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@pdbowman.studio
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(he / him) graphic designer / illustrator, content wrangler, cooperator pdbowman.studio

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A.C. Esguerra @blueludebar.com · 31/08/2026
work in comics in the U.S., or know someone who does? (self-pub and webcomics count) tell 'em to fill this @cartoonist.coop survey! sharing knowledge is power 💪🏽🔏 airtable.com/appLRxNDI7Yj...
the top of the website form for the 2026 Comics Worker Survey by Cartoonists United, showing an image of Inkling (a cartoon inkwell) holding Nibford (a cartoon nib pen) encircled by text reading "Cartoonists United". underneath the picture, body text reads "The 2026 Comics Worker Survey / -This is for comics workers who live and work in the US / -Please answer relevant fields with your earnings from 2025 ONLY"
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The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 22/09/2026
Running The Flytrap is expensive. There are a lot of technical things we need, like a distribution platform, and grownups, like our tax guy, and it's important to us to pay industry-standard rates to freelancers. So much so that we committed to doing that with the @nwu.org
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Freelancer Policies
The Flytrap and National Writers Union have agreed upon freelancer policies for media workers contributing to The Flytrap Media.
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Odera Igbokwe @odera.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
For example, moments like this hand or the way the figuration plays with the tension of realism versus the spirit and feeling of the figure are a major part of what make my paintings dance and reflective of my queer nonbinary center
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Riki Blanco @rikiblanco.net · 24/09/2026
1/3 Ilustraciones para 'Homenaje a Cataluña' de George Orwell. Para ilustrar esta novela he optado por la estrategia de convertir frases que me parecían relevantes y convertirlas en carteles ficticios. Desde hace unos días ya está en librerías. Lo edita Alma editorial
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Vlad Vexler @vladvexler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In a recent New Statesman piece, Alexander Etkind predicts the end of Russia - and what will come after. In my latest MAIN CHANNEL VIDEO, I respond to him. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pcv...
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If Putin's Russia Collapses, No One Is Ready for What Comes Next
YouTube video by Vlad Vexler
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lee @leedean.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
stoop
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Lydia @coyoteprince.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Sometimes art isn't working and you have to examine what went wrong, do a few more tests, and try again. The trick is figuring out when its worth it vs you just being a perfectionist
Photo of a sketchbook, a failed painting, and an uncolored paper taped to a boardPhoto of a ruined first try painting vs a finished second try
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Aaron Campbell @aaroncampbellarts.com · 11/09/2026
And now for the very first #behindthescenes🎬 shots with my new cast of characters for A Walking Shadow! Quality talent! #vertigocomics @sispurrier.bsky.social
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Paul @pauljonmilne.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
skull design on the subtle Punisher analogue is incredible, Kevin O'Neill wins again
drawings by Kevin O'Neill of some horrible superheroes. One has a skull emblem on the US flag, made of the letters "RIP"
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Alariko @alariko.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Oil painting
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Urban History @urbanhistory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📚 @mariannedhe.bsky.social reviews Randall Packard's Fevered Cities 🦠 'urbanists will find much of value in this sweeping historical perspective on what Packard calls "the most widespread viral disease that most people in the northern hemisphere have never heard of"' 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S096...
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Randall M. Packard, Fevered Cities: A History of Dengue Epidemics. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025. 368pp. 12 b&w illustrations. 7 maps. Bibliography. Index. £31/$31.95 pbk. | Urba...
Randall M. Packard, Fevered Cities: A History of Dengue Epidemics. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025. 368pp. 12 b&w illustrations. 7 maps. Bibliography. Index. £31/$31.95 pbk.
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Saly "and more" @salylockheart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I was thinking of doing commissions like this to end the month. 5 slots available. 75€ for one. Send me an email if you are interested. ✉️ lasalomee@gmail.com
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Mark Tomlinson @marktomlinson.dev · 18/09/2026
Fewer startups, more co-ops. Fewer founders, more communities.
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Ailantd Sikowsky @ailantd.com · 26/01/2025
Cursing in foreign language.
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paul @pdbowman.studio · 16/09/2026
‘To some extent, we’re all living in the former Eastern Bloc now.’
