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oh? what's this? a newly released collection of comics and zines in paperback? and if you click the image it will take you to amazon so you could get it? or if you check the reblogs for a link i'll have lovingly reblogged it? ✨wow✨
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Hey, everyone.
In 2022, I wrote and illustrated a short comic book which I published and sold copies of at that year’s MICE. Entitled Adyton, it was a brief exploration of what I'd very loosely call the close encounter phenomenon, with an emphasis on the abduction aspect. Since then, I’ve wanted to expand on the book; but, as is usual for me, I have to ruminate on something for a long while until embarking on the project feels right. This recently happened, and I’ve decided to entitle what I intend to be my first complete and long-form graphic novel Can You See Behind the Moon? I’m not going to say where the title comes from, and will leave it to those who are more familiar with some of the paranormal literature to recognize its origin.
Over the years, I’ve made sputtering attempts at other graphic novels, but the lack of a clear narrative direction for one doomed it to oblivion (Underbrickers), while the creative momentum of the other seemed bound to a very particular timeframe (Grim Synergy). Differently, I see this project as encompassing ideas which, to varying degrees, are present within my mind every day, or every other day, and I do think it can be sustained by that persistence. If I were forced to speak in very general and perhaps reductive terms about Can You See Behind the Moon?, it is my attempt to explore possibilities implied by close encounters in a way which emphasizes a deep and occulted relationship humanity appears to have with itself, the cosmos, and what one might term the evolutionary impulse.
The first four pages you see here (not counting the cover) are recreations of Adyton’s first six pages. As should be apparent, the narrative is not linear. Like Adyton, the plot sometimes progresses according to visual resonances which can also be interpreted as conceptual resonances. For instance, the as-yet-unnamed young man’s finger-gun gesture becomes the transitional point for a reference to the so-called Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter, wherein guns figured prominently, and unusually.
To be clear, this work has been done very quickly, in the interest of submitting it to relevant publishers as proof-of-concept material, and so that I’m able to maintain a pace of a couple of pages every two or three days (while also producing “fine art” for gallery shows, to say nothing of various other side projects). But I also like the roughness of the drawings, and the color of the newsprint paper… so, the making of these has also carried with it pleasure and occasional surprise at the results. Since I’ve decided to work within a limited palette, I’m relying heavily upon the linework.
For Christmas last year, my partner — somewhat regretfully — got me a comic book about UFOs published the same year by Dark Horse. I write “somewhat regretfully” because she didn’t really like the look of it; and when I received it I had to agree: the art is so simplistic, mundane, and ugly that I don’t think I’ll ever do more than skim some of the pages (the author also seems to have only done the bare minimum of research regarding Betty and Barney Hill’s case). But I’ve used the book as a point of motivation: surely, if something that bland could get green-lit by a fairly well-known comics publisher, then my work stands a chance.
Another one of my particularities is that I tend to get through projects more quickly when I don’t assign their completion an arbitrary date, and also when I don’t make myself beholden to publicizing all of the progress. I don’t intend on making a Kickstarter or anything for this — unless it becomes necessary — so I’m not sure when I’ll be prepared to share more. But, the time will come.
Anyway — even if there’s not much here yet, thanks for looking!
#hudson artist#hudson new york#ufos#aliens#close encounters#flying saucers#graphic novel#paranormal#paranormal phenomena#new comic book#ink illustration#ink drawing
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NEW BOOK! In one week, you can read the first issue of “Nice Jewish Boys”, an original Jewish suburban crime comic by me, John Broglia, Ellie Wright and Sarah Litt via @comixology Originals!
“A lower stakes Jewish Sopranos", the five issue mini-series is about Jake Levin, a Modern Orthodox Jew in Teaneck New Jersey, struggling to pay his bills, who gets drawn into a triangle of secrets when he moonlights for his best friend -- a kosher "caterer-turned-criminal" who's wanted by the FBI thanks to their other friend , a failed entrepreneur-turned-informant.
Brotherhood, bar mitzvahs & betrayal in New Jersey.
Check out a preview and more about the book over at Comic Book Resources
And PREORDER ISSUE #1 AT AMAZON, then download the Comixology app and read it on your mobile device!
