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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

a nearly 8 year old comic with some updated numbers... 💀 ft. my semi-retired character, proletariat pug. (lettering's a lil rough, dialogue is in the alt description!)

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

just shy of 200 USD raised for various orgs sent out today, thanks to store orders. thank you for sharing my links in light of the silver sprocket news. (p.s. if you ordered a t-shirt from me, just know if you share pics while wearin em, it makes my day.) peep the wares: www.mariah-rose.com/store

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I truly hope this is a catalyst for repair </3 all love to the former employees who held so much care for my visions & culture. u gave me one of my best experiences in comix. please support the artists still in contracts... & THANK YOU to the team that made the statement happen!

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

some inks in in honor of me hitting the ~⅓ mark of GO BACK & GET IT... some of my favorite scenes so far 100 pages down, 204 to goooo

a 4 panel comic.

panel 1 - a one lane road from first person POV, dogwood blossoms blooming

panel 2 - the road seems to liquefy, the panel edges melting. the shapes become looser, the vegetation stretching, leaves turning into fish-like shapes

panel 3 - the road is the back of an eel, all the plants have become aquatic. the panel spreads into the margins.

panel 4 - the panel fills to full bleed. the eel twists ahead in a rush of sea life, mantas, sharks, and stranger shapes all head towards some unseen horizon

a comic excerpt of two panels

panel 1 - a teen looks up at a cloudy sky, her hair blowing in the wind as parrots rush above

panel 2 - close on her feet, submerged in water, river fish swim through her legs.

a teenager takes photos of moon jellyfish in a tank with an old school film camera. her older sister looks on with love.

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

sharing another "healthy relationships" excerpt, this time on friendship. (signed copies in my store are sold out 😭 but you can find a copy wherever books are sold, or in your local library <3) #comics

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 20/06/2026

Have you filled out the third annual Comic Worker Survey? If not, this is the time to support your fellow comics workers! Your answers will help address pay disparities for a more transparent and equal comics industry. Take the survey here: cartoonist.coop/2026comicwor... Art by @urnash.com

Inkling, an inkwell, is standing atop a pile of gold bars, gleefully waving a fistful of money in the air. Nibford, a dip pen, is clutching a single nickel to their chest and trying their best not to cry, Floating text urges you to TAKE THE 2026 COMIC WORKERS SURVEY! because PAY TRANSPARENCY HELPS US REACH PAY EQUALITY!

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Ben Wrex @benwrex.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Hi, I’m selling these stickers and will donate 100% of sales to legal fees and bail funds for the Prairieland defendents. I will be sure to post reciepts! $4 each, DM to order, and please help me spread the word!

A rectangular sticker featuring a long arm stapler on a light purple background. Below the sticker are the words “I only got into zines for the money”.

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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

One of today's political prisoners. Cartoonist & zine maker Daniel Rolando Sanchez Estrada wasn't even at the ICE protest. He was accused of "moving" a box of anti-Trump zines THE NEXT DAY. A rightwing judge sentenced him to 30 years! Just for possessing zines. The darkness is descending.

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

sharing some overdue news about the situation with my first book, COOK LIKE YOUR ANCESTORS, and (related:) a soft shop launch <3

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Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

New on Comic Frontier: @stephwilliams.bsky.social made comic book history as the 1st Black woman and 2nd Black person since Dwayne McDuffie in 30 years nominated for Best Writer at the Eisners. So, why didn't comic book sites notice? Williams shares her thoughts www.comicfrontier.com/p/stephanie-...

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Stephanie Williams Just Made Comic Book History, But Why Didn't Major Comic Sites Care?

Stephanie Williams made history and major comic book sites didn't care

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

new stage fright challenge: making people yell w me. literal group s/o to black & brown trans women trailblazers, s*xworkers holding it down & champions for the unhoused, unfed, and unjustly treated that deserve their flowers at pride & always!!! #comics

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

illustrated a comic for @cunyedu ‘s LGBTQ resource center on a figure everyone should know of: Marsha P. Johnson 💐 if you’re in NY I hear that THEEE Stonewall Inn (turned museum) has free copies in english y español for your home library bless & happy pride 💖

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

tomorrow night, LA folks~ i'm reading gay comics only, happy pride

comics o'clock a live comics reading hosted by mikey heller
friday june 12 7 pm
at heavy manners library

