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Father to a Goblin, Husband to a Werewolf www.justinconnell.com

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Remembering Ryan Weaver With deep sadness, we share that Ryan Weaver — co-founder of SymfonyCasts, father, husband, beloved teacher, and friend — has passed away after a long and courageous journey with brain cancer.

With deep sadness, we share that Ryan Weaver — co-founder of SymfonyCasts, father, husband, beloved teacher, and friend — has passed away after a long and courageous journey with brain cancer. symfonycasts.com/blog/remembe...

30.08.2025 13:05 — 👍 14    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Rest is not a retreat from progress, it's the foundation that sustains it.

It takes enormous fortitude to be aware of the truth and not be destroyed by it.

So pay attention a little less (or focus on truths that are not demoralizing) to sustain the path forward.

20.04.2025 23:11 — 👍 374    🔁 54    💬 14    📌 3

…Aaaaaand its official: I need to start drawing comics again.
If any established writers out there want a damned fine horror/sci-fi/fantasy artist to do a comic with, you know where to find me.

03.05.2025 06:17 — 👍 21    🔁 9    💬 4    📌 0
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Did a Blade Runner poster 🦉

04.05.2025 01:19 — 👍 5453    🔁 569    💬 137    📌 31
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The Classic Star Wars Manga Is Getting a Stunning New Artbook Just announced at Star Wars Celebration, The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope - The Manga will head to Kickstarter before it hits shelves.

Big news from #StarWarsCelebration Japan! Announced live at the manga panel, the classic Star Wars: A New Hope manga by Hisao Tamaki will be celebrated with a new art book collection. Dark Horse's first-ever Kickstarter will offer fans an exclusive edition. Via @io9dotcom.bsky.social: bit.ly/42lcqcl

18.04.2025 04:32 — 👍 184    🔁 45    💬 1    📌 11

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

02.04.2025 01:09 — 👍 136268    🔁 20236    💬 10614    📌 1608
Scott McCloud and Raina Telgemeier showing off THE CARTOONISTS CLUB. They’re both dressed in black and white, in front of a pink and black background evoking comic book panels.

Scott McCloud and Raina Telgemeier showing off THE CARTOONISTS CLUB. They’re both dressed in black and white, in front of a pink and black background evoking comic book panels.

I know the world is on fire, but @scottmccloud.bsky.social and I have a book out today!

THE CARTOONISTS CLUB is our love letter to comics, made for that nerdy kid in the corner with the sketchbook. We suggest you visit your local comic shop, indie bookstore, or library to check it out!

01.04.2025 14:38 — 👍 722    🔁 158    💬 31    📌 32
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

01.04.2025 19:47 — 👍 64283    🔁 14581    💬 995    📌 1258

Elon is upset that the public is staying informed. So many threats from him lately. We are public servants, not Elon servants.

22.03.2025 16:15 — 👍 12953    🔁 1695    💬 208    📌 36
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a cartoon of peter griffin running with a trash can on his leg ALT: a cartoon of peter griffin running with a trash can on his leg

Wasn't that a show it something (I have no idea, and don't care to Google it)

20.03.2025 23:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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a woman in an orange lobster costume stands in front of stuffed animals on a couch ALT: a woman in an orange lobster costume stands in front of stuffed animals on a couch

Sometimes you just gotta spell it out

20.03.2025 16:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Excited to be part of Southern Touch Craft Show - Concord.
Two very different 4x6 watercolors that will be at the show, along with my book “Heave the Sun”
#watercolor #watercolorartist #ncartist #ncauthor #poetry #ncpoet #ncpoetry

18.03.2025 23:27 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Fanbase Press Interviews Bridgit Connell on the Upcoming Release of the ‘Outerverse’ Mini-Series, ‘Lady Baltimore: The Daughters of Medusa,’ with Dark Horse Comics - Fanbasepress The following is an interview with critically acclaimed artist Bridgit Connell (Lady Baltimore: The Witch Queens, Brother Nash) regarding the upcoming release

Fanbase Press' @barbrajdillon.bsky.social Interviews @bridgitconnell.com on the Upcoming Release of the ‘Outerverse’ Mini-Series, ‘Lady Baltimore: The Daughters of Medusa,’ with @darkhorse.com

CC: @mikemignola.bsky.social @cgolden.bsky.social

06.03.2025 20:48 — 👍 25    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 3
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5 Calls Newsletter The 5 Calls Newsletter breaks down what your representatives are voting on and what you can do to influence them. From your friends at 5 Calls

5 Calls now has a newsletter!

buttondown.com/5calls

03.03.2025 13:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Jasmine Crockett is on fire!

