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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I've got a new series starting in the Phoenix Comic this August. Doing an adaptation of the Greek Myths has long been an ambition of mine and to see it finally being realised is very exciting. Rest assured Fawn will return but in the meantime I hope you enjoy my retelling of the story of Perseus.

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

I'm hosting a Phoenix Comic illustration workshop on Sat 19th July at Waterstones, Lincoln High Street. 2-3pm, £5 per ticket. Tickets limited so book early. I'll be helping you design your own comic character and then showing you how to create a comic page. Signing and Sketching after the event.

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

LESS THAN 24hrs TO GO! So close now, if you haven't bagged yourself a copy of ROMO the WolfBoy yet head on over to Kickstarter and make it happen: kck.st/3FqdMcS

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ROMO the WolfBoy by writer/artist ILYA

All Ages action-adventure spooky character comedy. Yes… All!

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

My good pal @ilyagraphic.bsky.social is in the final days of his kickstarter for his all ages graphic novel ROMO the WolfBoy. It's a beautiful piece of work that throughly deserves the backing so please head on over to kck.st/3FqdMcS and considering making a pledge to see him over the line.

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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

A HUGE congratulations to everyone at @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social celebrating issue 700 this week! SUCH an amazing achievement, and a testament to how much children love comics, and how many incredible comic creators we have. Shout out to @rdcomics.bsky.social for this incredible cover, too! 🤩

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

This year I had the honour of producing the artwork for the 700th issue of the Phoenix Comic, reimagining a whole host of Phoenix characters as a superhero team. You can also grab the artwork as a huge A1 or A2 poster from the Phoenix shop by following this link: thephoenixcomic.shop/collections/...

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James Stayte @jamesstayte.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

This week is the SEVEN HUNDRETH issue of The Phoenix Comic featuring a beautiful cover by @rdcomics.bsky.social! Gorebrah is back for a space adventure with Wiffles, the helpful Goblin! Plus Susie & Shrug face manatee bureaucracy! Proud to be part of this comic with SO many amazing creators!!

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I've just backed ROMO the Wolfboy by @ilyagraphic.bsky.social on Kickstarter. Show some support y'all for someone who has done so much for emerging talent in the UK comic industry. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ily...

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ROMO the WolfBoy by writer/artist ILYA

All Ages action-adventure spooky character comedy. Yes… All!

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

My good pal @ilyagraphic.bsky.social is launching a Kickstarter for his all ages comic book ROMO: THE WOLFBOY in a couple of weeks. A full colour, 240 page, hardcover graphic novel, with beautiful artwork and a cracking good story. Sign up to the pre launch now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ily...

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Coming soon: ROMO the WolfBoy by writer/artist ILYA

All Ages action-adventure spooky character comedy. Yes… All!

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I'll be at the Phoenix table inside Waterstones Lincoln, Sat 15th Feb from 2pm as part of the @waterstoneskids.bsky.social Book Festival. Come grab a FREE sketch, comic and poster! If you're seeing @jamiesmart.bsky.social and @neillcameron.bsky.social in the morning come see me in the afternoon!

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

This week's Tuesday snippet comes from Wooing the Witch Queen...which comes out in just one week! (And I've been seeing exciting photos of it already showing up on some North American bookshelves...) Find all of the preorder/buy-links here: www.stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing... #romancelandia

An image of the front cover of Wooing the Witch Queen shows a sinister witch queen in a spectacular beaded dress embracing her handsome and adoring new librarian (in a black wizard's robe) inside a library of magic filled with crows and masks and flying books. Above and beside it is this snippet from the book:
The witch queen of Kitvaria might be capable of many previously-unheard-of things, but she was certainly not interested in flirting with him now. Perhaps she was in a whimsical mood, after whatever great spell she’d been working on the roof; more worryingly, she might be hinting at real anger.
Either way, he had to remember that she was infinitely more likely to kill him than to kiss him, no matter what his treacherously reawakening body might wish him to imagine.

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Let me give you a close up look at the Fawn Pin badge collection from The Phoenix Comic. All badges are available now on the Phoenix Shop and would make a great stocking filler for any Fawn fans you may know. Here's a link to the pin badge page on the shop. thephoenixcomic.shop/collections/...

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YO Comics Fair @yocomicsfair.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

We are hosting South London's first kids comics fair for kids and by kids! On Sunday 23 March we will be taking over @stanleyarts.bsky.social and filling it with stalls and workshops, all for the love of comics! We're looking for volunteers so get in touch if you are interested!

