Mo Ali | مح علي
@moali.bsky.social
Writer and Artist, co-creator of Midnight Man comics, sporadic contributions to Shelfdust and others.
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Wanted to share this unused cover for John Le Carre's THE CIRCUS: LOSING CONTROL.
I wanted to evoke the look of older spy novels while creating a little intrigue and standing out on the shelf a bit. This one made it all the way thru to finished but the licensor had a change of heart (it happens!)
I wanted to evoke the look of older spy novels while creating a little intrigue and standing out on the shelf a bit. This one made it all the way thru to finished but the licensor had a change of heart (it happens!)
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Wanted to share this unused cover for John Le Carre's THE CIRCUS: LOSING CONTROL.
I wanted to evoke the look of older spy novels while creating a little intrigue and standing out on the shelf a bit. This one made it all the way thru to finished but the licensor had a change of heart (it happens!)
I wanted to evoke the look of older spy novels while creating a little intrigue and standing out on the shelf a bit. This one made it all the way thru to finished but the licensor had a change of heart (it happens!)
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Last time I checked my current rate at one publisher was $70 less than my starting rate there almost 20 years ago, when accounting for inflation. It'll be even worse now.
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 5:11 PM
Last time I checked my current rate at one publisher was $70 less than my starting rate there almost 20 years ago, when accounting for inflation. It'll be even worse now.
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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 2:31 PM
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
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What are the really good animated action/SF shows right now?
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What are the really good animated action/SF shows right now?
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Nigel Farage didn't racially abuse anyone in a hurtful way and Graham Linehan doesn't harass trans people.
The UK today.
The UK today.
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Nigel Farage didn't racially abuse anyone in a hurtful way and Graham Linehan doesn't harass trans people.
The UK today.
The UK today.
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My favourite remains @stevewmorris.bsky.social.
By the way, it's National Editor Appreciation Day.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My favourite remains @stevewmorris.bsky.social.
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Six Ships. I'm very much in the Chris Foss school of thought when it comes to colour, rather than SW or ST.
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Six Ships. I'm very much in the Chris Foss school of thought when it comes to colour, rather than SW or ST.
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
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I think it’s time to put this one back out into the ether, friends
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
The Antisemitism Post (tm)
Gotta get the history to know where the tropes live in the discourse today.
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I think it’s time to put this one back out into the ether, friends
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
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you know who ELSE facilitated millions of dollars to Hamas? that's right, JESUS CHR-
oh wait sorry it was Netanyahu
oh wait sorry it was Netanyahu
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
you know who ELSE facilitated millions of dollars to Hamas? that's right, JESUS CHR-
oh wait sorry it was Netanyahu
oh wait sorry it was Netanyahu
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Kentish Fran 🇪🇺
Remember that Farage was one of the laziest MEPs.
He rarely turned up for a vote.
I wonder what was so special about this one?😉
Remember that Farage was one of the laziest MEPs.
He rarely turned up for a vote.
I wonder what was so special about this one?😉
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Kentish Fran 🇪🇺
Remember that Farage was one of the laziest MEPs.
He rarely turned up for a vote.
I wonder what was so special about this one?😉
Remember that Farage was one of the laziest MEPs.
He rarely turned up for a vote.
I wonder what was so special about this one?😉
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Today I learned that stalking a 17 year old girl, writing up a 400 page 'dossier' about her, falsely reporting her to the police and smashing her phone does not constitute 'harassment'.
One wonders what *would*.
One wonders what *would*.
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage to the phone of a trans activist but not guilty of harassment.
news.sky.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Today I learned that stalking a 17 year old girl, writing up a 400 page 'dossier' about her, falsely reporting her to the police and smashing her phone does not constitute 'harassment'.
One wonders what *would*.
One wonders what *would*.
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For some reason I've suddenly remembered those two Palestine activists who were convicted of harassment (later overturned on appeal) for filming themselves asking a Labour MP questions about Gaza.
Today I learned that stalking a 17 year old girl, writing up a 400 page 'dossier' about her, falsely reporting her to the police and smashing her phone does not constitute 'harassment'.
One wonders what *would*.
One wonders what *would*.
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
For some reason I've suddenly remembered those two Palestine activists who were convicted of harassment (later overturned on appeal) for filming themselves asking a Labour MP questions about Gaza.
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I'm so excited to see we've raised over 5k so far on the #Creatives4Sudan auction. Can you help us get to £10k? I'm offering a personalised original Loki drawing, and I really will go all out to make it as funny as possible. app.galabid.com/creatives4su... #KidLitUK #KeepEyesOnSudan
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app.galabid.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I'm so excited to see we've raised over 5k so far on the #Creatives4Sudan auction. Can you help us get to £10k? I'm offering a personalised original Loki drawing, and I really will go all out to make it as funny as possible. app.galabid.com/creatives4su... #KidLitUK #KeepEyesOnSudan
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Don't engage with theft-tech.
