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Bex Ollerton
@schnumn.bsky.social
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Eisner nominated comic artist from Manchester, UK 😽 Comics about ADHD and autism! Author of SENSORY: Life on the Spectrum ♾️ and Lavender Clouds ☁️ She/her https://lavendercloudscomic.carrd.co/ www.schnumn.com
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · Dec 13
My comic came out this year! I think it would make a really nice end-of-2024 treat :>

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A photo of my comic, Lavender Clouds. It is a hardback square book with a drawing of Bex in the middle. She is sat on a pile of clouds, and there are clouds all around the cover. The subtitle reads "Comics about Neurodivergence and Mental Health". The clouds are pink and have foiling to make them shiny. The drawing of Bex has spot gloss. A comic about self acceptance. Bex contemplates her life amongst a clouds sky. The text reads, "I used to long for clear skies. I felt like I was drowning in an ocean of grey while everyone else's world was so full of colour. The clouds made it hard to see clearly but after a while, I figured out how to be OK with them. The sky doesn't need to be clear to be beautiful. A comic. Bex laughs confidently in a few different posts. She says, "haha, look at me go! Being charming and cracking jokes like a little socialite. I'm completely nailing this." She falls to her knees with her hands on her head, cringing at herself, "haha, wow, I'm ABSOLUTELY INSUFFERABLE!" The title is "which type of neurodivergent are you?" There are 5 different drawings on the page, all themed under a different heading. 1) The full-time actor. Bex shrugs at the camera and says, "wait, an I doing this right? Should I be moving my hands more?' 2) The dedicated planner. Bex twirls a pen while holding a sheet of paper. "If I leave myself reminders to remember to use my planner, then maybe..." 3) The collector: a tired and sleepless bex holds onto a collector's book. "This is my life's work. This is everything." 4) The expert. Bex clasps her hands together with enthusiasm. "Hello would you like to hear an extremely obscure fact about a 30 year old anime?" 5) The good listener. Bex is distressed and tired. "I couldn't sleep because of the sound of the tap dripping downstairs."
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 1d
#DVpit #GN #A

VIOLAPSE showcases the slow terror of trauma bonding in an abusive relationship. When violence becomes so normalised that it's almost unremarkable, do you trust in the promises that things will be ok in the end, or do you find a way to save yourself?

A few more concepts:
A pair of drawings showing Zachary's music room. Key features are an expensive grand piano and a messy writing desk A comic page showing a pair of trembling hands hesitating above a piano before a mysterious smash is heard Melody crouches on the floor. Staring directly into the camera, she says: "have you ever noticed that you only ever break my things? Even if you didn't plan it from the start, it isn't a coincidence. " Melody approaches Zachary but he slaps her in the face. She pauses to recover before saying "I have to clean the kitchen. "
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 1d
#DVpit #GN #A

VIOLAPSE showcases the slow terror of trauma bonding in an abusive relationship. When violence becomes so normalised that it's almost unremarkable, do you trust in the promises that things will be ok in the end, or do you find a way to save yourself?

A few more concepts:
A pair of drawings showing Zachary's music room. Key features are an expensive grand piano and a messy writing desk A comic page showing a pair of trembling hands hesitating above a piano before a mysterious smash is heard Melody crouches on the floor. Staring directly into the camera, she says: "have you ever noticed that you only ever break my things? Even if you didn't plan it from the start, it isn't a coincidence. " Melody approaches Zachary but he slaps her in the face. She pauses to recover before saying "I have to clean the kitchen. "
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 1d
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 1d
#DVpit #GN #A
TW: physical abuse

VIOLAPSE is a kitchen sink GN thriller with abstract horror elements, depicting life in an abusive home. A nuanced #OwnVoices take on the everyday horrors of domestic violence.

More info: schnumn.com/violapse
Contact: [email protected]

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A loose comic page depicting an argument between a couple. Melody looks up with disdain at a furious Zachary. She says bitterly: "So you get to just keep doing what you want and I'm never supposed to fight back? Got it." Zachary throws his hands up in frustration, "for fuck's sake, Melody, it's not like that!" He bellows. She glares at him with cold, piercing eyes and says, "No? What's it like then?" Zachary attacks Melody, grabbing her face and squeezing. She cries out in fear as cracks begin to spread across her face. Zachary recoils in disgusted surprise as Melody stares at her cracking hands Melody is carving an eye out of clay in a rainy greenhouse. She gives it to a doppelganger of herself, who slots it into a missing gap in her face. The doppelganger asks "and what about you?". Melody stares back at her with a bruise across her eye, in the same place as the doppelganger crack Melody is covered in bruises. Tar leaks from her eyes and mouth. Her hands are black with tar. Zachary looks terrified as she creepily calls to him, "Zachary... Look at me... Darling... You'll never escape eat you've done. I'll make sure of it. "
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 1d
I'm gonna post my QRTs here so that all the samples are in one place 👀

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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 2d
#DVpit #GN #A

Melody works from home as an artist, but when pursuing her goals drives a wedge between her and her partner, she's torn between being a "good partner" and a "good artist."

