For me, this is def the hardest part of working in comics and it's kinda wild people don't talk about it more.

Ever MAGA opinion is basically random thoughtless meanness, but it is very funny to see them pretending to really love Columbus Day, which became a national holiday because Democrats wanted to shore up support in immigrant communities during the New Deal.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbu...

White PDXers, now is the time to reach out to and be ready to close ranks around your BIPOC neighbors. You are the whitest metro city in the US, and that is going to paint instant targets on the backs of anyone who isn’t.

That was true in 2018, now I’m not so sure.

Anyone out there familiar with Highland Pro? It’s TWICE deleted all of the writing in a document for no apparent reason, wiping hours of work. Does this happen to other people?

I don’t want to give up on it because I like the UI and I paid for it, but I don’t think this is a risk I can keep taking.

I'm genuinely wondering, this isn't rhetorical!

Serious question — would DC be willing to publish this now?
(It's from the distant year of 2018)

While I got my knuckles rapped by corporate America for being rude and tasteless about a guy who dreamed of the stoning of me and everyone I love, Fox's Brian Kilmeade advocated explicitly for the state murder of all homeless people -- on live TV, no less -- to virtually no response.

Never forget "the other 9/11", 9/11/73, when the US backed a coup in Chile, murdering the democratically-elected President and establishing a disastrous military dictatorship.
www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1...

Immigrants are a social good, anti-immigrant propaganda is basically all lies, and any approach to the "problem" that doesn't start form those two points is worthless

Please, Portland peeps, join me in making a donation. This is a real lifeline for some of the most marginalized of our community, with good journalism to boot.

Do people seriously look at Trump, RFK Jr. etc and think "these guys are going to build a stable and ideologically coherent regime that is going to be around for a long time?"

How many artists and thinkers of the 20th century can now only be mentioned with a huge asterisk because they became apologists for evil regimes?

What makes their modern equivalents so certain the same thing won't happen to them?

The FTC is accepting public comment on access to gender affirming care for minors until 9/26/2025: regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2025-0264 They are trying to prove it's harmful. @transequality.bsky.social has more info & a template for comments: transequality.org/ftc-hands-of...

“The only real politics I knew was that if a guy liked Hitler, I’d beat the stuffing out of him and that would be it.” - Jack Kirby

Happy birthday King

I'm doing a new six week kids' class at Art Center Morro Bay!
I think this series is going to be really cool and I hope to see you there!
artcentermorrobay.org/.../cartooni...

Next SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY I’ll be returning to my beloved Bay Area for San Francisco Zinefest!
I’ll have REEL LIFE, my collection of interactive P-nut comics, and other gems to surprise and delight you.

Bay buds, if I didn’t catch you at my reading in June, I’d love to see you on Sunday! <3

reposted this today because the inverse is also true:

if you abandon trans people right now, you are abandoning civil rights period.

if you can't stand up for trans people when it matters, no one should, or will, ever trust you when the bullseye moves to the next target.

Sometimes the end of summer is scarier than any movie monster!
Assuage your fears with a creative project...and by picking up a copy of REEL LIFE!
www.kanetoons.com/graphic-novels

I got a couple who were semi-pro but a few were just friends and family who I thought had good voices for the characters.

I also had another cartoonist interview me before doing q&a which made the whole thing feel fancy.

I had actors read from my comic along with a slideshow of panels and it was really fun.

Join me, Dr. Jason DeHart (@wordsimagesworlds.bsky.social), Dr. Christian Hines (@hinessolo.bsky.social ), Kane Lynch (@kaneicaruslynch.bsky.social), & the legendary Scott McCloud (@scottmccloud.bsky.social) as we discuss graphic texts for social emotional learning. Jason, Kane, & I will sign after.

Achievement unlocked — SDCC. Honored to be on this panel! @janawritescomix.bsky.social @scottmccloud.bsky.social @kaneicaruslynch.bsky.social @sdpubliclibrary.bsky.social @ncte.org