#neil kleid#comic books#comics#comic#comic book#digital comics#graphic novel#amwriting#comix#comic art#original comic#comic book art#dark horse comics#new comics wednesday#ncbd#new comic book day#comic book cover art#new comic series#new comic book#crime comic#jewish cartoonists#jews in comics#jews#jewish#jewish community#jewish books#book cover#book#books#books and reading
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sorry danny, sam will never think you’re cool
#danny phantom#danny fenton#sam manson#theres some ocs#college au#sam’s goth book club#i feel like she’d make a lot of good friends at a college#the trio has a highly rehearsed excuse for danny being weird#nobody has any idea what ecto-contamination is bc it doesn’t exist#ghosts are common-ish knowledge by now and amity is the known epicenter#stranger: holy shit your hand just went through that wall#danny: yeah it’s a medical condition :(#fentonworks is in on it too#for credibility#too bad the goths wanted vampires#moving to a new city did wonders for dannys popularity though#he’s got a lot he’s hiding so he can’t really take advantage#he probably knows more people number wise#but has less friends than sam#Tucker has a thriving social media life#but doesn’t get out much#hence that technus comic#can’t believe I finished this#lit took a whole ass week#hahahaha
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HOT, SINGLE, UNSTUDIED SPONGES. 3000 NAUTICAL MILES AWAY. Come sail the distance and read Tiger Tiger!
#tiger tiger#ludovica bonnaire#remy bonnaire#jamis arlesi#This comic has been on my radar for *years* and I only recently - finally - sat down to read it. And by god is it amazing.#I don't want to spoil anything! But if you like amazing art and character writing *and* high seas adventure? READ TIGER TIGER.#If you asked my who my favourite character is I could not tell you. I truly like them all!!!#I even like the sleezeball who has less charm than a dead rat. He's *my* darling little rat man. With every disease.#A special shout out to my lad (he is the lad of all time) Jamis Arlesi.#Who - upon walking into frame makes me go 'Sir! Is your bosom too heavy? Do you need a new bra? My hands are free on Thursdays!'#And Ludo! My lass! I love her dearly! Every page made me more fond of her.#Book smart and uses it in very good ways! Naive enough to think it is all she needs! Learns a lot and stays kind through the horrors!#I could go on and on but...you...the person reading this...you *are* going to read it - aren't you?#So I'd hate to spoil you any more! Go read Tiger Tiger! Do it! For the sea sponges!#Rumour has it they are also freshly divorced. It was messy. Sea sponge needs a distraction. That could be you. Distracting that sponge.#You wont know until you click that link and start reading!
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Part one of “Bill’s new name” AU
OOOF well that was a ride
I NEVER DREW COMIC PAGES BEFORE and god this is hard
But oooh boy it’s only the beginning
#my art#Bill’s new name AU#gravity falls bill#gravity falls au#gravity falls#book of bill#human bill cipher#bill cipher#fan comic
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Twin tattoos (1/1)
I ASK SOMEONE TO VOICE MY COMIC YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT WILL BE HAPPY 😭
#digital art#art#fanart#digital aritst#gravity falls#gfalls#gravity falls stanford#gravity falls ford#ford pines#stanley pines#gravity falls stanley#kings of New Jersey#gfcomic#gravity falls fanart#gravity falls comic#the book of bill#book of bill
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Shout out to FNAF phone guy finally getting a name!
#myart#chloesimagination#comic#fnaf#five nights at freddy's#fnaf fanart#phone guy#fnaf ralph#william afton#spring Bonnie#FNAF the week before#SO idk if yall heard#but a new fnaf book is about to drop but some folks got it early#and the book is called ‘the week before’#and it stars phone guy! official name revealed to be Ralph!#I’ve seen a few pages of it already and god it’s peak#phone guy is officially a full character now#SO in celebration I wanted to draw something out for him!!#William just calling Ralph ‘phone guy’ over and over#cause the book mentions too 💀 phone guy is his canon nickname in fnaf too#SO silly love it gonna get this book no doubt to read in full#fnaf is so good rn guys I’m deep in it 🩵#so expect more arts 🩵🩵🩵
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ok someone please correct me if i'm wrong but am i weird for thinking those 'audiobooks don't count as reading' posts are ableist as fuck????