VIOLAPSE is about choosing yourself over a broken fantasy and breaking out of roles that other people give you.
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 2d
#DVpit Graphic novel pitch:

VIOLAPSE explores the nuances of escaping a dangerous home when violence has become the new normal. Ultimately hopeful, VIOLAPSE is both an indictment and celebration of anger.

Genre: adult thriller/horror
More info: schnumn.com/violapse
Contact: [email protected]
A black and white comic page depicting a woman washing dishes in an eerie way with a bruised eye. The final panel reveals a man tied up at her feet. An illustration of a red-haired woman holding up a sheet of paper that's burning. A comic page showing a woman vomiting black tar into another woman's mouth An illustration of a woman sat on a fancy couch in a dark room. She's looking creepily into the camera as if she's expected you
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 1d
#DVpit #GN #A
TW: physical abuse

VIOLAPSE is a kitchen sink GN thriller with abstract horror elements, depicting life in an abusive home. A nuanced #OwnVoices take on the everyday horrors of domestic violence.

More info: schnumn.com/violapse
Contact: [email protected]

Loose thumbnails:
A loose comic page depicting an argument between a couple. Melody looks up with disdain at a furious Zachary. She says bitterly: "So you get to just keep doing what you want and I'm never supposed to fight back? Got it." Zachary throws his hands up in frustration, "for fuck's sake, Melody, it's not like that!" He bellows. She glares at him with cold, piercing eyes and says, "No? What's it like then?" Zachary attacks Melody, grabbing her face and squeezing. She cries out in fear as cracks begin to spread across her face. Zachary recoils in disgusted surprise as Melody stares at her cracking hands Melody is carving an eye out of clay in a rainy greenhouse. She gives it to a doppelganger of herself, who slots it into a missing gap in her face. The doppelganger asks "and what about you?". Melody stares back at her with a bruise across her eye, in the same place as the doppelganger crack Melody is covered in bruises. Tar leaks from her eyes and mouth. Her hands are black with tar. Zachary looks terrified as she creepily calls to him, "Zachary... Look at me... Darling... You'll never escape eat you've done. I'll make sure of it. "
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 2d
I want!! to make it!!!! SCREAMS
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 2d
TY ALEX!!! One day!!!!!!!!!!
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 2d
TYSM Charlot ahh ya girl is hustlin >:3
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 2d
One day you WILL read this Alison HEHE >:3
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 2d
Thank you!! Ahh I do too :')
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 2d
(again, I bungled my email address in the original post haha it's [email protected])
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 2d
#DVpit #GN #A

Melody works from home as an artist, but when pursuing her goals drives a wedge between her and her partner, she's torn between being a "good partner" and a "good artist."

VIOLAPSE is about choosing yourself over a broken fantasy and breaking out of roles that other people give you.
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 2d
(I'm gonna be reposting variations of this post several times today haha sorry if it's annoying!! I really want this to find a home, I believe in it SO MUCH)
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 2d
#DVpit Graphic novel pitch:

VIOLAPSE explores the nuances of escaping a dangerous home when violence has become the new normal. Ultimately hopeful, VIOLAPSE is both an indictment and celebration of anger.

Genre: adult thriller/horror
More info: schnumn.com/violapse
Contact: [email protected]
A black and white comic page depicting a woman washing dishes in an eerie way with a bruised eye. The final panel reveals a man tied up at her feet. An illustration of a red-haired woman holding up a sheet of paper that's burning. A comic page showing a woman vomiting black tar into another woman's mouth An illustration of a woman sat on a fancy couch in a dark room. She's looking creepily into the camera as if she's expected you
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 2d
oops I typod my email HA [email protected]
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 2d
#DVpit Graphic novel pitch:

VIOLAPSE explores the nuances of escaping a dangerous home when violence has become the new normal. Ultimately hopeful, VIOLAPSE is both an indictment and celebration of anger.

