Eric McConnell
@ericmcc.bsky.social
Artist, writer. Creator of Remnant comic book series. Trading card artist. Work in Corp America to pay the bills.
www.artofericmcconnell.com
www.artofericmcconnell.com
New art blog post on my website. Talent Alone vs. Practice and Critique. www.artofericmcconnell.com/artramblings...
Talent vs. practice and critique — Art of Eric McConnell
Every now and then I have someone tell me at a convention or elsewhere that I must be lucky to have a talent for drawing. Often with a follow-up comment that “I could never draw like that.” While...
www.artofericmcconnell.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
New art blog post on my website. Talent Alone vs. Practice and Critique. www.artofericmcconnell.com/artramblings...
QRT with your black and white arts.
April 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
QRT with your black and white arts.
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Criminals deserve due process because due process is literally how we determine whether someone is, *in fact*, a criminal
April 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Criminals deserve due process because due process is literally how we determine whether someone is, *in fact*, a criminal
An important 🧵
Academics & others need to understand a few things.
A 🧵
I) First, fascism is not inevitable.
Research on autocratic movements show that only about 3,5% of the population need to resist to stop them.
Fascism thrives on the silence of the friends.
That why visible resistance matters.
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A 🧵
I) First, fascism is not inevitable.
Research on autocratic movements show that only about 3,5% of the population need to resist to stop them.
Fascism thrives on the silence of the friends.
That why visible resistance matters.
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In addition to going through the website, I strongly encourage people to read the letter from Harvard's President, Dr. Garber.
We need more scientific institutions to show this level of courage, no matter the risk. In fact, we need *all* institutions to stand up*.
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
We need more scientific institutions to show this level of courage, no matter the risk. In fact, we need *all* institutions to stand up*.
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
April 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
An important 🧵
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We shouldn’t need to know the name of the president of El Salvador. Yet, here we are. 🫣
April 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We shouldn’t need to know the name of the president of El Salvador. Yet, here we are. 🫣
Hi! #PortfolioDay
I'm Eric McConnell. An indie comic and #sketchcard artist. I've worked for Upper Deck, Rittenhouse Archives, Cryptozoic, Perna Studios and others. Right now I'm focused on my creator owned / self-published comic, Remnant.
#indiecomic #comics #comicart #art #drawing
I'm Eric McConnell. An indie comic and #sketchcard artist. I've worked for Upper Deck, Rittenhouse Archives, Cryptozoic, Perna Studios and others. Right now I'm focused on my creator owned / self-published comic, Remnant.
#indiecomic #comics #comicart #art #drawing
April 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Hi! #PortfolioDay
I'm Eric McConnell. An indie comic and #sketchcard artist. I've worked for Upper Deck, Rittenhouse Archives, Cryptozoic, Perna Studios and others. Right now I'm focused on my creator owned / self-published comic, Remnant.
#indiecomic #comics #comicart #art #drawing
I'm Eric McConnell. An indie comic and #sketchcard artist. I've worked for Upper Deck, Rittenhouse Archives, Cryptozoic, Perna Studios and others. Right now I'm focused on my creator owned / self-published comic, Remnant.
#indiecomic #comics #comicart #art #drawing
It’s SC Comicon! We’re set up and ready for the weekend! Come see me at table 1116 in Artist Alley. Remnant issue 5 is now available from me directly at the show along with original art from the first several issues, original fan art, prints, and I am doing sketch commissions during the show. 
April 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It’s SC Comicon! We’re set up and ready for the weekend! Come see me at table 1116 in Artist Alley. Remnant issue 5 is now available from me directly at the show along with original art from the first several issues, original fan art, prints, and I am doing sketch commissions during the show. 
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April 1, 2025
April 1, 2025
Today Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) made history.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
April 1, 2025
We're a week away from our first convention of the year! I'll be heading to Greenville, SC next weekend (Apr 5 & 6) for SC Comicon, and I hope to see you there! I'll have original art, prints, as well as the debut for Remnant issue 5!
#makingcomics #comics #indiecomics #comicart #comiccon
#makingcomics #comics #indiecomics #comicart #comiccon
March 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
We're a week away from our first convention of the year! I'll be heading to Greenville, SC next weekend (Apr 5 & 6) for SC Comicon, and I hope to see you there! I'll have original art, prints, as well as the debut for Remnant issue 5!
#makingcomics #comics #indiecomics #comicart #comiccon
#makingcomics #comics #indiecomics #comicart #comiccon
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
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Cartoonists stepping up.
Christopher Weyant @christopherweyant1.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Cartoonists stepping up.
Last batch of the Fleer Retro Looney Tunes sketch cards I did for Upper Deck.
#bugsbunny #looneytunes #sketchcards #drawing #art #tweety #sylvestercat #daffyduck
#bugsbunny #looneytunes #sketchcards #drawing #art #tweety #sylvestercat #daffyduck
March 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Last batch of the Fleer Retro Looney Tunes sketch cards I did for Upper Deck.
#bugsbunny #looneytunes #sketchcards #drawing #art #tweety #sylvestercat #daffyduck
#bugsbunny #looneytunes #sketchcards #drawing #art #tweety #sylvestercat #daffyduck
Inks and colors from a page in the latest issue of my own series, Remnant. Pencils and inks by me, colors by @elllewrightart.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Inks and colors from a page in the latest issue of my own series, Remnant. Pencils and inks by me, colors by @elllewrightart.bsky.social
More of the Fleer Retro Looney Tunes sketch cards I did for Upper Deck at the end of last year.
#bugsbunny #sketchcards #looneytunes #wileecoyote #daffyduck
#bugsbunny #sketchcards #looneytunes #wileecoyote #daffyduck
March 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
More of the Fleer Retro Looney Tunes sketch cards I did for Upper Deck at the end of last year.
#bugsbunny #sketchcards #looneytunes #wileecoyote #daffyduck
#bugsbunny #sketchcards #looneytunes #wileecoyote #daffyduck
More of the Fleer Retro Looney Tunes sketch cards I did for Upper Deck at the end of last year.
#art #sketchcards #looneytunes #upperdeck
#art #sketchcards #looneytunes #upperdeck
March 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
More of the Fleer Retro Looney Tunes sketch cards I did for Upper Deck at the end of last year.
#art #sketchcards #looneytunes #upperdeck
#art #sketchcards #looneytunes #upperdeck
Coming soon! The fifth issue of my fantasy series Remnant. This continues the story of Aryne, a former knight protector sworn to destroy all magic in the kingdom, now hated by those she vowed to protect, after discovering she can wield magic herself.
#comics #indiecomics #smallpress #art
#comics #indiecomics #smallpress #art
March 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Coming soon! The fifth issue of my fantasy series Remnant. This continues the story of Aryne, a former knight protector sworn to destroy all magic in the kingdom, now hated by those she vowed to protect, after discovering she can wield magic herself.
#comics #indiecomics #smallpress #art
#comics #indiecomics #smallpress #art
The key here is what is defined as "illegal". Which is effectively any protest against Trump, his policies, or any actions by his administration.
I thought this sounded like one of those fakes people do to make things look worse than they are.
But this is real. Truly fascist shit.
But this is real. Truly fascist shit.
ahhhhhhhhhh
March 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The key here is what is defined as "illegal". Which is effectively any protest against Trump, his policies, or any actions by his administration.
Some more of the Fleer Retro Looney Tunes sketch cards I did for Upper Deck in the fall of last year.
March 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Some more of the Fleer Retro Looney Tunes sketch cards I did for Upper Deck in the fall of last year.
I'm way behind on posting these, but I did these sketch cards last fall for Upper Deck, Fleer Retro Looney Tunes. The set released at the end of 2024.
#bugsbunny #looneytunes
#bugsbunny #looneytunes
March 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I'm way behind on posting these, but I did these sketch cards last fall for Upper Deck, Fleer Retro Looney Tunes. The set released at the end of 2024.
#bugsbunny #looneytunes
#bugsbunny #looneytunes
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As an offshoot of this thread, let’s talk about what happens if federal, state, or local officials text, email, call, or show up at your door wanting to talk to you about what you said about the President.
I have a theme, a thesis, a throughline, a leitmotif, which is SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH.
/1
I have a theme, a thesis, a throughline, a leitmotif, which is SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH.
/1
This is a First Amendment question combined with a practical question. The answer is as follows.
First, the First Amendment protects advocating the moral and practical necessity of breaking the law in the abstract.
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First, the First Amendment protects advocating the moral and practical necessity of breaking the law in the abstract.
/1
Being a lawyer and all, do you know what the tipping point is for it to become acceptable to openly advocate for political assassinations? Just a little curious, is all.
February 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
As an offshoot of this thread, let’s talk about what happens if federal, state, or local officials text, email, call, or show up at your door wanting to talk to you about what you said about the President.
I have a theme, a thesis, a throughline, a leitmotif, which is SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH.
/1
I have a theme, a thesis, a throughline, a leitmotif, which is SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH.
/1
YES!
February 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
YES!
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Using AI to produce writing or art is like asking someone at the gym to lift weights for you.
The effort is the point.
The effort is the point.
February 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Using AI to produce writing or art is like asking someone at the gym to lift weights for you.
The effort is the point.
The effort is the point.