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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It’s BATMAN DAY! The one piece of original comic page art I own is this random (and beautiful!) Batman page from Detective Comics #434 by Irv Novick & Dick Giordano. Held onto this for decades after I found it in the back of an antique store as a kid for, I think, $30. Time to get a new frame!

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thanks so much, @keepingitgeekly.bsky.social ! Was a pleasure chatting with you about “Schticks & Stones Holiday Special” and appreciate the share! Late pledges are still available too!

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Alex Schumacher @ajschumacherart.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

An all-new, overcaffeinated alt weekly Sunday Funny! Grab a cuppa your fave morning beverage and enjoy.

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Rare sighting of two creators working on their project together IRL! Lucky to share a city with collaborator @ajschumacherart.bsky.social to make brainstorm sessions that much more exciting. "Schticks & Stones" is looking amazing! LATE PLEDGES are STILL available! Link in comments.

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Honored to be invited by the amazing @karileighsanders.bsky.social & @splashpages.bsky.social to co-host new episodes of Kari’s Crowdfunding Corner: Creator Spotlight! First one I’ll be joining is TONIGHT with Scott Larson talking about his Indiegogo for Sidetracked! www.youtube.com/live/CICGFjV...

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Kari's Crowdfunding Corner: Creator Spotlight! Scott Larson's Visitations Presents: Sidetracked

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Small Press Expo @smallpressexpo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We are so excited to announce the list of over 500 (!!!) incredible exhibitors who’ll be tabling at Small Press Expo this year is now live and available in the link in our bio page marked, “SPX 2026 Exhibitor List.”

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Exhibitors – Small Press Expo

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Simon Bowland @simonbowland.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Here’s a deal: if you’re an industry pro, and you want to pitch a creator owned project, I’ll letter your pitch free of charge - only proviso is that you hire me on the project if/when it’s picked up by a publisher. #comics #lettering

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Weekend read! Can’t wait to check out this book I just picked up at my LCS - “Meschegge” from @fabricesapolsky.bsky.social’s fantastic publishing company FairSquare Graphics. It looks great!

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

SCHTICKS & STONES HOLIDAY SPECIAL production in full swing! Here’s a peek at what’s to come and how much fun @ajschumacherart.bsky.social and I are having! Our amazing Kickstarter backers will get a full page preview and update this week! 🔥LATE PLEDGES STILL AVAILABLE 🔥Link in comments.

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I backed this amazing new Zombies We’re Human Too book and you should too if you can! Only 1 DAY left on @kickstarter.com from the fantastic @jonathanhedrick.bsky.social & @austinjanowsky.bsky.social!

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Only a COUPLE HOURS left to cast your vote to nominate “Crime & Passover” for Best Short Story in this year’s @ringoawards.bsky.social! Check it out if you have a minute. It’s super fast to do. The team and I would love & appreciate your support! @ajschumacherart.bsky.social @ralfsingh.bsky.social

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Last day to nominate “Crime & Passover,” from @ssnyder1835.bsky.social The Cloakroom 3, by @ajschumacherart.bsky.social and myself for Best Short Story at the @ringoawards.bsky.social! Less than 5 minutes and ANYONE can nominate and vote! It’d mean so much to the team! Thanks so much! Link below.

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Just a bit over 1 DAY left to vote for nominations in the @ringoawards.bsky.social so let’s go for it! It’d be amazing for “Crime & Passover” to be nominated as Best Short Story. Please consider us! It’d be HUGE for the entire team. Voting is public! Less than 5 minutes! Link & details below.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22/05/2026

@teaberryblue.net's starter pack of comics editors! go.bsky.app/NRzurK9

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22/05/2026

@mrtonynacho.bsky.social has SEVEN starter packs of comics folks on Bluesky! This is just the first - check is profile for a bunch more! go.bsky.app/FCRZGvn

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22/05/2026

@ironspike.bsky.social's starter pack of comics alt, small, and micro-press publishers! go.bsky.app/C2tf7oZ

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22/05/2026

The great @azalben.bsky.social's starter pack of comic book podcasters and podcasts! go.bsky.app/7h9uVsJ

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Alex Schumacher @ajschumacherart.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I have such admiration for the fella (both creator and character) who inspired today's Sunday Funny!

