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🍂 its that time of year again 🍂 1/5

hey hi helo ! 🌼 i'll be tabling this weekend at 'graphic novel fedtival' right outside @dreamersbmore.bsky.social ! come thru ! i'll also be speaking on a panel hosted by enoch pratt free library alongside some lovely comics folks from different corners of our profession ! hope to see u there ! 💖

🌸 where to find datura magazine at @smallpressexpo.bsky.social this weekend! 🌸 we'll be at W84B, but don't miss out on all the other contributors who will be at SPX too!

btrcp - Twitch 20250526 | !umcomic got an eisner award nom ! | hyper light breaker | !commissions

hey hi im buttercup 🌼 welcome to the petal party ! we're live playing videogames 🎮, doing la philosophie 🤔, & working on commissions ✍🏼 at twitch.tv/btrcp

the cover of issue four of datura magazine, illustrated by seosamh daire. it features a masc figure embracing the thigh of another one, in red blue and black.

✨DATURA ISSUE FOUR✨

Featuring four new comics from @madmcgrane.bsky.social // @btrcp.bsky.social // @skeletonhouse.bsky.social // and @saint-vagrant.bsky.social (who also did our cover art!! ❤️‍🔥)

self portrait of cartoonist buttercup

self-portrait of cartoonist Whit Taylor

Colorful drawing of several large-eyed faces

self-portrait of cartoonist Neil Brideau

Get excited! In 2.5 weeks, we'll be at @smallpressexpo.bsky.social table i8 with @btrcp.bsky.social @whittaylor.bsky.social @lilliejharris.bsky.social & @neilbrideau.bsky.social! www.radiatorcomics.com/event/#event...

the official dat4 announcement is soon but please look forward to it because it features @btrcp.bsky.social @saint-vagrant.bsky.social @skeletonhouse.bsky.social and @madmcgrane.bsky.social 😈‼️

I tore down your altar, still I kneel.
You forgot who put you up there.
#polarity #fin

Disclaimer: in order to get your punch card punched and officially "graduate" from Comics U, you must attend our in-person sessions! Livestream viewing is not for credit. However, you can attend the "extra credit" session at Betty's Books to make up an absence: www.bettysbooksstl.com/graphic-nove...

🎥 Catch @btrcp.bsky.social live tonight at 6:30 p.m. CDT
🎥 Watch @amandameadows.bsky.social recording from last week
🎥 Subscribe for upcoming sessions with @jimousley.bsky.social, @ivynoelle.bsky.social, @oheysteenz.bsky.social and @chimericnotion.bsky.social!

Blue graphic with five stacked video thumbnails of Comics U sessions and a play button. Text reads "Comics U Now Streaming! Livestream and video recordings of 2025 sessions (except Session 4: Figure Drawing) available on SLICE's YouTube @slicexpo."

Exciting tech update! SLICE is now able to offer ✨livestreaming✨ of our 2025 Comics University sessions! This is something we've hoped to do for many years and now you get to try it out with us. Head to our YouTube page for all livestream links and previous session recordings. youtube.com/@slicexpo

Orange graphic with illustrations of drawing tools and a duotone portrait photo of buttercup. Text reads "Session 2: Webcomics to Print with buttercup, June 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Betty's Books." Session details in post text.

Comics U Session 2: Webcomics to Print with buttercup @btrcp.bsky.social
Wednesday, June 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Betty's Books
RSVP to hold your spot at slicexpo.org/comics-university-2025

Webster University comic arts certificate Anim 2040 Cartooning (3 hours) Anim 3040 Comic Book Creation (3 hours) Desn 1500 Digital Visualizations (3 hours) Art 1110 Introduction to Drawing (3 hours) or Engl 2160 Creative Writing: Fiction (3 hours) Art 2130 Illustration (3 hours) or SCPT 3500 Writing Screenplays for Fil. (3 hours)

Did you know Webster University in St. Louis offers a Comic Arts Certificate? And my class (Cartooning) is one of the first courses you take! Learn more here: www.webster.edu/catalog/curr...

Boston Comics in Color: Black Stories Matter Boston Comics in Color: Black Stories Matter

Black Stories Matter panel form Boston Comics in Color Festival 2025 April 26, 2025 #bcicf2025 guide.bnnmedia.org/CablecastPub...

