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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The Ditto you play as in Pokopia runs like the kids from Weapons and it makes me laugh every time.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Would highly recommend not eating those bananas.

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Comic Book News UK @comicbooknews.co.uk · 04/11/2025

Spite review - satirical spies and spiteful tech bros collide! It debuts at Thought Bubble this month, and you definitely want to check it out www.comicbooknews.co.uk/article/spit...

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Spite review from Joe Stone & Matthew Dooley

A beautifully ugly comic soaked in British spite

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I've made a new book with the very funny and clever Matthew Dooley, the fourth in our Split series where we both do 50% of it and slap it together. It will be available at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social in the Bubbleboy Hall on table F12, or you can pre-order it here: splitcomic.bigcartel.com

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

That said, there are also some copies in stock at @goshcomics.bsky.social if you're in London!

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I've got just one copy of my comic Five Months on Earth left in stock at the moment. I'll probably do a reprint for Thought Bubble, but if you want to grab a copy now then it's available right here: www.joestonecomics.co.uk/shop/fivemon...

joestonecomics.co.uk

Five Months on Earth — JOE STONE

A deeply personal autobiographical story about suffering through a mental health crisis, and a tribute to the cat who helped me regain my balance. “A brave, heart-rending book, which discusses big em...

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

I'll be hanging out at @goshcomics.bsky.social next Saturday Aug 30th for Goshfest. It's going to be a whole day of amazing artists selling their stuff. I'll be there at 12pm hanging out with some other cool people. Not to be missed.

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WIP Comics @wipcomics.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Joe's (@joestone.bsky.social) comics in our anthologies always come with a dose of fun, but we'll only show you the beginning. You'll need to grab the book to see the rest. 👀 Find it at www.kickstarter.com/projects/mik...

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

The new @wipcomics.bsky.social Anthology Kickstarter is now live. I've got a two-pager in there, but there is so much good stuff in this one and it's a really fun theme and format, you do not want to miss out. You can (and should) back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mik...

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∞: The new WIP Comics Anthology

∞ (infinity/loop/ouroboros) is the new group anthology from WIP Comics, a UK-based community of independent comic creators.

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Comic Book News UK @comicbooknews.co.uk · 08/08/2025

WIP Comics Returns with '∞': A Square-Format Anthology of Endless Ideas www.comicbooknews.co.uk/article/wip-...

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WIP Comics Returns with a Square-Format Anthology of Endless Ideas

120 pages of indie talent await your support!

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Once again I'll be contributing to the @wipcomics.bsky.social Anthology. It'll be launching on Kickstarter SOON, so be sure to follow the pre-launch page now for notifications when it kicks off. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mik...

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Coming soon: ∞: The new WIP Comics Anthology

∞ (infinity/loop/ouroboros) is the new group anthology from WIP Comics, a UK-based community of independent comic creators.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

I did a bunch of design work and a tiny bit of drawing for Acid Box, the new sci-fi graphic novel soon to be published by @averyhill.bsky.social and made by a dream team of creators led by @sarakenney.bsky.social. It's coming soon to Kickstarter, so follow it now to be notified when it launches!

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Coming soon: Acid Box, a stunning sci-fi graphic novel

A messy, time-travel adventure through club culture from Sara Kenney, James Devlin, Emma Vieceli, and Ria Grix

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

It’s given me a pretty good foundation in organising and putting together that sort of book for sure, but I’ve been thinking about something more regular and more highly curated. Not a million miles off what Dirty Rotten Comix were doing back in the day.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I’ve been thinking about setting up something not a million miles off this…

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

There are some excellent creators involved in this, and comics anthologies are essential to the small press scene and a great way to discover new favourites. Back it if you are able.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I meant to come and find you and pick up the previous volumes at Thought Bubble but never got a chance in the end. Backed this to get all three volumes.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Yep, when establishments group the Beano and X-men with Persepolis and Cages it’s no wonder the public don’t take comics seriously. Not to say Beano and X-Men don’t have merits of their own, but the audiences are so vastly different.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

If you missed out on getting a copy of me and Matthew Dooley's new comic SPORT at Thought Bubble then fear not, it's now available to buy online. The third book in this format we've done, it's been described as "another hit" and "witty". Buy it now from splitcomic.bigcartel.com

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Saw this at the cinema a few weeks back. Curious to know your thoughts.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I think about this a lot. I’ve long thought it starts with the way they are sold. In mainstream bookshops ‘comics’ are treated as one single genre which is an instant turnoff for some people, they should be spread throughout the shop: Maus in the history section, Heartstopper in Romance, etc

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Nice one, I’ll get myself signed up!

