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Nir Levie
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Inkwell award winning cartoonist and an Architect (Humanoids, Heavy Metal) Age of Canaan - https://zoop.gg/c/ageofcanaan Bioripple - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/BIORIPPLE/Nir-Levie/9781955537193 www.nirlevie.com Nirlevie <at> gmail <dot> com
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · 11h
Just finished this at the show – a bust of Maleficent, imagined as a dark echo of the Mona Lisa.

#NYCC #NYCC2025 #Maleficent #MonaLisa #comicart #livecommission #artistalley
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · 16h
Colossus vs Juggernaut.
Commission piece in an Art Nouveau style, inspired by George Bellows’ Dempsey and Firpo (1924).
The original has been picked up — but I’ll have 10 limited giclée prints signed, numbered, with COA
#XMen #Colossus #Juggernaut #ComicArt #ArtNouveau @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · 1d
HELIX SKY – NYCC Exclusive Preview - A vertical utopia where art is the only true possession - until a masked climber starts to steal it.

This long-trailer in print form is free! very limited, and only at
@newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social

#HelixSky #indiecomics #comicart
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · 3d
Live Sketch Card Stream + GIVEAWAY! – Tonight at 6:30 PM ET
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Live Sketch Card Stream + GIVEAWAY! – Mondays 6:30 PM ET
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · 6d
Limited giclée print - made for the X-Men: Days of Future Past reunion at NYCC 2025.

Featuring James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, and
Elliot Page

The original artwork will also be available for sale.

#XMen #ComicArt #NYCC2025 #LimitedEdition #OriginalArt
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · 6d
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · 6d
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · 9d
Starting this Monday 6:30 PM ET – I’ll be streaming live and actually interacting with you.
I’ll draw sketch cards, take your suggestions, and we’ll run a raffle – one of you will win a free sketch card.
Dex will be moderating.
#comicart #givaway #comicartfans #art
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Live Sketch Card Stream + GIVEAWAY! – Mondays 6:30 PM ET
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · Aug 29
Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Returns with Carrie Kelley.
Commission piece reimagined from a fresh angle.

#DarkKnightReturns #CarrieKelley #BatmanArt #ComicArt #CommissionArt
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · Sep 5
Doctor Doom reimagined as a Capuchin monk.
Inspired by Caravaggio’s St. Francis in Prayer.

#DoctorDoom #MarvelComics #Caravaggio #ComicArt #CommissionArt #MarvelFanArt
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · 21d
For the first time, I’m offering prints.
High-quality giclée, limited and numbered.
Available only at NYCC and Baltimore.

This is the first one. I’ll share the next in the coming weeks before the shows. There will be surprises – including something special just for New York.
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · Feb 2
10/ Maybe not right away, maybe not how you expected, but persistence has a way of finding its mark. That’s the only way I know how to do it.

#comicartist #comicindustry #bioripple #makingcomics #artistjourney #tdart
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · Feb 2
9/ To every artist out there:
You don’t need my advice—because if you’re like me, you couldn’t stop pushing even if you tried. It’s in your nature. And if you keep going, something will land.
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · Feb 2
8/ It reminds me why I do this, even when the doors don’t open as quickly as I’d hoped.

I promise to keep fighting, and I promise you—it will happen. When it does, you’ll be the first to know. There’s a lot of new work coming soon, and I can’t wait to share it with you.
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · Feb 2
7/ You still have to fight for every opportunity.
It’s not good or bad. It just is.

But here’s what keeps me going: you.
And to everyone who’s supported me (you know who you are)—thank you.
Your support isn’t just validation; it’s fuel.
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · Feb 2
6/ I thought things would get easier after that—but they didn’t. Even after running a successful crowdfunding campaign, nothing is guaranteed.

I’m not sharing this to complain. I just want to be transparent.
Even after you “break in,” there’s no free pass.
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · Feb 2
5/ I found over 700 pitch emails in my sent folder. Out of those:
📩 100+ rejections
🤷 1 “maybe” (that later turned into a no)
✅ 2 published projects
✉️ And the rest? Completely ignored. No response at all.

BIORIPPLE with Heavy Metal felt like a breakthrough.
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · Feb 2
4/ Despite feeling established in the art collectors’ market, breaking into bigger publishers is still incredibly tough. I’ve spent over a decade not just creating books, but constantly pitching, networking, marketing, promoting, and doing interviews.
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · Feb 2
3/ My commission list fills up as soon as it opens, and I’m deeply grateful for the support from collectors and fans. 🙏

But here’s the hard part:
I get asked all the time, “Why don’t you have a book with [insert big publisher] yet?”
The truth? I’m trying. Really hard.
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · Feb 2
1/ 🎨 Some thoughts about the comic industry 🎨

I “broke in” with my graphic novel BIORIPPLE in 2022.

2/ Since then, I’ve worked with my incredible art rep TDArt, won an Inkwell Award in 2023, participated in comic shows, completed countless commissions, and sold art for thousands of dollars.
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · Jun 20
Vampire Hunter D - commission
Inspired by Valkyrie by Stephan Sinding.

@TDArtGallery
#vampirehunterd #stephansinding #valkyrie #comicart #fantasyart #vampireart #myth #originalart
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · 13d
Another limited giclée print — this one of Batman and Catwoman.
Low quantity, produced with the help of @tdartgallery.

Available only at NYCC 2025 and Baltimore Comic Con.
Don’t miss it.

#Batman #Catwoman #ComicArt #NYCC2025 #BaltimoreComicCon
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · 20d
Thank you Marco!
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · 21d
For the first time, I’m offering prints.
High-quality giclée, limited and numbered.
Available only at NYCC and Baltimore.

This is the first one. I’ll share the next in the coming weeks before the shows. There will be surprises – including something special just for New York.
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Nir Levie @nirlevie.bsky.social · Sep 5
Doctor Doom reimagined as a Capuchin monk.
Inspired by Caravaggio’s St. Francis in Prayer.

#DoctorDoom #MarvelComics #Caravaggio #ComicArt #CommissionArt #MarvelFanArt
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