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he/him Teaching Artist and Cartoonist. He/Him. When life is feeling heavy, I enjoy creating (or sharing) adventure comics of cute creatures showing extraordinary courage. https://jdrozd.com/doctorbaer
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Leanne's work is so crisp and solid. An email I never regret opening!

Some really neat #DoctorBaer fan art from one of my students!

Just 8️⃣ days remain to give in to temptation and ride the rails on the Unsinkable Ship of Fools! We're less than 20 backers to 1300! There's something that'll get the spark going for anyone! www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...

“Put the glasses on! Put 'em on!” cinephiliabeyond.org/live-john-ca...

Next author photo? Best author photo. #Cats #Shenandoah

Planning upcoming book talks, and I will let you extrapolate from this what you will. Hyun Sook and I are now legally prohibited from doing our banned book talk in schools in some parts of America. We regularly do our banned book talk for schools in China.

Five news updates for Word Turtle Island! In short: More story, word capture visuals, leveling up unlocks, 2 new opponents, and a new price for Steam and Itch. #indiegames #gamedev

Books we love: Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook and @ryanestrada.com, illustrated by Ko Hyung-Ju. This tells the real history of author Hyun Sook's time in college during the military dictatorship of the 1980s. An all-too timely read that we highly recommend! #bannedbooks

Well, do you? New #DoctorBaer t-shirt available on my Etsy store: tinyastronaut.etsy.com/listing/1860... #KidLit #Pig #Tortoise

Word Turtle Island's arcade cabinet is ready to play. Took weeks of planning and getting lots of help. One friend designed the structure of the cabinet, another friend did a ton of the initial wood cutting and drilling and taught me enough to finish the wood working. #indiegames #arcade

9 Middle Grade & YA Graphic Novels About the Holocaust

I've posted the sticky note thumbnails for my next #DoctorBaer story on Patreon for Team Pickles and up. If you enjoy creative process posts & don't mind spoilers, you can read the 81-page sloppy copy here: www.patreon.com/posts/case-o... #Cute #KidLit #Spooky #Trains

Just a quick reminder that rating and reviewing books that you DO like makes a huge difference to authors and creators. The people who do NOT like things are always very vocal about it. Spread positivity in a tiny way whenever you can by telling others about the things you DO like.

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

Thumbnailing the next #DoctorBaer story. I can't wait to be done with this part so I can start penciling. But when I'm penciling I'm going to miss the exciting business of laying out pages. That impatient 12-year-old is still bumping around the interiors of this old-ish artist.

Orgs like Project Jericho in Springfield, OH prove that there's still good in this world. I just finished a residency where teens made #Comics adaptations of their fav songs. Savanna's: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P-u... More: qrco.de/bfhlcN Made possible via a grant from the Ohio Arts Council.

I took a swing at designing some sneakers. #DoctorBaer 's Wisps are now on shoes: tinyastronaut.etsy.com

I'm sure that David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel won't agree, but now is the time for the Democratic Party and the rest of us to double the fuck down in support for our Trans brothers and sisters.

And BOY is it weird and sad when people try to shame you for maintaining interests/hobbies after your 20s!!! Like, what exactly was supposed to flip like a switch and kill all my lifelong interests dead the moment I hit 30? Cuz this shit feels like projection. You not having fun ain't my fault.

A number of US “federal agencies” have barred any mentions of #blackhistorymonth so, in celebration of blackness and, well, *people* and humankind in general, here are some drawings of my multitalented wife being incredible from a book we wrote together, due out in 2026. #blackisbeautiful #wip #DEI

Harvey boy!

A little happy Pickles. #DoctorBaer

All I can say is that my life has been made better by the trans folks in it, and one of the best things is seeing someone you thought you knew just fucking bloom and flourish after they come out. Anyone who wants to stifle that will never know the light of heaven.

Schedules ready? The year starts NOW!! We've got a 5-hit combo 👊 to wake you up! 👀 Three titles for you to pay attention to now, and two seasonal teasers for later! Check out what's slated for 2025 for Iron Circus Comics here on POPVERSE!: 👇 www.thepopverse.com/comics-iron-...

Parents of comics-loving kids in central #Ohio: The McConnell Art Center is hosting my 6-week workshop series for ages 9-12, and registration opened today. jdrozd.com/spring-2025-...

Giarrusso is one of my favorite Spidey artists. Right up there with Leonardi and Larsen.

By the Matrix, even children of the Allspark enjoy #DoctorBaer! 💛🤖

If i died I‘d want to be known as someone my friends, family, and students know they could trust and confide in. Many of us are scared and its fine to admit that. Many of us who are alone are terrified and its fine to admit that too. Be a rock or a light or a beacon for yourself and for others.

My #transformers podcast hasn't updated in a while, but we're still making fun images you can put on shirts and other things. The latest is here for Nightbird fans: www.teepublic.com/user/fourmil...