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George Outhwaite @georgeouthwaite.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
drawings about love
4 drawings of bryony vines
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Tsupi_WBSY カラリーマン @tsupi-wbsy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
凛々しい #BirdArt
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Linnea Sterte @decassette.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
still pay-what-you-like, still 190-something pages, still a shortbox comic in spirit though I keep forgetting to apply perhaps due to a subconscious fear of rejection. print book will be out in November (I hope??)
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Marianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The Battle of Algiers debuted 60 years ago this August. I wrote a historian's guide to the now classic film. Read it here:
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A Historian's Guide to The Battle of Algiers
Pontecorvo and Saadi Yacef's now-classic film debuted 60 years ago this August. Here's everything you need to know about it.
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paul @pdbowman.studio · 12/09/2026
link update: www.ohstudio.uk/notes/illust...
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I can’t recall a day when I haven’t drawn something… — *oH: design studio
Jonathan Edwards, illustrator and comic artist, has done it all: contributed to The Guardian , designed a single cover for the Black Eyed Peas, and taken Japan by storm with his signature style. All...
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National Writers Union @nwu.org · 07/09/2026
This year marks 45 years of NWU fighting for the rights of creative workers. Are you a creative worker who is tired of exploitation, stolen wages, and work insecurity? Let’s fight back together! Join NWU today: nwu.org/join
Graphic made on Canva showing a cartoon raised fist next to the words "Happy Labor Day". Across the bottom is a photo of NWU members at a gathering in New York City in the fall of 2024.
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SKTCHD @sktchd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Artist @matiasbergara.bsky.social is a one of one, and today on SKTCHD, we talked his path to comics, his evolution, collaborating with @sispurrier.bsky.social, and more, before we break down a cover and four pages from the first issue of A Mischief of Magpies #1 and the choices he made on the page.
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"I Try to Never Do the Same Page Twice": Artist Matías Bergara on His Art and A Mischief of Magpies - SKTCHD
If I was tasked with creating a list of the most gifted comic artists operating today, Matías Bergara 1 would be on a shortlist of names near the top. There are very few who can create fully unique la...
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David Aja @davidaja.com · 03/09/2026
"Feed the naked and punch the nazi", the Bible says so.
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kayti burt @kaytiburt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If you are a writer/creative worker reading this, I hope you will consider joining the National Writers Union (@nwu.org)/The Freelance Solidarity Project (@fspnwu.bsky.social), where we are organizing for better working conditions for writers, freelancers, and creative industry workers. It is vital.
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paul @pdbowman.studio · 27/08/2026
ever heard the expression ‘to put words in another’s mouth’
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paul @pdbowman.studio · 27/08/2026
so great, her Wednesday warrior close!
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paul @pdbowman.studio · 27/08/2026
fascinating many-layered conversation, joy in cultivating readers at its heart
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scott dagostino @scottdagostino.ca · 25/08/2026
Just as Texas giant Molly Ivins begged the rest of America not to vote for George W. Bush in 2000 because she knew *precisely* who and what he is, New Yorkers understood Trump all the way back to the SPY magazine days and America should’ve listened 🫤
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paul @pdbowman.studio · 25/08/2026
i spy a bad gay badgayspod.com/episode-arch...
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Philip Johnson — Bad Gays
Philip Cortelyou Johnson may be more responsible than anyone for the shift from Modernism as a new way of living to Modernism as an elite bauble. Born into immense power and privilege, he was a deeply...
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Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
New on Nebula: this is the most time I’ve ever spent on a single piece of content, and I was angry for every second of it (but in a fun way) nebula.tv/videos/cityn...
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CityNerd — Gerrymandering Is Bad for Cities. Here’s How to Fix It.
Gerrymandering, more often than not, is used to disenfranchise people who live in cities and scatter their votes into outlying districts. It doesn't have to be this way.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 24/08/2026
Ask my friend and collaborator some questions!
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Rory Taylor @rorytaylor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The ongoing abortion debate is obviously a women's rights issue, but could soon spiral into a broader battle over Liechtenstein's entire political setup Give it a watch if you're interested: Why Europe’s Most Powerful Monarchy Is Heading for a Constitutional Crisis www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8qv...
