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Illustrator & comic maker Author of Ignatz award winning webcomic BUUZA!! & artist on Eisner & Harvey nom SAVING SUNSHINE ๐ŸŒธ First Second / Hachette / Simon & Schuster/ PRH / Abrams / Bloomsbury ๐Ÿ“London, UK ๐Ÿชทthey/them www.shazleenkhan.com

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Walmart and Samโ€™s Club Just Recalled Cheese in a Total of 31 States and Washington, D.C. The recall effort seems to be growing rapidly amid Listeria bacteria concerns as other retailers also alert customers.

URGENT: Cheese Recall - Listeria
Walmart & Samโ€™s Club pecorino romano recalled for possible Listeria. Brands: Locatelli, Boarโ€™s Head, Memberโ€™s Mark, Ambriola, Pinna Dates: Expires Feb-May 2026DO NOT EAT. Throw out or return. Dangerous for pregnant women, elderly, immunocomp. flip.it/nqYAxK%E2%80...

27.11.2025 08:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 161    ๐Ÿ” 271    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 49

Like iโ€™m so sick and tired of this !! I am so sick and tired of the exploitation of brown womens bodies and culture !!!

27.11.2025 10:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And your goal is to murder the other concubines โ€ฆ..

27.11.2025 10:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ok so turns out same week infinity nikki released itโ€™s fucking orientalism nightmare update, there is an even more orientalist indie game called padishahโ€™s lady that takes place in a fucking harem full of orientalist belly dancer concubines. Afaik the devs are all european ๐Ÿ’€

27.11.2025 10:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our awards ceremony is fast approaching! We're very excited to announce our judging panel, who have been hard at work reading through our shortlists...

Check out their full bios at the following link:
selkieawards.org/2025#judges

19.11.2025 18:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

anyway shout out to tiny UK companies that sell printer inks and paper. You guys are my g.

I will never stop loving you first for paper dot com , papermill and your lil bro paperbox !!!

05.11.2025 11:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If there was any issues, Iโ€™d be covered for replacement or maintenance I guess? And honestly I use an eco tank printer so unless canon puts some magnetised micro metals in their ink to detect differences I doubt it would cause any issues :,)

And like, I think I will actually try theirs next time

05.11.2025 11:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Like she was calling to inform me about deals on their own brand inks refills and honestly Iโ€™d considered buying them ! But I ended up going for the name brand because I have an event coming up, and I wanted to guarantee that the prints would come out fine. But she told me they have a warranty so-

05.11.2025 11:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just had a marketing call from a company, but like for the first time in my life it was an actual human being on the other side of the line, and she wascalling from a company Iโ€™d just made a purchase from.

And yknow Icl, as small business owner I would like marketing calls from actual humansโ€ฆ

05.11.2025 11:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Artist Portfolio Reviews With Thought Bubble Guests โ€” Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival Drop-in comic artist portfolio review sessions with a selection of excellent Thought Bubble guests.

www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/programme/tb...
This year there's going to be accessible and inclusive portfolio reviews at the Thought Bubble comic convention, with the artist guests. These are for absolutely anyone who makes comics from kids to professionals. You should take advantage... Thread. 1/?

21.10.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67    ๐Ÿ” 46    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

Can I also say I am so angry today. It's the lives lost, the cities wiped out, the time taken from us. We have been consumed with this level of unspeakable violence for 2 years. To think of all the potential futures taken away... it's unfathomable

08.10.2025 02:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 976    ๐Ÿ” 196    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Amazing action from Shaz! Join now ๐Ÿ‘‡

14.10.2025 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes I would love that ! Should I shoot you an email!

13.10.2025 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The rise of the far-right, racism and Reform UK is scary, but that's all the more reason we have to fight back! Shaz is offering FREE stickers and flyers as part of a campaign to fight back against them. You can check out all the info on getting involved below. I'll be getting mine soon

