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Cathy G. Johnson🏴 @cathygjohn.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Very excited to finally share my new book is now up for pre-order! It's for ages 6-10. Part comics how-to book, part silly joyful narrative, this book has it all for the young cartoonists in your life! Pre-order today!

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

So we're definitely celebrating FIYAH's cover art for Black History Month! Feast on this absolutely legendary run from @gdbee.bsky.social to set off year one 🥰 Of course you're following Geneva already, and this is your reminder to scoop up a print, her graphic novel, and more: gdbee.carrd.co

FIYAH first issue cover! Art by Geneva Benton. Edited by Justina Ireland and Troy L. Wiggins. Stories from Malon Edwards, Brent Lambert, Wendi Dunlap, DaVaun Sanders, V.H. Galloway, and L. D. Lewis.

FIYAH second issue cover! Art by Geneva Benton. Edited by Justina Ireland and Troy L. Wiggins. Stories from Maurice Broaddus, Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Russell Nichols, Christopher Caldwell, Wole Talabi, Barbara L.W. Myers, and Eden Royce.

FIYAH third issue cover! Art by Geneva Benton. Edited by Justina Ireland and Troy L. Wiggins. Stories from Danny Lore, Sydnee Thompson, Jennifer Marie Brissett and Xen. Poems from Mame Bougouma Diene, Uche Ogbuji, Rodney Wilder.

FIYAH fourth issue cover! Art by Geneva Benton. Edited by Justina Ireland and Troy L. Wiggins. Stories from C. L. Clark, Stephanie Malia Morris, Emmalia Harrington, Arnica Ross, and Melody Gordon. Poems from Resoketswe Manenzhe and Constance Collier-Mercado.

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

hellraiserrr www.valentinemsmith.com/store/hellra... 😎

a hand reaches down from the top in a glowing red, gold, and black crackling swirls toward the a white lined lament configuration. the puzzle box is surrounded by white graphic circles and the entire piece framed by peeling back white lines. at the top in small white font, it reads 'hellraiser'.

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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 13/01/2026

Hi #PortfolioDay - I am Kim Hu 👋 Freelance Illustrator & Concept Artist In case you have been following me for a while and always wanted to work with me, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE! I am filling my books for 2026 ✌️💫 Portfolio: kim-hu.com ✉️ hello@kim-hu.com

Illustration of the KILLTOPIA Nano Jams cover

Illustration of an icy wasteland, for Age Of Arrhenius TTRPG

illustration of a catacomb saint standing on a pile of skulls

Tasky grabbing the wallet of some rotten corpse while Ant is retching in the background
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#kimgakaku

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Jaws @jaws-stone.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hi #PortfolioDay I'm Jaws and I'm gay. If you wanna be gay too, follow my work. If you wanna be even gayer, support me: patreon.com/only_jaws 🖼️ jawsstone.com ✉️ jawscommission@gmail.com 📺 twitch.tv/jaws_stone 🎙️ @theartofpod.bsky.social

An illustration of two people shopping for the holidays. One is carrying a stack of gifts while the other is running ahead

An illustration of a pair of siblings interacting with animals. One holds a lamb while the other looks at a bullfinch

An illustration of a man in a leather jacket full of activist slogans

Drawing of a woman kneeling, wearing cool pants and fancy shoes

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Marie Enger @ LBX26 Table 409 @soengery.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

It’s #portfolioday? Hell yeah. I’m Marie Enger, an award winning cartoonist and illustrator looking to pay off some X-TREME medical debt by drawing comics, ttrpg/table top game illustrations, spot illustrations, and covers. I’m so easy to hire, all you gotta do is CLICK HERE www.so-engery.com

The ladies from the billboard - a cover for the Arkansas International

A drawing of several stately birds of prey

A comic page of red and Melba from Gray Summit going through a library

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

hey hey #portfolioday i'm valentine and always looking for more covers, illustration spots, or other fun pin-ups - and currently have openings for tight turnarounds! contact @ vms@valentinemsmith.com , check out more at valentinemsmith.com , or pick yourself up a print at valentinemsmith.com/store

a nine panel grid of illustration cropped work. top row, left to right: the scorpion and the queen cover, high strangeness 4 cover, and a portrait of the character chamber. middle row, left to right: seattle torrent pwhl poster, blade maidens issue 5 cover, and critical role's yasha in the 2025 pride campaign. bottom row, left to right: a mock hockey card of pwhl's seattle vs. new york, rhea ripley, and a mocky hockey card portrait of hilary knight.