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

nobody understands how ready i am for thissss (glad to soon be contributing to media w african mermaid goddesses...we really are just products of our time huh)

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

happy priiiide~ (1/3) sharing an excerpt from my latest book in which a flamingo falls for a toxic peacock but is saved by the wisdom of her cool mom & handsome harpy eagle wife

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

the dreaded exhaustion phenomena of graphic novel work eclipsing all other art is so real... the other day I realized I haven't made a singular personal drawing in all of 2026 :') not even a sketch

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I got certified to scuba dive down to 40 ft last year but just learned that I prefer snorkeling as it's 1,000x cheaper & safer... anyway, a belated mother’s day drawing inspired by a magical summer diving in our vital kelp forests :')))

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ιм єνιℓ иσω :3 @vreni.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

STOP TELLING ME AI IS THE FUTURE OH MY GOD

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

2 yrs ago I woulda been PRESSED about the gutting of the voting rights act, the impending food cost spike, the iran war... it's still horrible, but the cure for anxiety is action. this org I'm co-steering is rly getting off the ground. we're working to build food autonomy for a strike-prepped LA!

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

the south has the densest concentration of blk, indigenous & queer folks in the US, since blk ppl have had the right to vote, our support of human rights has been more consistent than any other demographic. this redistricting is a desperate silencing & an attempt to reinstate the 3/5ths rule indeed

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

a new mini-zine on milkweed! if you live in the US, southern Canada or Mexico, this is for you (download is in the link, plus a lineart version if you wanna do some coloring 🐛 ) tinyurl.com/yrnn2cd8

the front and back cover of a illustrated zine.

front text: "milkweed planting 101!" "Mariah-Rose Marie & mariah-rose.com" amidst a bunch of milkweed plants, a monarch butterfly, a sweat bee, a sphinx, moth, and other pollinators native to the western US. Up front and center is a cute monarch butterfly caterpillar with their mouth full, framed by a milkweed leaf with huge bite marks out of it.

back text: "when native plants disappear, so do pollinators… but we can bring them back, one plant at a time." In smaller text, it says "much love to Mariposa Arts Council, Mariposa Native Plant Nursery, and the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation for their support and making this zine."
All amidst a similar illustrated scene, but as a ghostly silhouette. only dotted outlines of milkweed plants and the pollinators that visit them are there, as if they have been cut out of the page.

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

happy full spring moon ❀‧₊˚. here's art for a milkweed planting party I'm hosting here on Miwuk land near Ahwahnee (yosemite nat'l park) @ a residency w/ the Mariposa Arts Council. learning so much here. hope to bring the event down to LA after, bc the monarchs really need help. #killyourlawn

A soft, colorful lineless illustration of many pollinators on a showy milkweed plant against an ethereal backdrop of the sky in full moon. A monarch butterfly caterpillar munches on a leaf who's milky sap glows like magic. A carpenter bee, Anna's hummingbird, sweat bee, carpenter bee, and sara orange tip butterfly drink at the plant. Pollen hangs in the air.

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

before black history (& futures) month ends... here is an intro to what’s been keeping me so busy - my book w @randomhousekids.bsky.social ! while I’m not the greatest at staying on top of socials, I go hard on www.patreon.com/biophonies (full director's cut, process, n' 19 posts up already~)

pink text over the image of a beautiful cloudy sunset in the southern US, a line of birds flying over the horizon:

introducing my first original graphic novel:
GO BACK & GET IT

illustrations of two mixed race sisters, as well as extended family around

the text: it's a queer southern black and indigenous soilpunk story about two sisters & their people's relationship with the atlantic and other ancestral bodies of water.

blue text atop another image of a sunset reads:

if I had to compare, it's a bit like if all these films had a baby:

below:

movie posters of DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST, PAPRIKA, AYA OF YOP CITY, SMOKE SIGNALS, and SPIRITED AWAY

it's a funny, intense, historical, and fantastical. it's a look at the fight to belong and heal on stolen land, and how to heal the land itself.

a doodle of the artist laid out in exhaustion below thumbnails of 300 pages of completed pencil pages, their hand a smoking a white hot iron

the text reads:

most of you are here becuase of my lil' humor comics, my political posters, plant / garden work, or my cookbook... this story is where all these passions come together.

next up... inks!

