John Ward
@johnward.bsky.social
Writer of comics, books, and films. PhD in theoretical physics. Vancouver, BC
https://arbutusfilms.com/
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Coming soon: Hospice: Inferno - A mind-bending psychological horror comic
A 20-page psychological horror comic for fans of The Department of Truth and Neonomicon.
www.kickstarter.com
Updates on this project are coming very soon, so make sure you sign up for pre-launch and be first to get the inside scoop. If you love mind-bending psychological horror then this will be THE book for you in 2026! www.kickstarter.com/projects/229...
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Hey Folks! 👋🏼
My latest newsletter just went out to my subscribers. 🗞️
In this one I discuss, as a creator, what it is I look for in a publisher.
Check it out at the link below and remember to subscribe if you haven't already! ⤵️
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My latest newsletter just went out to my subscribers. 🗞️
In this one I discuss, as a creator, what it is I look for in a publisher.
Check it out at the link below and remember to subscribe if you haven't already! ⤵️
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
Hedrick Newsletter #40
My submission guidelines! Because why should publishers have all the fun?
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Hey Folks! 👋🏼
My latest newsletter just went out to my subscribers. 🗞️
In this one I discuss, as a creator, what it is I look for in a publisher.
Check it out at the link below and remember to subscribe if you haven't already! ⤵️
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
My latest newsletter just went out to my subscribers. 🗞️
In this one I discuss, as a creator, what it is I look for in a publisher.
Check it out at the link below and remember to subscribe if you haven't already! ⤵️
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
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Punks can #BlackFriday too!
Message @punkrockkris.bsky.social or me to get a free copy of Barricade Brigade emailed to you!
Or buy a physical copy of either cover for hella cheap (plus shipping)! Good through Monday
Message @punkrockkris.bsky.social or me to get a free copy of Barricade Brigade emailed to you!
Or buy a physical copy of either cover for hella cheap (plus shipping)! Good through Monday
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Punks can #BlackFriday too!
Message @punkrockkris.bsky.social or me to get a free copy of Barricade Brigade emailed to you!
Or buy a physical copy of either cover for hella cheap (plus shipping)! Good through Monday
Message @punkrockkris.bsky.social or me to get a free copy of Barricade Brigade emailed to you!
Or buy a physical copy of either cover for hella cheap (plus shipping)! Good through Monday
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FOC for the first volume of Bullet Adventures is Dec 1!
If you haven't wanted to keep up with singles or Kickstarters, I get it. Now, you can ask your comic shop for the easiest way to read our first arc in its entirety! 120 pages of speedster action and humor!
If you haven't wanted to keep up with singles or Kickstarters, I get it. Now, you can ask your comic shop for the easiest way to read our first arc in its entirety! 120 pages of speedster action and humor!
Coverage of Bullet Adventures Volume 1: Greatest of All Time:
www.firstcomicsnews.com/altruist-com...
www.firstcomicsnews.com/altruist-com...
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
FOC for the first volume of Bullet Adventures is Dec 1!
If you haven't wanted to keep up with singles or Kickstarters, I get it. Now, you can ask your comic shop for the easiest way to read our first arc in its entirety! 120 pages of speedster action and humor!
If you haven't wanted to keep up with singles or Kickstarters, I get it. Now, you can ask your comic shop for the easiest way to read our first arc in its entirety! 120 pages of speedster action and humor!
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Hey Canadian comic lovers! This amazing retailer has a PHYSICAL copy of FULL TILT still available! There is no better way to experience this glorious tome than holding the oversized hardcover in your hands! Contact them if interested!
One of our favourites from the past few years - still available in hard copy at our shop but ALSO, you can support this amazing creator directly!
This book has a slight Sin City flavour with Mad Max tendencies. If that appeals, check it out!!
This book has a slight Sin City flavour with Mad Max tendencies. If that appeals, check it out!!
Oh yeah, I just made FULL TILT available to buy digitally! ko-fi.com/s/e168334585
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Hey Canadian comic lovers! This amazing retailer has a PHYSICAL copy of FULL TILT still available! There is no better way to experience this glorious tome than holding the oversized hardcover in your hands! Contact them if interested!
