I am honored to announce that in cooperation with the Toth family, I will be working on the official Alex Toth typeface in the coming months. The plan is for this to be a commercially available font via the official Toth estate. Stay tuned for updates.
sara linsley
@sara.pizza
writes code for VIZ, designs fonts, letters comics/manga, she/her, nyc Tutorials: https://github.com/saraoswald/lettering-tutorials/wiki Fonts: https://ko-fi.com/salinsley/shop Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sarasfonts
reminder I'm running another manga freelancer meetup for ANYC, and you can sign up to get information here 👇
Manga industry folks attending ANYC: I've opened up the signup sheet for my industry meetup over here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
if you suffer from motion sickness with first-person games, please try one of our "motion reduction overlays" in Big Walk — crosshair, frame, or both. this is experimental, but we really want to improve this accessibility issue. give it a bit of time (if you can) then report back!! here's "both":
researching NFT companies 5 years after the boom, and uh yeah those really were a scam
Sign this petition to show your support for keeping Senior Editors in the Dark Horse Workers Union. actionnetwork.org/petitions/dh...
DHWU Wants Senior Editors in the Bargaining Unit!
Since the Voluntary Recognition Agreement was signed, Dark Horse Workers United has been working in good faith with Dark Horse Comics to take the next steps toward contract negotiations—but that good ...
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Come check out my new one-shot "Do You Like Fruit" on Viz's website or app for FREE~! It's got a dumb bat girl just tryin to do her best to get lunch damn it!!!🦇Read Here🍎: www.viz.com/vizmanga/cha... For International readers, It'll be on Bookwalker in next 2 weeks! #manga #viz #oneshot
4.5 months since we adopted her, and Sesame has finally become snuggly and actively seeks out my wife and I for pets 🥹 she was so shy/scared that she struggled at the shelter and had to be moved into a foster home. she still struggles with loud noises outside, but she’s slowly opening up day by day
I'm handling the lettering for the new Sonic manga. Still a bit surreal to say! Please look forward to it!!
BREAKING: The official English translation for Sonic the Hedgehog: The Blade of Courage will be provided by @idwpublishing.com and exclusively available through their online app, announced today via latest email newsletter. #IDWSonic
For folks going to @flamecon.bsky.social here in a few weeks, you can find @planetx.bsky.social and I at TABLE E-09!! Please enjoy this very subtle change I made to the show floor!
Happy 36th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To this day, disabled people still can't get married, and our rights are actively being challenged over and over. True disability inclusion happens when we're equals to our able-bodied peers.
The whole book is full of action SFX. Go get a copy and enjoy the meal 💥😋 "Samples from different chapters within vol.2"!!
New from Shonen Jump! Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi, Vol. 2 is now available in print and digital! Read a free preview: https://bit.ly/4sKOatY
📢 We're still looking for more US based comic workers to fill out this survey to improve the quality of our results! Pay transparency helps us all reach pay equality.
Have you filled out the third annual Comic Worker Survey? If not, this is the time to support your fellow comics workers! Your answers will help address pay disparities for a more transparent and equal comics industry. Take the survey here: cartoonist.coop/2026comicwor... Art by @urnash.com
i just had the most amazing peach of my life from the farmers market and i apologize to summer and take back every bad thing i ever said about u
I found an old pay stub from 1996 from DC Comics. This is when I was still hand lettering. Man, I wish I still had that hand lettering page rate nowadays.
If any publishers are looking for a letterer and/or designer for any projects feel free to message me! I have open availability at the moment Portfolio: rutandesigns.com ANN Page: www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia… #manga #lightnovels
Appreciate that this touches on how awful MTPE (machine translation post-editing) is, and glad that there are still some companies who refuse to use it. Also, reminder that contractors are far more likely to get shafted in the credits, either being reduced to a company name or nothing at all.
Thousands of full-time video game industry workers have been laid off in the last several years as game companies scramble to cut costs. But there are even more cuts happening quietly to contract workers, wh... https://kotaku.com/amidst-mass-layoffs-contract-workers-devastated-video-games-2000718416
Y'ALL, I'm going to be running this workshop and I'm super excited about it! Hope you can make it and Let's! Make! Websites!! :D
NEXT WEEK: Come learn the basics of HTML/CSS! We'll have a quick overview of learning how html pages work and how to code them from scratch those with little to no prior experience. Let's make coding a fun, not scary, to jump start your way into creating a website! Art by @viorasmussen.bsky.social
Over the course of 2025-2026, I was hired by My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way to create the language, Keposhka for the Long Live the Black Parade world tour. Check out this article I wrote chronicling the process... blambot.com/pages/the-la...
I’m running a meetup for Anime NYC this year for manga freelancers/pros/friends!! Signup here for details when they’re available:
Manga industry folks attending ANYC: I've opened up the signup sheet for my industry meetup over here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
thank you folks for coming! I’ll post the YouTube link when it’s up!
Want a more personal touch to your lettering without spending the time to hand letter? Join us on July 18th to learn how to design your own font!
10 minutes! CU members, you can find the Zoom link in the Discord or in the July newsletter!
Want a more personal touch to your lettering without spending the time to hand letter? Join us on July 18th to learn how to design your own font!
TOMORROW at 5pm ET: Come listen to me talk about making your own custom font for your comics using free tools!
Want a more personal touch to your lettering without spending the time to hand letter? Join us on July 18th to learn how to design your own font!
The way Avi has treated cartoonists echoes how they treated musicians back when they ran a music label. This isn’t a one time problem- it’s a deeply rooted issue that needs to be stopped at the source. Please don’t let your friends work for Sprocket.
Creators at Silver Sprocket have released a public statement regarding longstanding concerns with the business practices of the company which alleges issues around payment of royalties, poor treatment of staff, and lack of professionalism. Please read their statement: cartoonist.coop/sprocket-art...
Free KN95 masks will continue to be available at hundreds of locations citywide: on.nyc.gov/freemask. For air quality guidance, visit on.nyc.gov/firesmoke.
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In response to the wildfire smoke, free masks will be available at the listed locations.
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my take is that requiring editorial staff to commute to any high cost of living city is exacerbating poor working conditions across the industry