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

ty for the shout <3 (healthy relationships is now stocked in most libraries & on libby for e-reading if you wanna get into it!)

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

General Strike General Strike

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

it's almost the year of the fire horse... and she likes her ice crushed. sharing free downloads of this poster w/ swappable text for 🧊 hotlines in your city (plus resources) up on the blog: tinyurl.com/mtefkuz9 may the flames of resistance to this senseless evil spread

an illustration of a horse colored like red iron and a mane and tail of flames smashes a giant block of ice with white hot hooves. the text reads: "love thy neighbor / abolish ICE" and "REPORT SIGHTINGS ONLINE ICEOUT.ORG"

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

happy belated solstice btw... here's a free download of a new mini-zine I made about my favorite DIY medicine, FIRE CIDER print & fold yourself for another week tinyurl.com/yd6r33az then it's going to the store!

a hand holds a colorfully illustrated 8-page minizine titled HOW TO MAKE FIRE CIDER: an at-home DIY medicine by mariah-rose marie. a baby dragon exhales flames below the text.

the back cover of the zine:

an adult red dragon (mama) with a bright blue belly exhales smoke through her nostrils. there is text inside: a 5-step guide to making a funky-spicy-sweet, EBT-friendly, millenna-old medicinal tincture for immune, respiratory, and circulatory support

she says:
it's easier (and tastier)
than you think!

mariah-rose.com

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

1 book published, 96 pages of colors, 304 pages of pencils, 5 teach-ins, 2 exhibitions, 2 residencies (spent working), ~3k fundraised & much freelance... BUT- don't be impressed... send prayers for a good sports massage therapist, better boundaries, and financial stability 😮‍💨 #artvsartist2025 #comics

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Join the visiting artists of the Drawn Together residency, Mariah-Rose Marie and Shaina Lu, in conversation with BU Visual Narrative Chair and comic artist, Joel Gill.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

The Drawn Together exhibition is now on view in the Howard Thurman Center's 2nd floor gallery wall. This exhibition features works from our visiting artists, Shaina Lu (Noodle & Bao) and Mariah-Rose Marie (COOK LIKE YOUR ANCESTORS).

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

What happens when flavors from the Swahili coast, India, West Africa, and the US meet in a dish? Meet kunde, a Kenyan curry made from black eyed peas. Join a cooking demonstration with Mariah-Rose Marie, the home chef, author, and illustrator of COOK LIKE YOUR ANCESTORS, ...

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

northeast coast! i'm gonna be at @buarts.bsky.social Nov 12 & 13 w/ fellow cartoonist Shaina Lu talking all about food, comics & collective care. w EBT set to be halted for so many, I just wanna say all programming is free, open to all, and food is being SERVED. (🇭🇰🇰🇪🇳🇬🇵🇸) RSVP: tinyurl.com/smtxpyxb

the two day schedule, ornamented with cute food illustrations (all text here can be found in the RSVP link)

a colorfully dressed curlyheaded femme smiles at a desk full of art on screens and plants.
TEXT: Mariah-Rose Marie (she/he/they), COOK LIKE YOUR ANCESTORS

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Maureen Flaherty @maureenflaherty.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Lots of lovely folks want to cook for neighbors, fill community fridges during SNAP shutdown but are intimidated. A mutual aid group in Flatbush, Brooklyn has been feeding 80+ people every single week for a year and a half or so now. Nobody is born knowing how to cook for 80, so here's our guide!

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

here's how to get your fill as soon as it drops. thanks so much to @sagecoffey.bsky.social @mirkdrop.bsky.social and @matteofarinella.bsky.social for taking the time to read the ARC and share your thoughts <333 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-quick-ea...

A whole found family of anthropomorphic animals embraces (ft. a coati, cat, fox, rabbit, markhor, poodle, and pygmy hippo)

Text:
"In tackling what's a tense and difficult topic for many people, Mariah-Rose's adorable and expressive drawings make every page overflow with joy, compassion and playfulness. This book reframes relationships around the infinite beautiful possibilities they bring—to build the life, love, and world that we want to see."

—Sarah Shay Mirk, Sex from Scratch: Making Your Own Relationship Rules

The same cat enters a community center with a tray of steaming empanadas. An anthropomorphic shark, moth, and panda are all excited about it.

