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Sage Coffey🌿☕ @sagecoffey.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

TONIGHT TONIGHT at 7pm at The Native It's the CAKE Afterparty hosted by Bianca Xunise! Readings by Jonni Peppers-Go Lions @punkratkid.bsky.social, Eddy Atoms, Koreangry, @bethhetland.bsky.social, Bianca Xunise (in duet with Mercurio) and myself! WINE GHOST WIL BE THERE and you should come too!!🍷👻

TEXT (handwritten in yellow at the top): Drink + Draw. Live Reading. Puppets? HORROR?!! TEXT (in purple, cyan, orange and lime green in clay texted bubble letters) CAKE After Party. hosted by Bianca Xunise. TEXT (handwritten in bold white and yellow) JUNE 29 @ The Native 2417 N. Milwaukee Ave 7pm Readings By: (Alternating various fonts to mimic band names and logos for each reader) Jonni Peppers-Go Lions, Sage Coffey, Asia Miller, Eddy Atoms, Beth Hetland, Koreangry, Bianca Xunise in duet with Special Guest Mercurio. IMAGE: photo and drawing collage of a giant hand serving miniature drinks to two smaller creatures - A red monster wearing blue plaid holding a martini and a small smiling purple dinosaur in a sailor top.

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Chicago Alternative Comics Expo @cakechicago.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Sunday night close out CAKE weekend with a reading and afterparty hosted by Bianca Xunise with music by Mercurio! Readings by Jonni Peppers-Go Lions @punkratkid.bsky.social, Eddy Atoms, Koreangry, @bethhetland.bsky.social, and @sagecoffey.bsky.social (who made this poster!) 7PM 2417 N. Milwaukee Ave

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Comic Book Herald @comicbookherald.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

New add to 2025's favorite comics: The Ardent by @cantocomics.bsky.social via @fieldmouse.press I loved reading this work, but I'm most impressed by the way Antonowicz flirts with some really dark moments, but then balances a comedic whimsy in a way that doesn't feel like tonal whiplash.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

🎉 We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize winner: Tender by Beth Hetland (@bethhetland.bsky.social) from @fantagraphics.bsky.social! Learn more about the 2025 awardees here: www.psu.edu/news/univers... #BookSky #GraphicNovels #BookAwards

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Howling Pages @howlingpages.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Also for Indie Bookstore Day tomorrow we’re giving out for free some exclusive little Riso prints we made for the occasion. Your choice of gold or teal. While supplies last. If yer doing the book crawl keep in mind we’re near Plot Twist, and not too far from BucketOBlodd, and Skunk Cabbage Books.

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Help out Fieldmouse Press. They make amazing books that you can get here, or donate to their gofundme. This shit is crazy and they are putting out ground breaking work that needs to exist. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Tyrell Cannon @tcannoncomics.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Next week ERIS is launching on Kickstarter! Don’t miss this insanity! Sign up for pre-launch via the link in my profile.

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Comic Sans Podcast (S4 out now!) @comicsanspod.com · 31/03/2025

🚨 NEW VIDEO! 🕳️ For the 30th anniversary of Charles Burns' seminal horror comic "Black Hole," Comic Sans presents a very special EXTENDED EDITION of our episode with @bethhetland.bsky.social — with over 10 MINUTES of all-new content! 🤯 📺: yt.comicsanspod.com/s02-black-hole-extended Join us as... 🧵

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Black Hole with Beth Hetland EXTENDED EDITION! | Comic Sans S02 Bonus

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Comic Sans Podcast (S4 out now!) @comicsanspod.com · 29/03/2025

Things come FULL CIRCLE as cartoonist and educator @bethhetland.bsky.social makes her triumphant return! In an episode full of TWISTS AND TURNS, Beth RUNS RINGS around our hosts as she attempts to BRING THEM AROUND on Uzumaki by Junji Ito. 🎧: l.comicsanspod.com/s03e07 📺: yt.comicsanspod.com/s03e07

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

GUESS WHO’S A BRAM STOKER AWARD NOMINEEEEEEEEE

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Hey cis-friends, here’s another quick way to help trans folx in your life. Leave comments on all three. Tell your friends. Pass it on.

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Yesterday on my way home from school after 5:15pm I realized it was still light out and I felt such a blast of happiness (and of course thought of @tugboatcity.bsky.social )

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

In private or incognito mode you can fill it out ♾️ until they change it back. (Click NO for was this page helpful at the bottom)

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Lucy Knisley @lucyknisley.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Oh hey it’s the year of the snake! Here’s a drawing of a snake I made.

Snake protecting a blue, white and pink flower from a shoe trying to crush it, with the text PROTECT TRANS KIDS

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Comic Sans Podcast (S4 out now!) @comicsanspod.com · 29/01/2025

E07: Uzumaki by Junji Ito — FEATURING the queen of horror, cartoonist @bethhetland.bsky.social 👑 🧟‍♀️ E08: Roaming by @dirtbagg.bsky.social & Mariko Tamaki Grab a copy of these comics and read along with Yan and Nat! #ComicSansComicClub 📚

Episode 7 - Uzumaki by Junji Ito, chapters 1, 9 & 13

Episode 8 - Roaming by Jillian & Mariko Tamaki, pages 1-30, 86-125 and 194-231

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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

All of these creators had really significant years in 2024 so you can vote for them in the Breakout Talent category in the BF Awards: @bethhetland.bsky.social @bhanupratap.bsky.social J. Webster Sharp @lookhappy.bsky.social @mollieray.bsky.social. Vote here: www.brokenfrontier.com/broken-front...

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Carly @downeybookgirl.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Book/Comic thread for 2025 and the year started off strong with this absolute banger by @bethhetland.bsky.social Gross, engaging, brilliant body-horror that absolutely delivers.

