Maryelizabeth Yturralde

Torn between “That Darn Cat” & “Cat Ballou” because they were both special to my mom…

One shorter guy in a big blue sweater with puppy ears, a tail and a clown nose sticking their tongue out. A taller guy in western wear with a beard looking at the shorter guy. They are a gay couple and they are in love.

new icons + couples illustration for @davidmariotte.bsky.social and i!!

Share your mood for the weekend.

"We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable — but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art. Very often in our art, the art of words."

- Ursula K. Le Guin
November 19, 2014

Coming soon: Rudolph Fisher's The Conjure-Man Dies The Conjure-Man is dead. Detective Perry Dart & Dr. John Archer must solve the case in this seminal work from the Harlem Renaissance!

David's project promo thread! I have a lot of stuff coming out soon (and could use a little extra scratch at the moment), so here's a little thread of places where you can currently or soon get cool stuff from me!

The Conjure Man Dies KS launches April 16th, but you can sign up for prelaunch now!

Harper to the judge: "Your driver's license doesn't list your height and weight at birth. It doesn't list where you used to live. It identifies who you are now."

Protect Old-Growth Forests in Oregon The Trump administration has proposed a new plan to more than quadruple the amount of logging to 2.5 million acres of public land in western Oregon. Stand up for living forests and the endangered spec...

The BLM began #logging mature and old-growth forests aggressively under the first Trump administration.

Now, still not satisfied, the second administration has proposed a new plan to more than quadruple the amount of logging to 2.5 million acres of #PublicLand in western #Oregon.

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Why comics creators must fight the proposed censorship of H.R. 7661 H.R. 7661 could restrict federal funding for schools over LGBTQIA+ and sex education content. Here's what's at stake and how to fight back.

Why comics creators must fight the proposed censorship of H.R. 7661

Wuthering Heights Audiobook on Libro.fm 'Be with me always – take any form – drive me mad!' Lockwood is an unwanted guest, forced by a snowstorm to pass the night at the lonely and inhospitable house of Wuthering Heights. A child's ghost p...

I've read sister Charlotte's JANE EYRE multiple times,
but never made it thru Anne's WUTHERING HEIGHTS.
However, I think I have found a most glorious way to successfully experience it via Adjoa Andoh & @libro.fm .

libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

A Nashville reporter who has reported on ICE was detained at a stop in South Nashville yesterday. Estefany Rodríguez fled Colombia after getting death threats and is awaitng an asylum hearing.

nashvillebanner.com/2026/03/05/j...

Oooh!

It’s likely the artist behind that ECCC table paid at least

$450 for the table
$500-700 for lodging
$150 (+) for food/drink
$300+ for merch.

The financial risk is real! Be nice to the creators behind the table and even if you don’t got the $$ to spare, a kind word goes a long way.

Yipes!

Phew!😮‍💨

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Shades of Elora Danan getting an ulcer from the hot chips in "Reservation Dogs?"

#BookSky

Wise move! 🥦

The cover of OPTING OUT, a middle grade graphic novel by Maia Kobabe and Swati "Lucky" Srikumar. The cover shows the main character, a 12 year old Desi teen named Saachi who has short black hair and brown skin, wearing a tshirt and shorts and gleefully dumping out a backpack full of eclectic items: a soccer ball, a sword, candy, pens, paper, a magazine, a book, a sunflower, a pumpkin vine, tape, a ruler, earrings and a nazar amulet

Opting Out Maia Kobabe and Swati “Lucky” Srikumar, illus. by Swati “Lucky” Srikumar. Graphix, $25.99 hardcover (256p) ISBN 978-1-5461-1012-5; $14.99 paper ISBN 978-1-339-01224-7 A tween reconciles puberty’s effects on her body with shifting feelings about her gender identity in an empathic graphic novel from Kobabe (Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding) and debut creator Srikumar. Navigating seventh grade proves challenging for Saachi, especially since her best friend, Lyla, seems more interested in talking about boys than the fictional worlds the pair used to bond over. Saachi’s confusion surrounding recent dreams in which she is a boy, pressure from her parents to take on a more active role in managing the household, and mental and bodily discomfort from her first period manifest in emotional outbursts, which she channels into physical altercations with a classmate. Concerned about Saachi’s changing demeanor, her mother gives Saachi a book about puberty, and sections about nonbinary and transgender kids prompt personal reflection (“How would I know if I’m not a girl?... I think I prefer things that fall in the middle”). Saachi’s internal monologue, journal entries, and poetry provide multiple avenues across which the creators reflect on themes of identity and adolescence. Character expressions and body language rendered in rich jewel tones take center stage in this tender and intimate portrait. The protagonists are depicted with various skin tones. Ages 10–12. Agent: (for Kobabe) Emily Mitchell, Wernick & Pratt. (May)

My forthcoming book, OPTING OUT, with @luckyscomix.bsky.social just got its first starred review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social! Review is here www.publishersweekly.com/9781546110125 and you can pre-order here bookshop.org/p/books/opti... The book is out on May 5 2026!

Arrgh.
I really really wanna go see @maggietokudahall.bsky.social — but the event’s the night before I fly out on an early AM flight

#BookSky #SanDiego folks should go tho'!
Sign up while seats are still available!

sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/clara-...

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Hello! I am a trans journalist looking to speak with trans kids and parents of trans kids across the US who have been impacted by the clinic closures---please get in touch or share!

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Worker pruning pistachio trees

"Leo" is pruning pistachios trees. I earn minimum wage. "This job is tiring. I use large shears that become heavy working all 8 hours with my head looking up and my arms in the air. I am very tired when the day ends." #WeFeedYou

Did you know that the bees that need saving are NOT honeybees?

Honeybees are the dairy cows of bees. People brought them over from Europe to make us honey.

The problem with honeybees, esp in resource-limited ecosystems (like hey! cities!) is that they compete with our native bees for food.

A digital drawing with a collection of doodles scattered around a page: robin birds, stars, sparkles, a mushroom, flowers, a cat, a star guy and so on.

My final drawing for #FebruaryFrost26 with prompts "robin" and "sparkling". (Pretend I posted this yesterday oops)

#art #illustration

On the record as profoundly and violently sick of this shit

In case you’re just waking up, the U.S. has teamed up with Israel overnight to start an illegal war of regime change, apparently on a presidential whim with no involvement of Congress, and they are already committing horrific atrocities.