#ramble#my first thought was like: how is this even a debate what about blind people. not every book comes in braille but MOST have an audiobook#or dyslexic people#you still enjoyed the book!! you still absorbed it!!! you got EXACTLY the same thing as people who read the words!!!#how does it not count????#i guess you miss out on the 'learning new vocab' you get through seeing the words but also#i don't really do audiobooks but i do a lot of podcasts esp fiction podcasts#and i have ABSOLUTELY picked up new stuff from there that helps with my writing#someone please explain how this is even an argument of COURSE it counts????#idk in my opinion finishing a book means 'i put the words in my brain and i thought about them and i enjoyed a story'#not 'i held a stack of paper in my hands for a bit'#i'm v lucky that i do have time to sit and read. and whenever i commute anywhere it's public transport so i CAN bring a book with me#but if i didn't have the free time or had to drive for hours everywhere i would be STOKED to still get to enjoy books#it's been REALLY bothering me lmao idk why i feel so strongly#for some reason it's giving the same energy as like. being told you can't take a comic or manga from the library bc it's not a 'real' book#of course it's a real book it's a story somebody wrote down#i can see this spiralling into 'if you have a kindle you aren't reading'. you have to sniff the paper. feel the papercuts
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Duke suggesting they do a lazarus pit simulation
Jason eating jokerized fries in front of Duke
They're both like this
#🤣#dc#comics#dc comics#comic books#batman and the signal#dc new talent showcase#batman comics#batman 2016#batman rebirth#batkids#batfam#batfamily#funny#comic pages#comic panels#jason todd#red hood#the red hood#duke thomas#the signal#signal#batbros#bat brothers#batsiblings#character dynamics#found family#character appreciation#lazarus pit#jokerized
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"One Year After the Al-Aqsa Flood: Revolution Until Victory"
@ibtisams @paper-mario-wiki @turian @butchniqabi @buttercuparry @anneemay
#palestinian miku#palestinian art#viva palestina#palestin#free palestine#palestinian genocide#gaza help#gaza genocide#free gaza#gaza strip#gaza#gazaunderattack#lebanon#los angeles#california#palestine news#news#new york#artists on tumblr#comics#art#black stories#books & libraries#business#celebrities#gravity falls#dan and phil#jjk#long live palestine#save palestine
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Tim, looking around the darkened corridor: "You think it's a good idea to be breaking into random places right now?"
Jason said nothing, fumbling in his pockets.
Dick: "You live here, don't you?" Which gets everyone's attention laser-focused.
Jason just cast him a look, getting the door open.
Steph entered first, smacking into something that falls over. "Jeez." She complained, stumbling backward until Cass steadied her by the shoulders. "Sorry, that's my bad."
Duke turned on the lights in one motion, making everyone blink and wince.
"Get off me." Damian snapped, and Dick carefully let him go, letting him limp angrily into a chair. He frowned, scrutinizing the place. "You live here? Why would anyone--"
"Guys." Dick rubbed his eyes over the mask, cutting off Damian and Jason’s sharp answer. "First aid kit?" Dick asked Jason tiredly.
Jason nodded, moving to get it and heard Damian ask "What?" in response to a patented glare he must be getting.
Tim had made a beeline for the kitchen. "Dude, why do you have a singular set of dishes? And why are there just guns in this cabinet?"
Jason scoffed, handing Dick the kit. "Didn't realize I was running a fucking bed and breakfast."
"There's guns in this cabinet too!" Tim shook his head, opening and closing two more. "Oh good, just large knives in this one."
At Tim's raised eyebrows, Jason went into the kitchen and shooed Cass down the counter she was perched on, grabbing the paper plates he kept in a drawer and shoving them into Tim's chest.
Glancing at the way Steph was rubbing her neck, slouched at the table, Jason grabbed two ice packs, sliding one her way and throwing the other to Damian.
Duke, taking a book off Jason's meticulously organized shelf: "Why do you have seven copies of Pride and Prejudice? Did you keep forgetting you bought it, or--?"
Jason, storming over to put the book back. "Stop."
Dick looked up from the wound he was stitching. "Are they different at at all?"