She WILL protect our Medicaid!

She knows how many people will be devastated by these proposed cuts. About the kids who will be hungry every single day. How our seniors will struggle to feed themselves w/out Meals on Wheels. How many small medical centers will close.

25.02.2025 19:51 — 👍 272    🔁 82    💬 5    📌 10

We have corrected the sign that mistakenly spelled “sea lions” as “clions.” You can stop calling us now.

25.02.2025 23:36 — 👍 404    🔁 38    💬 14    📌 4
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LADY BALTIMORE: THE DAUGHTERS OF MEDUSA Q&A with Artist Bridgit Connell - Daily Dead "Can Lady Baltimore defeat the monster without becoming one herself?" Lady Baltimore: The Daughters of Medusa is the next chapter in the Outerverse Universe of books, due out on April 30th from Dark H...

LADY BALTIMORE: THE DAUGHTERS OF MEDUSA Q&A with Artist Bridgit Connell

@darkhorse.com @bridgitconnell.com @mikemignola.bsky.social @cgolden.bsky.social

25.02.2025 16:27 — 👍 28    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 1
Special Agent Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks sitting against the backdrop of the Red Room, pouring out strange coffee that has the consistency of thick molasses.

Special Agent Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks sitting against the backdrop of the Red Room, pouring out strange coffee that has the consistency of thick molasses.

A close up on Dale's face and coffee from the previous image.

A close up on Dale's face and coffee from the previous image.

2025 vibes. ☕❤️
Happy Twin Peaks Day!

24.02.2025 14:16 — 👍 19    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

The greatest comics storytellers are formalists. You know where plot points need to go, but not always what those plot points are, often bc you are working in a group. Is the next line-wide crisis temporal? Political? Magical? That informs what you ultimately put on the other side of the cliffhanger

14.02.2025 17:38 — 👍 138    🔁 9    💬 6    📌 1

Gotta keep them guessing!

13.02.2025 11:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Pen and ink illustration of Wolverine

Pen and ink illustration of Wolverine

Photo of pen and ink illustration of Wolverine on desk

Photo of pen and ink illustration of Wolverine on desk

Digitally colored pen and ink illustration of Wolverine

Digitally colored pen and ink illustration of Wolverine

WOLVERINE

pen and ink on 9x6 Strathmore Bristol smooth

colored on Procreate

#wolverine #xmen #CommissionsOpen #FanArt

12.02.2025 09:20 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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MaxTac is deployed against a corpo netrunner turned cyberpsycho in Cyberpunk 2077: Psycho Squad, new today with issue #1! More: bit.ly/4gqFGCa

By @danpgwatters.bsky.social, Kieran McKeown, more. Variant covers from @alexeckmanlawn.bsky.social, Miguel Valderrama, Niko Henrichon. With CDPROJEKTRED

12.02.2025 18:45 — 👍 56    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 1
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Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.

Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.

11.02.2025 20:54 — 👍 3313    🔁 1072    💬 40    📌 272

Well happy belated birthday!!!

12.02.2025 04:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Working through my socials and purging through what gets my attention. Can't go fully off grid, but def chucked X, FB, & Reddit off my phone and mass-unfollow on insta (almost tempted to nuke and restart).

So if I accidentally unfollow, nothing personal 😁

11.02.2025 23:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Laezel from Baldur's Gate commission.

15.01.2025 19:42 — 👍 102    🔁 31    💬 7    📌 0
Goblin wizard with a hammerhead shark face, and a tiny ghostly floating squid companion.

Goblin wizard with a hammerhead shark face, and a tiny ghostly floating squid companion.

Sending this goblin wizard off to her creator, Seth, who won a 'Draw Your Character' raffle from me at the last Heroes Con. Her name is Dimple and she's hanging out with her sprite Snarfsnack. She has a hammerhead vibe with glasses, I think I figured out something fun. Love a good challenge!

16.01.2025 08:45 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

(mic check) Going to try to start using this more with interaction instead of Meta/X platforms.

So if you see this, give a wave!

16.01.2025 13:41 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

Gorgeous.

15.01.2025 23:33 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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