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Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025

@nabeelrooshan.bsky.social

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Art Director at Wakhra Studios Also comic artist and animator Perpetually tired, still rolling on through. Buy my comic: https://www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p/lil-burgers-by-nabeel-rooshan

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Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · 1d

In a city shaded by a fist of dollars, 2 young influencers try to navigate emotional isolation, unhealthy coping mechanisms and a crumbling economy while fighting The Very Idea of Pakistan for content.
Lil' Burgers is a #YA #MR #GN about cultural dysphoria in Islamabad.
#MV #POC #DVpit #DVart

Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · 2d

Introducing our second protag, a fish out of water and thoroughly lost in the sauce, Amy! Lil' Burgers is available exclusively at @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social

Loves:
- Applause
- Your concern
- Camp Aesthetics
- Kendrick Lamar

Hates:
- Urdu
- AI
- That Feeling
- Being trapped in Islamabad

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Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · 2d

This was one of my faves from the fair and it's perfect cross-section of emotional and body horror!

Lime! >> ShortBox Comics Fair is NOW! @limesquares.bsky.social · 8d

👉 www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p... 👈

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Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · 3d

Introducing Junaid, the silliest boy in Islamabad and protagonist of Lil' Burgers, my comic available exclusively at @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social

Loves:
- Nostalgia-core
- Y2K media
- Getting paid
- Walking around in the quiet

Hates:
- Media-Rot
- Being controlled
- Random surprises
- Parties

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yes that's a woman and it's GL🙂‍↕️💞@Shortbox Comics Fair 10/31🔚 @luckycavity.com · 7d

[ Leftovers ] is a yuri/GL comic out now, you can get it here🎉🎉🎉

▪103 pages /manga style /right-to-left
▪It's a *digital comic* that you can read on your computer, tablet, etc
▪At @ShortboxComicsFair.bsky.social until October 31st <3

Shares appreciated😇👹💖

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 5d

🌷✨ shortboxcomicsfair.com ✨🌷

comic by @weisanboo.bsky.social

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Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · 5d

the cheese I mean

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Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · 5d

But is it art tho?

Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · 5d

"Lil' Burgers" is a coming-of-age, magical realism comic about surviving Pakistan while trying to pay your grocery bill.

40 pages
Manga Style
Coming-of-age/Shonen Action
If you like: FLCL, Scott Pilgrim, Midsummer Chaos, Commander Safeguard.

Available now at @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social

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🎴 高 | koh 🎴 @koh.money · Apr 12

wip

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Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · Dec 1

Recently finished the first Ace Attorney game! Been a long time coming and it was really worth it! Can't wait to play the others.

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🌜Sara Kipin🌛 @LIGHTBOXEXPO @sarakipin.bsky.social · Nov 25

Chimera 🐍

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Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · Nov 25

Post your most popular art from Twitter.

This 1 hour doodle of Shadowheart got more eyes on it than anything I've ever made.

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𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙢 @cromsferatu.bsky.social · Nov 24

see butte post butte

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Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · Nov 24

Perfect image! It's been my lockscreen since I saw it.

Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · Nov 18

Them some pretty smears

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Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · Nov 18

QRP with your 💖fanart💖

Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · Nov 18

That looks gorgeous!

Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · Nov 18

Some Berserk pieces from earlier in the year

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Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · Nov 18

These are so cool! This movie had some of the best art direction and design of anything I've ever seen.

Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · Nov 18

These are so cool! It'd be awesome to see a concept trailer with all of these together.

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Yoshi Yoshitani @ NYCC 2162 @yoshiyoshitani.bsky.social · Nov 14

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This has the potential to make bsky so much nicer for artists and help eliminate customers from being scammed by fake artists

Let me show you how it works ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025 @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social · Nov 18

That's so sick!

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