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Megan Kearney

@spookymeggie.bsky.social

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Cartoonist extraordinaire. Illustrator, author, awesome! It's pronounced kar-nee. She/her 💜🤍🖤 🌐 www.thequietly.com 👑Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms - out now! 🩰Corpse de Ballet - 2026 🏕️Too Hot to Tango - 2026

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Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · Apr 24

Exciting news!!!

Charlotte Greenbaum at Abrams Fanfare has acquired Too Hot to Tango by E.E. Salo (l.) and Megan Kearney. Pitched as "Dirty Dancing but gay," the YA graphic novel follows Honey, sports camp counselor and soccer star, as she gets roped into being arts camp rival Teddi's competitive dance partner. The only problem is Honey can't dance, and she just may be falling head over heels for Teddi. Publication is slated for fall 2026; Susan Graham while at Einstein Literary Management handled the deal for world rights.

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Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 4h

Another semester, another talk with the comics kids like "you're training for a skillset, you're not going to graduate into a job. That would be like getting an English degree and expecting to go get a job at English"

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Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, but if I simmer something for a /real long time/ it'll automatically be good, right?

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 2d

This should be implemented everywhere in the country!
globalnews.ca/news/1146531...

Quebec durable goods law comes into effect | Globalnews.ca

Quebec measures targeting retailers when it comes to sustainability of goods and planned obsolescence of products comes into effect today.

globalnews.ca

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Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 2d

Such nice energetic under drawing here. Big life drawing feel to the lines!

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Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 2d

I, for one, am intrigued by this new direction in the Murderbot series.

A Chinese restaurant in Toronto, named "3rd MOM Hot Pot"

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Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 2d

Ohhhh I'm envious, my childhood friend had this set and I've been hoping to stumble across them ever since.

Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 2d

I, for one, am intrigued by this new direction in the Murderbot series.

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Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 6d

Has the procreate update killed anyone else's iPad battery? I'm barely getting three hours work out of a full charge now!

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Kelly Turnbull @coelasquid.bsky.social · Aug 31

Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑

Frustrated little dude gripping a pencil saying “how do I pack this down into something I can actually share?” While swirling rainbows labeled “INFINITE POTENTIAL” float around them.

Little dude frowns at a tiny grey box, exclaiming “all that work for THIS?!”

Little dude shoves the grey box into another little guy’s hands; Frowning, stomping off, and saying “Here you go, I made this, it sucks.”

Second little dude cracks open the box, swirling rainbows project out onto their face.

Second little dude stares in awe at all the swirling rainbows now floating around them.

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Harold Underdown @hunderdown.bsky.social · 8d

If you're getting ready to launch your graphic novel, or will be in a year or two, this course from Janna Morishima will help you develop a plan (Janna knows what she's talking about!):

kidscomicsunite.com/how-to-launc...

How to Launch Your Graphic Novel - Kids Comics Unite

An online course on everything you need to know about launching your graphic novel or comic, taught by literary agent Janna Morishima!

kidscomicsunite.com

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Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 8d

SAMMMMM 💖💖💖💖💖

a cartoon drawing of a white animal with purple spots crying

Alt: a cartoon eel trembles and cries

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Sam Beck @sambeckdraws.bsky.social · 9d

I got to read Corpse de Ballet early and let me tell you it was so GOOD.

Megan writes killer dialogue for these teen girls. I love a well-written, but absolutely terrible, human. And the monochromatic, ethereal artwork? Totally gorgeous.

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 29d

It's coming!! I'm thrilled to reveal the cover for Corpse de Ballet! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

#murderballet

Corpse de Ballet

In her solo graphic novel debut, Megan Kearney weaves a fresh tale of dark academia and brutal competition. This psychological thriller is perfect for fans o...

us.macmillan.com

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Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 12d

I dreamed I had a dinner date in jail with The Penguin and I don't even go here. What's up subconscious?

Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 18d

Fascinatinnnng

Dana Terrace @danaterrace.bsky.social · 18d

Knights of Guinevere PILOT

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KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE: PILOT

YouTube video by GLITCH

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Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 18d

I absolutely bought a copy of that as a gift for my cousin when we were teens! We were so disappointed it turned out to be scripts and not articles.

Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 20d

Hey @TMS, want to livestream a curmudgeonly retired Naval officer doing a nitpicky Detective Conan commentary reel? He's charmingly unable to admit to enjoying anything and demands exacting accuracy in military fiction, it'll be a good time.

Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 20d

Every now and then I'm reminded that I've probably been aboard more battleships and submarines than the average kid

Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 20d

I'm having big Navy Brat flashbacks with this week's Detective Conan movie. I wish I could watch this with my Dad, he'd scoff at it so much and he'd watch every minute.

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Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 21d

The highlight of our trip was absolutely Fushimi Inari early in the morning, before the tourists. The Kyoto anime shops had better selection, even though there were fewer of them! In Tokyo, the whole Tokiwaso neighbourhood was sweet, welcoming & genuinely excited about Tezuka and the Showa era.

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Jonathan Edwards @jontofski.bsky.social · 24d

Recommended viewing. So inspiring.

www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Otomo Katsuhiro - Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki | NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Manga star Urasawa Naoki explores the hidden world of manga creation alongside Otomo Katsuhiro, the internationally renowned legend who created a masterpiece that shaped Urasawa's life.

www3.nhk.or.jp

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Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 24d

Ah yes. When cosplaying a classic anime character, one must never forget the 1 piece Fish Head. Really iconic to the look.

A set of chobits hair accessories for sale, labelled as "Fish Head costume with pink gills and expressive eyes"

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Rob Turpin 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️ @thisnorthernboy.bsky.social · 26d

A lovely thing, amid the shitshow that's the world…

Four years ago, Beau Miles planted a forest. One tree a minute for a whole day. His return video is a joy.

Via @kottke.org

I planted a forest four years ago

YouTube video by Beau Miles

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Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 26d

This country needs high speed rail.

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Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 26d

Do I see....an eight flavour Nakano Broadway cone there?!

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Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social · 26d

I hope everyone has a wonderful SPX. The US isn't safe for my family, so I won't be there this year, but I've got fond memories!

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