Maris Wicks
@mariswicks.bsky.social
I’m actually just three penguins in a trench coat. mariswicks.com
Look, you and I both know you’re gonna pack more reading material than you need, so you might as well indulge in a little magazine browsing while you’re at it, and have I got the perfect periodical for your plane-ride, pool-side, porch-sit, road-trip, and beach-read needs. Only at PaperAirplane.pub
My first comics collection, now reiussed, is out today! Get BIRDING IS MY FAVORITE VIDEO GAME here and wherever you buy books: bookshop.org/p/books/bird...
Birding Is My Favorite Video Game: Cartoons about the Natural World from Bird and Moon, Updated Edition
Bestselling cartoonist and animal expert Rosemary Mosco's beloved debut collection of nature comics returns to roost--enlarged, expanded, and packed with even more feathered hilarity for ultimate 'bir...
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We all love a big shark. But *why* big shark? I'll tell you about how Otodus megalodon and friends lived large, at @smithsonianmag.bsky.social 🦈
Predatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times. These Five Strategies Helped Them Get So Big
By cannibalizing their siblings in the womb or avoiding meat-eating pliosaurs, fearsome carnivores like the megalodon ballooned to proportions that would dwarf any shark alive today
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Eeeeeeeepy so eeeeeepy (I touched his toe beans and they are SO SOFT such magical little soft beansssss)
Got kids hankering for more info on The Odyssey? We're talking with @garethhinds.bsky.social, who did a graphic novel version that you can always turn to. Now re-released, we talk about it today. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/07/23/o...
Odysseus on the Brain? Let's Talk to Gareth Hinds About His Own Odyssey! - A Fuse #8 Production
Got kids hankering for more info on The Odyssey? We're talking with Gareth Hinds, who did a graphic novel version that you can always turn to. Now re-released, we talk about it today.
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Meet the Air Shrimp! Ok, actually it’s called a Hummingbird Clearwing Moth but it really is shrimp-like. They absolutely love these Wild Bergamot flowers. #MothWeek #NationalMothWeek 🌿 #invertebrates #BugSky #NativePlants
Someday I want to go to AirVenture Oshkosh and draw ALL the planes (and helicopters and gyros) but for now I’ll just have to settle for creeping on it via FlightRadar.
Ever think about how weird it is that we can’t see our back? Or butt, for that matter.
The marvelous folks at Hundred Rabbits (a low-tech-focused artist collective working aboard a sailboat) are making a tiny comic full of not-so-hidden maritime skills. Each colored object in the story links to an illustrated instructional page. I love this more than I can say. rabbitwaves.ca
Rabbit Waves
Rabbit Waves
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Life goal: "become a stunning oasis of life on an otherwise barren seafloor"
Eva Holland@evaholland.bsky.social · last mo.Fascinating first look at the sunken wreck of Quest, Shackleton's last ship, from my colleagues @cangeo.bsky.social:
Anyone know of a good resource/online gallery of anthropomorphic animals in art? (I’m doing a cartooning workshop about animals, and I want to give a little brief history of animals in art for the intro.)
Hear (and see!) me be very nerdy about puffins with a great crew:
Betsy Bird@fuse8.bsky.social · 2mo agoI have the pleasure of speaking on camera with Colleen Paeff and Linda Ólafsdóttir of PUFFLINGS FLY FREE with Maria Gianferrari and Maris Wicks of PUFFINS to discuss Iceland, how these books complement one another, the Northern Lights, and more! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/06/10/p...
Happy World Oceans Day! When our federal government repeatedly steps on rakes around ocean policy, it can be easy to get discouraged. But there's still so much we can do in the meantime! (P.S. this is part of an upcoming collab with Philly artist Sam Heimer)
Genuinely one of the most influential graphic novelists of all time and her passing is so heartbreaking. Please read Persepolis if you haven’t, it’s a poignant story of resistance that deserves all the love
Tlacatecolote (Owl-Man)@arrioti.bsky.social · 2mo agoMarjane Satrapi, Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56 Her graphic novel series, published in English in 2003, followed an Iranian girl through the Islamic revolution and the Iran-Iraq War. The work helped millions relate to Iranians. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/w...
I saw Marjane Satrapi speak about her work at Smith College 19 years ago, and she said something I have thought about and taught ever since when I teach comics. “I draw what I can’t write and I write what I can’t draw.“
"Cozy chaos" is my entire vibe; what a lovely review!!
The Horn Book@thehornbook.bsky.social · 2mo ago⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek PUFFINS! by @gianferrari-m.bsky.social + @mariswicks.bsky.social (Roaring Brook/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ): "Wicks’s cheerful palette...creates the island’s cozy chaos, with numerous seabirds constantly squawking and flittering about." www.hbook.com/story/review...
We're still looking for participants to help with our online psychology study about the structure of visual storytelling... Please participate and share!
Neil Cohn@neilcohn.bsky.social · 3mo agoWant to help science about the understanding of comics? My lab is running several new studies about the cognition of comics! If you want to participate, here’s the first new study which relates to visual storytelling. Works on a Mac/PC and takes about 10-15 minutes jatos.uvt.nl/publix/run?c...
Really enjoyed @cartoonist.coop ‘s webinar The Study of Comics in Academia last weekend! It’s on YouTube now - check it out! www.youtube.com/live/gymwh40...
The Study of Comics in Academia (Understanding Comics)
YouTube video by Cartoonists United
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FLIP, my latest original graphic novel, about a scholarship student who swaps bodies with her crush. You can check it out here: us.macmillan.com/books/9781250179524/flip/
Flip
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR for Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Bookpage, the New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, the A.V. Club, Comics Beat...
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Cartoonists United@cartoonist.coop · 6mo agoCALLING ALL BLACK COMIC ARTISTS, WRITERS, AND ALL-AROUND CARTOONISTS! Reply to or quote this post showing off your favorite work so we can get more people reading your creations!
Wow, do I like this new channel. Jackdaw breaks down some of the most popular lies in paleoanthropology: Might Makes Right, Hierarchy is Inherent, Patriarchy Is Natural, and Man Hunt, Woman Gather. On par with miniminuteman re: debunking mid-century sexist biases. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHUB...
You've Been Lied to About Cavewomen.
YouTube video by Jackdaw
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In case you missed my conversation yesterday with @reimenayee.com, @scottmccloud.bsky.social, @nsousanis.bsky.social, the whole chat is still available to watch online. Very fun event! youtube.com/live/gymwh40...
The Study of Comics in Academia (Understanding Comics)
YouTube video by Cartoonists United
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I don’t have a lot of regrets in life but… …not buying a rice cooker sooner is one of them.
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Cartoonists United@cartoonist.coop · 2mo agoJoin us for a a round table of comic scholars and educators discussing the latest in comics academia! nif.cartoonist.coop/event/the-st... #NIF2026 05/30/2026 @ 3pm PDT/6pm EDT/10pm GMT/8am AET - The Study of Comics in Academia (Understanding Comics)
Peep the next comic I did for @paperairplane.pub - featuring Gordie the cat!
Paper Airplane magazine@paperairplane.pub · 2mo agoThe Comics Journal is featuring full comics excerpts from Paper Airplane, including the twice-Eisner-nominated @jukeboxcomix.bsky.social, New Yorker cartoonist Navied Mahdavian, and graphic novelist @mariswicks.bsky.social, illustrator of the just-released book Puffins! www.tcj.com/excerpt-pape...
