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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · 5d

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5d

“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡

Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI

Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.

www.npr.org

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Comic Arts Maine Portland @comicartsmaineport.bsky.social · 21d

📣Calling all Comics Creators📣

Today is the last day to apply to CAMP 2026!

Apps close at 11:59pm tonight!

www.comicartsmaineportland.com/exhibiting

Exhibiting — Comic Arts Maine Portland

www.comicartsmaineportland.com

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · 28d

Oh yeah they ROCKED. They did me such a solid. I got to just disappear into the woods without cell reception for half of it.

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · 28d

This really helped. The pictures of wood chippers with my name on them affected me a lot more than they did my friends, so they could do it with considerably less psychic damage than I could. And it only lasted about 3 days.

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · 28d

This has happened to me on a smaller scale and I also got antisemitic comments.

Two of my friends got me through it. One monitored my account for direct threats in real time, and the other periodically took screenshots of direct threats and hate speech in case I ever needed them as evidence.

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · Sep 28

comics is like "nice! finished a picture." and then you have to do it 2-8 more times. and then you have to do THAT on EVERY PAGE. and some of the pictures are like, hard

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Comic Arts Maine Portland @comicartsmaineport.bsky.social · Sep 1

Calling all comic artists! Applications for CAMP 2026 are now open! Visit www.comicartsmaineportland.com/exhibiting to apply!

A poster announcing exhibitor applications from Comic Arts Maine Portland 2026. Poster featured art of a moose fishing for comics while a bear and a chickadee cheer them on. Art is by Amanda Castillo. Poster reads ‘Apply! Exhibitor apps open now! 9/1-9/30 read FAQs and apply: comicartsmaineportland.com/exhibiting’

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Aug 19

Yes get a dog

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Aug 19

I'm really good at getting in there fast but when I exhibited two years ago there were so few graphic novels for sale that it felt like a pop culture show, not a comic show. It's okay for shows to be mostly merch and prints but it's not a good fit for me.

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Aug 19

I am an organizer of @comicartsmaineport.bsky.social in Portland Maine and we do this :)

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Aug 19

I ended up deciding not to exhibit at Flamecon anymore because there's so few comic artists there so it didn't seem like the right show for me. Which is fine -- not every show needs to be for me. But personally, I'd love to see a % of tables reserved for people making & selling comics!

Carey Pietsch @careydraws.bsky.social · Aug 18

Flamecon just sent exhibitor surveys out! obvi it's ultimately in organizers' hands, but this is a great place to note if you'd like to see the show reserve a % of tables for cartoonists/comic artists or move towards an app process like MICE's!!

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Sage Coffey🌿☕ @sagecoffey.bsky.social · Aug 15

The saga of the siblinghood of the travelling sash comes to a close!! It's on its way home to @isabellarotman.bsky.social, without whom Abortion Pill Zine wouldn't have happened. I'm lucky to have Izzy and @marniegalloway.bsky.social as co-authors and even luckier to call them my pals!

Sage posed against a blue-green wall with a rose in their mouth. They are dressed as prom royalty with a sash that reads "Eisner Award Loser" may by Beth Hetland for the Abortion Pill Zine team

Sage, dressed like distressed prom royalty with a cheap plastic crown and pink roses, looking into the distance with watery eyes. Their outfit pays homage to a drawing of Megg from Simon Hanselmann's Megahex series.

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Aug 3

Off I go!

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thank you!!!

Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Jul 22

Yeah it's roughhh. I blame the economy since sales of art/artisan goods seem low across the board. But yeah, that's why CAMP will stay cheap 😎😎😎

Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Jul 22

So many events 😵‍💫 See you there??

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Jul 21

My sales have been quite bad for about a year and a half now as well. It's really rough.

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Jul 15

Oh no oh no

Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jul 14

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Jul 10

the most beautiful apartment

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Jul 2

Overwhelmingly, we want changes that will improve conditions for the artists, remaining and future staff, and the publisher.

You can still buy sprocket books and support sprocket artists!

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Jul 2

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I have been with Silver Sprocket since 2017. I will likely have more to say about it when I have formulated my thoughts well, but for now:

I have been in conversation with many sprocket artists (not all -- there's a lot of them) and the majority of us want sprocket to survive and succeed.

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Jul 2

I understand - there are some but most are gone or in the process of leaving. No former employees have called for a boycott that I know of.

Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Jul 2

No sprocket artists or employees are calling for a boycott. Most of us still want sprocket books to be supported, because that is how the artists are supported. You can buy the book! You can even reach out to the artist to see if you can buy it from them directly :)

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Isabella Rotman @isabellarotman.bsky.social · Jun 23

HI CHICAGO!

Babs (Indie Comics Most Famous Butt) @newdmodel.bsky.social · Jun 23

Guess what!! @isabellarotman.bsky.social and I are doing a figure drawing workshop together THIS SUNDAY at @cakechicago.bsky.social! Come draw me and learn about drawing people from Izzy!

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