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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 21/08/2026
Congratulations to member Karenza Sparks for being nominated for Best Original Graphic Novel for The Corus Wave at this year's Ringo Awards 🎉 Voting is now open to comics professionals, so go read it if you haven't and show your support! ringoawards.com
Front cover of the graphic novel 'The Corus Wave' by Karenza Sparks. A billowing white cloud on a blue sky dominates the image, while two girls standing on a hillside look at a map.
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Marianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Have you seen my interview with Evan Urquhart? Evan founded Assigned Media, and I asked him what it's like to run one of the most trusted and most beloved trans news sites. Don't miss it! CC @evanurquhart.bsky.social @assignedmedia.org
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Journos on Journos: Evan Urquhart
The founder of Assigned Media shares what it means to write trans news that the community trusts.
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paul @pdbowman.studio · 21/08/2026
find alternative links in thread below in case these don’t work
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'm still finding out about these folks but @freepress.bsky.social (no, not Bari Weiss's outlet!), @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social, and several unions including @newsguild.org @wgaeast.bsky.social and @nwu.org are all organizations pushing for structural changes to our information environment.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
👇🎯 Today in "What people really want, even if they can't yet grasp or articulate it, is <more> and <stronger> parties." bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
You guysss PBS is doing a wHOLE SERIES ABOUT THE PERMIAN PANGAEA TIME LET'S GOOOOOOO www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWri...
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An Important Announcement
YouTube video by PBS Eons
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Farel Dal @farel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
7 pages of original artwork out of the 12 pages from THE WRENCHIES I posted last Friday are available for purchase from the Beguiling www2.store.beguilingoriginalart.com/index.php?cP...
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folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We keep being made to bear witness. Again and again and again. This essay is about witnessing, burnout, hope, and the recycling of yesterday's violences. As we live through tomorrow's yesterday, what future are we leaving for tomorrow's children? folukeafrica.com/reflections-...
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The End of ‘Race Relations’: Witnessing Racial Violence and the Elusive Hope for Justice
But remember the children are always ours… every single one of them.
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paul @pdbowman.studio · 17/08/2026
is this the parody account
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A Constant Risk of Fire @seedavigo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Skeletor is a mean girl low-key #mastersoftheuniverse
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Linnea Sterte @decassette.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
some sort of airport minicomic? idk hagai is making me do this in exchange for a 1st pass spellcheck on prisoners. I pay him in woims so to speak
people around the bag conveyor belt at an airport, black & white & green but will prob not stick to this exact color
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Marianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I still have space in my schedule for work later this month and into September. If you're looking for a reporter to tackle election stories, a copy editor to go through the manuscript you worked on all summer, or some exciting third option, please reach out! RTs appreciated.
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Farel Dal @farel.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The First installment of the WRENCHIES, pages 1-13 up to read for free on patreon. subscribe for free and get around 12 pages of adventure a week www.patreon.com/fareldal/pos...
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paul @pdbowman.studio · 09/08/2026
can’t put a good town down
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 30/07/2026
What comes after Luddism? In a special free issue of the mighty co-op Flaming Hydra, I probe the limits of centering resistence to big tech around the lore of the Luddites: flaminghydra.com/issue-617/#beyond-…
Flaming Hydra screenshot
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Marianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I'm in Slate today with the tale of how a couple of invasive mosquito species have conquered the U.S., and what that means for our future (spoiler: it's not great!) Please read and share.
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They’re the Most Annoying Creatures on the Planet. You Don’t Know What They’re Going to Unleash on America.
They can do a lot more than ruin your summer day.
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The Gaily Show @thegailyshow.org · 05/08/2026
I ❤️talking with @kenschneck.bsky.social and @danapiccoli.com. And we all got back together for the new episode of This News Is So Gay! A major topic we unpacked: is it possible for LGBTQ+ media to be critical of Democrats? @thebuckeyeflame.com thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/08/05/t...
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This News is So Gay (8/5/26): Covering the Death of an LGBTQ+ Publication
Featuring: Dana Piccoli (News is Out) and John Parker (The Gaily Show)
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
El-Sayed: We live in an era where we continue to see a few very small people try to define America as being as small as they are. We can't control the past 250 years. What we can do is build the next 250
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