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

We’re over the moon and I am exhausted! 200% of our goal! A “Project We Love!” All Stretch Goals! On my 1st @kickstarter.com project! Thanks to everyone who backed & shared - and podcasters, the indie comics community, the pros with advice, and family & friends - love you guys! Let’s get SCHtarted!

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

5 HOURS LEFT! Night owls and friends across the pond don’t sleep on “Schticks & Stones Holiday Special! Rewards from fantastic collaborator @ralfsingh.bsky.social ! He’s the series’s colorist/letterer & artist on the Akira Variant! Plus get an an amazing ORIGINAL sketch commission in a limited tier!

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FAQs🔜NYCC @grandmasterfaqs.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The latest episode of the FAQs Project with @theacohen.bsky.social about the Kickstarter Schticks & Stones the Holiday Special is still live and brings forth a great new Protagonist In Ben Fineman Artwork by @ajschumacherart.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Episode 204: Schticks & Stones Holiday Special w/ Aaron Cohen

Podcast Episode · The Faqs Project · April 9 · 48m

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

LESS THAN 24 HOURS LEFT! Don’t miss out! HUGE thanks again to @ssnyder1835.bsky.social for the kind words, support, share, and belief in Schticks & Stones Holiday Special! My mind is still blown! And we only need $58 as of now to hit our final stretch goal! Many exclusives and original commissions!

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Thanks for the boost, @veronicahowell.bsky.social! We’re in the final hours to back and ONLY $73 away from our FINAL Stretch Goal - 4 additional pages of behind-the-scenes material! Get in on “Schticks & Stones” before the brisket gets cold! @ajschumacherart.bsky.social @ralfsingh.bsky.social

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

100 BACKERS! Amazing! And now, thankfully, @travisgibb.bsky.social can get back to doing shows! 2 DAYS left on the campaign! Get in on rewards including original sketches and @kickstarter.com exclusives Thank YOU for the push! You’re the best! www.kickstarter.com/projects/797...

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Schticks & Stones Holiday Special

A 28 Page riotous romp through 3 Jewish holiday mysteries—Purim, Passover & Hanukkah-that would make even your bubbe plotz!

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The Dead Air Kickstarter is 50 percent funded! Today's update is a Full Page Friday from Issue 3. Check out why I picked this page at the link below, where you can also snag your own copy of Dead Air #comics #kickstarter #indiecomics www.kickstarter.com/projects/ben...

A full page from Issue #3 of the Dead Air comic book, drawn by Joe Ng and colored by Maja Opacic. It shows a sequence where two students are working late at night in a university lab, followed by a closing panel of two other students in a university radio DJ booth during a broadcast.

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

In amazing indie creator solidarity, the super talented @travisgibb.bsky.social will not do another creator hangout until we hit 100 backers. We are ONLY 2 away! When we do he’ll continue his insanely fun live hangouts to help raise campaign funds! THANKS, Travis! www.kickstarter.com/projects/797...

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Schticks & Stones Holiday Special

A 28 Page riotous romp through 3 Jewish holiday mysteries—Purim, Passover & Hanukkah-that would make even your bubbe plotz!

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Happy Free Comic Book Day! Get this amazing anthology FREE! I have a fun short, PROBED!, with the fantastic @smallguydoodle.bsky.social in it! And all the creators are amazing! (Also check out my current Kickstarter for SCHTICKS & STONES - link in bio!) #freecomicbookday ko-fi.com/s/7fb582b5f1

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Honored that legendary artist Mike Kunkel has graciously provided the SCHTICKS & STONES KickSCHtarter campaign with a phenomenal cover AND a stunning Kickstarter Exclusive Hanukkah art print too now in their own NEW REWARD TIER & as add-ons! Prelim art & link below! 4 Days Left! #projectwelove

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Huge thanks to @wordsimagesworlds.bsky.social for having us on! Fantastic conversation and a fun time! Now only 4 DAYS LEFT to back on @kickstarter.com with lots of great rewards, sketches, and stretch goals! @ajschumacherart.bsky.social @joeygalvez1984.bsky.social @veronicahowell.bsky.social

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

7 DAYS LEFT! 9 BACKERS TO 100! Hurry before the only mystery left to solve is why you didn't back this campaign!! “Schticks & Stones Holiday Special” A riotous romp through 3 Jewish holiday mysteries-Purim, Passover & Hanukkah-that would make even your bubbe plotz! #projectwelove #kickstarter

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Phil Falco @philfalcowrites.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Get a FREE CROSSOVER ART PRINT when you support two live campaigns! "Slice of Life" Season 2: www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi... Schticks & Stones: www.kickstarter.com/projects/797...