13.10.2025 20:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
sticker up for immigrants f*ck reform

sticker up for immigrants f*ck reform

too many people i love are being victimized by nigel farage and i am going to mobilise the entire uk comics industry to fucking defeat him and protect myself, immigrants and refugees

too many people i love are being victimized by nigel farage and i am going to mobilise the entire uk comics industry to fucking defeat him and protect myself, immigrants and refugees

our target is the 2026 local council elections. through targetted sticker and flyer campaigns i aim to destroy reform UK's momentum in vulnerable constituencies throughout the UK

our target is the 2026 local council elections. through targetted sticker and flyer campaigns i aim to destroy reform UK's momentum in vulnerable constituencies throughout the UK

this is a link to resources. I am sorry people who use screen readers I am not able to transcribe everything. I am one guy and I am doing this on voluntary basis. if you use a screen reader and have mates who would be willing to help me convert my text posts into readable formats please link us up

this is a link to resources. I am sorry people who use screen readers I am not able to transcribe everything. I am one guy and I am doing this on voluntary basis. if you use a screen reader and have mates who would be willing to help me convert my text posts into readable formats please link us up

I am organising direct action against Reform UK to fight against their racist misinformation. Posted more about it over on my insta, but here's the main bits!

Find out more: www.instagram.com/sticker_up_f...
Grab a PDF of the zine: www.shazleenkhan.shop

13.10.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 203    ๐Ÿ” 146    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

this is just a side note but. I love my editors & designers....ur all so kind and patient...!! thank u...!!!

13.10.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FYI my shop is open and I've got some new zines and stickers on sale!!! (including this one about jrpg characters I think are trans)

www.shazleenkhan.shop

29.09.2025 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lmfao !!!

02.10.2025 08:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A digital illustrated book cover of Cruise Life - Raining Cats and Dogs by Reese Eschmann. It shows a Black girl chasing dogs and cats on the deck of a cruise while her big brother tries to catch up while holding a cat in his arms.

A digital illustrated book cover of Cruise Life - Raining Cats and Dogs by Reese Eschmann. It shows a Black girl chasing dogs and cats on the deck of a cruise while her big brother tries to catch up while holding a cat in his arms.

A digital illustrated book cover for the title Unfadeable by Maurice Broaddus. It portrays a mixed Black girl walking by with her pit bull pet, a bridge is seen overhead her, with some cranes in the background and some key characters in the book watches her from a distance.

A digital illustrated book cover for the title Unfadeable by Maurice Broaddus. It portrays a mixed Black girl walking by with her pit bull pet, a bridge is seen overhead her, with some cranes in the background and some key characters in the book watches her from a distance.

A digital illustrated book cover titled The Season of Styx Malone
It shows a Black boy with a cap and sunglasses on, her smirks to the viewer, and within his glasses you see the reflection of 2 other Black boys, one smiling back at him with enthusiasm while the other smiles more hesitantly.

A digital illustrated book cover titled The Season of Styx Malone It shows a Black boy with a cap and sunglasses on, her smirks to the viewer, and within his glasses you see the reflection of 2 other Black boys, one smiling back at him with enthusiasm while the other smiles more hesitantly.

A digital illustrated book cover of a picture book titled Bessie the Motorcycle Queen. 
It shows Bessie Stringfield on her iconic Hogs (Harleys) against a backdrop of the Grand Canyon.

A digital illustrated book cover of a picture book titled Bessie the Motorcycle Queen. It shows Bessie Stringfield on her iconic Hogs (Harleys) against a backdrop of the Grand Canyon.

I'm back from maternity leave and in desperate need of some work. If you're looking for some fun colourful cover designs I'm your guy! Here are some book covers I loved illustrating
Contact me at charlotk@hotmail.com
See portfolio link below

Shares & some reassuring words would be much appreciated

30.09.2025 22:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 305    ๐Ÿ” 203    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Viktor if ur using click & drop i truly have had 0 issues sending to both eu and usa and afaik american parcels have arrived promptly and safely (also it turns out tracked delivery is cheaper for usa parcels!!!)

30.09.2025 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

extremely bait i came from an under funded state school where the head teacher actively embezzled funds while I was there but thats on the london borough of barking & dagenham ๐Ÿ‘

30.09.2025 12:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

thank u based abrams design and editorial team who are actively teaching me grammar through our edit passes, it turns out i did NOT deserve that A in english GCSE (or I'm such a fire writer that my bunk grammar was all that kept me from an A*)

30.09.2025 12:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FYI my shop is open and I've got some new zines and stickers on sale!!! (including this one about jrpg characters I think are trans)

www.shazleenkhan.shop

29.09.2025 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
I'm watching that documentary "Before Stonewall" about gay history
pre-1969, and uncovered something which I think is interesting.

