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Writer of Transformers Wreckers: Tread & Circuits, TF/Terminator, etc! Prev at IDW, BOOM! Studios. He/Him. Icon by my husband, @beccabeean aka Rebecca Ann! For more, including contact, davidmariotte.com!

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David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · Jun 13

Quick resume: I've edited things like Transformers, Sonic the Hedgehog, Godzilla, Power Rangers, Hello Darkness, Wynonna Earp, Canto, D&D, Lawful, Profane, The Last Boy, Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine, and tons more, including plenty of crossovers, events, specials, anthologies, and more!

The cover to the recent Power Rangers Prime/VR Troopers FCBD flipbook. Featuring the 5 Prime Rangers: Red, Yellow, Black, Pink, Blue. Art by Dan Mora.

The cover for the Eisner Nominated (right now) Godzilla 70th Anniversary Special I was one of the editors on with Jamie S. Rich and Jake Williams at IDW. This one's a big spooky Godzilla lit in orange from below. Art by Sophie Campbell.

The art to the first collection of IDW Sonic comics, Fallout. Sonic and Tails hanging out having fun. Sonic's holding out a finger as a big 1. Art by Tyson Hesse.

The cover to Hello Darkness #4 featuring cover girl Darcía on top of a pile of jack-o-lanterns with spooky screaming faces in the background. Art by Frazer Irving, Hello Halloween variant.

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David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · 10m

More of the stuff I worked on!

Plus edits on VR Troopers; Samurai Jack; Canto; The Kill Lock; Dune; Lawful; Profane; ROM; M.A.S.K.; Micronauts; Wynonna Earp; The October Faction; Princess Royale; x-overs with MLP, Ghostbusters, Star Trek, TMNT, Back to the Future, and way way more!

The cover to Transformers vs. the Terminator #1, art by Gavin Fullerton. It depicts Optimus Prime in stark red with a blue eye, but part of his face is torn off, revealing at T-800 endoskeleton in blue with a red eye. I co-plotted this series with John Barber & Tom Waltz, and co-wrote it with John.

The cover to the first volume of Hello Darkness, the horror anthology series from BOOM! Studios. Art by Paolo Rivera. It depicts the cover girl, Darcia, on the edge of a clawfoot bathtub. She's blowing out a candle, but the smoke is revealing a bunch of spooky stuff in the darkness around her. I was one of the original editors on the series and still have stories coming out that I edited.

The cover for the collection of Scarenthood by Nick Roche. Art by Nick Roche. It is a stark, graphic cover of a man taking his child out for a walk in a stroller in front of an ominous looking building. Buried in the ground is a statue covered in thorns, which are extending to follow the father and child. I edited this series too!

The cover to Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine by Dania Omari. It depicts a Palestinian man on a boat pushing himself forward through a swirling tide that is superimposed over the landscape, but he remains steadfast. This charity anthology has raised money for the Palestine Red Crescent Society. I organized, edited, and wrote a short story for it.

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David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · 10m

Hi #portfolioday, I'm David! I'm a writer & editor! Currently looking for comics writing work (licensed or original--I've got pitches, webcomics okay, NSFW okay) and long-term employment in editorial or a related gig! Hire me!

[email protected]
www.davidmariotte.com

The A cover to Transformers Wreckers: Tread & Circuits by Jack Lawrence and Candice Han depicting the "IDW2" version of the Wreckers. They're showing off for the cameras. Clockwise: Thunderclash, Ricochet, Minerva, Circuit, Aileron, and Hot Shot. One of several Transformers projects I wrote. I also edited the entire line of Transformers comics for several years.

The cover to the Eisner-Award Winning Godzilla 70th Anniversary book, by E.J. Su who also has a fantastic story inside. Godzilla is destroying a town and chomping on a train. In the background, a silhouette of light in the destruction makes a giant 70. A comic I co-edited with Jake Williams at IDW (and one story edited by Jamie S. Rich). I was the Godzilla editor for a bit working on other titles as well.

