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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 22h

Please. Floorboards are creaking in binary. My walls are bleeding literals. At the foot of my bed, a shadowy spreadsheet. Someone, release them!

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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 2d

Ok so somehow the survey is still open. Maybe the Audience Agency - like a ghost with unfinished business - are waiting for one specific creator to fill it in, and when that is done finally they can rest??

Who is this person? Is it you? Are you the special final one? Please, let them have peace!

Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 7d

🚨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!

ukcomicscreators.org.uk

*I thrive** on pressure
**Exist painfully

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

This new book by @cartoonkate.bsky.social is a breath-takingly beautiful thing: I'd go so far as to say a work of genius.

It's my privilege to be interviewing her about it at the East Gate Bookshop, Totnes on 23rd October. Please join us if you can:
www.totnespulse.co.uk/product/tick...

Ticket: Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen

Kate Evans is a writer, cartoonist, illustrator and studied English literature at the University of Sussex in Brighton. From 1995 to 1998 Evans dedicated herself to environmental activism, providing c...

www.totnespulse.co.uk

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Tim Pilcher @timpilcher.bsky.social · 1d

A reminder that there's a massive #cartoon #comics fair at #BrightonOpenMarket in 10 days on Sat. 18 October! LOADS of creators including @streakofpith.bsky.social @zaraslattery.bsky.social @frasergeesin.bsky.social Sara Kenney, Danny Noble, Dan Locke, Paul Garner, Ilya & many more! #Brighton

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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 1d

Laughing at them from our mighty tower of tabs

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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 1d

These people are WEAK

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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 2d

Ok so somehow the survey is still open. Maybe the Audience Agency - like a ghost with unfinished business - are waiting for one specific creator to fill it in, and when that is done finally they can rest??

Who is this person? Is it you? Are you the special final one? Please, let them have peace!

Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 7d

🚨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!

ukcomicscreators.org.uk

*I thrive** on pressure
**Exist painfully

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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 2d

Oh hang on, it’s still open?! Not sure how long for but if anyone wants to risk it…

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 3d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 3d

Really looking forward to it!

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Mark Bradley @markbradley.bsky.social · 3d

This ends at midnight, so please, please, please take 10 mins to fill it in!

Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 7d

🚨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!

ukcomicscreators.org.uk

*I thrive** on pressure
**Exist painfully

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Roger @rogger.bsky.social · 5d

This is a great project and if you’re at all comics people you should fill in the survey.

Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 6d

Everyone who is behind this survey wants your voice to be counted. Everyone who is *boosting* this survey wants your voice to be counted.

Get this puppy filled in before midnight on Monday and be counted!!

ukcomicscreators.org.uk

A graphic for the Uk comics creator survey, saying: we’ve got questions; we need answers. Who’s in? With the URL ukcomicscreators.org.uk over a series of illustrated raised hands

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Terry Anderson @terrytoon.com · 3d

As someone with experience on both sides of the fence here (a cartoonist without enough time to do all they’d wish, and someone who recently tried to get others to fill out a survey and was surprised by who didn’t) I encourage anyone UK-based who hasn’t yet done so to get on this asap!

Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 3d

The question is, if you had the time, and the energy, *would* you still be making comics? If the answer is yes, you’re still one of us and I want to hear from you.

GET ON THAT SURVEY, [INSERT NAME HERE]!

ukcomicscreators.org.uk

Home - UK Comics Creators Survey

UK Comics Creator Survey 2025 If you are a UK-based comics creator over 16 years old, we want to know all about you! Whether you are a working professional, a casual creator or a student, if you make ...

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Steven Ingram @steveningramart.bsky.social · 4d

If you work in comics in the UK and haven't filled this out yet, then now is the time!

Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 7d

🚨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!

ukcomicscreators.org.uk

*I thrive** on pressure
**Exist painfully

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Faye Stacey @pondi.bsky.social · 4d

Not long left to fill this in!
If you make comics in any capacity the comic creator survey wants to know! x

Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 7d

🚨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!

ukcomicscreators.org.uk

*I thrive** on pressure
**Exist painfully

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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 3d

Yessss! 🙌 Happy responding!

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Lucy Sullivan @lucysullivan.bsky.social · 4d

Final Days to fill out the survey!
Help them understand comic creators work/finances & help grow their case for supporting comics.

DO IT ASAP! Please!
(UK based creators only)

Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 7d

🚨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!

ukcomicscreators.org.uk

*I thrive** on pressure
**Exist painfully

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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for sharing! (Funnily enough we’ve just bought tickets to see you in Brighton!)

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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 4d

Last chance for any UK comic creators to help document the comics landscape

Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 7d

🚨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!

ukcomicscreators.org.uk

*I thrive** on pressure
**Exist painfully

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Joe List @joel.ist · 4d

I've just filled this in, because, I AM a comics professional in the UK.

Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 7d

🚨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!

ukcomicscreators.org.uk

*I thrive** on pressure
**Exist painfully

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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 3d

Shit, we should’ve included an income thread for pity cash…

Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 3d

The question is, if you had the time, and the energy, *would* you still be making comics? If the answer is yes, you’re still one of us and I want to hear from you.

GET ON THAT SURVEY, [INSERT NAME HERE]!

ukcomicscreators.org.uk

Home - UK Comics Creators Survey

UK Comics Creator Survey 2025 If you are a UK-based comics creator over 16 years old, we want to know all about you! Whether you are a working professional, a casual creator or a student, if you make ...

ukcomicscreators.org.uk

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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 3d

I’m sharing this because I’d say a depressing number of friends I’ve made throughout my career have had to down comicking tools to pay the bills and now don’t feel like they’re part of that world any more, or worthy of inclusion.

But I don’t think you can sever those ties so easily?

elmo is surrounded by flames and the words one of us are above him

Alt: elmo is surrounded by flames and the words one of us are above him

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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 3d

I asked him, in an ideal world, if comics paid the bills, would he be making them? He said yes. I said GET ON THAT SURVEY, ANDY (his name is Andy).

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