melgillman
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Mel Gillman is a queer, nonbinary cartoonist living in San Francisco, CA. They're the author of As the Crow Flies, Stage Dreams, and Other Ever Afters, and are currently serving as Comics Chair at California College of the Arts.
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Over on my patreon, I just posted a big batch of daily diary comics from my trip to Alaska for comics camp! Here's a freebie :)
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Happy Mother’s Day, here is a nice li’l comic about some moms :)



























THE GOBLIN THRONE, Part 1 of 3. A new 27 page horror comic. I'll be drawing Part 2 next year!
Content warnings for violence and blood.
If you liked this, you might like some of my other short horror comics, or my book of queer fairy tales!
Part II can be read here (pages 1-18) and here (pages 19-36)!
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mycology, man...
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A little sketch journal comic about discoveries made while bringing your Appalachian plant relationships with you to northern California.
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Very excited that I get to teach two back-to-back workshops at the Center for Cartoon Studies once again this June! If you want to spend a week with me in scenic Vermont doing a deep-dive into horror comics or graphic memoir (or, hell, both?? if that's the kinda life you've lived??), class registration is now open!
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I finally have print copies of my new mushroom foraging zine available in my shop! Each zine features 20 pages of full-color comics, packed to the gills with mushroom hunting and identification tips. Also, as a bonus, each copy has been hand-stitched with wool yarn I dyed with foraged lichens :)


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A quick Woe study...I just think she's neat
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My 2025 hourlies!
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It's goblin week!! I had to draw my Girl
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Reblogging because world hard and cold…goblin tiddy also hard and cold


















THE GOBLIN THRONE PT. II, PAGES 1-18. The first half of a new short horror comic, and a continuation of Part One.
Pages 19-36 can be read here!
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Over on my patreon, I just posted a li'l process post about my coloring work for a horror pin-up illustration gig I turned in recently. Here, as an aperitif, are two of the tiniest previews I could get away with.
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My annual "director's commentary" post for the new Goblin Throne chapter just went up on my patreon! Featuring lots of crunchy writing on plot structure, theme, and characterization, as well as: many dumb shitposts. Available to everyone at the $2 behind-the-scenes tier!
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THE GOBLIN THRONE PT. II, PAGES 19-36. The second half of a new horror comic, and a continuation of Part One.
Pages 1-18 can be read here!
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THE GOBLIN THRONE PT. II, PAGES 1-18. The first half of a new short horror comic, and a continuation of Part One.
Pages 19-36 can be read here!
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Announcement time: I'm finally ready to share Part II of The Goblin Throne! It's a 36 page comic, full of even more pipin' hot gay goblin divorce drama, and I'll be posting it in a thread over on bluesky December 30-31. Follow along there if you'd like to watch it unfold in real time!
Need a refresher on Part I first? You can read the whole thing here!
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Get your pencils sharpened: I'm teaching my online Winter Graphic Memoir workshop this January through the Center for Cartoon Studies! This'll be a 5 day intensive, and it's always an utter delight -- full of lots of drawing, lots of practical lessons, and lots of personalized feedback and support from your instructors and classmates. All experience levels welcome! Check out CCS's Workshop page if you'd like to spend a cold January week warmed by the light of comics~*~
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22 minutes of color work on the drawing board tonight, sped up into just one minute!
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