The cover to Power Rangers Prime #5 (which makes the Pink Ranger look more purple than he really is). Depicting the Prime team. Clockwise from top: Red, Yellow, Black, Pink, and Blue! Art by Dan Mora. I am also the former Rangers editor at BOOM! Studios.

The cover to the Sonic the Hedgehog 2022 Free Comic Book Day special. Art by Adam Bryce Thomas featuring Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails. I was the editor on Sonic at IDW from 2018-2023, as well as writing some additional materials for the book, including a recap back-up story in this very issue!

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Duke BooCum @dukenucum.bsky.social · 40m

Hi #portfolioday! I'm Duke! I write & letter NSFW comics (& sometimes prose)! I'm open for work and would love to collaborate on some cool, sexy stuff!

[email protected]
Portfolio & Digital Comics: bit.ly/DukeNuCum
Comic & short story OF: onlyfans.com/dukenucomix

The first page of an upcoming comic with Venti (see it on my OF first this Saturday)!

Panel 1: Two shadowy outlines of furry guys discuss a really hot lady with a big butt. The guy on the left says "Do you...do you think that's her, Stellan?" The guy on the right agrees, "Oh, it's gotta be, Egbert. Wombat chick with a big ass at this gym?"

Panel 2: They're looking at their phone for info, but also ogling the wombat lady. Stellan's eyes are hearts as he says "She's 100% the girl Byron hooked up with." Egbert holds the phone as he says "And he said she's like always DTF, right?"

Panel 3: It's obvious that the hot wombat lady can hear them talking behind her. She knows what they're up to. Stellan says "Yeah dude, he think she's a...breeder." Egbert responds "We gotta do it before the dome goes up."

Art & colors by Venti. Script & letters by me.

A page from Monster Under the Bed #1, written & lettered by me, art by James Marsh. 5 panels, all from the POV of under the bed. The first panel is an empty room at 12:00 P.M. The second is the feet of Alexa, the cute girl, stripping as she goes off to the shower. She says "Fuck it's hot! I sweat so much I need another shower!" 2:56 P.M. The third is her kneeled down to sort through a duffel bag in front of the bed. She says "Tank top, tank top, tank--ooo! I had forgot I brought this too! Tonight's gonna be fun." 3:28 P.M. Panel 4 is much later. The bedroom is dark, illuminated only by the light seeping through the crack under the door. Outside, Alexa says "Dylan, text me baaacck!" A voice under the bed whispers "Just a little longer..." 8:16 P.M. The room is softly lit, as if by candles or a very low light setting. Alexa speaks from above the POV, on the bed. "Oh no, Dylan, you're the killer?! But that means you're both the killer! And you're both going to share my...It's stretching so much...AAAAAAAH!" 12:41 A.M.

A book promo square post for Leave Only Footprints. It features the cover art of Karl Costa, a trans man park ranger, being held in the ferocious, but friendly (?) grasp of a strange femme monster. The monster's got a crown of antlers and branches, big pointy teeth, and is covered in what might be foliage or fur or both!

There's another copy of the title, a set of strange footprints, and a tag declaring it "A Duke NuCum joint."

Bullet points include:
Trans man x femme monster romance
A park ranger who's good at his job!
West Virginian cryptid mythology with a little drawing of a hidebehind.
Magic dick
Big sexy monster. 8 ft & worth the climb
First it's scary, then it's horny (monster face) but still kinda scary too
Cover by DarkChibiShadow

A page from Rivals: Deluxe Edition. Written and drawn by Rebecca Ann. Colors & letters by me.

Panel 1: Laurie, the goth bimbo, has the fires of hell behind her and demon horns. Above her head in flaming letters is "SCARY". She says the devastating "Sorry, but...I don't speak subreddit incel girl. But, thanks."

Panel 2: Laurie's friend laughs at her sick burn. "Ha! Ha! Ha!"

Panel 3: Freddie, the aforementioned "subreddit incel girl", turns away angry and embarrassed. She thinks "Fucking bimbos!" and you can tell where her mind's at because her thought balloon has big tits.

Panel 4: Freddie also pops a boner. She thinks "Oh, shit! Not now, why now?!"

