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@kazfantone.bsky.social

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😷 he/they guy who illustrates! smattering of stuff, art is in the media tab! IG: gabble_gabs Portfolio: kazfantone.myportfolio.com

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Kaz @kazfantone.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hi #PortfolioDay !

I'm Kaz, a queer, Asian-American illustrator and comic artist based in Southern California. Currently looking for work, both freelance and full-time!

⭐ kazfantone.myportfolio.com

Digital illustration

Two figures lay down face to face under a blanket of the ocean's tide. Stars surround them. The figure on the left is an opaque, glowing white with no discernible features, their arm outstretched under the other's as if asleep. The person on the right brings their hand up to the other's "face," tracing a finger down their non-features.

Digital black and white comic.

A castle looms in a mesa in the night, surrounded a dark forest. My friend, Lauren, reaches from one panel towards the castle. The first text box reads, Lauren has discovered that I operate by vampire rules; I only show up if invited.

Her giant hand reaches even further towards a hissing figure, shrouded in shadow.

In the final panel, Lauren has grabbed me by my shirt's scruff, smiling brightly. We both peace sign. The next text box reads, Ye Olde Introvert/Extrovert Dynamique (Dynamic).

Digital illustration of the Japanese folktale The Golden Axe/The Honest Woodcutter.

In a dark, blue forest, a woman emerges from a body of water, dark hair cascading around her on the surface. She holds out a floating, golden axe towards the woodcutter who has approached her from a grass bank. He looks on in awe and confusion, pointing towards himself to clarify who the recipient of the golden gift is.

Digital editorial illustration made for NPR.

A person excitedly floats among a number of video game consoles that burst out from behind them: aPC, a Nintendo Switch, a mobile phone, a PS5, and an Xbox controller. Small circles are sprinkled throughout, containing the different button shapes and letters from the different consoles.

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 4d

KEEPING TIME returns, as promised!!

#KeepingTime is a bittersweet bummer of a gay band romance that just started its 4th chapter, which means there's already 106 pages for you to dive into. #webcomics

🎸 keepingtimecomic.com

Full page spread of a close-up of a bulletin board. A flyer that reads, "Chapter 4: My Father's Dreams" takes front and center of the spread. Around it, numerous flyers and business cards are pinned to it with colored thumbtacks.

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Kyla Aiko @ Foxlight @aikosmith.com · 4d

Kody is one of the coolest people I know, & he and his partner are going through some tough times. You can help him out by sending some funds through ko-fi/patreon below, but if you cannot, sharing this post would also mean a lot

ko-fi.com/M4M1AS76 (link is not a typo)
www.patreon.com/kodyisover

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 4d

So just once again reiterating, if you wanna be a patron of my art, every dollar of your support goes really, REALLY far in making a tangible difference in my life.

patreon.com/kodyisover
subscribestar.adult/kodyisover
ko-fi.com/kodyisover

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Jayme 🔜E5 Baltimore Comic Con @jaymajaym.bsky.social · 5d

Baltimore!!!! You can catch me October 17th through the 19th at the convention center for Baltimore comic con! I'll have some new prints, commissions open, and freebie stickers with purchase along with the usual pins, patches, and more at E5 in the artist alley💖

promotion info for where to find me at the upcoming baltimore comic con on top of the map (table E5) in the family friendly alley past the dealers hall

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Prince @ My wolf horror comic on sale now! @crownprinxe.bsky.social · Jul 30

My debut graphic novel JUST BETWEEN US is coming out Febuary 24th! It's a figure skating graphic novel about the rivalry, and romance, of star figure skaters Lydia Chen and Elaine Yee the year leading up to the Olympics! @penguinteen.bsky.social

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · Aug 27

There are now 3 full chapters (that's 106 pages!!) of completely free-to-read KEEPING TIME, the queer, slow burn between two former friends and now current bandmates who - for better or worse - fall in love.

#KeepingTime #webcomics

🎸 keepingtimecomic.com

A comic page from KEEPING TIME. Daniel, a Japanese American man, sits on stage at a grand piano and stares out in disbelief at Denver, a blond punk with a neck tattoo who looks equally stunned. A caption title says, "CHAPTER 1: 2:45 AM"

A second panel. Denver llifts the lid of a dumpster, while two figures stand behind him in a dark alleyway.

A third panel. Denver lights both his cigarette and that of Daniel's. Denver says, "I'm impressed, y'know," while Daniel answers with a, "Hmm?"

A final panel. Denver motions towards Daniel with his lit cigarette while Daniel smiles gently.

