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D. Bethel

@dbethelcomics.bsky.social

A simultaneous comicker/English professor doing his best to not screw up. Currently writing and drawing my existential western webcomic, Long John. He/him

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Ink & Insight w/Luis Godoy II!
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New Ink & Insight episodeπŸ’§

@luisgodoyii.bsky.social joined me on Comix 4 All to talk This Eternal Coil, work with The Comic Book Yeti and an upcoming Kickstarter campaign for Cthulhu Invades Oz! Audio available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. KS πŸ”—in description.

#comix4all #reading #comics

28.02.2026 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My thumbnails for my comic panels are a hot mess but the important thing is that I kinda know what’s happening

28.02.2026 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s impressive and all, but what’s your problem with horses?!

28.02.2026 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh, this might actually be my most detailed art.

27.02.2026 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Come to Call The transitional element of the white banner here, blending from the long white cloth hanging from Hellrider John’s mask into the cloth that is tied to the oar above Jackie’s resting pl…

The third page's notes really dive into the historical research about funeral rites and quirky historical facts about the Mono Lake/Bodie region and how I worked them into the comic.

www.longjohncomic.com/comic/come-t...

27.02.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seeing Is Believing We are staring down the ending ofΒ Long John at this point. We’ve got about a month to go (three pages a week), but from this point on it’s nothing but the end game as we resolve a few h…

The notes for the second page talk about what it's like to bring this 11-year journey to an end and how I'm thinking about what comes AFTER Long John.

www.longjohncomic.com/comic/seeing...

27.02.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Final Offer Designing Hellrider John was a fun challenge. Ultimately, it came down to pulling back on including details that carried symbols and meaning tied to greater lore, instead keeping in mind the design…

In the notes for the first page on the website, I talk about the design of "Hellrider John" and how it kind of comes full circle from all the way back when I was a teenager!

www.longjohncomic.com/comic/the-fi...

27.02.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Three new pages of the FINAL Long John chapter went up this week.

27.02.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Page 49 - "Come to Call"

27.02.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Artist! Quote with some of your most detailed art!

27.02.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Artist! Quote with some of your most detailed art!

27.02.2026 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Teen’s English teacher assigned them to design a Pro-Reading propaganda poster while they read Fahrenheit 451 and, I shit you not, told the class β€œif you can’t draw, use AI!”

Not ironically.
Fahrenheit 451 and AI propaganda art.

I almost died laughing before I almost cried. wtf.

26.02.2026 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cannot remember if I've poste this video or not--

25.02.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 213    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Page 48 - "Seeing Is Believing"

25.02.2026 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It would mean a lot to me if you pre-ordered my book!

23.02.2026 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
two big panels from a comic page, the first one showing the portrait of a woman on a grave, surrounded by a lot of various flowers, the second one showing the face of her sister, facing said grave, with two trees without leaves behind her

two big panels from a comic page, the first one showing the portrait of a woman on a grave, surrounded by a lot of various flowers, the second one showing the face of her sister, facing said grave, with two trees without leaves behind her

at this point I'm inflicting this level of inking on myself

23.02.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2339    πŸ” 253    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 1

I decided to give this a try.

This is going to dramatically level up my ability to create comics.

23.02.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks for following and thanks for checking out the comic!

23.02.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I've had the pleasure of talking to college literature classes about the comic and have been a part of discussion panels at various shows over the years. I love to share and talk about process and development (I'm also an English professor by day, so process is also part of my job).

23.02.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's a story told across six books and it's the best thing I've ever made: a character-driven drama set in my favorite place in the world: the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains in California.

23.02.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of new followers to say hello to! I'm D. Bethel, a webcomic creator, and I'm wrapping up my existential western, Long John, after 11 years! It's about a cowboy who gets his clothes stolen and has to confront who he actually is when he loses everything that makes him strong.

longjohncomic.com

23.02.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Page 47 - "The Final Offer"

23.02.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey artists! QRP with your sketch vs final!

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QRT with your sketch vs final

23.02.2026 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Hey artists! QRP with your sketch vs final!

23.02.2026 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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I don't have anything new but HAPPY ZELDA 40TH ANNIVERSARY

21.02.2026 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8721    πŸ” 2086    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 12

I need to check it out! I’ve heard good things!

22.02.2026 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't often praise my art, but I love how this page turned out.

20.02.2026 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Illustrations made this year

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