emi gennis
@imemi.bsky.social
Cartoonist. Associate Professor of Comics & Narrative Practice at @CCADedu.
I make comics about dead people. 💀💀💀 [she/they]
I make comics about dead people. 💀💀💀 [she/they]
Distressed to learn that despite Thanksgiving (obviously) not being observed in Finland, Black Friday very much is 🦅🇺🇸💸
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Distressed to learn that despite Thanksgiving (obviously) not being observed in Finland, Black Friday very much is 🦅🇺🇸💸
Thank you, Finnish readers!!!
Honored to be in the Top 5 best-selling books of last month at Finland's premier comic shop!
Honored to be in the Top 5 best-selling books of last month at Finland's premier comic shop!
November 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Thank you, Finnish readers!!!
Honored to be in the Top 5 best-selling books of last month at Finland's premier comic shop!
Honored to be in the Top 5 best-selling books of last month at Finland's premier comic shop!
✨THIS WEEKEND✨
I will be hosting a live comics reading event at the Sarajakuvafestivaaliklubi, with performances by me and several other talented cartoonists. Saturday night of the Oulu Comics Festival, 8pm @ Snooker Time Bar. Free entry.
See you there??
I will be hosting a live comics reading event at the Sarajakuvafestivaaliklubi, with performances by me and several other talented cartoonists. Saturday night of the Oulu Comics Festival, 8pm @ Snooker Time Bar. Free entry.
See you there??
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
✨THIS WEEKEND✨
I will be hosting a live comics reading event at the Sarajakuvafestivaaliklubi, with performances by me and several other talented cartoonists. Saturday night of the Oulu Comics Festival, 8pm @ Snooker Time Bar. Free entry.
See you there??
I will be hosting a live comics reading event at the Sarajakuvafestivaaliklubi, with performances by me and several other talented cartoonists. Saturday night of the Oulu Comics Festival, 8pm @ Snooker Time Bar. Free entry.
See you there??
This youtube thumbnail has caused me psychic damage.
THEY WOJAKED MOOMIN 💀
Wojak Moomin feels spiritually wrong.
THEY WOJAKED MOOMIN 💀
Wojak Moomin feels spiritually wrong.
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This youtube thumbnail has caused me psychic damage.
THEY WOJAKED MOOMIN 💀
Wojak Moomin feels spiritually wrong.
THEY WOJAKED MOOMIN 💀
Wojak Moomin feels spiritually wrong.
Wonderful to wake up on the other side of the world to some actual good news from back home ✨
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Wonderful to wake up on the other side of the world to some actual good news from back home ✨
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Quick reminder: NYC’s new First Lady, Rama Duwaji, is a cartoonist!
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is a political cartoonist and illustrator
Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is a political cartoonist and illustrator. Check out her work here at Comics Beat!
www.comicsbeat.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Quick reminder: NYC’s new First Lady, Rama Duwaji, is a cartoonist!
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
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I'm back on my bullshit~
The bullshit: trying to convince kidlit imprints that five years to illustrate a 200-page graphic novel is a fully reasonable and actually excellent time frame considering publishers neither offer artists health insurance nor pay enough for artists to live on.
The bullshit: trying to convince kidlit imprints that five years to illustrate a 200-page graphic novel is a fully reasonable and actually excellent time frame considering publishers neither offer artists health insurance nor pay enough for artists to live on.
August 12, 2023 at 8:49 PM
I'm back on my bullshit~
The bullshit: trying to convince kidlit imprints that five years to illustrate a 200-page graphic novel is a fully reasonable and actually excellent time frame considering publishers neither offer artists health insurance nor pay enough for artists to live on.
The bullshit: trying to convince kidlit imprints that five years to illustrate a 200-page graphic novel is a fully reasonable and actually excellent time frame considering publishers neither offer artists health insurance nor pay enough for artists to live on.
Finnish pizza report: curious to hear Sicily's response on this
October 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Finnish pizza report: curious to hear Sicily's response on this
Hey Oulu!! Come out and say hi at my exhibition opening at the Oulu Comics Center, tonight at 6pm!
