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Paul Axel

@paulaxel.bsky.social
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Chicago social studies teacher (Civics and AP US Government) and comic book writer. Indie stuff you haven't read yet (HAPPINESS IS A WARM BUN, THE KOBOLD'S CLAIM), but I bet you'd like! Ask me about my Haymarket graphic novel. linktr.ee/paulaxel

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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The city has been talking about converting underused office buildings into affordable housing. Why not use one of them as a shelter and community center for the homeless, where they can also receive services and aid?
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How far we have fallen from "L'État, c'est moi."
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Gimli from The Hobbit says YEEESSS!
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I don't know. If I were Sibylle and I got that gift for my wedding, I'd be pretty damn offended.
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Honestly, given what we know about Michael B. Jordan, I would not put it past him to sub in on a random Tuesday at Hollywood Horror Nights.
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
No surprise here. Formative years spent in NW Chicagoland and southern Wisconsin.
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
How is this news? This is how genetics works, last I checked. It would be more newsworthy if Sean's son WASN'T John's grandson. Also, this headline is really awkwardly written. Why not, "Sean Lennon, son of former Beatle John, welcomes son" or something like that?
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Wile E. Coyote Licking
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Long ago, when the other place was good and true, I received on of the greatest compliments of my life.
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Fire the Grim Reaper.
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If Wally's is smart, they're putting out an announcement saying they will open a location in any state, regardless of political leanings.
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
One of my core memories is being in the audience for the original run of Spamalot in Chicago. Hank Azaria, David Hyde-Pierce...and an incandescent Tim Curry. That play redefined musicals for me, was one of the top five hardest times I have ever laughed, and is something I will cherish forever. Z'L
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Tim Curry: Uncorrupted Space
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Fuuuuuck, this week just sucks.
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
If there was ever a thing as universal human sainthood, Dolly'd probably come the closest. May her memory be a blessing.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 25/08/2026
The best of us. Much love to everyone who loved her - which means everyone. May each of us try to do a fraction of the good she chose to do for her neighbors everywhere.
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Widespread contaminated food + increasing grocery prices. Great combo. It's the sort of stuff that sharpens the National Razor.
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Just saw Iceboy! at the Goodman. No surprise it got three extensions - hilarious! If you get the chance to see it, GO!
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Alex @nobrakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Came up while talking with my brother that my SIL (not from the US) has no cultural context/background/history to even start to understand the MCU, so @paulaxel.bsky.social and I just spent 90 minutes making a list of everything in and referenced by the MCU sorted watch/optional/skip.
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Wife: We only put safety devices over our eyes. Thea: Cucumber slices aren't safety devices. Me: You are technically correct - the best kind of correct! #bureaucrat
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Just got home from the hospital, after donating a kidney to my dad. We're both fine and resting as comfortably as possible.
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Final hours begins now!
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
You've got 4 hours to get in on some sword-swinging, redcoat-wrecking, powdered wig-pummeling action! The New Amsterdam Game returns with Gooseberry's Counterfeit Caper! On #backerkit now. #indiecomics
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
We made our goal, and you have 12 hours to get in your pre-order for this awesome comic! #indiecomics
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Man, this air quality is no joke. You definitely smell it outside, and I'm even feeling the effects (I usually don't). Be safe out there today, people.
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
We did it! Made our goal! There are 23 hours left, so if you want to nab yourself a copy, now's the time to do it!
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
$885 to raise in 35 hours. Can we do it? Only with your help. Do you like masked swordsman and witty banter? Do you like American history? What are you waiting for?
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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
82% funded!! Help us cross the finish line!!!
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Pre-op day for my upcoming surgery (donating a kidney to dad). Can't believe it's almost here.
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Just a little over 48 hrs left in my crowdfunder, #PortfolioDay friends. I could really use your help.
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David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Hello again #portfolioday! Still David! Still my info! Just turned in a script over the weekend and looking for my next writing project! Open to a couple of freelance editorial gigs at the moment. More dets on my website! Keep an eye out for a crowdfunding campaign soon!!!🤞
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Neil Kleid @neilkleid.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hey #PortfolioDay! I’m Neil Kleid, and I’ve written licensed novels and comics & original graphic novels. My horror novel, ‘Return to the Motherfreaking Fun Factory’, is out this October! It’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets IT.” Seeking licensed opportunities. See www.neilkleidbooks.com
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Anthony Iannaccio @mrtonynacho.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I’m late to this and feel like an imposter more than usual lately but hey #PortfolioDay Currently working on my ongoing comedic series Superguy and also have some horror comics in the works VERY open to any kind of writing opportunity or collaboration!