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Holy cow! So incredibly honored to be nominated for Break Out Talent by @brokenfrontier.bsky.social !!!! It would mean so much to me to have your vote. 🥰🥰🥰 www.brokenfrontier.com/broken-front...

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Today is a ten year adoptiversary for my black and white baby. These two are so cute they made a heart shape ❤️❤️❤️

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

I’m nominated for Best Comics Illustrator AND Best Comics Writer in the Chicago Reader! 🗳️🗳️Vote for me!🗳️🗳️ bestof.chicagoreader.com/arts-and-cul...

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Best of Chicago 2024

The ballot will be open for voting December 2 through December 31.

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Phew! Tender book tour for 2024 has concluded!!! Thank you everyone who came out, stopped by, tuned in, and told friends! I’m back home with my boys for a snuggly winter break ❄️❄️❄️

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Fieldmouse Press @ SPX M2-3A @fieldmouse.press · 12/11/2024

Starting on December 1st and running the whole month of December, we'll be open for submissions for shorter (16-56 pages) works. We're looking for challenging and delightful work in a variety of genres, but we do have some guidance for interested artists: www.fieldmouse.press/submissions

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Submissions — Fieldmouse Press

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Cover 2 Cover @cover2cover.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Congratulations to @maassive.bsky.social, @plutarian2.bsky.social, @therightram.bsky.social, @joannestarer.bsky.social, @kharyrandolph.bsky.social, @bethhetland.bsky.social, @aiww.bsky.social, Maria Sweeny, MAKIHIROCHI, and Taiyo Matsumoto and everyone that worked on these books!

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Robbie Trevino @robbietrevino.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

This is the way….

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Will Bluesky alert you if you’re on a list? (Hello new followers!)

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Tabling at Staple + Stitch Art Book and Print Fair this weekend! If you’re in Chicago, check it out, it’s the very first year and it looks AMAZING! 3-9 Friday, 11-6 Sat + Sun

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R. O. Kwon 권오경 @rokwon.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

have said this before & will say it forever: please don't apologize if you got my book from the library, each time you check out a library copy you support a writer, & we'll all really, really need libraries—& libraries will need us & our support—in these years to come

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Warren Peace, aka Matthew Brady @warrenpeace.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

I reviewed the graphic novel Tender, a freaky bit of body horror by @bethhetland.bsky.social. It has memorable imagery and thought-provoking ideas about the expectations society places on women. Tender, by Beth Hetland: The real horror is societal expectations open.substack.com/pub/matthewb...

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Tender, by Beth Hetland: The real horror is societal expectations

If you want to be disturbed, have I got a graphic novel for you!

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Cover 2 Cover @cover2cover.bsky.social · 16/10/2024

I was on NYPL’s committee to determine the 50 best graphic novels of 2024! The link is here if you want to see the whole list: www.nypl.org/books-more/r.... Congrats to @imagecomics.bsky.social and @evandahm.bsky.social for making graphic novels that made the list!

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Best New Comics of 2024 for Adults

Our expert comics committee read more than 400 titles to select their top 50 comics and graphic novels published in 2024. There’s something for everyone—whether you’re a first-time comics reader or a ...

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Pete Woods @thatpetewoods.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

IDW’s new payment plan for creators is exposure? If this is true that per-page budget is insanity. Also- young creators out there. Publishers who pay an insulting page rate with the assurance you’ll make great royalties are lying.

A story from Bleeding Cool-
“ More consistent was the comment that IDW CEO Davidi Jonas has appointed himself Publisher of IDW now. And has been pushing to bring the costs of books down, especially on licensed titles at the publisher, looking to get every page of a comic for $200 to cover writing, pencilling, inking, colouring, design and editorial all in. Former Co-Publisher with Doyle and now President of Publishing Operations, Tara McCrillis supports the financial cuts. Indeed, the belief has been expressed that if creators are paid less, they will be more incentivized to promote the books to earn more as part of a new back-end deal.”

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

I’m giving a keynote to a room full of High School teachers tomorrow about how to engage gen alpha…who am I????

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

I love you @smallpressexpo.bsky.social you made me feel like an extra special guest. Thank you thank you thank you 🥰🥰🥰

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 14/09/2024

ESS PEE EX!! Table H10B! We got two secret itemsssssss

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 05/09/2024

Only 2 days left to vote for the Harvey’s (if you’re eligible!) voting closes on Sept 6th at 11:59pm EST.

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 22/08/2024

If you’re a cartoonist, librarian, educator, work in publishing or a book store that sells comics, you’re eligible to apply to vote!!!! It would mean the world to me if you applied for a vote (it takes less than 5min) www.showclix.com/application/...

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 17/06/2024

Still getting used to this platform! I’ll be doing a reading with Conor Stechschulte and Jeremy Tinder at @howlingpages.bsky.social on Thursday and running a scavenger hunt with fabulous prizes! Details and clues on Insta

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 28/03/2024

Cartoonists who work digitally: is there a way you’ve found to sell originals? I don’t mean like NFT or the file.

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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 11/03/2024

Just one more day until you can read these new releases: Tender by Beth Hetland and Grievous Angels, Trout Masks, and American Beauties: 1970s Rock & Roll Photography of Ginny Winn by Pat Thomas and Jessica Hundley are out tomorrow!

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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

Sam Thielman’s review of Tender by Beth Hetland in The New York Times perfectly captures the sense of foreboding and horror in this debut psychological thriller—head to ow.ly/BhCF50QY7FL to read the full piece!

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Beth Hetland @bethhetland.bsky.social · 25/03/2024

Do I know anyone in San Diego???

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