Kathleen Gros
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Kathleen Gros
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I've made a bunch of graphic novels. Most recent: CAROUSEL SUMMER (kids) and I HATED YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL (adults).

I teach comics & illustration around Vancouver. I spend my spare time sewing.

Portfolio can be found here: http://www.kagcomix.com/
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Hi! I’m Kathleen, a designer and cartoonist from Vancouver. I haven’t been actively making comics the past few years due to some ongoing health problems, but you can read almost 300 pages of my goofy, gay, silently musical comic series Band Vs Band at bvbcomix.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Did Netflix crash for you? Watch this Stranger Things thing we made for Netflix while you wait!
Earlier this year we were asked by Ralph creative and Netflix to make a paper cut piece to help promote Season 5 of #StrangerThings! And that season is here!!

Hope you like this spooky Vecna we made! It was pretty fun to show off the process of everything involved in making something like this ✂️
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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took this stance real early on, have been paying close attention, and i have yet to see a single thing that manages to challenge that opinion even a little bit, rather than solidifying it into diamond-hard conviction
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.

No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.

Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.

But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?

No.
November 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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fuck you

the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased

i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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i just want to make quilts for all of my friends. i think it would be so fun to work in other ppls colour palettes.
November 23, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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if my beloved chicago public library doesn’t have a book i want to read, i immediately submit a request for purchase. it’s easy, folks! just a few simple fields to fill out in the form. just go to your library’s website! ORDER ALL THE BOOKS, PEOPLE!
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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won't have em for this weekend, but i've been getting a few more people at my table than I'd like lately asking *very pointedly* if i drew everything myself, so i designed a new sticker this afternoon that will hopefully quell some of those concerns.

#art
November 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I'm down to my final ceramics class today (we're glazing our last pieces) & I truly can't believe I survived this fall. In 2026 I look forward to not spending every day cooped up inside doing work & making sure to see my friends more.
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Congrats to the VPD on defunding the City.
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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approved despite over 600 speakers signing up to speak to the budget, with all but a tiny number strongly opposed, and following a public engagement survey that found the majority of respondents supported a property tax increase to avoid cuts.
Vancouver's 2026 draft budget has PASSED.

Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.

Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.

Full story to come.
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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ABC councillors saying that it's "unfortunate" people are linking closed baby change tables as being political, or part of the budget.

But it was a deputy city manager that explicitly raised removing them from high vandalism areas as part of cutting the budget for maintenance of civic facilities.
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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"Let’s say 20 years ago the rate for a page of pencils was $150. People still get paid that."

My work is largely in the book market, buuuut yeah.

BOOM! recently reached out to offer an IP gig with the following rates:
script $50/page, pencils&inks $150/pg, colors $50/pg
The one about comic book page rates – again. News flash: Comic book page rates are STILL stagnant, after all these years, and for indie cartoonists it's even harder
The one about comic book page rates – again
News flash: Comic book page rates are STILL stagnant, after all these years, and for indie cartoonists it's even harder
www.comicsbeat.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Fuck the border, fuck CBSA (Canadian Border Services Agency) - these people are just trying to make a living. Let them stay, you fascists
In the U.S., it’s common police departments don’t want to engage with immigration enforcement because it destroys trust with immigrant communities, notes Irene Bloemraad, a UBC sociology professor.

Leah Hennig reports. #uspoli #canpoli
Is Canada Adopting ICE Anti-Migrant Tactics? | The Tyee
A raid on a major Calgary construction site has raised serious questions about the government’s approach.
thetyee.ca
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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the government is amending the act to protect healthcare workers who provide involuntary treatment from liability BECAUSE ITS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
i'm waiting for the most honk shoo honk mimimi vintage nightgown pattern to come in the mail. Sleepwear is going to be COZY in this household.
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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For graphic novels, especially adult genre fiction, it's incredibly helpful to review it online, talk about it, recommend it to a friend—adult fiction in the graphic novel space is difficult to place, and nothing convinces readers that they'll like a book more than the personal testimonial.
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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In the lead-up to Christmas, I am offering digital punk pet portrait commissions! These were a big hit on my Kickstarter, and if you missed out on those, here's your chance - ko-fi.com/c/7392b66bf1
three slots available!
#bsnm #petportraits
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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This is nazi shit
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
i just want to make quilts for all of my friends. i think it would be so fun to work in other ppls colour palettes.
November 23, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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This is still one of the best gags of all time and it's so era-specific
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
a huge improvement in my life this week is carrying ear plugs to wear when i travel out on the expo line. those trains are SO loud it's kind of painful.
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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evergreen
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM