems!

There's lots of categories so it's really helpful!
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Oni @onidraws.bsky.social · 5d
And at last, I'll let a site that has all countries help lines.
It goes from depression, suicide and other kind of problems. Seems pretty accurate for France so I think it's maybe ok for the other coutries too. Take care everyone 💗

findahelpline.com
Find A Helpline | Free emotional support in 130+ countries
Global vetted directory of helplines, hotlines and crisis lines. Chat, text or phone support with suicide, anxiety, depression, domestic violence, gender& sexual identity and more.
findahelpline.com
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