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e.k. weaver

@bigbigtruck.com

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Comic artist/letterer. Creator of TJ & AMAL and SHOT & CHASER. Lambda & Harvey winner, Ignatz & Eisner nominee. Amateur bodybuilder, volunteer cat rescue, hobbyist storm nerd. Banner by @magicmetalbird.com Fix your hearts or die. tjandamal.com/info.html

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e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · Sep 9

SHOT AND CHASER update. More info soon.
shot-and-chaser.com

S&C preview image. Olly sighs while Tre looks on lovingly but sternly

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e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 5h

we made it to just under 9000ft on a steep hike before we had to tap out

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 11h

It's Banned Books Week. If you are an author, please join @authorsabb.bsky.social! If you work in the publishing industry, please join @pubprosabb.bsky.social! Canadian authors, you can now join Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book bans: linktr.ee/caiabb. Working together feels good! 📚✍️👏

The black and white cover of a zine titled Do you make books? Yes? I want YOU to join Authors Against Book Bans! By Maia Kobabe. The image shows author Maia Kobabe holding a stack of books and pointing at the reader

WHAT IS AABB?
A coalition of writers, illustrators, editors & other book creators, standing united against the unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We support the availability of diverse voices in our libraries, in our schools, & in our culture. We pledge to band together against the oppression of literature, to speak when our voices are silenced, to go where our bodies are needed, & to fight to ensure this freedom.

Our concern is not only for the books, but for the children, families, educators,
librarians, & communities who suffer when the freedom to read is challenged and taken away.

WHAT CAN AABB OFFER YOU?
- Regional groups working on legislation to protect authors & the freedom to read state-by-state
- Online trainings on digital security, public speaking, & how to counter book challenges in your community
-Affinity groups for BIPOC authors, queer authors, authors with disabilities, indie, nonfiction, romance writers & more
-Support if your book is challenged or your school visit is canceled!
-A very active discord community

Maia: I’ve been facing intense challenges to my book since 2021. Knowing that I am not alone in the fight against censorship is what keeps my spirits up!

Watching the folks in AABB share information, co-write legislation, show up to library & school board meetings, & speak up to publishers about the need to protect diverse books & minority authors has been amazing!

This is a weird & scary time to be an author, but you are not alone! Join thousands of us fighting for the freedom to read, the freedom to write, the freedom to teach, the freedom to learn, & the freedom to share our stories!
-Maia Kobabe, 2025

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e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 9h

Me, drawn by Toriyama, sweating and on all fours, staring at the ground in disbelief: but... my power.... I trained so hard... I'm... in shape...
The Rocky Mountains, smirking: heh. not so easy to breathe when you huff your own farts

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e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 9h

Spanky's Burgers in Lubbock

e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 1d

early morning murbles from Marvin and #LittleBigFat

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e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 1d

My deep love for wide open infinite skies vs. My deep need to live in a city of 500,000 people at the absolute minimum

e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 1d

16 miles from Raton, NM, 6:45 pm 10/6. Painted from the passenger seat

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e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 2d

ditto; here's hoping something comes of it

e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 2d

hell yeah

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Ben Applegate @benapplegate.com · 2d

I've met Blessing a few times outside Delaney Hall, where her husband, a home health worker, has been held for months. Her baby Princess is the sweetest—loves being held and grabbing stuff off my snack tray.

This is a VERIFIED call to help a family suffering under ICE terror. gofund.me/02fea4ec8

Donate to Open your heart for this family, organized by Bernard Rous

My name is Blessing Nickerson, and I am a US citizen. My husband is a very gentle, kind h… Bernard Rous needs your support for Open your heart for this family

gofund.me

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e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 2d

@ananthhirsh.bsky.social happy birthday!

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Iron Circus Comics @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social · 2d

Eisner-and-Ignatz-nominated Rigsby WI Book 2: Burn it Down is a ❤️PROJECT WE LOVE❤️ on Kickstarter!!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...

Rigsby WI - Volume 2: Burn It Down, by SE Case

The second volume of SE Case's Eisner-nominated webcomic about the brutal disaster of being a teen in the early 2000s!

www.kickstarter.com

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e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 3d

I'm so sorry. Even when things are complicated it's still so hard

e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 3d

Multitudes

e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 3d

Ahhhh that's so awesome!! ❤️

e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 3d

Yeah I keep it small

e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 3d

The letter thing is probably cringe behavior on my part somehow but fuck it, I'd want to get a nice letter from someone who liked my work, so why wouldn't a musician

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e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 3d

The past few shows I've been to, ive hand-written heartfelt letters to the band (handed to the roadie at the merch table) about how much their music means to me. I know they're too busy to answer but i just wish I could know if those letters reached anyone or wound up in the trash.

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e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 3d

This rules

e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 3d

Less foolish than that

e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 3d

I'm actually picking mine back up for this reason (my musical skill tops out at the lowest end of mediocre)

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e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 3d

My life is at least half over and I don't want any regrets!

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Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 3d

Come see me this afternoon, Austin! I’ll be there to teach about the books that are being forced off of shelves in Texas today, the threats to the freedom to read that Texans face next, and steps we can take to stop book banning in its tracks! library.austintexas.gov/event/celebrat…

https://library.austintexas.gov/event/celebrat…

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 3d

Creatives aren't anti-technology. They are anti-THEFT! Especially when the people stealing from them have millions and they don't even know how they are going to make rent if they can't get another gig.

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e.k. weaver @bigbigtruck.com · 3d

Birthday is coming up this week and I am celebrating by doing something extremely foolish ✌️

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