Panel 5: Freddie is trembling in her seat. Laurie's curious about why. "What's that all about?", she thinks.

Panel 6: The bell rings, letting their college class out. BRRRRRIIIIINNNNGGGG

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Angel "Mrs. Movies" Perez @michelleperez.bsky.social · 1h

My surgery is in December, please help me maintain my place in the transgender bourgeois

Angel "Mrs. Movies" Perez @michelleperez.bsky.social · Nov 15

I'm gonna do more in depth stuff and outtreach to make sure this is knocked out of the park but here goes: the crowdfund for my transition care stuff. I've finally got my consults! i am gonna need some help to make this work! Please circulate and give if at all possible, thank you!

Donate to Help Angel Perez Access Essential Trans Care, organized by Michelle Jane Perez

Hello! I'm Angel Perez, you may know me previously as Michelle Perez!… Michelle Jane Perez needs your support for Help Angel Perez Access Essential Trans Care

gofund.me

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Erika Moen @erikamoen.bsky.social · 1h

LOLLL This reminds me of when Amazon shut down @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social's affiliate account with them and refused to give us the money we had made because they they deemed our site as "porn" (citing specific comics), while THEY WERE SELLING OUR BOOKS WHICH CONTAINED THOSE EXACT SAME COMICS 😂

Alex Degen (Magic Serple 2025) @adactivity.bsky.social · 2h

This is cool after the war on everything called “porn” by platforms and payment processors. A machine that stole all your words can generate and sell “erotica” but you can’t haaa

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 2h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

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Lorenzo Hall 🍉 @lorenzohall.com · 2h

#PortfolioDay

Hi, my name's Lorenzo Hall. I'm a comic writer and novelist, previous work includes IDW's TMNT and an upcoming title I can't talk on just yet (🤫).

Looking for writing work in comics or prose.

Five page comic panel in black, white and green, showing Raphael angry after an argument with his brothers. The turtle is shown htting things in his room before going to bed angry, dark energy approaching in his dreams.

Illustration by Gigi Dutreix. Lettering by Nathan Widick.

Other credits are also visible in panel 2

Page from "The Outer-Space." Illustrated and co-created by FrogletComics depicting Pascal's ability to read minds.

Birthday Comic for Jon "Y'all Come Eat" Gray, featuring him and his characters. Scripted by me, Illustrated by FrogletComics

Art of Ariiisan featuring the reveal of Ardan. Illustrated by Cal Saiyan/ScourgeFrontiers and scripted by myself. Ardan is shown in fiery attire wielding a blazing blade.

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Tango @tiredsai.bsky.social · 7h

Hey #PortfolioDay - It's Tango, Comics Writer/Artist. Origin story set in New York. Always invested in big action, gritty noir, and survivor stories.💛 Drop me a line to discuss Cover Art, Scripts, & Sequentials :
akatango.carrd.co
💌[email protected]

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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 7h

Hi #PortfolioDay - I am Kim Hu
Freelance Illustrator & Concept Artist

Looking for cool new projects to work on in 2026 💫

Portfolio: kim-hu.com
✉️ [email protected]

Cover of Killtopia Comic Anthology, featuring a despairing man in a tech helmet.

The cover to Blister City
In the background in orange and pink tones sits a massive city, behind which orange mountains rise into a dusty orange sky
In the foreground 3 punks perch on the edge of a building, surrounded by litter and soda cans. The punk on the left wears a blue jacket that says die young on the back.

The text Blister City can be seen in the sky above the city.

Illustration of Clippy the Paperclip in a Mad Max style truck, blasting through the wasteland; Done for Autonocast.com

Photo of a shirt, showing a girl with a nailbat on top of a smashed robot, holding up its severed head. The text says: Destroy AI; Done for Aftermath
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#kimgakaku

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Anas Abdulhak - أنس عبدالحق @anasabdulhak.bsky.social · 2h

We just hit 100 backers on ETHERES: Deluxe Edition‼️😭
Thank you all for helping us reach this milestone. We're less than 40% away from achieving our goal and making this book a reality

@dennismenheere.bsky.social

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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caitlin rose boyle (COMMS OPEN!) @caitlinroseboyle.com · Apr 8

hi #PortfolioDay!
I'm caitlin rose boyle, a storyboard artist/revisionist looking for work.

I've worked for dtva, crunchyroll, pixar, netflix, and most recently nickelodeon, + assorted freelance.

I'm fast and I'm friendly! caitlinroseboyle.com

Please contact me for more samples! Email in bio!

a cleanup storyboard panel of the Amphibia episode Fixing Frobo

a c/u panel of storyboard from the Rugrats episode The Lambster

$A c\u panel of storyboard from the Rugrats episode No Talking$ A storyboard panel from the Disney World animatronic show Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy

A storyboard panel from the Disney World animatronic show Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy

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alex moore @notanotheralex.bsky.social · 10h

hey #portfolioday! i’m an illustrator storyboard/comic book artist probably best known for my work w/ Dungeons & Daddies. would be more than happy to hear about any pin-up and cover projects you might need a hand on 👀

[email protected]
cargocollective.com/alexmooreill...
#art #comics #dnd

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Amalas @amalasrosa.bsky.social · 4h

Hey hey #portfolioday
I’m Amalas and I’m open for cover work.
I love to draw urban scenes and human connections found between concrete and steel, sprinkled with some nostalgia

[email protected]
cara.app/amalasrosa
azantianlitagency.com/our-artists/amalas-rosa

Book cover for the YA book ICEBREAKER by A.L. Graziadei showing the two male main protagonist facing each other and holding onto each others collar.

Digital art of my original characters Aran and Tao as young adults out at night in their local nyc neighborhood kissing. Tao sits on a bicycle and Aran bends down slightly to kiss him.

Mock cover of Suzanne Samin and my upcoming graphic novel. The title still r wads Fear Of Falling but we changed it now to Wherever I’m With You.

The cover shows a brick house fall and Aran and Tao sitting on the rooftop, their legs dangling down the edge, and in big letters underneath them it reads “fear of falling”

Digital art of original characters Aran and Tao as young teenagers on a hot summer day walking down the streets in their local nyc neighborhood and playing around with a basketball.

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Nicky (🦵🏼🔑) Rodriguez looking for a new agent @artofnickyrdrgz.bsky.social · 4h

🏳️‍🌈🇵🇷 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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Zoe TunnHELL @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 11h

Hey #PortfolioDay!

I'm Zoe Tunnell. Written for BOOM, Marvel, IDW, Dark Horse and Tiny Onion on originals like BLADE MAIDENS as well as licensed properties like GODZILLA, POWER RANGERS, BLACK CAT and more! I've got projects set for 2026 but am still open for work!

Zoetunnellwrites @ Gmail dot com

The game art variant to Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind

Lucas Werneck's cover for Marvel United: A Pride Special

Dani Pendergast's cover for Godzilla Valentine’s Day Special

Valentine M. Smith's cover for Blade Maidens

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JP Jordan @jpjordan.bsky.social · 7h

Hi #PortfolioDay

I'm JP, a comic colorist/writer who has worked with 2000 AD, Boom, First Second, IDW, Image, Mad Cave, Maverick, Titan and more

I have three big projects ending very soon so now is the best time to hire me for your book!

Portfolio: jpjordan.carrd.co

Let's make some comics!

The Author Immortal #2 Youngblood Variant Cover, inks by Jim Towe and colours by me

A page from Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Seeds of Salvation #1, written by Robbie Thompson, drawn by Travis Mercer lettered by Jodie Troutman and coloured by me

A page from A Walk Within The Queen's Wood, written by Asa Wheatley, drawn by Daniel Coloma, lettered by Micah Myers and coloured by me

A page from VR Troopers #3 written by Mairghread Scott, drawn by Sebastián Píriz, lettered by Taylor Esposito and coloured by me

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Lane! Draws! Comics! @lanedraws.bsky.social · 7h

It’s #PortfolioDay and boy howdy, do I need work for the rest of this year. If you like dynamic, wacky art that you won’t find anywhere else, give me a chance! Covers, comics, album art, band posters, merch, commissions, I do it all!