“Ultimately, the collective strategy of AI companies threatens to deskill precisely those people who are essential for society to function(…) automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios.” — @olivia.science
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Don't engage with theft-tech.
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Hey everyone!
Looking to fill some gaps in my schedule until the end of the year. Both comics (short stories, possibly single issues) and covers/pin-ups. Some samples below! And more in my portfolio here:
ahmedraafathussein.myportfolio.com
Looking to fill some gaps in my schedule until the end of the year. Both comics (short stories, possibly single issues) and covers/pin-ups. Some samples below! And more in my portfolio here:
ahmedraafathussein.myportfolio.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hey everyone!
Looking to fill some gaps in my schedule until the end of the year. Both comics (short stories, possibly single issues) and covers/pin-ups. Some samples below! And more in my portfolio here:
ahmedraafathussein.myportfolio.com
Looking to fill some gaps in my schedule until the end of the year. Both comics (short stories, possibly single issues) and covers/pin-ups. Some samples below! And more in my portfolio here:
ahmedraafathussein.myportfolio.com
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Israel, which has obliterated most of Palestine’s archeological and heritage sites, including ancient churches, mosques, and temples, has suddenly discovered an urge to protect one from Palestinian ‘neglect’. It just so happens to be in the West Bank.
www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...
www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...
Israel begins seizing 1,800 dunams of West Bank land to develop archaeological site
Civil Administration says development legal, taking place amid 'neglect' of site by Palestinians; Peace Now: 'Government's lust for dispossession and annexation is insatiable'
www.timesofisrael.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Israel, which has obliterated most of Palestine’s archeological and heritage sites, including ancient churches, mosques, and temples, has suddenly discovered an urge to protect one from Palestinian ‘neglect’. It just so happens to be in the West Bank.
www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...
www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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I'd like to see Farage completely taken down. A pariah, jailed. Though, given what they (MI5 / cops) probably must have on him, kind of surprised he's not been taken down before. Perhaps it's because Reform, Tories and Labour serve the same / similar vested interests.
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I'd like to see Farage completely taken down. A pariah, jailed. Though, given what they (MI5 / cops) probably must have on him, kind of surprised he's not been taken down before. Perhaps it's because Reform, Tories and Labour serve the same / similar vested interests.
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The reactions to this Location feature on Twitter are funny to me in that, it's very amusing to me that anyone with common sense thought America or Europe could get anything done without cheap outsourced African and Asian labour.
Including mass-propagation of racismo and hate lol.
Including mass-propagation of racismo and hate lol.
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The reactions to this Location feature on Twitter are funny to me in that, it's very amusing to me that anyone with common sense thought America or Europe could get anything done without cheap outsourced African and Asian labour.
Including mass-propagation of racismo and hate lol.
Including mass-propagation of racismo and hate lol.
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I’d suspect the numbers here are actually even lower than this. This report is only based on authors who shared details of their income with the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS). That’s more likely to be the ones who write as part of their living.
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....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’d suspect the numbers here are actually even lower than this. This report is only based on authors who shared details of their income with the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS). That’s more likely to be the ones who write as part of their living.
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Okay I’m making it easy for you, comics lover—give the gift of HORRID ADORATION in 2026 clairenapier.bigcartel.com/product/wolf...
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Okay I’m making it easy for you, comics lover—give the gift of HORRID ADORATION in 2026 clairenapier.bigcartel.com/product/wolf...
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Comics artists who work with writers, I am doing a class for young comics writers and I would like to include some ANONYMOUS quotes from artists about things they hate getting in scripts. More "17-panel pages and cross dialogue" than "horses and bicycles". My DMS are open. SECRECY ASSURED.
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Comics artists who work with writers, I am doing a class for young comics writers and I would like to include some ANONYMOUS quotes from artists about things they hate getting in scripts. More "17-panel pages and cross dialogue" than "horses and bicycles". My DMS are open. SECRECY ASSURED.
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Genocide is still happening in Gaza.
And, at a slower - but still horrific - pace, in the West Bank.
I thought you should know.
And, at a slower - but still horrific - pace, in the West Bank.
I thought you should know.
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Genocide is still happening in Gaza.
And, at a slower - but still horrific - pace, in the West Bank.
I thought you should know.
And, at a slower - but still horrific - pace, in the West Bank.
I thought you should know.
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Feels like only yesterday that MAGA was duped by propagandists taking Russian bribes... again.
You'd think the bobbleheads might have figured this out by now, but no.
You'd think the bobbleheads might have figured this out by now, but no.
How Russian operatives covertly hired U.S. influencers to create viral videos
Details in an indictment match Nashville-based Tenet Media, which offered lucrative paychecks to prominent right-wing influencers. The influencers say they were deceived.
www.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Feels like only yesterday that MAGA was duped by propagandists taking Russian bribes... again.
You'd think the bobbleheads might have figured this out by now, but no.
You'd think the bobbleheads might have figured this out by now, but no.
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they always look slightly pissed off
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
they always look slightly pissed off