Ted Closson
@vinegartom.bsky.social
All this machine does is draw and write and make little comics, that's all. (Bi, He/Him)
GUMROAD USERS: start planning your exit.
Rowan || Aurora || ECLIPSA@ruadhain.bsky.social · 5d ago-IMPORTANT- Gumroad has recently updated their website with the intention of phasing out the ability to manually edit your storefront and allowing you to only edit your storefront via AI agents. I will be dropping gumroad support entirely in the near future. More to come as I sort things out.
thanks for supporting the kickstarter and helping me pass the Ballard Metric Challenge™️
Rev. Dr. Derek M Ballard PhD@derekmballard.bsky.social · 5d agothe Good Lord! He Done... Up and Quit!? a CARTOONSHOW collection by Derek M Ballard is now live on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/car... If you like my work consider supporting & take advantage of the early backer discount!
Just logged in to share this meme a friend texted me. Maybe y’all already saw it. But seriously!!!
Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com
Art people! Found a new reference source called angleref.com, you can rotate a skull and see tons of faces at that angle. I’m sure there’s more to the site but how cool is that? Happy drawing :)
All of Iron Circus' banned-in-Texas titles are available in the ICC store, BTW. Y'know, if you're as contrarian as I am. 😘🖕 Banned Book Club: store.ironcircus.com/products/ban... Occulted: store.ironcircus.com/products/occ... As the Crow Flies: store.ironcircus.com/products/as-...
Banned Book Club Color Edition PREORDER
This is a PREORDER edition and will ship before the official release date in September with special original art for the first 100 orders of the color softcover! The color edition includes an EXCLUSIV...
store.ironcircus.com
Ryan Estrada@ryanestrada.com · 2w agoThe biggest target I've ever seen on my books. Texas placed Banned Book Club and Occulted on a state-wide list of illegal "dirty books." Having them in any school could lead to state takeover where the government could shut down the library entirely and convert it into a student detention center.
The idea that book bans boost sales is false and harmful. No one benefits. But YOU can help authors thrive. So feel free to shout out your favorite books that made this list.
Ryan Estrada@ryanestrada.com · last wk.I was up late messaging so many friends to let them know their book is on the "illegal in Texas schools" list, but I don't want to spend all week being the bearer of bad news. Fellow authors, check this list for your name or titles. recoveramerica.com/inappropriat...
We're so excited that Fizzle No. 6 by @whittaylor.bsky.social has been nominated for TWO Ignatz Awards: Outstanding Comic & Outstanding Series! We couldn't agree more! YOU can vote for Fizzle before September 11! Request a ballot at www.smallpressexpo.com/ignatz-ballo...
"Cognitive surrender" is a fascinating concept to think about the impact of AI as it exists under reactionary tech Preventing people from thinking for themselves and imagining different worlds is a godsend for authoritarians thenextweb.com/news/wharton...
Wharton researchers coined 'cognitive surrender' to describe what happens when people let AI think for them
A Wharton study found people accepted wrong AI answers 80% of the time, as apps like Moot now let five AI personas vote on your life decisions.
thenextweb.com
The prevalence of superheroes as the only mainstream choice in the American comics market is the direct result of the stunting of the artform. Thanks to Hays Code variants and our entrenched puritanical ethics, we are fifty years behind every other nation in the medium.
Popverse@popversesays.bsky.social · 2w agoIntellectual = boring for Image Comics' COO Robert Kirkman, and he's hoping to "broom the boring out of comics. Read on: www.thepopverse.com/comics-rober...
Black Arms to Hold You Up is up for an Ignatz! you can apply for a ballot here: www.smallpressexpo.com/ignatz-ballo...
please help or share if you can ❤️💕
allison / collage, zines, mail art@allisonanne.com · 2w agohi! a dear friend of mine is in need of some help to stabilize immediate needs, including HRT/meds after income loss & other challenges. i'm adopting this need to help maintain their privacy, but will provide updates. thank you 💗 goal: $1k by 9/10 v: allisonannecollage paypal.me/allisonannecollage
Fizzle 6 was just nominated for 2 Ignatz Awards: Outstanding Comic & Series! Very thankful! You can buy the issue @radiatorcomics.bsky.social! Voting is now open too :)
My short illustrated yuri story about farming and anxiety is in Yuri Zine Vol 3, WHICH IS ON PRE-ORDER NOW All the profits go to the Trevor Project, so you can read amazing stories And support a good cause! Check it out! yurizine.bigcartel.com
"Do you make books? Yes? 'I want you to join Authors Against Book Bans!'" A zine by @redgoldsparks.bsky.social for @authorsabb.bsky.social More info: www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
SCAM ALERT: Do not order from www.fantagraphics-us.com, it is not a legitimate website! They have cloned our real website and are stealing people’s credit card information. If you want to order directly from us, please do so at www.fantagraphics.com.
This is why capitalist society is so desperate to push a rugged individualist agenda. When we work together, even in tiny little pieces, we thrive. We can build/support things we believe in, have alternatives to whatever we're handed by people who extract profit from those who actually do things.
-𝚖𝚘𝚡@moxiest.art · 2w agopeople get intimidated by the social belief of "supporting the arts" as like donating $5,000,000 for a new wing at a museum or hosting some gala it's not. 10% of our audience throwing us $1.00 a month would literally be *life-changing* money most artists are in the same boat.
Stole this from the comments because this shit shouldn't be behind a paywall.
Jeremy White@jeremywired.bsky.social · 3w agoPOWER TRIP: ICE’s new electric shock gloves are designed to overpower subjects through intense pain. But it turns out there is a simple way to stop them working. Read the full story on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-pa...
Excited for an AI-free licensing website for illustrators? Sign up to join our waitlist, or volunteer! form.jotform.com/armadillosto...
Now sounds like a great time to register a domain for your comic and migrate, folks.
Kenny Meyers@kennym.bsky.social · 3w agoWebtoons going all in on AI.
i notice that nobody has mentioned joining @cartoonist.coop directly so i'm just going to say if you make comics in any capacity and want community, support, and the chance to make the comics scene better for everyone, freelancer or hobbyist (yes, fancomics count), please join! cartoonist.coop/join/
The Cartoonist Cooperative
Making comics better for everyone!
cartoonist.coop
*cough cough* comicfury.com is aggressively anti-ai and indie run *cough cough* very customizable website & use your own domain
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Kenny Meyers@kennym.bsky.social · 3w agoWebtoons going all in on AI.
Just in case you need a refresher on the Warren Ellis situation...
Comic Book Club@comicbookclub.bsky.social · 3w agoThere's a whole website! somanyofus.com
ATTN: if you want to commission someone, but not entirely confident in your ability to avoid paying a slopper for genAI trash? There's a site or that. 👇
Sygnin@sygnin.com · 4w agoIt's a vetted artist directory that was set up by @aimeecozza.com . Approved artists get a free listing and an optional image for $1. hirehumanartists.com
Medicine. Medicine has grown by leaps and bounds. You cannot introduce vaccines that crater cancer rates, cure AIDS, and cure sickle cell, and then tell me things have only gotten worse. Also: Food. To a HUGE degree. I eat what I once considered rare treats every day, now.
Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 4w agoFood, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
