Ward Jenkins
@wardjenkins.bsky.social
Storyboard Artist (MLP:FIM, Ada Twist, Camp Snoopy) & Children’s Book Illustrator. First graphic novel: SPACE CASE by Stuart Gibbs out now! [he/him] NO AI.
wardjenkins.com
I share things, too: #wardsmorguefile #moreartlessdoom
wardjenkins.com
I share things, too: #wardsmorguefile #moreartlessdoom
I've always felt that "a good turn of phrase" is actually a good turn of phrase.
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I've always felt that "a good turn of phrase" is actually a good turn of phrase.
Sometimes I wonder just who is this person from 1986? I don’t see the person I am, but then again, I can’t not see it.
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Sometimes I wonder just who is this person from 1986? I don’t see the person I am, but then again, I can’t not see it.
A good memory
Still cries at a good film
Still kisses with saliva
No longer empty and frantic
Like a cat
Tied to a stick
That's driven into
Frozen winter shit
The ability to laugh at weakness
Calm
Fitter, healthier and more productive
A pig
In a cage
On antibiotics
Still cries at a good film
Still kisses with saliva
No longer empty and frantic
Like a cat
Tied to a stick
That's driven into
Frozen winter shit
The ability to laugh at weakness
Calm
Fitter, healthier and more productive
A pig
In a cage
On antibiotics
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
A good memory
Still cries at a good film
Still kisses with saliva
No longer empty and frantic
Like a cat
Tied to a stick
That's driven into
Frozen winter shit
The ability to laugh at weakness
Calm
Fitter, healthier and more productive
A pig
In a cage
On antibiotics
Still cries at a good film
Still kisses with saliva
No longer empty and frantic
Like a cat
Tied to a stick
That's driven into
Frozen winter shit
The ability to laugh at weakness
Calm
Fitter, healthier and more productive
A pig
In a cage
On antibiotics
SPACE CASE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL seen out in the wild! Always a thrill to see the book in establishments you love & respect. Ava sent me these shots - 1st one is in Powell’s and the 2nd is in Cosmic Monkey. Such an honor to have my hard-earned work reside on these treasured shelves. Thank you.
✨🙌✨
✨🙌✨
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
SPACE CASE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL seen out in the wild! Always a thrill to see the book in establishments you love & respect. Ava sent me these shots - 1st one is in Powell’s and the 2nd is in Cosmic Monkey. Such an honor to have my hard-earned work reside on these treasured shelves. Thank you.
✨🙌✨
✨🙌✨
The "hard angle" is definitely a challenge, but it helps to have some experience as a hand drawn animator. We had to draw character poses and expressions from every conceivable angle - hard or otherwise - to make sure we got the character down. This is Dash from Space Case: The Graphic Novel.
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The "hard angle" is definitely a challenge, but it helps to have some experience as a hand drawn animator. We had to draw character poses and expressions from every conceivable angle - hard or otherwise - to make sure we got the character down. This is Dash from Space Case: The Graphic Novel.
When I was in 9th grade I made my very first animated short. It was for a school project and I was 14 years old. Drawn on 146 4x6 cards and shot on 8mm film.
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
When I was in 9th grade I made my very first animated short. It was for a school project and I was 14 years old. Drawn on 146 4x6 cards and shot on 8mm film.
Does anyone want to check out some new music? I like sharing stuff. Here's some songs I've been digging lately. open.spotify.com/playlist/7l6...
Spotify – Web Player
open.spotify.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Does anyone want to check out some new music? I like sharing stuff. Here's some songs I've been digging lately. open.spotify.com/playlist/7l6...
Shout out to my mom, who’s recently taken with great delight in sharing with me various “did you know” trivia anecdotes about the animation industry (most of it early Disney and Fleischer Studios) like I’ve never studied & read about this stuff for days on end like it was my livelihood.
