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KJ Martinet

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Comic artist and printmaker, occasional animator and game dev, they/them https://linktr.ee/kjmartinet

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A grave stone being rained on which reads:

SPRING SHOWS
Riso Expo Philly March 8th
Pittsburgh Indie Expo
March 15th
MoCCA Fest (NY,NY) March 28th
Rochester Independent Comics Expo May 16th

An additional panel below of two people talking that says "Oh wow comics! Yay!"

A grave stone being rained on which reads: SPRING SHOWS Riso Expo Philly March 8th Pittsburgh Indie Expo March 15th MoCCA Fest (NY,NY) March 28th Rochester Independent Comics Expo May 16th An additional panel below of two people talking that says "Oh wow comics! Yay!"

Was looking at my calendar and only just realized I have a show every weekend this month and that maybe I should mention that on the internet

27.02.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It feels surreal that we’ve finally met this goal! I’m so proud of my cofounders who worked hard everyday to push us forward to make this happen @itsnero.com @reimenayee.com @joandark.com @aaronlosty.bsky.social are the best leaders and I’m excited to shape the future of comics with our membership!

25.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Cartoon inkwell with sparkly red anime eyes and red high heels and a nib ink pen carrying a paper or banner with hand-lettered text that reads: Cartoonists United! There are colourful sparkles across the page.

Cartoon inkwell with sparkly red anime eyes and red high heels and a nib ink pen carrying a paper or banner with hand-lettered text that reads: Cartoonists United! There are colourful sparkles across the page.

Happy 3rd anniversary to us! With a new year, we have a BIG announcement πŸ“’: we are now incorporated as a nonprofit organization and are changing our name to CARTOONISTS UNITED! Full changes will be rolled out by late summer.

Read here for the full statement: cartoonist.coop/journal/cart...

25.02.2026 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 483    πŸ” 190    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 9
A graphic announcing the Cartoonist Cooperative’s Anti-Censorship statement. Art shows the Co-op's mascots Inkling and Nibford busting through a wall of black bricks, revealing red comic panels behind it. Text in a word balloon reads "Free Expression Now!"

A graphic announcing the Cartoonist Cooperative’s Anti-Censorship statement. Art shows the Co-op's mascots Inkling and Nibford busting through a wall of black bricks, revealing red comic panels behind it. Text in a word balloon reads "Free Expression Now!"

In the second image, black text reads β€œThe Cartoonist Cooperative Demands Free Expression: A Statement Against Censorship in Comics and the Arts” on a background of whited out red comic panels.

In the second image, black text reads β€œThe Cartoonist Cooperative Demands Free Expression: A Statement Against Censorship in Comics and the Arts” on a background of whited out red comic panels.

The third image shows the same whited-out red comic panels and reads β€œThe Cartoonist Cooperative is committed to forging a world where all are allowed the freedom to create and partake in art where all are free to choose and engage with a wide range of political, moral, and aesthetic ideas, beyond those held by any single institution, government, or religious group. Censorship is always a tool of the state to suppress dissent, fracture communities, and instill ignorance and fear. The Cartoonist Cooperative is firmly anti-censorship in all forms.”

The third image shows the same whited-out red comic panels and reads β€œThe Cartoonist Cooperative is committed to forging a world where all are allowed the freedom to create and partake in art where all are free to choose and engage with a wide range of political, moral, and aesthetic ideas, beyond those held by any single institution, government, or religious group. Censorship is always a tool of the state to suppress dissent, fracture communities, and instill ignorance and fear. The Cartoonist Cooperative is firmly anti-censorship in all forms.”

The Cartoonist Cooperative collectively stands against censorship and views it as our communal responsibility to fight for freedom of speech. We are committed to forging a world where all are allowed the freedom to create and partake in art!

Read our full statement: cartoonist.coop/anticensorsh...

19.02.2026 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 218    πŸ” 104    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog dressed as Queen Yarnham and Micolash respectively. Miss Piggy is large and waist up in the background. Kermit is full body in the foreground running.

Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog dressed as Queen Yarnham and Micolash respectively. Miss Piggy is large and waist up in the background. Kermit is full body in the foreground running.

My partner asked me to draw this after discussing how Kermit and Micolash are both just goofy little guys anyway here share the joy/suffering

22.02.2026 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1977    πŸ” 827    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 13
Keep Minnesota Housed!

Much of the media has left, but ICE is still in Minnesota and hundreds of families need help with rent in order to avoid eviction.

Visit keepMNhoused.com to adopt a rent or donate to rent funds!
#keepMNhoused

Drawing by Trung Le Nguyen features a bundled up boy holding a sign reading "Thank you!" in front of a cozy purple house.

Keep Minnesota Housed! Much of the media has left, but ICE is still in Minnesota and hundreds of families need help with rent in order to avoid eviction. Visit keepMNhoused.com to adopt a rent or donate to rent funds! #keepMNhoused Drawing by Trung Le Nguyen features a bundled up boy holding a sign reading "Thank you!" in front of a cozy purple house.

Hey, friends! @ziibiing.com and the awesome folks at StandWithMinnesota have launched #keepMNhoused! Check out keepMNhoused.com and kick in to help folks affected by ICE stay in their homes!

ALSO, artists, please join the call for art to help spread the word!

(art here by the great @trungles.com)

19.02.2026 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 776    πŸ” 731    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 12

cage is still my karaoke stand by when i want to be extra

18.02.2026 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Riso printed lunar new years cards depicting a flaming horse in black, red, and light lime

Riso printed lunar new years cards depicting a flaming horse in black, red, and light lime

Happy New Years! I made cards. DM me if you want me to mail you one

17.02.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no Vreni I’m so sorry for your loss. πŸ«‚ Saying goodbye is so hard especially to a tiny perfect goblin like Tomtom

07.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you live in Washington state please take 20 seconds to sign in PRO for our millionaire tax bill currently going through state legislature.

06.02.2026 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 223    πŸ” 194    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Save 50% on Iron Lung on Steam A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

wait is it an adaptation of the game? like this game? made by squirrel stapler guy? store.steampowered.com/app/1846170/...

03.02.2026 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

draw weird doujinshi. Become god

28.01.2026 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 860    πŸ” 284    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4
Clayton and Holt from Dust n Dread sitting on a bench and the ground respectively.

Clayton and Holt from Dust n Dread sitting on a bench and the ground respectively.

Didn’t read it until this week and thus missed the contest cut off but had such a good time reading the comic I wanted to draw @leslekieuart.bsky.social β€˜s boys anyway.

If you like horror, westerns, or just beautifully rendered goopy monsters check out dustndreadcomic.com

28.01.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
"IN OBSERVANCE & SOLIDARITY". Two black speech bubbles with white text read "HOURLY COMICS DAY IS NOW ON FEB 8TH. CARTOONISTS HONOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH. FEB 1 - MAR 1". There is an illustration of a black silhouetted hand raised and holding a pen in the top right, and an illustration of a nib pen and an ink well personified on the bottom right. The nib and ink are bumping fists. A URL at the bottom is "hourlycomicsday.com".

"IN OBSERVANCE & SOLIDARITY". Two black speech bubbles with white text read "HOURLY COMICS DAY IS NOW ON FEB 8TH. CARTOONISTS HONOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH. FEB 1 - MAR 1". There is an illustration of a black silhouetted hand raised and holding a pen in the top right, and an illustration of a nib pen and an ink well personified on the bottom right. The nib and ink are bumping fists. A URL at the bottom is "hourlycomicsday.com".

Hourly Comics Day has MOVED!

It's the 20th anniversary and we're taking a stand alongside our Black cartoonist members and friends to demand a change to honor Black History Month- draw your comics on the 8th, not the 1st!

hourlycomicsday.com

#hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicday #hcd

26.01.2026 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2220    πŸ” 1588    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 115

Hell yeah friend happy birthday

26.01.2026 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 124    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Abolish ICE

25.01.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

become a communist NOW

25.01.2026 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 499    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.

