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Comic artist. Creator of Filmish: A Graphic Journey Through Film and Gamish: A Graphic History of Gaming. New book Graphic Novel Builder - The Illustrated Guide To Making Your Own Comics OUT NOW!

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Edward Ross @edwardross.bsky.social · Oct 22
Hello new followers! A quick introduction... I'm Edward Ross, an Edinburgh-based comic artist, mainly making non-ficiton comics!

My latest book is Graphic Novel Builder: The Illustrated Guide to Making Your Own Comics, which is aimed at young people aged 11+ wanting to make their own comics.
Illustrated cover for Graphic Novel Builder: The Illustrated Guide to Making Your Own Comics by Edward Ross, with and Intro by Alice Oseman. Five teenagers at work around a huge dark blue sketchbook, which has the title on it. Finn draws on the cover, Jay types on a laptop, Sam pours colour into the book, and Rayah and Ash build a mix-and-match bird astronaut character out of pieces. Around them we see a variety of characters, including a dinosaur, robot, and adventuring fox. A spread from Graphic Novel Builder: The Illustrated Guide To Making Your Own Comics. We see a non-binary teen with yellow hat and Charlie Brown style zig-zag jumper describe different types of genre, each of which is visualised with a humorous panel. Comedy: we see rugby lad Sam slipping on a banana peel, while he says “Banana peel gags aren’y funneeeee!” Drama: We see Finn crying at the bedside of Sam who is in an arm and leg cast. We see bananas in a bowl beside the bed. Adventure: We see Sam angrily chase Finn, both of whom are driving Tuk-Tuks down the street. Finn crashes through boxes of bananas and other fruit trying to escape. Science Fiction, we see Finn in a space suit floating near a banana shaped spaceship. Text reads: Somewhere in the Ban-4-NA sector. Fantasy: we see a warrior and a wizard on a fantasy landscape, searching for “an ancient fruit, long forgotten” Romance: A pair of hands are seen holding a ring, with a banana shaped jewel, as a woman gasps in delight! Horror: We see a goblin peeling a banana in a cave, saying “I’ll peel the skin from your bones” Non-Fiction: We see Sam booking a bunch of bananas in a pan. Text advises the reader to examine the elements of different types of stories and work out what elements they enjoy. What happens when you combine elements to make something new? A spread from Graphic Novel Builder: The Illustrated Guide To Making Your Own Comics. Jay, a boy wearing a green puff jacket explains a character’s “wants”. We see other teens imagining what their characters want: an amulet, money, a trophy. But Jay explains that we should dig deeper - why do they want these things? To end a terrible war, to save the family business, to help make friends… On the next page we see how a character’s desire can be linked to their personality, e.g. a lonely character wants to make friends, or a rebellious character wants to bring down an evil king. We’re encouraged then to think about our character’s personality and how that affects what they want. A spread from Graphic Novel Builder: The Illustrated Guide To Making Your Own Comics. Finn a non-binary person wearing a yellow hat and top, who walks with a stick, walks with Sam a blonde rugby lad. They walk through a very non-descript park. Finn explains that a world will feel more real if we put time into adding detail and specific elements. We then see a deeply detailed location, full of cherry blossom trees and a Japanese pagoda. On the next page we are told that it helps to add texture, wear and tear, and signs of day-to-day life to our settings. We see examples of this. We are also told that it helps to have characters actually interact and inhabit the world around them, rather than use it as a backdrop.
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haridraws.bsky.social
HELLO I'm so delighted to finally officially share A TRUE GENTLEMAN, the graphic novel I’ve been working on for the last few years & is very close to my heart.