"Are they in different languages?" Steph asked.
"Did you barter them for food? Because your fridge is fucking empty." Tim reported.
Jason groaned, realizing that they weren't going to drop it. "One has a different introduction and one is the zombies version. And yes, the rest are the same, now could you all stop touching stuff?"
"Why do you have five copies of the same book?"
#New format I'm testing out: too lazy to write a fic and too content heavy to be a text post#I present to you minificpost#Batman#Dc comics#Mini something#Batfamily#Jason Todd#Dick Grayson#Duke Thomas#cassandra cain#stephanie brown#damian wayne#Tim Drake#batfam#Don't know why I fixated on pride and Prejudice#Man reads other books too lol
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sibling bonding moment!
#oughhhhh#kind of mashed together the book scene and cql scene for this. also somehow invented a whole new dseign for yllz wwx#EVEN THOUGJ HIS NENDEROID IS RIGHT THERE ON MY DESK LOOKING AT ME???#yes wen chao is in the family guy death pose but his fingers are all bitten off so its mot as effective :/#yes at this point his legs have been chewed off. HE CANT DEATH POSE WITHOUT THEM THOUGH#art#my art#comic#mdzs#mo dao zu shi#the grandmaster of demonic cultivation#grandmaster of demonic cultivation#the grandmaster of diabolism#wei wuxian#jiang cheng#twin prides of yunmeng#lan wangji#wangxian#mdzs fanart#mdzs spoilers#wen zhuliu#wen chao#sunshot campaign#lmao#blood cw#hanging cw#violence cw
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HELLO HI YES I AM CURRENTLY GOING INSANE OVER THE NYCC SW BOOKS PANEL BECAUSE LOOK AT PRETTY JEDI ARMOR
THE IMPLICATIONS THAT THE JEDI TEMPLE GUARD ARMOR ARE SOME OF THE LAST LIVING STYLISTIC REMNANTS OF THE HIGH REPUBLIC. THE (fully my assumptions ahead) POSSIBILITY THAT THE ARMOR IS PASSED DOWN FROM THE ERA OF FIGHTING AGAINST THE SITH. I WILL BE CHEWING ON THE WALLS UNTIL WE GET CONTEXT AND BACKSTORY FOR THIS.
#sorry i am weird and intense about star wars anthropology and archaeology crawling around zeffo ruins in jfo rewired parts of my brain#K8 Rambles about Star Wars#K8 Rambles about The High Republic#LOOK AT MY TRAUMATIZED ARMORED JEDI BABIES#star wars#star wars books#star wars the high republic#sw the high republic#sw thr#avar kriss#elzar mann#burryaga agaburry#bell zettifar#new york comic con#nycc 2024#nycc
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Keep Hope Services
Aug 24, 2024 ∙ Prospect Park
#nyc looks#street style#street fashion#style#outfit#fashion#new york street style#comics#comic books
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I feel like comic writers and some fans have forgotten that Young Justice is mostly about the girls. The main storylines were about Secret/Greta, Cissie, and Anita. The boys were there but they had their own runs. Take Young Justice Dark Crisis, yeah it's all about the boys IF you only read the first 5 ish comics. After that it's either big comic events or about the girls. Really the girls are the main characters of Young Justice, the boys are there to draw people in.
#young justice 98#young justice#young just us#anita fite#empress#cissie king jones#arrowette#wondergirl#cassie sandsmark#secret#greta hayes#superboy#kon el#impulse#bart allen#robin#tim drake#dc comics#comics#comic books#dark crisis#young justice dark crisis#dark crisis young justice#yj98#i heard someone say that they couldn't make a YJ 98 show cus then id be all about boys. the storylines are Cissie and her stepping away from#being a hero. secret trying to find out who and what she is. Anita and her dads death/parents undeath and he relationship with yj. its about#cassie finding herself out and BECOMEING THE LEADER of Young Justice. hell theirs also Red Tonados daughter Traya who was born in another#country. the girls in her school hate crimed her for it. tell me that aint still relevant! Cissies therapist doied in a school shooting and#the news blamed it on video games and violent media so she went off on them... then tried to kill the people who killed her therapist.#these are the main storyline of yj!
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