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Ryan Twyford @rtwyford.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #portfolioday! I'm a comic writer from the UK. While I don't yet have a portfolio, last year I made the scary (stupid?) decision to start making comics. I've got two things launching in November: A story in a sci-fi/horror anthology, and a Kickstarter for a fantasy comedy! Links for both below!

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Ryan Twyford @rtwyford.bsky.social · 2d

If you need help editing your book, be it prose, poetry or comics, she's your woman!

(And at very reasonable rates might I add)

Ariana @arianashaw.bsky.social · 2d

www.fiverr.com/s/qDLG135
Created this page after gallons of blood, sweat and tears (and math, significantly more painful than the fluids)✨️. On track to getting that personal website going as well. Context: You give me a script. I use my nerdy degree and worldly experience to edit it. Comics welcome!

www.fiverr.com

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Ariana @arianashaw.bsky.social · 2d

www.fiverr.com/s/qDLG135
Created this page after gallons of blood, sweat and tears (and math, significantly more painful than the fluids)✨️. On track to getting that personal website going as well. Context: You give me a script. I use my nerdy degree and worldly experience to edit it. Comics welcome!

www.fiverr.com

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Ariana @arianashaw.bsky.social · 4d

Back this up! Back this up! Back this up! It's so close to reaching its goal and I can guarantee, it's the sweetest story✨️

Kamila (also known as Pigeon) @pigeonface.bsky.social · 5d

23 hours to go!!! Is it possible?? Will we do it???

ThirdBear Press @thirdbearpress.bsky.social · 6d

If you read @pigeonface.bsky.social’s comic in BOXES Vol. 2 you’ll know just *how good* she is at comics.

You don’t want to miss her latest book! Back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pig...

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Kamila (also known as Pigeon) @pigeonface.bsky.social · 6d

LAST 45 HOURS of "Jenny D" Kickstarter!
Last final push, anyone?
Link below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pig...

The Ecstasy of Jenny D - New original comic by Pigeon!

Bridgerton meets the dancing plague in this surreal tale of sisterhood, repressed queerness and divine intervention.

www.kickstarter.com

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Ariana @arianashaw.bsky.social · 7d

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Ryan Twyford @rtwyford.bsky.social · 7d

Because one cover is never enough! A gloomy cover of the dastardly Necromancer and his rodent underlings by the spectacular @soengery.bsky.social

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 7d

In honor of Edgar Allan Poe's 176th deathday, here are a few of my recent pieces inspired by Poe's works 🫀

Illustration by Abigail Larson depicting a scene from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee". Two lovers embrace at the edge of the sea, water splashes around them and the surrounding rocks. A full moon shines over them, and storm clouds loom.
Published in "Sticker Jigsaw: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection" 2024 Macmillan

illustration by Abigail Larson of a raven perched on a skull with a teal curtain backdrop

illustration by Abigail Larson depicting a scene from Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" showing a man restrained as a pendulum blade swings close to him. Rats have swarmed around him, chewing the ropes that hold him down. This illustration is featured in "Sticker Jigsaw: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection" for Macmillan Books.

Illustration by Abigail Larson for Macmillan's "Edgar Allan Poe Sticker Jigsaw" book. The illustration is a scene from Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "The Raven". The narrator is at the center of the image looking up at at raven perched above an open doorway. Behind the narrator is a tall window with red curtains, and the ghost of Lenore lurks nearby. A black cat is watching the scene from the lower right corner.

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Ariana @arianashaw.bsky.social · 8d

Whatever wouldn't fit in my bio, is now here for the one or two humans and several ghosts that may be interested in my wacky films and books🍄
#fantasy #books #films
📍 boxd.it/cdZvp
📍 www.goodreads.com/mistressa
📍 app.thestorygraph.com/profile/aria...

Ari’s profile

Ari uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 546 films watched. Favorites: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Alien (1979), Hot Fuzz (2007), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013). B...

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Ryan Twyford @rtwyford.bsky.social · 13d

The Knight Shift #1 Kickstarter pre-launch page is now live!

Sign-up to be notified when the campaign begins so you don't miss out on all the great rewards.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/rya...

#comics #indiecomics #comicbooks #kickstarter #fantasy

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Kamila (also known as Pigeon) @pigeonface.bsky.social · Aug 28

KICKSTARTER IS HERE!
My new original comic “The Ecstasy of Jenny D” is now LIVE at:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pig...
I’m so flipping excited to get this book printed! I’ve got some special early bird rewards so follow along :>

My new comic is coming to Kickstarter! The image shows a digital collage of cherub stickers and a screenshot of the KS pre launch page which you can follow

A comic page in full colour. Evening scene at a fancy regency party. Young girl makes an eye contact with a pretty lady, blushes strongly and runs away distressed, holding her rosary.