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

FAWN And The Fire Spirit begins this week. The Fire Spirit has become increasingly concerned about Fawn's out of control powers. Can Fawn survive their confrontation? Find out in this weeks issue of the Phoenix Comic!

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

@jamiesmart.bsky.social As if you're not on this list. You're always talking about biscuits!

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marc makes comics @marcmakescomics.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

If you couldn’t get to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social you can grab my comics from the link in my bio! I’ll sign them too, like you were there!

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Are you a graphic novelist looking to make your published debut? The First Graphic Novel Award is back for 2025 thanks to Arts Council England!📚🖌 ✨Submissions open January 9th!✨ 🔗http://firstgraphicnovel.co.uk @firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social #firstgraphicnovelaward #FGNA2025 #FGNA

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Had the best time @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend. Met loads of readers and their parents sharing their love of Fawn. Meeting Penelope who dressed up as Fawn too absolutely made my day. Kudos to the girl in the background sporting a Fawn hoodie as well, thank you for supporting the comic.

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Gary Northfield @stupidmonster.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Set up a starter pack for Phoenix comic creators. Give me a shout if I missed you (I’ve most definitely missed loads!) go.bsky.app/A5Jxfxm

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Come meet me @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social at Harrogate Convention Centre Bubbleboy Hall, tables F1 - F3 Saturday only Fawn pin badges for sale Free sketches with any purchase Signing between 2 - 3pm

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Neill Cameron @neillcameron.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Though Bubble schedule for tomorrow! See some of you there hopefully! #COMICS

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Anyone who buys a FAWN pin badge, turns up in a Fawn hoodie or t-shirt, or even better cosplay @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this Saturday will get a free signed head shot sketch from me. Come by the Phoenix Comic table in Bubbleboy Hall, tables F1 - 3. See you there!

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Dave Cook @davecook.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Almost a year in the making and lovingly crafted by over 50 amazing contributors, the first Killtopia anthology is here! Available at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend and shipping to backers soon! Thanks to all who have supported the project 🙏

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Anyone else's Bluesky profile acting weird and not displaying their username?

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Gary Northfield @stupidmonster.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Here's a spread from my idea for a Magic Yellow Trousers picture book. I love picture books and would love to make them one day, but I'm literally clueless at how to turn my drawing skills into that particular reality. I'm just too cartoony, I think.

Various images of a cartoon pirate desperately trying to get on a tiny pair of trousers.

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Fawn's first story 'THE CURSED WOLF' appeared way back in issue 481 of the Phoenix Comic. It was written as a short 3 part story to pitch a new character to my editor. Who could have imagined Fawn would still be on her quest to find her mother nearly 200 issues later. Images continue in thread.

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James Stayte @jamesstayte.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Wallace and Gromit.

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Neil Slorance @neilslorance.com · 12/11/2024

Big hello to all my new BlueSky pals! I’m Neil Watson-Slorance. I’m a Scottish comic artist with a real passion for plants, tortoises and all ages comics. Hope you can stick around! Shares much appreciated ❤️

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

On Saturday I'm going to be joining the wonderful Phoenix Comic team in Harrogate for @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social along with @neillcameron.bsky.social, @stutterhug.bsky.social and @abbybulmer.bsky.social. We'll all be signing and sketching so do come along, It will be great to meet you!

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James Stayte @jamesstayte.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

This week in The Phoenix Comic, Gorebrah goes viral on Chew Tube, the internet's preeminent food based social media platform!

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Zak Simmonds-Hurn @monstrouscomics.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Hello! Thank you, all the new followers on here. It's heartening to see this place get so much more lively recently. Just to re-introduce myself, I'm Zak and I draw comics for The Phoenix. Here's a smattering of the sorts of things I draw

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

This Saturday I'll be @ThoughtBubbleUK comic convention in Harrogate and will be giving away free, signed A3 prints of one of my recent FAWN covers. I'll be signing between 2 - 3pm at the @phoenixcomicuk tables F1 - 3 in Bubbleboy Hall. Come and get yours before they run out!

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Hello all. I'm a comic artist from the UK working exclusively for the Phoenix Comic. I write and draw FAWN and I am series editor on the Skills Hub. Making the move away from Twitter so bear with me as I start to fill up my feed with art and comic news.

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Robert Deas @rdcomics.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

I'll be @ThoughtBubbleUK next Saturday with the @phoenixcomicuk and we'll be bringing along a few sets of the brand new FAWN pin badge collections. Anyone who buys a badge I'll sign the backing card for you and do you a free sketch. Come find me at table F 1-3 Bubbleboy Hall.

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