Stephanie Gerk
@stephgerk.bsky.social
Cake & grief counselling will be available at the conclusion of our friendship. Writer. Comics. Professional Podcaster. Streamer. (She/Her)
https://stephaniegerk.com/
https://stephaniegerk.com/
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Stephanie Gerk
@stephgerk.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Happy new followers and bluesky! I’m a writer and professional Podcaster (The Debrief Weekly Report/Comic Industry Insiders)! I write comics (kids to adult), prose, and most recently essays doing deep dives into topics like Star Trek! More projects on the way!
I will fight everyone at Paramount to get a #StarTrekProdigy art book
That said, if they don't release a #StarTrekProdigy art book it will be a literal crime.
February 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I will fight everyone at Paramount to get a #StarTrekProdigy art book
It’s the season of COMIC CONVENTIONS and I’m back to the Fan Expo Vancouver as a Comics Moderator! Who will wander Artists Alley with me? So many new comics and creators to discover and I can’t wait. See you there!
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
It’s the season of COMIC CONVENTIONS and I’m back to the Fan Expo Vancouver as a Comics Moderator! Who will wander Artists Alley with me? So many new comics and creators to discover and I can’t wait. See you there!
The only thing I feel needs to be added to the AI discussion.
February 8, 2026 at 10:06 PM
The only thing I feel needs to be added to the AI discussion.
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Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at VA hospital in Minneapolis, was killed by officers of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol last month. He is being memorialized nationwide, but chaplains at VA facilities in MA have been barred from mentioning his name -- or even counseling nurses.
bit.ly/SilencingVAc...
bit.ly/SilencingVAc...
VA Chaplains in Massachusetts Told Not to Mention Slain Nurse Alex Pretti
Alex Pretti is being memorialized nationwide, but chaplains at Veterans Affairs facilities in Massachusetts have been barred from mentioning his name.
bit.ly
February 3, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at VA hospital in Minneapolis, was killed by officers of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol last month. He is being memorialized nationwide, but chaplains at VA facilities in MA have been barred from mentioning his name -- or even counseling nurses.
bit.ly/SilencingVAc...
bit.ly/SilencingVAc...
Prepping for my FIRST EVER Bluejays baseball game later this year.
Anything I should know? 🙂 I’ve never been to a major league baseball game before
Anything I should know? 🙂 I’ve never been to a major league baseball game before
February 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Prepping for my FIRST EVER Bluejays baseball game later this year.
Anything I should know? 🙂 I’ve never been to a major league baseball game before
Anything I should know? 🙂 I’ve never been to a major league baseball game before
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Friends, we're thrilled to announce #Comics4Liam to encourage artists to draw pictures for Liam Conejo Ramos and share links to help Liam's family and other immigrants persecuted by ICE! Check out comics4liam.com and please do feel free to pitch in! Images by the great @trungles.com!
February 1, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Friends, we're thrilled to announce #Comics4Liam to encourage artists to draw pictures for Liam Conejo Ramos and share links to help Liam's family and other immigrants persecuted by ICE! Check out comics4liam.com and please do feel free to pitch in! Images by the great @trungles.com!
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February 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
@sxbond.bsky.social Hey Shelly! I’m producer on a comics podcast (Comics Industry Insiders) and we’d love to reach out about interviewing you and discussing your work in comics!
February 2, 2026 at 4:05 AM
@sxbond.bsky.social Hey Shelly! I’m producer on a comics podcast (Comics Industry Insiders) and we’d love to reach out about interviewing you and discussing your work in comics!
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Spend over 3 decades editing comics, you field a lot of loaded questions. Here are 100 of my favorites from art and english majors to industry hopefuls and seasoned pros. From oft-asked to oddball, the answers might surprise you. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sxb...
100 FAQ On Making Comics
Know the Basics. Avoid the Blunders.
www.kickstarter.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Spend over 3 decades editing comics, you field a lot of loaded questions. Here are 100 of my favorites from art and english majors to industry hopefuls and seasoned pros. From oft-asked to oddball, the answers might surprise you. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sxb...
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Our culture has such a reliance on art, mixed with so much disdain for artists' lives. Someone throws soup at a painting in a gallery or whatever and everyone acts like it's a literal murder, but that level of sympathy is for the object, almost never for the living conditions of artists.
January 19, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Our culture has such a reliance on art, mixed with so much disdain for artists' lives. Someone throws soup at a painting in a gallery or whatever and everyone acts like it's a literal murder, but that level of sympathy is for the object, almost never for the living conditions of artists.
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Day job. Health insurance through your employer. Savings account. Do not quit whatever job you have, schedule around it.
What advice would you give an aspiring comic creator? - 🦝
January 25, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Day job. Health insurance through your employer. Savings account. Do not quit whatever job you have, schedule around it.
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Your work will take exponentially longer to make than prose, and will garner a fraction of the attention. And you may work for ten years on something someone can blast through on a Saturday afternoon. You need to be OK with that, or you'll never be happy.
January 25, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Your work will take exponentially longer to make than prose, and will garner a fraction of the attention. And you may work for ten years on something someone can blast through on a Saturday afternoon. You need to be OK with that, or you'll never be happy.
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You are in a niche of a niche, and the potential audience is sized accordingly. If you manage to find a way to support yourself exclusively off of your comics output, that's awesome, but you've beaten the odds.
Don't go in EXPECTING to beat the odds.
Don't go in EXPECTING to beat the odds.
What advice would you give an aspiring comic creator? - 🦝
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
You are in a niche of a niche, and the potential audience is sized accordingly. If you manage to find a way to support yourself exclusively off of your comics output, that's awesome, but you've beaten the odds.
Don't go in EXPECTING to beat the odds.
Don't go in EXPECTING to beat the odds.
Look at this ADORABLE book that one of my favourite artists @thejollity.bsky.social illustrated!
January 24, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Look at this ADORABLE book that one of my favourite artists @thejollity.bsky.social illustrated!
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"Ya know, I’ve always suspected that Fred Kennedy and James Clark were deeply disturbed individuals. THE FLORIDA HIPPOPOTAMUS COCAINE MASSACRE confirms that suspicion." - @franktieri.bsky.social
Order cut off is Monday from @madcavestudios.com
Pre-order here: madcavestudios.com/news/these-h...
Order cut off is Monday from @madcavestudios.com
Pre-order here: madcavestudios.com/news/these-h...
January 23, 2026 at 11:10 PM
"Ya know, I’ve always suspected that Fred Kennedy and James Clark were deeply disturbed individuals. THE FLORIDA HIPPOPOTAMUS COCAINE MASSACRE confirms that suspicion." - @franktieri.bsky.social
Order cut off is Monday from @madcavestudios.com
Pre-order here: madcavestudios.com/news/these-h...
Order cut off is Monday from @madcavestudios.com
Pre-order here: madcavestudios.com/news/these-h...
I think my cat is obsessed with watching TV with me
January 23, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I think my cat is obsessed with watching TV with me
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since DS9 is having a moment here’s a comic I made back in 2019 about what’s so great about this show, and how it compares to new trek.
1/2
1/2
January 23, 2026 at 4:18 PM
since DS9 is having a moment here’s a comic I made back in 2019 about what’s so great about this show, and how it compares to new trek.
1/2
1/2
I’m hopeful to see more change and diversity amongst mentors and mentees in comics in the future.
There is an expectation that women mentor each other, but the construction of the industry makes that difficult if not impossible
Many entered around the same time, & those from earlier are few enough that it’s impossible for them to take on that work
Not many men consider mentoring women non men
Many entered around the same time, & those from earlier are few enough that it’s impossible for them to take on that work
Not many men consider mentoring women non men
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I’m hopeful to see more change and diversity amongst mentors and mentees in comics in the future.
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While we are fully funded--which is INCREDIBLE THANK YOU SO MUCH--any additional funds now aren't just running up the score, it will go to the creative team and our publisher and get everyone more pay!
WE ARE LIVE!!
Go back SINK YOUR TEETH IN #1! The 1st issue of a sapphic vampire noir miniseries from an increduble creative team. Follow disgraced PI Corsica Smith as she drags herself from rock bottom into a deadly conspiracy with her ex-love at the center
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
Go back SINK YOUR TEETH IN #1! The 1st issue of a sapphic vampire noir miniseries from an increduble creative team. Follow disgraced PI Corsica Smith as she drags herself from rock bottom into a deadly conspiracy with her ex-love at the center
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
January 21, 2026 at 6:16 PM
While we are fully funded--which is INCREDIBLE THANK YOU SO MUCH--any additional funds now aren't just running up the score, it will go to the creative team and our publisher and get everyone more pay!
Happy Friday! Another week in 2026! Got any good weekend plans?
January 9, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Happy Friday! Another week in 2026! Got any good weekend plans?
Every year I like to do something that scares me. One year it was bungee jumping in New Zealand (the OG bungee jumping spot). What’s yours for 2026?
January 5, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Every year I like to do something that scares me. One year it was bungee jumping in New Zealand (the OG bungee jumping spot). What’s yours for 2026?
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It should be pointed out that LLMs are not designed to analyze their own operation. They are only designed to generate a believable response. There may not actually be any safeguards for this. If there are, there might not be any work being done to improve them. Everything it says is suspect.
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements ...
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
It should be pointed out that LLMs are not designed to analyze their own operation. They are only designed to generate a believable response. There may not actually be any safeguards for this. If there are, there might not be any work being done to improve them. Everything it says is suspect.
Sometimes all you need in life is a good box. Happy New Years, ya filthy animals.
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sometimes all you need in life is a good box. Happy New Years, ya filthy animals.
Between Stranger Things and Heated Rivalry last night, are we okay?
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Between Stranger Things and Heated Rivalry last night, are we okay?
It’s a Dragon Age Christmas. Now I have the world of Thedas to cuddle up in.
December 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It’s a Dragon Age Christmas. Now I have the world of Thedas to cuddle up in.