Inspired by a lot of real queer & trans history and my own disability, with big marsh, big ships & BIG YEARNING #books
Publishers' marketplace screenshot about A True Gentleman, "a queer historical romance fllowing a trans teen grappling with masculinity, diability and empire after his dreams of proving himself at sea take a turn - and his sweetheart's secret plans to see him again. to Caitlin O'Connell at Penguin Workshop, for publication 2028, by Jessica Mileo - Rights to S&S UK by Louise Lamont at LBA books."
January 29, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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badmachinery.com
My free masterclass is available now if you are interested
January 26, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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haridraws.bsky.social
hello, I’m doing an online talk with the AOI Edinburgh illustrators’ meet-up in Feb
- answering YOUR Qs about whatever, there are no stupid questions
- for Edinburgh based illustrators from any bg, you do NOT need to be a AOI member to attend
- more info & tix at bio.site/roughdraft
Instagram post by roughdraft_edi with a pic of me and a caption that reads: graphic novels, storytelling process & business, ask me anything online event, 12th feb 12.30pm-2. There’s a rough draft / AOI logo (association of illustrators) Another slide reads: submit your questions, DM us on Instagram or email at roughdraft.edi@gmail.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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olliemnjones.bsky.social
Hi, looking for some illustration work at the moment, send me a message if you'd like some art for your project. You can also email me at [email protected]
Thanks!
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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My Top 12 ‘New To Me’ films of 2025. boxd.it/QowJO
Top New to me 2025
A list of 12 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Aftersun (2022), 28 Years Later (2025), One Battle After Another (2025), Superman (2025) and Grand Theft Hamlet (2024).
boxd.it
December 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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selkieawards.org
In Edinburgh this weekend? Pop down to La Belle Adventure at 225 Leith Walk to check out the work of all of our fantastic winners and nominees for 2025! 🦭
View of the exhibition space at La Belle Adventure, with pages and covers from the shortlisted comics on display on the walls. View of the exhibition space at La Belle Adventure, with pages and covers from the shortlisted comics on display on the walls. View of the exhibition space at La Belle Adventure, with pages and covers from the shortlisted comics on display on the walls. View of the exhibition space at La Belle Adventure, with pages and covers from the shortlisted comics on display on the walls.
December 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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bai.dev
Introducing DoomScroll - an endless feed of thousands of user-made Doom WADs from the last 32 years, all playable right in your browser.

Our goal was to make decades of work from one of the most creative communities in gaming history more accessible and visible to everyone.
December 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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swatpaz.bsky.social
Gremlins
December 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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explodingarrow.bsky.social
Are you a comics critic? Have you published two pieces over the past year? If so, please apply to this year's Comics Criticism Mini Grant! The application takes only minutes to fill out!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant
This project will be awarding four mini grants of $250 to comics critics. To apply, please provide 2 links to comics criticism work of at least 500 words published within the last year (blogs and YouT...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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chrismole.bsky.social
I may come to regret this decision, but...

SCARF! Sheffield Comic ARts Fair! Next October! Liam "Pais" Hill drew our mascot! Exhibitor application form will be out soon, tables will cost as little as I can get away with!

Please remember to apply so this isn't a terrible decision on my part 🙏
A flyer for SCARF (Sheffield Comic ARts Fair), happening on 10th October 2026
December 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
edwardross.bsky.social
From the BBC archive - controversy over the release of Gremlins in the UK. What a movie! www.bbc.co.uk/videos/c5104...
BBC Archive 1984: Gremlins controversy
Christmas blockbuster Gremlins is causing controversy, is it too terrifying for children?
www.bbc.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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mortiscausa.bsky.social
more from my sketchbook
A collection of watercolour and pencil sketches of foxes in different poses, as well as the wildflower fox and cubs, and a little border design incorporating the two together. A watercolour and pencil sketch of a fox escaping up a tree to avoid a pack of hunting dogs.
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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evegwood.com
It's an honour to lose the award for Best Graphic Novel to this book, it's the reason LOADS of kids are going to grow up with the tools they need to become comic creators. You can buy it here: www.edwardross.co.uk/shop
selkieawards.org Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · Dec 5
Best Graphic Novel: Graphic Novel Builder: The illustrated guide to making your own comics, by Edward Ross @edwardross.bsky.social
Logos: Selkie Awards, sponsored by La Belle Adventure Text: Selkie Awards 2025, Best Graphic Novel: Graphic Novel Builder, by Edward Ross
December 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Still glowing from this!

If you want to buy my ✨ award winning ✨ Graphic Novel Builder, signed, sketched and dedicated to the comic making kid in your life, you can do so at the link below!

www.edwardross.co.uk/shop
selkieawards.org Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · Dec 5
Best Graphic Novel: Graphic Novel Builder: The illustrated guide to making your own comics, by Edward Ross @edwardross.bsky.social
Logos: Selkie Awards, sponsored by La Belle Adventure Text: Selkie Awards 2025, Best Graphic Novel: Graphic Novel Builder, by Edward Ross
December 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
edwardross.bsky.social
Still glowing from this!

