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Sarah Winifred Searle

@swinsea.bsky.social

I write & draw award-winning comics! Also working on a PhD about just that. swinsea.com/links ✨πŸ’ͺπŸ’€βœοΈ

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Illustration of an albatross pressing its weight down on a curled-up person, its huge wings closing in on them. The person has long dark hair that curls around them, around the albatross' feet, and tangles around the albatross' body. The person is surrounded by corals, seashells, and forget-me-not flowers.

Illustration of an albatross pressing its weight down on a curled-up person, its huge wings closing in on them. The person has long dark hair that curls around them, around the albatross' feet, and tangles around the albatross' body. The person is surrounded by corals, seashells, and forget-me-not flowers.

Comic page from my short horror comic, The Hue of Heaven. Cassandra, a disabled Black teenager housed in the Cardinal's supposedly-altruistic home for sick and disabled youth, anxiously wonders where her friend Antonio has been taken after the surgery that would cure him. She encounters the Cardinal on a walk and asks him if Antonio is walking. The page is tense and chilly, emphasizing the distrust Cassandra has for the Cardinal.

Comic page from my short horror comic, The Hue of Heaven. Cassandra, a disabled Black teenager housed in the Cardinal's supposedly-altruistic home for sick and disabled youth, anxiously wonders where her friend Antonio has been taken after the surgery that would cure him. She encounters the Cardinal on a walk and asks him if Antonio is walking. The page is tense and chilly, emphasizing the distrust Cassandra has for the Cardinal.

Illustration in limited color showing various vignettes of people engaging in fun summer activities, like going to a concert, but they are all unmasked. A figure in the center is isolated in a dark void, ignored by the other figures. The central figure is the only one masking

Illustration in limited color showing various vignettes of people engaging in fun summer activities, like going to a concert, but they are all unmasked. A figure in the center is isolated in a dark void, ignored by the other figures. The central figure is the only one masking

Photo of three needle felted little mushroom creatures in a line. The first has a square green cap and a surprised face. The second has a golden round cap and a smiling face. The third has a pink gilled cap and a blushing face. What you don't see in the photo is that all three have big booty cheeks.

Photo of three needle felted little mushroom creatures in a line. The first has a square green cap and a surprised face. The second has a golden round cap and a smiling face. The third has a pink gilled cap and a blushing face. What you don't see in the photo is that all three have big booty cheeks.

Hi! I'm Ashanti Fortson, a queer Afrolatine multidisciplinary artist working as a graphic novelist & illustrator. I also embroider and needle-felt. I'm interested in color, texture, evocation, and emotion.

Available for freelance!
Check out my shop! πŸ’œ

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"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

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The cover of middle grade graphic novel OPTING OUT by Maia Kobabe and Swati "Lucky" Srikumar, on sale May 6 2026. The cover shows a smiling Desi kid wearing a yellow t-shirt and green shorts, dumping a collection of eclectic items out of a blue backback including a soccer ball, a sword, a tiny pumpkin, sheets of paper, pens, candy, a ruler, a magazine, a book, tape, eraser, earrings, a sunflower and a nazar amulet.

The cover of middle grade graphic novel OPTING OUT by Maia Kobabe and Swati "Lucky" Srikumar, on sale May 6 2026. The cover shows a smiling Desi kid wearing a yellow t-shirt and green shorts, dumping a collection of eclectic items out of a blue backback including a soccer ball, a sword, a tiny pumpkin, sheets of paper, pens, candy, a ruler, a magazine, a book, tape, eraser, earrings, a sunflower and a nazar amulet.

The cover of middle grade graphic novel OPTING OUT by Maia Kobabe and Swati "Lucky" Srikumar, on sale May 6 2026. The cover shows a smiling Desi kid wearing a yellow t-shirt and green shorts, dumping a collection of eclectic items out of a blue backback including a soccer ball, a sword, a tiny pumpkin, sheets of paper, pens, candy, a ruler, a magazine, a book, tape, eraser, earrings, a sunflower and a nazar amulet. The back cover of the book is mostly orange with a small drawing at the top of a circle of kids sitting in chairs. Below the drawing is the line "Bodies are the worst. I wish I didn't have a body."

The cover of middle grade graphic novel OPTING OUT by Maia Kobabe and Swati "Lucky" Srikumar, on sale May 6 2026. The cover shows a smiling Desi kid wearing a yellow t-shirt and green shorts, dumping a collection of eclectic items out of a blue backback including a soccer ball, a sword, a tiny pumpkin, sheets of paper, pens, candy, a ruler, a magazine, a book, tape, eraser, earrings, a sunflower and a nazar amulet. The back cover of the book is mostly orange with a small drawing at the top of a circle of kids sitting in chairs. Below the drawing is the line "Bodies are the worst. I wish I didn't have a body."

An interior spread from OPTING OUT by Maia Kobabe and Swati "Lucky" Srikumar

An interior spread from OPTING OUT by Maia Kobabe and Swati "Lucky" Srikumar

the front and back cover of OPTING OUT by Maia Kobabe and Swati "Lucky" Srikumar plus one interior spread

the front and back cover of OPTING OUT by Maia Kobabe and Swati "Lucky" Srikumar plus one interior spread

@luckyscomix.bsky.social and I received the ARCs of our new book! OPTING OUT, on sale May 5 2026, from Scholastic Graphix. I'm very excited for all of you to read it :D Preorder here: bookshop.org/p/books/opti...

