Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design
@alzamon.bsky.social
Alberto Gonzalez / Costa Rican 🇨🇷 children's illustrator, middle grade comics author, character designer and multi-trick pony. My nick is my shortened full name. More about me at go.alzamon.com
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Well it took way longer than expected but this humble account of yours truly has just crossed the 1k followers mark! 🥳🎈🎉
So, as promised, here's finally the commemorative art for display. "Making of" extra material will be available soon! :D
So, as promised, here's finally the commemorative art for display. "Making of" extra material will be available soon! :D
Leave it to Jon to review a CB special where I can't decide if it's the most awesome or must cursed one or both, either way I'm on a roll here 😅 🍗
Who’s ready for a CRAZY review of a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving?!?
*Crickets Chirping*
Great! Let’s do this!
Note: I’m not analyzing every last frame of this thing. Just the stuff in particular that really sticks out.
*Crickets Chirping*
Great! Let’s do this!
Note: I’m not analyzing every last frame of this thing. Just the stuff in particular that really sticks out.
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Leave it to Jon to review a CB special where I can't decide if it's the most awesome or must cursed one or both, either way I'm on a roll here 😅 🍗
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Math is knowledge. Knowledge is power.
30k is also way WAYYYY too low. IMHO, anything less than 50k for a 200 page full color book is highway robbery.
So if you have to get robbed to get published (and self pub isn't an option)...at least make something you love, okay?
30k is also way WAYYYY too low. IMHO, anything less than 50k for a 200 page full color book is highway robbery.
So if you have to get robbed to get published (and self pub isn't an option)...at least make something you love, okay?
Here’s some math courtesy of Nate Powell to keep in mind when signing that graphic novel deal. #comics
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Math is knowledge. Knowledge is power.
30k is also way WAYYYY too low. IMHO, anything less than 50k for a 200 page full color book is highway robbery.
So if you have to get robbed to get published (and self pub isn't an option)...at least make something you love, okay?
30k is also way WAYYYY too low. IMHO, anything less than 50k for a 200 page full color book is highway robbery.
So if you have to get robbed to get published (and self pub isn't an option)...at least make something you love, okay?
Funny (not) this comes up as I want to get a couple pages' coloring done for a pitch packet asap.
It's my right to give it a shot, but if the shot ends going nowhere... I'll need to find out something else to do. 🥲
It's my right to give it a shot, but if the shot ends going nowhere... I'll need to find out something else to do. 🥲
The one about comic book page rates – again. News flash: Comic book page rates are STILL stagnant, after all these years, and for indie cartoonists it's even harder
The one about comic book page rates – again
News flash: Comic book page rates are STILL stagnant, after all these years, and for indie cartoonists it's even harder
www.comicsbeat.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Funny (not) this comes up as I want to get a couple pages' coloring done for a pitch packet asap.
It's my right to give it a shot, but if the shot ends going nowhere... I'll need to find out something else to do. 🥲
It's my right to give it a shot, but if the shot ends going nowhere... I'll need to find out something else to do. 🥲
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How to make beautiful comics:
Step 1: Have something to say.
Step 2: See Step 1.
Step 1: Have something to say.
Step 2: See Step 1.
imgs.xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 AM
How to make beautiful comics:
Step 1: Have something to say.
Step 2: See Step 1.
Step 1: Have something to say.
Step 2: See Step 1.
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Soy muy fan de las tiras de Garfield de Jim Davis y el año pasado le hice este pequeño homenaje ❤
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Soy muy fan de las tiras de Garfield de Jim Davis y el año pasado le hice este pequeño homenaje ❤
There was a time where, as a well-heeled IT worker, didn't think much to plunk down 4 Franklins on such a thing.
There was. 🥹
There was. 🥹
This Shadow The Hedgehog figure looks so goddamn cool! 12” tall. It’s huge!! Glowing LED bottom. It’s $345USD 🥲🥲🥲
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
There was a time where, as a well-heeled IT worker, didn't think much to plunk down 4 Franklins on such a thing.
There was. 🥹
There was. 🥹
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I work in a kitchen when I’m not writing & illustrating to support my 2 kids.
In 8 yrs, I’ve been lucky to make $11,000 in publishing. That works out to $1,375 a year.
Authors & illustrators aren’t the petty bourgeois. Stealing from us doesn’t make you a working class hero: It makes you a scab.
In 8 yrs, I’ve been lucky to make $11,000 in publishing. That works out to $1,375 a year.
Authors & illustrators aren’t the petty bourgeois. Stealing from us doesn’t make you a working class hero: It makes you a scab.
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I work in a kitchen when I’m not writing & illustrating to support my 2 kids.
In 8 yrs, I’ve been lucky to make $11,000 in publishing. That works out to $1,375 a year.
Authors & illustrators aren’t the petty bourgeois. Stealing from us doesn’t make you a working class hero: It makes you a scab.
In 8 yrs, I’ve been lucky to make $11,000 in publishing. That works out to $1,375 a year.