Genre: adult thriller/horror
More info: schnumn.com/violapse
Contact: [email protected]
A black and white comic page depicting a woman washing dishes in an eerie way with a bruised eye. The final panel reveals a man tied up at her feet. An illustration of a red-haired woman holding up a sheet of paper that's burning. A comic page showing a woman vomiting black tar into another woman's mouth An illustration of a woman sat on a fancy couch in a dark room. She's looking creepily into the camera as if she's expected you
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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 2d
If your hashtag searching is not working for #DVpit we created a feed for the hashtag. Please always try to search the hashtag first, but this feed includes all posts under the hashtag as well. We will update during the day as we learn more from bsky bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 2d
#DVpit 2025 has officially begun!
Today, Oct 8, 2025 from 8AM-8PM ET marginalized creators seeking out representation can pitch their completed manuscripts & portfolios to participating Agents & Editors!
Don't forget to use #DVpit in your posts!
Pls read rules before participating: dvpit.carrd.co
#DVPit Rules -#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors -Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025 between 8AM ET - 8PM ET -Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project) -Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio. -Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag) -A like from an agent = a query request -A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent -A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions -Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or quote-reposting their pitches -Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 6d
Happy October 4th to all the Umineko fans in the chat 🥂
A slightly fried Umineko meme showing several of the characters. Top text: wake your ass up we're. Bottom text: going to rokkenjima!!!!
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 7d
Book Cover Artists!
QRP with your book covers 📖

I hope to be able to do more covers in 2026, it's always such a fun experience that's so different every time! I'm working on a cover right now that I'm super excited about and I can't wait to show it off in the hopefully not too distant future :>
The cover for Izzy at the end of the World by K.A. Reynolds. The cover shows a fierce looking young girl, Izzy, with her dog. She carries a flashlight and an old CD player The cover for Nyaegling by Bex Ollerton and Richard Bass. The cover shows Tabitha, a red haired catgirl holding a fancy looking sword, while her friend Nyx stands behind her holding a crystal. The cover for A Long Time Dead by Samara Breger. The cover depicts a sexy fat blonde vampire with blood running from her red lips. She has big breasts and lots of jewellery The cover for SENSORY: Life on the Spectrum, an autistic comic anthology. The palette is red and yellow mostly, and the cover depicts an assortment of jumbled items related to autism and sensory experiences
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 7d
OK all the invitations for approved members are now sent, please check your spam folders!!
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 16d
If you're an autistic person looking for community (especially in the wake of the recent autism news coming out of the US) we got you.

Our server is 5 years old and very active with over 1000 autistic members. We chat about interests, play games, make art etc. Come on in

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an image with some drawings of different stim toys and sensory items. There are ear defenders, chew toys, fidget cubes, socks, a pomodero timer, and more, all against a yellow background. There is text in the centre of the image that reads, "Autistic Creative Hub Discord Server OPEN TO NEW MEMBERS"
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Hannah Alexander Artwork @hannahartwork.bsky.social · Sep 4
Hollow Knight costume design
A digital illustration of a figure wearing a long, tatty grey cloak over black plated armour. Based on the Knight in the game, Hollow Knight.
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 7d
SO GOOD!!!! (silksong is kicking my ass but I persevere!!) this absolutely rocks
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 7d
Book Cover Artists!
QRP with your book covers 📖

I hope to be able to do more covers in 2026, it's always such a fun experience that's so different every time! I'm working on a cover right now that I'm super excited about and I can't wait to show it off in the hopefully not too distant future :>
The cover for Izzy at the end of the World by K.A. Reynolds. The cover shows a fierce looking young girl, Izzy, with her dog. She carries a flashlight and an old CD player The cover for Nyaegling by Bex Ollerton and Richard Bass. The cover shows Tabitha, a red haired catgirl holding a fancy looking sword, while her friend Nyx stands behind her holding a crystal. The cover for A Long Time Dead by Samara Breger. The cover depicts a sexy fat blonde vampire with blood running from her red lips. She has big breasts and lots of jewellery The cover for SENSORY: Life on the Spectrum, an autistic comic anthology. The palette is red and yellow mostly, and the cover depicts an assortment of jumbled items related to autism and sensory experiences
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 7d
SO GOOD ALEX YUMMMMM
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Thought Bubble Festival @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social · 7d
🚨The UK Comics Creator Survey closes in a few days!
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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 8d
🚨FINAL FEW DAYS!🚨

The UK Comics Creator Survey will close forever at midnight on Monday 6th! Have you submitted your response yet? Or were you, like me*, waiting for the last minute? The last minute is now, lads! Get in there!

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*I thrive** on pressure
**Exist painfully
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