Aaron Alexovich
@aaronalexovich.bsky.social
The monstrous artist/writer of Serenity Rose and Shock City. Survivor of the blazing hot Character Design mines of Invader ZIM. STUFF HERE: aaronalexovich.com
“‘You have to be an illusionist,’ he argued, ‘and not a photographer.’” Hell yeah, Ray. Hell yeah.
Animation Obsessive@ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 2d agoRay Harryhausen's stop-motion skeletons in Jason and the Argonauts are amazing even now. He animated the sequence by himself for more than four months -- without computers or even an easy way to check his work. We're looking into how he did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/how-ray-ha...
airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027
THIS WEEKEND! And just got exciting news about a possible surprise guest...
Aaron Alexovich@aaronalexovich.bsky.social · 7d agoNEXT WEEK! 25th anniversary ZIM prints, fancy new art books, a few copies of my dwindling supply of Serenity Rose omnibuses, and most importantly of all: GOOD CONVERSATION. Hope to see you there! #MidsummerScream
I’ve lived in Arizona for one month and have already encountered a colony of bats, one black widow, and a dead tarantula all in my own garage.
BIG THANKS to everybody who entered the drawing! I've sent messages to all five winners, so check your emails. Maybe you can get me to draw Heathcliff or whatever!
Aaron Alexovich@aaronalexovich.bsky.social · 2w agoGYAAAAH! Just a few more days to enter the drawing for a fancy commission sketch by me! OFFER DIES JULY 27th.
This is huge. Thimbleweed Park 2 to open early in 2028 adventuregamehotspot.com/announcement... #indiegame #adventuregame
Thimbleweed Park 2 to open early in 2028 | Adventure Game Hotspot
Follow-up to the 2017 Ron Gilbert/Gary Winnick adventure "not really a sequel, not really a prequel"
adventuregamehotspot.com
People think "Hollywood" is rich and famous. The reality? Film and TV is a national industry. It's a blue collar industry. And it is an industry free fall. My latest for @newrepublic.com on how the Paramount merger would crush blue collar workers who can not afford it newrepublic.com/article/2136...
There’s a Blue-Collar Hollywood—and the Paramount Merger Will Kill It
Hollywood isn’t all glamour. It’s thousands of line workers. And a Paramount takeover of Warner will make their lives even more precarious.
newrepublic.com
Can't remember if I ever posted this Serenity Rose turn, so now I have. Please enjoy!
NEXT WEEK! 25th anniversary ZIM prints, fancy new art books, a few copies of my dwindling supply of Serenity Rose omnibuses, and most importantly of all: GOOD CONVERSATION. Hope to see you there! #MidsummerScream
Had to share these ASTOUNDING Blender sculpts of SHOCK CITY’s Sunny and Milo (and Geoffrey!) done by Joel Bell. Absolutely gobsmacked by how cool these are. I opened the email first thing yesterday on my birthday and DANG what a way to start the day!
Welcome to my slightly stripped down ONE DAY ONLY table setup for SDCC 2026! Come to G-03 and experience the full force of my startling new banner! #sdcc
GYAAAAH! Just a few more days to enter the drawing for a fancy commission sketch by me! OFFER DIES JULY 27th.
It's true, in the book his name is Bob Ebenezer-Scrooge. Look it up.
DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 2w agoFirst poster for ‘EBENEZER’, a new film based on ‘A Christmas Carol’ starring Johnny Depp. “Before he was Scrooge, he was Ebenezer”
@aaronalexovich.bsky.social is sharing pictures of our beautiful perfect princess, Miss Shelley Beans - let's see if this one can do numbers too:
THIS SATURDAY. ALL DAY. ONE LONG SCREAM.
Aaron Alexovich@aaronalexovich.bsky.social · 3w agoONE DAY ONLY! I'll be at San Diego Comic-Con all day Saturday, July 25, at booth G-03 (Aah! Real Indie Authors). Come get the 25th anniversary ZIM print, my new book SHOCK CITY PUNKS, and assorted other unpleasant odds and ends. It'll be nice! #SDCC
Hitherto a Lion is an ethereal space opera about a biomechanical lion who eats demons at the end of the universe. It was published 15 years ago, and it’s still my favorite thing I’ve written. tavicat.com/hitherto-book-shop Signed editions: etsy.com/shop/RikkiSimons ISBN 978-0-692-69369-8
Hi! Tavisha had a hospital stay two weeks ago and now she has to do a number of $$ tests—so I made a bunch of new autograph prints! You can get them at etsy.com/shop/RikkiSi.... If prints aren’t your thing and you’d still like to help, we have a PayPal link here: www.tavicat.com/donate. Thanks!
Happy Non-Binary Peoples Day, I'm an agender author who makes cartoons and comics with non-binary characters bookshop.org/a/125486/978... bookshop.org/a/125486/978...
I know you know this on bluesky, but I posted it on insta so I thought I should post here too. And if it makes someone second guess using AI for these things then maybe it helps.
YES. Everything is impossible now but I love that people keep trying.
Laser@lasersinger.bsky.social · 3w agoI support all indie animation/comics because goddamn making anything is so freaking hard and i think its so cool that people are making things that they want to with nothing more than the dream of making cool stuff. Thats freaking cool. You're freaking cool.
ONE DAY ONLY! I'll be at San Diego Comic-Con all day Saturday, July 25, at booth G-03 (Aah! Real Indie Authors). Come get the 25th anniversary ZIM print, my new book SHOCK CITY PUNKS, and assorted other unpleasant odds and ends. It'll be nice! #SDCC
To be a historian is to speak ill of the dead and the rest of you should take more history classes and join us.
HEY! Want me to draw your favorite character? Post a review of my new book SHOCK CITY PUNKS (Goodreads, Amazon, TikTok, wherever) and I'll put you in a drawing for one of five sketch commissions. I BASICALLY NEVER DO THIS. Send proof to PROOF@aaronalexovich.com Ends July 27th. #shockcity