In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said β€œBring me your clothing”.

23.01.2026 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10494    πŸ” 3670    πŸ’¬ 124    πŸ“Œ 351

This should be boosted regardless if you're anywhere near Minnesota. Since organizing general strikes is something that should already be on the minds of Americans across the entire country, might as well talk about and support any where they may be popping up.

22.01.2026 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 728    πŸ” 576    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO

this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s

16.01.2026 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 30750    πŸ” 11404    πŸ’¬ 468    πŸ“Œ 830
ICE OUT
Cartoonists against ICE
Calling on cartoonists and artists to tell your stories about the ICE occupation of your towns and cities!

*4-panel comics*
*3:4 Instagram format*
Use this Blue: *There is a color drop block of blue to copy *

Use these hashtags:
#iceout[your city]
#iceoutmpls
#iceoutcomics

ICE OUT Cartoonists against ICE Calling on cartoonists and artists to tell your stories about the ICE occupation of your towns and cities! *4-panel comics* *3:4 Instagram format* Use this Blue: *There is a color drop block of blue to copy * Use these hashtags: #iceout[your city] #iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics

Comics friends! Please look at what @trungles.com and a bunch of other comics people are doing and join in! #IceOutComics

16.01.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 294    πŸ” 192    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

ICE isn’t bad because they’re doing a bad job at something that is necessary. it is that they are wholly unnecessary, and their function is evil.

08.01.2026 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1272    πŸ” 362    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6

Happy new year! Get your submissions in for this year's Minicomic Awards!!

01.01.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Orange text on a black background reads:

"Attention cartoonists! Submissions open January 1st for The Minicomic Awards!"

There is a orange graphic of the Minicomic Awards Logo of a person with a speech bubble head and a person with a thought bubble head reading comics, as designed by Kyle Torneby.

Orange text on a black background reads: "Attention cartoonists! Submissions open January 1st for The Minicomic Awards!" There is a orange graphic of the Minicomic Awards Logo of a person with a speech bubble head and a person with a thought bubble head reading comics, as designed by Kyle Torneby.

ATTENTION CARTOONISTS! πŸ“’
Submissions open Jan. 1st, 2026 for the Minicomic Awards, part of the Cartoonist Co-op’s annual Nib and Ink Festival!
Comics 32 pages or fewer published in 2025 will be eligible.

See mca.cartoonist.coop/submission-g... for full eligibility requirements and FAQs.

22.12.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 397    πŸ” 279    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 5
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Bad Internet Bills All of the bad internet bills. One website.

NEW: They kept saying they were gonna do it and now they've done it

A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.

No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.

We can't let this happen. Share & take action

www.badinternetbills.com

18.12.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2063    πŸ” 1949    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 48

This took 30 seconds to do. Send a letter to your legislators.

19.12.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Gender Affirming Care for Artist Ø.K. Fox, organized by Oskar Fox I am an independent artist finally tackling my healthcare needs. I have been trans… Oskar Fox needs your support for Gender Affirming Care for Artist Ø.K. Fox

HEY

NYC Drag/DIY oldhead/friend @okfox.bsky.social is having a fundraiser for their top surgery!!! He's been a major inspiration over the years, runs the always amazing Sonic 06 Club, and is crucial to the local Ridgewood/Bushwick scene. Donate if you're able and help struggling artists out!!!!

05.12.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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I'm looking for participants for my master's study about transmasc/trans men fans of manga and anime! Please fill out my 10-minute survey:
form.jotform.com/253308772919...

#transmasc #t4t #ftm #nonbinary #transresearch #transsurvey #nonbinarysurvey #transresearchbytransrsearchers

01.12.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 315    πŸ” 478    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 1

ARTISTS! You can DISABLE this feature! Protect yourself and don't assume that you're safe if you're an sfw artist!

20.11.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6671    πŸ” 5644    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 31

Bluesky suspended Wendy Xu for saying tech bros should actually *checks notes* deal with any amount of consequences for their actions

Totally balanced, fair moderation here y'all, not fucked up at all

20.11.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1