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A shoulder with two bandaids over immunization injection sites. One is green and one is red.

Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 29/09/2026

Things are bad. Support queer art! If you like spooky comics from cool people, check out the Four Seasons of Fear Kickstarter from @stackeddeckpress.bsky.social and an absolutely killer lineup of LGBTQ+ comics creators. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta...

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Four Seasons of Fear: A Year of Queer Horror

Four Seasons of Fear: A Year of Queer Horror is a full-color comics anthology of LGBTQ+ horror stories centered around annual events.

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 29/09/2026

...spending thirty minutes carefully masking off every strand of a character's hair to drop a sound effect behind them only to realize, as you finish, that you had access to the psds with the BG on a separate layer sure is a mood.

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 25/09/2026

Today is @andyalvesart.bsky.social's birthday, which means you are LEGALLY OBLIGATED to check out their new book -- www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan.... If you like Inside Out and Onward and stories that treat children's emotions with respect and care, you will love this moving adventure.

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Shrub: The Collected Edition

Hit the road with a sentient SHRUB for Fanbase Press’ cross-country adventure exploring grief and connection.

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🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

it’s me! and it’s a book you should back

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 22/09/2026

Unanticipated benefit of being in an extremely small beta test group for a video game: for one brief, shining moment I am genuinely the best in the world at a thing.

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Barbra Dillon @barbrajdillon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Who is Shrub? @shaneport.bsky.social shares the genesis behind the sentient shrubbery, how they came to find their roots in grief, and more. Join @fanbasepress.bsky.social's SHRUB for a cross-country adventure exploring grief and connection on @kickstarter.com! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...

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Fanbase Press' SHRUB: Who is Shrub?

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 19/09/2026

It's a great day to check out SHRUB! Two grieving kids hit the road with their sentient shrub friend, Shrub. If you like Pixar movies and indie comics, don't miss this absolute gem! @fanbasepress.bsky.social @shaneport.bsky.social @andyalvesart.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...

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Shrub: The Collected Edition

Hit the road with a sentient SHRUB for Fanbase Press’ cross-country adventure exploring grief and connection.

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Bryant Dillon @comicbooksniffer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Are you ready to meet Shrub? Watch the trailer just released for @fanbasepress.bsky.social's next publishing project - coming to @kickstarter.com on September 15th! #Shrub #FanbasePress #TheFanbase #CreatingFandoms #StoriesMatter #Comics #ComicBooks #GraphicMedicine #Kickstarter

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SHRUB Trailer #1 - Are You Ready to Meet Shrub?

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 11/09/2026

The lit degree from the fancy new england school does occasionally offer directly applicable skills.

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 11/09/2026

These are a limited bespoke distressed edition, made in consultation with an expert on the intersection of modernity with semi-domesticated animals, exploring the mutual impact of the natural and artificial worlds on each other and the porous nature of that distinction.

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

EXCITING NEWS: SHRUB #4 is now available on @hoopladigital.bsky.social & @comicsplus.bsky.social! Join Shrub for this heartfelt cross-country adventure exploring grief & connection. (1 of 4)

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 08/09/2026

You know those "kids" stories that stick with you for years, regardless of how old you were when you first read or saw them? The ones that define whole segments of your life? Where you can draw a line between who you were before and who you are after? This is one of those. Don't miss it!

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Good Time Hat @goodtimehat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hello Gateway! First con with actual copies of 🌿Overgrown🌿 to sell. Looking forward to showing people the game during the day and playing some new games at night. We have a little photo booth at our table for people to find their favorite animal/ecosystem combinations! 📸

Good Time Hat’s exhibitor table at Gateway 2026. Copies of Overgrown are stacked on the table along with various marketing signs.

A photo of a fox token on top of a lake tile in the Good Time Hat mini-photo booth.

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 04/09/2026

Check it out! That editorial tier is a frankly absurd bargain. @bonedustpress.bsky.social is one of the best editors I've ever worked with. $60 for a consult with her AND you get an awesome book?! Do not sleep on this one!

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 04/09/2026

Our copies of Overgrown from @goodtimehat.bsky.social came in! Such a fantastic little abstract, and the printing turned out beautifully!!

The box art of the board game Overgrown. A deer walks through a field that has grown in the abandoned streets of an empty city.

All the pieces of a two player game of Overgrown in progress.

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sierra bravo @sierrabravoart.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

you guys should be so excited to pick up a copy of THREE-PART KING at SPX okayyyyyyy

an out of context comic panel from THREE-PART KING. A character stands facing a blank wall, upon which is projected what looks like a 19th century illustration of dying and defeated soldiers under the hooves of a triumphant king.

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Comic Book Yeti @comicbookyeti.com · 02/09/2026

I am delighted that @bencranewrites.com took on reviewing this adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Orlando: A Biography from @averyhill.bsky.social. It deserves so much more attention than it's getting. @julesscheele.bsky.social has done a stunning job with this. www.comicbookyeti.com/post/orlando...

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Orlando-A Graphic Novel Review

Orlando is a strange and delightful book, mercurial in the most literal sense of the word—liquid and amorphous, resisting every attempt to pin it down, it slips and flits away with deft agility, danci...