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Admired @comicuno.bsky.social & @philfalcowrites.bsky.social as people and creators a long time! Can’t believe we’re partnering with them on an exclusive SCHTICKS & STONES / SLICE OF LIFE crossover print! It’s ONLY available to backers of BOTH @kickstarter.com campaigns (physical copies)! 🔥

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Traversing the Stars Podcast @traversingthestars.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

www.kickstarter.com/projects/797... Now a "Project We Love" on Kickstarter! Schticks & Stones Holiday Special 3 Jewish Holidays! 3 Madcap Mysteries! 1 Meshuga Family! Purim, Passover, & Hanukkah holiday whodunnits for comic fans of all ages! #comics #jewishart

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Schticks & Stones Holiday Special

A 28 Page riotous romp through 3 Jewish holiday mysteries—Purim, Passover & Hanukkah-that would make even your bubbe plotz!

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I’m truly a KVELLING comic creator! We’re a bit over half-way through our comic SCHTICKS & STONES HOLIDAY SPECIAL’s @kickstarter.com & unlocked incredible stretch goals! Our next one adds 4 pages of behind-the-scenes material - and new surprises drop this week! Check it out & share! #projectwelove

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Keeping it Spooky 🎃 @keepingitgeekly.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

We will be sitting down with @theacohen.bsky.social & @ajschumacherart.bsky.social tonight @ 10 PM EST to chat about Schticks & Stones Holiday Special!! A 28 Page riotous romp through 3 Jewish holiday mysteries—Purim, Passover & Hanukkah-that would make even your bubbe plotz! 🔗 is in 🧵

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Comps! The 2nd comic collaboration from @ajschumacherart.bsky.social @ralfsingh.bsky.social & myself dropped! Super proud of our story THE SPELLING BEE in The CloakRoom 5 from @thornycomics.com! Back & share our new book SCHTICKS & STONES HOLIDAY SPECIAL on @kickstarter.com now! #projectwelove

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

If you’re sitting around looking for something to do in the next 45 minutes feel free to tune in to @ajschumacherart.bsky.social and I nerding out talking comics and SCHTICKS & STONES on @distancenerding.bsky.social LIVE! 11 AM PST / 2 PM PST. www.youtube.com/live/hEl6Gwn...

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Distance NERDing Podcast & Comic Cons

DN Interviews Aaron Cohen and Alex Schumaker, Creators of Schticks and Stones

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Happy #SupermanDay! A couple of sketches from my collection that I cherish from art legends @kevinmaguire.bsky.social and Adam Hughes.

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Joey Galvez @joeygalvez1984.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Every family has that cousin who could sense the Afikomen like Carpet Caleb can sense when a tray of Rugelach is ready—Pledge to #schticknstones on @kickstarter.com today! @theacohen.bsky.social @ajschumacherart.bsky.social @ralfsingh.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/797...

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Nicholas Friesen @nicholastronaut.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I'm excited to be launching my new four issue miniseries The Unavailable Olivia Sea! Each issue has a variant cover, the first is by Payton Atkinson! Preorders are now open, so secure yours today! www.inservicecomics.com/product/the-...

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The Unavailable Olivia Sea - Preorder

6.5x10.25 inches / colour / 24 pages / $10 Spring 2026 / Worldwide Rights Written and illustrated by Nicholas Friesen This new four issue limited...

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Mog Park @mogpark.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Very happy to be part of this inaugurial debut of a new con in Oakland.

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Check out this amazing comic Seekers of Science celebrating STEM from @toddblack.bsky.social! Now on Kickstarter!

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Aaron Cohen @theacohen.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Wow! Huge thanks to @ssnyder1835.bsky.social for the kind words and share! And shout out to all my fellow Best Jackett creators. What an amazing, creative, and supportive community. Check out Schticks & Stones Holiday Special now on @kickstarter.com. #kickstarter #projectwelove

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Phil Falco @philfalcowrites.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

We love seeing the exploration of different Jewish holidays (timed for Passover) through a comedic & authentic lens. It’s clear how much love, passion, & history go into the making of #SchticksAndStones Thoughts: lifelinecomics.substack.com/i/189107722/... KS: www.kickstarter.com/projects/797...

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