Carla Speed McNeil
@carlaspeedmcneil.bsky.social
I draw comics. I write things. I make miniatures. I teach sequential art. They/them, demi-femme. Currently, everything's on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/carlaspeedmcneil/collections
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This is what I get up to while I rewatch THE TWILIGHT ZONE. This was the cover for @seananmcguire.bsky.social 's collection of short stories LAUGHTER AT THE ACADEMY, full set of illos $20 at my Patreon, plus the free-to-read webcomic SETTLERS OF THE STORM WORLDS. www.patreon.com/c/carlaspeed...
Thank you! I expect she can do a very beautiful, angry fan-dance with all those stinging fins.
Cool drawing!
November 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Thank you! I expect she can do a very beautiful, angry fan-dance with all those stinging fins.
@seananmcguire.bsky.social loves a fierce mermaid, and I am here for it. Drawing hair underwater is also always fun, it's like clouds, but also ribbons. Part of a large set of illustrations for short stories, $20 at my Patreon, along with free-to-read webcomics. www.patreon.com/c/carlaspeed...
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
@seananmcguire.bsky.social loves a fierce mermaid, and I am here for it. Drawing hair underwater is also always fun, it's like clouds, but also ribbons. Part of a large set of illustrations for short stories, $20 at my Patreon, along with free-to-read webcomics. www.patreon.com/c/carlaspeed...
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Hell yes
Pro Tip: Your skill as a manga translator is not your ability to translate dialog.
It is your ability to translate sound effects.
It is your ability to translate sound effects.
November 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Hell yes
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😘
Rep. Robert Garcia 👑 and Sen. Ed Markey have reintroduced the International Human Rights Defense Act which directs the dept to establish a Special Envoy to create “a global strategy to prevent and respond to criminalization, discrimination, and violence against LGBTQ people internationally.” 🙏🌈👏
Gay Congressman introduces bill to require U.S. to defend LGBTQ+ rights worldwide - LGBTQ Nation
"Our nation can be a leader when it comes to protecting dignity and human rights once again," said Rep. Robert Garcia.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
😘
Push botton, read comics
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Push botton, read comics
Boy, I’ll bet… I really like the immersive quality of the vertical scroll, but it’s not a one-to-one transition, for sure.
Well, not too noble on my part since lettering to the pacing of the vertical scroll meant I overwrote by a substantial amount for a printed page, so it had to be done.
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Boy, I’ll bet… I really like the immersive quality of the vertical scroll, but it’s not a one-to-one transition, for sure.
Mais bien sûr
(I found it on Etsy, btw)
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Mais bien sûr
Sold!
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Sold!
Makes it sound like I could wear a turkey leg charm around my neck as a protective amulet.
“No no, doesn’t count, it’s still Thanksgiving!”
(Yeah, we should!)
“No no, doesn’t count, it’s still Thanksgiving!”
(Yeah, we should!)
Hold the door until the last turkey leg has been eaten, Carla
(also, hope you're well. we really should catch up one of these days)
(also, hope you're well. we really should catch up one of these days)
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Makes it sound like I could wear a turkey leg charm around my neck as a protective amulet.
“No no, doesn’t count, it’s still Thanksgiving!”
(Yeah, we should!)
“No no, doesn’t count, it’s still Thanksgiving!”
(Yeah, we should!)
The Mariah Carey thing doesn’t start officially until December, right? Otherwise I have already lost four times.
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The Mariah Carey thing doesn’t start officially until December, right? Otherwise I have already lost four times.
Yeah, I talked to (probably) the same people. 🤡🤷🏼♀️😟
A webtoonsesque service approached me looking to take About Comics titles and present them in scrolling format.
They seem surprised to hear that the artists would kick me in the shins if I did that to their art b
They seem surprised to hear that the artists would kick me in the shins if I did that to their art b
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Yeah, I talked to (probably) the same people. 🤡🤷🏼♀️😟
Lotta work. hats off to you for putting in the extra.
When we did OUTRAGE, @reillybrown.bsky.social drew the story in standard comic book size then pulled the panels and turned them into a vertical scroll.
I scripted to the scroll, which meant a lot more work rewriting/re-lettering for the printed version afterwards, but the art was all done!
I scripted to the scroll, which meant a lot more work rewriting/re-lettering for the printed version afterwards, but the art was all done!
It's almost like the delivery format has an effect on the storytelling experience
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Lotta work. hats off to you for putting in the extra.
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When we did OUTRAGE, @reillybrown.bsky.social drew the story in standard comic book size then pulled the panels and turned them into a vertical scroll.
I scripted to the scroll, which meant a lot more work rewriting/re-lettering for the printed version afterwards, but the art was all done!
I scripted to the scroll, which meant a lot more work rewriting/re-lettering for the printed version afterwards, but the art was all done!
It's almost like the delivery format has an effect on the storytelling experience
I think a lot of webtoons have bad pacing when collected because what works for an infinite scroll read doesn't work on the page. And print editions are unwilling or unable to do the edits that would solve the pacing issues caused by the medium switch
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
When we did OUTRAGE, @reillybrown.bsky.social drew the story in standard comic book size then pulled the panels and turned them into a vertical scroll.
I scripted to the scroll, which meant a lot more work rewriting/re-lettering for the printed version afterwards, but the art was all done!
I scripted to the scroll, which meant a lot more work rewriting/re-lettering for the printed version afterwards, but the art was all done!
I really like some things about the vertical scroll. I just don't think that way. (dinosaur noises, flail little wingie grabbies)
One of the many reasons I took my comic off WT. It just doesn't work in vertical scroll.
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I really like some things about the vertical scroll. I just don't think that way. (dinosaur noises, flail little wingie grabbies)
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One of the many reasons I took my comic off WT. It just doesn't work in vertical scroll.
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
One of the many reasons I took my comic off WT. It just doesn't work in vertical scroll.
First early-access post! IDK why I haven't been doing this before now, it's kinda standard practice. This post will be free to read on Tuesday 10 AM, but right now a mere dollah will get you there if you're of a mind to do it. Thanks to all. ❤️🩹❤️ www.patreon.com/posts/settle...
SETTLERS pages 37-39, end of chapter | Carla Speed McNeil
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November 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
First early-access post! IDK why I haven't been doing this before now, it's kinda standard practice. This post will be free to read on Tuesday 10 AM, but right now a mere dollah will get you there if you're of a mind to do it. Thanks to all. ❤️🩹❤️ www.patreon.com/posts/settle...
Bless you waaahhhh
Well, looks like I'll be upping my level come December.
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Bless you waaahhhh
It's time for the Patreon Tier Revamp. www.patreon.com/posts/letter...
Letter To Everybody: and a thank you | Carla Speed McNeil
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November 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Aren’t they floofy and bitey? Picture those at the 4-H.
heh. bay-beeez.
November 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Aren’t they floofy and bitey? Picture those at the 4-H.
Tis
The medium is the message
It's almost like the delivery format has an effect on the storytelling experience
November 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Tis
I like how their lil wingy grabbies look.
Like the line work
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I like how their lil wingy grabbies look.
Yep
I have yet to see a scroll comic read well in a print format. Just like a unedited movie doesn't port over to radio.
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Yep
This don’t make mah heart sing
Wild thing!
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This don’t make mah heart sing
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