John Holland
@dieboldcomics.bsky.social
Writer and Publisher. A Girl and Her Dog. Alma. Two Tons of Fury. Robot Sex. Diebold. Life During Wartime. A History of Voodoo. Marie Laveau.
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The newest face of Die Bold Comics.
February 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM
The newest face of Die Bold Comics.
Read the first six pages of Akemi for free on Global Comix!
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Then go back us so you can read the entire comic!
www.fundmycomic.com/campaign/944...
globalcomix.com/c/akemi-1/ch...
Then go back us so you can read the entire comic!
www.fundmycomic.com/campaign/944...
February 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Read the first six pages of Akemi for free on Global Comix!
globalcomix.com/c/akemi-1/ch...
Then go back us so you can read the entire comic!
www.fundmycomic.com/campaign/944...
globalcomix.com/c/akemi-1/ch...
Then go back us so you can read the entire comic!
www.fundmycomic.com/campaign/944...
The back cover for Akemi. Please go back us. www.fundmycomic.com/campaign/944...
February 17, 2026 at 12:14 AM
The back cover for Akemi. Please go back us. www.fundmycomic.com/campaign/944...
Today we end our look at the variant covers for Akemi with Carlos Mendieta. Get your pick of variant by backing us. www.fundmycomic.com/campaign/944...
February 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Today we end our look at the variant covers for Akemi with Carlos Mendieta. Get your pick of variant by backing us. www.fundmycomic.com/campaign/944...
Continuing our look at variant covers for Akemi. This one is by Javi Laparra. Go back our campaign. Please. www.fundmycomic.com/campaign/944...
February 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Continuing our look at variant covers for Akemi. This one is by Javi Laparra. Go back our campaign. Please. www.fundmycomic.com/campaign/944...
We're going to highlight the variant covers over the next three days. Up first is Tedd Walley. Go back the campaign! www.fundmycomic.com/campaign/944...
February 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
We're going to highlight the variant covers over the next three days. Up first is Tedd Walley. Go back the campaign! www.fundmycomic.com/campaign/944...
Akemi escapes her Father and joins a new group to battle the evil her Father represents." www.fundmycomic.com/campaign/944...
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Akemi escapes her Father and joins a new group to battle the evil her Father represents." www.fundmycomic.com/campaign/944...
Now that we have a start date for the campaign (Feb 11!) I need podcasts to talk about it on! If you have a podcast DM and let's talk! #podcasts #Akemi #dieboldcomic #comicbooks #indiecomics
February 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Now that we have a start date for the campaign (Feb 11!) I need podcasts to talk about it on! If you have a podcast DM and let's talk! #podcasts #Akemi #dieboldcomic #comicbooks #indiecomics
Good news! Akemi has been approved at Fund My Comic. The campaign starts Wednesday.
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Good news! Akemi has been approved at Fund My Comic. The campaign starts Wednesday.
The cover to Issue One. The Fund My Comic should be dropping soon! Jorge Luis Gabotto kills it. You need this comic! #Akemi #dieboldcomics #fundmycomic #comicbooks
February 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The cover to Issue One. The Fund My Comic should be dropping soon! Jorge Luis Gabotto kills it. You need this comic! #Akemi #dieboldcomics #fundmycomic #comicbooks
This Saturday I'll be at my first con of the year at the East Baton Rouge Library. Be the first to pick up the newest printing of Two Tons of Fury with a Steven Butler Studios cover! The first two printings have completely sold out.
February 9, 2026 at 12:11 AM
This Saturday I'll be at my first con of the year at the East Baton Rouge Library. Be the first to pick up the newest printing of Two Tons of Fury with a Steven Butler Studios cover! The first two printings have completely sold out.
Any comic book reviewers, print or video, want a digital copy of Akemi? Going to Fund My Comic soon, so here's a chance to review it before. Art by Jorge Luis Gabotto, words by me. DM me. #Akemi #fundmycomic #dieboldcomics
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Any comic book reviewers, print or video, want a digital copy of Akemi? Going to Fund My Comic soon, so here's a chance to review it before. Art by Jorge Luis Gabotto, words by me. DM me. #Akemi #fundmycomic #dieboldcomics
Success!
I reached the signups I needed for my Zoop campaign! More to come!
Thanks to everyone that signed up.
I reached the signups I needed for my Zoop campaign! More to come!
Thanks to everyone that signed up.
February 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Success!
I reached the signups I needed for my Zoop campaign! More to come!
Thanks to everyone that signed up.
I reached the signups I needed for my Zoop campaign! More to come!
Thanks to everyone that signed up.
Akemi is coming soon!
We plan to crowdfund it, but I'm trying a different crowdfunding platform than Kickstarter this time. We're going with FUND MY COMIC. I've heard some good things about this site, and I'm hopeful for the best.
We plan to crowdfund it, but I'm trying a different crowdfunding platform than Kickstarter this time. We're going with FUND MY COMIC. I've heard some good things about this site, and I'm hopeful for the best.
February 5, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Akemi is coming soon!
We plan to crowdfund it, but I'm trying a different crowdfunding platform than Kickstarter this time. We're going with FUND MY COMIC. I've heard some good things about this site, and I'm hopeful for the best.
