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Ryan North
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You know, the @qwantz.com guy! The How To [Invent Everything | Take Over The World] guy? The Fantastic Four / Flash / Squirrel Girl / Star Trek comics guy? The non-linear Shakespeare guy? The "stuck in a hole with his dog" guy?

Look... I'm a lot of guys
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cartoonist.coop
The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:

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Hiveworks Guild logo. Two bees sitting on a bee hive holding hands.
January 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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philjamesson.com
look upon my works, ye mighty, and let me know what you think
January 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM
ryannorth.ca
I'm going to send out an update to my newsletter today! You can sign up for my secret pals club to get it - I only send one a month (IF THAT) and it's FREE and it always features SECRETS and SURPRISES :0

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The Ryan Secret Pals Club
Fun stuff from author Ryan North, including SECRETS and also SURPRISES
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January 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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qwantz.com
i think you shouldn't be friends with someone if they won't proudly proclaim that you're definitely not the WORST dude

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T-Rex: Sometimes even the best of us get frustrated! I know this because I'm the best of us. T-Rex: Given that I am alone right now, "us" is just me, making that claim easy to make! Dromiceiomimus: Ah, but now that I'M here, are you STILL the best of us? T-Rex: Yes, of course - because "best" can be more than one! Dromiceiomimus: The two of us are the best of us, where "us" is everyone else? T-Rex: Exactly! Utahraptor: Okay, but what about when I'M here? T-Rex: We're all STILL the best of us, dude! T-Rex: Honestly, as long as we don't include the #1 worst guy of us, then the rest of us ARE the best of us. Utahraptor: So by that logic, the best of the best of us is everyone save for the TWO worst guys? T-Rex: That's it, yes! T-Rex: And the best of the best of the best of us is everyone save for the THREE worst guys on Earth. Off panel: Huh! T-Rex: Yeah, just don't tell them though or they'll be REAL SHITTY about it
January 12, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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ryannorth.ca
Me and @jasonloo.bsky.social are putting on a SPECIAL EVENT with the Hamilton Public Library where we'll be discussing COMICS and WRITING and will sign all your books too! January 29th, 7pm, at the Westdale Branch - hope to see you there!

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Ryan North and Jason Loo discuss their work with Marvel Comics and more. Attend a live reading and conversation with authors Ryan North and Jason Loo, who discuss their work with Marvel Comics and more. The 45-minute conversation is followed by a 15-minute question and answer period. Check out the HPL catalogue to borrow the book before the event. Ryan North is the New York Times-bestselling author of Romeo and/or Juliet and To Be or Not To Be. He's the creator of Dinosaur Comics and the Eisner Award-winning writer of Adventure Time, Jughead, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics, and he has a master's in computational linguistics from the University of Toronto. Jason Loo is a Toronto-based cartoonist, who has written and drawn for Marvel Comics and independent publishing. His artistic work on AFTERLIFT with co-creator/writer Chip Zdarsky for Comixology Originals earned the digital comic series an Eisner Award, as well as a nomination for a Harvey Award and a Joe Shuster Award. His works include The Pitiful Human-Lizard, Dazzler, Werewolf by Night, Spider-Boy, and Star Wars. AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) | EVENT TYPE: | Books and Writing |
January 11, 2026 at 5:57 PM
ryannorth.ca
buying a thing of 20 clementines is a great way to get 15 or so non-moldy clementines and 5 or so Surprises
January 11, 2026 at 10:29 PM
ryannorth.ca
Me and @jasonloo.bsky.social are putting on a SPECIAL EVENT with the Hamilton Public Library where we'll be discussing COMICS and WRITING and will sign all your books too! January 29th, 7pm, at the Westdale Branch - hope to see you there!