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Shout out to my mom, who’s recently taken with great delight in sharing with me various “did you know” trivia anecdotes about the animation industry (most of it early Disney and Fleischer Studios) like I’ve never studied & read about this stuff for days on end like it was my livelihood.
Modelsheets of various characters for All the Cats Joined In segment from Disney's MAKE MINE MUSIC (1946) - characters designed by Freddie Moore.
#wardsmorguefile #moreartlessdoom
#wardsmorguefile #moreartlessdoom
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Modelsheets of various characters for All the Cats Joined In segment from Disney's MAKE MINE MUSIC (1946) - characters designed by Freddie Moore.
#wardsmorguefile #moreartlessdoom
#wardsmorguefile #moreartlessdoom
“Get with the program - this is the future!” 🤷🏻♂️
With the lack of creative jobs increasingly fewer and fewer, the future will look like shit. We are entering the Age of AI Slop.
“Just get used to it!” 🤷🏻♂️
With the lack of creative jobs increasingly fewer and fewer, the future will look like shit. We are entering the Age of AI Slop.
“Just get used to it!” 🤷🏻♂️
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“Get with the program - this is the future!” 🤷🏻♂️
With the lack of creative jobs increasingly fewer and fewer, the future will look like shit. We are entering the Age of AI Slop.
“Just get used to it!” 🤷🏻♂️
With the lack of creative jobs increasingly fewer and fewer, the future will look like shit. We are entering the Age of AI Slop.
“Just get used to it!” 🤷🏻♂️
Animated this short bit for a Nick ID, with SpongeBob popping up and making a face. In my files it’s listed as “NICK-SPLAT”. Probably 2001-02?
#spongebob #spongebobsquarepants #nickelodeon
#spongebob #spongebobsquarepants #nickelodeon
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Animated this short bit for a Nick ID, with SpongeBob popping up and making a face. In my files it’s listed as “NICK-SPLAT”. Probably 2001-02?
#spongebob #spongebobsquarepants #nickelodeon
#spongebob #spongebobsquarepants #nickelodeon
Found a box of a lot of my Primal Screen work. Early 2000s stuff.
Hmm…what should I share first?
Hmm…what should I share first?
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Found a box of a lot of my Primal Screen work. Early 2000s stuff.
Hmm…what should I share first?
Hmm…what should I share first?
Hello?
I'm Ward Jenkins, an illustrator who loves drawing picture books, graphic novels, comics, and has done storyboards for various TV shows. I love maps, historical fiction, sci-fi & animation.
Rep'd by Jennifer Laughran (literaticat.bsky.social).
Hit me up! wardjenkins.com
#kidlitartpostcard
I'm Ward Jenkins, an illustrator who loves drawing picture books, graphic novels, comics, and has done storyboards for various TV shows. I love maps, historical fiction, sci-fi & animation.
Rep'd by Jennifer Laughran (literaticat.bsky.social).
Hit me up! wardjenkins.com
#kidlitartpostcard
November 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Hello?
I'm Ward Jenkins, an illustrator who loves drawing picture books, graphic novels, comics, and has done storyboards for various TV shows. I love maps, historical fiction, sci-fi & animation.
Rep'd by Jennifer Laughran (literaticat.bsky.social).
Hit me up! wardjenkins.com
#kidlitartpostcard
I'm Ward Jenkins, an illustrator who loves drawing picture books, graphic novels, comics, and has done storyboards for various TV shows. I love maps, historical fiction, sci-fi & animation.
Rep'd by Jennifer Laughran (literaticat.bsky.social).
Hit me up! wardjenkins.com
#kidlitartpostcard
Now playing: Sounds to Make You Shiver! This is the original record I owned from when I was a kid. You can see where I put my name on it (and on the label on the record itself) in marker for when I brought it to school one Halloween. I’m guessing I was in 3rd or 4th grade.
Cover by Frank Daniel.
Cover by Frank Daniel.
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Now playing: Sounds to Make You Shiver! This is the original record I owned from when I was a kid. You can see where I put my name on it (and on the label on the record itself) in marker for when I brought it to school one Halloween. I’m guessing I was in 3rd or 4th grade.
