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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Postal pre-orders for #twoshillingsaday have been sent, and tomorrow is the launch party and in-person collection for local peeps. ⛺️🚲😀

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Hi @lucysullivan.bsky.social I thought I could DM but can't find it so I'll have to do this in public! In case anyone else might be interested too...?? The pre-order link for my graphic novel is michimathias.bigcartel.com and I just sent it to the printer today! 😀

Illustrattion of four cyclists in Victorian clothing with luggage on they bicycles, on unpaved country roead. Test: Two Shillings a Day - the world's first bikepacking trip. Michi Mathias. Adapted from TH Holding's Cycle and Camp, the true story of his pioneering 1897 Ireland tour.

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I’m here with a printed sample of Two Shillings a Day and taking pre-orders, plus my graphic recipes. Come and see us at the Bungaroosh table!

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Cartoon County @cartooncounty.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

THIS SUNDAY - SE25 6AB our pals @myfanwytristram.bsky.social‬ @daniellocke.bsky.social @streakofpith.bsky.social @michimathias.bsky.social @simonrussell.bsky.social have a group table at SLCZF Look for the stunning @ambush_mo_morrell poster then find them under the Bungaroosh name for great comics

Super poster by @ambush_mo_morrell for the 2026 South London Comic and Zine Fair showing Whale buses and diver artists. Something that would look great framed on any wall

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Not too bad really, in three days over unpaved roads with single-geared bicycles in 1897. Two Shillings a Day pre-orders are open! 🚲⛺️ See link from my site

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Good news! The only comics podcast that got nerdy enough about fountain pen nibs and everything process is coming back!!

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Pre-orders are now open for Two Shillings a Day, out in July! (Or earlier if all goes well) I’m at #Brighton Open Market today with this zine excerpt

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Brighton area people - @cartooncounty.bsky.social is back at the Open Market, last day of May! Come see my nearly-complete graphic novel… and lots of great other artists’ work.

Flyer: Sunday May 31st. The Ppen Market. London Rd, Brighton

Four cyclists in Victorian clothing
on unpaved road

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Graphic novel Two Shillings a Day is nearly done, and introduced here in the Camping and Caravanning Club mag. My main character TH Holding founded the Club 125 years ago!

Magazine page, me holding graphic novel artwork

Second magazine page, illustration showing my camping list and more

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

On my way to the Brighton Open Market with graphic recipes and more…

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Really happy to be part of this brilliant anthology #allisnotwell on care - from all angles. Comics are great for stories like these. Mine shows how careworkers help very elderly people cope at home after hospital, including the difficult demands and responsibilities of their job. I learnt a lot!

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I listened to this incredibly moving, insightful talk by cancer survivor Heat Dziczek and started #graphicrecording it... though I did re-draw this after to make it properly clear as she wanted it for her website. 😀 Check out her amazing work at cancer.cards

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

The trouble with cows when you’re finding a place to camp in the 1890s. From Two Shillings a Day graphic novel WIP.

Ink and watercolour comics panel showing three cows trying to enter a small tent

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I've backed this and I really want it to reach goal. The art looks amazing and the whole thing is beautiful and not like anything else I've seen. Have a look!

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Getting closer to finishing Two Shillings a Day. Here’s a few panels about mud. It’s 1897, before roads were paved.

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

You might know Zara from her incredible graphic novel Coma - check out her current project! I can't stop looking at this image...

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

T.H. Holding and co. exploring Cong on the second day of their #cycle-touring trip. Only thirty-four more pages of Two Shillings a Day to ink and colour!

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Hey @mailchimphelp.bsky.social there's some kind of bug with the text+image block. The size of the image is tiny, no matter which ratio I choose. The example below is meant to be 1/3 text, 2/3 image. (I just discovered I cannot access any tech support bcs I'm on the free plan)

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

What TH Holding and company ate for lunch on the world’s first cycletouring trip in 1897. More about the cooking in February newsletter

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

When one is constrained by a manuscript - I’m not changing any words for the graphic novel - it’s a relief to find what seemed awfully rude isn’t, actually. 😅

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Asking directions to Leenane and not getting accurate answer... this is in 1897. Seems that old joke has been around for awhile!

Drawing of cyclist talking to man on cart pulled by donkey

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Once again, a wonderful advent calendar from the always-generous Simon! This is going to be fun

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I’ve made my own planner for over 30 years as I can’t find one that’s right! It’s POD from Lulu in case this happens to fit how you think, too.

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Saw old and new friends at Thought Bubble, enjoyed a live draw, and finally got to visit the incredible Graphic Novel Reading Room and escape the overwhelm!

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

On my way to #thoughtbubble, not tabling, just being a punter this time. 😀 Who should I go and see?

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

One hundredth page finished! More in brief monthly update - sign up at michimathias.com to see behind the scenes and nerdy detail

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 27/05/2024

A new one for me - a set of jigsaw puzzles for kids! Commission for an Italian school project on endangered species and climate change, connected with The Carbon Almanac.

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 19/02/2024

Off to Wales next week to talk about my WIP graphic novel at the @workersgallery.bsky.social and see the great work of eleven other fab artists in the exhibition.

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 17/02/2024

After only seven years, my graphic novel work-in-progress is over halfway inked and watercoloured! 79th page finished, 76 to go… by the end of this year???

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Michi @michimathias.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

Such a fun event at LICAF - two writer+artist teams each create a one-page comic, and under various constraints too. David Gaffney + Sean Phillips, Charlie Adlard + Bernard Hage. Delightfully compered by Peter Kessler.

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