iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I just tried to tell another artist about how handy these pillows are to prop your ipad up when drawing on the couch, and then struggled to politely describe how to position it, because the easy way is "make it do this"

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This was asked on my tiktok channel, where this stuff is all I do, and there are links with resources as handy as I can make them. I feel insane about this today.

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

You know how all the happy people who are like "I've hated Ed Sheeran since day one" right now? I'm waiting for my day to brag this about MEN IN BLACK. As a property, as the one movie, as something people quote, as an idea. When will it be my time to shine?

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hey artists! Post with your woman #art!

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I don't miss an opportunity to quote my niece when she was four and everything she said was hilarious

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Just got done lettering my first book for an actual publisher. Proofs are going out tomorrow and I'm terrified.

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Félix the Rover @therovercomics.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

European artists! The EU commission is opening a feedback on the use of AI in the cultural and creative fields. Their vision is clearly pro-use of AI, but we clearly have an opportunity to push back: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

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European Commission - Have your say

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Oeming @oeming.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sign up for my Newsletter to never miss a comics project, creator owned book or announcement! #comics Sub to my‬ youtube for process vids: links in bio #comics #comicbooks #Powers

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Happy Letterer Appreciation Day to all. In light of this festive holiday, I'd like to announce that I've finally booked a lettering gig with a big well-known comic company. I have actual editors, this is a treat!

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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This is what my nightmares are like after I take too much cough syrup

A bunch of YouTubers doing the o face for GTA6

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Pat Brosseau @droog811.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

See, I can still hand letter. I definitely wouldn't want to hand letter as much as I used to pre-digital lettering but it's good to know that I can still do it. ;)

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Trader Joe's cashier: "How are you today, having a good day?" Me: "No, not really" Trader Joe's cashier: "I am" Me: "Oh, that's good" Trader Joe's cashier: "Thanks"

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Nate Piekos of Blambot @blambot.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Letterer Appreciation Day is almost upon us! On September 1st, feel free to use this graphic to celebrate your favorite comic book letterers!

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I had the gall to call digital inking "inking"

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I mean, aside from reshaping the text bubble, that's three clicks. This video isn't edited.

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Gonna hold on to this mental image for when people snidely tell me digital inking "isn't real"

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

QRP with your most popular piece on bsky ~ I THINK it's this Atom Eve I drew, maxed out at a towering 17 likes. My peak achievement here.

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Because your bris, your bris is on my list And at your bris, I'll give the tip a snip

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Pallie Paul Allor Loves You 🏳️‍🌈 @paulallor.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Not to be DRAMATIC, but the difference between lettering over an artist who does not think about the lettering while doing layouts, and one who does, is like the difference between being buried alive and standing in a field on a beautiful day, feeling the wind in your hair and the sun on your skin.

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

@blambot.bsky.social Alright, time to see if this automation workflow I've come up with impresses at all. I don't know if anyone else has cracked automating the creation of an oval text object to paste their copied text into, but if not, here I am atop the mountain.

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I missed #portfolioday yesterday but I'm going to break the law and post anyway, and I beg you to not report me to interpol. Hi, I'm Tom and I'm a comic letterer and inker. Here're some lettering samples from a recent book.

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paulseesequasis @pseesequasis.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

From ‘Outstanding’ and a good reminder that investing in the arts is a win-win, not a lose-lose, proposition.

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Whispered at a brunch with his besties

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I made this because I'm opinionated about thrash metal and also I'm a sassy lil' stinker www.undeadwizard.com/store/p/meh-...

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

If anyone's watching JAWS this weekend as I do, I made a low-effort comic for you. Don't get me wrong though, macho tough guy intimidation displays are always super impressive and never EVER pathetic. I hope you win the strong big boy contest today! #comic #jaws

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

This is what happens when a bunch of comic artists ink the same pencils. Welcome back to Ink Party, where I pick some pencils and we all ink ‘em, then compare how the results came out. This was fun, thanks to @stazjohnson.bsky.social for use of his phenomenal pencils.

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

It’s almost time for the 2nd round of INK PARTY, my workshop thingy where different inkers ink the same pencils and we all compare. Get excited.

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Doing some lettering today for the best idea that never happened in the Amalgam universe.

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Yayyy I've got a lettering gig with a lot of digital stuff being said by digital characters, and that gives me just the excuse I needed to grab that new Blambot font.

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Garrett Gilchrist @garrettgilchrist.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

NANCY PELOSI: We must find the next generation of Democratic leadership. Young, charismatic and exciting candidates who can energize the party. People that voters love because they're not 80 years old and sold out to big capital. CHUCK SCHUMER (behind sniper rifle): Found one PELOSI: Take the shot

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 24/06/2026

A cartoonist named Daniel "Des" Rolando Sanchez Estrada was tried as a terrorist and sentenced to 30 years in prison for having anti-Trump comics in his car. Prosecutors connected him to a 2025 anti-ICE protest he didn't even attend because he was in the same book club as others who were.

A photo of Daniel "Des" Rolando Sanchez Estrada, who looks like a cuddly and rad dude, smiling while holding a sketchbook full of drawings of baby hippos.

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

It's telling how this is the only artist they could get to draw something for this article

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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Eyvind Earle (b.USA 1916-2000) Summer. (1966) #Serigraph

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A thing about comic lettering is "Congratulations!! Are you free for a two hour video meeting so I can tell you about the world and characters and ask tons of questions about the process?" Sir, this is a half a day of work

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Birds Are Dinosaurs @birdsaredinosaurs.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

My fellow cis folks, The FCC is asking Americans to submit comments about whether the TV Oversight Management Board (TVOMB) should create new TV ratings to alert viewers to trans/gender content. Time to be an ally and tell the FCC absolutely the fuck not. It takes five minutes to do.

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Tell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAAD

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...

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BabylonBros @babylonbros.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

COUNT DRACU-LIE

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Imagine showing this headline to someone from the 60s

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Mike Manley @drawmanley.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Seen on Twitter. Adjusted for inflation Artists: $1080 Writers: $360 Letterers: $144 Colorists: $252 No way anyone is getting anywhere near this.

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Tom Martin @tommartin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Saw BACKROOMS yesterday, and I reallllly liked it- especially the lingering creepy feeling with the aesthetic. I keep turning it over in my head like a jewel. I have to see it again soon, it's consuming me- highly recommended.

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