October 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Hey Oulu!! Come out and say hi at my exhibition opening at the Oulu Comics Center, tonight at 6pm!
This brand name has sent me to an early grave 💀
October 7, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This brand name has sent me to an early grave 💀
Scene report: the Finnish children are also saying "skibidi ohio"
October 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Scene report: the Finnish children are also saying "skibidi ohio"
Honestly these numbers feel embarrassingly low, c'mon fam we can do better
New poll of Jewish Americans:
• 61% say Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza.
• 39% say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Gift link:
wapo.st/42q0h5z
• 61% say Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza.
• 39% say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Gift link:
wapo.st/42q0h5z
Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds
Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.
wapo.st
October 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Honestly these numbers feel embarrassingly low, c'mon fam we can do better
NEW: Finnish language edition of The Plunge!!
Huge thanks to Harri Filppa for translation, and to the Oulu Comics Center & Zum Teufel for publishing it. Official release this weekend at the Oulu Book Fair!
Huge thanks to Harri Filppa for translation, and to the Oulu Comics Center & Zum Teufel for publishing it. Official release this weekend at the Oulu Book Fair!
October 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: Finnish language edition of The Plunge!!
Huge thanks to Harri Filppa for translation, and to the Oulu Comics Center & Zum Teufel for publishing it. Official release this weekend at the Oulu Book Fair!
Huge thanks to Harri Filppa for translation, and to the Oulu Comics Center & Zum Teufel for publishing it. Official release this weekend at the Oulu Book Fair!
Shout out to the Finnish teens watching Powerpuff Girls on their phone at this bus stop
October 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Shout out to the Finnish teens watching Powerpuff Girls on their phone at this bus stop
The existence of this hat has provided me a crucial data point in identifying overlaps between Finnish and American cultures
October 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The existence of this hat has provided me a crucial data point in identifying overlaps between Finnish and American cultures
HOLY FUCK IT'S HAPPENING
September 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
HOLY FUCK IT'S HAPPENING
A soundtrack of charming woodland songbirds being piped into the bathrooms at the Helsinki airport. So far this country is extremely and whimsically on brand 👍✔️
September 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A soundtrack of charming woodland songbirds being piped into the bathrooms at the Helsinki airport. So far this country is extremely and whimsically on brand 👍✔️
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BECOME A CARTOONIST, THEY SAID.
IT'LL BE FUN, THEY SAID.
IT'LL BE FUN, THEY SAID.
July 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
BECOME A CARTOONIST, THEY SAID.
IT'LL BE FUN, THEY SAID.
IT'LL BE FUN, THEY SAID.
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Everything: [horrific]
Me:
Me:
September 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Everything: [horrific]
Me:
Me:
Just when you thought Sluggo couldn't possibly be more lit
Award winning cartoonists Caroline Cash (Pee Pee Poo Poo) will take over the Nancy comics strip in 2026, as Olivia Jaimes leaves
Caroline Cash to take over the Nancy comic strip from Olivia Jaimes
Award winning cartoonists Caroline Cash (Pee Pee Poo Poo) will take over the Nancy comics strip in 2026
www.comicsbeat.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Just when you thought Sluggo couldn't possibly be more lit
Heartbreaking that the SPX vending machine no longer has animal crackers in it 💔
September 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Heartbreaking that the SPX vending machine no longer has animal crackers in it 💔
September 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
me: "ugh why am i so slow at drawing"
also me: "hm what if i put this character in a cable knit sweater"
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
also me: "hm what if i put this character in a cable knit sweater"
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
August 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
me: "ugh why am i so slow at drawing"
also me: "hm what if i put this character in a cable knit sweater"
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
also me: "hm what if i put this character in a cable knit sweater"
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Very excited to announce that I will be spending October & November in northern Finland for the International Comics Residency at the Liminka School of Arts and Oulu Comics Center! Looking forward to making new friends and learning more about Finnish comics!!
August 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Very excited to announce that I will be spending October & November in northern Finland for the International Comics Residency at the Liminka School of Arts and Oulu Comics Center! Looking forward to making new friends and learning more about Finnish comics!!