Destination Venus sells comics in Harrogate!

No worries - also, just realised I haven't paid your invoice, which I will deal with as soon as I'm back in my office...

US based folks! Marc's comics are exceptionally great but the last postage date to get them before Christmas is getting awfully close - don't miss out!

Regie holds a copy of The Gloriously Untrue Adventures of Sapphira tp the camera. The cover features a beautifully rendered head shot of the character of Sapphira looking out at the viewer. We'd describe her, but we think that she is deliberately looking enigmatic...

INDEPENDENT TERRITORY! Discover the gloriously untrue adventures of Sapphira. Is she sitting alone in her flat, or is she searching for her cat on the Moon? Reading this is the only way to find out... Quirky, fun storytelling & deliciously original art. A very welcome addition to our indie racks!

A smiling Julie Campbell stands in front of the shelves in Destination Venus holding a copy of her comic How to Watch Wildlife.

INDEPENDENT TERRITORY! HOW TO WATCH WILDLIFE
A beautifully illustrated comic playing how to watch the UK's incredible wildlife. A useful guide for beginners & a fun read for even the most experienced wildlife watcher, this pocket sized primer is perfect for those heading to the great outdoors!

Regie holds a copy of Total Recall of the Heart to the camera. The cover has a black background featuring a tatooed shirtless young man, seen from the waist up in the foreground. He holds a lit cigarette in his right hand. Behind him is the blue apparition of a seated woman, also smoking. Her left arm is draped around his shoulder.

INDEPENDENT TERRITORY: TOTAL RECALL OF THE HEART
In an all too plausible dystopian near future Skunk is drawn into a grimy romantic mystery that will grip you harder than a super-glued vice. Heart & romantic rebellion abound! Don't miss this devastating debut from two astonishing creatives.

‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’ | The Observer

"Cancer is very much like the Spanish Inquisition: nobody expects it. And its chief weapons are surprise, fear and ruthless efficiency."

Read as David Barnett opens up about his cancer diagnosis:
https://bit.ly/4rnmDPG

A giant woman dressed in white floating in the air. She has four white wings and two long black braids. On her head there is a kokoshnik-like crown.

A portrait of a woman with dark skin and blue eyes, she is wearing a bright red suit, a big red hat and black gloves with ornate jewels.

A giant man with white pearlescent scales on his shoulders and tail covers a small woman in a red dress with his hand The man has a huge bleeding bite on his shoulder.

Taking commissions for December, please RT 🧡

If you are interested please contact me via e-mail: chirunax@gmail.com

Also added a new option for sketch-portraits for $50

More info and examples: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

New Episode of ROB'S COMICS 🗣️🗣️🔊🔊🔥🔥 came out two days ago and I forgot to post it here so give it a watch as I cover my trip to Harrogate, ThoughtBubble, and @destinationvenus.bsky.social (Ty guys for the repost on Insta!)

www.instagram.com/p/DRaMxx0DZo...

Very excited to get it on the shelves - watch this space!

Glad you enjoyed it! We have them all if you can't find them closer to home...

LAST TWO DAYS TO GRAB A COMMISSION FROM ME THIS YEAR!

“Oh did I see you posting A.I? Instant unfollow Are you trying to argue with me about it? Instant block” There is a small cartoon portrait of myself, a round-faced Asian guy with round glasses and short hair, saying, “I’m just not that patient.”

UwU

I do not understand authors, broadcasters, voice artists, YouTubers, ANY creative artists using quick and cheap AI for their cover images and not realising: it will be you next.

If it was the same guy our conversation was mercifully short...

Oh shit. Yeah. Fuck that guy...

I'll be doing a full write up about @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social for our website in due course but for now let's just say that the best thing about it, as always, was the people. It's been a wonderful weekend - thanks to literally everyone!

That's another brilliant @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social done. Destination Venus is opening from 10am, under the stairs at Harrogate's Everyman Cinema, just in case any of you lovely Thought Bubblers want to drop in and say "hi" before you head home. Otherwise we'll see you next year!

#thoughtbubble

Open 12.30 - 5.00, we'll look forward to seeing you!

Matt is a lovely person. And you should absolutely follow his advice...

YouTube video by yesthatmitch MITCH BENN - I'M PROUD OF THE BBC

Is it perfect? No. Does it frequently piss me off? Yes. does it get things wrong? Often. Should we constantly question and criticise it? Of course. But I'm still proud of it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3q2...

Right then. @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social is next weekend. So, who are we seeing there, and if it's your first time, is there anything you need) want to know about Harrogate? Desties is here to share our local knowledge...

I own a very small comic store. This alone should tell you that I am not a savvy business person, and that I am prone to poor financial decisions. So trust me when I tell you that if even I can see that this level of losses is unsustainable something is going to give. And when it does it will be bad

The fact that 30% of our stock market is wrapped up in “help-kids-kill-themselves” technology seems to be an important datapoint in the evolution of late stage capitalism.

Rachael's guest announcement on the Thought Bubble website. There's an image of the front cover of Rachael's book WHO KILLED NESSIE?

A map of the Comixology Hall at Thought Bubble. Rachael will be at table D-5.

My last event of 2025 is the legendary THOUGHT BUBBLE FESTIVAL (@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social) where I am delighted to be a special guest.

Find me at table D-5 Comixology Hall (I've made you a handy map, look!)

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Awesome!

Blambot Halloween Sale! Save 10% at check out with code JACKOLANTERN from Oct. 31st to November 4th 2025! blambot.com

Those guided tours of the Avery Hill Exhibition I mentioned? One will be led by the awesome @katrionachapman.bsky.social. so if you're coming to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social make sure you check it out!

Purple background, white text, which says Mrs Palm is an interesting Discworld character, as is the historical context her story references. Discworld's foremost witch, Granny Weatherwax, describes Mrs Palm as "almost a witch."

Freyja Stokes, a real-life #Pratchett scholar, looks at Mrs Palm and the historical connections between sex work and witchcraft... come for the history, stay for some amazing puns.

Read for free: www.speculativeinsight.com

Please share widely!

Three people stand in an art gallery surrounded by comic art.

Regie stands in front of framed pages of original art from Zoe Thorogood's THE IMPENDING BLINDNESS OF BILLIE SCOTT at the Mercer Art Gallery

Huge thanks to all the wonderful people who came to our private viewing of the @averyhill.bsky.social exhibition at the Mercer Art Gallery last night. It was great to see everyone!

If you missed it the Exhibition continues until April, and there will be guided tours during Thought Bubble.