events.hpl.ca/event/15155197
Ryan North and Jason Loo discuss their work with Marvel Comics and more. Attend a live reading and conversation with authors Ryan North and Jason Loo, who discuss their work with Marvel Comics and more. The 45-minute conversation is followed by a 15-minute question and answer period. Check out the HPL catalogue to borrow the book before the event. Ryan North is the New York Times-bestselling author of Romeo and/or Juliet and To Be or Not To Be. He's the creator of Dinosaur Comics and the Eisner Award-winning writer of Adventure Time, Jughead, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics, and he has a master's in computational linguistics from the University of Toronto. Jason Loo is a Toronto-based cartoonist, who has written and drawn for Marvel Comics and independent publishing. His artistic work on AFTERLIFT with co-creator/writer Chip Zdarsky for Comixology Originals earned the digital comic series an Eisner Award, as well as a nomination for a Harvey Award and a Joe Shuster Award. His works include The Pitiful Human-Lizard, Dazzler, Werewolf by Night, Spider-Boy, and Star Wars. AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) | EVENT TYPE: | Books and Writing |
January 11, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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pentadact.com
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:

www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...

I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
A timeline visually representing the advice from my post, emphasising how dramatically and reliably having more time, with a testable build, converts to your game being better and your studio being safer.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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franzanth.bsky.social
Meant to post this some days ago but I got distracted.

My latest for @invertebratepal.bsky.social's work on Hallucigenia's ecology, interpreting the little fellas as scavengers of soft-bodied carcasses.

Read the preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

#Art #SciArt #FossilFriday
Seafloor scene from a low angle, showing a swarm of 13 Hallucigenia, essentially worms with long legs and spiky backs, sitting on and around the carcass of a clear jellyfish on a seafloor. Digital illustration.
January 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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qwantz.com
they're little bundles of joy that you can't talk to but need to somehow teach complicated concepts to, and they have knives for teeth but don't know it yet. what could go wrong

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T-Rex: People say you can't buy happiness, but they're WRONG! T-Rex: They're WRONG, and I have PROOF! T-Rex: Pets make you happy, and you can buy a puppy. Therefore - Dromiceiomimus: Therefore, money buys happiness. Yes! Dromiceiomimus: I've gotta go, T-Rex - I'm not going to delay being happy for a moment longer! To the federal puppy depository! Utahraptor: But puppies take work! Lots of it, especially at the start! T-Rex: WHAT? Utahraptor: Yes, that's the scam: they're a HUGE amount of work but for some reason past generations just agreed to pretend they're not! And now every our whole culture says they're these wee bundles of joy, and WE pay the price!! T-Rex: But... Dromiceiomimus! SHE JUST WENT TO THE FEDERAL PUPPY DEPOSITORY!! Off panel: Don't worry T-Rex! We're all mature adults here, and I would never enter into such a long-term responsibility with an animal without being prepared! P.S.: it's me, Dromiceiomimus! T-Rex: Thanks, bud! Off panel: I know I'm hard to see from so far away so I just thought I'd specify
January 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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internethippo.bsky.social
Like the bible says: live by the sword, no worries
January 8, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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literaryhub.bsky.social
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”

A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.

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Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
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January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
ryannorth.ca
WORDS ADDED TO SPELL-CHECK TODAY:

- Grodd
- Terrifitech
- monumentaAAARRGGHH
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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topa.to
woah if only there was a very cool shot glass available somewhere that could invoke THIS EXACT FEELING

👀 wait wh- topatoco.com/collections/...
January 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
ryannorth.ca
many are saying this is a tiny can, but it's normal size and i just have extremely large hands!! i could grip your head in one hand like a basketball and still have room to hold a magazine or perhaps novel. all bodies are beautiful THANKS
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I wonder how many people are pairing their lunch today with a can of Fanta haunted apple flavour Beetlejuice Beetlejuice caffeine-free soda. Retweet if you are pairing your lunch today with a can of Fanta haunted apple flavour Beetlejuice Beetlejuice caffeine-free soda
a can of Fanta haunted apple flavour Beetlejuice Beetlejuice caffeine-free soda
January 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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punsultant.bsky.social
Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it.

Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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rachaelstott.bsky.social
Hell yeah brother
January 7, 2026 at 5:04 PM
ryannorth.ca
I wonder how many people are pairing their lunch today with a can of Fanta haunted apple flavour Beetlejuice Beetlejuice caffeine-free soda. Retweet if you are pairing your lunch today with a can of Fanta haunted apple flavour Beetlejuice Beetlejuice caffeine-free soda
a can of Fanta haunted apple flavour Beetlejuice Beetlejuice caffeine-free soda
January 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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qwantz.com
in truth there are simply two types of people: people of the first type, and people of the other types

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T-Rex: There are so many types of people! And by that I mean "precisely three". Narrator: THE THREE TYPES OF PEOPLE T-Rex: The first type are the people who never forget anyone's name, are completely comfortable at a party where they don't know anyone, and love to work a room. They are angels, and they exist to let us know how far the rest of us have fallen. Dromiceiomimus: Like all angels, they come into your life unexpectedly. T-Rex: To remind you of how bad you are at a party where you don't know anyone, yes. Utahraptor: What's the second type of people? T-Rex: Normal people! T-Rex: We "normies" forget people's names all the time - and even when you think "I've met T-Rex ten times, there's no way he's gonna forget my name" but SURPRISE, because I find a way. This is normal and should be allowed, even celebrated. Utahraptor: Uh-huh. And the third type of people? T-Rex: Catchall category for anyone who doesn't fit into the first two categories. OH SNAP! Now you HAVE to admit that my ontology is PROVABLY true and complete!! Off panel: ...But that doesn't mean it's good. T-Rex: JUST ADMIT THAT I CAPTURED ALL OF THE TYPES OF DUDES IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE
January 7, 2026 at 12:52 PM
ryannorth.ca
A motorist just drove by while I walked past a big puddle near the sidewalk and splashed me like I'm some sort of sad sack in an 80s movie!!
January 6, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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loki1001.bsky.social
Reed "Secure in His Sexuality" Richards by @ryannorth.ca and Carlos Gomez. #FantasticFour #comics #marvel
Johnny wants to know which eyebrow is flirtier, Reed says the left one.
January 6, 2026 at 6:25 AM
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deanr.co.uk
“you won’t get away with this”
Uni lad headline hospice nurse who’s seen 100s of people die says everyone always says the same thing on their deathbed. Photo is a blond haired blue eyed woman’s face
January 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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qwantz.com
wait, i ALSO have to forget all my old acquaintances? BUT THEY WERE SUCH A GREAT SUPPORTING CAST FOR ME

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T-Rex: It's a new year! And, as is tradition... T-Rex: ...it is also a NEW ME. Dromiceiomimus: Oh that's too bad, T-Rex! I liked the you I already knew, but I guess it HAS been getting to be that time. T-Rex: Yeah, I liked the old me too! But new year, you know. I don't make the rules. Dromiceiomimus: Yeah, these are the terms we all live under! Utahraptor: So what are you thinking - a relaunch? Reboot? Retooling? T-Rex: I'm thinking: FULL REBOOT. T-Rex: There will be parts you recognize, but many of them will be updated and different, portrayed by actors you don't recognize. And there'll be cheeky little nods to the old me, but in a winky way. Oh! And maybe the old me will come back as a cameo, but now playing my grandfather or something. Off panel: Honestly, this doesn't sound nearly as good as what we already have. T-Rex: I know, I know!! T-Rex: But it's a NEW YEAR, and idioms have TOO MUCH POWER!
January 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
ryannorth.ca
*making conversation with you, a complete stranger, at a bar* I kissed a girl and liked it too, I just didn't write a whole song about it
January 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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dustylee.bsky.social
@ryannorth.ca
Photo of bird tracks in a fresh dusting of snow. They couldn't possibly have been made by The Blue Bird...he's gone away... Screenshot of Cillian Murphy as Jonathan Crane/ Scarecrow saying "He's here...The Bat Man..." but edited so he's saying "He's here...The new bird..."
January 2, 2026 at 9:14 PM