Text:
“Following the great tradition of wise animals, every character in Healthy Relationships has something important to teach us about human relationships. I want to recommend this book to everyone I know - family, friends, neighbors, colleagues - so we can build a better community together.”
– Dr. Matteo Farinella (Neuroscience Ph.D), author & artist of Neurocomic, The Senses, Cervellopoli

an anthropomorphoc poodle girl strikes a pose, grinning. she's got waist beads, an afro pick, and a crop-top from no name's book club ft. an AK-47 made out of colorful books. text:

"Made with kindness, compassion and a dash of humor throughout, Mariah-Rose Marie has beautifully illustrated a must-read for anyone who has ever felt lost when navigating relationships, and not just the romantic ones. It’s rare to find a relationship resource so thoughtfully crafted, approachable and empathetic.” “Mariah-Rose provided the building materials and a sturdy foundation for developing Healthy Relationships across different aspects of life with this book and I left it feeling ready to build!"

– Sage Coffey, Becoming Who We Are, BUGSNAX

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

i've been told @barnesandnoble.com is having a big pre-order sale on my book that comes out in dec! w/ this discount it's about ~$7 that goes a long way in helping me get it out in the world. only lasts till friday! find out what some kind colleagues had to say about it below...

an anthropomorphic cat sits in the dark at a classroom desk, paws clasped judgmentally (like shinji's dad from evangelion... you know the scene) next to a projection screen of questionable relationship tropes in media.

they're saying: "25% off of a cute, all-ages graphic novel about what it takes to build and maintain healthy relationships? in THIS economy?"

"and pre-orders help authors hugely by showing book sellers that they're supported?? ... I see. You have three days."

the same cat is cute and cheery now, holding a giant sparkling copy of the book, A Quick & Easy Guide to Healthy Relationships.

Text: BARNES & NOBLE PRE-ORDER SPECIAL
Wednesday Sept 3 - Friday Sept 5
use the code PREORDER25 at checkout!

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

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Megan Piontkowski Illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download! California (by county/area) Chicago Colorado DC Metro Area (DMV) Massachusetts North Carolina Triangle Area NYC Philly Pittsburgh Portland, OR St. Louis Metro Area Washington State Please share! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Hand holding small black and white hand lettered zine titled "How to Report ICE and Help Keep Our Neighbors Safe"

hand holding open zine. Pages read: "S Size of group, A Actions/Activity, L Location, U Uniforms/Clothes, T Time/Date, E Equipment

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 30/07/2025

The Cartoonist Co-op stands against the censorship and pay discrimination of 18+, erotic, and NSFW artists. Check the link below for our official statement, ways to take action, and resources. cartoonist.coop/censorship-p... Art by @greedygulo.bsky.social

Anthropomorphic dip-pen and inkwell stand infront of a table stacked with books. Pen holds a sign with '18+' drawn on the center, with a heart around it. Inkwell is holding a paper colored rainbow with 'LGBTQA' upon it. Inkwell is holding a hand up in a 'stop' motion. Behind the table is the vague sense of a crowd also holding signs. Above image it reads: "CARTOONISTS Against Adult Content CENSORSHIP"

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

hello 3 people in the LA comics scene... I will be at the wende zine fest next week if you wanna say hi. www.instagram.com/wendezinefest/ I made a new mini on clouds 🥺 it'll be the last event I'm doing this year (for good reason... will be able to share soon!)

a masked brown human with smiling eyes stands next to a glorious table spread of zines, prints and books.

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Matt 'Wib' Ward @wib.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I think some people have trouble seeing fascism as anything other than 1940s Germany. But I think 'people going to a comic convention needing to have a plan in case the government's goons show up to disappear people' is a pretty good demonstration of what it can look like in 2025.

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mariah-rose 𓃦 ✦ 𓅛 @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

I just finished reading this and... the character designs... the societal norm-challenging sweetness... the beauty and colors... the women... losing my bird loving mind. each page was a masterpiece ! such a wonderful book to gift any kid (or nature loving adult) wow

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Joan Zahra Dark 🔥 جون زهر درك @joandark.com · 02/07/2025

If you can support artists directly who've got work with Sprocket, that's great! But please don't take this news as a reason to not support artists who do have new or upcoming work with them either! Artists who've had no say in this mess still need support. I hope folks understand that as well.

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