We plan to crowdfund it, but I'm trying a different crowdfunding platform than Kickstarter this time. We're going with FUND MY COMIC. I've heard some good things about this site, and I'm hopeful for the best.
Any comic book reviewers, print or video, want a copy of Akemi? Going to Fund My Comic soon, so here's a chance to review it before. Art by Jorge Luis Gabotto, words by me. DM me.
January 31, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Any comic book reviewers, print or video, want a copy of Akemi? Going to Fund My Comic soon, so here's a chance to review it before. Art by Jorge Luis Gabotto, words by me. DM me.
I am looking for podcasts to be on in the next month or two. If everything works out right I should have three crowdfunders out pretty much in a row. So I need to start talking about them. Anyone with a podcast that would like to have me as a guest drop your info in the comments.
January 29, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I am looking for podcasts to be on in the next month or two. If everything works out right I should have three crowdfunders out pretty much in a row. So I need to start talking about them. Anyone with a podcast that would like to have me as a guest drop your info in the comments.
Con schedule so far:
March 28-29 Memphis Blues City Comic Con
April 11-12 Staple! in Austin
May 2-3 Tupelo Comic Con
May 16-17 Baytown (Texas) Tentative, waiting to hear back
July 22-26 San Diego Comic Con
Anyone have any that I need to check out just let me know!
March 28-29 Memphis Blues City Comic Con
April 11-12 Staple! in Austin
May 2-3 Tupelo Comic Con
May 16-17 Baytown (Texas) Tentative, waiting to hear back
July 22-26 San Diego Comic Con
Anyone have any that I need to check out just let me know!
January 28, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Con schedule so far:
March 28-29 Memphis Blues City Comic Con
April 11-12 Staple! in Austin
May 2-3 Tupelo Comic Con
May 16-17 Baytown (Texas) Tentative, waiting to hear back
July 22-26 San Diego Comic Con
Anyone have any that I need to check out just let me know!
March 28-29 Memphis Blues City Comic Con
April 11-12 Staple! in Austin
May 2-3 Tupelo Comic Con
May 16-17 Baytown (Texas) Tentative, waiting to hear back
July 22-26 San Diego Comic Con
Anyone have any that I need to check out just let me know!
Only 3 more needed to sign up for notification, and we can start the campaign for The Die Bold Comics Digital Library. Please sign up! zoop.gg/c/die-bold-c...
January 27, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Only 3 more needed to sign up for notification, and we can start the campaign for The Die Bold Comics Digital Library. Please sign up! zoop.gg/c/die-bold-c...
I signed a contract with Source Point Press the other day to publish Alma. Hernan Gonzalez will continue as artist. We have to finish it to publish as a trade.
January 25, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I signed a contract with Source Point Press the other day to publish Alma. Hernan Gonzalez will continue as artist. We have to finish it to publish as a trade.
Con schedule so far:
March 28-29 Memphis Blues City Comic Con
April 11-12 Staple! in Austin
May 2-3 Tupelo Comic Con
May 16-17 Baytown (Texas) Tentative, waiting to hear back from
So far that's it. Anyone have any that I need to check out just let me know!
March 28-29 Memphis Blues City Comic Con
April 11-12 Staple! in Austin
May 2-3 Tupelo Comic Con
May 16-17 Baytown (Texas) Tentative, waiting to hear back from
So far that's it. Anyone have any that I need to check out just let me know!
January 25, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Con schedule so far:
March 28-29 Memphis Blues City Comic Con
April 11-12 Staple! in Austin
May 2-3 Tupelo Comic Con
May 16-17 Baytown (Texas) Tentative, waiting to hear back from
So far that's it. Anyone have any that I need to check out just let me know!
March 28-29 Memphis Blues City Comic Con
April 11-12 Staple! in Austin
May 2-3 Tupelo Comic Con
May 16-17 Baytown (Texas) Tentative, waiting to hear back from
So far that's it. Anyone have any that I need to check out just let me know!
Another in the Die Bold Comics Library. Please click to be notified when the campaign starts. I still need more here before the campaign can get going. zoop.gg/c/die-bold-c...
Joe Bushkin: "What if Hunter S Thompson retired, moved to Florida and became a Republican?"
Joe Bushkin: "What if Hunter S Thompson retired, moved to Florida and became a Republican?"
January 22, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Another in the Die Bold Comics Library. Please click to be notified when the campaign starts. I still need more here before the campaign can get going. zoop.gg/c/die-bold-c...
Joe Bushkin: "What if Hunter S Thompson retired, moved to Florida and became a Republican?"
Joe Bushkin: "What if Hunter S Thompson retired, moved to Florida and became a Republican?"
Looking for someone who can make a video around a minute long for a Go Fund My Comic campaign and won't kill my bank account. Featuring Akemi. DM me.
January 22, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Looking for someone who can make a video around a minute long for a Go Fund My Comic campaign and won't kill my bank account. Featuring Akemi. DM me.
A page for the forthcoming Akemi! This is going to be cool! Art by Jorge Luis Gabatto.
January 20, 2026 at 11:38 PM
A page for the forthcoming Akemi! This is going to be cool! Art by Jorge Luis Gabatto.