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Oooh, is this like Letterboxd for music? I need some new things to listen to.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Ah ace! Will no doubt swing by and see you.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

I'll be at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this year, once again tabling with the mighty talented Matthew Dooley. We also have a new split book out called SPORT. Come and find us on table C29 in the Travelling Man hall and we will sell it to you!

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 03/08/2024

Hello. I've got a two page comics in new WIP Comics anthology, which is currently on Kickstarter. A lot of people have put a lot of effort into these books, so please consider backing them and sharing the campaign around with any other comic-minded people. www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

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TALL TALES & SHORT STORIES: New WIP Comics Anthologies

Two brand new, thematically-linked anthologies of comics by a UK-based community of creators.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 23/11/2023

Five alarms, each increasingly closer together. Starting about 20 mins apart and the last one down to 5. I know I'm just going to turn off and ignore the first four, but get justifiably annoyed enough by the fifth one that I finally get out of bed.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 22/11/2023

I think there is still a demand for a higher quality, tactile experience of physical media even when the convenience of the internet is in the palm of our hands. It's not for everyone, but comics never have been. And vinyl sales were higher last year than they have been since 1989.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 22/11/2023

Does anyone think there is a market for a bi-annual, 50ish page comic anthology featuring a mix of new and established talent? Sort of like what Dirty Rotten Comix was doing five or six years ago. Because I have some ideas.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

My new autobiographical comic Five Months on Earth is now available to buy online. You can get the physical or digital versions of it right here: www.joestonecomics.co.uk/shop

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

I'll be at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend on table C16 in the Redshirt Hall. Come by to grab a copy of my new book AND another bonus item I have planned. I'll also be next to WIP Comics who will have the new anthology we put together on sale for the first time.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

My new comic is called Five Months on Earth, and it's a deeply personal story about having a mental health crisis and the cat that helped me regain my balance. Warning: IT'S SAD! It will be debuting at Thought Bubble, or you can pre-order a copy here: www.joestonecomics.co.uk/shop/fivemon...

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

I've got a new autobiographical comic coming out at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this year. It's a very personal one and a stylistically very different to every other comic I've ever made. Who should I be sending review copies out to?

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

Some nice words about the Cartography I made for @colossivepress.bsky.social over on @brokenfrontier.bsky.social. You should buy a copy! They are only £2! www.brokenfrontier.com/colossive-ca...

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Ante @vazduho.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

Love a good graphic memoir! Saw this recommended on @joestone.bsky.social's Insta the other day so and I just had to get my copy immediately. If you enjoyed memoirs like 'Fun House', 'Calling Dr. Laura' or 'Blankets', I'd say you can safely blind buy this one.

'But You Have Friends', a graphic novel/memoir by Emilia McKenzie

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

They are on my list! Just comparing some quotes and options at the moment but they are likely my main choice.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

Does anyone have recommendations on the best card envelopes to post a standard US Comic sized Trade Paperback style graphic novel?

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 25/09/2023

Brb, just going to rearrange my bookcases coolphabetically.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 25/09/2023

Deleting all my Tweets from Twitter, so reposting some that I liked here for prosperity. Firstly, the coolphabet: the time I re-arranged the alphabet in order of how cool each letter is, from most cool to least cool (slightly updated from it's initial inception). XZQKYVOWSTRJUMNCBILFEDGAHP

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

The new WIP Comics anthology is almost ready. Still a bit of tidying up to do and some last design tweaks, but we're close. Here's a snippet from my autobiographical contribution.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 12/09/2023

Planning to enter the First Graphic Novel Prize, and I'm at the point now I completely hate my comic, my hand hurts from drawing and am wondering why I wasted my time making it at all… so I guess it's ready to submit.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 11/09/2023

I’m currently lying in bed awake at 2.20am being kept awake by the noises of my blinds tapping against the window frame (but it’s too hot to close the windows) and all I can think is how you should buy the Colossive Cartography I made for @colossivepress.bsky.social recently.

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Joe Stone @joestone.bsky.social · 04/09/2023

Doing some late night lettering.

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