If you want to buy my ✨ award winning ✨ Graphic Novel Builder, signed, sketched and dedicated to the comic making kid in your life, you can do so at the link below!

www.edwardross.co.uk/shop
selkieawards.org Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · Dec 5
Best Graphic Novel: Graphic Novel Builder: The illustrated guide to making your own comics, by Edward Ross @edwardross.bsky.social
Logos: Selkie Awards, sponsored by La Belle Adventure Text: Selkie Awards 2025, Best Graphic Novel: Graphic Novel Builder, by Edward Ross
December 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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selkieawards.org
Up-and-Coming Talent: Plasticine Cowboy, by Jack Stamp
Logos: Selkie Awards, sponsored by La Belle Adventure Text: Selkie Awards 2025, Up-and-Coming Talent: Plasticine Cowboy, by Jack Stamp
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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selkieawards.org
Best Narrative: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage, by @evegwood.com @spiremint.bsky.social
Logos: Selkie Awards, sponsored by La Belle Adventure Text: Selkie Awards 2025, Best Narrative: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage, by Eve Greenwood and Spire Greenwood
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Best Art: Sacred Bodies, by VER @verface.bsky.social
Logos: Selkie Awards, sponsored by La Belle Adventure Text: Selkie Awards 2025, Best Art: Sacred Bodies, by Ver
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Best Graphic Novel: Graphic Novel Builder: The illustrated guide to making your own comics, by Edward Ross @edwardross.bsky.social
Logos: Selkie Awards, sponsored by La Belle Adventure Text: Selkie Awards 2025, Best Graphic Novel: Graphic Novel Builder, by Edward Ross
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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selkieawards.org
Best Short Comic: One More Year, by Simon Birks, Pietro, and Rob Jones @simonbirks.com @robjoneswrites.bsky.social
Logos: Selkie Awards, sponsored by La Belle Adventure Text: Selkie Awards 2025, Best Short Comic: One More Year, by Simon Birks, Pietro, Rob Jones
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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selkieawards.org
Thank you to everyone who came to our second award ceremony! Our 2025 award winners have now been announced...

selkieawards.org/2025
Logos: Selkie Awards, sponsored by La Belle Adventure Text: The Selkie Awards, 2025 Awards Announcement
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
edwardross.bsky.social
Absolutely stunned and delighted that Graphic Novel Builder just won ‘Best Graphic Novel’ at the Selkie Comic Awards tonight. The work on show from the other nominees and winners is all stunning, an absolute testament to the strength of creativity in our community.
selkieawards.org Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · Dec 5
Our online awards ceremony is TONIGHT at 7pm GMT! We are so excited to share our winners with you.

Be sure to register through our website: selkieawards.org/2025
The Selkie Awards | 2025
selkieawards.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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brokenfrontier.bsky.social
With yet more capitulation to transphobic bigotry in the UK a reminder that your trans-themed comics are eligible for free advertising at Broken Frontier. We just need an advertising image/link to run one. My personal BF e-mail is here if you want details: www.brokenfrontier.com/contact-us/ Andy
Contact us – Broken Frontier
Want to contact the Broken Frontier team? Read our staff bios and find the relevant e-mail addresses for your needs here.
www.brokenfrontier.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Shirley vs the Green Menace by Tor Freeman, Pets Tell Tales by @jordancollver.bsky.social @rikworth.bsky.social, Everything Amplified by Sarah Lippett (for teens)
mariannedoherty.bsky.social Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · Nov 28
I got my annual email from the boys’ aunt yesterday checking in on what books to buy them for Christmas. What great kids books will you be buying, or what would you recommend we seek out for the kids in our lives this Christmas?
#KidsBooksFriday
#KidLitUK
#UKKidLit
#KidLit
#BookSky
#IndieBookshops
Book cover for Donut Squad: Take Over the World by Neill Cameron Book cover for Britannica’s All New Children’s Encyclopaedia edited by Christopher Lloyd. Book cover for The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud Book cover for Hidden Heroes of Science by Peter Gallivan and Robbie Cathro
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Encourage creativity and storytelling for young folk 9+ with a copy of Graphic Novel Builder: the illustrated guide to making your own comics! With an intro by Alice Oseman! ✏️

www.edwardross.co.uk/shop/p/graph...
Graphic Novel Builder: The illustrated guide to making your own comics — Edward Ross
A comic book…about making comic books! The perfect gift for budding artists and aspiring storytellers. Written and illustrated by comic artist Edward Ross with an introduction by Alice Oseman, creat...
www.edwardross.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM