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Illustration, comics, fonts, book design, crosswords. Art Director at Large, Tundra Books. https://johnmartz.com/
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submitted 23 hours ago • 0 comments

Can’t believe the U.S. government pulled a “In the Loop” mere days after I watched “In the Loop”.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Ursula K. Le Guin on the true pain of being a writer

submitted 2 days ago • 30 comments

this is our local library, just saw universal language here last friday, was wondering how many days it had left (and I’m furious, as ever)

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

And then they realized they were no longer tater tots… they were tater women.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

society erred when we removed the computer from its honored place in the home and ushered it into every part of our profane world. we must rebuild the temple of the Computer Room

submitted 8 days ago • 47 comments

How big is a singular smithereen?

submitted 9 days ago • 3 comments

Do you think Bob Dylan is a Trekkie?

submitted 12 days ago • 4 comments

All the hot people are out enjoying this spring weather. Also the ugly people. Mother Nature does not discriminate.

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

In line at the passport office. AMA.

submitted 14 days ago • 5 comments

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Canceling my plans tonight to do this.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Big shout out to anyone who convinces themselves they are “partnering” with a brand.

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

In retrospect, a town so close to the Canadian border should have been absolutely covered in snow in late February.

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

A very good book, it’s true.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

my new book SIMPLICITY is about a timid trans academic in the near future treks into the wilds of upstate new york to study a cult and winds up with way more than he bargained for. it’s is out 7/29. preorder it from your local! simplicitybook.xyz

submitted 32 days ago • 24 comments

I'm as tired of superhero movies as the rest of us, but hear me out.

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

A mystery package has arrived with no clue as to what it might be.

submitted 43 days ago • 2 comments

Gary Larson, 1984

submitted 45 days ago • 8 comments

If we want to get those teenagers out of DOGE we should just put a recording of Joe Rogan talking and a sexy anime body pillow under a big box held up with a stick that has a string attached to it.

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

Btw; just to break toxic fanboys brains: here is Gene Roddenberry literally saying he wished he had gay sex and wishing that he was nonbinary.

submitted 50 days ago • 131 comments

When I’m elected president I will absolutely be using my power and influence to exact revenge on my perceived enemies, but only on people with whom I went to high school. This is my promise to the American people.

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

Me when I say I’m hanging out with my friends this weekend.

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

One nice thing about downloading one’s Twitter archive is that it still is called Twitter, and tweets are still called tweets, and you can pretend for a moment you’re in the good timeline as long as you ignore the actual content of all your angst-ridden tweets.

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

wow just logged off and there are problems there too

submitted 52 days ago • 60 comments

TOWED BY TOAD is a 2025 Geisel Honor Book! Thank you to the ALA, the ALSC, and the Geisel committee for honoring Towed by Toad! Thank you to my agent Erica and the team at Tundra Books for guiding Toad on the road to publication and beyond. Thank you to Emily and Max for their love and support!

submitted 57 days ago • 3 comments

Revisiting my Jules Feiffer books; forgot this one was signed.

submitted 62 days ago • 2 comments

describe yourself in 4 characters (embarrassing edition)

submitted 64 days ago • 0 comments

Left one final message at the other place. It's about Rayleigh scattering, a known interest of mine.

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

Fish

submitted 65 days ago • 1 comment

Jules Feiffer completely innovated political cartoons, expanding beyond one-panel punchlines and visual tropes by featuring ordinary people, often in monologue, being riled, resigned, grousing—and dancing. Straight up one of the best to ever do it.

submitted 66 days ago • 24 comments

I’ve made countless fonts for cartoonists, but none were as personally thrilling as getting to work with THE Jules Feiffer’s lettering for his font.

submitted 66 days ago • 1 comment