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❄️ COMIC UPDATE ❄️

Read the 4 new pages of GREAT PASSIONS by @swinsea.bsky.social

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#NSFW #FxM

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Been torn up over the Firefly Wedding manga finale but I didn’t realize there’d be new Frieren anime episodes so soon, my soul is somewhat soothed 😭

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In purple text on a black background:

SUBMISSIONS OPEN! Submissions are now open for the Minicomic Awards. You have until January 31st 2026 to submit your comics.

Awards categories: General Fiction, General Nonfiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, and Humor. 

Presented by the Cartoonist Cooperative. Part of the annual Nib & Ink Festival. Deadline to submit 01/31/26 11:59 Eastern Time. 

In Addition to the logos for the Minicomic Awards and the Cartoonist Cooperative, there is also a graphic of the Coop's mascots sitting on a submissions box drawn by Quill Ardonne.

In purple text on a black background: SUBMISSIONS OPEN! Submissions are now open for the Minicomic Awards. You have until January 31st 2026 to submit your comics. Awards categories: General Fiction, General Nonfiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, and Humor. Presented by the Cartoonist Cooperative. Part of the annual Nib & Ink Festival. Deadline to submit 01/31/26 11:59 Eastern Time. In Addition to the logos for the Minicomic Awards and the Cartoonist Cooperative, there is also a graphic of the Coop's mascots sitting on a submissions box drawn by Quill Ardonne.

Submissions for the 2026 Minicomic Awards are NOW OPEN through 1/31/26! πŸŽ‰
To submit your comic(s), register an account at mca.cartoonist.coop. Be sure to check out the full guidelines and FAQ before submitting.

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we want your art all over our printers. submissions are open for work NOW for our 2026 publishing year

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Some good news for the end of the year - Our comics residency program will continue in 2026! There are 6 spots between May and December. You can find all the info here: komikss.lv/residency/

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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.

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Soul of Sovereignty Prelude by ggdg a tale of deadly kindness and selfish virtue

i understand. you've been waiting until soulsov was 10% off to finally read it. well i've got good news: the wait is over. you are finally free gigidigi.itch.io/soulsov

18.12.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 118    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

To anyone else who observes, Happy Clip Studio Paint Login Bonus Clippy season

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To anyone else who observes, Happy Clip Studio Paint Login Bonus Clippy season

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A local friend is making a GN with needle-felted characters, going into our comics coworking space and seeing all her sets and props and stuff is the best www.instagram.com/elizabethmar...

13.12.2025 06:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Help Tess Get Gender-Affirming Top Surgery!, organized by Sloane Leong Aloha all, I’m Sloane and I’m starting this fundraiser to help my wonderful f… Sloane Leong needs your support for Help Tess Get Gender-Affirming Top Surgery!

my wonderful fiancΓ© is slated for top surgery next month and we need help making it happen! if you’re not in a position to donate, sharing this fundraiser is also greatly appreciated πŸ₯ΉπŸ’š

www.gofundme.com/f/help-tess-...

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oh yeah, and there's a monster in it

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Illustration of woman lying in the snow and looking up with a flirty expression. "Black Friday thru Cyber Monday eBook Sale - Taste the Savings!"

Illustration of woman lying in the snow and looking up with a flirty expression. "Black Friday thru Cyber Monday eBook Sale - Taste the Savings!"

πŸ”ž Filthy Figments eBOOK SALE ‼️

Taste the Savings now thru Cyber Monday when you grab one or more of our titillating title our eBook shop!

All FF titles 40% OFF!
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ALSO! It's CREATOR DAY so TODAY ONLY Itch does not take a cut from shop purchases!

#NSFW #EroticComics

28.11.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

was reviewing the early chapters for a thing and came across this page again. For some reason it's still one of my most favorite things I've ever drawn. @filthyfigments.bsky.social

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was reviewing the early chapters for a thing and came across this page again. For some reason it's still one of my most favorite things I've ever drawn. @filthyfigments.bsky.social

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This Thursday!

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‼️COMIC UPDATE‼️

Read the 4 new pages of GREAT PASSIONS by @swinsea.bsky.social

πŸ”ž FilthyFigments.com
#NSFW #FxM

20.11.2025 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Sharing the opening pages of Strange Bedfellows to convince you to buy it day one:

17.11.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 447    πŸ” 137    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 8

This is so cute aww. I wonder if I read this issue!!!

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Posted more life drawing on Patreon www.patreon.com/posts/143771...

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Go catching stars in your eyes and you'll surely go blind πŸ’«

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Posted more life drawing on Patreon www.patreon.com/posts/143771...

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I made an 18-page comic earlier this year and just put it up as pay-what-you-want on itch if anybody's interested in a cute breezy dose of queer, dark-fantasy, body-horror(ish) erotica : )

One Humble Man's Guyde to Living a Good Life in a Hostile Worlde
seyawynn.itch.io/one-humble-m...

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