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Denis Angelov @denisillustrates.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #portfolioday 👋

My name is Denis, and I'm a children's book illustrator who likes stories full of heart, bold lineart, limited palettes, and painterly textures. #kidlitart

🌐 www.denisillustrates.com
📚 Represented by Emily Talbot, United Agents (UK) and Susan Hawk, Upstart Crow Literary (US)

Illustration of a child kneeling on top of his desk wearing pajamas and showing a teddy bear the Ursa Major constellation through the window

llustration of a giant squid, a duckling and a kid in a bathtub. The squid is looking curious trying to get the attention of the kid with its tentacles. The child is looking right at us in fear. The duckling is standing between the two, wings spread out, trying to defend the kid

Illustration of a two anthromorphic zebras in a sculpture studio. One of them has no stripes and is sculpting a bust of the other zebra who is sitting in a stool with her eyes closed

Illustration of a little girl and her dad in the kitchen. The dad is stirring a meal in a pot on the stove. There are aroma lines coming out of the pot and the girl has closed her eyes and is taking in the smell. There is a black cat peeking above the counter top and looking at the pot.

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 1d

hey there! we're halfway through the @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social !
Here's Milo the second main character from my comic, and sketches demonstrating that i did, in fact, restrain myself in the forehead department with him.

Miło, one of the main characters from my comic standing there, next to him are several pictures showing different stages of his life:
- at the bottom baby milo sitting on his uncle's lap fishing
-in the middle ID pictures from the time Milo had a lot of piercings and a pointy collar
- at the top, he s taking a a selfie, with his boyfriend Bug in the background eating an ice cream cone.

a selectiom of Milo sketches i drew early in the comic making.

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Llaverac @llaverac.bsky.social · 4d

I liked it a lot! Last year I already enjoyed Gnome Granny, so when I saw that you had a new comic this year I bought it blindly.

I loved the gentleness that permeates the comic, the way Bug notices other people freely giving and getting help.

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much ;; 💗 i'm so happy my previous work made you trust me with this new comic and that you did enjoy it!! Your words made my day.

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 1d

you can check it out here! www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p/despite-despite-despite-by-c-lemieux

Despite, Despite, Despite by C. Lemieux — ShortBox Comics Fair

A couple of little dogs in a big city are going through a rough patch. Bug recently lost his job and Milo works to support them both. Despite it all, they keep going. Today's destination? The supermar...

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 1d

hey there! we're halfway through the @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social !
Here's Milo the second main character from my comic, and sketches demonstrating that i did, in fact, restrain myself in the forehead department with him.

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 4d

im struggling to place how complete strangers feel about my comic, ive almost only heard feedback from peers and acquaintances, i hope i succeeded in doing what i intended to. I hope readers like it

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 5d

i often feel very alone with my work and it means much more than you think to me when you share that it resonated with you. Thank you

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 5d

Check out my little Bug 🐛
He's one of the main character from my comic " Despite, despite, despite" currently available via the @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social !
He was pretty hard to figure out, went through many silly sketches.

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 5d

thank you so much for supporting me and i'm glad if my work touches you 💕
i'm very grateful
thinking out loud about how i wish the quality of my work itself guaranteed me some security

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 5d

William Sorely never considered how it all might end. After accidentally swallowing a mysterious capsule while typing his final assignment, Will finds himself on a time-traveling adventure riddled with aliens and robots (and minor bouts of flatulence)!

New comic from @sloint.bsky.social!

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 5d

the worst aspect of being an artist is truly having to sell yourself, im proud of what i do, i work hard and i create quality work, still so much depends on if people care and get invested in it.
its incredibly rewarding to touch people, and so stressful to be at their mercy

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 5d

thank you so much, im so proud of him 🥺💕

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 5d

you can find his story here: www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p...

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 5d

Check out my little Bug 🐛
He's one of the main character from my comic " Despite, despite, despite" currently available via the @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social !
He was pretty hard to figure out, went through many silly sketches.

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 15d

Its here!! 🎉 🎉 The @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social is live!!
(you can find "Despite, despite, despite" 👇)

It's today! "Despite, despite, despite" is out! The shortbox comic fair is live (October 1st to 31st)

"Despite, despite, despite" is a 44 pages digital comic.
A couple of little of little digs in a big city are going through a rough patch. Bug recently lost his job and Milo works to support them both Despite it all, they keep going.
Today's destination? The supermarket.

Preview page from the comic showing Bug under his covers on his phone. Milo is calling to him and eventually climbs onto the bed to kiss Bug on his cheek.

Miło and Bug are in line at the pharmacy. In a near aisle Bug spots a pink poodle pharmacist helping a man put on his new arm brace.

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 10d

New from @nushanchel.bsky.social, 'Self Preservation Instinct' follows a sheltered, city-raised vampire who, exiled from human society, is cast into the wilderness—where he encounters a lone werewolf -and begins to learn the true meaning of what it is to be a monster.

Out now at SBCF!

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Hannah Lock @hannahlock.bsky.social · 13d

Shortbox Comics Fair 2025
@shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social
is here, which means my comic Lazy Cat Sundays is out! It's an auto-bio comedy comic with my boyfriend, friends and I up to silly hijinks.

shortboxcomicsfair.com

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 12d

🌷✨ shortboxcomicsfair.com ✨🌷

comic by @weisanboo.bsky.social

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 11d

thank you for making your art, its so interesting and so joyful

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 13d

the fair is live for the whole month of october! You should check out my comic "Despite, despite, despite" if you need something gentle because life has been tough💗

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 13d

i took the time this year to start reading other fair comics early, and im so glad i did BECAUSE YOU NEED TO GET THIS NOW!!

Pepe's work is so fun, and so colorful, so tender in places, its a visual feast and it makes my fingers burn with the need to create too.

Pepe Reyes @suscipepe.bsky.social · 15d

My comic NOCTURNAL is available now until Oct 31 at the ShortBox Comics Fair!

It has stories focused on nocturnal creatures:
- An insect dreaming of love
- Frogs dancing in a flood
- Wolves causing chaos

This is available with so many other amazing artists at www.shortboxcomicsfair.com !

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sandra domz 🐱 SBCF '25 + COMMS OPEN @phoskitty.bsky.social · 13d

hey one of our lovely artists at the SBCF 2025 lineup made a list with all the exhibitor's Bluesky handles!!! (the ones that have it ofc)

please check out everyone's amazing comics!!!! ⭐⭐⭐
bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Dilly @dillydoodle.bsky.social · 15d

🫵 CHECK OUT MY COMIC AT THE SHORTBOX FAIR STARTING TOMORROW

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cody 🦷 @crypuppy.bsky.social · 13d

Yay!! Thank you Myra!! It is me (its my actual name, "lemieux" is french for "thebest" so i HAVE to use it professionally, ive been blessed with a name meant for this)
I hope you'll enjoy it 💖💖

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