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Jamila
@jamilarowser.bsky.social
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Writer • Editor • Comic publisher blackjoseipress.com • Wash Day Diaries co-creator • LA Times Book Prize & Ignatz winner • Eisner nom’ed • Horror stan • Nana is my personality • Always in pain • Always tired • ✊🏾🇵🇷🇩🇴🏳️‍🌈 🥄•
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I’m on the plane looking around at all these ppl not wearing masks. Nasty asses.
White boy with stank face
August 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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I thought you might relate lol
June 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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REAL REALM is a #comic about messy gods struggling to improve their image in the eyes of the mortals by starring in a reality show.

Buy it at @cartoonist.coop's #NIF2025- nif-shop.cartoonist.coop/products/rea...

Illustrated by @btrcp.bsky.social
Written by me
Edited by @neilbrideau.bsky.social
Cover art for the comic Real Realm. The title is at the top of the comic, and the creators are listed at the bottom, “Jamila Rowser and buttercup” The artwork is of four Black women posed at the bottom of a big staircase and chair with a tan background. L to R: Juanita sits in a fancy chair, smiling. She has light-to-medium brown skin, a medium build, golden blonde hair, and an off-shoulder blue dress. Above her hand, she controls a swirl of water. Ebony stands on the staircase, smiling. She has medium-dark brown skin, a large build with a short black afro, and a green cold-shoulder dress. She is controlling rocks that are floating above her hand. Fatima sits on the staircase, upset. She has light brown skin, slim build, white hair in a top bun, and a peach-cropped blouse and peach pants. She is controlling a swirl of fire that’s floating above her hand. Aisha stands on the stairs with a neutral expression. She has dark brown skin, a small build, black hair in Bantu knots, and a yellow sleeveless peplum dress. She is controlling a mini tornado floating above her hand. Character Description: Mandy has very light brown skin, a petite build, glasses, and braids. Ebony is the god of Earth. She has a large build with medium-dark brown-skin woman with a short haircut wearing streetwear clothes. Juanita is the god of water. She has a medium build, blonde hair, light-medium brown skin, long blonde hair, and a glamorous style. Fatima is the god of fire. She has a slim build, light brown skin, white hair, four chunky braids, and a punk goth style. Aisha is the god of air. She has a small build, a hippie style, dark brown skin, and black hair styled in a large afro tied with a bow. Panel 1- Mandy talks to the audience, Ebony is embarrassed, Juanita sits up straight, Fatima is annoyed, and Aisha smiles. Mandy: As you all know, this was the first time in history that the Sisters have given us mortals a behind-the-scenes look into their private lives. Panel 2- Ebony is embarrassed, and Juanita is smirking. Below them is a graphic with their names and elements. In the middle is an off-panel speech balloon. Mandy: For better… Panel 3- Fatima is angry, and Aisha lights a blunt. Below them is a graphic with their names and elements. In the middle is an off-panel speech balloon. Mandy: …or worse. Cover art for the comic Ode to Keisha. The title is at the top of the comic, and the creators are listed underneath, “By Jamila Rowser & Trinidad Escobar.” The background is a blue and white sky with birds. In the foreground are the backs of two Black girls with braided hair. The girl on the left wears a purple shirt and hair accessories, and on the right, a pink shirt and hair accessories. They have their arms around each other’s shoulders.
May 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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ODE TO KEISHA is an autobio #comic that examines how race and identity shaped a fundamental childhood friendship.

Buy it at @cartoonist.coop's #NIF2025- nif-shop.cartoonist.coop/products/ode...

