Bert Tzeng
@berttzeng.bsky.social
Part time graphic novelist, full time cat dad. This is my creative account. Substack: https://btzeng.substack.com website: https://www.berttzeng.com
My latest Substack post is out—on starting my next short story!
Starting "The Hike (Part 2)"
Everything all at once
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My latest Substack post is coming out: about traveling in Taiwan and all the ways it inspired me!
Traveling in Taiwan
A world of inspirations
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Catching up on a few Substack posts… here’s one about creating a cover for my latest short story! open.substack.com/pub/btzeng/p...
Creating a zine cover
… with help from my friends
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I’ve finished another short story—and a post about the process!
Finishing "The Hike"
Behind the scenes of a new short story
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My latest Substack post is out! It’s about making a 1-page zine—a project that wound up being more personal than expected.
Making a 1-page zine
An unexpectedly valuable (and vulnerable) experience
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Here’s my first Substack post of the New Year - looking back at 2025 and my goals for this year! open.substack.com/pub/btzeng/p...
2025 review (part 1)
On making stories
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I was honored to give a talk at Yale about how creating comics improved my life (and vice versa)! I made a zine from my talking points so the audience could literally take something away with them. It was a great evening with an enthusiastic and engaged audience!
Thanks @dczinefest.bsky.social for a creating a great space to share our comics! We had an awesome time, saw a lot of familiar faces, and made lots of new friends. We sold out of the @kidscomicsunite.bsky.social anthology that we’ve just been published in. What a great time with a great community!
Merch for DC Zinefest is coming together! Come by lucky table 8 this Saturday, November 1! @dczinefest.bsky.social
The @kidscomicsunite.bsky.social anthology has arrived! A huge thank you to everyone to everyone who made it possible - especially our Kickstarter backers! If you’d like a digital copy, you can pre-order from Amazon below! a.co/d/fsS2lQK
I’ve made a zine from my Kids Comics Unite anthology story! Find out how on my Substack - and grab a copy at DC Zinefest on November 1!
I’m working on a zine version of The Quha Gardens, my short story that will be published in Kids Comics Unite’s anthology this fall. Here’s the zine cover!
#KidsComicsLetsGo ... READ what @dhoover.art shared about their anthology experience! Did you know that on our #Kickstarter you can choose to have Deven Hoover turn one of your kiddos drawings into a professional illustration?! There's time to upgrade and 4 spots left! kck.st/4jEJkdv #illustrator
Here’s another cool promotion for the Kids Comics Studio anthology that I participated in: a Twitch livestream with fellow creator Geoff Wagner. We talked about so many cool things - Geoff is as awesome an interviewer as he is an artist!
Talking KCU Anthology this afternoon w/ guest Bert Tzeng! - wagworksga on Twitch
wagworksga went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Just Chatting VOD now.
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The Kids Comics Studio anthology is live on Kickstarter! As part of our marketing campaign - and for today only - I’ve been handed the keys to the anthology’s social media account to share my experience. Here’s what I posted! open.substack.com/pub/btzeng/p...
Anthology story timeline
How long does it take to make a short story?
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It looks like we made our second stretch goal within minutes of posting this! Onward to Print upgrades for this beautiful cover! bit.ly/KCS-Antholog... #KidsComicsLetsGo #kickstarter #stretchgoals
PLUGO@plugoarts.com · last yr.Funded in 15 Hours! Yesterday’s Campaign Launch for LET’s GO! A Kids Comics Studio Anthology was an absurd delight. It features a morning filled with last minute updates to the campaign page, tech-checks for a mostly-improvised live launch. That 60+ minute live stream is a blur to my memory. Most…
Thanks to everyone who’s backing our Kids Comics Unite anthology - we hit our funding goal on the first day! Check out the campaign page where you can see a sneak preview of my story! www.kickstarter.com/projects/kid...
Let's Go! A Kids Comics Anthology for readers of all ages!
Join 31 international creators working together to make this adventurous comic anthology for young readers of all ages!
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Character swap with graphic novelist Bert Tzeng Bert Tzeng calls himself a Part-time creator, full-time cat dad. His in-the works graphic novel is titled Solaa’s Order. As a side effect of the two of us having work in LET’s GO! A Kids Comics Studio Anthology and the themes evident in his work, I…
Character swap with graphic novelist Bert Tzeng
Bert Tzeng calls himself a Part-time creator, full-time cat dad. His in-the works graphic novel is titled Solaa’s Order. As a side effect of the two of us having work in LET’s GO! A Kids Comics Studio Anthology and the themes evident in his work, I suggested we try a character swap. We would each take a turn depicting the other’s character.
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Kickstarting TODAY! Support kids' comics creators (including me!) - and join our live launch event at 4 pm EST: www.youtube.com/live/_fllsKo...
Coming soon: Let's Go! A Kids Comics Anthology for readers of all ages!
Join 31 international creators working together to make this adventurous comic anthology for young readers of all ages!
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Here’s a cool portrait of my main character, Solaa, by Patrick Lugo (A Tiger’s Tale) - and check out some of my anthology story pages at his Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/plu...
Check out this write-up by anthologist @berttzeng.bsky.social that explores his editing process for his submission.
Bert Tzeng@berttzeng.bsky.social · 2y agoHere’s part 1 of the revision process for the short story I submitted to the Kids Comics Unite anthology!
Tiger Brothers Puah, Kan & Chen — drawn from the pages of A TIGER’s TALE through the pen of @berttzeng.bsky.social substack.com/@berttzeng/n... #aTigersTale #tigertuesday #fanart #OC
Anthology character swap
Or, how to draw a cartoon tiger
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My short story for Kids Comics Unite’s anthology is complete and the Kickstarter campaign is starting soon! Please follow the campaign - it really helps our pre-launch numbers- and support up-and-coming kids’ comic storytellers! www.kickstarter.com/projects/kid...
Coming soon: Let's Go! A Kids Comics Anthology for readers of all ages!
Join 31 international creators working together to make this adventurous comic anthology for young readers of all ages!
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Here’s part 1 of the revision process for the short story I submitted to the Kids Comics Unite anthology!
Anthology revisions, part 1
My story's first contact with the outside world.
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Here’s my latest Substack post - on making a 4-panel comic and how it was more fun (and challenging) than I expected!
Making a 4-panel comic
A fun exercise and a great learning experience!
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My creative 2024 in review (and last post for the year) is up on Substack. Happy New Year everyone!
2024 in review
Well, that was a year.
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My latest Substack post - on getting comfortable being uncomfortable! open.substack.com/pub/btzeng/p...
Doing the uncomfortable thing
...until it becomes comfortable.
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Part 3 of my short comic story process, on Substack! open.substack.com/pub/btzeng/p...
Anthology submission, part 3
From pencils to inking to color
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