Andy Schmidt
@andy39a.bsky.social
Editor-In-Chief at Boom Studios! Comics Teacher at Comics Experience. Great stories make the world better. Opinions are my own. He/Him
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NYCC 2025 is in the books. An energetic show. Lots of great conversations that make me optimistic for the future. We’ve been through a lot these last couple of years, but what’s being built now in response is looking very promising. It’s hard to keep an industry about underdogs down.
October 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
NYCC 2025 is in the books. An energetic show. Lots of great conversations that make me optimistic for the future. We’ve been through a lot these last couple of years, but what’s being built now in response is looking very promising. It’s hard to keep an industry about underdogs down.
BOOM! Studios is looking for a new assistant editor! You can read the job posting here and follow directions to apply to the greatest comics editorial team in the world! bit.ly/42ooXLq
Assistant Editor, BOOM! Studios (Open to Remote)
Assistant Editor, BOOM! Studios (Open to Remote)
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September 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
BOOM! Studios is looking for a new assistant editor! You can read the job posting here and follow directions to apply to the greatest comics editorial team in the world! bit.ly/42ooXLq
Saw Superman today. It was nice for a Superman movie to have characters that cared more about saving the lives of innocent people than killing the bad guy. So seems like a solid shift in the right direction.
July 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Saw Superman today. It was nice for a Superman movie to have characters that cared more about saving the lives of innocent people than killing the bad guy. So seems like a solid shift in the right direction.
Helping out the back to school efforts volunteering at Ready Fest for all the kids in the county. Trying to do my part to do good things.
July 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Helping out the back to school efforts volunteering at Ready Fest for all the kids in the county. Trying to do my part to do good things.
I might be in trouble. I’m beginning to suspect that this hotel is a front for Cobra, the ruthless organization determined to rule the world!
July 7, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I might be in trouble. I’m beginning to suspect that this hotel is a front for Cobra, the ruthless organization determined to rule the world!
I'm very excited to be working with these five, extremely talented editors on top of the five extremely talented editors I'm ALREADY working with at BOOM!.
www.comicsbeat.com/whoa-boom-hi...
www.comicsbeat.com/whoa-boom-hi...
Whoa! Boom hires Fougner, Girner, Miller, Osajyefo, and Valdez
Boom! Studios has hired an editorial director, a special projects director and three executive editors, and they are all well known in the community
www.comicsbeat.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I'm very excited to be working with these five, extremely talented editors on top of the five extremely talented editors I'm ALREADY working with at BOOM!.
www.comicsbeat.com/whoa-boom-hi...
www.comicsbeat.com/whoa-boom-hi...
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Whoa! Boom hires Fougner, Girner, Miller, Osajyefo, and Valdez: Boom! Studios has hired an editorial director, a special projects director and three executive editors, and they are all well known in the community
Whoa! Boom hires Fougner, Girner, Miller, Osajyefo, and Valdez
Boom! Studios has hired an editorial director, a special projects director and three executive editors, and they are all well known in the community
www.comicsbeat.com
June 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Whoa! Boom hires Fougner, Girner, Miller, Osajyefo, and Valdez: Boom! Studios has hired an editorial director, a special projects director and three executive editors, and they are all well known in the community
I grew up reading his Hulk and X-Factor. Then I had the pleasure of being his editor at Marvel on Captain Marvel, Madrox the Multiple Man, the X-Factor revival series and then Fallen Angel over at IDW. I absolutely loved working with him.
Very sad to hear about the passing of Peter David. I probably have more comics written by him than any other comics writer.
May 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I grew up reading his Hulk and X-Factor. Then I had the pleasure of being his editor at Marvel on Captain Marvel, Madrox the Multiple Man, the X-Factor revival series and then Fallen Angel over at IDW. I absolutely loved working with him.
Enjoying the Lou City FC game with some of my favorite people.
May 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Enjoying the Lou City FC game with some of my favorite people.
This is pretty cool news. bleedingcool.com/comics/andy-...
Andy Schmidt Named Boom Studios' New Editor-In-Chief
Andy Schmidt named Boom Studios' new Editor-In-Chief, Lilly Kessinger joins as Editor, with Olivia Dontsov as Managing Editor
bleedingcool.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This is pretty cool news. bleedingcool.com/comics/andy-...
Check it out! My friend @alexsegura.bsky.social has a new project! Learn more here: bsky.app/profile/did:...
It's here! THE FORGOTTEN FIVE #1 is available ONLY VIA PATREON. Please consider signing up as a patron so we can keep making it! From me, @saracentury.bsky.social, Pat Kennedy, @lettersofpriya.bsky.social, Chas! Pangburn, and many friends. www.patreon.com/posts/forgot...
The Forgotten Five - Chapter One | The Forgotten Five
Get more from The Forgotten Five on Patreon
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April 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Check it out! My friend @alexsegura.bsky.social has a new project! Learn more here: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Jonas Salk is a hero.💕
March 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Jonas Salk is a hero.💕
HARD AGREE. The Originals is fantastic!
Got at my LCS after passing it up so many times, can't believe I didn't pick it up sooner.
@davegibbons90.bsky.social needs no introduction regarding his art, but his writing often goes overlooked. His Batman vs. Predator is still a seminal work, and a favorite of mine.
A great read!
@davegibbons90.bsky.social needs no introduction regarding his art, but his writing often goes overlooked. His Batman vs. Predator is still a seminal work, and a favorite of mine.
A great read!
March 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
HARD AGREE. The Originals is fantastic!
#PROTIP: #comics artist, to improve the clarity of your storytelling, do your own word balloon placements in your layouts—plan for those big white blobs on the page. #makecomics
March 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
#PROTIP: #comics artist, to improve the clarity of your storytelling, do your own word balloon placements in your layouts—plan for those big white blobs on the page. #makecomics
Wife surprised me today with a trip to meet two charming capybaras. And it made me very happy.
March 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Wife surprised me today with a trip to meet two charming capybaras. And it made me very happy.
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We’re still trying to get to 50 percent funded on #kickstarter! It’s got #zombies #romance #horror great #merch, #comics #comedy and we even got #valentines. kck.st/3EyooWo. Prices start at just $3! It’s cheaper than eggs. Every little bit helps.
Zombie Date Night 2: A Zombie Romance Comedy Sequel
A Second Date You Won't Forget
kck.st
March 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
We’re still trying to get to 50 percent funded on #kickstarter! It’s got #zombies #romance #horror great #merch, #comics #comedy and we even got #valentines. kck.st/3EyooWo. Prices start at just $3! It’s cheaper than eggs. Every little bit helps.
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Broke through the dead zone big time yesterday. Thank you!!
Now we're close to crossing 175 backers, unlocking a new milestone reward, & 85% funded w/6 days left.
If humans can't survive the trip to Mars...DON'T SEND HUMANS!
Check out the sci-fi/dark comedy VAMPIRES ON MARS #1-3: kck.st/3EzoEo6
Now we're close to crossing 175 backers, unlocking a new milestone reward, & 85% funded w/6 days left.
If humans can't survive the trip to Mars...DON'T SEND HUMANS!
Check out the sci-fi/dark comedy VAMPIRES ON MARS #1-3: kck.st/3EzoEo6
Vampires on Mars #1-3—Sci-fi & dark comedy collide in space
A vampire battles a vapid billionaire, volatile astronauts, and chaotic humans to complete her 300-year-old quest to step foot on Mars.
kck.st
March 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Broke through the dead zone big time yesterday. Thank you!!
Now we're close to crossing 175 backers, unlocking a new milestone reward, & 85% funded w/6 days left.
If humans can't survive the trip to Mars...DON'T SEND HUMANS!
Check out the sci-fi/dark comedy VAMPIRES ON MARS #1-3: kck.st/3EzoEo6
Now we're close to crossing 175 backers, unlocking a new milestone reward, & 85% funded w/6 days left.
If humans can't survive the trip to Mars...DON'T SEND HUMANS!
Check out the sci-fi/dark comedy VAMPIRES ON MARS #1-3: kck.st/3EzoEo6
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Reminder that BANDETTE Volume Four softcover, by me and @colleencoover.bsky.social, is OUT! The greatest comic ever made can be yours! (hype!) www.amazon.com/Bandette-4-S... (the link is to Amazon but please get it from your local comic shop it's so much more lovely to give them support and love)
February 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Reminder that BANDETTE Volume Four softcover, by me and @colleencoover.bsky.social, is OUT! The greatest comic ever made can be yours! (hype!) www.amazon.com/Bandette-4-S... (the link is to Amazon but please get it from your local comic shop it's so much more lovely to give them support and love)
TODAY ONLY! Comics Experience (which I run) is having a flash sale on @fredvanlente.bsky.social
's ON DEMAND course: COMICS WRITING: STORY ARCS & ONGOING SERIES for 30% off. It covers how to craft long-form stories in comics. Once you buy it, it's in your account forever. tinyurl.com/4aw24czp
's ON DEMAND course: COMICS WRITING: STORY ARCS & ONGOING SERIES for 30% off. It covers how to craft long-form stories in comics. Once you buy it, it's in your account forever. tinyurl.com/4aw24czp
Comics Writing: Story Arcs & Ongoing Series
Acclaimed comics writer Fred Van Lente takes you through the necessary steps to craft compelling story arcs and ongoing comic book narratives exactly like professional comic book writers do it.
tinyurl.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
TODAY ONLY! Comics Experience (which I run) is having a flash sale on @fredvanlente.bsky.social
's ON DEMAND course: COMICS WRITING: STORY ARCS & ONGOING SERIES for 30% off. It covers how to craft long-form stories in comics. Once you buy it, it's in your account forever. tinyurl.com/4aw24czp
's ON DEMAND course: COMICS WRITING: STORY ARCS & ONGOING SERIES for 30% off. It covers how to craft long-form stories in comics. Once you buy it, it's in your account forever. tinyurl.com/4aw24czp
#PROTIP: #comics artist, to improve the clarity of your storytelling, make sure your reader’s eye has a place to rest at least once on each page. #makecomics
February 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#PROTIP: #comics artist, to improve the clarity of your storytelling, make sure your reader’s eye has a place to rest at least once on each page. #makecomics
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In better news, I finally finished The Pedestrian. An absolutely wonderfully odd indie superhero comic. Great art, great design work, and very relatable. May or may not make a quick video on it. We'll see.
February 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
In better news, I finally finished The Pedestrian. An absolutely wonderfully odd indie superhero comic. Great art, great design work, and very relatable. May or may not make a quick video on it. We'll see.
Comics Experience (which I run) is having a flash sale on @fredvanlente.bsky.social 's ON DEMAND course: COMICS WRITING: STORY ARCS & ONGOING SERIES for 30% off. It's a wonderful course on how to craft long-form stories in comics. Once you buy it, it's in your account forever. tinyurl.com/4aw24czp
Comics Writing: Story Arcs & Ongoing Series
Acclaimed comics writer Fred Van Lente takes you through the necessary steps to craft compelling story arcs and ongoing comic book narratives exactly like professional comic book writers do it.
tinyurl.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Comics Experience (which I run) is having a flash sale on @fredvanlente.bsky.social 's ON DEMAND course: COMICS WRITING: STORY ARCS & ONGOING SERIES for 30% off. It's a wonderful course on how to craft long-form stories in comics. Once you buy it, it's in your account forever. tinyurl.com/4aw24czp
#PROTIP: #comics artist, to improve the clarity of your storytelling, make sure every scene has an establishing shot that shows us where all important characters and objects are in relation to each other. #makecomics
February 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#PROTIP: #comics artist, to improve the clarity of your storytelling, make sure every scene has an establishing shot that shows us where all important characters and objects are in relation to each other. #makecomics