Hope to see you all there on Jul 19! I'll be reading a chapter from Becoming a Dog Person and cheering for @maryshyneonline.bsky.social's new book You and Me on Repeat

JULY 6 - 10AM @ Comix Experience SF Interview, A+A, signing! The author holds up her book YOU AND ME ON REPEAT, which has a label that says BOOK CLUB PICK

JULY 12 - Santa Rosa Barnes & Noble at 2pm READING with Mary Shyne, Maia Kobabe, and Julia Wertz! All three artists stand on pillars like kpop stars

JULY 19 - 2pm at Schulz Museum READING with Mary Shyne, Donna Almendrala, and Samuel Sattin! Donna's cartoon character Kristen is depicted with her dog Max, and Sam is depicted holding Unico

July 6 - 10am at @comixexperience.bsky.social, interview, Q&A & signing!
July 12 - 2pm at @barnesandnoble.com in Santa Rosa with @redgoldsparks.bsky.social and @juliawertz.bsky.social!
July 19 - 2pm at @schulzmuseum.bsky.social with @madmacaques.bsky.social and @samuelsattin.bsky.social!

This is amazing

Regulate A.I.!

It took 38 hours to animate this loop (over the last three months) and I'm releasing it with a creative commons license so that others can use it!

© 2025 by Alec Longstreth is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

Summer news | Donna Almendrala Get more from Donna Almendrala on Patreon

In case you didn't know, I have a patreon that is free to join and you'll get all the latest updates to my art and to Max

www.patreon.com/posts/summer...

Schulz with a drawing of Snoopy

Brandon-Croft at her drawing table

Turner holding up one of his cartoons.

Johnston at her drawing table working on For Better or For Worse.

Celebrating #NationalCartoonistDay with Charles M. Schulz, Barbara Brandon-Croft, Morrie Turner, and Lynn Johnston.

AWWW!! Thank you!

Flyer for the Santa Rosa Zine Fest in English and Spanish featuring art from some of the zinesters who will be attending. The event is at the Northwest Santa Rosa Library on Saturday, May 3, from 1 to 5 PM.

TOMORROW! I'll be at one of my favorite events: Santa Rosa Zine Fest!

I'll be signing copies of my new graphic novel, BECOMING A DOG PERSON 🐾

➡️ bit.ly/BDPbk

Hope to see you there!

#zines #zinester #comics #indycomics #graphicnovel

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TOMORROW is #FreeComicBookDay!

Find your look comic shop and pay a visit:
www.freecomicbookday.com

#comics #comicbooks #freecomics

Hey everyone! Today's #EmptyTheShelters Day 🐾

To commemorate, I'd like to celebrate my rescue dog Max, and the graphic novel I wrote and illustrated in his honor, BECOMING A DOG PERSON 🥰

➡️ bit.ly/BDPbk

Rescue dogs are the best: PASS IT ON!

#adoptdontshop #rescuedogs #rescuepets #adoptadog

Poster for the Reel Life Launch event at the San Luis Obispo Public Library on May 24th at 1 pm.

Attention San Luis Obispo friends!
My graphic novel Reel Life debuts in a few weeks, and we're having a launch party at the SLO Library downtown!
My hope is that this can be a fun event for kids, with prizes and other rad stuff AND an interesting art event for adults w/ a deep convo about the book.

New #SupportYourLocalComicShop!

We spoke with Katie Pryde, the owner of the Eisner-winning Comic Shop, @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social, in Portland Oregon! We discuss how she & her team achieve their "Comics for Everyone" motto.

Don't miss this essential comics retailer discussion🔗🧵⬇️

Don’t be a klutz, like Azar! Be a smartie, like Tristan! Get your copy of my first graphic novel, Low Orbit out from @topshelfcomix.bsky.social , now! It’s about queer lonely teens and sci fi novels and fandom and small towns! #queergraphicnovels #youngadult

Can't wait! Hope to see you there!

I'll have copies of BECOMING A DOG PERSON too!

➡️ bit.ly/BDPbk

#comics #zines #indycomics #zinemakers

Can't wait! Hope to see you there!

I'll have copies of BECOMING A DOG PERSON too!

➡️ bit.ly/BDPbk

#comics #zines #indycomics #zinemakers

A Publishers Weekly starred-reviewed graphic novel by Mary Shyne ‘18 is out May 13 by Henry Holt Books! YOU AND ME ON REPEAT is a YA rom-com about two former friends stuck in a time loop on graduation day. Congratulations Mary! Learn more, order a copy today!
www.cartoonstudies.org/henry-holt-b...

