John Dudley & Big Shoulders Comic
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John Dudley & Big Shoulders Comic
@j-dudley.bsky.social
Comics are cool. I wrote Big Shoulders and a few others!
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What I really like about this panel is that Giovannini wasn't worried about the guy's head disappearing into the tree branches – he just thought, "Fuck it, it's a drawing, I'll just put a big halo around him."

Anything can work in a comic. That's why they're better than movies.
February 12, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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February 7, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Oooo spooky.
February 8, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Mad Castle #1 Preview (KS pre-launch link below!):

First dates are tense.

Less so when they don’t include a trip through the Mad Castle.

If only these two were so lucky…
February 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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For those interested in original art, my lovely wife @francescafantini.bsky.social is offering her hand-painted cover artwork for HOSPICE: TUNNEL OF LOVE's @kickstarter.com project!
"Pledge Over Time" is available for this reward and also includes physical copies of all covers from this campaign.⤵️
February 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Mad Castle is my new comics project with Colin Lor. Here’s the link for our Kickstarter pre-launch and some completed pages: www.kickstarter.com/projects/184...
Coming soon: Mad Castle
Adventure across time in the first chapter of Mad Castle, a new comic series by writer John Dudley and artist Colin Lor.
www.kickstarter.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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My covers for Speed Racer 6 and 7 have been revealed! And if you’re thinking, those kind of look like they connect, they do! And I’ll be doing three more!

Coming from @madcavestudios.com, @peposed.bsky.social, Davide Tinto, Jão Canola and Buddy Beaudoin.
February 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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King's Parade, Cambridge, oil on canvas board from 10 years ago (sold)
#Cambridge #oilpainting #KingsCollege
January 31, 2026 at 8:28 AM
I’m quite happy with my writing in POTL #3. Give these first 5 pages a read if you have a minute. I’ve just added this full issue as free to read on Global Comix. @doncardenasart.bsky.social and I took a hundred bold swings in this issue. Read POTL 1-3 right here: globalcomix.com/c/packs-of-t...
January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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How about another Friday cover reveal?!
We wanted to do something unique for our first time in retail stores, but funds are tight.
Thankfully the amazing @jonathanlamantia had offered to do a sick color version of his sensational cover!
Thanks JLM 🤘🏻💜🤘🏻
Up for retail preorder now at you favorite LCS!
January 30, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Go! Go! Go!! This series rocks, and this is your opportunity to get the full volume
We officially cleared our first stretch goal and now with just over 5 days left, it’s all eyes on stretch goal #2!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/don...
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Better late than etc….
January 29, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Packs of the Lowcountry is a story about resisting the urge to bunker down from a monstrous world. By myself and @doncardenasart.bsky.social I’ve added the 2nd chapter as free to read via Global Comix. You can access it (and the 1st chapter!) right here: globalcomix.com/read/cab058f...
January 27, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Packs of the Lowcountry #1 (of six) was just added to Global Comix to read digitally (for free!). This was the first full length comic I ever completed and I still maintain that it’s one hell of a fun ride: globalcomix.com/read/5b919eb...
January 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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Just found out this dude’s store is called Dreamhaven Books. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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Evie and the Helsings is $120 from $6k!

Grab a guitar, a stake, and let’s kill some vampires! Join the fun!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doncardenas/evie-and-the-helsings-volume-1-trade-paperback
Evie and the Helsings Volume 1 Trade Paperback
Evie Van Helsing just wants to rock…but she has to kill some vampires first. Collects the acclaimed first story arc!
www.kickstarter.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Some logos I did last year for John Dudley's Making Comics substack.
January 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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It’s a brand new very special jam-packed double creator episode of the Cryptid Creator Corner as @jimmygaspero.bsky.social chats with @jmbrandt.bsky.social about HORROR NOT HATE and @doncardenasart.bsky.social about EVIE AND THE HELSINGS. Listen now below or wherever you get your podcasts.
January 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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I just backed Evie and the Helsings Volume 1 Trade Paperback on @kickstarter.com @stevebryantart.bsky.social Love this series, sorry I could not spring for the guitar! www.kickstarter.com/projects/don...
Evie and the Helsings Volume 1 Trade Paperback
Evie Van Helsing just wants to rock…but she has to kill some vampires first. Collects the acclaimed first story arc!
www.kickstarter.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Evie and the Helsings Volume 1 Trade Paperback is now LIVE on @kickstarter.com! www.kickstarter.com/projects/don...
Evie and the Helsings Volume 1 Trade Paperback
Evie Van Helsing just wants to rock…but she has to kill some vampires first. Collects the acclaimed first story arc!
www.kickstarter.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
It’s a good time to read this graphic novel if you haven’t already:

www.dc.com/graphic-nove...
January 4, 2026 at 1:01 PM
A look ahead into our cyberpunk future from our cyberpunk present. Check out a first look at a new comic series I’ve been working on: open.substack.com/pub/makingco...
Making Comics in 2026
Looking towards the cyberpunk future from our cyberpunk present
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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Less than a month on @globalcomix.com and BRACKISH #1 already has over 500 views!
You can read it for FREE right now in the thread below. 👇
January 1, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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After 3+ years, I have FINISHED this chapter on the origin of the universe!! A circuitous journey that has led to our home, in which that history of the universe is carried (and in all of us). This page recaps key moments & points forward to the next chapter - Life. Onward... #Nostos #Unflattening 2
December 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM