Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 03/12/2025I just got a "not feeling a connection" email from a kid's book rep I wrote to in June. Were these people raised in a fucking swamp or something? Who thinks anyone is waiting to hear they've passed on a submission after half a year has passed? The temerity of some people. 010
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Sketchbookery. #cartooning #comics #drawing 041
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 22/09/2025It just so happens that I have a couple of "F*ck D*sney tee shirt designs in my TeePublic shop. Here's the second one, for all of us who are tired of the sequels, prequels, remakes, and general sameness of Disney's output. Also, screw Disney anyway, the toads. www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/5297... 161
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 22/09/2025It just so happens that I have a couple of "F*ck D*sney tee shirt designs in my TeePublic shop. Here's the first one, which is based on a repurposed ad from an old comic book. www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/5298... 031
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 09/09/2025#Doodling while waiting for my job interview. I arrived unfashionably early. 050
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Tee shirt parade, a thread. Buy my shirts and stuff here: www.teepublic.com/user/bommush... 120
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 08/09/2025I dreamt last night that I had lost an arm. It took me an hour to shake that awful feeling this morning. 000
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Don't tell my landlord about the new housemates. Let's let it be a surprise. 010
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 06/09/2025A new design for that cookie jar #kidlitdummy #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration 050
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Incredibly disappointing end to the day, 000
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 05/09/2025apnews.comAnthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated chatbot training materialArtificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot. 010
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Without any real disrespect meant, I am floored by the way other people waste your time when you're looking for work. I was rejected by an agent last week who had my samples for six months. I stopped myself before telling her I wouldn't have wanted to work with someone who would do that anyway. 010
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 04/09/2025This little doodle wound up looking like the title page of a Kurt Cobain Babies Golden Book. 060
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 03/09/2025What now? Fan art? I guess so. #DCcomics #comics #cartooning #Deadman 160
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Skechers' new AI ads get some sharp commentary. Hire Humans. AI has no soul. 010
Reposted by Tom DoughertyDane will return at NYCC H-05 @monkeyminion.com · 01/09/2025I love the smell of consequences in the morning. Thank you, @dragoncon.org 267316337751
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 01/09/2025I'm still looking for work in #kidlit illustration. If you see this and would like to discuss a project, please don't hesitate to reach out here. #illustration #cartooning #comics #kidlitart 293
Reposted by Tom DoughertySeth Beastmeat @sethbeastmeat.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Lol, he's no baby... BUT, it's been a tuff week with cancelations, reschedules and the dreaded no-show. So I have availability in my schedule, which means you have an OPPORTUNITY! Help me fill in my calendar and put food in lil' Monty's dish and Ill give you a discount! #seattle #seattletattooartist 043
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 01/09/2025New T-shirt! www.teepublic.com/user/bommush... 010
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 01/09/2025New T-shirt! www.teepublic.com/user/bommush... 010
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Record Cat and Coffee Cat, from www.instagram.com/littlefriend... 020
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 31/08/2025From a Sesame Street activity magazine from 1970. The best cartoon representation of Cookie Monster. More or Less. #kidlitart #kidlit #Sesamestreet 051
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 31/08/2025Zoning out and testing unusual CSP brushes tonight. I fell in love with this square brush. It's so versatile. #illustration #clipstudiopaint 041
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 31/08/2025Pirate School! I always feel sad when summer ends and the kids have to go back to school. #kidlit #kidlitart #pirates #backtoschool 073
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Exploring how I want to approach the artwork for a comic I'm planning. An older magician buys a spell from a disguised teenage magic prodigy. I like the look of traditional comic color, but it might not be the way I ultimately produce this project. #comics #illustration #comicart 040
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 27/08/2025If you see this, quote post your cat art! #cat #cats #kidlit #kidlitart #lilustration 092
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Fine Art from last year. Fine? The finest! 000
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 26/08/2025It's sad that so many kids today don't know the proper protocol to follow when you're on a highway and Road Runner goes "Beep Beep." 010
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 26/08/2025A couple of wizards from an old #videogame #pitch I had to give them a little digital dusting to clean them up, tbh. #conceptart #illustration #gameart 071
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 26/08/2025I just fished a big, brown moth out of a half-cup of cold coffee. He shook it off, and when I took him to the window, he was able to get it together and fly away. He's going to be up all night. 010
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 25/08/2025The girl with the worst luck in the world. #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration 0163
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 25/08/2025I don't think I've ever seen a #StarWars fan #comic that wasn't just poking fun at the whole thing. Maybe that's in my future soon. I don't know this woman's name yet, or all that much more about her, but she's probably going to bust some shit up. #comics #cartooning 010
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 25/08/2025I had a recruiter who had ghosted me twice contact me to ask if I could refer someone to a job they had that I wasn't in the running for (it wasn't my field). In what world would I do that for them or to someone else? 010
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 24/08/2025ZipRecruiter results today for my copywriter alert. 000
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 23/08/2025A late night #doodle #kidlitart #kidlit #cartooning 031
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Another loose #kidlitbookdummy #illustration. #cats #kidlit #kidkitart 050
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Another rough piece of my #kidlitbookdummy. These look a little more finished than most dummy art, but they'll help to show my intentions with the final art. At least, that's the plan. #kidlit #bookdummy #kidlitart #cats #illustration 070
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 20/08/2025I applied for a social media staff writer job with a local museum. I didn't get the gig. I then looked at their current social media accounts, and I see they get about three comments and a dozen likes on the posts they make on IG. Yeah, you don't need any new ideas. You're doing great. 010
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Another roughish #kidlit #bookdummy image. #kidlit #illustration #cats 0143
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Refining my #cat book #kidltdummy #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration 070
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 16/08/2025An old Dr. Doom design I did when daydreaming about a Doom limited series project. #Marvel #DoctorDoom #comicbooks #comics 190
Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Dr. Doom warmup. I posted a b&w version of this a couple of days ago and took it down almost immediately. Doom's scarred face hasn't been shown much in the comics, and it's always different than the last time it was shown, so mine is as legit as the next guy's, I suppose. #comics #marvel 050