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hey #PortfolioDay, I'm Paul. I teach Civics and write comics. Sometimes at the same time. I currently have a crowdfund campaign going for my latest story, so I hope you check it out!
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Skylar Patridge @skyepatridge.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Time for a new pinned post - I’m Skylar Patridge, comic artist & illustrator. Taking cover work for 2026 💫 skylarpatridge.com
Action Comics 1097 Things to Come Variant CoverMarian Heretic #4 Variant CoverSmile: For the Camera #1 coverDark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #2 variant cover
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Sebastian Girner @sebastiangirner.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Happy #portfolioday ! I try to write one comic for every 100 I’ve worked on as editor and here are a few. One day I’ll balance the tally out!
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Diana Sousa @dianasousaart.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
#PortfolioDay is once more upon us! 🎨 I'm an Eisner Award nominated comic book colorist who's worked for Dark Horse, IDW, Mad Cave, Image, and more. I'm actively looking for new projects! 🔹 comics.dianasousa.com 🔹 contact@dianasousa.com #comics
Practice page from SCARLET WITCH #1, art by Sara Pichelli, written by Steve Orlando. Final published work wasn't by me. It shows Wanda Maximoff and Darcy Lewis inside Wanda's bookshop, Emporium.Page from THE HUNGER AND THE DUSK #2, with art by Chris Wildgoose, written by G. Willow Wilson, color direction by Msassyk. Two of the main characters, both orcs, have a conversation in a snow-y landscape, with a sky in tones of pink and purple behind them.Page from CRITICAL ROLE: THE MIGHTY NEIN ORIGINS: FJORD STONE. Art by Selina Espiritu, written by Kevin Burke, Chris “Doc” Wyatt, Travis Willingham, and Matthew Mercer. It shows a partially destroyed ship at the bottom of the sea, with a group of characters looking at it.Page from CRITICAL ROLE: THE MIGHTY NEIN ORIGINS, the FCBD issue, with art by Leo Cino, written by Sam Maggs. Caleb and Beau walk in a dusty street towards a tavern, the sky in tones of yellow.
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Emily Schnall @emilyschnall.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Oh hey #portfolioday, fancy seeing you again
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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It's #portfolioday, and I'm a comics writer currently working on some proposals. I am also interested in pitching/taking on WFH (isn't everyone in this economy?).
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Andrew Leamon @andrewleamon.com · 14/07/2026
#PortfolioDay ⬇️✅️❤️ go.bsky.app/KPW9RqB
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Ashley Cooper @ashleycooper.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
What's up #portfolioday? Add a [redacted] to that list of credits! 👀
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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 14/07/2026
Hi #PortfolioDay! I’m Oliver. I’m the writer and colorist of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts (coming soon from @oni-press.bsky.social) and The Monuments (now on Kickstarter). And I’m the colorist of The Forgotten Five. Thanks for checking out my comics!
Comic images from A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts showing various characters and scenes, like a bowl of talking soup, an invisible teen, and teens partying.Comic cover for A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts showing a crowded DC metro station with an invisible teen and a flying superhero.Panels from The Forgotten Five showing two people talking at an old house.Comic panel from The Monuments 2 showing a woman plugged into the controls of a mech and another face melting in a screen.
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Fernando Salvaterra @salvaterra.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hi #portfolioday I do maps, apparently. #ttrpg #cartography
fantasy map illustration depicting a flat world floating in the void. it has a ruined city in the north, desolated plains in the northeast, a strange reality warping land in the northwest with a whilrpool of stars, broken lands just south of it, dangerous hills in the east, a stange juntle in the south surrounded by a vast mountain range. all this around a central chaotic area with war, warping terrain, a lake of acid, a cursed citadel, burning cities.a fantasy map illustration titled "the divine empire of cirrhul" where a central lake surrounded by a circular mountain range sits in the middle of a land with hills, rivers and plains. another big mountain range to the north and a vast forest to the south. steppes to the northwest and a sea to the southeast. the border is decorated with statutes of the gods.map or landscape illustration in a tarot card proportion, depicting a fragmented land with big stone slabs open up to a ravine below. It has a long stone stairway going down, a strange crystal palace, some trees and desert-like terrain, a giant anthill, a river cascading to the ravine and a pool on a floating islet, containing a giant, desperate eel that doesn't fit well in the pool.fantasy map illustration of a devastated land crossed by roads. suburbs to the northwest, a quarry in the northeast, a forest being destroyed, industrial plant, a marsh, a trash dump terrain, mountains to the southwest, a farm at the bottom of the map.
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Lipika Vethaka @lipikav.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hi #portfolioday !!! I'm Lipika! I’m a writer and illustrator creating Between the Sand and the Sea, an illustrated literary fantasy inspired by the history, architecture, and myths of Central Asia and the Turco-Persian world. #OC #amwriting
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Madeleine Fjäll @madeleinefjall.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hey #PortfolioDay! I'm Madeleine, an illustrator and concept artist from Sweden. I love to paint anything historical and fantasy with pretty light. Would love to make book covers!✨ 🌐 madeleinefjall.com ✉️ madeleinefjallart@gmail.com
Illustration made during Paul Scott Canavan's mentorship. It features a man wearing black and red, with a bird's mask and swords on his hips. His hand is stretched up as a large hawk-like bird is going to land on his glove. Behind him, he has a grey horse with its ears drawn back. Both the bird and the horse's eyes are glowing. They are all in the middle of a dark, foggy nordic forest with aurora in the dark sky. La belle dame sans merci by Frank Bernard Dicksee version of Hans and Henry from Kingdom Come DeliveranceTwo illustrations. To the left is a vampire in anguish, blood dripping down his mouth, hands over his face and over his heart, as two long-fingered hands with claws are coming from above, trying to get to him. 

The second image is Lucia in the dark, holding a candle, wearing a more victorian inspired outfit. There's a sliver of a glowing circle behind her. Her eyes are glowing. The two covers I made for my books "Far From Miklagardr" and "Far From Eikfell". In the first one two men are holding two fingers, hesitantely, in front of the northern lights. In the second one, they are now fully holding hands, back against each other, in front of the sea. Far away is a viking ship.
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Arthur Baron-Clément @arthur.baron-clement.com · 14/07/2026
Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm a french illustrator specializing in landscapes and sceneries. I'm available for freelance work. ✉️ arthur@baron-clement.com 🔗 arthur.baron-clement.com/en/ 🖼️ arthur.baron-clement.com/en/shop/
Composite of 12 landscape paintings.
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Prosper Tipaldi 🌱🌿 @prospertipaldi.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hey #PortfolioDay! I'm Prosper, an illustrator and concept artist based in France. I specialize in history and fantasy! 🌱🗡️ 🌐 linktr.ee/prospertipaldi ✉️ prospertipaldi@gmail.com
A painting of a knight in a fourteenth century inspired armor, wearing plate armor with a bascinet type helmet and black and green clothes with dagged ends. He is wielding a one handed arming sword and shield.A drawing of a knight in plate armor with a sallet helmet toped with a golden dragon. Over his armor is a red cloth embroidered with the Blackfyre three headed black dragon. He is wielding a two handed pole axeA drawing of a woman in plate armor. Her clothes displays the red and black Targaryen three headed dragon, embroidered with yellow flames. She is wielding a wing shaped halberdA drawing of a woman in plate, mail and scale armor, with green clothes. She is wielding a two handed war hammer and a wooden shield, displaying the house Mormont coat of arms from A Song of Ice and Fire, a black bear on a green background. The visor of her bascinet helmet is open.
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𝕵𝖎𝖒𝖒𝖞 𝕸𝖆𝖐𝖊𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖈𝖊 @jimmymakepeace.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hello again #Portfolioday my name is Jimmy Makepeace and I'm an Illustrator and Animator from Bristol, UK. if you'd like to work together get in touch at Jimmymakepeaceillustration@gmail.com or have a look at my portfolio at cara.app/jimmiemakepe...
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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 14/07/2026
Hi #PortfolioDay - I am Kim Hu Freelance Illustrator & Concept Artist Looking for cool new projects in the second half of 2026 📂 kim-hu.com ✉️ hello@kim-hu.com
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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hey #PortfolioDay, I'm Paul. I teach Civics and write comics. Sometimes at the same time. I currently have a crowdfund campaign going for my latest story, so I hope you check it out!
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Ben (Bee) Kahn @benkahncomics.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Heyy, lets do a #PortfolioDay Post! I am Ben Kahn, a GLAAD Award nominated comic book writer. I've written comics for Star Trek, Monster High, Overwatch and more! If you're an editor looking for new WFH writers, feel free to reach out any time.
Cover to Star Trek: CelebrationsCover to Monster High: Howliday HauntCover to Overwatch: Venture's Adventures: The Deep-Sea DeceptionCover to Mr. Muffins: Defender of the Stars
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