Lisa Sterle

@lisasterle.bsky.social

Comic Artist • DYING INSIDE • WITCHBLOOD • SQUAD • MODERN WITCH TAROT • bi • she/her

Today’s the day! MARY SUE #1 is available now at your local comic shop ❤️ today I’ll be at the iconic Laughing Ogre from 4-6 selling and signing comics and probably drawing my own Mary Sue. Her name is Sailor Sun and she is a Sailor scout and I created her when I was 12. 🌈 happy NCBD!

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Just got the chance to read MARY SUE from @megfitz89.bsky.social, @lisasterle.bsky.social and @boom-studios.com, and it was such a stellar debut. Check out what me and several other industry Davids think about this one, and be sure to preorder today!

Meghan Fitzmartin@megfitz89.bsky.social · 11mo ago

"If they don't kiss, we riot." See what three legendary Davids (@peposed.bsky.social @davidbooher.bsky.social @davewielgosz.bsky.social) are saying about Mary Sue. FINAL ORDER CUTOFF TODAY (9/1)

"A charming and heartfelt portrait of online teenage fandom... MARY SUE is a comic book triumph that'll make you laugh, make you cheer, and maybe even make you squee." - David Pepose (Speed Racer, Space Ghost, Spencer & Locke)

“I’ve never been a big fanfic guy…until now. Mary Sue is a gorgeous and perfectly executed window into the world of fandom, told through the eyes of a superfan you’ll love. I found myself shipping characters in fanfic for a fictional show inside a fictional comic. It’s a whole vibe I’ve never seen in comics and I am here for it. If they don’t kiss, we riot.” - David M. Booher (Canto, Ghostbusters, Killer Queens)

“We are all nerds. And if we are nerds now, we were probably even nerdier as teenagers. Mary Sue taps into that feeling of being young and finding a fictional world you loved so much you wanted to learn all about it, add to it, and spend more time there than in your actual life. Meghan Fitzmartin and Lisa Sterle tap into a type of fandom that is sincere, relatable, and at times makes you wince because it's true to the feeling of loving something bigger than you, something that brings you to a larger group of people who are hopefully like you. It's a terrific debut first issue, perfect for anyone who has ever been a fan of something, and a great teenage tale.” - Dave Wielgosz (Man-Bat, Batman: The Brave & The Bold, TMNT: Black, White, & Green)

I don't want this thread to be languishing at the old place, so: 11 IDEAS FOR ENLIVENING A COMICS PAGE. Some pages will just lay there, not engaging you. And if you're not engaged, the reader won't be either. Let’s talk about ways to solve that problem as artists. 🧵

here's a preview of one of my pages from Dying Inside, my next graphic novel with Hannah Klein and Pete Wentz! I can't wait to share more about this book with you all, it is going to be SO good.

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