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Charlie Kirchoff
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Comic Book Colorist
Colorist on the 2025 Hugo Award-winning graphic novel Star Trek: Lower Decks-Warp Your Own Way
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Based in MN
Currently working on: #StarTrek
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Charlie Kirchoff @charliekirchoff.com · Aug 17
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HUGO AWARD WINNER STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS - WARP YOUR OWN WAY RYAN NORTH CHRIS FENOGLIO CHARLIE KIRCHOFF JEFF ECKLEBERRY IDW PUBLISHING BEST COMIC/GRAPHIC NOVEL
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Fantastic news! So glad people are enjoying these books. We’re putting our all into them!
January 19, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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share a television show that raised you

I was introduced to Doctor Who when I was in daycare and never stopped watching… so my choice was obvious
January 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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This is extremely upsetting. Growing up in MN in the 80s & 90s, Hmong were already part of MN culture just as much as Scandinavian, German, Irish etc. Even in the small high school I went to I had Hmong classmates. They are Minnesotans through and through.
leahmcelrath.bsky.social Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d
Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota.

(Photo via Reuters)
Elderly man wearing only shorts with a blanket over his shoulders is flanked by ICE officers on either side as he descends the front stairs of him home in the snow. “A man, whose family requested a Hmong interpreter, is detained after ICE agents and other law enforcement officers conducted an immigration raid at his home, days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., January 18, 2026.REUTERS/Leah Millis” via @idreesali114.bsky.social on X
January 19, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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defend612.com

#IceoutBloomington #Iceoutrichfield #Iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics
January 17, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Here's to all the Minnesotans working in the school district who are just trying to keep our kids and families safe. The stress is constant and the job is thankless. My heart goes out to you.
#ICEoutmpls #ICEoutcomics
January 17, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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Had a phone call with my mom today. #iceoutmpls #iceoutminneapolis #iceoutcomics
Mad stands talking on her phone “I live in the Minneapolis area, my parents live in Iowa and I give my mom a call once a week when I can.” “Hi mom” “what’s wrong” “there’s a rip in my bedsheet” A picture of a huge rip in a bed sheet text reads “I’m so tired. A man who works at my school was kidnapped on his way home from work. Whenever I go out I see more cars abandoned in the road I’ve been seeing so many suvs without license plates” Madi looks out her window at an suv with dark windows across the street the text reads “they’re shooting people, using gasses that cause cancer on civilians, they’re raping detainees. They’re causing car accidents and kidnapping their victims. And we have whistles.” Madi rips the sheet further “I havnt even scratched the surface on how bad it is, on how bad I worry it will be. And this stupid sheet is ripped. And it’s the only problem I have that I can solve today.”
January 18, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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Something a little different. Some cartoonists put out a call for comics about local ICE experiences. This one happened a few months ago so it's a little older than current events, but it's a story that I never stopped thinking about. #ICEoutcomics
An image of a volleyball against a blue background. The text says: In my home state of Massachusetts, ICE is hunting a man who has an expired visa. They find the man’s car, but the driver is just the man’s son, a teen heading to volleyball practice. ICE arrests the teen. A conversation between two people in speech bubbles: “Do you know why you’re under arrest?” “No.” “Because you’re illegal. You’re an immigrant.” “Ma’am, I was seven years old.” Then, text at the bottom says: The teen is put into a concrete cell with 35 men. The community rallies behind him. There's an image of yard signs with the smiling face of the teen that say Free Marcelo. Some quotes from locals: “He’s one of our brothers. Without him, it just kind of feels like a dark, empty room.” -volleyball team captain. “This administration isn’t keeping us safe by putting 18-year-old honors students in prison.” -MA Rep. Moulton In the cell, the teen helps translate for those who don’t speak English. Many are ill. After 6 days, he’s released. There's an image of a hand and arm, with a crinkly foil bracelet tied around the wrist. Wearing a bracelet that another detainee made him from one of the thin mylar blankets they were given, he says: “ I don’t want to cry. But I want to say...nobody should be in here.”
January 18, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Five minutes, twenty degrees, a dozen people. #IceOutComics #IceOutMpls
January 16, 1 pm, Richfield (just south of the Minneapolis border) fweet fweet honk honk HOOOOONK "Oh, jeez." A van with tinted windows pulls into the parking lot of the strip mall, with a few cars on its tail. This intersection's full of potential targets, even with all the locked foors and closures. Cafe, restaurant (closed), grocery store, school (went virtual this week). This isn't a crisis that ends at 60th Street. But the observers show up here, too. To my knowledge, the van drives off after five minutes without taking anyone.
January 17, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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Hey are you enjoying Starfleet Academy? Have I got a book recommendation for you! REMMI Award Nominee!

Picard’s Academy 1-6.

@idwpublishing.bsky.social @sammaggs.bsky.social Ornello Greco @charliekirchoff.com Jeff Eckleberry
January 18, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Don’t take the bait, Tim
Justice Department investigating whether Minnesota's Walz and Frey impeded immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, accordin...
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January 17, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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#iceoutlosangeles #iceoutLA #iceoutmpls #Iceoutcomics
January 16, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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Abolish ICE. A little journal comic from South Minneapolis.

#iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics #iceoutofmpls
Just before Christmas, I got a puppy. Her name is Minerva, and we call her *Minnie. I'm still learning how to understand her. Me: Do you need to go outside? Do you need to go outside, little baby? Do you need to do a poo? Do you need to do a widdle piddle? Minnie: Arf! *I just call her "little baby" most of the time. I'm also realizing I can't turn off the baby talk now. Nobody tells you about that. I got so lucky with my first puppy. Her wonderful foster parents had her completely house-trained by the time we adopted her, so taking her outside for potty time has been pretty easy. I've got the puppy poopy routine pretty much down, now. Me, putting on my coat: Let's see... I got the little poopy bags, puppy treats for bribes, jacket, scarf, phone… I think that's everything… Oh yes! And my passport. I had been carrying around my passport for a while, but I knew it didn't matter. This is wrong. Nobody is required to carry around their papers. I became a US citizen when I was seven. Since I was born in a refugee camp, I was stateless. The US is the only nation where I've ever held citizenship. It's the only passport I've ever had, and it still felt important. Protective. I would hold it in my pocket like a talisman, like it might ward off ghosts or something. But I realized I was holding onto it basically out of superstition. ICE will pick up anybody. I know that. So I tucked my passport away. And I largely avoid leaving my house. I live a few blocks just South of George Floyd Square. I was in the neighborhood for that, too. And all the neighbors came together to protect each other. We're already organized. We'll do our best to get through this. Me, to my dog: I hope I can take you for a walk someday soon. Won't that be nice, little baby?
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Cartoonists, I’d love to hear your stories! For local resources, please check out @defend612.bsky.social
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ICE OUT Cartoonists against ICE Calling on cartoonists and artists to tell your stories about the ICE occupation of your towns and cities! *4-panel comics* *3:4 Instagram format* Use this Blue: *There is a color drop block of blue to copy * Use these hashtags: #iceout[your city] #iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics
January 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Seriously disturbing stories. U.S. Citizens being attacked and arrested by ICE for the crime of being in the vicinity.
Inver Grove Heights special ed teacher held by ICE for nearly 12 hours
After an apparent collision with a federal vehicle, Christina Rank was taken into custody in the parking lot of the Concord Education Center, according to her mother.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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In stores NOW! #StarTrek #LowerDecks Issue 13! Thrills, chills, and literal spills! Plus, the very first Lower Decks SKANT (worn by Lt. @goodboyporthos.bsky.social ) Join me, @timsheridan.bsky.social, @charliekirchoff.com, @claytoncowles.bsky.social, @sercas.bsky.social & @heatherantos.bsky.social🖖💚
January 15, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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Handy little site to check while you’re out and about
People Over Papers - Report ICE Activity
Report and track ICE activity in your community. A community-driven platform to document immigration enforcement.
iceout.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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If hospitalization of children after tear gas and flash bangs are thrown into their vehicle is the bait we’re not supposed to take, I don’t think most Minnesotans are going to be able to restrain themselves through much more of this.
January 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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This man should be President.
January 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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Watch my address on the ongoing federal presence in Minnesota:

youtu.be/fGTsYXBWQgU
Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota
YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota
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January 15, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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Wow! This looks INCREEHOLE!
Zoom in on the upper left corner of an Ai generated cover with some questionable spelling
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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This shit is going to be a lot more common and im more pissed off that no one at @kickstarter.com is vetting it - I really hope Marvel / Disney goes after KS for allowing it to happen
jimmygaspero.bsky.social Jimmy Gaspero @jimmygaspero.bsky.social · 4d
I have seen so many good comics projects on Kickstarter not make their goal and my fear is that if this shit gets funded I will become a raving lunatic.
January 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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OMG, I had this exact one. One of my Aunts gave it to me for Christmas one year, BUT I was already firmly in my punk/goth stage by that point so there was no way I was actually going to wear it. I felt so bad because I knew they were expensive, but I never wanted it 😭
phonisha.bsky.social HawksMathaMagic @phonisha.bsky.social · 5d
Let's confuse the younger generation...
January 15, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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My partner’s employer sent out an email yesterday offering to allow anyone who feels unsafe by ICE’s activities in Minneapolis to work fully remote (my partner is hybrid). It also instructs that ICE is not to be admitted into their building.
Crazy times.
January 15, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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Some thoughts after Portfolio Day and doing an artshare... If you want to work in #comics, you need sample pages. Editors and writers (probably) aren't going to hire you if you don't have sequentials (this applies to both artists and colorists). (1/5)
January 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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If a group or REAL artists made art from the same list of prompts, you would get unique pieces from each one.

If a group of Ai users generate images from the same list of prompts, you get a bucket of very similar looking slop and they’ll accuse each other of stealing.

Ai is not a creative tool!
January 14, 2026 at 4:24 PM