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Megan Matelonek @mmatelonek.bsky.social · 1d

A pretty great #graphicnovel collection to read for the autumn/fall season! @cliffchiang.bsky.social puts a lot of awesome details with art, characters and story with this #DCcomic. Check out, Catwoman: Lonely City!
-A fan animation I made based off one of the panels.

Megan Matelonek @mmatelonek.bsky.social · Dec 4

Catwoman: Lonely City @cliffchiang.bsky.social #dccomics collectors edition is an amazing book with amazing characters & story arcs! Here is a fan animation/ GIF I made based on one of the gorgeous illustration panels. Check out the #comic #graphicnovel!! #animation #motiondesign

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Fanboy Factor @fanboyfactor.bsky.social · 2d

Baltimore Comic-Con 2025 Welcomes Chiang, Chiarello, Johnson, King, Lin, and Marzan @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social @cliffchiang.bsky.social @tomking.bsky.social @josemarzanjr.bsky.social #baltimorecomiccon buff.ly/0mV27On

Baltimore Comic-Con 2025 Welcomes Chiang, Chiarello, Johnson, King, Lin, and Marzan - Fanboy Factor

We will see you at the 2025 Baltimore Comic-Con on October 17-19 at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center. The Baltimore Comic-Con is pleased to announce the addition of Cliff Chiang, Mark…

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Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social · 1d

HAVE YOU HEARD about the most exciting event at NYCC? The LIVE 700th Episode of PW's MORE TO COME podcast! With the whole MtC crew and guests @ngoziu.com @cliffchiang.bsky.social and @benpassmore.bsky.social! Join us Saturday 5:15 in room 408 for this all-star conversation about comics! #nycc

Join the MtC crew Mef Lemke, Kate Fitzsimons, Calvin Reid and Heidi MacDonald LIVE on stage with guests Cliff Chiang, (Wonder Woman), Ben Passmore (Black Arms to Hold You Up) and Ngozi Ukazu (Flip!)
Saturday, October 11
5:15
Room 408

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Baltimore Comic-Con @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social · 2d

Baltimore Comic-Con 2025 Welcomes @cliffchiang.bsky.social Chiarello, Johnson, @tomking.bsky.social Lin, and @josemarzanjr.bsky.social

Full PR: conta.cc/4hceUzD

#baltimorecomiccon

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Kevin Nowlan @knowlan.bsky.social · 4d

Here’s the link to this upcoming auction on Heritage:
tinyurl.com/y3ebnpmp
It looks like it’s scheduled to go live around October 9th. This link tinyurl.com/meu5kap8 will take you to the auction home page so you can browse all the art that’s being sold to benefit the Ed Asner Family Center.

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David Lafuente 💀 @davidlafuente.bsky.social · 6d

Lots of lovely stuff
www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

ShortBox Comics Fair

ShortBox Comics Fair is a unique and innovative digital comics fair, where every exhibiting artist debuts a brand-new comic!

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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Alex Segura @alexsegura.bsky.social · 9d

Cool to hear @iamdavidbrothers.com and @nickdragotta.bsky.social talk about their new project at @sktchd.bsky.social's OFF PANEL podcast: sktchd.com/podcast/off-...

Off Panel #519: Doubles Tennis with David Brothers and Nick Dragotta - SKTCHD

David Brothers and Nick Dragotta join the show to talk about their collaboration on the upcoming Good Devils: Don’t Play Fair with Evil. Brothers and Dragotta discuss the FOC experience, promoting com...

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pattyboom.bsky.social @pattyboom.bsky.social · 13d

I love Black Canary telling people off, especially when it's Batman. Art by @cliffchiang.bsky.social #comicart #comicbookart #dccomics

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Kevin Miranda @kevinmiranda.bsky.social · 19d

Batman by @cliffchiang.bsky.social

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tonči zonjić @tozo.today · 25d

it's finally out! cancel everything you were doing today

David Lafuente 💀 @davidlafuente.bsky.social · 26d

Run, run!
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

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Mike Manley @drawmanley.bsky.social · Sep 9

Happy Birthday Frank Robbins. A few of the Sundays I own. 1

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Cliff Chiang @cliffchiang.bsky.social · Sep 9

The portal can be daunting, but take it slowly and if you screw anything up, the Examiners will reach out for clarification.

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Cliff Chiang @cliffchiang.bsky.social · Sep 9

Also, take the time to register your work with the Copyright Office. Comics publishers don't usually do this for you, and a registered copyright offers greater protection and damages when violated.

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Cliff Chiang @cliffchiang.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thanks, that's super helpful!

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Cliff Chiang @cliffchiang.bsky.social · Sep 9

Comic creators: Don't use the Atlantic search tool, find a LibGen mirror. They are sketchy AF with popups so I won't link here, but I found the entirety of Paper Girls in multiple editions/languages.

David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is hugely important: If you use the Atlantic's author search tool, a TON of comics don't come up because they don't have creators listed. I just found like all my comics work looking directly and it sucks. So, make sure you're very thorough in your search.

Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 8

I searched libgen itself, and it turns out they have almost every book Iron Circus has ever published. They don't show up in the Atlantic Search because they were uploaded without author names.

@ironcircuscomics.bsky.social authors could help destroy them singlehandedly.

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David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is hugely important: If you use the Atlantic's author search tool, a TON of comics don't come up because they don't have creators listed. I just found like all my comics work looking directly and it sucks. So, make sure you're very thorough in your search.

Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 8

I searched libgen itself, and it turns out they have almost every book Iron Circus has ever published. They don't show up in the Atlantic Search because they were uploaded without author names.

@ironcircuscomics.bsky.social authors could help destroy them singlehandedly.

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Alex Segura @alexsegura.bsky.social · Aug 29

A bit more news to end the week: THE MACHADO FAMILY, my next crime novel, is coming your way - along with reissues of all five Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery novels, via Thomas & Mercer. Details at my newsletter: alexsegura.substack.com/p/my-next-cr...

My Next Crime Novel: THE MACHADO FAMILY

A week of news is capped off with a new *SEVEN* book deal with Thomas & Mercer + I'm a New York Times Bestseller (!!!) + Pete Fernandez returns!

alexsegura.substack.com

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Chris Cantwell @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social · Aug 24

Can folks do me a favor?

I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.

I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.

I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.

Here’s two favorite set photos.

Repost? I am in the wilderness.

Kerry Bishe in costume as Donna and Mackenzie Davis in costume as Cameron Howe on the set of Halt and Catch Fire

Scoot McNairy and Lee Pace on the set of Halt and Catch Fire

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Steve Lieber: NYCC K-19 @stevelieberart.bsky.social · Aug 26

Understanding Comics by @scottmccloud.bsky.social is the best instructional text I’ve read on how the medium works, as opposed to how to make them. Re: the craft of illustrating comics, this short lesson is a great start: sevencamels.blogspot.com/2006/09/comi... (cont)

Comic Strip Artist's Kit (Redux)

Writing this blog, believe it or not, is a lot of hard work! But there are so many people who have said such nice things about the stuff I'v...

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Collector's Paradise Comics & Graphic Novels @collectorsparadise.bsky.social · Aug 22

🔴 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗦 | 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗖 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗦 | 𝟴.𝟮𝟬.𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🔴

📚 Check out our 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗖 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗙𝗙 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 for some recommendations!

@idwpublishing.com
@hannahrosemay.bsky.social
@vanesadelrey.bsky.social
@jason-aaron.bsky.social
@rafasandoval.bsky.social
@cliffchiang.bsky.social
@dc.com

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David Harper@NYCC @davidharper.bsky.social · Aug 20

There are a lot of people on SKTCHD reading my feature on BONE's time in Disney Adventures, and if you like what you read, maybe subscribe to SKTCHD to read more like it and to support the work that I do!

Use the code "BoneAdventures" on check-out and get 30% off, even!

sktchd.com/subscriptions

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David Harper@NYCC @davidharper.bsky.social · Aug 20

I've been working on this one for a bit, and it was a real treat getting to tell the story of BONE's time in Disney Adventures magazine back in the 1990s, with insight from the key players involved in Jeff Smith, Marv Wolfman (!), @comixace.bsky.social (!!), and @cliffchiang.bsky.social (!!!).

SKTCHD@NYCC @sktchd.bsky.social · Aug 20

Jeff Smith's BONE had a surprising home during the 1990s in Disney Adventures magazine. It was a banner moment for the comic and readers...but how did it happen?

This is the story of Bone's time in Disney Adventures, with insight from the key players involved.

It's open to non-subscribers.

“It Kind of Changed My Life”: The Story of Bone’s Time in Disney Adventures, From the People Who Made It Happen - SKTCHD

While it might be difficult to imagine in 2025, a magazine was one of the biggest deals for kids back in the 1990s. Disney Adventures, a monthly, digest-sized publication, was loaded with everything t...

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Peow2 @Nycc first time! @peow.bsky.social · Aug 13

🌕 NEW BOOK NEWS!!!!🎉

A GARDEN OF SPHERES by @decassette.bsky.social is unveiled today! WE ARE VERY EXCITED! The 336 page mega fantasy tome that has been in the works for the past years is now available for pre-order (along with bonus gift too!) 👀 peow.studio

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DSTLRY @dstlry.bsky.social · Aug 11

⛵ @cliffchiang.bsky.social boarded the Endeavour 1 and had a few words to say. FOC is this Monday, 8/18, for the white-knuckle descent into maritime madness from @stephsmash.bsky.social, @marclaming.bsky.social, Lee Loughridge & Tom Napolitano. Preorder from your LCS 🌊

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