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Comics, illustration, storyboards, and concept art from the biggest collective of comics artists in North America. http://helioscopepdx.com
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stevelieberart.bsky.social
The cover of the awkwardly titled Smithsonian Book of Comic Book Comics.
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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ohjoysextoy.bsky.social
Happy, happy birthday to our esteemed contributor, @ripleylacross.bsky.social who has shared years' worth of comics with us! Give yourself the gift of diving through their archive and then go give 'em a follow to keep up with their current adventures!
www.ohjoysextoy.com/category/com...
Screenshot of the preview images for Ripley LaCross's comic archive on Oh Joy Sex Toy. They have 23 comics in there spanning from autobiographical to educational to erotica.
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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elliscomics.bsky.social
Finishing the 5th Elephant audiobook again. Never a disappointment to me:) Here’s some sketching of Gaspode the dog.
A sketch of Gaspode the talking dog from discworld. He’s a thinking brain dog for foul old Ron of the beggars guild.
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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dihuh.bsky.social
my least favorite type of youtube video
a drawing of a youtube thumbnail that shows one side with a happy face that says "good" and the other side with a sad face saying "bad". The youtube title is "video essay that categorizes films in a binary lens"
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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illumicrate.bsky.social
We’re thrilled to announce, in collaboration with Jeff Vandermeer and 4th Estate Books, our Evernight Exclusive set of the Southern Reach series!
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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grimwilkins.bsky.social
The Fantasy Issue of Toxic Avenger drops this Wednesday!

With drawings by me and words from the great @mattbors.bsky.social
Full page illustration of a band of mutants dressed in leather and rags traversing a toxic alien landscape full of strange plants and glowing pools of sludge. Deep in the background are more of the mutants army driving tractors and other farm vehicles. In the sky above is a dramatic orange and red sky with huge yellow clouds
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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stevelieberart.bsky.social
Psst: Helioscope has a WHOLE BUNCH of books & prints & original art on sale right now, for…pre-Black Friday, I guess? Many, many items are at 20% off. Go take a look! www.etsy.com/shop/Heliosc...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
helioscopepdx.bsky.social
Just listed in the Helioscope etsy shop: THREE new original drawings by Captain Tempest artist Emmett Graham. Here's Green Arrow! helioscopepdx.etsy.com/listing/4411...
Brush and ink original drawing of Green Arrow by artist Emmett Graham. G.A. is standing on a rooftop aiming his bow.
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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tomrogers.bsky.social
With her buds outta commish, can Lily step up and save the day?

Patreon: tinyurl.com/patreontr
ComicFury: tinyurl.com/cfcharlotte
Webtoon: tinyurl.com/webtooncharlotte
Tapas: tinyurl.com/tapascharlotte
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GlobalComix: tinyurl.com/gccharlotte

