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Dustin Weaver

@dustinweaver.bsky.social

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A working professional comic book artist, making comics on the side. https://www.patreon.com/c/DustinWeaver

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Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · Jan 3

Get to know me with a series of post threads.
You could start with this thread about the comic book series "PAKLIS."

Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · Nov 26

What is PAKLIS?
PAKLIS is an ongoing anthology comic series that I make (mostly) on my own and publish through Image Comics.

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Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 24m

In my top 3 comics of all time. This comic is many things, among them, an amazing war comic.

Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 29m

He was super fun to draw.

Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 30m

My pleasure! Thanks.

Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 31m

I aimed to show a lot of respect to Art without doing an impersonation.

Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 33m

Thanks! 🙏

Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 1h

Here's the whole image.

Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 1h

My original idea for this cover looked like this, but I decided to not use this because I knew the characters would have a bit of a redesign and, at that time, I didn't know what they would look like. Also, I learned that Longshot himself was not a major part of the story.

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Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 1h

I had no idea what the logo and all the dressing would look like, so I just used an old Longshot cover.

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Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 1h

I scan my sketches, put it together digitally and put some tones in so I can see the composition. I then remove all the tones and print the sketch in blue.

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Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 1h

I always draw in a sketchbook. Sometimes I draw parts of a piece separately like this.

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Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 1h

I'll share some process pictures.

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Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 3h

Longshots #1 is out. It's got this cover by me.

Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 7d

Longshots #1 cover (2025)

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Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 4h

Jim has inked himself plenty of times.

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Matthew Perpetua @fluxblog.bsky.social · 1d

ENO UNIVERSE playlist! A retrospective of Brian Eno’s body of work from 1972-1995 including his solo rock and ambient records and his collaborations with Bowie,Talking Heads, U2, Devo, Fripp, etc! All links and annotated tracklisting in the newsletter issue fluxblog.substack.com/p/fluxblog-5...

Fluxblog 566: ENO UNIVERSE

A retrospective of Brian Eno's music 1972-1995

fluxblog.substack.com

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Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 1d

I was literally just wondering if you'd done an ENO UNIVERSE playlist and I missed it.

Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 1d

Gyo is so good. One of my faves too.

Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 1d

Junji Ito's Dissolving Classroom? Lots of people melting in that.

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Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 2d

Nice! Very cool to see your take on these characters.

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Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 2d

I missed that one! HA. Yeah, it's not good!

Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry about that.

Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 3d

While a mainstream/commercially styled, creator will use a term like "writer/artist."
I think the dichotomy in American comics between being commercial and being art is its unhealthiest trait.

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Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 3d

I think because mainstream American comics are usually created by a writer & an illustrator, & indie/alternative comics are usually created by one person, the term "cartoonist" is associated with indie comics & thus a "type" of comic.

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Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah. I know this is how a lot of people define it. I still can't make cartoonist connect with comic books in my mind. At best, I can associate it with comic strips. It's also a term that I feel has come to signal that you make a certain kind of comic, I could be wrong. Is that feeling unfounded?

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Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 3d

Hayley Gullen @hayleygullen.com · 3d

I see lots of talk about the need to get wider audiences interested in comics. I see much less about how comics creators need to provide the kinds of stories that draw in wider audiences.

We can’t complain about lack of interest if we don’t at least try to meet people where they are.

Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 5d

Anyone have a particularly hot comic take?

Dustin Weaver @dustinweaver.bsky.social · 3d

I associate the word cartoon with cartoons and have never gotten to a place where cartoonist feels right for comics, though I know I'm wrong. If I use the term "comic book artist" I'm referring to someone who creates the entire comic, though I realize that is also confusing.

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