Dapo Adeola
@dapsdraws.bsky.social
Illustrator/Author/ Vis Dev artist
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Dapo Adeola
@dapsdraws.bsky.social
· Nov 16
A little something to make it easier to find some dope Black creatives to follow on here. ☺️
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Lots of learning & fun today with #BookWeekScotland 📚.
- Travelling Assembly presented by P7’s ✅
- Book quiz ✅
- Live Lesson with @dapsdraws.bsky.social ✅
- Sketching a book character ✅
Well done P3 & thank you P7s! #antoliteracy @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @mrstoddp7.bsky.social 👫🙌👫
- Travelling Assembly presented by P7’s ✅
- Book quiz ✅
- Live Lesson with @dapsdraws.bsky.social ✅
- Sketching a book character ✅
Well done P3 & thank you P7s! #antoliteracy @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @mrstoddp7.bsky.social 👫🙌👫
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Lots of learning & fun today with #BookWeekScotland 📚.
- Travelling Assembly presented by P7’s ✅
- Book quiz ✅
- Live Lesson with @dapsdraws.bsky.social ✅
- Sketching a book character ✅
Well done P3 & thank you P7s! #antoliteracy @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @mrstoddp7.bsky.social 👫🙌👫
- Travelling Assembly presented by P7’s ✅
- Book quiz ✅
- Live Lesson with @dapsdraws.bsky.social ✅
- Sketching a book character ✅
Well done P3 & thank you P7s! #antoliteracy @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @mrstoddp7.bsky.social 👫🙌👫
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Thought Bubble Festival starts today!
A week-long celebration of comics held across Yorkshire! With social events, workshops, talks, and loads of comic goodness for you to enjoy.
See the full programme of events here: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/festivalprog...
A week-long celebration of comics held across Yorkshire! With social events, workshops, talks, and loads of comic goodness for you to enjoy.
See the full programme of events here: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/festivalprog...
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Thought Bubble Festival starts today!
A week-long celebration of comics held across Yorkshire! With social events, workshops, talks, and loads of comic goodness for you to enjoy.
See the full programme of events here: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/festivalprog...
A week-long celebration of comics held across Yorkshire! With social events, workshops, talks, and loads of comic goodness for you to enjoy.
See the full programme of events here: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/festivalprog...
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The issue is that we've normalized greed and marginalized caring for others. That's it.
Gonna repost this every time I come across it on socials. 💚
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The issue is that we've normalized greed and marginalized caring for others. That's it.
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some Terror of Mechagodzilla for Goji day
November 3, 2025 at 5:41 AM
some Terror of Mechagodzilla for Goji day
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Every time she comes up, I remind you all that Pamela Paul killed a pro trans paragraph in a review I wrote for the New York Times, lied about it in the press, then when I confronted her with receipts, said “Let’s keep this to ourselves.”
In which a straight woman highlights a bunch of known anti trans activists and claims there's a divide in the queer community.
It's pure propaganda and gaslighting.
It's pure propaganda and gaslighting.
November 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Every time she comes up, I remind you all that Pamela Paul killed a pro trans paragraph in a review I wrote for the New York Times, lied about it in the press, then when I confronted her with receipts, said “Let’s keep this to ourselves.”
Had a little time zone mix up so we’ve moved this to 7:30 pm. Soz for any inconvenience. 😮💨
Join myself and the insanely talented Matthew Forsythe in convo this October 28th at 7pm (gmt).
🤩
We’ll be talking about his journey from comics to animation to absolutely epic children’s books.
It’s gonna be a vibe, be sure to get your drinks and snacks ready and put the date in your diary.
☺️
🤩
We’ll be talking about his journey from comics to animation to absolutely epic children’s books.
It’s gonna be a vibe, be sure to get your drinks and snacks ready and put the date in your diary.
☺️
October 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Had a little time zone mix up so we’ve moved this to 7:30 pm. Soz for any inconvenience. 😮💨
This was proper spiritual. 😮💨🥹😭
October 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This was proper spiritual. 😮💨🥹😭
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This Black History Month, we’re celebrating books by Black British authors, favourites in our reading projects. These books reach:
✨ Prison reading groups
✨ Books in the Nick & Books for First Nighters
✨ Family Days
✨ Raising Readers
@kitdewaal.com @malorieblackman.bsky.social @dapsdraws.bsky.social
✨ Prison reading groups
✨ Books in the Nick & Books for First Nighters
✨ Family Days
✨ Raising Readers
@kitdewaal.com @malorieblackman.bsky.social @dapsdraws.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This Black History Month, we’re celebrating books by Black British authors, favourites in our reading projects. These books reach:
✨ Prison reading groups
✨ Books in the Nick & Books for First Nighters
✨ Family Days
✨ Raising Readers
@kitdewaal.com @malorieblackman.bsky.social @dapsdraws.bsky.social
✨ Prison reading groups
✨ Books in the Nick & Books for First Nighters
✨ Family Days
✨ Raising Readers
@kitdewaal.com @malorieblackman.bsky.social @dapsdraws.bsky.social
Gonna repost this every time I come across it on socials. 💚
October 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Gonna repost this every time I come across it on socials. 💚
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Twice in one day I've seen authors promote their books (on TV and Socials) and not mention the Illustrator.
We're all magicians trying to create magic.
#PleaseRememberYourIllustrator
We're all magicians trying to create magic.
