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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 13h

Also realizing I never posted the second X-Rated illos here! Was waiting to get it up in my shop, then forgot about the Internet for six months...

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 17h

Ooh thanks, I'd love to see them!

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 19h

Got recs? I use a kuretake brush pen for fills and shading, but I've never tried a thinner brush for line work!

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 22h

Maru works for illustrations, like the X-Men zines, but is far too small for comics. It enables too fiddly of details, at least for main lines.

Drawn with the Maru nib mostly. Shockingly reproduces well with the risograph!

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 22h

I really want an ink nib that flows smooth when drawing with quick strokes!! I love the Hunt 100 but I've come to terms with the fact that it's not just user error causing me grief...they really do just flex too hard to stay in shape

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Page 2! Local radio DJ/surfer babe, Shane 🏵️

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 01/10/2026

Hey are you a comic artist on Tapas? Are you frustrated with the news? Publish your Tapas comic on Itch.io (either partially or in full, even just 1 chapter) and submit it to the Tapas X Itch.io bundle form here by Oct 30th 11:59pmEST forms.gle/QhQaJ4cXvXKT... #Tapas

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A Tapas X Itch.io Bundle

We've heard the news that Tapas is shutting down on March 31st, 2027 and I want to setup an Itch.io bundle to help support the artists affected by this. If you have a comic on Tapas, this bundle is f...

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sad we lost another webcomic hosting platform? Come and check out our webcomics in person!!

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

First page/cover inks done! Gonna hand letter all at the end, I think. Issue 0 of a new personal project

Photo of comic on too small of a drawing board in my new office. Slowly figuring out how to make this space work

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Many, many years later, I am getting pages for this drawn!

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Drawing ice plant takes me back to Santa Cruz 🏵️🌴🌊

Inking a lot of ice plant for a comic splash page titled "terroir"

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Why does posting feel like poison

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Drawing ice plant takes me back to Santa Cruz 🏵️🌴🌊

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Siphonophore — the grizzly bear of squishy things. ROV pilots recorded this footage at 1589 meters during the 2025 #AsgardArchaea expedition in the deep waters of Uruguay. (Sound on to learn more.)

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Atsushi Kaneko is one helluva cartoonist. Just look at this little guy From Search and Destroy

Photo of a comic panel featuring beautiful cartooning of a lil guy with a sad face

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Stay strong, little buddies 🪲 also don't want to let go of summer

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Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

this meeting could’ve been a psychosexual journey into the id

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Whomever could these artists be 👀

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Crow's Nest Comics @crowsnest.quest · 18/09/2026

Announcing... the first Crow's Nest Webcomic Fest! Join five local webcomic/webtoon creators for a meet and greet and mini comic market on Saturday 10/17 from 3 to 6! We'll be announcing our guest list soon but can you figure out who they are just based on these five panels???

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Art spotted in the wild! Finally went into Charlie's Books in Fremont and they've got a lovely copy of Bytchcraft 🖤✨🦇

Photo of my hand holding the tbp of the comic Bytchcraft by Aaron Reese and Lema Carill, for which I drew the covers

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Baseball! Doppelgangers! Black eyeliner! Printing more one-sheet F-ST teasers for Short Run

Black and white comic page featuring a boy in a baseball uniform washing black goop out of his eyes, followed by surreal imagery

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

More sorbus. Studies for a 3 color print

Photo of my sketchbook and pens used to draw a bunch of fall sorbus leaves and berries

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Crow's Nest Comics @crowsnest.quest · 04/09/2026

OOP that didn't tag @alkcomics.bsky.social sorry!

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internet bird @shoebill.moe · 28/08/2026

🎶Bagworm pupates on the hot hydrant Grow a pair of wings and learn to fly All your life You were only wormies gathering your bag supplies🎶

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Thanks--I've never used them as a host! Would you say it's easy for people to find a comic that updates weekly on their interface (as opposed to daily)?

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Uhhhh where does one post a webcomic these days???

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ohhh this is very cool. Love to see you using all these recent covers to push push push!

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Are siphonophores confusing? Yes. Are you unsure what it means to be composed of “clones,” and how a siphonophore can still be an individual? Check out this video from my former PhD lab: vimeo.com/114198648?fl...

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CreatureCast - Siphonophores

Riley Thompson describes the unique way that siphonophores grow. Rather than have one body with many specialized parts, they have many bodies that are each specialized for particular tasks. See our po...

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I love the fun midtones you got with your palette, esp on their hair! Also--two color Technicolor sounds fascinating and stylish. One thing i read mentioned "Doctor X" is another pre code horror shot the same way 👀

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Joanna @purenonsens.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Poster by Waldemar Świerzy

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Pam Wishbow @pamwishbow.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I have been blessed by the local cornerstone Scarecrow Video to do a limited run slipcase for a movie of my choice so you know when I saw Dick Tracy, a movie I will defend to my death, on the list I had to give if a shot. Release popup Aug 15, come say Hi

Screenshot of a slipcase release for Dick Tracy the movie by Pam Wishbow for Scarecrow Video, Seattle

“SCV LTD Series D”

Screenshot of a venue ad for Scarecrow Video, Seattle

“SCV LTD
Release aevent with the Artists in Attendance
Aug 15 11am-2pm
While supplies last
Be the first in your family to get your hands on one
Featuring 9 Local Artists

-Amelia ANGUIRUS
- Julian BIRCHMAN
-Classified Cinema
-Ben HORAK
Yewon KWON
Wil LONG
Shanna MATUSZAK
-Bryan THEISS
-Pam WISHBOW

Available in-person and online at scarecrow.com”

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A.L. Kaplan @alkcomics.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Tumblr Ask drawing from a user with exquisite taste 💅

Photo of my hand drawing in Clip Studio on a tablet screen. Black and white line art in progress of missss Alison Blaire aka the Disco Dazzler, and Jules Jourdaon aka my son Circuit Breaker

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Magen Cubed @magencubed.net · 12/08/2026

The Sameer Project is pausing operations due to a lack of funding. If you can support their efforts, please do so using the link below. Every penny goes to helping families in Palestine survive

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Crow's Nest Comics @crowsnest.quest · 13/08/2026

Celebrate Little Saigon is happening THIS SATURDAY in Hoa Mai Park a literal 10 minute walk from Crow's Nest Comics?!?! Make it a day of culture and art and go enjoy performances by local Vietnamese-American artists then take a brisk downhill walk to our art market! flsseattle.org/celebrate-li...

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CJ Joughin @cjjoughin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Day/Night dreams

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Colanders are the best for looking at the solar eclipse!

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