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mashazart.bsky.social
She/her, cartoonist, writer, editor, picture drawer! Words at publishers weekly, shelfdust, women write about comics, K-Comics Beat and The Beat, mozaikmage on dreamwidth. Pictures at mashazart on Twitter and Tumblr and here sometimes.
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It’s out! If you ever wanted to read me ramble about isekai stories and Bristish children’s literature of a certain vintage, this is the piece for you

This was a a genuinely outstanding read by @wendeego.bsky.social that was brilliantly researched and prepared. Also, @mashazart.bsky.social was a fantastic editor on the piece who really helped to make it shine. Read it, enjoy it, then follow both of them. o/

Day 4!

Daily comic day 3:

Officially would love to welcome @cerealpancake.bsky.social to the team 💚🍃 Michele is about to help us take this book to the next level! Cover by @fellhound.bsky.social Lettering by @longtalljodie.com Story and art by me!

NEW PRINTS! RESTOCKS! JAYVIK ARTBOOK AND MERCH!!! every bit helps as my shop is my only income source rn so shares help a ton!! tysm!!! michiums.bigcartel.com

FAIRMEADOW IS BACK! To read: fairmeadowcomic.com To read ahead and support: www.patreon.com/c/hagofbolding #fairmeadowupdate #webcomics

Started doing a daily comic lol

Only almost? I think I sense yearning! Join the yearning in this cozy AU by our adorable writer @mashazart.bsky.social , beta Ginny, and artist @rinablet.bsky.social !

hey guys my phone screen is flashing green stripes and won't restart when I press and hold the power button is there any hope for it or is it done forever

I'm doing FANDOM TRUMPS HATE this year! Offering a variety of written things. If you like my writing you can bid on it! fth2025offerings.dreamwidth.org/20028.html

Love is in the air... and so are fastballs! 💕⚾️ When pitcher Mickey faces their ex-bestie Astra, sparks fly on & off the field. Catch Grand Slam Romance for the perfect blend of sports, magic & 2nd chances! bit.ly/3CV6rAV By @drolliehicks.bsky.social & @eoosterhous.bsky.social #AbramsComicArts

hey who wants to be paid to draw comics on the internet. I bet most people do

HAPPY BOOK 2 RELEASE DATE, STATUS ROYALE! 🎉 #StatusRoyale Fun Fact: Jun and Vell were into temporary tattoos as kids and would fight over a star design. When they turned 18, each got it tattooed on their arm out of spite, so now they accidentally have matching tats. ⭐ 👉 www.viz.com/manga-books/...

GROUNDBREAKING NEW COMICS READING APP, SWEET, SET TO LAUNCH THIS SUMMER WITH IMAGE COMICS TITLES AMONG FIRST AVAILABLE OFFERINGS @sweetdotdev.bsky.social imagecomics.com/press-releas...

cover reveal 🥹 my new book w/ oni press has been announced! coming to you this december 🫶🏽 details & preview pages here: bleedingcool.com/comics/quick...

Would anyone be interested in colored pencil message card commissions a la these?

My $1 promo random copic marker is duck blue which is the exact color of my phone case and profile pic how did they KNOW

you can now download everyone's favorite weirdgirl here! mashazart.itch.io/close-to-water

I'm here in Newark at Jersey Art Book Fair in zone B!! Come by and check me out if you're around!

Come find me at JERSEY ART BOOK FAIR TODAY ONLY UNTIL 6 PM zone b opposite the wall

Good Soil Makes a Good Crop: The Story of Saiunkoku and the myth of meritocracy Saiunkoku (or Colourcloud Palace) is a must-see for #apothecarydiaries fans---a shoujo title about a young woman struggling to find a place in the face of systemic misogyny. www.animefeminist.com/good-soil-ma...

people treat writing like it's some magical thing given to you by god but it's a skill like anything else. The more you do it and the more you read the better you'll get at it. We need to obliterate the idea of 'talent' cause it mostly isn't real bsky.app/profile/yolo...

Lost Cities: architecture in comic book art. This one is a little different. I really like it when comic book artist take separate locations and combine them into a coherent "space" unified by a shared perspective grid.

Make comics. Actually make them and FINISH them and MOVE ON and make another one and another. Start small. Make a one panel comic. Make a one page comic. Make a two or three page comic. Make a five page comic. Now you've really learned something! Keep going.

I've been printing out my price lists for shows since 2018 but it finally occurred to me two shows ago that I can just print out two copies of my price list and make tally marks on the second copy so I know how much I sold of what type of item. instead of scribbling notes in my sketchbook.

In a culture where anime is just another part of the scenery, what does it mean to be an anime fan today? To find out, I queried sixty anime fans from Generation Z. www.animeherald.com/2025/01/25/m...

Taiwanese danmei novel "The Wizard" will perform a magic trick and appear on local bookshelves on May 20, 2025.

I hope animation jobs come back soon.

For those of you who have noted that Substack is basically a Nazi Bar and you’re looking for a place to move your writing to, the info in this thread may be an option worth looking into.

i think this is a very clear and good assessment of 'the problem' in independent art etc on the internet. BUT it is an assessment being made by patreon, an institution subject to the same incentives as all the big platforms that it derides here www.stateofcreate.co

Powered by Crunchyroll: Reflecting on Miku Expo 2024, and Crunchyroll’s Industry Dominance: Red Bard examines Miku Expo 2024's disappointing execution, and uses it as a springboard to a greater reflection on the impact of a dominant player within the anime industry #anime #mikuexpo

I had, as it turns out, a voluminous quantity of words to say about the National Endowment for the Arts demanding fealty to Trump in their new grant guidelines (with side tangents into Robert Mapplethorpe, the Eight of Swords in tarot, compliance and resistance, and why budgets are moral documents)

IT'S OUT NOWWWWWWWWW SLASHER U: ACT 2 the sequel to my award winning critically acclaimed LGBTQIA+ dating simmmmmmmm suiteddevil.itch.io/slasher-u-ac...

THERE'S A GUY IN THIS MOVIE NAMED CRAIGERY.

Happy Valentine's Day we got charcuterie and watched severance and are now watching a gay movie we found at the record exchange for $6 called Kiss Me Kill Me

update I went again today and was really bad at climbing things and cried a little bit. but then I managed to reach a hold I thought was not possible for me to reach so. I guess I'll Keep Trying