#PleaseRememberYourIllustrator
October 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Twice in one day I've seen authors promote their books (on TV and Socials) and not mention the Illustrator.
We're all magicians trying to create magic.
#PleaseRememberYourIllustrator
We're all magicians trying to create magic.
#PleaseRememberYourIllustrator
This Live is bought to you by the amazing Shelf Editions bookshop 🥰 the UK’s most artist friendly children’s bookshop (in my opinion), a space that champions a very prolific variety of beautiful children’s books.
Go check them out and show some love. 😊
www.shelfeditions.com/pages/about-us
Go check them out and show some love. 😊
www.shelfeditions.com/pages/about-us
About Us
~ Shelf Editions ~ - Curating & sharing a love of picture books for both kids & adults. Founded and run by Helen Hancocks. Based in Lincoln, UK. Find us on the first floor at: 4 Saltergate, l...
www.shelfeditions.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This Live is bought to you by the amazing Shelf Editions bookshop 🥰 the UK’s most artist friendly children’s bookshop (in my opinion), a space that champions a very prolific variety of beautiful children’s books.
Go check them out and show some love. 😊
www.shelfeditions.com/pages/about-us
Go check them out and show some love. 😊
www.shelfeditions.com/pages/about-us
Join myself and the insanely talented Matthew Forsythe in convo this October 28th at 7pm (gmt).
🤩
We’ll be talking about his journey from comics to animation to absolutely epic children’s books.
It’s gonna be a vibe, be sure to get your drinks and snacks ready and put the date in your diary.
☺️
🤩
We’ll be talking about his journey from comics to animation to absolutely epic children’s books.
It’s gonna be a vibe, be sure to get your drinks and snacks ready and put the date in your diary.
☺️
October 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Join myself and the insanely talented Matthew Forsythe in convo this October 28th at 7pm (gmt).
🤩
We’ll be talking about his journey from comics to animation to absolutely epic children’s books.
It’s gonna be a vibe, be sure to get your drinks and snacks ready and put the date in your diary.
☺️
🤩
We’ll be talking about his journey from comics to animation to absolutely epic children’s books.
It’s gonna be a vibe, be sure to get your drinks and snacks ready and put the date in your diary.
☺️
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I’m super excited to be on @streakofpith.bsky.social’s panel giving an early preview of the findings from the 2025 UK Comic Creator’s Survey, alongside the amazing @pondi.bsky.social & @dapsdraws.bsky.social, on Sunday at 13:30! I can’t wait to discuss this!
October 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I’m super excited to be on @streakofpith.bsky.social’s panel giving an early preview of the findings from the 2025 UK Comic Creator’s Survey, alongside the amazing @pondi.bsky.social & @dapsdraws.bsky.social, on Sunday at 13:30! I can’t wait to discuss this!
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So excited to join @streakofpith.bsky.social @markbradley.bsky.social and @dapsdraws.bsky.social
to talk about the current industry landscape!
Can’t promise I won’t go on a rant either 😘
to talk about the current industry landscape!
Can’t promise I won’t go on a rant either 😘
October 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
So excited to join @streakofpith.bsky.social @markbradley.bsky.social and @dapsdraws.bsky.social
to talk about the current industry landscape!
Can’t promise I won’t go on a rant either 😘
to talk about the current industry landscape!
Can’t promise I won’t go on a rant either 😘
This is music to my ears, and it’s gonna be a feast for my eyeballs too. 🥹
October 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This is music to my ears, and it’s gonna be a feast for my eyeballs too. 🥹
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Why? Because your readers do. The literary world is full of people wanting to write children’s books, who haven’t looked at a children’s book since the 60s. Or people who want the sales associated with romantasy (or cosy crime, or sci-fi), but don’t actually know the genre, or want to read any.
October 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Why? Because your readers do. The literary world is full of people wanting to write children’s books, who haven’t looked at a children’s book since the 60s. Or people who want the sales associated with romantasy (or cosy crime, or sci-fi), but don’t actually know the genre, or want to read any.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 1579: If you’re going to write in any genre (children’s fiction, SFF, romance, etc), you need to read EXTENSIVELY in that genre. You need to read current authors in the genre. You need to know what’s been done; what tropes exist; how the genre has changed.
October 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 1579: If you’re going to write in any genre (children’s fiction, SFF, romance, etc), you need to read EXTENSIVELY in that genre. You need to read current authors in the genre. You need to know what’s been done; what tropes exist; how the genre has changed.
I need more artists and creatives to clock this for what it is and stop self identifying with this DEAD trope.
It’s bad enough the rest of the world upholds this narrative, you don’t have to willingly do it to yourself.
It’s bad enough the rest of the world upholds this narrative, you don’t have to willingly do it to yourself.
October 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I need more artists and creatives to clock this for what it is and stop self identifying with this DEAD trope.
It’s bad enough the rest of the world upholds this narrative, you don’t have to willingly do it to yourself.
It’s bad enough the rest of the world upholds this narrative, you don’t have to willingly do it to yourself.
This is the reason why you won’t be able to reach me today! 😮💨
It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here!
Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only!
And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.
www.shortboxcomicsfair.com
Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only!
And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.
www.shortboxcomicsfair.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is the reason why you won’t be able to reach me today! 😮💨
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I laughed a bit too hard at this 😅😭
September 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I laughed a bit too hard at this 😅😭
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