Illustrated by Trinidad Escobar
Written by me
Cover art for the comic Ode to Keisha. The title is at the top of the comic, and the creators are listed underneath, “By Jamila Rowser & Trinidad Escobar.” The background is a blue and white sky with birds. In the foreground are the backs of two Black girls with braided hair. The girl on the left wears a purple shirt and hair accessories, and on the right, a pink shirt and hair accessories. They have their arms around each other’s shoulders. Characters: Jamila is a 5-year-old Black girl with medium-brown skin and black shoulder-length hair in four twists with bobbles and barrettes. She is wearing shorts and a long-sleeved top. Keisha is a 5-year-old Black girl with light-brown skin and freckles. Her long black hair is braided into four braids, tied with bows and bobbles. She is wearing a long-sleeved striped shirt and pants. Billy is a white classmate with short blonde hair wearing a T-shirt. A black narration box with white text is at the top of each panel. Panel 1- L to R sitting at a desk: Keisha, Billy, and Jamila. There are art supplies on the desk. Keisha and Jamila look at Billy suspiciously as he focuses on his drawing. Narration: I warned Keisha about Billy who only used the purple crayon to color Black people. Panel 2- In a close-up of Billy’s drawing, three people are already drawn, and he’s holding a purple crayon. Two of the people have hair similar to Jamila and Keisha. Next to him is a cup of crayons. Narration: I didn’t understand why, but it just felt wrong. Panel 3- We see part of Billy’s hand and a drawing. A crayon is on top of the paper with text describing its color, “brown, cafe,” is on his drawing. Narration: Because the brown crayon was right there.
May 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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What’s four Christmas movies to know you by?
The cover of the animated movie “Tokyo Godfathers” shows a man, a woman, and a younger woman holding a baby. It’s snowing and nighttime, and they are standing together in a park. The movie cover of “Yule Log” is a fireplace picture. The cover of the stop-motion movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas movie.” A skeleton man is on a cliff in front of a large moon. There’s a field of pumpkins below him. The cover for the stop-motion movie Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer features felt-looking characters, such as Rudolph, Santa, an elf, etc.
November 28, 2024 at 8:18 PM
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My cat Sapphire's showed feline recognition aggression toward her bro Sage bc he had dental work. They finally got back to themselves after 2 weeks. It was a hard 2 weeks. Sage was sad and confused. 😞 It was heartbreaking. (Sage on L, Sapph on R except last pic)
Two cats on a yellow chair with one leg out. Two cats laying on a window perch. Two cats sitting in Nike shoe boxes Two cats holding onto each other as they sleep.
November 23, 2024 at 11:33 AM
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Ima have to censor words like m@sk now?
Negative posts from anti-mask harassers.
November 21, 2024 at 5:45 AM
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I landed in the UK, and there was so much fog, that when the plane was about to land, I thought we were still in the clouds.
A shot from the Kiyoshi Kurosawa movie, “The Cure.” A man is sitting in the back of a small, empty bus that looks like it’s surrounded by clouds.
November 14, 2024 at 9:58 AM
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OMG, this is what I’m wearing today! 😭 I wore this kente scarf and a dashiki as I headed to the salon.
A close up of a pink dashiki and a kente cloth scarf.
November 12, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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A gentleman and a scholar.

Humbert von Gikkinge from “The Cat Returns” and “Whisper of the Heart.”
An anthropomorphic orange cat. He’s wearing a suit and holding a top hat. The cat is Humbert von Gikkinge from “The Cat Returns” and “Whisper of the Heart.”
November 12, 2024 at 4:55 AM
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This meme never gets old.
Hotep Blue Ivy Hotep Nancy Pelosi Hotep Grogu Hotep cat
November 10, 2024 at 6:21 AM
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Kamala Harris responds to a voter with Long COVID, which went just as you would imagine. Nowhere.
via @thesicktimes

thesicktimes.org/2024/10/11/k...
Text from article: Last week during a town hall with the Spanish-language news network Univision, Vice President and presidential nominee Kamala Harris received a question from a person with Long COVID who applied for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) three years ago and still hasn’t received a decision on her case. Martha, who is 62, had a heart attack in 2020 and was later diagnosed with Long COVID, “which will disable me for the rest of my life,” she said. The disease has caused her to lose her job and become homeless. She asked Harris how disabled people could better access disability insurance. Text from article: Harris responded with a lengthy answer that advocates and many people with Long COVID said was inadequate. While the Democratic presidential nominee cited that she helped recognize Long COVID as a disability under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), the ADA only provides protection for people requesting accommodations and does not apply to benefits programs. Many criticized her for failing to answer the question or offer any immediate plans or policies that would expedite SSDI cases, fund Long COVID research, or prevent more cases of the disease.
October 23, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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Migraines got me feeling like
Two Face from the Batman animated series. Half of his face is damaged from acid.
September 27, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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I just finished reading “Hollow Kingdom” by Kira Jane Buxton and I LOVE it to pieces.

It’s so funny, clever, deep, and full of heart. I cried. A lot.

Cheetos are not included.

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kira-...
A green book cover with a large crow and the Seattle skyline. The book is called Hollow Kingdom and it’s by Kira Jane Buxton.
September 6, 2024 at 5:51 PM
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when I get a new follower
The manga character Yukari from Paradise Kiss with an exaggerated, nervous expression.
August 15, 2024 at 3:33 AM
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As someone with chronic migraines who has a mini freezer full of various ice packs, this looks very appealing.
Jack Nicholson in The Shining, frozen in the snow.
August 3, 2024 at 4:55 AM
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ALMOST THERE: A TWISTED TALE GRAPHIC NOVEL is a reimagining of Disney’s THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG exploring what might have happened if Tiana had made a deal with the Shadow Man. It comes out June 2025.
Close-up of the cover for "Almost There: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel." Art by Asiah Fulmore. Text overlay: June 2025 preorders available 9/2024
June 21, 2024 at 5:45 PM
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✨Cover Reveal✨
ALMOST THERE: A TWISTED TALE GRAPHIC NOVEL, illustrated by the incredible Asiah Fulmore!

The graphic novel is an adaptation of @farrahrochon.bsky.social's novel of the same title. I adapted it into a script, it’s illustrated by Asiah Fulmore, and edited by @syntactics.bsky.social.
Cover for "Almost There: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel." The top of the cover shows part of the Shadow Man's face. The bottom half features Tiana in stand front of a magical-looking swamp. Art by Asiah Fulmore.
June 21, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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Def thought you meant this cast was reuniting lol
Cover of the movie BAPS
June 11, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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My look all summer. 😎
Jadakiss wearing a paper towel headband.
June 8, 2024 at 11:19 PM
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Tanjiro
Boy in muscle costume
June 8, 2024 at 2:46 AM
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DC Pride 2024 launched yesterday! This is my first DC comic, and I'm honored to be included among so many great Queer comic creators.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Shout out to the “Steeling Time” team @oneilljones.com (art), @longtalljodie.com (lettering), Andrea Shea & Jillian Grant (editors), and me (writer)!
May 29, 2024 at 3:58 PM
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This email is Part 1 of 2 bc I ended up sharing a lot of audiobooks. Ofc, they are all horror, thriller, and weird af, books. This is for my horror hotties!
Patrick Bateman, played by Christian Bale from American Psycho, listens to music.
May 29, 2024 at 12:10 PM
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Happy birthday to ME! 🥳 ♈️✨

If you’d like to help out this disabled and broke writer 😅 you can get items on my wishlist: throne.com/jamilarowser

And send money via Venmo and PayPal, or e-gift cards using [email protected]

Muchas gracias! 💖
April 3, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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Here is a lovely illustration of my babies Sapphire & Sage by Kit Mills (@kitmills on IG).
🥰
I got this by participating in the @cartoonistcoop.bsky.social's drive where you can get art in exchange for donating an e-SIM to someone in Palestine: cartoonist.coop/journal/cart...
A black and white illustration of two Siamese cats sitting next to each other. A photograph of two Siamese cats sitting next to each other.
March 25, 2024 at 11:49 AM