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Matthew Bogart

@matthewbogart.bsky.social

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Cartoonist of the comic series "Incredible Doom", named one of the best of the year by Vanity Fair. It's about teens in the 90s getting their lives turned upside down by the early internet. (He/him)

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Matthew Bogart @matthewbogart.bsky.social · Aug 3

Here’s a fun vow to make with yourself:

Every time you're on social media, end by following a link off-site—and poke around for a second.

Bonus points if it's a site not owned by shareholders or angel investors.

Matthew Bogart @matthewbogart.bsky.social · 6d

This is an awesome idea.

Mike Dawson @mikedawson.bsky.social · 6d

As I'm moving from hoping to meet my funding goal into actually producing my 'Zine Storage Boxes I have been revising the design. This one is "A Love Letter to Self-Publishing", very similar to what I mocked up initially, but less messy and busy, and I think nicer www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

A mockup of the Love Letter to Self-Publishing 'Zine Storage Box. Mostly pale yellows, pinks and purples, the design mimics the famous Marvel Comics 25th Anniversary edition covers, except is filled with all your favorite characters from the world of self-published and indie comics. Yes, SMILE was originally a minicomic.

A better view of the 25th Anniversary design. Text on the graphic states, "A 'Zine is something homemade, personal, not created with mass-appeal in mind. maybe your 'zine only means something to a small group of people, but to those people it means so much"

Matthew Bogart @matthewbogart.bsky.social · 6d

Cartoonists know the conversation that happened when creating this cover.

“Hey do you think this reads as the Flash being turned into a puppet?”

“I don’t know. They might think he’s a robot? What if you made Flash say ‘oh no! I’m a puppet!’”

“Wait, I’ve got a better idea.”

Ryan North? But - he died... 30 years ago this very night!! @ryannorth.ca · 6d

Every comic cover since has been trying and failing to reach the heights glimpsed by this Carmine Infantino cover for Flash #133 in 1962. You may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like

Flash being turned into a puppet while thinking "I've got the strangest feeling I'm being turned into a PUPPET!". FUN FACT: it is impossible to see this cover and not want to see more

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 6d

. @404media.co is investigating book bans. They could use your pointers on where to be looking. You can do it anonymously.

"We need help deciding... which school districts and cities to seek public records from and... where we should point our reporting efforts. "

www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

www.404media.co

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 7d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Matthew Bogart @matthewbogart.bsky.social · 6d

Just sitting here wishing I could thank my dad for something.

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Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts @nwmoca.bsky.social · 7d

It's only 25 days until we open and we've still got $ to raise. The great news is that we've raised 41% of our goal - $7400 of $18,000! We need to raise $18,000 to cover 6 months rent and utilities. So we still have $10,600.

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Jason Snell @snell.zone · 6d

TFW you find you still have your rotisserie baseball spreadsheet from 1988 (AppleWorks, Apple II)

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Matthew Bogart @matthewbogart.bsky.social · 9d

Is Portland burning? isportlandburning.com

Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

isportlandburning.com

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Matthew Bogart @matthewbogart.bsky.social · 9d

Oh heck yeah.

Matthew Bogart @matthewbogart.bsky.social · 15d

Yeah, I wonder if my problem is stripe related too, as Patreon is saying I have a pending payment to this creator. Ug.

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Matthew Bogart @matthewbogart.bsky.social · 15d

I’m not. Has that given folks problems?

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Matthew Bogart @matthewbogart.bsky.social · 16d

Ug. That stinks. A payout issue is much worse.

Matthew Bogart @matthewbogart.bsky.social · 16d

Of course I'm worried that it's happening to people that want to support me as well, but mostly I just want to get my hands on the cool stuff he's got in there!

Matthew Bogart @matthewbogart.bsky.social · 16d

I’ve been trying to support @slyflourish.com on Patreon for four months, but a bug keeps blocking me. At their request I’ve sent screenshots, videos, and code samples to Patreon support, but they don’t know when it’ll be fixed. Frustrating.

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Lucy Knisley @lucyknisley.bsky.social · 16d

A few in-person events I’ll be doing in the next couple of months!

Pop Con
Green Bay, WI
10/4

Banned Books Litworks
Hardwood Heights, IL
10/11

EPICFEST
Charlotte, NC
11/8

In Convo with Raina Telgemeier
Downers Grove, IL
11/10

Pop Con
Green Bay, WI
Saturday, October 4th
10-4pm
Brown County Central Library
www.browncountylibrary.org/PopCon/

Banned Books LitWorks
Harwood Heights, IL
Saturday, October 11th
10am-2pm
Eisenhower Public Library
https://eisenhower.librarycalendar.com/event/banned-litworks-8816

EPICFEST
Charlotte, NC
Saturday, November 8
10am-3om
https://www.cmlibrary.org/epicfest

In Conversation with Raina Telgemeier
Downers Grove, IL
Monday, November 10
7-9pm
https://www.eventcombo.com/e/author-event-with-raina-telgemeierfacing-feelings-76739?fbclid=IwY2xjawNIyoJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFYMVNVeXNKaUdwcHdkV1NPAR6yq1-FyyQKXaEjqD8kKMxhLg0IrAIe8YKIDIL9CWSpmBNO_lKUA-3nJfo6sg_aem_TJBcdlqLfYe0SN2rGxn-5A

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John Burkett @johnburkett.bsky.social · 17d

From the war-torn streets of Portland, a group of wily cartoonists and illustrators stood as humanity's last hope for (noun). A collective known as Helioscope!
go.bsky.app/4c3tB1A

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Night Noon Games | Michael Putlack @nightnoon.games · 18d

The incomparable @jpcoovert.bsky.social is LESS THAN 100 subscribers away from getting 100,000 subscribers a coveted Silver YouTube plaque!

His videos focus on making D&D art like drawing maps, monsters, heroes, and much more! It's very cool stuff.

Go give him a sub!

www.youtube.com/@JPCoovert

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Kara Sowles Deloss @feynudibranch.bsky.social · 19d

beautiful day at the farmers market in war torn Portland OR

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Matthew Bogart @matthewbogart.bsky.social · 22d

Posted a fun Helioscope video of @jeffparker.bsky.social talking with @stevelieberart.bsky.social & @colleencoover.bsky.social about a page he drew for an Image imprint 25 years ago. I love these little glimpses into how folks do the work.

youtu.be/tJmOR8rEwB8

Jeff Parker on Making Comics After Work

youtu.be

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Matthew Bogart @matthewbogart.bsky.social · 22d

Just posted a fun Helioscope video of @jeffparker.bsky.social talking with @stevelieberart.bsky.social & @colleencoover.bsky.social about a page he drew for an Image imprint 25 years ago, while working a full time day job. I love these glimpses into how different people approach the work.

Matthew Bogart @matthewbogart.bsky.social · 24d

Just edited a fun time lapse of my studio mate @stevelieberart.bsky.social inking Jimmy Olsen and Superman. People who can ink well using a brush are so cool. youtube.com/shorts/V2tyN...

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Steve Lieber inks Superman and Jimmy Olsen in this comic art timelapse. Watch the Eisner Award–winning artist bring Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen to life in a commission of Jimmy perched on the Daily Planet with his pal Superman Filmed inside Helioscope Studio, where Steve and a community of cartoonists create their work. Known for his acclaimed run with writer Matt Fraction, Steve’s inking is much slower in person. #Superman #ComicArt #Shorts #Helioscope

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No age gate South Africa @noverifactionsa.bsky.social · 26d

Resources to those who don't Know much about 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and want to be informed:

I recommend articles/videos written by @taylorlorenz.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A-d...
video goes into discussion about these laws, interview was around this article :
law.stanford.edu/wp-content/u...

Age Verification Will Kill Free Speech Online

YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz

www.youtube.com

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 26d

free idea that STILL no one has ever done: chart the amount of time Michael Myers is on screen in every “Halloween” film and present it as a percentage of the film’s total running time.

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magdaloween visaggio 🏳️‍⚧️ @magsvisaggio.com · 26d

hey comics folk gimme some tips

magdaloween visaggio 🏳️‍⚧️ @magsvisaggio.com · 26d

what is the best way to do an indie digital comic without a publisher as a middleman? i have a totally uncommercial idea i really think would resonate with the right audience.

patreon?

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Matthew Bogart @matthewbogart.bsky.social · 27d

Making comics for me is equal parts drawing, problem-solving, and process-tweaking. This week: 3D-modeled a character’s house, rethought my whole batching system, and tested Patreon’s new livestreams. And most of that's not even the creative work. There's always more to try and figure out.

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