Zack Quaintance
@zackquaintance.bsky.social
Comic Book Writer.
Editor at Eisner-winning comics site, The Beat. Formerly ran Comics Bookcase. Wrote about comics for NPR Books. Once had a short story published by Tin House.
https://linktr.ee/zackquaintance
Editor at Eisner-winning comics site, The Beat. Formerly ran Comics Bookcase. Wrote about comics for NPR Books. Once had a short story published by Tin House.
https://linktr.ee/zackquaintance
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had just the best time debuting Macabre Valley at Thought Bubble this weekend!
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Meet THE DOOMS! ALL CAPS!
Tribute art of the four coolest Dooms pop culture's gotta offer!
Tribute art of the four coolest Dooms pop culture's gotta offer!
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Meet THE DOOMS! ALL CAPS!
Tribute art of the four coolest Dooms pop culture's gotta offer!
Tribute art of the four coolest Dooms pop culture's gotta offer!
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ORLA! #4 gets featured in this week’s @comicsbeat.bsky.social Top Comics to Buy, with our penultimate chapter called “comics making of the highest order.” Thanks so much for including us in such good company!
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
Top Comics to Buy for November 26, 2025: Grateful for these books
This week's top comics to buy for November 26 features a range of books, including Absolute Batman, Orla!, and much more!
www.comicsbeat.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ORLA! #4 gets featured in this week’s @comicsbeat.bsky.social Top Comics to Buy, with our penultimate chapter called “comics making of the highest order.” Thanks so much for including us in such good company!
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Jewel/Osco
Best Buy
…and then it was off to restaurants for the rest of high school and part of college
Best Buy
…and then it was off to restaurants for the rest of high school and part of college
What Retail store yall worked at? (Feel like that was everyone’s first job)
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Jewel/Osco
Best Buy
…and then it was off to restaurants for the rest of high school and part of college
Best Buy
…and then it was off to restaurants for the rest of high school and part of college
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For the month of November & December, we'll be donating all proceeds from our Patreon & TeePublic shop to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in honor of Lisa's father. Grab a cool T-shirt or enjoy ad-free & bonus episodes & help fight this awful disease.
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
For the month of November & December, we'll be donating all proceeds from our Patreon & TeePublic shop to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in honor of Lisa's father. Grab a cool T-shirt or enjoy ad-free & bonus episodes & help fight this awful disease.
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Iron Man commission from a while back.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Iron Man commission from a while back.
I had an absolute blast with Family Matters by @jmichaeldonohue.bsky.social @alexcormack.bsky.social and co.
It’s a family dramedy comic but also it’s a torture comic but also it’s a werewolf comic … and it balances it all so well
Kudos to the whole team on this one!
It’s a family dramedy comic but also it’s a torture comic but also it’s a werewolf comic … and it balances it all so well
Kudos to the whole team on this one!
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I had an absolute blast with Family Matters by @jmichaeldonohue.bsky.social @alexcormack.bsky.social and co.
It’s a family dramedy comic but also it’s a torture comic but also it’s a werewolf comic … and it balances it all so well
Kudos to the whole team on this one!
It’s a family dramedy comic but also it’s a torture comic but also it’s a werewolf comic … and it balances it all so well
Kudos to the whole team on this one!
i really ought to print this out and have it on my desk
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
i really ought to print this out and have it on my desk
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Apologies for so much etsy posting, but it’s a big part of how we operate. Anyhow, there is a TON of original art on sale rn for pre-Black Friday. Go take a look! helioscopepdx.etsy.com?section_id=6...
helioscopepdx.etsy.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Apologies for so much etsy posting, but it’s a big part of how we operate. Anyhow, there is a TON of original art on sale rn for pre-Black Friday. Go take a look! helioscopepdx.etsy.com?section_id=6...
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We've been so wrapped up in the launch of the WHERE LEGENDS WALK anthology that we just now caught up on mail and saw our Kickstarter bundle of MACABRE VALLEY from writer @zackquaintance.bsky.social has arrived! The end results look stupendous, and we can't wait to give it a read!
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
We've been so wrapped up in the launch of the WHERE LEGENDS WALK anthology that we just now caught up on mail and saw our Kickstarter bundle of MACABRE VALLEY from writer @zackquaintance.bsky.social has arrived! The end results look stupendous, and we can't wait to give it a read!