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 01/09/2026

Hey #SantaCruz! I'll be at the wonderful Atlantis Fantasyworld all TOMORROW celebrating Scattered Futures, a #scifi #comic of hope and community. Come say hi and check it out! (And maybe some of my other books too?)

A flyer for a comic signing event at Atlantis Fantasyworld with Ben Crane and his book Scattered Futures, on Wed Sep 2 from 1-5pm

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 01/09/2026

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Charlie Stickney/ White Ash Comics @charliestickney.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Who's looking for comic cover work? I'm going to be hiring a bunch of people in 2027 and would love to expand my list of human artists. Please include samples and/or a link to your portfolio. NO AI or bots using other people's work please

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 01/09/2026

If they're not already on this thread, @maydaytrippe.bsky.social is both wildly talented and a wonderful human!

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 01/09/2026

I can vouch for Carly being a delight to work with!

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 01/09/2026

Studios are making fewer shows from women creators. Let's not let the headline obscure responsibility.

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Public service thread. Stay vaccinated. Keep up with the boosters.

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Lilah Sturges @lilahsturges.com · 01/09/2026

Seriously, don’t watch the fucking show. Don’t review it or recap it. Don’t give it the fucking time of day. This isn’t like “Aw, okay, well, don’t do it next time!” This is like, “We are no longer friends.”

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 29/08/2026

Right? Like, if the mc or narrator says it, that's "on the nose" and "bad writing," but have someone scream it at the mc because they're a dummy dumb dumb who can't understand, and all of a sudden it's "drama" and "conflict" and "character growth." All right. If that's what y'all want.

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 21/08/2026

Only a few hours left! Campaign ends at 8PM PDT (just under 4 hours from now). Check it out and support #indiecomics

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Llewellyn ~ Mirror Realm Productions @llewellynayss.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Hey all comics! There is a WEEK left to help us spread the word! Please take the moment RIGHT NOW after you see this post to share & vote! Support self-pub indie, help us all grow together! And if you havn't already, you can read the anthology free for limited time~ Please give some love!!!

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 20/08/2026

Thank you so much for supporting!

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🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

LAAAAAAAST DAAAAAAAY

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 20/08/2026

Oh, yes! We could have made that more clear. They are different! They are parts 1 and 2 of a larger story (thus the shared title), but they also function as standalone pieces if you only get Vol1 or Vol2. All 9 stories in Vol2 and 7 in Vol1 are unique!

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 20/08/2026

This is gonna be awesome! @andyalvesart.bsky.social and I will be there all afternoon, so come say hi and find some wonderful kids books!

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 20/08/2026

We're closing in on 200 backers with $7K in striking distance. The more we raise, the more we can pay these wildly talented teams for their stories that'll both make you think and rip your heart out in the best possible way. Check it out now! The campaign ends this evening!

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 20/08/2026

We've got a Nebula winner, Ringo winners, a Zelda winner, folks who've worked on Star Trek, Sonic, Monster High, Futurama, and Dungeon Crawler Carl, and alumni of DC's Milestone Initiative. It's a packed roster with an overrepresentation of queer and bipoc creators making some extraordinary comics!

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 20/08/2026

The Systemic Kickstarter ends today! Get your copy of this awesome SF/F anthology before it's too late. 9 comics about the systemic forces that shape our world, and the people trapped beneath them. From an extraordinary, diverse crowd of leading comics creators. www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...

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SYSTEMIC VOL. 2: A 92-page SF/F anthology

The hit anthology returns with nine all-new stories where infinitely critical human lives and systemic forces grind together.

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C.K. Carpenter 🏳️‍🌈🌻🍉 @ckcarpenter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

COMICS CREATORS, Only 1 week left to VOTE for the Ringo Awards! They've just announced that many categories are close this year and that one vote could make a difference. Please consider unSEEN/unHEARD: Disability & Neurodivergence for BEST ANTHOLOGY, free to read for another week. Thanks!

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 20/08/2026

One day left to secure your copy of Systemic and help us bring this rad anthology of sci-fi and fantasy comics into the world!! Previews of all the awesome stories from some extraordinary people in the quoted thread!

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Solis Sequentials @solissequentials.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Did you check out our Kickstarter that launched yesterday for Bendición? Did you see @cinemaminddavid.bsky.social sticker sheet addon!?! Get back there and add it if you didn't!

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 18/08/2026

We've got stories of hope and stories of warning, joy and fear, fury and peace, but most of all, these are stories about humanity. Every dollar we raises lets us pay that awesome people who made these stories more.

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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 18/08/2026

Systemic has reached its funding goal! But there are still two-and-a-half days in the campaign--so get YOUR copy of this awesome sci-fi/fantasy comics anthology today! 9 stories of the human lives spent beneath the systemic forces that shape our world. www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...

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SYSTEMIC VOL. 2: A 92-page SF/F anthology

The hit anthology returns with nine all-new stories where infinitely critical human lives and systemic forces grind together.

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Jessica Maison @jessicamaison.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We hit the goal last night but we this book is gonna be so great with these amazing teams! Let's go pre-order our anthologies!

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