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Amalas
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WHEREVER I’M WITH YOU (2027 Putnam Books)
Amalas // Freelance and comic artist
📧[email protected]
Rep. by Jennifer Azantian

azantianlitagency.com/our-artists/amalas-rosa

Print shop: inprnt.com/gallery/amalasrosa/
Patreon: patreon.com/Amalas
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Amalas @amalasrosa.bsky.social · Oct 11
Hi, I'm Amalas
Illustrator, comic and cover artist.
Represented by @jenazantian.bsky.social

📧[email protected]

Portfolio: azantianlitagency.com/our-artists/amalas-rosa
cara.app/amalasrosa
Instagram.com/amalasrosa

prints: inprnt.com/gallery/amalasrosa

patreon.com/amalas
Comic page with original characters Aran and Tao as teenagers sitting on a rooftop and looking up at the birds in the sky Bookcover for the book ICEBREAKER by A.L Graziadei. Cover design by Liz Dresner, and the cover art, showing the two main protagonist looking at each other as the grab each other at the collars, by me Digital art of original characters Aran and Tao sharing an umbrella on a rainy evening as they wait for the bus Digital art of original characters Aran and Tao as teenagers sitting in front of a basketball court, with the city behind them, as they drink peach soda
amalasrosa.bsky.social
We all agree we’re gonna boycott the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Right?

Same as with the last one
December 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
Ich kann nicht glauben, dass wir 2025 haben und im Kino läuft Schuhe des Manitu und Stromberg

What the fuck
December 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
Thank you for another great day!!
amalasrosa.bsky.social Amalas @amalasrosa.bsky.social · 6d
I’ll be with a small booth at Lichter der Neustadt in Bremen.

December 4th and 8th from 15-22 Uhr
And December 14th from 14-20 Uhr

I’ll bring a bunch of new prints, stickers, postcards, and a sweet enamel pin
December 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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amalasrosa.bsky.social
Heute noch einmal!
Von 16-22 Uhr
amalasrosa.bsky.social Amalas @amalasrosa.bsky.social · 6d
I’ll be with a small booth at Lichter der Neustadt in Bremen.

December 4th and 8th from 15-22 Uhr
And December 14th from 14-20 Uhr

I’ll bring a bunch of new prints, stickers, postcards, and a sweet enamel pin
December 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
Watched All Of Us Strangers yesterday
(spoilers)
Even though it’s such an emotional story it didn’t catch me emotionally at all. I wondered why.
And I think it’s because it’s too on the nose. I’m being told so many times that the main character is lonely that I can’t feel it anymore
December 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Wherever I’m With You (Putnam 2027), a co-created graphic novel by Suzanne Samin and me, follows two former best friends from the Bronx: Aran, a Syrian American teen, grappling with his mother’s death,
and Tao, a college basketball star, who have to face life and old feelings once Tao moves back.
Digital art of Aran and Tao as younger teens, sitting at the curb in front of a local basketball court. It’s a warm early summer evening, behind them the sky slowly turns orange and purple and at the basketball court two guys are playing, a subway on high track trails is passing and there’s some nyc buildings and skyline Aran and Tao after the timeskip, now 19/20 years old, older and taller, sitting at an electricity box in front of a basketball court. It’s a warm summer day and the colors are warm with lots of yellow and orange and red Aran and Tao as young adults late at night at a bodega where Aran has his late night shift. Aran sits behind the counter while Tao sits on the counter and they are solving a crossword puzzle together. They are surrounded by bodega items and clutter. The view is a top view looking down in both, like from a security camera. Aran and Tao as young adults at a laundromat late at night. Aran puts some clothes into a dryer, while Tao behind him leans at one of the folding tables and chats with Aran. Both are smiling and are in a casual and good mood. The colors are a bit cooler with some neon lights.
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
Ahhh limbo time
Where most of the US Americans went to bed but the Europeans still dreading Monday and to be awake and interact
December 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
Whaaaat
Martin Parr died
December 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
Heute noch einmal!
Von 16-22 Uhr
amalasrosa.bsky.social Amalas @amalasrosa.bsky.social · 6d
I’ll be with a small booth at Lichter der Neustadt in Bremen.

December 4th and 8th from 15-22 Uhr
And December 14th from 14-20 Uhr

I’ll bring a bunch of new prints, stickers, postcards, and a sweet enamel pin
December 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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amalasrosa.bsky.social
I’ll be with a small booth at Lichter der Neustadt in Bremen.

December 4th and 8th from 15-22 Uhr
And December 14th from 14-20 Uhr

I’ll bring a bunch of new prints, stickers, postcards, and a sweet enamel pin
December 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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kodyisover.com
a shared stage with @amalasrosa.bsky.social 's boys 💜
An illustration of musicians performing on a large, outdoor stage at night. Yellow and violet lights illuminate the two guitarists and rapper from behind, while in the foreground, a young man in a denim jacket and orange beanie records the scene on his phone.
December 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
There are many things I love about comics but one little extra is def the research and being curious.