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Hey! My big 50% off sale on SKTCHD subscriptions ends today! If you'd like to save big on a membership, use the code "BlackFriday2025" on checkout or click the link below for the Annual plan with the code applied already. Just $1.50 a month! Wild!
Annual: sktchd.memberful.com/checkout?cou...
Annual: sktchd.memberful.com/checkout?cou...
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Hey! My big 50% off sale on SKTCHD subscriptions ends today! If you'd like to save big on a membership, use the code "BlackFriday2025" on checkout or click the link below for the Annual plan with the code applied already. Just $1.50 a month! Wild!
Annual: sktchd.memberful.com/checkout?cou...
Annual: sktchd.memberful.com/checkout?cou...
highly recommend The Sickness Vol 1 for the friend or family member in your life who wants a perfectly-executed burst of complex existential dread
Check out our Holiday Gift Guide! All titles are part of our huge Holiday Sale! blog.uncivilizedbooks.com/2025/11/23/...
Uncivilized Holiday Gift Guide 2025 - Uncivilized
The Uncivilized Books 2025 Holiday Gift Guide! With Craig Thompson, Andy Hartzell, Jenna Cha, Matt Madden, Gabrielle Bell, Julia Wertz, and more!
blog.uncivilizedbooks.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
highly recommend The Sickness Vol 1 for the friend or family member in your life who wants a perfectly-executed burst of complex existential dread
in which i balance recommending two batman comics in one week with also recommending two excellent oddball books about love
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
Top Comics to Buy for November 26, 2025: Grateful for these books
This week's top comics to buy for November 26 features a range of books, including Absolute Batman, Orla!, and much more!
www.comicsbeat.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
in which i balance recommending two batman comics in one week with also recommending two excellent oddball books about love
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
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Added some new original art to my store andiwatson.bigcartel.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Added some new original art to my store andiwatson.bigcartel.com
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Psst: Helioscope has a WHOLE BUNCH of books & prints & original art on sale right now, for…pre-Black Friday, I guess? Many, many items are at 20% off. Go take a look! www.etsy.com/shop/Heliosc...
www.etsy.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Psst: Helioscope has a WHOLE BUNCH of books & prints & original art on sale right now, for…pre-Black Friday, I guess? Many, many items are at 20% off. Go take a look! www.etsy.com/shop/Heliosc...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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and now for something entirely different
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
and now for something entirely different
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this was so good, kudos to @danmembiela.bsky.social on this excellent silent comic, a forlorn tale of power dynamics and revenge…the visual storytelling in this book is so good, and its story feels stark and haunting, loved it
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
this was so good, kudos to @danmembiela.bsky.social on this excellent silent comic, a forlorn tale of power dynamics and revenge…the visual storytelling in this book is so good, and its story feels stark and haunting, loved it
and now for something entirely different
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
and now for something entirely different
this was so good, kudos to @danmembiela.bsky.social on this excellent silent comic, a forlorn tale of power dynamics and revenge…the visual storytelling in this book is so good, and its story feels stark and haunting, loved it
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
this was so good, kudos to @danmembiela.bsky.social on this excellent silent comic, a forlorn tale of power dynamics and revenge…the visual storytelling in this book is so good, and its story feels stark and haunting, loved it
my pal from the college newspaper who also went on to work for small and mid-sized papers, totally getting what we were trying to do with Macabre Valley
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
my pal from the college newspaper who also went on to work for small and mid-sized papers, totally getting what we were trying to do with Macabre Valley
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My latest piece on the Angoulême Crisis is less an update but explaining/covering a key detail that acted as the spark for the wave of protests against the Festival organiser 9e Art+ that began in January, and the human story behind it.
ANGOULÊME: Her name is Élise. Former employee dismissed by 9e Art+ after reporting sexual assault comes forward
ANGOULÊME: Her name is Élise. Former employee dismissed by 9e Art+ after reporting sexual assault comes forward
The person whose allegations against Angoulême Festival operator 9e Art+ shook the French comics industry this year has waived her anonymity and spoken out
www.comicsbeat.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
My latest piece on the Angoulême Crisis is less an update but explaining/covering a key detail that acted as the spark for the wave of protests against the Festival organiser 9e Art+ that began in January, and the human story behind it.