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mgillman.bsky.social
Trans cartoonist, colored pencil artist, nasty li’l woodland creature. Author of As the Crow Flies, Stage Dreams, and Other Ever Afters. Chair of Comics at California College of the Arts. They/them.
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"We have to pull back on palestine support" "we have to pull back on trans rights" "Dems should be more centrist" EAT HOT ASPHALT YOU FUCKING LOSERS!!!

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SHOUTING FROM THE WEST COAST!!! NYC!!!!!!!!

I am here SOLELY to post about how good the fruit leather and jam I’ve been making out of invasive plums in the Bay Area is turning out

Official statement on ICE cosigned by 130+ KidLit & YA authors and illustrators. We are calling on publishers to not preemptively censor themselves in the face of this current administration and to protect marginalized creators. 🧵

very rare that an update from Gaza is good to hear — but WCK’s tenacious commitment to its kitchens there is that rarity I just donated again to support their work and hope you can & will too

If you're arrested in Illinois protesting against Trump's war on Iran for Israel, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected].

I’m hosting another movie night for my summer horror comics class, and love to write a sales pitch 🪱

Spotted this on hoopla today…I’m sorry, WHAT sophomore lit dropout typed “man transforming into a bug” into midjourney and was like “yup that’ll do”

I took advantage of my free weekend between CCS summer workshops to do about 20 miles of hiking in VT & NH — here are some highlights:

dal (2020?21? done for a pandemic cooking zine but i don't remember who organized it 🫠) ko-fi.com/priya #phuq

Hey everyone! A local org is raising funds to help reunite a father in ICE detention with his family. It would be amazing if this goal could be met by Father's Day, so he can spend it with his wife and two year old daughter. Please give what you can and share! secure.actblue.com/donate/noice...

30 min pencil sketch of my tiny deck, from memory, for graphic memoir class!

Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice is a group of interfaith leaders and community members that support local workers. They have created a bond fund for detained immigrants and their families in Los Angeles. secure.qgiv.com/for/2025immi...

I love teaching workshops at CCS so I can raid the library >:)

Mini Book Recommendation: Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman - YA Graphic Novel I want to get better at recommending books I enjoy, and what better one to start off #pridemonth than with Other Ever Afters by @mgillman.bsky.social, #booksky? 🧵(1/3) (with images this time!)

Invasive-wild-plum season is almost here in SF and I just found a TON, unripe! Are there any good recipes that call for unripe plums specifically, while I wait a few more weeks to do my civic duty gorging on the ripe ones?

@kendrawcandraw.bsky.social Spotted this at Green Apple Books in SF tonight, happy pride 2 u 😎

a rare non-spoiler wip panel I can share ;)

The Coop's Digital Comics Residency is now OPEN for applications for the first time! Check the link below for additional info and registration! cartoonist.coop/digital-resi...

On the drawing board tonight ✏️

San Francisco is so pretty with the cherry blossoms in bloom :,)

Still have three hours to get your comments in! It only takes a few minutes!

Yay mushroom comics by @mgillman.bsky.social arrived!

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 :) patreon.com/mgillman

A victory in California: AB 1468 was withdrawn because so many people were outraged by this racist bill! But this new bill AB 715 was a last minute attempt to keep targeting teachers who teach about the gen0cide in Palestine. Click on the link to learn more and spread the word!

🚨HIT THE PHONES TO SAVE MEDICAID - PLEASE AMPLIFY & ACT 🚨 TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts. MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here. Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️ OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid

As of today Sorcery 101 started 20 years ago! So until June 10 everything in my store kelmcdonald.com/shop/ is 20% with the coupon code Happy Birthday And I'll be doing a celebration stream later today at 4pm PST www.twitch.tv/kelmcdonald Happy #webcomicday :)

Really looking forward to talking about this with Kel. We have a fun slideshow planned!

This mother’s day, tell me about the mom in your comic. How good a job is she doing? Mine is…not

Studio weekend! 15 minutes —> 45 seconds

This was SO MUCH FUN!! Here’s my contribution to the yearbook zine:

Getting ready for my big comics-dept linocut party…