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James Kochalka Superstar

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The first Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont. Eisner, Ignatz, and Harvey award winner. Rock star, cartoonist, wild berry picker. https://linktr.ee/kochalka

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James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 2d

tis the season to listen to The Mummy's on the Loose!

James Kochalka Superstar with Rough Francis and Jello Biafra

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The Mummy's On The Loose

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James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 5h

cover reveal! Green Eggs and Ham Go Next Door comes out 5/5/2026. This is my second Green Eggs and Ham graphic novel. It's fantastic, too...even better than the first one!!!

#kidslit #KidsGN📚💬 @randomhousekids.bsky.social

Dr. Seuss. GRAPHIC NOVEL Coming 5.5.26
Green Eggs and Ham Go Next Door
by Eisner Award-winning author James Kochalka
Cover shows Sam-I-Am offering a bear some green eggs and ham while Walter Plot hides.

Sam-I-Am says "A New Neighbor means a new friend."

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James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 5h

the first GN is absolutely fantastic too haha www.amazon.com/gp/product/0...

Dr. Seuss Graphic Novel: Green Eggs and Ham Take a Hike: A Green Eggs and Ham Story (Dr. Seuss Graphic Novels)

Amazon.com: Dr. Seuss Graphic Novel: Green Eggs and Ham Take a Hike: A Green Eggs and Ham Story (Dr. Seuss Graphic Novels): 9780593703007: Kochalka, James: Books

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James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 7h

Gentle Observation set 51 just dropped! Just crossed the 300 strip threshold. Got a good run going.
www.patreon.com/posts/gentle...

James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 8h

Gentle Observation 284 - Live slow and need a haircut.
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Watercolor and India ink - cartoon guy laying in the uncut grass, text says "Live slow and need a haircut."

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James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 10h

it's true...but his dudes kinda look like wrestlers

James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 10h

oh come on, William Blake is one of the most famous artists of all time

James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 10h

I've seen estimates closer to 30,000 games released in 2024. It's 18000-19000 games on Steam alone. There are also many thousands of games released each year that are NOT on Steam.

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James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 10h

the concept of "zine" certainly didn't exist when Ben Franklin made his, and yeah the photocopy machine didn't exist yet. So i'll give you that.

But there are plenty of people from those old days that would be considered zinesters today...William Blake is another that comes to mind.

James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 10h

That sounds like a line from Peanuts…

James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 11h

lol he definitely didn’t write enough about wrestling in the late 20th and early 21st centuries

James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 11h

Unless maybe if you’re a prince…

Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 21h

“No kings” shouldn’t be a controversial message.

James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 11h

Sorry I deleted (and reposted) the post you’re replying to, to fix an error.

James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 11h

Poor Richard’s Almanac was very widely read for 25 years. I would bet that a far greater % of the population read it than Melzer’s.

James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 11h

stuff ben Franklin wrote in his zines are part of people’s everyday language even today:

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise

A Penny saved is a penny earned.

Etc.

They teach his zines in kindergarten!

James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 19h

Can not is stronger than shall not. If something can not be done then it shall not be done. That doesn’t follow in reverse.

James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 19h

It depends how you measure success, I suppose. Just the fact that Melzer is basically unknown compared to Ben Franklin shows his zines have had nowhere near the same societal impact.

James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 21h

I dunno, what about Benjamin Franklin?

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James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 21h

Birds of a Feather by N8NOFACE was my favorite song of 2024
youtu.be/3nhER0IOU-o?...

N8NOFACE - L'S UP - 10. BIRDS OF A FEATHER

YouTube video by N8NOFACE

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James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 22h

oh shit, I got the date wrong. 1989

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James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 1d

PDQ - oil paint on unstretched canvas, 1985 ...lost, presumed destroyed.

oil painting of jumbled up Renoir nudies and stripes by James Kochalka

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James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 1d

Working on Gentle Observation

www.patreon.com/collection/7...

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James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 2d

tis the season to listen to The Mummy's on the Loose!

James Kochalka Superstar with Rough Francis and Jello Biafra

Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/0rZEr2...

The Mummy's On The Loose

open.spotify.com

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 2d

By changing only a single byte in the code of Mario Paint, the music composer will not stop at the end of the song and instead continue to play the entire contents of the console's memory as music.

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James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social · 1d

PDQ - oil paint on unstretched canvas, 1985 ...lost, presumed destroyed.

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