Portfolio: lanelloyd.crevado.com

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Kim Stramat is LOOKING FOR WORK @kimstramat.bsky.social · 3h

Hey #PortfolioDay I'm Kim a fantasy artist looking for gigs and commissions. I can do mages, mages, and a few other things but mainly mages~ Let me draw the elaborately designed mage of your dreams~

kstramat.com
[email protected]
www.patreon.com/c/kstramat
vgen.co/kstra

A modern day gorgon stares at the viewer. The snakes of her hair form a short bob and she has large snake themed earrings. She wears a light blue tweed jacket.

A gorgon flies through space on a crystal platform. She holds a lage staff with a crystal floating over it.

A mage looks at the viewer with a smug look. They have an elavorate gold collar with tassels and cape blowing in a wind.

A mage sits on a rock as they look into the distance over the landscape at the sky. Above are large beings of light traveling across the night sky through the clouds.

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Sarah Graley 🌈🍕💫 @sarahgraley.com · 5h

Hiya #PortfolioDay!

I'm Sarah Graley, a UK based comic writer and artist!

I've worked with Scholastic Graphix, Skybound Comet, Oni Press, Dark Horse, IDW and more!

I'm always on the lookout for exciting art and writing opportunities, and I'd love to do more cover work! 👀✨

✏️ sarahgraley.com

A page from my latest graphic novel PIZZA WITCH, co-written with Stef Purenins, art by myself.

A page from Minecraft Volume 3. Artwork by myself, writing by Sfé R. Monster.

An illustration for my monthly shiny print & sticker club, of four cats hanging out in an arcade.

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Dave Wielgosz @davewielgosz.bsky.social · 3h

Hey #PortfolioDay Comic Writer Dave Wielgosz here, looking to fill my schedule for the rest of this year and for 2026. DM me here or message me at [email protected] for samples. I've written for DC, IDW, Oni Press, and BOOM Studios, and I'd love to write for you.

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David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · 3h

Reminder that the most helpful info to have for Portfolio Day (besides your art) is a name to call you by, a way to contact you, and a description of the kind of work you're looking for! This is supposed to be a tool for easy reference for hiring professionals to check your stuff out!

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The bones of Natasha 🏴🌻 @alterici.bsky.social · 22h

You ever just have to pay $6,800 all of a sudden? That's how much the yard cleanup is gonna cost. He'll do a good job though, and that'll be a big weight of our shoulders (to be replaced with the weight of credit card debt)

Anyway, buy my books? 😬
alterici.itch.io

Natasha Alterici

alterici.itch.io

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David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · 23h

It's an absurd level of hypocracy.

David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · 23h

So, I've tried this tactic--at least somewhat. Stripe like openly talks about payment processing for Twitter, OpenAI, Anthropic, and a bunch of those other companies and I've called and submitted complaints that they're in violation of Stripe policy--as far as I know, nothing happened.

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Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social · 1d

It infuriates me that as human-made porn is being increasingly censored across the board, AI porn is not only allowed, but celebrated. And AI porn exists because of stolen content from non-consenting, unpaid human pornographers. It's maddening.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 5d

“I still can’t believe how unhinged the last update was. Not only the nudity but the motions, boobs bounces more realistically, it’s incredible.”

Elon Musk's xAI seems to have relaxed filters on Grok's video generation, allowing users to create and share explicit AI pornography.

Musk's AI Is Being Used to Make Hardcore Porn: 'Grok Is Learning Genitalia Really Fast!'

bit.ly

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David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · 1d

As of this morning, Samidoon has raised $1200 for the PRCS! Let's keep that number growing!

Plus, you get 64 pages of comics in whatever format you desire, and bonus goodies! What a deal!

David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · 6d

Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine is back in limited stock! All funds go to the Palestine Red Crescent Society! Currently there are 20 regular physical editions, 20 phys/digital combo editions, and 4 of the bundle packs available. A fantastic anthology and one I'm glad to have orderable again!

SAMIDOON: COMICS FOR A FREE PALESTINE

www.samidoonanthology.com

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