Authors & illustrators aren’t the petty bourgeois. Stealing from us doesn’t make you a working class hero: It makes you a scab.
The universal answer isn't 42, Charlie Brown
Everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey, Charlie Brown
I've seen goats fuck in the marketplace, Charlie Brown
[Is this too far? Did I go too far?]
[Is this too far? Did I go too far?]
November 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The universal answer isn't 42, Charlie Brown
If it were up to me those things should last 20+ years, minimum. Last such splurge was a new 13" iPad Pro last year but on condition of 1) getting at least 5 yrs of service off it and 2) it's a workhorse tool. I don't really use it for games.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
If it were up to me those things should last 20+ years, minimum. Last such splurge was a new 13" iPad Pro last year but on condition of 1) getting at least 5 yrs of service off it and 2) it's a workhorse tool. I don't really use it for games.
My high school arts teacher, himself an accomplished sculptor, who gave me the motivation to keep going since my very first attempts to draw and paint still lives at 14 or so. I always say art is what saved me on that awkward age.
November 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
My high school arts teacher, himself an accomplished sculptor, who gave me the motivation to keep going since my very first attempts to draw and paint still lives at 14 or so. I always say art is what saved me on that awkward age.
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Sometimes you find things you forgot you drew like a gift from the past.
Cover concept for issue 5 of Agnes from SPACE
agnesfromspace.com
#webcomics #comics #art #kidlit
Cover concept for issue 5 of Agnes from SPACE
agnesfromspace.com
#webcomics #comics #art #kidlit
November 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Sometimes you find things you forgot you drew like a gift from the past.
Cover concept for issue 5 of Agnes from SPACE
agnesfromspace.com
#webcomics #comics #art #kidlit
Cover concept for issue 5 of Agnes from SPACE
agnesfromspace.com
#webcomics #comics #art #kidlit
Well that’s @smallpressexpo.bsky.social for me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (but they’re cool and fairly priced imo)
New set comic con descriptors just dropped.
November 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Well that’s @smallpressexpo.bsky.social for me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (but they’re cool and fairly priced imo)
Hey all — we're celebrating @kcsanthology.bsky.social 's Let's Go release (featuring mine and many other's middle grade comics stories) with a draw-off event. Open to everyone! In 10 minutes! See you there 😊
Let's Go! Launch Party Draw-Off!! - Kids Comics Unite
Come one!! Come all!! Bring your kids!!! We are having a Draw-Off Party on Saturday morning, November 22nd, at 11 am EST. This will be a fun, relaxed, interactive “let’s […]
kidscomicsunite.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Hey all — we're celebrating @kcsanthology.bsky.social 's Let's Go release (featuring mine and many other's middle grade comics stories) with a draw-off event. Open to everyone! In 10 minutes! See you there 😊
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The adventures of a precocious 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger debuted on November 18, 1985. NPR's Renee Montagne spoke with the comic strip's editor, Lee Salem, in 2005.
40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst onto the comics page
The adventures of a precocious 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger debuted on November 18, 1985. NPR's Renee Montagne spoke with the comic strip's editor, Lee Salem, in 2005.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The adventures of a precocious 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger debuted on November 18, 1985. NPR's Renee Montagne spoke with the comic strip's editor, Lee Salem, in 2005.
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To all of my BlueSky friends,
I don't really pitch or sell things on this platform, but I want to share this fundraiser.
I've spent some time in the Wayuu community and the people there are lovely and warm. But the children are at a severe disadvantage.
gofund.me/8e4f56eb2
I don't really pitch or sell things on this platform, but I want to share this fundraiser.
I've spent some time in the Wayuu community and the people there are lovely and warm. But the children are at a severe disadvantage.
gofund.me/8e4f56eb2
Donate to Support Wayuu Children with School Essentials, organized by Michael Melton
Here’s a draft you can paste into GoFundMe and edit as needed:
--… Michael Melton needs your support for Support Wayuu Children with School Essentials
gofund.me
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
To all of my BlueSky friends,
I don't really pitch or sell things on this platform, but I want to share this fundraiser.
I've spent some time in the Wayuu community and the people there are lovely and warm. But the children are at a severe disadvantage.
gofund.me/8e4f56eb2
I don't really pitch or sell things on this platform, but I want to share this fundraiser.
I've spent some time in the Wayuu community and the people there are lovely and warm. But the children are at a severe disadvantage.
gofund.me/8e4f56eb2
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Sometimes they get away. This one's from the latest page over at the site: wwww.margomaloo.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Sometimes they get away. This one's from the latest page over at the site: wwww.margomaloo.com
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New Planet Joey comics?
New Planet Joey comics!
I'm back at it and re-writing some of the opening story arc where Joey first meets Herb. I'll share the entire arc later, but in the meantime, here's a new comic hot off the press from the new sequence.
Happy Friday!
New Planet Joey comics!
I'm back at it and re-writing some of the opening story arc where Joey first meets Herb. I'll share the entire arc later, but in the meantime, here's a new comic hot off the press from the new sequence.
Happy Friday!
November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
New Planet Joey comics?
