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Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · 24d

wheeee thank you jules!! I will endeavour... i will try my best..... 💪

Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · 24d

A lil preview of something I've been working on... 👀
(posting about this to hold myself accountable and to motivate myself to keep at it 🤪 wish me luck everyone)

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Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · 24d

Just filled this in myself! The survey will be running until around the start of October so there's still heaps of time to fill it out - don't let it fall off your radar!!

Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 27d

Damn, look how many of you have filled in the survey in its first week! (Yes I *have* made a respondent-meter like it’s a village hall fundraiser - let me have my little whimsies)

If you have ten mins to join in the fun, the link is here: ukcomicscreators.org.uk

A meter showing how many people have responded to the uk comics creator survey 2025. So far it’s at 289! The minimum target is 380 to be statistically representative, and 623 responded in 2020

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⚠️ eve g ⚠️ @evegwood.com · Sep 6

My wonderful friend Cara had her bike stolen a little while ago! She's running a raffle to raise money for repairs after managing to get it back. Please share this Bluesky post!

🍭 Enter raffle: raffall.com/396362/enter...
🍬 Share original post, enter to win freebies: www.instagram.com/p/DORWiYqDBzs

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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌟 IT LIVES! 🌟 The UK Comics Creator Survey is BACK, baby!

Here to gather up, analyse and disseminate your data to help uplift the comics world, like if Robin Hood was a statistician or something.

ukcomicscreators.org.uk

A promotional image for the survey, reading “we’ve got questions; we need answers. Who’s in?” Above a series of illustrated raised hands in various styles. At the bottom is the url ukcomicscreators.org.uk

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Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · Aug 4

I’m terrible for forgetting to post my con hauls 😵 but here is my collection from @sequential-scot.bsky.social !!

@/wamgoozle (ig)
@bytwistwood.bsky.social
@beastlyworlds.bsky.social
@homenzinho.bsky.social
@/szymonchk (ig)
@goblinpurwin.bsky.social
@dontfoldpress.bsky.social

💖💖💖

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Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · Sep 9

Some Elliots I drew recently from the hit new 20+ year-old series, Scrubs! I'd like to do character sheets for the rest of the crew too... maybe someday 👩‍⚕️🩻

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ThirdBear Press @thirdbearpress.bsky.social · Aug 4

**FINAL 24 HOURS!**

We’re coming to the end of the funding period for BOXES Comic Magazine Vol. 4 and we have £900 still left to raise.

If you’ve been meaning to back it but haven’t done so yet, then *now is the time!*

Back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...

Thanks 📦📦📦

BOXES Comic Magazine #4

The 4th volume of BOXES Comic Magazine! Lots of new short comics from a diverse range of exciting UK based creators.

www.kickstarter.com

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Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · Jul 28

Just under 30 hours left with just over £1k to go!!
Thank you everyone who has already supported the campaign so far 💖 please consider backing it if you haven’t already, or share the project with anyone who might be interested in reading any of the comics in this collection 🙏💕 (incl. mine!!)

Quindrie Press @quindriepress.com · Jul 27

Only TWO DAYS LEFT on the Kickstarter for our newest comic collection, featuring 3 heart-breaking autobio comics about relationships: with our family, with strangers, and with where we come from.

⚜️ Preorder the 2025 collection: kickstarter.com/projects/qui...

White silhouettes of people on a beach, milling around the sunbleached remains of a giant sea serpent. Text reads: 2 days left!

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Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · Jul 27

WAH ELL thank you!! ;0; 💖

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🌊 Ell 🌊 @elljwalker.bsky.social · Jul 27

Please consider backing this if you can!! Quindrie has raised so many artists up and done so much good in the community, they deserve support! Also these comics are BOMB (especially @ashlingdraws.bsky.social's) ✨⭐

Quindrie Press @quindriepress.com · Jul 27

Only TWO DAYS LEFT on the Kickstarter for our newest comic collection, featuring 3 heart-breaking autobio comics about relationships: with our family, with strangers, and with where we come from.

⚜️ Preorder the 2025 collection: kickstarter.com/projects/qui...

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Quindrie Press @quindriepress.com · Jul 27

ESTRELA D'OESTE by @ashlingdraws.bsky.social: Through the lens of her mum Walkiria's cancer diagnosis, Ashling reflects on her Brazilian heritage, as well the shared experiences that both fractured and healed their relationship.

🐉 Two days left on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/qui...

$A woman in a pink dress sits contemplatively, her face turned away from the viewer. Text reads: "ESTRELA D'OESTE by Ashling Larkin: Through the lens of her mum Walkiria's cancer diagnosis, Ashling reflects on her Brazilian heritage, as well the shared experiences that both fractured and healed their relationship."$

A mirrored image of Ashling and her mum in the present and when they're younger. They are tangled in flowers, both facing away from and towards each other. Text reads: "In both sentiment and presentation it is one of the most beautiful pieces of autobiography I have read. Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier. A very beautiful book in every way that matters and a treat of an example of the medium. Joe Thompson, Comic Book News UK."

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Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · Jul 26

Hell yeah!! HUGE congratulations you guys!! 🎉

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Muffin☆ 🍂 @britishmuffin.bsky.social · Jul 26

Support indie autobio comics!! 🎉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/qui...

Quindrie Press: the 2025 collection

Three witty and gut-wrenching autobio comics about relationships and love.

www.kickstarter.com

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Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · Aug 23

x-files digital painting studies from the start of the year 👽🛸

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Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · Aug 22

Somebody Out There Loves You!

a wee one-page comic i drew in 2021 about daydreaming and the vast emptiness of space :>

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Quindrie Press @quindriepress.com · Jul 25

4ish days left, and only 25% to go until our newest comics are funded! We're so close I can taste it, thank you again for supporting small press!

Quindrie Press @quindriepress.com · Jul 1

⚜️ The 2025 collection is now LIVE on Kickstarter! ⚜️

Three fantastic autobiographical comics about relationships - with our family, with where we come from, and with partners - from Ashling Larkin, Judy Powell, and Hel Mel.

🐉 Support the campaign: kickstarter.com/projects/qui...

Text overlaid on a drawn collage of family photos. Text reads "Quindrie press, the 2025 comic collection."

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Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · Jul 24

ikr?? i want to live in blissful ignorance again. i wish to forget symmetry

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Alex Assan @alexassan.com · Jul 24

Ashling's comic in this collection is absolutely incredible, a must-read for any comic enthusiast. I haven't gotten to read the other two yet, but if they're even half as good then we're in for a treat.

Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · Jul 21

Just a week left on the @quindriepress.com 2025 comic collection Kickstarter, with 35% funding to go!! Go get yourself some comics - one of them is by me! :D

www.kickstarter.com/projects/qui...

Quindrie Press: the 2025 collection

Three witty and gut-wrenching autobio comics about relationships and love.

www.kickstarter.com

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Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · Jul 24

AAAA ALEEEEX thank you so much ;___;!!! 💖

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a toad buried under the earth @toadlett.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'm so excited for all the comics in this collection but ashling's in particular will leave marks in your soul forever! help them get over the mark!

Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · Jul 21

Just a week left on the @quindriepress.com 2025 comic collection Kickstarter, with 35% funding to go!! Go get yourself some comics - one of them is by me! :D

www.kickstarter.com/projects/qui...

Quindrie Press: the 2025 collection

Three witty and gut-wrenching autobio comics about relationships and love.

www.kickstarter.com

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Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · Jul 24

WAH LETTY that’s so kind thank you 😭!! 💛💛💛

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Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · Jul 24

more autobio struggle comics :)

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⚠️ eve g ⚠️ @evegwood.com · Jul 23

There's some INCREDIBLE work happening in the Scottish comic scene right now, and I want to take a moment to do some shoutouts! International followers, this one's for you - Scotland has some amazing work going on that you really should be following along with 🧵👇

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CHIP Collective @chipcollective.bsky.social · Jul 23

We will be at @sequential-scot.bsky.social in Glasgow on August 2nd! If you love indie comics and want to support creators and micro-publishers (like us!) we'd love to see you there!

Find us at table 22 where Cat will be wearing the brightest orange jacket 🧡

sequentialscotland.co.uk

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