Cover by Frank Daniel.
Cover by Frank Daniel.
I’m this close to spray painting a wall near our house with the words:
SERIOUSLY DONALD WHAT THE HELL
SERIOUSLY DONALD WHAT THE HELL
October 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I’m this close to spray painting a wall near our house with the words:
SERIOUSLY DONALD WHAT THE HELL
SERIOUSLY DONALD WHAT THE HELL
Of course you’ve heard of Bohemian Rhapsody but have you heard of
October 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Of course you’ve heard of Bohemian Rhapsody but have you heard of
Two of the best bumper stickers I've seen in a while. To those of you who get the John Cage reference: ✨🙌✨
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Two of the best bumper stickers I've seen in a while. To those of you who get the John Cage reference: ✨🙌✨
Reposted by Ward Jenkins
You Have Not Converted a Man Because You Have Silenced Him - poster by Ben Shahn (1969).
#wardsmorguefile #moreartlessdoom
#wardsmorguefile #moreartlessdoom
August 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
You Have Not Converted a Man Because You Have Silenced Him - poster by Ben Shahn (1969).
#wardsmorguefile #moreartlessdoom
#wardsmorguefile #moreartlessdoom
NO KINGS
NO AI
NO KINGS USING AI
NO AI
NO KINGS USING AI
October 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
NO KINGS
NO AI
NO KINGS USING AI
NO AI
NO KINGS USING AI
Ohhhh you guyssss ☺️
🎉 Congrats to SPACE CASE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL on making another return appearance on the indie bestsellers list this week! 🎉
We are beyond proud of @wardjenkins.bsky.social for illustrating this!
@literaticat.bsky.social
We are beyond proud of @wardjenkins.bsky.social for illustrating this!
@literaticat.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Ohhhh you guyssss ☺️
Reposted by Ward Jenkins
Melissa is an INCREDIBLE editor! I had the honor of editing beside her at Chronicle for over 15 years. Unagented children’s book creators: Do not miss this submission opportunity!✨
Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is [email protected]. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
Melissa Manlove – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
www.manuscriptwishlist.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Melissa is an INCREDIBLE editor! I had the honor of editing beside her at Chronicle for over 15 years. Unagented children’s book creators: Do not miss this submission opportunity!✨
Reposted by Ward Jenkins
Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is [email protected]. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
Melissa Manlove – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
www.manuscriptwishlist.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is [email protected]. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
Kinda hard to find anything to post for the morgue file when my work situation is dire. Job searching just saps the fun and energy out of everything
October 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Kinda hard to find anything to post for the morgue file when my work situation is dire. Job searching just saps the fun and energy out of everything
Bumped into a former co-worker from years ago - a 3d animator/compositor - and they mentioned they were using ChatGPT every day for their new business venture and I tell ya the life and soul of that conversation was sucked out so fast I couldn’t even think straight.
Me: “Hey, good luck with that.”
Me: “Hey, good luck with that.”
October 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Bumped into a former co-worker from years ago - a 3d animator/compositor - and they mentioned they were using ChatGPT every day for their new business venture and I tell ya the life and soul of that conversation was sucked out so fast I couldn’t even think straight.
Me: “Hey, good luck with that.”
Me: “Hey, good luck with that.”
Dr. Seuss’s Horton! has finally arrived on Netflix! I boarded one ep- “Catch that Kite” - in the 1st episode (2nd story). I was set to board more this season, but i eventually got the email that changed my trajectory: a chance to work on the Space Case graphic novel! Quite a turn! ☺️ Anyway, enjoy!
October 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Dr. Seuss’s Horton! has finally arrived on Netflix! I boarded one ep- “Catch that Kite” - in the 1st episode (2nd story). I was set to board more this season, but i eventually got the email that changed my trajectory: a chance to work on the Space Case graphic novel! Quite a turn! ☺️ Anyway, enjoy!