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Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14

@amymebberson.bsky.social

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Comics & toy designer on Disney & Hasbro things. Creator of Pocket Princesses. Here mostly for brain farting and the memes. 🚫AI/NFTs FORBIDDEN. IG: amymebberson Bring beer. ✉️: amymebberson at gmail https://amymebberson.com/

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James@NYCC AA A13 @silvaniart.bsky.social · 46m

Big Disney Afternoon hijinks happening at NYCC from @themaestroteam.bsky.social and me. Come see me in artist alley at table A13 for the info and maybe a free sketch!

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Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 3h

You know you’ve made it when you’re on Big Con Promo!

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Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 3h

I’ll try and get a better photo from a proper distance tomorrow to see the full illusion

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Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 9h

Hey @brendahickeycomics.bsky.social your art is on the NYCC STAIRS!
Kayou is bringing it!

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Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 12h

I am in NY. It is way too early to be this soggy. 🌧️🌧️🌧️

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Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 21h

Wow, I haven’t been to SFO in years but Harvey Milk Terminal 1 is tres classy!
(And QUIET, they only do announcements at the gates. Not throughout the terminal).

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Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah this is why I want to be scattered in the ocean off Maui. Nobody should be obliged to venerate a spot just cuz someone’s remains returned to the soil there.

Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 1d

I disagree, I’ve seen terrible AI art on actual Disney theme park maps. I’m also a career freelancer and Disney do NOT pay less attention if it’s done ‘out of house’. If anything, they’re stricter.

Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 1d

I first saw this at DisSydney, we had a visiting lecturer who showed us a whole bunch of Michael Dudok de Wit’s works. ❤️

Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 2d

Studio Ghibli fell in love with this film and gave its director a movie deal. Master animators like Yuri Norstein call it a favorite.

Its name is Father and Daughter, and we've explored its story:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...

Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 2d

Sir, come sit by me. 🙌

(Except all Star Wars, I’ve seen those).

Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 2d

Amusing to observe HOW MUCH HATE Lucy gets! Lucy’s my home girl and I see this as her, every year, giving Chuck to chance to really draw a boundary. She tests him… and he always falls for it. So pull the ball away she must. Maybe next year, the ol’ blockhead will learn.

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Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 2d

That’s nice, Governor, but talk is cheap and you talk a LOT! What are you (& govs of OR & CA) actually DOING to protect your states from this?
Do something you can’t take back. Order Nat guard, state & county law enforcement to NOT COMPLY w/ fed invasion.

THAT’S how you prove you have our backs.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

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Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 2d

As someone who has worked with Dis for most of my career, the inconsistency in brand compliance is astounding. I’ve had notes nitpicking the size of Ariel’s waist & yet I still see terrible art approved and published throughout the company.

Disney should be ashamed for letting this slop through.

Kevin Hedet @kevinhedet.bsky.social · 3d

WTF

Screenshot of the Disney Parks YouTube channel promoting a Dude Perfect video with a thumbnail including an AI Mickey with teeth.

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Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah I gotta see this. I sew and enjoy working in miniature AND I’m a hard core SM fan. Emilia did a stunning job.

Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 2d

God I remember the garage kit magazines I used to obsessively collect and I distinctly remember the article with this beauty in it.
Even at the time I was like oh her face is so pretty but dat dress nawwww.
Your glow up was so cool!

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Joe Quinones @joequinones.bsky.social · 2d

I really can't understate how much love and empathy are the answer to literally everything.

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Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 2d

Outwardly, I’d just pointedly blink and glare at them.

Innerly it’s
‘Fuck ALL the way off!’ in Gordon Ramsay’s voice.

CNBC @cnbc.com · 3d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

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Chris 'Spooky Name' Glass @thechrisglass.bsky.social · 3d

Disney embracing AI slop.

It's really just sad how pro-AI-slop morons think we can't tell this crap is AI

Kevin Hedet @kevinhedet.bsky.social · 3d

WTF

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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 4d

Any Democrat running for statewide or national office should be asked “will you commit to supporting the investigation and prosecution of ICE and members of DHS for systemic human rights abuses” and any answer other than “yes” should be instantly disqualifying

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Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 4d

He still didn’t kick the ball tho. No closure.

Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 5d

Pocket Princesses 430: 75 Years of Peanuts (and we have waited long enough!)

It’s time for Charlie Brown to kick that football and the Princesses have announced a change in roster to make it happen. Snow White has entered the field.

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Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 5d

They absolutely knew what they were doing there. 🤣

Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 6d

I only wish I had the years left in my life to make something as perfect as Peanuts.
Thorn was straight-up my ATTEMPT to make a comic like early Peanuts.
But I wasn’t a good writer for that & my career is fine so I’m happy just LOVING Peanuts to my dying day.

Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛🧟‍♀️👻 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 6d

The first Peanuts strip by Charles M. Schulz was published on October 2, 1950.

Four black and white panels of a boy and girl sitting on steps. 1st panel: Charlie Brown is approaching and the boy says “Well! Here comes ol’ Charlie Brown!” 2nd panel: As Charlie Brown passes, he says “Good ol’ Charlie Brown…yes, sir!” 3rd panel: “Good ol’ Charlie Brown…” 4th panel: Once Charlie is gone, “How I hate him!”

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Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 6d

Does the same tactic work for health insurance as it does for an annual pass? Start using it as often as you can?
I don’t trust the US health care system at all and am squirrelly about surprise bills.

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Amy @NYCC Artist Alley A-14 @amymebberson.bsky.social · 6d

RELATED plz come see me at NYCC and buy something cute! Doesn’t have to be the $$$ commissions, I have $5 sticker sheets, original art starting at $10 and books $10-15.

Every artist you see at a con is just trying to eat and keep the lights on. We don’t do this for funsies!