Wes Molebash ✏️
@wesmolebash.com
✒️ Graphic novelist in Southern Ohio
📚 TRAVIS DAVENTHORPE GETS A LIFE! available July 21, 2026!
💫 Repped by Jen Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency
https://www.wesmolebash.com/links
📚 TRAVIS DAVENTHORPE GETS A LIFE! available July 21, 2026!
💫 Repped by Jen Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency
https://www.wesmolebash.com/links
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Wes Molebash ✏️
@wesmolebash.com
· Dec 4
I made a Starter Pack for all you folks trying to find your favorite webcomic creators from back in the day!
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There are few things as exciting and nerve wracking as starting a new creative project.
December 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
There are few things as exciting and nerve wracking as starting a new creative project.
Trying to decide what project to pitch to an agent or publisher? Never underestimate the simple act of following your heart.
December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Trying to decide what project to pitch to an agent or publisher? Never underestimate the simple act of following your heart.
Making kidlit is tough. But there are children that need to hear your stories from your unique perspective. Keep going!
December 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Making kidlit is tough. But there are children that need to hear your stories from your unique perspective. Keep going!
Are you making plans for the creative project(s) you want to tackle in 2026? What are they and how do you plan to start?
December 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Are you making plans for the creative project(s) you want to tackle in 2026? What are they and how do you plan to start?
AUTHORS AND ARTISTS: What projects/tasks are you trying to wrap up before the holidays? Leave a comment if you need some encouragement!
December 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
AUTHORS AND ARTISTS: What projects/tasks are you trying to wrap up before the holidays? Leave a comment if you need some encouragement!
A couple years ago I drew a t-shirt design for a local business. I didn’t put my name on it because I think it looks dumb to put a signature on a shirt design. Folks still figured out I drew it based on the style. It’s very satisfying when people recognize your art without your name attached to it.
December 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A couple years ago I drew a t-shirt design for a local business. I didn’t put my name on it because I think it looks dumb to put a signature on a shirt design. Folks still figured out I drew it based on the style. It’s very satisfying when people recognize your art without your name attached to it.
For us creatives who are risk averse, let’s set at least one goal for next year that’s just *slightly* outside of our comfort zone. Nothing wrong with taking baby steps toward larger possibilities.
December 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
For us creatives who are risk averse, let’s set at least one goal for next year that’s just *slightly* outside of our comfort zone. Nothing wrong with taking baby steps toward larger possibilities.
ARTISTS: Review your online portfolio every year. Update as necessary.
December 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
ARTISTS: Review your online portfolio every year. Update as necessary.
Just because you have a mentor doesn’t mean you have to take ALL of their advice. Just because of you’ve read a How-To book doesn’t mean you have to apply ALL of that knowledge. Take what you like and leave what you don’t.
December 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Just because you have a mentor doesn’t mean you have to take ALL of their advice. Just because of you’ve read a How-To book doesn’t mean you have to apply ALL of that knowledge. Take what you like and leave what you don’t.
If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not learning.
December 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not learning.
Lettering is drawing. If you can draw, you can letter. Lettering is more intentional than your normal handwriting, so take your time with it. Your own lettering is the best match for your art.
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Lettering is drawing. If you can draw, you can letter. Lettering is more intentional than your normal handwriting, so take your time with it. Your own lettering is the best match for your art.
AUTHORS AND ARTISTS: If you get a rejection letter that has notes and advice, THAT IS A BIG DEAL. No one is taking the time to give pointers to someone with no potential. All rejections sting. But rejections with actionable notes are a “little victory”! Celebrate them!
November 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
AUTHORS AND ARTISTS: If you get a rejection letter that has notes and advice, THAT IS A BIG DEAL. No one is taking the time to give pointers to someone with no potential. All rejections sting. But rejections with actionable notes are a “little victory”! Celebrate them!
The first one is the worst one.
November 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The first one is the worst one.
One of the funniest things you can say to your partner on the day after Thanksgiving is “What are we having for lunch?” Always hilarious. Kills every time.
