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Posts by Robert James Russell

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For this month’s newsletter, I made a comic about the unexpected loss of my big sister last fall & learning to process my grief through art & finding comfort in small ways after such a devastating loss. ♡

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RIP David Lynch. ♡

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Friends! If you’re in/around Nebraska, I’ll be speaking at the 2024 Great Plains Conference on a panel called WESTERNS, COMICS, and NEW STORYTELLING—along with the incredible Cameron Mukwa and Dr. Sarah Spurgeon. Wednesday, April 3. Going to be a good one! ♡♡♡

www.unl.edu/plains/2024-...

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Here’s a couple panels from my new WEIRD NEWS comic in the next issue of The New Territory (due out in February). A kinda spooky one. Can’t wait to share the full thing. 👻 ♡

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Who else will be at AWP next month? Would love to see folks, go to your readings, all of it. Also, looking for something to do that Saturday from 1:45 - 3:00 PM? I’m on a pretty swell panel! Come say hi!

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Thrilled to have my graphic essay HOW TO MAKE A FULL ENGLISH—about a *bad* breakup in grad school + the resulting wellspring of sadness + isolation + existential dread—in the newest issue of Shenandoah. A huge thanks to the editors for taking this. ♡

shenandoahliterary.org/731/how-to-m...

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I’m *so* excited to show you this 11x17 FROGS & TOADS OF NEBRASKA poster I made!

I’m doing a limited print run of these on gorgeous, thick eggshell paper, nice enough to hang on their own or in a frame. $20 gets you the print + shipping. Only taking orders this thru 12/1! DM if interested!

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Art Club is happening this Friday 11/17 @ 7:00 PM Central. ALL ART WELCOME—we have folks who draw & collage & knit & needlepoint etc. Come join!

DM for Zoom link.

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Here it is, the full list of everything I watched in October. I’m exhausted. And turns out I can’t handle cannibal movies. 🖤

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I’m not really doing #inktober2023, but here's a little comic inspired by today's prompt, "Dangerous." ☄️

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DINGO > BINGO (aka How I distracted myself from bookwork this morning)

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We are excited to announce our nominations for
Sundress Publication Best of the Net 2023!

Revisit the artwork of Giovannai Rosa, Judy Moore, and @robhollywood.bsky.social

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Thanks, Maureen!

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Utterly nonplussed and besides myself that @theoffingmag.bsky.social has nominated my comic "Vessel" for Best of the Net! This comic is near and dear to my heart, all about the stories our bodies tell & tattoos as a means of reclamation. Thanks to the editors!

theoffingmag.com/art/comics/v...

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Pleased & honored that my comic HORSES–about Assateague horses & searching for bodily acceptance–was nominated for Best of the Net. Thanks, Solstice Lit, for believing in this piece. Congrats to all the nominees!

solsticelitmag.org/content/hors...

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Thank you, Erin!!

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Thank you, Erin. Appreciate you reading. And ah! Magical kestrels and torties sound amazing! ✨

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I made a melancholic comic (melancomic?) about the wisdom we can learn from animals + the special kind of love our pets give us. A huge thanks to The Florida Review for taking this one.

Hug your pets today, friends.

floridareview.cah.ucf.edu/article/soft...

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cameo portrait with the frame made out of a snake, bear in the middle, with a banner reading A CALENDAR IS A SNAKESKIN

cameo portrait with the frame made out of a snake, bear in the middle, with a banner reading A CALENDAR IS A SNAKESKIN

cameo portrait with the frame made out of a snake, three white crystals in the middle, with a banner reading A CALENDAR IS A SNAKESKIN

cameo portrait with the frame made out of a snake, three white crystals in the middle, with a banner reading A CALENDAR IS A SNAKESKIN

cameo portrait with the frame made out of a snake, ghost in the middle, with a banner reading A CALENDAR IS A SNAKESKIN

cameo portrait with the frame made out of a snake, ghost in the middle, with a banner reading A CALENDAR IS A SNAKESKIN

2 months til Snakeskin is out + I'VE GOT CUSTOM STICKERS FOR Y'ALL WHO PREORDER! Made by my buddy
@robhollywood.bsky.social, instant classics, if you haven't preordered your copy yet YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO (+ if you have, THANK YOU + you'll automatically get 'em!) www.autofocuslit.com/books/p/snak...

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And check out the character I made using this month’s prompt. I’m obsessed. 🐸

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The August issue of my newsletter HOW TO DRAW just dropped: We discuss how to build a world using a color palette as a starting point & look to the work of Moebius & Hayao Miyazaki as inspiration.

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I have a comic in Issue 14 of The New Territory all about the invention of sliced bread in a small Missouri town. It’s a beautiful issue, check it out. ♡

https://newterritorymag.com/product/issue-14-pre-order/

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Chibi cactus cowboy = chowboy?!? 🌵🤠

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The *only* image from Miyazaki’s new film I need to see. I am way sold on whatever this is.

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The *only* image from Miyazaki’s new film I need to see. I am way sold on whatever this is.

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The *only* image from Miyazaki’s new film I need to see. I am way sold on whatever this is.

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The *only* image from Miyazaki’s new film I need to see. I am way sold on whatever this is.

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The *only* image from Miyazaki’s new film I need to see. I am way sold on whatever this is.

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Don’t mind me, just creating covers for my favorite films not currently in the #CriterionCollection. 💕

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