The documentary includes a brief clip of a 1954 televised newscast
about the rise of homosexuality. The host of the program interviewed
psychologists, a police officer, and one "known homosexual". The
"known homosexual" is 22 years old. He identifies himself as Curtis
White, which is a pseudonym; his name is actually Dale Olson.
So I tracked down the newscast. According to what I can find, Dale
Olson may have been the first gay man to appear openly on television
and defend his sexual orientation. He explains that there's nothing
wrong with him mentally and he's never been arrested. When asked
whether he'd take a cure if it existed, he says no. When asked whether
his family knows he's gay, he says that they didn't up until tonight, but
he guesses they're going to find out, and he'll probably be fired from
his job as well. So of course the host is like ... why are you doing this
interview then? and Dale Olson, cool as cucumber pie, says "I think
that this way I can be a little useful to someone besides myself."

1954. 22 years old. Balls of pure titanium.

Despite the pseudonym, Dale's boss did indeed recognize him from
the TV program, and he was promptly fired the next day. He wrote into
ONE magazine six months later to reassure readers that he had gotten
a new job at a higher salary.
Curious about what became of him, I looked into his life a little further.
It turns out that he ultimately became a very successful publicity
agent. He promoted the Rocky movies and Superman. Not only that,
but get this: Dale represented Rock Hudson, and he was the person
who convinced him to disclose that he had AIDS! He wrote the
statement Rock read. And as we know, Rock Hudson's disclosure had
a very significant effect on the national conversation about AIDS in the
U.S.

I'm watching that documentary "Before Stonewall" about gay history pre-1969, and uncovered something which I think is interesting. The documentary includes a brief clip of a 1954 televised newscast about the rise of homosexuality. The host of the program interviewed psychologists, a police officer, and one "known homosexual". The "known homosexual" is 22 years old. He identifies himself as Curtis White, which is a pseudonym; his name is actually Dale Olson. So I tracked down the newscast. According to what I can find, Dale Olson may have been the first gay man to appear openly on television and defend his sexual orientation. He explains that there's nothing wrong with him mentally and he's never been arrested. When asked whether he'd take a cure if it existed, he says no. When asked whether his family knows he's gay, he says that they didn't up until tonight, but he guesses they're going to find out, and he'll probably be fired from his job as well. So of course the host is like ... why are you doing this interview then? and Dale Olson, cool as cucumber pie, says "I think that this way I can be a little useful to someone besides myself." 1954. 22 years old. Balls of pure titanium. Despite the pseudonym, Dale's boss did indeed recognize him from the TV program, and he was promptly fired the next day. He wrote into ONE magazine six months later to reassure readers that he had gotten a new job at a higher salary. Curious about what became of him, I looked into his life a little further. It turns out that he ultimately became a very successful publicity agent. He promoted the Rocky movies and Superman. Not only that, but get this: Dale represented Rock Hudson, and he was the person who convinced him to disclose that he had AIDS! He wrote the statement Rock read. And as we know, Rock Hudson's disclosure had a very significant effect on the national conversation about AIDS in the U.S.

Some amazing gay history. Listen up kids.

24.09.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8302    ๐Ÿ” 3225    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31    ๐Ÿ“Œ 63

Yeah ! I genuinely think this might be what pushes me to be a fucking ltd atp, like afaik they arent taking account of the averaging for literary works with this new software requirements either ?? truly PMO

27.09.2025 22:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No reduction of crime will ever be treated as real because for so many people it is not connected to real life. It is just about their hatred of cities and their hatred of Black/Brown communities.

27.09.2025 22:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Yes thatโ€™s exactly my beef cuz I know 100% thatโ€™s what the UK gov is modelling this fucking system after. Itโ€™s PMO !!

27.09.2025 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

genuinely hate this shit bro i gain 1 tiny success as a literally sole trader manufacturing items in my house and then bam now i need to not only be an accountant but also rework my entire accounting system so aforementioned millionaire mps can progress to billionaires via fintech dividends

27.09.2025 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

every decision every uk government has made in the last 20 years has been to basically make everyone who earns between 30k - 40k wish they didnt earn that much because of their insane taxation methods, meanwhile MPs are millionaires

27.09.2025 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Even if they are free I hate them !!! I donโ€™t want them ! I want my little spreadsheet the government can eat my dick !! every added user is an incentive to investors that the software is โ€œnecessaryโ€ and โ€œhas growth potentialโ€ and forcing us to use them only serves to line shareholder pockets

27.09.2025 22:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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