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Dan Membiela Writer/Artist. Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ+ People Have Always Existed, Fuck Guns. (he/him) Dmembiela at yahoo.com #BewareTheMynock2025 https://dmembiela.wixsite.com/website

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Dan Membiela @danmembiela.bsky.social · 13d

Mynocktober Day 1
The Mynock stalks his prey.

#Batober
#BewareTheMynock2025

The Mynock glides down along the night skyline.

#Batman
#StarWars

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Dan Membiela @danmembiela.bsky.social · 3h

Tried it with a lump in my throat and tremulous hands and after the learning curve of the first, filled a second quickly and cleanly. Great tip!

Dismantled micron and bottle of ink on paper plate.

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Dan Membiela @danmembiela.bsky.social · 1m

Me too! I hope to cut down on throwing these out.

It looks like once the tip gets messed up, that’s it for the pen, tho.

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Nicky (🦵🏼🔑) Rodriguez looking for a new agent @artofnickyrdrgz.bsky.social · 9h

🏳️‍🌈🇵🇷 it's #PortfolioDay yet again! still looking for an agent and/or editor for this GN (QRP'd) & general comics work! i'm interested in creating and working on NA & adult GNs & other select illustration work (general illustrations & illustrating select children's/YA works) 💛
artofnickyrodriguez.com

5 panel comic aboard a pirate ship during sunset

written by akira b!

5 panel comic aboard a pirate ship during dusk/nightfall

written by akira b!

nicky holding a copy of Latinx Comics Studies: Critical and Creative Crossings edited by Fernanda Díaz-Basteris & Maite Urcaregui in which Nicky has a short comic

an excerpt from the short comic featured in Latinx Comics Studies: Critical and Creative Crossings

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CJ Camba @cjcamba.bsky.social · 14h

Hi #Portfolioday!

I'm CJ, I work as an interior artist. I'm available to work in new projects. Also I'm developing a creator owned horror project called Furtivo.

More pages at cjcamba.com

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Brett @demonpack.bsky.social · 1h

another HARDCOVER for my collection --- I just backed WITCHING SEASON - A Witch Horror Comic Anthology on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

WITCHING SEASON - A Witch Horror Comic Anthology

A 150+ page Horror Anthology filled with stories about WITCHES, WARLOCKS, and FAMILIARS from some of the biggest names in comics!

www.kickstarter.com

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Dan Membiela @danmembiela.bsky.social · 1h

Oh, no. Very looking forward to both.

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Skylar Patridge @skyepatridge.bsky.social · 3h

WITCHING SEASON is now live on Kickstarter with a cover by yours truly 🔮

A 150-page horror anthology, featuring a stacked roster of talent and brought to you by @cerealpancake.bsky.social & Lifeline Comics!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

Cover A for WITCHING SEASON. A dark-haired woman lies nude in fallen leaves. Sunlight filters across her through an unseen forest canopy above. She grips a bleeding pomegranate, red juices dripping,down her arm & mouth. Her eyes glow and golden tattoos light up across her skin.

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Ahmed Raafat @theahmedraafat.bsky.social · 10h

Hello #portfolioday! Ahmed Raafat here, UK based Egyptian comic book artist! Some recent fan art pin-ups/covers. I’m available for cover/pin-up work at the moment, more in my portfolio here:

ahmedraafathussein.myportfolio.com

Hellboy fan art. Hellboy standing in an Egyptian temple surrounded by Egyptian policemen

Spider-man fan art. Spider-man greeting onlookers while Rhino is crashed into a truck in the background

Cover for Super Guy #2 in 50s romance comics style. Super Guy is standing crying while holding a pizza with Orla and Robot Guy walking out of a house

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Bitches on Comics, a comic and pop culture podcast @bitchesoncomics.bsky.social · 2h

We really loved Etheres and are absolutely delighted to see it coming back!

Read @lettersofpriya.bsky.social chatting with @anasabdulhak.bsky.social and Dennis: bitchesoncomics.com/the-afterlif...

Then go support the kickstarter to get your hands on a copy! www.kickstarter.com/projects/den...