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Kaz @kazfantone.bsky.social · 28d

if gundham lives i will become so annoying

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Jayme 🔜E5 Baltimore Comic Con @jaymajaym.bsky.social · Sep 10

On the lookout for short term illustration gigs!! I'm a queer disabled illustrator working primarily in kidlit looking for new projects including covers, album covers, editorial, posters, etc!
please share if you can 😘
💝 jaymebrodie.com
💌 [email protected]

cover illustration with title reading "Leftovers". the art has autumnal colors and from beneath a bush a puppy snags a somewhat eaten sandwich from an abandoned lunchbox

digital illustration: a kid with a key strung around their neck exits a well lit room and into a library with ghosts and snakes! Title text reads "the archive"

Digital illustration with bright and blocky animals relaxing in the wetlands

a wave of fish crests as they cheerily dive into the waters below. birds look down at them in shock

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Kaz @kazfantone.bsky.social · Sep 9

love this!! it's so cute!

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splendidland🌱 @splendid.land · Aug 29

rewatched Memories last night, the problem with the arts nowadays is that nobody is throwing loads of money at animation directors to get them to make a gorgeously animated short film about "what if a guy got so stinky that everyone died"

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Kaz @kazfantone.bsky.social · Aug 24

screaming, collapsing...what the hell!!!!!!

Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · Aug 21

Denver and Daniel might not be able to talk about what drove them apart 7 years ago, but they MAY be about to be bandmates again.

#KeepingTime is a bittersweet bummer of a band romance that just wrapped its 3rd chapter! That's 106 pages for you to dive into!! ✨

🎸 keepingtimecomic.com

Page 105 of the webcomic Keeping Time. It tracks an interaction between Denver, a blond punk with a neck tattoo, and Daniel, a Japanese guy in a winter parka. Denver is confessing how much he loves Daniel's performing by saying, "Seeing you up there, all I can think is... that's where you belong."

Page 106. Denver continues with a determined ask: "I know it's not much... but I can at least you give another stage to be on. With the band. With me." Daniel looks like a shojo protagonist as Denver finishes with the proposal, "Daniel Akutagawa. Will you sing for me again?"

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twist @twist.dog · Aug 23

It's Whine Time !!!

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Angela H @hisiheyah.bsky.social · Aug 22

I made a series of comics with @npr.org about the ocean! This is the first of three: an introduction to the ocean zones.

www.npr.org/2025/07/21/g...

#scicomm #sciencecomics #comics #STEMcomics

COMIC: Exploring the ocean's wonderous, mysterious depths

Scientists are far from knowing all of the complexities of Earth's ocean. With this comic, we explore some of what scientists do know, like its role as one of the world's largest carbon sinks and how…

www.npr.org

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Comic Arts Maine Portland @comicartsmaineport.bsky.social · Aug 18

Announcing CAMP
(Comic Arts Maine Portland) 2026! We will be returning to the Portland Public Library on Saturday, April 11th 2026 from 10am-4:30pm.

Our stunning 2026 poster is designed by artist and co-author of the Mapmakers Series, @mandallin.bsky.social

Illustrated Poster design for CAMP 2026 by Amanda Castillo. Poster is a comic page that reads CAMP (Comic Arts Maine Portland) at the top in yellow lettering next to a purple lighthouse that says 2026. Poster features panels of woodland creatures wearing clothes like a bear, a chickadees and a moose as they read comics while Camping.

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Kaz @kazfantone.bsky.social · Aug 13

this is TEARING ME APART

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Kaz @kazfantone.bsky.social · Aug 10

LABUBU LMFAO

i'm glad seattle was a good time! but wish the energy was more in line with what you grew up with 🥲

Kaz @kazfantone.bsky.social · Aug 9

whoa it's so cool to learn about region-specific dances !!

i started going to obon again this year and i absolutely love seeing how much some of the dances have evolved since I was a kid! the flair and energy that the newer kids continue to add is so fun LOL

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Kaz @kazfantone.bsky.social · Aug 8

bowl posting

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Liz Walcher @lizwalcher.bsky.social · Aug 1

Sadly the project I've been working on lost funding and I've been laid off, alongside ~half of my (very skilled) teammates of various disciplines.
So I'm on the hunt for new work!

If you know of any open game art positions, please send them my way! Attaching my linkedin here in case that helps.

www.linkedin.com

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Kaz @kazfantone.bsky.social · Jul 30

YOU'RE TORTURING US

Kaz @kazfantone.bsky.social · Jul 30

keeping time is devastating me, the whiplash from last update to today's 💀💀

Kaz @kazfantone.bsky.social · Jul 29

BRO 😭😭😭

Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · Jul 29

how do you woo your former friend who stopped talking to you after his sister died back into your rock band? Denver is genuinely asking, obviously his current strategy is NOT working

#KeepingTime #webcomics

🎸 Latest update: keepingtimecomic.com
🎸Start from the beginning