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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Jun 24

under the bridge

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · 2d

that mach 5!!

Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · 7d

tbh final fantasy 7 is a great game. replayed the midgar section this week. it's like akira but it's also twin peaks

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · 7d

boomgang is back, in some capacity that i'm still working out. new comic strip!

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · 7d

What book?? So good

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks, Jesse :) more to come soon i hope

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · 24d

comic page that i drew 2.5 (?!) years ago. still enjoy the pacing here

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Mar Julia 🌱 @marjulia.bsky.social · Sep 5

CHINGA LA MIGRA 🐊💥 risograph prints will be with me at SPX on some kind of sliding scale, with sales donated to the Florida Immigrant Coalition, a coalition of advocacy groups across the state, and CASA, a group active here in Maryland as well as Virginia and Pennsylvania.

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Sep 3

not particularly beloved except by ME

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Aug 7

legendary scene!

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Jul 31

Jillian Tamaki unmatched

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Jul 30

DMed you!

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Jul 11

your colors are really incredibly lovely! excited for this book!

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Jul 8

hoooooly shit

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Jul 4

I feel like this is the third(?) time they’ve tried to pivot this character away from her most recognizable version for synergy reasons while simultaneously making her…a lot less like any version of the character?

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Jul 1

Wow, had never seen this before. This is awesome

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Jun 26

what's your verdict on the wind wakers

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Jun 25

I’m worried this new Superman movie will flop…today i asked my roommate if they wanted to see it with me.......their response was "how important is my answer to your emotional wellbeing?".........

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Jun 25

I’m worried this new Superman movie will flop…today i asked my roommate if they wanted to see it with me.......their response was "how important is my answer to your emotional wellbeing?".........

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Jun 25

Likewise!!! My roommates all share a deep, abiding love of bird crimes each month

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Jun 24

under the bridge

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Authors for Immigrant Rights (AIR) @authors4immigrants.bsky.social · Jun 23

Official statement on ICE cosigned by 130+ KidLit & YA authors and illustrators. We are calling on publishers to not preemptively censor themselves in the face of this current administration and to protect marginalized creators. 🧵

We, the undersigned authors and illustrators, stand in solidarity with immigrants the nation over and refuse to accept these rampant constitutional abuses by ICE as the new norm. Immigrants are our parents, spouses, and friends. Immigrants are our communities. Many of us are immigrants ourselves. We are all deeply connected to this issue and want our voices heard on the matter.

For the past decade, the publishing world has made laudable strides in the diversity and inclusion of immigrant stories. Publishers and booksellers have helped to foster spaces where readers can develop awareness and empathy for migrant rights and history; spaces where young readers can finally discover their own stories on the library shelf. The current administration is trying to tear this progress away.

To publishers and booksellers: we call on you to continue your work. Stand behind your inclusive stories and marginalized authors, loudly and without hesitation. Help these stories reach the readers who need them most.

To our readers: we ask that you join us in taking up small tasks to support the immigrants in our lives. Call your representatives and ask what they are doing to protect their communities from ICE overreach. Donate to local immigrant aid organizations. Get involved with your local library and school board and speak up for books centering marginalized perspectives.

Let’s unite to write a new, better story for all the people in this country.

Signed,

List of 130+ author and illustrator names.

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Jun 23

this is siiiick

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laura "laura” cavegift @cavegift.bsky.social · Jun 18

Once you’ve been to Toronto, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Scott Pilgrim to death with your bare hands

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Joe Bortner @joebdraws.bsky.social · Jun 13

Xenomorph O'Clock

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