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Stephen Connor @sconnor7.bsky.social · 7h

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A gorgeously heartfelt look at selective mutism and its impact on school, friendship and home. Powerful and entertaining. @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social

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Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you, Stephen!!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Neguse: "What Trump is attempting to do is create a perception that he has all the power & create a sense of hopelessness or helplessness in the public. We've gotta resist the temptation. He's electorally unpopular. In fact, the most unpopular POTUS at this juncture than any modern POTUS in history"

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Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social · 1d

Interior book colors once again by the brilliant @aleclongstreth.bsky.social Edited by Emily Nguyen. I’ll share a sneak peak soon.

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Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social · 1d

⭐️🎉 Cover reveal for Mr. Wolf’s Class Book Six—THE NEW STUDENT (August 4, 2026) published by @graphixbooks 🎉⭐️

📚 Preorder today with your local bookstore or wherever you get books today!

Zora, an anthropomorphic raccoon sits atop a desk in her classroom holding a red ball with students all around her. This is the cover to Mr. Wolf’s Class Book Six—THE NEW STUDENT.

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Colleen Frakes @colleenfrakes.bsky.social · 1d

It's #portfolioday and I am available for work.

Rep'd by @agenthawk.bsky.social, editors DM me if you want to see some pitches!

I like to draw comics both about folklore and weird fairy tales, but also kids in contemporary situations dealing with frustrating adults.

Color comics page of a small car driving on a mountain road. The car stops to honk at a deer in the way, and the noise wakes up a tween girl sleeping in the car.

A back and white comic, a girl's at school and is stopped by her teacher for a dress code violation

A comic colored in blue and yellow where a witch turns a bride into a horse

A color comic called Magical October where two witches make pumpkin spice

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Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social · 1d

Hire Colleen!

Colleen Frakes @colleenfrakes.bsky.social · 1d

It's #portfolioday and I am available for work.

Rep'd by @agenthawk.bsky.social, editors DM me if you want to see some pitches!

I like to draw comics both about folklore and weird fairy tales, but also kids in contemporary situations dealing with frustrating adults.

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 2d

this is an incredibly ominous beginning to a future with a largely carved out federal emergency response system

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social · 2d

I deleted my Facebook today! I’m on the road to recovery. No more will I have to waste my time pointing out AI images and disinformation on boomer timelines. A win for my mental health.

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Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social · 2d

Ask your doctor if chuckyerphoneindariver is right for you. Side effects may include…

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Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social · 3d

My phone is making me sick. I never even post here. Reading a book. Gonna take a phone break.

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 3d

Consider investing in a Faraday Pouch if you haven't already. Remember: they can track you even if your phone is off if they really want to

(Source: former SIGINT)

onion person @junlper.beer · 3d

we need to abolish this shit

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Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social · 3d

Had a breakthrough while writing today. Sometimes you’ve just got to keep rearranging those puzzle pieces. Sometimes you’ve gotta turn it upside down and shake it.

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Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social · 7d

Don’t forget the Wall of Moms

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Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social · 7d

OMG! That memory was locked away deep.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 8d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social · 11d

Help back one of the best cartoonist on the planet and get great comics in return. I did!

Alec Longstreth @aleclongstreth.bsky.social · 15d

The Isle of Elsi Book Three Kickstarter is LIVE!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...

The campaign runs until October 30th. Check it out and thanks in advance for sharing this with friends and family!

#selfpublishing #fantasy #adventure #comicsforkids #kidscomics #kickstarter [1/2]

Isle of Elsi Book Three

The third hardback collection of Alec Longstreth's award-winning, Eisner-nominated, all-ages fantasy webcomic, Isle of Elsi!

www.kickstarter.com

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13d

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13d

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social · 15d

a man with a beard is holding a sword over his shoulder in a black and white photo

ALT: a man with a beard is holding a sword over his shoulder in a black and white photo

media.tenor.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort

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Alec Longstreth @aleclongstreth.bsky.social · 18d

THREE days left until the Isle of Elsi Book Three Kickstarter launches!

The prelaunch page is up if you want to click the "Notify me on launch" button:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...

#kickstarter #selfpublishing

Three ites are goofing around. The one in the middle (flat top) stands grumpy, while the two on the ends (flat bottoms) are doing handstands to look like the middle one, smiling/teasing.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19d

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This is the “Trump Health Care Tax” @mcuban.bsky.social told Kanew Dems need to talk about more directly

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Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social · 21d

RIP, Elijah. 💔

tugboatcity.bsky.social @tugboatcity.bsky.social · 21d

rip Elijah Brubaker, my friend and collaborator.

www.tcj.com/elijah-bruba...

Elijah Brubaker, 1975-2025 - The Comics Journal

Austin English collects remembrances from the friends and colleagues of the Reich and Story of Jezebel author, who died on Aug. 28 at the age of 50.

www.tcj.com

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 21d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social · 21d

There was so much more I wanted to say and explore in the book. Like I’m still figuring things out about myself and current social anxieties. I’m happy to hear the book resonated with you. And hope you’re doing well.

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