Etheres: Ringo Award Nominated One-Shot Comic Returns

Anas Abdulhak and Dennis Menheere invite you to journey into Etheres, a realm where souls go when they don't belong anywhere else.

www.kickstarter.com

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Dan Membiela @danmembiela.bsky.social · 1h

Sorry, man. Hope things get better quick.

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Dan Membiela @danmembiela.bsky.social · 1h

Oh, for sure, but very old timey.

Dan Membiela @danmembiela.bsky.social · 1h

For real my favorite line is the monster threatening Frankenstein, that he will “glut the maw of death,” with his loved ones.

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 2h

Fresh vegetables are back on the menu in Gaza!
WCK’s Shadi is at our Salam Kitchen, where the team is cooking fresh cauliflower & eggplant. 20+ tons of fresh produce have arrived at our Field Kitchens across Gaza, bringing more nourishment, flavor, and variety to every meal we serve. #ChefsForGaza

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Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 3h

HAHA THE FAMILIAR IS OUT THE BAG

I got to cowrite AGATHA HARKNESS’ official grimoire with Andrea Hannah!

And maybe… a Scarlet Witch and a Sorcerer Supreme make an appearance…

Christopher Helton @dorkland.itch.io · 3h

What?

@weredawgz.blacksky.app!

Take an exclusive peek inside The Grimoire of Agatha Harkness

www.polygon.com

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Dan Membiela @danmembiela.bsky.social · 14h

Mynocktober Day 14
A hidden panel hides what the dark lord seeks.

#Batober
#BewareTheMynock2025

With a flick of the wrist, Vader opens the secret panel as if by sorcery.

Batman
Star Wars

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Dan Membiela @danmembiela.bsky.social · 7h

I wrote a story in this and it is gorgeously illustrated by @jkissee.bsky.social

Please check it out 👇

www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

Panel 1-A woman with a sack over her head is tied to a stake as people place bundles of kindling around her.

Panel 2-The sack is abruptly removed from her head.

Panel 3-She sees the hateful crowd gathered before her.

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Dan Membiela @danmembiela.bsky.social · 3h

Tried it with a lump in my throat and tremulous hands and after the learning curve of the first, filled a second quickly and cleanly. Great tip!

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BRUZZESE✸ @bruzzeseonline.bsky.social · 4h

Guess what, #portfolioday? I'm open to doing some cover art. Email bruzzeseonline [at] proton [dot] me.

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Losty @aaronlosty.bsky.social · 5h

Hey I'm Losty

writer/artist/cartoonist

Latest Works:

The Hanging: Dystopian Sci fi set in Ireland.
bit.ly/48ZVT0X

Daystar: A comic horror grants a hamlet of animals sentience. bit.ly/46TLkv2

Nullhunter #8: Simon and a band of street orphans plan to rescue Clay.
bit.ly/4oelvM0

#portfolioday

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Tony McMillen @tonymcmillen.bsky.social · 4h

Weird Figure of the Dark

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Magna Tolvan @magnatolvan.bsky.social · 5h

Love the long-nosed McQuarrie concept mask here!

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Dan Membiela @danmembiela.bsky.social · 4h

Yes! Thanks for catching that!

So fond of how Rebels added McQuarrie concept spice to a still on-model Vader. I wanted my wonky Vader to be even more McQuarrie-a-tized. :)

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Jen C Mars @jencmars.bsky.social · Oct 24

Another hot tip for saving money:

You can refill your Micron (or similar) pens when they dry up. There are several YouTube videos, but basically pop the end off, shake out the sponge-tube, drip whatever ink you like into the sponge slowly until it's wet through, then re-assemble. Voila! Like new!

Photo of a Micron pen with the end popped off, a sort of sponge-tube half hanging out of it, along with two bottles of black ink and a ceramic knife.

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cassie willson @cassiewillson.bsky.social · Jul 13

there are so many great things about generative AI! here are some of my favorites <3

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 9h

RIP the legendary Drew Struzan (1947-2025) 😩

Even though we were expecting the news any day now, it makes me very sad. What an artist.

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