Check out one of two panels featuring Sepcial Guest, @btrcp.bsky.social from this year's @comicsncolor.bsky.social!

i was given the chance to add to the TOM & SARA lore a lil for toonami with SWISS ARMY UPGRADE // huge honor to work with characters i grew up with in an official capacity for the first time

#umcomic memeing // link to the webcomic version in bio

drawing of the book UM Volume One by buttercup

Only a few more days to vote for UM Volume One by @btrcp.bsky.social for the Best Graphic Album - Reprint Eisner Awards! www.comic-con.org/awards/eisne...

btrcp - Twitch 20250526 | !umcomic got an eisner award nom ! | hyper light breaker | !commissions

hey hi im buttercup 🌼 welcome to the petal party ! we're live playing videogames 🎮, doing la philosophie 🤔, & working on commissions ✍🏼 at twitch.tv/btrcp

"Criminalization of Marginalized Identity is Something We’ve Seen Grow... in Recent Years" - buttercup on Their Magical Girl Comic 'UM' and Portraying the Realities of Queer Black Life – Broken Fronti... With a crowdfunding campaign currently in place via Radiator Comics we speak to buttercup about the print version of their webcomic 'UM'.

Continuing our look at 2025 #Eisner nominated comics coverage at BF here's our interview with @btrcp.bsky.social‬ on UM from @radiatorcomics.bsky.social. www.brokenfrontier.com/buttercup-um...

"Criminalization of Marginalized Identity is Something We’ve Seen Grow... in Recent Years" - buttercup on Their Magical Girl Comic 'UM' and Portraying the Realities of Queer Black Life – Broken Fronti... With a crowdfunding campaign currently in place via Radiator Comics we speak to buttercup about the print version of their webcomic 'UM'.

repost of the promotional interview i did with andy oliver at broken frontier back in march 2024 when we were crowdfunding for the now eisner award-nominated 'UM Vol.1'

this was rly fun & i'd love to do more press & panels in the future 🤗✨

www.brokenfrontier.com/buttercup-um...

thanks for putting this together & being willing to listen to my constant barage of 5-dollar words to describe my process @brokenfrontier.bsky.social @radiatorcomics.bsky.social 🥲

"Criminalization of Marginalized Identity is Something We’ve Seen Grow... in Recent Years" - buttercup on Their Magical Girl Comic 'UM' and Portraying the Realities of Queer Black Life – Broken Fronti... With a crowdfunding campaign currently in place via Radiator Comics we speak to buttercup about the print version of their webcomic 'UM'.

repost of the promotional interview i did with andy oliver at broken frontier back in march 2024 when we were crowdfunding for the now eisner award-nominated 'UM Vol.1'

this was rly fun & i'd love to do more press & panels in the future 🤗✨

www.brokenfrontier.com/buttercup-um...

🌷 THERE'S 5 DAYS LEFT TO BACK KNAPSACK MAGAZINE VOLUME 2! 🌷
grab the book and exclusive rewards before the campaign ends! ♡ we've also just added our first stretch goal as an add-on: a set of 5 recipe cards! thank you so much for all the support 😭🤍

i say it all the time but jamila is one of the best living writers. i literally went on a whole philosophical journey after she sent me the first draft of the script bc like whaaaat ??? how ????

HELPPPP THIS WAS SO GOOD. Loved your art Buttercup 🥰

Ode to Keisha "Ode to Keisha" is an autobiographical comic that examines how race and identity shaped a fundamental childhood friendship.  Ode to Keisha is an autobiographical comic about friendship, racism, and id...

jamila's heartbreaking book with trinidad escobar, 'ode to keisha', is also available at nif-shop.cartoonist.coop/products/ode... 🥲

sample pages for @jamilarowser.bsky.social & my minicomic 'REAL REALM', currently available until the end of this month at @cartoonist.coop's #nif2025 nif-shop.cartoonist.coop/products/rea...

UM Volume One | Radiator Comics Radiator Comics distributes, produces, and promotes hand-made, self-published and small-press comics that focus on self-expression and storytelling. At the core of our mission is a commitment to incre...

And all of the CONGRATS to @btrcp.bsky.social on their Eisner nomination for UM Volume One! 🎉

I loved co-editing UM with @oheysteenz.bsky.social and working with one of my favorite publishers, @radiatorcomics.bsky.social! 💖

Buy UM here: www.radiatorcomics.com/shop/uncateg... ✨

Real Realm Real Realm is the story of messy gods struggling to improve their image in the eyes of the mortals by starring in a reality show. The comic takes place during a dramatic reunion episode of the reality...

Thought I’d remind y’all u can buy the comic REAL REALM, created by 2 Eisner nominees, me + @btrcp.bsky.social at @cartoonist.coop’s #NIF!

nif-shop.cartoonist.coop/products/rea...

It’s a story of messy gods struggling to improve their image in the eyes of the mortals by starring in a reality show.