I now know the difference between a 2008 Orion VII NG MTA Bus and the 2024 New Flyer
December 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
Successful first day!
So many sweet encounters and great people!

But after standing in the freezing cold for 7 hours I’m very beat and feel ten years older
Time to grab my hot water bottle and lie down
amalasrosa.bsky.social Amalas @amalasrosa.bsky.social · 6d
I’ll be with a small booth at Lichter der Neustadt in Bremen.

December 4th and 8th from 15-22 Uhr
And December 14th from 14-20 Uhr

I’ll bring a bunch of new prints, stickers, postcards, and a sweet enamel pin
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
Today!
Starting at 16 Uhr
amalasrosa.bsky.social Amalas @amalasrosa.bsky.social · 6d
I’ll be with a small booth at Lichter der Neustadt in Bremen.

December 4th and 8th from 15-22 Uhr
And December 14th from 14-20 Uhr

I’ll bring a bunch of new prints, stickers, postcards, and a sweet enamel pin
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Laundry Night
Digital art of original characters Aran and Tao as young adults in their early twenties at a laundromat late at night. The pic has a slight fisheye view and we look straight ahead into the laundry room, where Aran kneels at the ground in front of a washing dryer in putting in some clothes and Tao is slightly behind him, half sitting half leaning at one of the tables and looking down at Aran and smiling. It looks like they could be in conversation and Tao is aging something funny and light hearted. The colors are more fee ish and blue and muted, with some bright fluorescent light on top and some green glow to emphasize the feeling of late night in a dingy little laundromat with neon lights. 🏀🦀
October 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
I don’t need Spotify wrap to know that, again, this year my top artists is Atmosphere
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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kim-hu.com
you smile so wide, I can see the sides
illustration of my character Helene; a woman sitting on a vending machine __ #kimgakaku #runx2
November 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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everydaymerlin.bsky.social
LOOKING FOR WORK!! i’m merlin and i’ve worked in animation, games and comics as a visual developer and illustrator 🫶🎨 past clients: netflix, d&d, magic the gathering, volta

🎨 www.artstation.com/merlin-gg

📧 [email protected]
December 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
I’ll be with a small booth at Lichter der Neustadt in Bremen.

December 4th and 8th from 15-22 Uhr
And December 14th from 14-20 Uhr

I’ll bring a bunch of new prints, stickers, postcards, and a sweet enamel pin
December 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
Maybe I shall quit social media for a year and pop back up with a book

Like, Surprise!
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
I hate generative ai so much!
Just die already!
It truly is the biggest insult to humanity and life
December 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
Hey, are you boycotting Amazon already?
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
This is seriously do devastating!!
For so many reasons!!
And especially banana fish! The anime and story are so emotional, so human, and then this slop.

Just another reason to finally boycott Amazon!!
Boycott Amazon, everyone!
jgryph0n.bsky.social Joce @jgryph0n.bsky.social · 10d
Hey just so you know Amazon decided to give us an AI ENGLISH DUB of Banana Fish instead of actually hiring real voice actors
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
Language information for the Banana Fish anime on Amazon Prime, it lists the english dub being AI beta
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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kodyisover.com
For folks who are newer around here, thanks for following! This is my deal; I make a free to read webcomic about love and grief and cultural expectations of masculinity through my transmasc lens ✌️

#KeepingTime
kodyisover.com Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · Aug 27
There are now 3 full chapters (that's 106 pages!!) of completely free-to-read KEEPING TIME, the queer, slow burn between two former friends and now current bandmates who - for better or worse - fall in love.

#KeepingTime #webcomics

🎸 keepingtimecomic.com
A comic page from KEEPING TIME. Daniel, a Japanese American man, sits on stage at a grand piano and stares out in disbelief at Denver, a blond punk with a neck tattoo who looks equally stunned. A caption title says, "CHAPTER 1: 2:45 AM" A second panel. Denver llifts the lid of a dumpster, while two figures stand behind him in a dark alleyway. A third panel. Denver lights both his cigarette and that of Daniel's. Denver says, "I'm impressed, y'know," while Daniel answers with a, "Hmm?" A final panel. Denver motions towards Daniel with his lit cigarette while Daniel smiles gently.
November 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
amalasrosa.bsky.social
Please also head over to my Instagram post for the giveaway

They will pick 3 people but for now not even 3 people commented :D
amalasrosa.bsky.social Amalas @amalasrosa.bsky.social · 8d
Turned my little mix tape into a beautiful enamel pin with @gs-jj.com

Check out their website for more: bit.ly/3WLTOyu

There’s also a giveaway over on my Instagram, where you can win a $30 coupon for GSJJ
Photo of some old cassettes next to some of my cassette tape enamel pin Photo of my enamel pin close up. It’s a small cassette, written on it “mixtape” and “from Aran to Tao”
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM