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Artist, writes + draws comics in London UK. Image, Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, IDW/PRH, Oni, Boom, AWA, DSTLRY, Mad Cave, Tiny Onion & more. Open 4 writing, covers Multiple Eisner nominee on team books Contact alissamp at gmail Portfolio: www.alisonsampson.com

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If AI could do everything the people developing it suggest, then they honestly would not be trying to sell it to you. they would be keeping it for themselves.

03.08.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 209    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.

By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

04.08.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3257    πŸ” 2445    πŸ’¬ 121    πŸ“Œ 298

I do hope ypu'll make this comic someday.

04.08.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

such a good movie

04.08.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Author Immortal.
A new ongoing series from me & @morganbeem.bsky.social starting this October at @imagecomics.com. Logo by @sievish.bsky.social and some fantastic variants from @yukoart.bsky.social & Jorge Corona.

18.07.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 7
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Quick #Sinners art, because I still looove this film

03.08.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4420    πŸ” 1382    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 19

If AI could do everything the people developing it suggest, then they honestly would not be trying to sell it to you. they would be keeping it for themselves.

03.08.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 209    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

i may have just done this

03.08.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A double page spread from Aki Irie's GO WITH THE CLOUDS showcasing Iceland

A double page spread from Aki Irie's GO WITH THE CLOUDS showcasing Iceland

I could read a million issues of this.

Aki Irie is so good.

03.08.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Discworld QOTD, from Equal Rites

22.06.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 867    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 5

Congratulations! To you and all the fam xxxxx

03.08.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

on that note, i honestly do not think volunteering occurred to him. First he was worn out from caring for my mum, but aside from that, he was surrounded by women who volunteered heavily (as my mum had done), and i honestly think he saw it was women's work, not that they did it to be social.

02.08.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Birthday!!

02.08.2025 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Talk to your neighbour! Start train spotting! Consider tennis! Get a dog and go to puppy classes! What of lawn bowls? What of music lessons! Learn to ceilidh dance! Take French! MY GOD LADS IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE FASCISM.

02.08.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 628    πŸ” 132    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 7

Terribly sorry that the chaps are lonely again, have they tried volunteering? Only, there’s an awful lot needs done.

02.08.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 741    πŸ” 140    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 8

that was my dad. it was not good.

02.08.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A four panel comic!

Sarah points towards YOU, asking
"HEY! Do you want me to draw YOU?"

Stef and Pesto look at Sarah shiny-eyed
STEF: Me?!
SARAH: N-no! I draw you all the time!!

Sarah turns Stef and Pesto towards you, the reader
SARAH: I meant YOU guys! My commissions are now open!

Sarah and Stef pose in front of a portrait commission example. Pesto now has the pen.
SARAH: Link in bio!

(The link in bio mention is for the other social media sites I am sharing this where posting a link tends to bury your post unfortunately. The link is on this post for this site! Hooray!)

A four panel comic! Sarah points towards YOU, asking "HEY! Do you want me to draw YOU?" Stef and Pesto look at Sarah shiny-eyed STEF: Me?! SARAH: N-no! I draw you all the time!! Sarah turns Stef and Pesto towards you, the reader SARAH: I meant YOU guys! My commissions are now open! Sarah and Stef pose in front of a portrait commission example. Pesto now has the pen. SARAH: Link in bio! (The link in bio mention is for the other social media sites I am sharing this where posting a link tends to bury your post unfortunately. The link is on this post for this site! Hooray!)

My commission slots are now open for a limited time!

🎨 shop.oursuperadventure.com/products/por...

01.08.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 261    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jesse Lonergan Interview - Drome | The Comic Book Yeti Cryptid Creator Corner podcast I don’t fanboy often, but I’m making an exception for today’s guest. When Jesse Lonergan was last on the show, he was talking aboutΒ  Man’s Best Β with co-creator...

cryptidcreatorcorner.com/episode/jess...

01.08.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Absolute Martian Manhunter blank cover.
Colored Pencil and copics. No inks!

#comics #makecomics #cover #dccomics #absolute #martianmanhunter

14.07.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hark! A page from Little Nightmares : Descent to Nowhere

Preorder #1 now!

L / @lonnienadler.bsky.social
A/ me
L/ Dave Lentz
P/ @comicstitan.bsky.social @bandainamcoeu.bsky.social

#comics #makecomics #titancomics #littlenightmares #bandainamco

01.08.2025 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Best of the best❀️‍πŸ”₯

01.08.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oooooh.

So up for that, both book and exhibition.

01.08.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
What’s a technology that you think is overhyped?

I’m going to give a sideways answer to this, which is that the venture capital business model needs to be understood as requiring hype. You can go back to the Netscape IPO, and that was the proof point that made venture capital the financial lifeblood of the tech industry.