#comics #comicoop
Black and white comic panel from Little Charlotte's Grand Adventure. Lily looks at her friends (Sophia, Charlotte, and Naomi the dog) who all look dizzy and stumble around aimlessly. Lily: Uh-oh... Sophia: (who just threw up in the last episode) KOFF! Ughh... Charlotte: Where'dja go? Naomi: Aroooo Lily: Looks like it's gotta be up to me!
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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stevelieberart.bsky.social
Happy birthday to my wonderful colleague Ripley LaCross! @ripleylacross.bsky.social Give them a follow for some great cartooning, illustration, and informational hiking comics, and stunning personal comics like this one.
www.ohjoysextoy.com/hello-me-rip...
Hello Me by Ripley LaCross
Ripley here to get all sappy and poetic about my personal journey with HRT! It's been one hell of a trip, full of ups, downs, snags, traverses, switchbacks, and leaps of faith. All the research in the...
www.ohjoysextoy.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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rondanchan.bsky.social
Working on some concept stuff with a friend. What he gave me vs what I did with it. Artists LOVE having "napkin sketches" to work from!!
Very simple layout sketch showing different areas of a video game level. Text in various zones labels them with: meet + fight countess in ruins of graveyard, blocked path, one way entry, gate that needs sword sacrifice, fight wave of monsters, view, and dummy. Detailed design I did based on the previous simple sketch. Craggy rocks, fallen pillars, crumbling architecture, and dilapidated structures make up the environment. It follows the same basic layout as the previous sketch, but fills in a lot of detail.
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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natalienourigat.bsky.social
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November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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erikamoen.bsky.social
Where my Fillorians at?
Matt and I are re-watching The Magicians for the first time in almost a decade and I am ALL IN all over again! I made a post showing off my old Seven Golden Keys embroidery plus my downloadable design template for free crafting use: www.patreon.com/posts/seven-...
Angled close-up photo of embroidery stretched on hoop. Textured metallic gold thread is stitched to look like ornate keys that are positioned in a circle with the bow end positioned on the outer edge and the blade ends positioned tightly together on the interior. The fabric is a mottled blue. Photoshop text reads: Seven Golden Keys. Overhead photo of the embroidery, showing it in its entirety. Seven ornate golden embroidered keys on mottled blue fabric in an embroidery hoop. Black and white line art of the keys in their circular position, with text from Erika on the side reading "Seven Golden Keys from the beloved show The Magicians. For personal use only. Not for commercial use. Re-created by Erika Moen 2019 patreon.com/ErikaMoen"
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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stevelieberart.bsky.social
Shoutout to Comic Swap circa 1986 for carrying obscure British fanzines in your tiny space in central Pennsylvania. You changed my life.
The exterior of Comic Swap on South Fraser in State College, PA. (They were called Book Swap back in 1986.) Stephen Bissette’s cover for Arken Sword #17, featuring Swamp Thing, a monkey demon, Cardinal Sin, and a big cool Greg Irons-y skull. I wasn’t even a horror guy but drawings like this broke my brain open.
November 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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ohjoysextoy.bsky.social
On the two year anniversary of starting testosterone treatment, @ripleylacross.bsky.social reflects back on how far they have come, both physically and mentally. "I finally spoke, stood, and walked like... Me." #FBF #transawarenessweek #tdor2024 (1/2)
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Ripley LaCross looks pensively and with a little worry on their face. They wear a kerchief around their neck and a wide-brimmed hiking hat, along with a camping backpack. They are deep in the woods. Around them, the narrator says, "The term Trans Joy has appeared often in my travels, and just as often I've wondered... How does conscious and authentic joy feel in an increasingly cruel world? After nearly a decade of indecision that watched me slide toward rock bottom... This month marks my 2-year anniversary of starting HRT." Ripley stands at a fork in the path, with signposts pointing in opposite directions. The narrator continues, "The anniversary of taking control of how I love myself." Ripley sets off at a trot to the right, with the narrator stating, "And barreling down the path to find my true self." As Ripley reviews a handful of maps, the narration goes on, "Reading trans blogs and forums for nearly seven years prepared me for the odyssey I was embarking on. At least, I thought they had." Chewing on a food bar, Ripley sits on a cushion under a tree, one leg outstretched as they mull over the maps. "They wrote about milestones. About embracing identities. And blossoming self-confidence. So, I wrote too. Page after page of my whys... My what ifs... And my if onlys." Ripley looks out at the horizon, full of tree tops and further hills. "In the end, they all boiled down to one single question: Where is the true me?" "A few weeks into treatment, answers appeared around the bend." The narrator states over the next series of images. Ripley looks up smiling as the sun casts shadows on their face, the narration stating, "I found myself... smiling more." As a river of small frogs fills the path, Ripley crouches low close to them in delight, holding their cheeks as they smile and laugh. "Laughing more." Covered in sweat, Ripley pulls off their hat and takes a chug from their water bottle. "Caring for myself more." In a single panel, four versions of Ripley cross the distance. On the furthest left they are sweating and painting, struggling with exhaustion. The back of their head is closely buzzed while their bangs and side locks hang down from under the brim of their hat. As they progress across the middle of the panel, Ripley loses the hat and proceeds to walk more upright, sweating less with each step. Their locks of hair grow out (while remaining buzzed on the sides) until they have a mini-pony tale. The narration explains, "Step by step, parts of me I never imagined would see the light of day came forward. And they just kept coming." At the farthest right side of the page, Ripley looks over their shoulder at their past selves. The narration reads, "I finally spoke stood, and walked like... Me." as Ripley stands before a new signpost with an arrow pointing to the right. Small wildflowers and grasses bloom at their feet. Gaining momentum, Ripley takes off down the skinny descending path, joy breaking through them as they careen to the bottom and kneel at a stream. "Hello there, Me." the caption says as Ripley smiles at their reflection in the water, their fingers dipped into the stream with purple and yellow wildflowers blooming around them.
November 15, 2024 at 6:44 PM
helioscopepdx.bsky.social
www.comicsbeat.com/angouleme-fo...
ANGOULÊME: Her name is Élise. Former employee dismissed by 9e Art+ after reporting sexual assault comes forward
The person whose allegations against Angoulême Festival operator 9e Art+ shook the French comics industry this year has waived her anonymity and spoken out
www.comicsbeat.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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stevelieberart.bsky.social
Comics obsessed from age 5. Making comics was just an idle wish til @giganticrobot.bsky.social walked into the video store where I worked, saw me reading a @stephenrbissette.bsky.social fanzine interview, talked to me about studying at the Kubert School, and made a comics career seem possible.
recursecenter.bsky.social Recurse Center @recursecenter.bsky.social · 14d
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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danschkade.bsky.social
Your Monday FLASH GORDON (feat: frogs)
Flash Gordon Comic Strip 2025-11-24 | Comics Kingdom
Read the Flash Gordon comic strip from November 24, 2025, and check out other Flash Gordon comics by Dan Schkade.
comicskingdom.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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andrewfarago.bsky.social
Any random Jaime Hernandez page is a masterclass in composition and comics storytelling. I don't know that he's ever drawn a just-okay panel, ever.
Love and Rockets comic book page drawn by Jaime Hernandez, full of expressive ladies doing expressive things
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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forgeofice.bsky.social
Reading @lizardbrain-art.bsky.social ‘s excellent Bronze Age fantasy Kaiju story, “Gargantuan”.

I’d LOVE to see more stories set in this fascinating world!
November 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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ripleylacross.bsky.social
Artist and nerd all my life, used to mostly do fanart! But right around when I started hardcore hiking and backpacking in 2015 I also decided to pursue PSU's new Comics Studies program.

I didn't see many people making comics about hiking so I just rolled with it.
recursecenter.bsky.social Recurse Center @recursecenter.bsky.social · 14d
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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cattifer.bsky.social
I was supposed to be a veterinarian, but my high school art teacher said it would be a waste of my talent and convinced me to go to art school. I went for 2D animation, but couldn't get any work so @jeffparker.bsky.social said I should do comics. So I did and now look at me, lol!
recursecenter.bsky.social Recurse Center @recursecenter.bsky.social · 14d
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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stevelieberart.bsky.social
Happy to see the Northwest Labor Press running Sam Wallman’s @samwallman.bsky.social History of the Boycott comic! Here’s an earlier version that ran in The Nib. thenib.com/boycott-hist...
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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paultobin.bsky.social
"Fear Of Phantom" is one of the most common causes of men unable to perform in bed and it's long past time we talked about it.
November 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM