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Akira B. • Editor • Publisher of WildStar Press • Writer (Comics & Prose) • Cryptid • Ringo and Ignatz Award Nominated • ???
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🦇Akira B.🦇
Editor | Writer | Publisher of WildStar Press

Started telling stories as a kid and suddenly couldn't stop. Then I started helping other people tell their stories and it stuck.

Find my work & support:
🦇 blubat.biz
🌟 wildstarpress.com
💵 ko-fi.com/blubat
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some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing
February 18, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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how it's been going
February 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
It Ends With Z by me!

Book cover 🎨: @zabwis.bsky.social
Publisher: @wildstarpress.bsky.social

Debuts March 2026~
February 18, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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I am bad at plugging myself but I DO HAVE A PATREON where you can see wips and the occasional early art (you also get to see designs for OCs I keep secret until their public debut)

Supporters also get to read webcomic pages early whenever I'm actively updating

#RockyRambles
RockyBloo | Patreon
Creating Beanstalked and other stories
patreon.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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artists, show us how you draw black women 🔥
February 12, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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Some favs 🖤🗡️
February 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Artists, show us how you draw black women!
February 17, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Seconded!! I don't ever scan QR codes, please include a website, email, *something* so folks can find your work!

I see a number of folks who say they're not getting work, then I notice the lack of portfolio links or professional contact emails.
Small thing (really nitpicky complaint), please don't ONLY have your QR code on your cute lil' illustration cards when you hand them to people. Sat down at my laptop today to stalk (professionally) illustrators I've met & I have to get up & find my phone??? for QR code?? Include your website pls.<3
February 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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a happy hamburger boy

-> backlashcomic.com
💀🎨 ☄️✨ #OCs #backlashcomic
February 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Fresh out of retirement, veteran assassin Holly needs to get back in the game - and country boy Bartholomew, who has never touched a weapon in his life, needs a job.

Welcome to MURDER CLUB.

Read new episodes every Friday on Webtoon! www.webtoons.com/en/action/mu...

💀🎨 🔪💸 #murderclub
January 20, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
@binaryandlove.bsky.social and I bought a #risograph !! Wow!!
And here we are, running a kickstarter to get more ink drums and headway on being able to make even more cool things in the future 👀

Consider giving us a share!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...
February 16, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Read our full interview with @domduongart.bsky.social, contributing writer for #HowToTouchGrass anthology!

Click "notify me on launch" while you're there: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
February 17, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Death Saves 3.0 is a tabletop rpg comic anthology focusing on player interaction and character deaths. This is paid work for complete creative teams.

Please contact Tara at the email provided with your pitches and/or questions. Good luck, and please spread the word! ☠️🎲
February 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Here's my interview for the #HowToTouchGrass anthology!
Read our full interview with @domduongart.bsky.social, contributing writer for #HowToTouchGrass anthology!

Click "notify me on launch" while you're there: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
February 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
With the acknowledgement that numbers don't equal growth and I'd like to retain my sanity/humanity by not thinking of ppl as numbers:

Having nearly 3k of you guys around is wild. I hope the things that I have brought/am bringing to the table have been... Interesting? Good? Worth something?
February 17, 2026 at 6:19 PM
IDW is doing a Godzilla run in the horror genre and once again I'm throwing it out into the universe that these publishers should hire me to be a writer for at least TWO (2) stories.

1st one to get people hooked.
2nd one for people to realize they want more and demand that I continue getting jobs.
February 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Jaime - @elsombreronart.bsky.social - is a comics creator that specializes in mythological reinterpretation, collage, and hauntings in their stories. They're a Colombian artist who pulls a lot from the rich hauntology of their region to sculpt stories about grief, rage, and love.
February 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Alias!

-> backlashcomic.com
💀🎨 ☄️✨ #OCs #backlashcomic
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Eisner submissions are now open. My fellow comic creators, no matter at what point in your career you are, if you're making comics in any form, these awards are "For You" and you absolutely can be nominated. Let's get small press/self pub comics on that list! ENTER: www.comic-con.org/uploads/2025...
February 16, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Aha.
So I wrote a book.
Would be pretty cool if you got it when it came out.
It Ends With Z by @blubat.bsky.social comes out March 2026!

What happens when the God of Chaos, who's forced to be a villain of everyone's story, decides to seek out some form of peace?
February 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Kerri S. - @deathmonument.bsky.social - is an artist and writer who loves creating stories dreams of sharing their craft with the world. They've always wanted to be a part of an anthology and the current one is up their alley!
February 14, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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Read Akira's book! Do you want a story about emotional connection after feeling like people aren't worth it? I know I did! It's a good book!
It Ends With Z by @blubat.bsky.social comes out March 2026!

What happens when the God of Chaos, who's forced to be a villain of everyone's story, decides to seek out some form of peace?
February 16, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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Jaye - @kelpienet.bsky.social - is a queer comic artist from Canada. They've contributed comics to anthologies working with writers and their own original comics. They like to draw things that are cute and things that are... gore.... and many in between!
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Black History Month Art Challenge
Day 9: Gregory Eddie - Abbott Elementary
#art #bhm #abbottelementary #gregoryeddie
February 16, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Ignoring black content until it's successful and only talking about it in February is the lamest kind of support.

Be better then that.
February 15, 2026 at 8:57 PM