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🚨New post up on Writingandwhatnot.com - when pitching a story, execs always ask "Why Now?", well, here's my answer:
Writing and Whatnot — Benson Sisters
Julie Benson is a professional writer who, for once, doesn't know the ending. Join her on the journey to discovering her next chapter. Whether it be writing, producing, project management, Mixology, t...
Writingandwhatnot.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🚨New post up on Writingandwhatnot.com - when pitching a story, execs always ask "Why Now?", well, here's my answer:
Super excited for this👇
Hello Everyone! 📣
Step right up and prepare yourselves for "Hospice: Tunnel of Love," coming soon to @kickstarter.com! 🤹🏼♂️🎡🖤
Follow our prelaunch page today to stay updated on the project and get an automatic reminder once we go live.
Synopsis in the alt text.⤵️ #Horror #HWA #Kickstarter
Step right up and prepare yourselves for "Hospice: Tunnel of Love," coming soon to @kickstarter.com! 🤹🏼♂️🎡🖤
Follow our prelaunch page today to stay updated on the project and get an automatic reminder once we go live.
Synopsis in the alt text.⤵️ #Horror #HWA #Kickstarter
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Super excited for this👇
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Hello Everyone! 📣
Step right up and prepare yourselves for "Hospice: Tunnel of Love," coming soon to @kickstarter.com! 🤹🏼♂️🎡🖤
Follow our prelaunch page today to stay updated on the project and get an automatic reminder once we go live.
Synopsis in the alt text.⤵️ #Horror #HWA #Kickstarter
Step right up and prepare yourselves for "Hospice: Tunnel of Love," coming soon to @kickstarter.com! 🤹🏼♂️🎡🖤
Follow our prelaunch page today to stay updated on the project and get an automatic reminder once we go live.
Synopsis in the alt text.⤵️ #Horror #HWA #Kickstarter
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Hello Everyone! 📣
Step right up and prepare yourselves for "Hospice: Tunnel of Love," coming soon to @kickstarter.com! 🤹🏼♂️🎡🖤
Follow our prelaunch page today to stay updated on the project and get an automatic reminder once we go live.
Synopsis in the alt text.⤵️ #Horror #HWA #Kickstarter
Step right up and prepare yourselves for "Hospice: Tunnel of Love," coming soon to @kickstarter.com! 🤹🏼♂️🎡🖤
Follow our prelaunch page today to stay updated on the project and get an automatic reminder once we go live.
Synopsis in the alt text.⤵️ #Horror #HWA #Kickstarter
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The one about comic book page rates – again. News flash: Comic book page rates are STILL stagnant, after all these years, and for indie cartoonists it's even harder
The one about comic book page rates – again
News flash: Comic book page rates are STILL stagnant, after all these years, and for indie cartoonists it's even harder
www.comicsbeat.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The one about comic book page rates – again. News flash: Comic book page rates are STILL stagnant, after all these years, and for indie cartoonists it's even harder
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Anyone out there not seen this? I feel like there might be one or two of you that haven't...
Now is a great time to buy my 307 page OGN digitally for only $12us!
Now is a great time to buy my 307 page OGN digitally for only $12us!
Oh yeah, I just made FULL TILT available to buy digitally! ko-fi.com/s/e168334585
FULL TILT PDF - Jason Copland's Ko-fi Shop
You get two digital PDF versions of FULL TILT, my 307 page OGN in glorious B&W.
One PDF is in double page format to better display the many two page...
ko-fi.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Anyone out there not seen this? I feel like there might be one or two of you that haven't...
Now is a great time to buy my 307 page OGN digitally for only $12us!
Now is a great time to buy my 307 page OGN digitally for only $12us!
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I miss writing for this FULL TILT character.
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I miss writing for this FULL TILT character.
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Updates on this project are coming very soon, so make sure you sign up for pre-launch and be first to get the inside scoop. If you love mind-bending psychological horror then this will be THE book for you in 2026! www.kickstarter.com/projects/229...
Coming soon: Hospice: Inferno - A mind-bending psychological horror comic
A 20-page psychological horror comic for fans of The Department of Truth and Neonomicon.
www.kickstarter.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Updates on this project are coming very soon, so make sure you sign up for pre-launch and be first to get the inside scoop. If you love mind-bending psychological horror then this will be THE book for you in 2026! www.kickstarter.com/projects/229...
