Stephen Kissel

JUNK DRAWER #2: Summer is finally winding down The second issue of Junk Drawer is here!

New issue of Junk Drawer just dropped! (It's been a little while 😅)

Still here and making it through the summer.☀️

Have I mentioned I have a newsletter that you can sign up for? It’s super easy to sign up for at the link in my bio… and I promise not to bombard you with emails. (In fact, I haven’t even sent one since May!) New one dropping soon though!

Right? Maybe at some point we’ll get one, though I guess we’d need to find the space too. 😆

Of course! We’re just doing everything traditionally on paper! I wish we had access to more digital tools to offer something like that… maybe at some point.

Teen Comics Camp - Academy Center of the Arts - July 28th through August 1st (Drawing with ink on a table)

Not sure if anyone local follows along here, but I still have spots in this upcoming teen camp happening next week!
academycenter.org/event/teen-c...

I snagged a couple early on, but regret not grabbing the OTGW one when I had a chance. It is up on Archive.org though, so I can at least stare at it there. 😆

😯 Yesss… and I was just wondering about how this would translate to an anime while reading the recent volume.

… And a little animation for the sandworm’s entrance. 😁

Beetlejuice graveyard with fog and tombstones with Deetz house in background.

Deetz living room after remodel.

The attic of the Deetz home with boxes, an old tv, and model of the town.

Some of the projections that I worked on for Beetlejuice, Jr. last month with Academy Youth Theatre! 🪲 🧃 Such a fun show to have a tiny part in working on and these kids did AMAZING.

Hi #PortfolioDay, I'm Del. All my best stuff is under NDA or haven't been released yet.

Comic page of two teens chilling together on a bed with stuffed animals while one of them draws and it rains outside.

Book cover illustration featuring an icy landscape. A princess reaches out to her companion atop a gentle dragon. The title reads “taking flight”

Book cover illustration featuring a teen stepping out into a library of sorts with ghosts greeting her. Snakes enter the room ahead of her near the title reading “the archive”

Comic page where a pink fluffy bird and a baker bear greet each other. The bird invites the bear on an adventure!

Hello #portfolioday 💕 I’m Jayme, a queer disabled artist making cute and colorful illustrations and comics! Looking for new freelance projects including covers, coloring, and projects geared towards kids!
🌼Rep: @jenazantian.bsky.social
🌼jaymebrodie.com
🌼jaymebrodie@gmail.com

You're too nice! One day I'll get to the level of you guys. 😅

Academy Youth Theatre - Beetlejuice Jr Background | Beetlejuice and Lydia standing in living room that's been transformed.

University of Lynchburg - Student sitting in red chair with Hornets swag and sipping coffee.

Hourly Comic Day - 5pm - Rolling down window after farting in the car.

Senshi from Delicious in Dungeon roasting various ingredients in a stew while hanging out in a cave.

Oh hey, #portfolioday! I'm Stephen, an illustrator, cartoonist, and educator in Virginia. 👋

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Let’s get Cookin’ with Comics workshop at Dragon Bite Books and Crafts in Roanoke, VA - Saturday, July 12th

Back with another recipe comics workshop, this time at Dragon Bite Books in Roanoke!

https://dragon-bite-books.square.site/product/get-cookin-with-comics-workshop-with-stephen-kissel-saturday-july-12-noon-1-30/261

my most important opinion is that all regional pizzas are vital parts of the overall pizza ecosystem. you hate chicago deep dish? then you hate pizza. you hate provel cheese? you hate pizza. you hate little caesar? he is the emperor. show some respect. all pizza is canon

Tell me your pet’s name with a GIF.

(This is just one of four for us).

@Dexerto: After 80 hours of playtime, OpenAI's "smartest model to date" has obtained two Gym Badges in Pokemon Red

Imagine outsourcing all your thinking to a guy who still only has two Pokémon badges after 80 hours of gameplay.

Ahh… I loved yours! It was such a cool project to be a part of. Had a lot of fun thinking way too much about my playlist. 😆

I think mine is just an Ozark Trail one from Walmart, but pretty easy to set up for one person! Not sure on weights tho. (I probably should invest in some. 😅)

Thanks, Liz!! Still not totally sure what I'm doing with it, but hope you enjoy it!

Exactlyyyy. And when they do actually re-release something, they're like... "You have 3 days to purchase this and then back in our vault it goes"

Man, I don't even want to think about all the ones I should've held on to.

Background projections I worked on for a recent youth theatre production of Alice in Wonderland, Jr. (Not all of them, but my favorites of the bunch.)

https://pencilbooth.com/stephenkissel | JUNK DRAWER #1: The Start of Something New! Thanks to everyone who has subscribed so far!

First issue of Junk Drawer is live over at my @pencilbooth.bsky.social! Check it out and subscribe at the link! pencilbooth.com/takes/9b2c0a...

It’s what I do best. Though I wasn’t technically in the car. 🚗

Staring you down

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