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Makes the webcomics Vainglorious. Represented by @janechunlit.bsky.social. she/her. portfolio: kellysketches.com. other socials: kellysketches.carrd.co/
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kellysketches.bsky.social
Hey! Me and @arielries.bsky.social will be doing a roundtable on making & publishing comics over at @emergingwriters.bsky.social! Ask us questions and join our discussion on the epic highs and lows of comics!

🎟️ Tickets are PWYW, so book your spot here:
emergingwritersfestival.org.au/event/drawn-...
A four panel comic about an upcoming event called Drawn Together: A comic artist' roundtable. We are introduced to two comic creators sitting at a stage, Kelly and Ariel. An audience member asks, "what's it like making comics for print?" Kelly and Ariel exchange a concerned glance. They are both reflecting on the extreme highs and lows they experience while making comics, as expressed by the flashes of indistinct figures in the background. Some figures complain about sore wrists and backs, others state that "Michelangelo wishes he had my talents". There are figures refusing to do work, underestimating their workload, grinding their teeth in envy while admiring other creators' comics, and giving into despair. Kelly turns back to the audience, "do you have an hour?" she asks. Ariel also warns the audience to "write this down." The final panel shows Kelly and Ariel cheerfully gesturing to the event title, and showcasing the date for the event, September 16. Image of the speakers of the event.
September 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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feathernotes.bsky.social
I think it should be normalised for webcomic creators to take several months hiatus' to reboot, recoup, and relax before jumping back into the grind.
Take that break
August 27, 2025 at 4:26 AM
kellysketches.bsky.social
pulled an old harddrive out of storage to access some comic files from ~2011 and each time I copy files out of it, it starts crackling like a geiger counter.....
August 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
kellysketches.bsky.social
Come watch me fight @arielries.bsky.social over comic opinions, live on stage in September!
arielries.bsky.social Ariel Slamet Ries @arielries.bsky.social · Aug 25
Me and @kellysketches.bsky.social are doing a roundtable for @emergingwriters.bsky.social! We'll be tackling the nitty gritty details of making comics (and surviving) within the traditional publishing space. Tickets are PWYW, more details here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/event/drawn-...
August 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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joannablackhart.com
This is not a joke. Consider this.

Its 150 gigs for images and all.

That's literally less than one AAA game.
aftermoles.bsky.social It's Me, Mole 🔞 @aftermoles.bsky.social · Aug 11
UK folks - reiterating that it's super important that you download Wikipedia for offline use like now-ish if you want to guarantee you can keep having that incredible resource!!

www.howtogeek.com/260023/how-t...
August 12, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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lorian.bsky.social
FOR A HORSE AND HORSEMAN Volume 1 is now LIVE on Kickstarter!

A printed/ebook edition of my M/M gay & trans original fantasy webnovel featuring 14 full-page B/W illustrations and 55 unique chapter insets (and a fantasy map~)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
🐎✨🐎✨🐎

Thank you for checking it out!
promo graphic for the FAHAH Vol 1 kickstarter showing Cemil and Osmund lying side by side
March 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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jendrawscomics.bsky.social
Everyone's always giving great advice to ppl looking to start their first webcomic but mine is dire: if you give your characters complex/detailed clothing/accessories please understand you will have to draw all of that, over and over and over again, on a consistent schedule, for months or years lol🧍
March 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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hawtpixel.bsky.social
Hey everyone! It's back! I'm running the huge deal again on all 650 of my commercial use fonts! Representing over a decade of my font output, at a crazy low price of just $19 (less than I normally license a single font for!) Cheers! :) hawtpixel.itch.io/hawtpixel-fo... #gamedev #fonts #indiedev
March 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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arielries.bsky.social
It's Strange Bedfellows' BOOK BIRTHDAY TODAY!!! You can now officially purchase it in stores! I'm gonna be adding to this thread over the next hour or so to talk about it a bit and thank everyone who contributed~

If you're in NA and want to grab a copy, you can do so here: www.arielries.com/links/
The cover for the graphic novel Strange Bedfellows In the not-too-distant future, most of humanity resides on its last-ditch effort at Meridian, a remote alien planet where you’re more likely to be born superhuman than left-handed. None of that is important to Oberon Afolayan. Since his mildly public breakdown, his whole life seems to be spiraling out of control—from dropping out of university to breaking up with his boyfriend, it seems like only a karmic inevitability when he wakes up one day with the ability to conjure his dreams in the real world. Oberon’s newfound powers come with a facsimile of his high school crush, Kon, who mysteriously dropped off the face of the planet almost three years ago and who is a little more infuriating (if not also infuriatingly hot) than Oberon remembers. Kon makes it his mission to turn Oberon’s life around, and while they struggle to get a handle on his powers and his disastrous personal life (not to mention the appearance of strange nightmare creatures), it turns out this dream version of Kon has secrets of his own—dangerous ones. Oberon might have more on his plate than he originally thought, but is giving up his dreams—even the one he might have accidentally fallen in love with—the only way to find happiness in reality?
March 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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This is will be the last time you will be able to get the books BEFORE IT'S GONE FOR GOOD!
#webcomics #webcomic #comics #manga #merch #comicbooks #books #doujin #magicalhowcomic
March 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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chimeracomics.bsky.social
What the fuck is that?
March 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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martapreliy.bsky.social
🧛⚰️🐀👰
February 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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kidlitforla.bsky.social
Jane Chun has donated two different Ask Me Anything Sessions - one for writers and one for people who want to work in publishing!

