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Kyla Aiko @ Foxlight

@aikosmith.com

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Artist working on my debut graphic novel, FOXLIGHT • she/they • Rep: Jen Azantian Lettering: Dandadan, Gokurakugai, RuriDragon, + more • i love trigun ✎ #comic #oc #foxlight All links: links.aikosmith.com

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Kyla Aiko @ Foxlight @aikosmith.com · Nov 20

Hi, I'm Kyla, and I make comics (draw, write, design, letter) ✎

My debut middle grade graphic novel, FOXLIGHT, is in the works, and in the meantime, you can check out my lettering in books like Dandadan, RuriDragon, and Gokurakugai

✎ links.aikosmith.com
✎ My Portfolio
✎ My Shop
✎ My Newsletter

A blue two page comic. First panel is someone washing dishes. Sound effects read "splish splash." Second panel is a wider shot. The same person looks out a window i front of them to see it is underwater. Fish big and small swim in front of them. The person thinks "i feel like this wasn't here before."

watermark at the bottom right corner says "aikosmith.com"

A picture of a product called sad sardines, a metal tin full of kraft paper crying fish stickers and a miniature metal barbeque grill with two fish stickers on it on a wood table

a flat lay photo of three comics on a wood table, What Could Have Been (blue cover), Nihao (red, white, and black cover), and False Start (purple and orange cover). Nihao is shown twice in the photo.

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 9h

#DVpit 2025 has officially begun!
Today, Oct 8, 2025 from 8AM-8PM ET marginalized creators seeking out representation can pitch their completed manuscripts & portfolios to participating Agents & Editors!
Don't forget to use #DVpit in your posts!
Pls read rules before participating: dvpit.carrd.co

#DVPit Rules
-#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors
-Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025
between 8AM ET - 8PM ET
-Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project)
-Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio.
-Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag)
-A like from an agent = a query request
-A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
-A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
-Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or
quote-reposting their pitches
-Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.

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Kyla Aiko @ Foxlight @aikosmith.com · 13h

Kody is one of the coolest people I know, & he and his partner are going through some tough times. You can help him out by sending some funds through ko-fi/patreon below, but if you cannot, sharing this post would also mean a lot

ko-fi.com/M4M1AS76 (link is not a typo)
www.patreon.com/kodyisover

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Hassonna @nnssa9.bsky.social · 1d

Hassan is suffering from severe malnutrition. He no longer has the strength to even cry.
Every morsel of food we dream of, and every dose of medicine we desire, has become unattainable.
I hold him in my arms, afraid that I will lose him at any moment. 💔

Help me save my child.

gofund.me/05d9bc0a3

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 1d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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el!!!✨ @mushroomstairs.bsky.social · 1d

smiling friends season 3 had its first episode premiere this weekend!! my third animation credit, i hope everyone enjoys season 3!!!!! (that Samuel guy is pretty silly from what i hear…..)

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Fell Hound @fellhound.bsky.social · 1d

And for treating me to tea everyone must go preorder 10 copies of Prince's upcoming yuri figure skating novel Just Between Us 🥰🥰🥰

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734761...

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priya MY PATREON huq 🏳️‍🌈 @priyahuq.art · 1d

please support me on patreon before bluesky falls into the sea. my goal is $500/mo, i'm at $60/mo. i need $6K a month to pay all my bills and rent so this feels very modest to me 😂

priya MY PATREON huq 🏳️‍🌈 @priyahuq.art · Jun 17

no new patrons yet, i'm looking to change that! here's a thread of the types of posts you can get by subscribing patreon.com/priyahuq #patreon #art #artistpayday #comics

Get more from priya huq on Patreon

making comics and paintings

patreon.com

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 22h

So just once again reiterating, if you wanna be a patron of my art, every dollar of your support goes really, REALLY far in making a tangible difference in my life.

patreon.com/kodyisover
subscribestar.adult/kodyisover
ko-fi.com/kodyisover

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Angela De Vito @ read Lucy’s Endless Night on Webtoon Canvas @angelaanimates.bsky.social · Aug 29

New logo, who this?? Thank you so much to @rubri-san.bsky.social for designing Lucy’s new logo 🖤🩸

Animation by me 😊

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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 1d

DREAM INTERVIEW ACHIEVED
I spoke with Makoto Yukimura about penning the final volume of Vinland Saga. We also spoke candidly about the J. Cole "I have no enemies" meme, my procrastinated tattoo idea, the state of the world, and how being strong means being kind. gizmodo.com/vinland-saga...

