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Masha Zhdanova

@mashazart.bsky.social

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She/her, cartoonist, writer, editor, picture drawer! Words at publishers weekly, shelfdust, Eisner winners WWAC and the Beat, mozaikmage on dreamwidth. Pictures at mashazart on Twitter and Tumblr and here sometimes.

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Djamila Knopf @djamilaknopf.bsky.social · 5h

I don't have my own library, so I painted one. medium: Procreate, Photoshop

a digital painting of a woman standing in a library with a big window

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Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 17h

#arttober #inktober I wanna redo my thesis comic...

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Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you for checking!

Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 20h

Hi Jamie, same situation here too- 8.5k first three chapters, would love to make sure it hasn't been flagged as spam. Thank you so much for liking my post!

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Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 1d

mashazart.substack.com/p/how-to-mak... new post about my #kodanshahouse adventure last week lol

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Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 1d

I'm gonna redo my thesis comic. I have new ideas

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S E Case @secase.bsky.social · 2d

Do you want to read a comic (and then get that comic in spruced-up book form)???

S E Case @secase.bsky.social · 13d

In the hopes of getting more eyeballs on Rigsby WI: Burn it Down leading up to the print edition's Kickstarter launch, I'll be posting Burn it Down pages in this thread over the next few days! If you havent read it, check it out ⬇️
KS: www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...
Webcomic: rigsbywi.com

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Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 2d

when you're trying super hard to hype up The World's Okayest Manga it just makes people resent it more than it gets them interested in checking it out
and I have checked it out! it was Okay!

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Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 2d

2 years ago they were doing the exact same thing for zom 100 and you know. I don't think it worked for zom 100

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Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 2d

I got to meet Fujita-sensei!!! She complimented my Kenshi Yonezu shirt and said it's really hard to get tickets to see him in Japan lol

Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 2d

[journalist hat on] I wish I could interview the head of marketing at a certain publisher to ask them what on earth is up with the rooster manga that has them dedicating 99% of all their energy to that and nothing else

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 2d

THE FARAWAY FOREST: WALLY’S ROUTE by @debbiefong.com features raccoon Wally, a woodland mail carrier who reliably delivers the mail to his forest friends until he gets sick. A cozy story for young readers w/adorable art & messages about kindness & community. #kidlit 📚👍🏻
@chroniclebooks.bsky.social

Cover of THE FARAWAY FOREST by Debbie Fong. A brown raccoon is dressed as a mail carrier and carrying an armful of boxes. A white rabbit stands next to him.

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chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · Jun 1

whenever i encounter people who say they can't understand shakespeare verses I always send them this clip from the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing

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George J. Horvath @landofobscusion.bsky.social · 5d

@hidive.com is on Bluesky, but here's a screencap from their Twitter account where they state what should feel obvious when it comes to the idea of using AI for anime translation & timing... but in today's world it's unfortunately not so obvious.

Good on Hidive, regardless.

"We get asked this question. So, here's our response:
'We don't use AI for subtitles. Every line is carefully timed and translated by real people (who cry during finales and debate Best Girls, just like you).'"

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Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 5d

That was my first thought but I think the uniforms are wrinklier in that one

Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 5d

I asked everyone at the @crunchyroll.com booth what manga this is from and NO ONE KNEW. INTERNET. WHAT MANGA IS THIS GIRL FROM

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Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 6d

Guy at the Jewish YA panel asking very sincere question dressed and made up as The Joker

Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 6d

I love comic con weekends just watched a guy spend an hour on nj transit in full Jeralt cosplay swords and all

Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 6d

I love comic con weekends just watched a guy spend an hour on nj transit in full Jeralt cosplay swords and all

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Patrick Macias @patrickmacias.bsky.social · 6d

TokyoScope News: #Manga icon Eguchi Hisashi faces backlash in #Japan after fans accused him of tracing a woman’s social media photo for an ad illustration. Major brands pulled his artwork as Eguchi promised to “explain everything soon.” Full story: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/manga-lege...

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Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 7d

SPOILER ALERT X DEAR WENDY
College freshman Hailey is forced to collaborate on a school project with a boring stick-in-the-mud art major, AND forced to work with her biggest online nemesis on a fanzine! But there's no way they're both the same person... Right?
#DVPit #romcom #NA #YA #CR #LGBT

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Nicky (🦵🏼🔑) Rodriguez looking for a new agent @artofnickyrdrgz.bsky.social · 7d

how did i miss this write-up!!! i have 5 zines in this collection and EVERYONE better be checking out the richness of puerto rican comics and culture at this exhibition and give this collection some love❤️‍🔥

Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 8d

A colorful crash course in #comics done the #PuertoRican way.

WEPA: PUERTO RICANS IN COMICS puts Boricua creativity on display at the NY Public Library

A colorful crash course in comics done the Puerto Rican way.

www.comicsbeat.com

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Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 7d

FANGIRL but for the 2020s
Rival fanartists suddenly find themselves forced to collaborate on a fanzine… and on a school project, without realizing it.
🤺Fencing!
📺Anime!
💻The epic highs and lows of internet friendship
🌤️Sapphic grumpy-sunshine
🗨️Mixed media elements
#DVPit #romcom #NA #YA #CR #LGBT

Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 7d

thank you so much!

Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 7d

oh thank you!

Masha Zhdanova @mashazart.bsky.social · 7d

NETTLE & BONE X BEAR & THE NIGHTINGALE
Featuring:
🌾Obscure Slavic folklore
🌼Eastern European summers
🌶️Steamy sapphic action
👯‍♀️Retellings that let the female characters speak
🐦Talking bears and creepy birds
#DVpit #NA #A #F #R #LGBT

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