D. Bethel
@dbethelcomics.bsky.social
A simultaneous comicker/English professor doing his best to not screw up. Currently writing and drawing my existential western webcomic, Long John. He/him
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D. Bethel
@dbethelcomics.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Megathread of Long John, Chapter 6 - "Arrested Decay." New pages will be added as they get released.
Page 01 - "In Good Company"
Page 01 - "In Good Company"
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💀 QRP with your skull art 💀
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
💀 QRP with your skull art 💀
Page 41 - "Into the Maze"
February 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Page 41 - "Into the Maze"
Seems like everybody’s putting their Duolingo progress to work today.
February 9, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Seems like everybody’s putting their Duolingo progress to work today.
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QRP with your skull art 💀
February 9, 2026 at 3:42 AM
QRP with your skull art 💀
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
💀 QRP with your skull art 💀
February 8, 2026 at 8:40 PM
💀 QRP with your skull art 💀
The notes for the third page talk about using captioned dialogue in a way that creates context even if it's not always clear who is speaking.
Landfall
I try to use captioned dialogue sparingly, and when used I try to make sure it’s not super important to know exactly who is speaking. This was put to the test in Chapter 4 when at least three…
www.longjohncomic.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The notes for the third page talk about using captioned dialogue in a way that creates context even if it's not always clear who is speaking.
For the second page's notes, I discuss how stressful drawing splash pages is for me.
The Calm
Pages like this test me as an artist. I would gladly draw pages with multiple panels any day of the week than draw a splash page in most situations. It’s not necessarily that a big splash pag…
www.longjohncomic.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
For the second page's notes, I discuss how stressful drawing splash pages is for me.
In the notes for the first page, I talk about the work it took to fight against just submitting to the tropes of the western genre.
Take the Breath
In the original breakdown for the end of Long John, Rich Jack’s fate was very different and traditional. A showdown, a big gathering of a bunch of characters met along the way. It felt like I…
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February 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
In the notes for the first page, I talk about the work it took to fight against just submitting to the tropes of the western genre.
Here are the three pages that went live this week for Long John, Chapter 6.
February 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Here are the three pages that went live this week for Long John, Chapter 6.
Page 40 - "Landfall"
February 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Page 40 - "Landfall"
It’s been a really fun passion project, especially amidst all the turmoil of the news. We just hope we can get some good books in front of some gamers. So, feel free to join the conversation. Next month, we’ll be discussing the day collection “Critical Hits: Writers Playing Video Games.”
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 AM
It’s been a really fun passion project, especially amidst all the turmoil of the news. We just hope we can get some good books in front of some gamers. So, feel free to join the conversation. Next month, we’ll be discussing the day collection “Critical Hits: Writers Playing Video Games.”
Currently, our main publication is done on Spotify, but you can find us also on YouTube, Amazon/Audible, iHeartRadio, and YouTube Music.
Text Adventure Podcast Episode 003: Goldeneye 007 by Alyse Knorr
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February 6, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Currently, our main publication is done on Spotify, but you can find us also on YouTube, Amazon/Audible, iHeartRadio, and YouTube Music.
Do you like video games? Do you like books (or want to read more)? I’m the cohost of a new podcast called the Text Adventure Book Club where we read books about games and talk about them! We’re three episodes in with a new episode each month with great insights, reflections, and conversation.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Do you like video games? Do you like books (or want to read more)? I’m the cohost of a new podcast called the Text Adventure Book Club where we read books about games and talk about them! We’re three episodes in with a new episode each month with great insights, reflections, and conversation.
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Some wily coyotes #characterdesign #coyotes
February 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Some wily coyotes #characterdesign #coyotes
Good answer. Painkiller a close second, IMO.
February 5, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Good answer. Painkiller a close second, IMO.
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good news! it is very easy to suddenly not have money anymore. it’s actually never been easier
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 2:27 AM
good news! it is very easy to suddenly not have money anymore. it’s actually never been easier
Page 39 - "The Calm"
February 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Page 39 - "The Calm"
Page 38 - "Take the Breath"
February 2, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Page 38 - "Take the Breath"
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Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
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If you missed the Red Vector singles (how dare you?!), the trade is out this week. Sci-fi goodness from:
W @timdanielcomics.bsky.social and me
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C @sjanweijers.bsky.social
L @bertacious.bsky.social
E @jamesbemmett.bsky.social
P @madcavestudios.com
Pew-pew-pew suckers!
W @timdanielcomics.bsky.social and me
A @chrisevenhuis.com
C @sjanweijers.bsky.social
L @bertacious.bsky.social
E @jamesbemmett.bsky.social
P @madcavestudios.com
Pew-pew-pew suckers!
February 2, 2026 at 1:10 AM
If you missed the Red Vector singles (how dare you?!), the trade is out this week. Sci-fi goodness from:
W @timdanielcomics.bsky.social and me
A @chrisevenhuis.com
C @sjanweijers.bsky.social
L @bertacious.bsky.social
E @jamesbemmett.bsky.social
P @madcavestudios.com
Pew-pew-pew suckers!
W @timdanielcomics.bsky.social and me
A @chrisevenhuis.com
C @sjanweijers.bsky.social
L @bertacious.bsky.social
E @jamesbemmett.bsky.social
P @madcavestudios.com
Pew-pew-pew suckers!
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Just got gassed pretty good at the labor union anti-ICE protest in Portland. Massive march, 5-10k strong. Vibes were very much liberal rather than radical. Lots of kids and older folks.
They gassed the whole crowd as soon as it marched on ICE, in broad daylight.
They gassed the whole crowd as soon as it marched on ICE, in broad daylight.
February 1, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Just got gassed pretty good at the labor union anti-ICE protest in Portland. Massive march, 5-10k strong. Vibes were very much liberal rather than radical. Lots of kids and older folks.
They gassed the whole crowd as soon as it marched on ICE, in broad daylight.
They gassed the whole crowd as soon as it marched on ICE, in broad daylight.
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Portland City Council member
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Portland City Council member
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Catherine O'Hara, Sally in 'The Nightmare Before Christmas,' has died at 71.
"Nothing on the screen is there by chance," she said of animation. "Every second is thought about by people who do beautiful work and really care about what they’re doing."
www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/catherin...
"Nothing on the screen is there by chance," she said of animation. "Every second is thought about by people who do beautiful work and really care about what they’re doing."
www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/catherin...
Catherine O'Hara, 'The Nightmare Before Christmas,' Dies At 71
"Nothing is there by chance," O'Hara said of animation. "Every second is thought about by people who do beautiful work and really care about what they’re doing"
www.cartoonbrew.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Catherine O'Hara, Sally in 'The Nightmare Before Christmas,' has died at 71.
"Nothing on the screen is there by chance," she said of animation. "Every second is thought about by people who do beautiful work and really care about what they’re doing."
www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/catherin...
"Nothing on the screen is there by chance," she said of animation. "Every second is thought about by people who do beautiful work and really care about what they’re doing."
www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/catherin...