'Vinland Saga' Creator Makoto Yukimura Looks Back on Writing His Pacifist Viking Epic

The mangaka talks to io9 about the risks, inspirations, and aspirations behind his creation.

gizmodo.com

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明星菫青✧関西コミティアA40 @akeboshikinsei.com · 1d

Thank you so much for the amazing gift😭🖤 It’s really been such a long time since I’ve seen Fu look this complete in another artist’s work🐍 Pls support this wonderful artist, thanks @plumodoro.bsky.social ✨✨✨
plumodoro.carrd.co
www.instagram.com/plumodoro/

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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 1d

I spoke with 100 Meters director Kenji Iwaisawa about the artistry that Studio Rock’N Roll Mountain underwent to bring the upcoming @gkids.com anime film to life.

IC: Rotoscoping has deep roots in animation history—often traced back to early horse motion studies. What made rotoscope animation feel like an intuitive choice for 100 Meters, especially in capturing the kinetic intensity and emotional rhythm of running and character acting?

KI: When I first started this project, I didn’t really know if rotoscoping would match it. But I think what worked out was not really when they’re racing, but, for example, the rain sequence—what happens before the race—or what happens after the race when they’re cooling down. I really thought rotoscoping matched those scenes better. I think that’s what works for the movie.

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MM…Fortune @krakenhugger.bsky.social · 1d

Had the honor to be a lettering assistant on it! Pick up a copy today!!!

Ben Passmore @benpassmore.bsky.social · 1d

today is the day my book Black Arms To Hold You Up officially comes out. about 5-7 years of hard ass work finally in the world. i’m mfing terrified 😂

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中邑故一 @mogarism.bsky.social · 1d

六龍車

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Hikaru @hikadoodoo.bsky.social · 1d

I still like these works from 2023! I love how I was experimenting a lot :D

A birthday present for a friend! The drawing depicts them on a Java sparrow with flying chihuahuas in the air

A vsynth song rainbow circle from an older challenge on Twitter!

My spidersona featuring a momotaro-like spiderman

Miku and a bunch of jermas. This was for a bday party invitation

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明星菫青✧関西コミティアA40 @akeboshikinsei.com · 5d

OCT2 is my birthday🎂 I added a code to the shop valid until the 9th. Enter “OCT2AKE” to get 10% off regardless of the total amount! akeboshikinsei.bigcartel.com
In this new age I want to keep working hard on both travel and art… and I’ll try to take care of my health…👼🎂✨

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Prince @ My wolf horror comic on sale now! @crownprinxe.bsky.social · 2d

My sapphic figure skating graphic novel, Just Between Us, is debuting next year 🩷🩷🩷

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Chan Chau @aluhnim.bsky.social · 2d

Trying to doodle more during October.

a doodling of my character holding some red string/ribbons.

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🍉Pals4Pal🍉 @pals4palestine.bsky.social · 2d

It's pumpkin spice season 🎃☕️ Why not spice up your week with commissioning some cool art for charity?

Get a doodle for every €10 donated to the Wessam Family in North G4za!

🎨Check out art samples & info below!
#pals4pal #d4d #commissions

Graphic showing the list of artists for October 6th to October 12th rotation of Doodles for Donations. Artists are Manaohu, Woe and Grow, Pickled Art, and Jing Jing Comics, with Newt and Tihara as pinch-hitters.

Footer reads: Doodles 4 Donations is a fundraising incentive to support the GoFundMe of a young family in North Gaza: Wessam, Tasneem, and their toddler son, Yazan. For every €10, a donor can request a doodle from a volunteer artist.

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生田目和剛(Nabatame Kazutaka) @nabatamekazutaka.bsky.social · 2d

Cherry pie
(2020)

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Alariko @alariko.bsky.social · 18d

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みなはむ @minahamu.bsky.social · 2d

耐える

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Anime Atelier @anime-atelier.com · 3d

Looking for something new to read? Check out Manga Firsts, our new feature by @kpossibles.bsky.social, highlighting first-time English print releases of manga!

Manga Firsts: October 2025

Anime Atelier proudly presents Manga Firsts, a new feature aimed at highlighting first-time English print releases of manga. From long-awaited big names to solo volumes, this will be a showcase of new...

www.anime-atelier.com

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Andrea @andreademonakos.bsky.social · 3d

Sharing this thread from a queer artist who needs $$$ help, and I figured this image (my fav sticker of theirs) might resonate with folks.

Sticker says: Please give a bitch a break, I work very hard, I’m trying my best, I’m so tired all the goddamn time

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Wuchta @wuchta.bsky.social · 5d

Comic

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