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Simon Gane

@simonjgane.bsky.social

Comic artist, illustrator, anti-fascist etc. Bristol, UK. http://simongane.blogspot.com Books & prints: https://simongane.bigcartel.com Original art: https://www.comiconart.com/artistgalleryroom.asp?ArtistId=157

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Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I left Twitter in 2023, when I realized that Elon's changes had made the site useless for me. I had a half million followers, but his new algorithm drove my engagement numbers down to nothing. I wasn't actually reaching anyone. I was just providing cover for Nazis. So I left. You can too. Honest!

I haven’t been blind to the steady enshittification of Elon’s Twitter, but I’ve been telling myself that I still had a big platform — just under a half million followers — and the growing strength of misinformation on the platform meant I had a duty to stay and push back against it. Except, as I slowly realized, I don’t have a big platform anymore. Engagement on all my posts is down dramatically under the new system, and a post that would’ve racked up a thousand RTs immediately is now lingering for days with a dozen or so. I think my fellow (former) big accounts there need to realize that we’re experiencing a bit of a phantom limb syndrome. We still have a big number of followers, but they’re not actually seeing what we post and we’re not remotely having the impact that we once did (or at least thought we did). Again, all we’re doing is giving our personal seal of approval and a sense of legitimacy to a place that’s rapidly becoming an alt-right hangout of grifters and grievance artists.
ryan cooper@ryanlcooper.com · 2mo ago

"Musk’s meddling in the site’s algorithm to suppress certain kinds of posts and elevate others is well documented. So if your anti-fascist posts on X are still getting views, it’s either because these posts are so toothless as to escape Musk’s notice, or because they are in fact useful to him."

Chloe Brailsford@comixbychloe.bsky.social · 3mo ago

For all you Original Art fans out there, here are the inks for my SIKTC cover!! ☺️☺️☺️

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Chloe Brailsford@comixbychloe.bsky.social · 3mo ago

SUUUPER excited to announce that I did a 1:50 incentive variant for SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #50 from @boom-studios.com! What a genuine joy to be included on such an amazing book, and on such a huge issue, no less! James, Werther, Miquel, Ramiro, Eric - the whole team rocks! Out in October!

Rob Williams@robwilliams71.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The first five pages of next week's HIDDEN SPRINGS #2 are on @comicsbodega.com (link below). This is probably the best of them. cc @nilvendrell.bsky.social @simonbowland.bsky.social

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Comics Bodega@comicsbodega.com · 4mo ago

Hollywood Has-Beens are Caught in the Crossfire in @darkhorse.com's HIDDEN SPRINGS #2 by @robwilliams71.bsky.social, @nilvendrell.bsky.social, Berta Sastre & @simonbowland.bsky.social #NCBD #HiddenSprings #DarkHorseComics comicsbodega.com/preview-hidd...

Dan Berry inexplicably@thingsbydan.co.uk · 6mo ago

If you’re interested in the pen in this video, it’s one that I make and sell, and it’s available here: thingsbydan.myshopify.com I find this pen so much fun to draw with. Times are tight at the moment so reposts are very welcome!

Dan Berry

Dan Berry's online shop. The Home of Blade Pens.

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Dan Berry inexplicably@thingsbydan.co.uk · 6mo ago

I re-edited this video to show all the hesitations and ‘uhhhhh moments’ between the pen on paper moments. I find this stuff more interesting than the actual drawing bits now.

Ro Salarian@rosalarian.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Most people don't use AI. We really need to hammer this point home, because the pro-AI people keep insisting that everybody is using it and it's normal. It's not. It's not normal. It's for depraved idiots and grifters.