November 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
One of the funniest things you can say to your partner on the day after Thanksgiving is “What are we having for lunch?” Always hilarious. Kills every time.
Kari, the boys, and I saw Zootopia 2 last night. It was fantastic!
NOW MAKE A BIG HERO 6 SEQUEL, YOU COWARDS.
NOW MAKE A BIG HERO 6 SEQUEL, YOU COWARDS.
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Kari, the boys, and I saw Zootopia 2 last night. It was fantastic!
NOW MAKE A BIG HERO 6 SEQUEL, YOU COWARDS.
NOW MAKE A BIG HERO 6 SEQUEL, YOU COWARDS.
Happiest of Thanksgivings to all who celebrate! This is the first major holiday without my mom. I’m going to grieve her absence and find joy in the amazing memories I have of her. Thankful for all my family members who are still here to share these emotions with me.
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Happiest of Thanksgivings to all who celebrate! This is the first major holiday without my mom. I’m going to grieve her absence and find joy in the amazing memories I have of her. Thankful for all my family members who are still here to share these emotions with me.
The Holidays are my favorite time to reflect and plan my creative goals for the next year. For me, there’s something very refreshing about the close of one year and the beginning of a new one.
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The Holidays are my favorite time to reflect and plan my creative goals for the next year. For me, there’s something very refreshing about the close of one year and the beginning of a new one.
CARTOONIST PRO-TIP: Don’t worry about TIME during your drawing sessions. Just draw until the work starts to suck, then put the pencil down for the day. Come back tomorrow and do it again. In short time you’ll notice that you can draw for longer and longer periods during your drawing sessions.
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
CARTOONIST PRO-TIP: Don’t worry about TIME during your drawing sessions. Just draw until the work starts to suck, then put the pencil down for the day. Come back tomorrow and do it again. In short time you’ll notice that you can draw for longer and longer periods during your drawing sessions.
I recently had the opportunity to spend time with one of my heroes, Jim Borgman. Jim is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist. Jim is the artist of the long-running comic strip, Zits. And Jim worries that his art is not relevant. Self-doubt never goes away. We just find ways to ignore it.
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I recently had the opportunity to spend time with one of my heroes, Jim Borgman. Jim is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist. Jim is the artist of the long-running comic strip, Zits. And Jim worries that his art is not relevant. Self-doubt never goes away. We just find ways to ignore it.
If you’re working toward a creative goal and it’s looking like you’re not gonna make your deadline, give yourself some grace. We’ve all been there. Having to adjust your timeline doesn’t mean you are a failure.
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
If you’re working toward a creative goal and it’s looking like you’re not gonna make your deadline, give yourself some grace. We’ve all been there. Having to adjust your timeline doesn’t mean you are a failure.
There are plenty of people who are critical of his method, but I’ve found the story beats from Blake Snyder’s “Save the Cat” to be very helpful during the early stages of writing.
November 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
There are plenty of people who are critical of his method, but I’ve found the story beats from Blake Snyder’s “Save the Cat” to be very helpful during the early stages of writing.
I’m starting to get requests for school visits next year! I love visiting with students, and now is a great time to start thinking about programming for Winter, Spring, and Fall of 2026! Interested? Contact me via this link and let’s start the conversation:
Speaking — Wes Molebash - Legendary Cartoonist of Legend
SCHOOL VISITS
www.wesmolebash.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I’m starting to get requests for school visits next year! I love visiting with students, and now is a great time to start thinking about programming for Winter, Spring, and Fall of 2026! Interested? Contact me via this link and let’s start the conversation:
Take a look at the first drawing you posted on social media this year. Then take a look at your most recent drawing. What do you think? Do you see improvement? Are you content with the quality?
November 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Take a look at the first drawing you posted on social media this year. Then take a look at your most recent drawing. What do you think? Do you see improvement? Are you content with the quality?
ARTISTS: Take some time to visually dissect your style. How would you describe it? Do you see your influences reflected in it? In what ways?
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
ARTISTS: Take some time to visually dissect your style. How would you describe it? Do you see your influences reflected in it? In what ways?