A comic page spread. Detailed digital illustration of a dancing parade consisting of humans, skeletons, mythical creatures and angels.

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Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 16d

This collects almost every short I ever wrote except:
- Shorts set in the SotA universe (collected in the Tales of the Apt books)
- Most of the 2013 Feast and Famine collection (2 reprinted here)
- Recent shorts in the Tyrant Philosophers universe.

Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 16d

Coming soonish from Subterranean Press - the first collection of my short fiction in about a decade - here's the cover (by @alisonsampson.bsky.social ) and table of contents for your delectation.

Book cover showing the glass bubble of a space helmet with a woman's face and hand reflected in it, and ants crawling over it.

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Alison Sampson A-21 MCM London Artist Alley @alisonsampson.bsky.social · 15d

I draw book covers, if you would like one, you can email me. This one is a dust cover, so front, back, flaps. It was a challenge to think of an idea that would cover the ground that Adrian does. It is a *device*, based on one of the stories. So, specific, maximal and general, all at the same time.

Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 16d

Coming soonish from Subterranean Press - the first collection of my short fiction in about a decade - here's the cover (by @alisonsampson.bsky.social ) and table of contents for your delectation.

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Ariana @arianashaw.bsky.social · 15d

There's not a lot of comedy in comics that I love so thank you for your contribution! 💘

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Ariana @arianashaw.bsky.social · 15d

Gang☠️

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Ariana @arianashaw.bsky.social · 15d

Art looks sick😶

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Ariana @arianashaw.bsky.social · 15d

Cannot wait to read it💜

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Ryan Twyford @rtwyford.bsky.social · Jul 1

I'm collaborating on a story for an sci-fi horror anthology comic with a few other great folks.

Issue 1 is expected to drop later this year, so stay tuned!

You can find the pre-release here: jackrabbitcomics.com/product/beyo...

#comics #scifi #horror #anthology

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Ryan Twyford @rtwyford.bsky.social · Jul 5

Some teasers for Vote GLORG from the upcoming first volume of Beyond the Black Void.

Inks have all been completed by Jason Measures, and it's looking real nice! I'm excited for everyone to see the full thing in all its tentacled glory. 👽🐙

#comics #scifi #horror #anthology

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Ryan Twyford @rtwyford.bsky.social · Jul 18

I'm currently planning a kickstarter for a comic, and I've been using the PDF for this guide. I honestly don't know what I would do without it!

If you're ever planning to do a KS in the future, buy it!

Matt Garvey @mattgarvey1981.bsky.social · Jul 18

🚨 Only 7 days left! 🚨

First time launching a comic Kickstarter?
This book is for YOU. Step-by-step advice, zero jargon.
Let’s make your dream comic a reality. 📘✨

👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/mat...
#FirstComic #KickstarterComics #MakeComics #ComicCreators

KICKSTARTING YOUR FIRST COMIC: GETTING IT RIGHT

A 100 page Step-by-Step Blueprint for Kickstarting your comic!

www.kickstarter.com

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Ryan Twyford @rtwyford.bsky.social · Jul 19

⚔️🕯️ Here's a sneak peek at something very very cool (like, super cool) that I've been quietly working on for a while now. I think it's gonna be special!

Keep an eye out for the full announcement soon (and find out who the phenomenal artist is!).

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Ryan Twyford @rtwyford.bsky.social · Jul 26

Absurd... Hysterical... Fantasy!

Full announcement coming soon 👀

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Ryan Twyford @rtwyford.bsky.social · Aug 6

The Knight Shift is a dark-fantasy comic with plenty of action and twice as many laughs. Skeletons, Puppies, Necromancers - we've got 'em all!

Written by Ryan Twyford
Art by Luke Hormsan (#2000AD, Oathbound).

#comics #comicbooks #comicart #fantasy #darkfantasy #comedy #cartoon

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Ryan Twyford @rtwyford.bsky.social · Aug 27

I thought I would share the panels that I relegated to the background of the Knight Shift announcement post in all their coloured glory!

Rendered magnificently by Luke Horsman

#comics #indiecomics #fantasyart #comicbooks #comicart

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Ryan Twyford @rtwyford.bsky.social · 16d

My stunning girlfriend on a book cover 🤩

Amazing work @alisonsampson.bsky.social!

Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 16d

Coming soonish from Subterranean Press - the first collection of my short fiction in about a decade - here's the cover (by @alisonsampson.bsky.social ) and table of contents for your delectation.

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