@janechunlit.bsky.social is a literary agent at Transatlantic Literary Agency. #kidlit #pubsky
Cartoon bear wearing a construction hat and vest walking with pen, pencil, and paintbrush across a background sketch of the LA skyline with palm trees. Handwritten text surrounding the image says: "Kid Lit for Los Angeles" Typed text is the same info in post. There is a photo of the item contributor. is the same info in post. There is a photo of the item contributor.
January 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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lumpofsplunk.bsky.social
(Making this post for 🦋)
𝙃𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩/𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, my new one-shot from VIZ Originals, is now free to read.
Please go check it out!
➡️ buff.ly/40jHUOY ⬅️
January 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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jackiefiles.bsky.social
please help my dear friend Delaney after the Eaton fire destroyed the home she was living in. she has been my friend for nearly 10 years, and is kind, giving, funny, and a constant source of light. any help she and Boo can get will be deeply appreciated ❤️❤️
gofund.me/54de0340
Donate to Help Delaney and Boo Rebuild After Fire, organized by Delaney Januzzi
Hi, my name is Delaney Januzzi, and this is my cat, Boo. On Tuesday night, Boo… Delaney Januzzi needs your support for Help Delaney and Boo Rebuild After Fire
gofund.me
January 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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lorian.bsky.social
the night between us burns endlessly

world's sexiest gay imperialist and world's cringiest liar prince. and they were boyfriends (derogatory)

(characters from For a Horse and Horseman, my m/m fantasy webnovel) #fahah #art
two richly-dressed princes, one in more Eastern/Ottoman-inspired clothing and the other with a more Western European influence, set against a backdrop of stylized flowers and a phoenix
January 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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cartoonbrew.bsky.social
Many members of the animation community have suffered unimaginable losses due to the LA wildfires – here is how to help displaced individuals in the animation industry. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY SO WE CAN HELP EVERYONE OUT!
How To Help Animation Industry Workers Who Have Been Displaced By The L.A. Wildfires
Many members of the animation community have suffered unimaginable losses – here is how to help them directly.
www.cartoonbrew.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
An LA organizer I trust shared this General Resource Spreadsheet with me. It includes nonofficial shelters and other resources for people affected by the LA fires.
MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources
docs.google.com
January 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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dihuh.bsky.social
Doomscrolling #gentlecomicshabit
January 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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evegwood.com
Are you looking for new webcomics to read? Are you not sure where to start? You should check out knifebeetle.neocities.org, a curated webring for longform, narrative-driven webcomics!! There are over 60 comics listed there for you to start reading, here's a rundown of them ALL 🧵 #webcomics
The KNIFEBEETLE logo, black text on a red background. The logo is a little horned beetle holding a big old knife.
January 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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saint-vagrant.bsky.social
in february i'll be having the biggest surgery of my life with a long recovery period. any support, whether of this comic or of our patreon, means i can stress less about work while i heal. your support isn't just of what i Am making, but everything i Have made, and Will make. please enjoy.
January 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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feathernotes.bsky.social

⭐️INTRODUCING: The Webcomic Travelogue!🚀
Want to read more webcomics?
What about using tags to find one JUST for you?

Find YOUR new fave webcomic to read
webcomictravelogue.com
a screen shot of a website: the webcomic travelogue. It showcases a banner with featured webcomics, and a recently updated tab
January 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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artofchira.bsky.social
the key to "man I can't wait to get to this scene in the next 5 years" problem with webcomic writing is to make it so every single scene is "man can't wait to get to this scene" level of anticipation

all scenes all bangers only
December 23, 2024 at 5:48 AM
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saint-vagrant.bsky.social
EVERYTHING LEFT
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀🌊⠀⠀
from SUPERPOSE
A pale blue-grey Atlantic sky. Rafael stands on rocks breaking the surface of the grey ocean, the water tipped white where it crashes into stone toward the shore. A tall pillar of a wave arcs around and over him, hollow in the centre from where he leans forward, shirtless. his wet hair hangs messy, whipping and snapping in the sharp breeze. he's taken steps toward you, left leg in the water now. right arm extended behind him, hand splayed clawlike, palm facing the water like he's the one forcing it to breach. and maybe he is. his face is contorted in desperate frustration. yelling something we can't hear, half-fury, half-imploring. A sequel. Close-up now, the water surrounding Rafael, framing his shoulders and face in its dark shadow as we catch it here, its enveloping blurred in mid-motion as it plunges over him. But we can imagine it caught in slow motion here. His hair hangs looser now, some plastered to his face, untouched by the breeze now that he's withdrawn into the pocket of the cresting water. His head is bent low but not forward. Mouth wide, brought hoarsely to grief. Face wet, tears dripping from his nose and chin. Heartbroken keening drowned out. Time resumes, it does not stop. Not now and not ever.
September 23, 2023 at 2:40 PM
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thatstephc.bsky.social
HYPEED FOR NOSFERATUUU
December 22, 2024 at 4:51 AM