New Planet Joey comics!
I'm back at it and re-writing some of the opening story arc where Joey first meets Herb. I'll share the entire arc later, but in the meantime, here's a new comic hot off the press from the new sequence.
Happy Friday!
New Planet Joey comics!
I'm back at it and re-writing some of the opening story arc where Joey first meets Herb. I'll share the entire arc later, but in the meantime, here's a new comic hot off the press from the new sequence.
Happy Friday!
Through a friend who gets to review things like these: This must be the finest "plein air" watercolor painting set I've ever seen. I love the "analog laptop" concept. Even has a tripod socket! Now if I were outdoors way more often... and weren't so addict to the iPad...
MEEDEN Premium Artist-Grade Watercolor Set - Luxury 27 Color Collection with Black Walnut Case
Premium Artist-Grade Watercolor Set - Experience unparalleled quality with our watercolor paint set featuring 27 professional semi-moist colors in FAS-grade American black walnut case. The magnetic da...
meedenart.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Through a friend who gets to review things like these: This must be the finest "plein air" watercolor painting set I've ever seen. I love the "analog laptop" concept. Even has a tripod socket! Now if I were outdoors way more often... and weren't so addict to the iPad...
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An illustrative design for a book launch event happening in a few days. Stay tuned for another post info with link to the virtual event.
Some folks might recognize the characters ;) from #kidscomicsunite!
#LetsGoAnthology #comisforkids #illustrator #designer #illuatrativedesigber
Some folks might recognize the characters ;) from #kidscomicsunite!
#LetsGoAnthology #comisforkids #illustrator #designer #illuatrativedesigber
November 21, 2025 at 3:39 AM
An illustrative design for a book launch event happening in a few days. Stay tuned for another post info with link to the virtual event.
Some folks might recognize the characters ;) from #kidscomicsunite!
#LetsGoAnthology #comisforkids #illustrator #designer #illuatrativedesigber
Some folks might recognize the characters ;) from #kidscomicsunite!
#LetsGoAnthology #comisforkids #illustrator #designer #illuatrativedesigber
Writing a GN script for me is always like attempting 4D Tetris. Now I need to finish the climax of one such story in a convincing way and hoo boy is this hard af or what.
This is what AI bros won't get of Pixar or Ghibli films: It's not about how they look, but about what they tell, and how.
This is what AI bros won't get of Pixar or Ghibli films: It's not about how they look, but about what they tell, and how.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Writing a GN script for me is always like attempting 4D Tetris. Now I need to finish the climax of one such story in a convincing way and hoo boy is this hard af or what.
This is what AI bros won't get of Pixar or Ghibli films: It's not about how they look, but about what they tell, and how.
This is what AI bros won't get of Pixar or Ghibli films: It's not about how they look, but about what they tell, and how.
Adding to my "Done" checklist: having my name somehow associated to a book on Amazon ✅😅
Did you participate on the Kickstarter campaign and got our book? (Printed or digital) We need your Amazon reviews!
👉🏻 amzn.to/3LLPoFD
Did you participate on the Kickstarter campaign and got our book? (Printed or digital) We need your Amazon reviews!
👉🏻 amzn.to/3LLPoFD
November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Adding to my "Done" checklist: having my name somehow associated to a book on Amazon ✅😅
Did you participate on the Kickstarter campaign and got our book? (Printed or digital) We need your Amazon reviews!
👉🏻 amzn.to/3LLPoFD
Did you participate on the Kickstarter campaign and got our book? (Printed or digital) We need your Amazon reviews!
👉🏻 amzn.to/3LLPoFD
Not all heroes wear capes
Saw some gig posters using Ai and that’s no good. Gig posters are a lot of artists first gig, they’re fucking with the ecosystem of students getting £20 so I’m making stickers because thermal label printers are our cheapest propaganda tool
November 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Not all heroes wear capes
Well if the big publishers won’t join either (which i‘d find very surprising) then the 2026 edition is officially dead 🪦🥀🥲
It has to be seen for how longer the organizers staunchly stick to people no one wants around. And lose the festival in the process.
It has to be seen for how longer the organizers staunchly stick to people no one wants around. And lose the festival in the process.
Face à un front d’autrices et d’auteurs unis sur l’idée d’un boycott de la prochaine édition, les grands éditeurs ont tranché : ils ne viendront pas ➡️ bit.ly/4i8koeT
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Well if the big publishers won’t join either (which i‘d find very surprising) then the 2026 edition is officially dead 🪦🥀🥲
It has to be seen for how longer the organizers staunchly stick to people no one wants around. And lose the festival in the process.
It has to be seen for how longer the organizers staunchly stick to people no one wants around. And lose the festival in the process.
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It's a wrap on the "The Zombie Manor" over at my site! You can read the whole chapter or even start at the beginning of the whole comic: www.drewweing.com . Next chapter starts December 1st.
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It's a wrap on the "The Zombie Manor" over at my site! You can read the whole chapter or even start at the beginning of the whole comic: www.drewweing.com . Next chapter starts December 1st.