Hi and hello! I'm a middle grade graphic novelist and I'm currently booking school events and library workshops for the Spring-Fall '26! Virtual visits are also available. More info here: www.breenabard.com/author-visits

My kids talked me into making a youtube video! I said i'd do it if they edited it... more to come??

Here's another year-end list for you... all my professional failures and disappointments from the year in a nice little row! 😭😅 substack.com/home/post/p-...

BB's top 10 professional disappointments of 2025!

(and why it was still somehow a pretty good year??)

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Also contain a shout out to @breenabard.bsky.social!

Zach Rabiroff@zachrabiroff.com · 9mo ago

New at @comicsjournal.bsky.social: A decade ago, Katie Pryde and her shop BOOKS WITH PICTURES began championing diversity in comics retail with the motto "Comics for Everyone." Now, she talks her near-miss with financial crisis, what she's learned, and what the future the holds.

Made a new little song experiment! I love my Pocket Operators (this time playing with effects pedals!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=elfK...

November 30

YouTube video by Easel Ain't Easy

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If you're more of a Youtube-yr-music person, I put together a LastPunch playlist! (This is the video game soundtrack I made with two pocket operators, btw) www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Last Punch Soundtrack - YouTube

LastPunch is the soundtrack to a video game that doesn’t (yet) exist.It tells the story of LastPunch, once a great warrior, now forced into retirement as you...

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Monday morning bump! If you're looking for some chill background music while you work today, consider the LastPunch soundtrack! (I made it!)

Breena Bard@breenabard.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I made a non-comic thing! It's a video game soundtrack that I made using two Teenage Engineering Pocket Operators (PO-12 and PO-16) and I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. Give it a listen if you'd like! lastpunch.bandcamp.com/album/lastpu...

I made a non-comic thing! It's a video game soundtrack that I made using two Teenage Engineering Pocket Operators (PO-12 and PO-16) and I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. Give it a listen if you'd like! lastpunch.bandcamp.com/album/lastpu...

LastPunch, by LastPunch

15 track album

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Every single app ad these days: "It's like Duolingo, but for..." Okay cool so I'll get a 500 day streak and still not know how to do the thing? GOT IT.

Check out Wildfire by @breenabard.bsky.social if you're looking for a "Children's book with a hopeful climate theme." #AskALibrarian

Wildfire — Multnomah County Library

Wildfire — Bard, Breena, — "Julianna loved her life in rural Oregon. She loved taking care of her farm animals and being part of her local 4H club. But then the unthinkable happened...a wildfire destr...

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Portland area folks! I'm having a Claudia Claws launch party on Sunday at 2pm, at Books With Pictures! Hope you can make it! Super kid friendly! Exclamation points!

I need coworkers 🫠

Don't think I ever posted about this here, but one of the biggest projects I've ever completed with this mural we did at an elementary school... 2.5 years in the making! If you're curious, you can read all about it here www.breenabard.com/blog/2024/9/...

KidLit publishing and publishing in general feels so hard right now. I know there are days when the urge to throw in the towel is strong. Please don't. Your work matters. There is someone out there who will be changed by your book. Take that small step today. You have no idea how close you are.

Some thoughts on if stories even matter... open.substack.com/pub/breenaba...

What we learn from a mouse.

And not the one that chewed a larger mouse out of cheese who played music from its own tail, although that mouse was also cool.

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The GOOD news is that Claudia Claws is at the printer! I'm keeping preorders open until the books arrive, so if you want to get in on free shipping and some other bonus goodies, you still can! www.breenabard.com/store/claudi...

Claudia Claws Preorder — Breena Bard

An all-new graphic novel by Breena Bard, coming spring 2025! What happened to Claudia Claws?  When the feline basketball superstar disappears without explanation, her fans and teammates ar...

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I can't scream into the void on twitter anymore so i'll scream into the void here. Stripe has all the money from my book preorders and won't release it to me. They have an inactive bank account on file and won't let me update to a new bank until I verify the old one. WHICH DOESN'T EXIST.

Working on a new workshop that I'm debuting at a library tomorrow :D

Me and a couple pals went to see One Of Them Days last night, super fun movie. But WHY was it all red band horror trailers leading up to it? One after another. We were truly wondering if we walked into the wrong theater.

I don't think I mentioned it here yet--I finished the pencils for my next book!! 287 pages, whew! Hard to pick a sample page that isn't spoiler-y, but here's a tiny peek:

I didn't know what IYKYK meant, I just thought everyone was doing a Popeye/JoeyGladstone style laugh, which kinda fits most of those posts anyway.

I’m subbing in a school library for a few weeks & couldn’t pass up making diary comics of some memorable moments. Here’s the first one! ❤️📚❤️📚 #comics #schoollibrary #libraries #librarian

Sometimes you gotta boost your own work! I'm really excited to bring Claudia Claws into the world, hope you'll check it out! Preorder here:https://www.breenabard.com/store/claudia-claws-preorder

Breena Bard@breenabard.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hey look! I have a new book! Claudia Claws is an all-new, all-ages graphic novel, and I’m so excited to share it with you. This story really surprised me, and honestly kept me grounded this past year. Coming this spring (but you can preorder now on my website!)

Another Charlie Brown and Snoopy drawing

Hey look! I have a new book! Claudia Claws is an all-new, all-ages graphic novel, and I’m so excited to share it with you. This story really surprised me, and honestly kept me grounded this past year. Coming this spring (but you can preorder now on my website!)

I tried to order my husband some Dallas Cowboys merch for xmas. Never arrived so I got on with customer service to see what's up. The "fan assistant" on the chat told me "The package has no movement since the order." To which I say "KINDA LIKE THE COWBOYS OFFENSE, EH?" 😁

Oh no. Worse than drawing stairs is... drawing BLEACHERS 😱

I tried to post some images in r/designmyroom, created a reddit account, then had my post instantly removed because i'm new/have no "karma". So now it seems very important to me to spend the entire day on reddit building up karma... got any favorite subreddits I should check out??

Why do we always say computers go "BEEP BOP BOOP"? When have they EVER gone "Bop"?

This might be a silly question, but are there @kyletwebster.bsky.social brushes already available on Procreate?