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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Reposting this post-birth scene from 2020 because someone told me they heard the line in the last panel in a TV show recently and thought the show stole it. I assure you they did not- see my reasoning (for free) at www.patreon.com/juliawertz/p...

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

(1/2) Bury Me Already takes place mostly in Petaluma and Sonoma- here's the Petaluma art. When I want to use a town as a backdrop, I fully draw stores and streets before I even plan how they’ll appear in the final panels. Because I am insane. see the threaded post for the comics these are in

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hi, it’s your mom here with a public service reminder. My State Farm bill was almost $200 over what it should be, so I called, but they couldn’t explain it. I think they implemented an AI billing system and it glitched. So FYI- always check your bills, but especially during these cursed days

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Last day of SPX! Catch me at a panel at 1, and quick signing at 2-230 at Uncivilized Books table, come by!

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Added a signing time tomorrow at SPX! So this is my Saturday schedule (pic) and Sunday I’m on a panel at 1!

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Come see me at SPX this weekend!!! Details in the pics or at Juliawertz.com/events

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I didn’t want to make this comic just as much as you didn’t want to read it. But the best solution for the water bottle situation is the kid’s Camelbak Eddy- stainless steel with a silicone mouthpiece. No stupid straw, no complicated insides that get moldy, no cheap plastic parts. You’re welcome

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Very much enjoying this Zillow listing for a house down the street that features multiple AI-clean up images, but then also the unedited image right after each one. God bless

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

To summarize this post- life is short, so paint on your walls and snuggle your kid. (And maybe also buy my book.)

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

And now guess who has to take cholesterol medication in their mid-40s *brag* (actually it’s a genetics thing, not a cheese thing, but the cheese definitely didn’t help)

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Comic con is nearly upon us! Come see me!

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I love these old yearbook covers. That’s all.

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TopatoCo @topa.to · 18/06/2026

So it turns out when your entire website consists of artists, they will actually MAKE art and then even SELL IT! For anyone to purchase and have IN THEIR HOME!!! 😲 🖌️ Topa.to/Prints 🖌️

A graphic featuring various prints from the artists on TopatoCo. The text reads "Prints & Artwork!"

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This is circa 2010, but now I need a therapist to help me with the anger I have towards health insurance making it so hard for me to find an in-person therapist. I’d rather be mentally ill than do zoom therapy. Anyone else or just me? It’s fine. I’m fine. Hahaha *scream*

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

In my defense, I only threaten to cut off body parts when he’s making a huge deal out of a small injury. When he actually broke his nose, I was NICE and I TOOK HIM TO URGENT CARE and I LET HIM EAT ICE CREAM BEFORE NOON, okay??? (More on Patreon)

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

But yours was cute, right? The only cute newborn in the world, sure.

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Bad news, guys. He's six now, and it's even worse. Whenever he sneaks into our bed, I wake up a pile of dust (the link if ya need it: www.juliawertz.com/store/)

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I recently posted a comic about a vasectomy on IG, and The Men came for me. Mostly they were mad I said it took 5 minutes. So I amended the text and added another page for clarity, re: my lifestyle choices, since many assumed I was anti-kids (despite the comic being from a book about have a baby)

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Architectural award ceremonies were way more fun in 1931

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

pssst I've got some extra copies of Bury Me Already available in my online shop- it comes with lots of extra goodies! www.juliawertz.com/product-cate...

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

final excerpt pages for mental health awareness month. You can see all the pages together at www.juliawertz.com/mham/

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

the second batch of pages from Bury Me Already about the family crisis we went through from 2020-2022. Posting them for mental health awareness month. See these and the previous pages larger & for free on patreon.com/juliawertz

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I don’t normally put trigger warnings on my work, but the next few posts will cover some difficult subjects that include mental illness, talk of suicide, and a depiction of a traumatic incident that occurred in 2021. However, I’m extremely grateful to say Josh is okay and doing well.

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Skylight Books in LA May 22nd! Either Priyanka Mattoo! Cancel your holiday weekend plans! Be there! 7pm

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

scams targeting writers are on the rise and while I know most of you already know, I'm posting for the few that might not. (A longer explanation of things to watch out for is attached as an image)

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Spoiler alert (not really): this the last page in my book, which I’m posting for Mother’s Day instead of a funny comic because this happened in May 2023, and was the best Mother’s Day gift I’ve ever gotten. The preceding pages that explain this situation are free to read on patreon.com/juliawertz

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

just an idea, but what if for Mother's Day, you got a vasectomy

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

hey Bay Area! I'll be at @comicconoakland.com this weekend at table F14! Come grab Bury Me Already (a great mother's day gift! or say hit to me ON Mother's Day since the con is the 9-10th!) or get some con-exclusive merch or just come by and get some free stickers & pins (while supplies last)

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I wrote a "funny this month" piece in the @newyorker.com newsletter. I meant to reference the books I read so I'd seem SMART, or comedians whose shows I enjoyed so I'd seem COOL, but instead I wrote about the Les Miserables sing-off in the show Shrinking. whoops! link.newyorker.com/view/5bd673c...

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The New Yorker Humor Newsletter

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

3 days left to help fund REAL LIFE COMIX: Only in New York- an anthology with 51 tales of true NY stories. Pieces by many current & ex-new yorkers (including yours truly) and/or just some good old fashioned New York experiences. Created/edited by @deanhaspiel.bsky.social and @douglatino.bsky.social

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REAL LIFE COMIX: Only in New York

A hardcover anthology with 51 tales of true NY stories

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

For those waiting till the last minute to get a Mother’s Day gift- get this book for 25% off from @hachetteus. Comment MOM26 for sale instructions. Kidding, that’s the sale code. You know what to do. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/julia...

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

thanks to my obsessive note-taking, I remember quite a bit about events of yore, but I have no idea what I did with that bag of potatoes (from this book: juliawertz.com/bury-me-already/)

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

only two book events left in April! C'mon out to Napa Bookmine 4/29 at 6pm or Pegasus (on Shattuck) 4/30 at 7! (links in thread)

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Tomorrow 4/25 is Independent Bookstore day! This is a great opportunity to support writers/artists, publishers, indie bookstores, AND get yourself or someone else a gift. (Might I suggest my new book for Mother’s Day? Pick it up at one of these stores I drew or any others) 1/3- Bay Area…

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I understand WHY this happens, my question is when does it stop?

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I made a 300 page tome devoted to the beginning of his life, and all he cares about are weenies and butts. Bury Me Already is out now! Get it wherever books are sold

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

and if you enjoyed the short WNYC talk, maybe you'll enjoy this longer one with @sktchd.bsky.social in which I'm slightly less composed and spend far too long talking about how all kids have dirty buttholes. whoops! (this is on youtube as well if you prefer video)

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magnolia siddell ✨ @magnoliapearl.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Just finished reading this. I cried!!!! Really great and thoughtful insights about parenthood.. a lot of panels gave me feelings of great relief, thinking “thank God I’m not the only one who does this.” Definitely will be reading this one over and over.

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

while in New York last week for the release of Bury Me Already, I was on @allofitwnyc.bsky.social on @wnyc.org! you can listen to it here, and if you make it to the end, you'll even hear me cry just a tiny bit when Alison Stewart asked me about The End page in the book. www.wnyc.org/story/cartoo...

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Cartoonist Julia Wertz Illustrates Her Covid Pregnancy Journey | All Of It with Alison Stewart | WNYC

Julia Wertz is a cartoonist and frequent contributor to The New Yorker's cartoons. A few years ago, Julia went through a surprise pregnancy and unexpected marriage right before the CO...

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Bury Me Already comes out next week and some people said some nice things about it if you need some extra convincing to check it out. Here are some screengrabs from Publisher's Weekly, KQED and the AV Club. And if you're in NYC, come see me next week!! event details at juliawertz.com/events

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I got sick of all the pregnancy and postpartum content that start how this comic does but ended by telling me I should love my body bc the miracle of birth and blah blah blah, so I made this. It's an excerpt from Bury Me Already (It's Nice Down Here) www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...

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Social-Media Advertisements vs. Reality: Postpartum-Clothes Edition

Many people are eager to warn you of the body horrors caused by pregnancy, but no one tells you what’s going to happen in the months (maybe years?!) after birth.

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

If you’re in NYC, come see me soon at Books are Magic and Rizzoli! (And check Juliawertz.com/events for Bay Area and LA stuff)

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Now that One Piece has a live action version, I’ve been enjoying trolling my family by calling it “that pirate documentary”

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Beware the Ides of March, or whatever other noteworthy day happens in March

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

events for Bury Me Already (It's Nice Down Here) start next month! come on out and say hi!

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Julia Wertz @juliawertz.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

My “love-language” is borderline negging, but from a place of affection. It is not a recommended language for those who take themselves seriously. I fully understand that I am a ridiculous person, and I expect my loved ones to treat me accordingly

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