Updates on this project are coming very soon, so make sure you sign up for pre-launch and be first to get the inside scoop. If you love mind-bending psychological horror then this will be THE book for you in 2026! www.kickstarter.com/projects/229...
Coming soon: Hospice: Inferno - A mind-bending psychological horror comic
A 20-page psychological horror comic for fans of The Department of Truth and Neonomicon.
www.kickstarter.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Updates on this project are coming very soon, so make sure you sign up for pre-launch and be first to get the inside scoop. If you love mind-bending psychological horror then this will be THE book for you in 2026! www.kickstarter.com/projects/229...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Wanted to write for Star Trek. Accidentally learned some physics while doing story research. Ended up getting PhD in string theory. Still writing, but haven’t yet written Star Trek.
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Wanted to write for Star Trek. Accidentally learned some physics while doing story research. Ended up getting PhD in string theory. Still writing, but haven’t yet written Star Trek.
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We've got a shiny new handle on Bluesky! Find us at @cloudscapecomics.com from now on :)
November 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
We've got a shiny new handle on Bluesky! Find us at @cloudscapecomics.com from now on :)
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And that's it!
An unreal performance from United sees them put 7 past a hapless and overwhelmed Eastbourne. Superb from every single player, but especially Dennis, who netted a hat trick and takes home the matchball. Young and Morgan claiming braces to complete the scoring
7-0
#COYY
#TUFC
#NLS
An unreal performance from United sees them put 7 past a hapless and overwhelmed Eastbourne. Superb from every single player, but especially Dennis, who netted a hat trick and takes home the matchball. Young and Morgan claiming braces to complete the scoring
7-0
#COYY
#TUFC
#NLS
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Our next show is schedule for May 2-3 weekend! Put it in your calendar.
a cartoon drawing of a calendar with smtwtfs written at the top
Alt: a cartoon drawing of a calendar with smtwtfs written at the top
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Our next show is schedule for May 2-3 weekend! Put it in your calendar.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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Hey All! I just posted the pre-launch page for the TODD LeBON kickstarter. There's a brief synopsis of the story and a few page samples on it. Give it a follow and get notified when it launches. I'm shooting for early January to kick things off.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/3pr...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/3pr...
Coming soon: TODD LeBON
When the Devil tries to hire you for a simple heist, the answer next time better be a bloody NO!
www.kickstarter.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Hey All! I just posted the pre-launch page for the TODD LeBON kickstarter. There's a brief synopsis of the story and a few page samples on it. Give it a follow and get notified when it launches. I'm shooting for early January to kick things off.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/3pr...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/3pr...
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✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
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We've reached the end of #TwinPeaks on network television. Today on MEANWHILE, it's the mind altering series finale, Episode 29, "Beyond Life and Death." Directed by David Lynch. Script by @markfrost.bsky.social, Harley Peyton, Bob Engels, and David Lynch. www.ericgrissom.com/podcasts/mea...
November 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We've reached the end of #TwinPeaks on network television. Today on MEANWHILE, it's the mind altering series finale, Episode 29, "Beyond Life and Death." Directed by David Lynch. Script by @markfrost.bsky.social, Harley Peyton, Bob Engels, and David Lynch. www.ericgrissom.com/podcasts/mea...
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Since M9 is coming out tonight, here are some of my billions of M9 fanarts I did back in the day, WOWZA it's been a while XD
#CriticalRole #MightyNein #CriticalRolefanart
#CriticalRole #MightyNein #CriticalRolefanart
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Since M9 is coming out tonight, here are some of my billions of M9 fanarts I did back in the day, WOWZA it's been a while XD
#CriticalRole #MightyNein #CriticalRolefanart
#CriticalRole #MightyNein #CriticalRolefanart
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Kevin O'Leary petitions Trump to have name added to Epstein Files
Kevin O'Leary petitions Trump to have name added to Epstein Files
TORONTO - With newly released files from notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein implicating President Trump in a world of elite, amoral power players, Canadian businessman Kevin O'Leary has formally...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Kevin O'Leary petitions Trump to have name added to Epstein Files
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And they will all deserve it.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Google boss Sundar Pichai warns 'no company immune' if AI bubble bursts
The AI boom has been an "extraordinary moment" but a subsequent bust would affect every company, CEO Sundar Pichai told the BBC.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:23 AM
And they will all deserve it.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...