Temporary Science Illustrator - Cornell Lab of Ornithology Are you an early career artist who appreciates and understands the relationship between art and nature, and have an interest in birds? The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is offering an opportunity to an I...

#SciArt Job Alert! The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is offering an opportunity for an illustrator to join the Bartels Science Illustration Program for a visiting artist residency. This is a full-time, paid temporary appointment that lasts up to one year.

cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Cornel...

A Maine coon cat looking at the cover of BECOMING A DOG PERSON

A Maine coon cat looking inside BECOMING A CAT PERSON graphic novel.

A tortoiseshell cat posing next to BECOMING A CAT PERSON graphic novel.

Even cats are enjoying BECOMING A DOG PERSON! 😹

➡️ bit.ly/BDPbk

#cats #comics #adoptapet #graphicnovel #newbook

A Maine coon cat looking at the cover of BECOMING A DOG PERSON

A Maine coon cat looking inside BECOMING A CAT PERSON graphic novel.

A tortoiseshell cat posing next to BECOMING A CAT PERSON graphic novel.

Even cats are enjoying BECOMING A DOG PERSON! 😹

➡️ bit.ly/BDPbk

#cats #comics #adoptapet #graphicnovel #newbook

Indie Bookstore Day 4/26

This Saturday, 4/26 is Indie Bookstore Day! Support an Indie bookstore. #BookSky 📚💙

Many of the big box stores are offering sales this weekend. Ignore...Bezos doesn't need any more $$$.

Support a small business. Here is a link to find some good places.

www.indiebound.org/independent-...

Why Shopping Local This Indie Bookstore Day Is More Important Than Ever Several independent book store owners are encouraging people to go out to their local independent bookstores to buy some novels to help celebrate Independent Bookstore Day and keep independent busines...

Need an excuse to buy more books? Now you have one! Saturday is Indie Bookstore Day! Show your favorite indie some love.

Cheddy barked at this book which is her highest accolade

Pug posing with a copy of the graphic novel BECOMING A DOG PERSON as it lays on the rug

A cute pug sniffing the graphic novel, BECOMING A DOG PERSON

The pugs of cartoonist extraordinaire @maryshyneonline.bsky.social enjoyed BECOMING A DOG PERSON! 🐾

Got a pic of your pet reading my new graphic novel? Send it my way! I'd love to see and share 🤓

➡️ bit.ly/BDPbk

#graphicnovel #comics #pugs #rescuedontshop #newbook

SHOESSSSSS! To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just send “Magazine, please!” to ThinkDraw@yahoo.com
#anime #manga #comicart #conceptart #gamedev #animationdev #illustration

Something Good in the World: Let’s Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend I was going to write something else for today’s column, something complain-y but righteous that would allow me to get some stuff off my chest and maybe even get some rage clicks. Shit is bad. But I…

I needed to write about something that’s giving me hope, so I wrote about Independent Bookstore Day which is this Saturday. lithub.com/something-go...

Another popular CCS summer workshop is Graphic Memoir with @mgillman.bsky.social taking place from June 9-13, 2025! Sign up before it fills up! For more information on CCS Summer Workshops and scholarship info, visit: www.cartoonstudies.org/workshops-in...

Five places to buy graphic novels instead of Amazon You don't have to buy your books at Amazon. Here are five places you can get books that support indie bookstores

Five places to buy graphic novels instead of Amazon: You don't have to buy your books at Amazon. Here are five places you can get books that support indie bookstores

A big thank you to my MFA alma mater, @cartoonstudies.bsky.social, for this wonderful writeup on my new graphic novel, BECOMING A DOG PERSON!

➡️ www.cartoonstudies.org/debut-graphi...

➡️ On sale now: bit.ly/BDPbk

#comics #graphicnovel #newrelease #adoptdontshop

A big thank you to my MFA alma mater, @cartoonstudies.bsky.social, for this wonderful writeup on my new graphic novel, BECOMING A DOG PERSON!

➡️ www.cartoonstudies.org/debut-graphi...

➡️ On sale now: bit.ly/BDPbk

#comics #graphicnovel #newrelease #adoptdontshop

Small dog Max at the forefront of the photo. The background reveals he's at a beach.

Happy #EarthDay from Max 🌍🐶