Venture capital looks at valuations and growth, not necessarily at profit or revenue. So you don’t actually have to invest in technology that works, or that even makes a profit, you simply have to have a narrative that is compelling enough to float those valuations. So you see this repetitive and exhausting hype cycle as a feature in this industry. A couple of years ago, you would have been asking me about the metaverse, then last year, you would have asked me about Web3 and crypto, and for each of these inflection points there’s an Andreessen Horowitz manifesto.

It’s not simply that one piece of technology is overhyped, it’s that hype is a necessary ingredient of the current business ecosystem of the tech industry. We should examine how often the financial incentive for hype is rewarded without any real social returns, without any meaningful progress in technology, without these tools and services and worlds ever actually manifesting. That’s key to understanding the growing chasm between the narrative of techno-optimists and the reality of our tech-encumbered world.

What’s a technology that you think is overhyped? I’m going to give a sideways answer to this, which is that the venture capital business model needs to be understood as requiring hype. You can go back to the Netscape IPO, and that was the proof point that made venture capital the financial lifeblood of the tech industry. Venture capital looks at valuations and growth, not necessarily at profit or revenue. So you don’t actually have to invest in technology that works, or that even makes a profit, you simply have to have a narrative that is compelling enough to float those valuations. So you see this repetitive and exhausting hype cycle as a feature in this industry. A couple of years ago, you would have been asking me about the metaverse, then last year, you would have asked me about Web3 and crypto, and for each of these inflection points there’s an Andreessen Horowitz manifesto. It’s not simply that one piece of technology is overhyped, it’s that hype is a necessary ingredient of the current business ecosystem of the tech industry. We should examine how often the financial incentive for hype is rewarded without any real social returns, without any meaningful progress in technology, without these tools and services and worlds ever actually manifesting. That’s key to understanding the growing chasm between the narrative of techno-optimists and the reality of our tech-encumbered world.

Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

19.02.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9816    πŸ” 3216    πŸ’¬ 166    πŸ“Œ 358

I think Sara Kenney is off social media, but she has and was successful.

31.07.2025 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A message to the UK comic book creators of colour: Have you at any point applied for a DYCP grant from Arts Council England? If you have applied and have been successful (or not), please inbox me with your experience. Ta. Xx

31.07.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Spotify
- pays artists fuck all money and destroys the industry
- puts millions of dollars into joe rogan's pocket, helping to decimate the political landscape
- started to create and flood it's service with LLM crap to further oust musicians
- winds up directly funding drone warfare via it's CEO

31.07.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 405    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 4
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Big shout-out to @adityab.net who went ham on this lettering! I am so happy with how everything came out!! πŸ₯ΉπŸ₯ΉπŸ₯ΉπŸ™πŸ’–

30.07.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Anthropomorphic dip-pen and inkwell stand infront of a table stacked with books. Pen holds a sign with '18+' drawn on the center, with a heart around it. Inkwell is holding a paper colored rainbow with 'LGBTQA' upon it. Inkwell is holding a hand up in a 'stop' motion. Behind the table is the vague sense of a crowd also holding signs. Above image it reads: "CARTOONISTS Against Adult Content CENSORSHIP"

Anthropomorphic dip-pen and inkwell stand infront of a table stacked with books. Pen holds a sign with '18+' drawn on the center, with a heart around it. Inkwell is holding a paper colored rainbow with 'LGBTQA' upon it. Inkwell is holding a hand up in a 'stop' motion. Behind the table is the vague sense of a crowd also holding signs. Above image it reads: "CARTOONISTS Against Adult Content CENSORSHIP"

The Cartoonist Co-op stands against the censorship and pay discrimination of 18+, erotic, and NSFW artists.

Check the link below for our official statement, ways to take action, and resources.
cartoonist.coop/censorship-p...

Art by @greedygulo.bsky.social

30.07.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7693    πŸ” 3540    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 56
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We’ve raised Β£1,300 on Total Recall of the Heart! This means there’s only Β£700 between us and our goal!

Set in cyberpunk London, TRotH is a messy, heartfelt love story set against acts of political resistance.

imagine if Tyler Durden & the Narrator weren’t afraid to kiss πŸ’‹

shorturl.at/OsrUg

30.07.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A portrait commission example, featuring cartoon Sarah, Stef and their four cats, standing behind a red/pink banner with the text 'commissions', and in front of a pink and sparkly heart background.

A portrait commission example, featuring cartoon Sarah, Stef and their four cats, standing behind a red/pink banner with the text 'commissions', and in front of a pink and sparkly heart background.

Hey gang! My portrait slots reopen this Friday (1st Aug) at 6PM BST! 🎨✨

Slots are limited! Let me draw you!! >:)

30.07.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

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