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Comics, illustration, storyboards, and concept art from the biggest collective of comics artists in North America. helioscopepdx.com


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Bree Wolf's avatar Bree Wolf @breewolfstuff.bsky.social
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concepts from my Dragon Road book pitch, aka 'dyke knights on magic bikes'

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Paul Tobin's avatar Paul Tobin @paultobin.bsky.social
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Some of my favorite art panels come from the artists just swaggering their way through the art, like the final panels of these two Alex Raymond strips. The lines in that guy's face? The audacity of how Raymond depicted the woman's sweater? Knock it off, you beast.

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Is there a single artist alley in comics that's better in 2024 than it was in 2014? even accounting for the pandemic, most of what I hear is increasingly worse placement and a lessened priority for pure comics creators, rather than people who do pinups+merch+crafts+etc as their general thing

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I got to attend Comitia and a couple other conventions/events in Tokyo, and my first reaction was "it's like What If APE was our San Diego Comic-Con." We have a lot of great indie shows, but it's cool to see the wild potential of a genuinely cultivated reader-creator seesaw

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Memento Rori's avatar Memento Rori @roricomics.bsky.social
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The Cartoonist Co-op is supportive of NSFW artists and is actively working against efforts to essentially cut-off the ability to be paid via credit card and other online payments: cartoonist.coop/faq/ Worth it to join if you are a cartoonist, or volunteer if you're not.

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Glenn Fleishman's avatar Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com
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Bill Watterson very kindly offered me insight into how he colored Calvin and Hobbes Sunday strips that will appear in my upcoming book, How Comics Were Made. That and other news in the latest book update! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gle...

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John Burkett's avatar John Burkett @johnburkett.bsky.social
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A new page of my sci-fi comic Feral Star has been posted. The battle concludes between Countess Keerla Virlamin and her henchmen. Check it out for free! Also, exciting news from Cosmic Lion Productions! You don’t want to miss this opportunity. Cheers!

johnburkett.substack.com

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Kelly Turnbull's avatar Kelly Turnbull @coelasquid.bsky.social
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I saw people having this same conversation on twitter, some who had tabled at both American cons and Japanese cons say that American cons would cost $2000 for table+hotel and they had to sell fanart prints to break even while Japanese cons were $50 for a table and they’d sell out of comics

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Bree Wolf's avatar Bree Wolf @breewolfstuff.bsky.social
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I heard it was #PortfolioDay! I'm Bree, a US cartoonist and game designer. I wrote and drew Hex Americana for @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social, Maker Comics: Design a Game for First Second, and am currently drawing a new book for Abrams. Ask me about my "dyke knights on bikes" pitch!

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton's avatar Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social
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OMG, it's also #PortfolioDay. Everything, everywhere, all at once! Hi, I'm Cheryl Lynn Eaton. I write comic books. I pay bills. I would like to write more comic books so that I can pay more bills! Samples below! Website: CherylLynnEaton.com/work/

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Parker's avatar Parker @jeffparker.bsky.social
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a new one for me in my crawling of the Free section of CL

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Paul Tobin's avatar Paul Tobin @paultobin.bsky.social
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Alex Toth's original designs for the unproduced JEKYLL AND HYDE (1967) cartoon for Hanna-Barbera with the chimp and a cool jet because Alex Toth that's why.

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My Boyfriend Is a Bear, written by Pamela Ribon & drawn by the delightful middle grade and YA artist @cattifer.bsky.social
- "What’s striking about this fable is that it hinges on Nora’s choices, not some romantic notion of fate, soulmates or a Happily-Ever-After." - Eye On Comics.

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Matt Harding 's avatar Matt Harding @mattharding.bsky.social
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Just a 10 more days before Mark Simmons and my epic kickstarter comic launches as part of Comistopia on BackerKit! I'll have some pretty cool LIMITED tiers to pick from, so sign up for updates and don't miss it! Link in the comments!

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Kelly Thompson's avatar Kelly Thompson @kellythompson.bsky.social
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Hey Guys. I've been off with my head very down in the writing salt mines but TODAY IS FOC FOR BLACK CLOAK #7! Please tell your shops (and everyone?) you want it! This is the start of an all-new arc and Meredith McClaren is absolutely drawing her ass off over here.

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Marissa Louise's avatar Marissa Louise @marissadraws.bsky.social
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Looking for work so I am posting some old things! My color on Ian Fey drawing (two versions for fun)

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Paul Tobin's avatar Paul Tobin @paultobin.bsky.social
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Who else shares my life goals?

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Steve Lieber's avatar Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social
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I've been sitting near @dillonsnook.bsky.social at Helioscope recently, and at least once a day I glance over to see what he's working on and think "damn that's a good drawing."

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🏳️‍⚧️ Nola Pfau 🏳️‍⚧️'s avatar 🏳️‍⚧️ Nola Pfau 🏳️‍⚧️ @nolapfau.bsky.social
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Maria Capelle Frantz's avatar Maria Capelle Frantz @mariacfrantz.bsky.social
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Two commissions, both illustrations of scenes from Tillie Walden’s book On A Sunbeam. I had so much fun with these!

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Paul Tobin's avatar Paul Tobin @paultobin.bsky.social
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Dig these crazy commissions. Beautiful.

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Steve Lieber's avatar Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social
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Roy Crane accidentally teaching everyone how to draw water.

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