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

first time inking on one of these blank covers! up for grabs - valentinemsmith.com/store -

a hand drawn darkchilde version of magik, in black ink. done on a blank white x-men number 7 cover, with tools and a green wall visible just in the background. she looks to the left with black and white smoke behind her, sword in front.

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

first time inking on one of these blank covers! up for grabs - valentinemsmith.com/store -

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Cate @ceemonster.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Sorting stickers for my journals and have a whole double page of @valentinemsmith.bsky.social pretties. Pretty sure I have more around and I just need to find where I stashed them.

Sticker release book with two pages of X-Men stickers

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Blade Maidens @blademaidens.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

JANUARY 1ST ISSUE 6 BEGINS Cover reveal for the 6th issue in our series, of which there is also now a print - valentinemsmith.com/store - We'll also have a special treat for you on thursday! Thank you again for reading along with us this year, and looking forward to more comics in 2026 ⚔️

The cover to issue 6 of Blade Maidens, titled My Sister's Keeper. The Group of Eldridge, Mel, Rowan, and Ser are mid on the run in a busy town surrounded by the shadows of figures and hanging lights. Layered over top of this scene is a torn and broken WANTED poster of Rowan (Lysithea Lilaceae) in turqouise, while the town scene behind is in oranges and pinks. The banner at the top reads BLADE MAIDENS, Zoe Tunnell, Valentine M. Smith 2.99 us 3.99 can. In the bottom left it reads the title My Sister's Keeper and the number 6.

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Blade Maidens @blademaidens.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

In the final new page of BLADE MAIDENS this year, and final part of our short... Rowan offers Eldridge a helping hand, and some moss. Eldy only wants one of them. You can read our whole series, and the first 2 pages of this short, at www.blademaidens.com!

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Blade Maidens @blademaidens.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS... An early-morning encounter leads to some unexpected solidarity from Rowan and Eldridge. All three pages of this short, COMMON GROUND, are available at our site www.blademaidens.com, with the third page being posted here tomorrow.

The second page of Blade Maidens Common Ground

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Have some time and looking to fill some cover gaps before the end of the year and toward the beginning of the next - vms@valentinemsmith.com to chat! Able to fit in tight timelines right now as well.

the cover to high strangeness book four. it features two figures floating amongst a graphic bullseye shape, connected by a red string of fate and entangled.

the cover to blade maidens issue 5. it features rowan, ser, mel, and eldy upside down against the background of waves and a ship, with a slowly setting sun (or rising? this is open to interpretation) acting as a halo over their portraits.

The cover to The Catskin and the Rose prequel, featuring two figures mid embrace and intimate. The figures are in blue, with the weapon of the figure hunting them weaving in and over them, a chain broken framing them.

a figure portrait of chamber, with a cream halo behind. the fire in his chest cavity is vibrant in magenta and yellow, adding a striking focal point as he looks forward at the viewer.

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

we conceived of and wrote this a while ago, and i'm just happy it's out there now. full three page short up for reading.

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Blade Maidens @blademaidens.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

This week, as a special holiday treat, we will be releasing an entire 3-page Eldridge and Rowan short--COMMON GROUND. All 3 pages will be released on our site on Thursday, with the pages being posted on here 1 per day afterwards. Happy Holidays from your Blaidens crew!

A few panels from Blade Maidens: Common Ground

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Blade Maidens @blademaidens.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

In the FINAL update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER... Meet Vivienne. She's been dying to meet you. As always, new pages go up on Thursday at www.blademaidens.com and are posted here the following Monday!

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Come Hang out! Just Press Play is hosting a market Dec 20th. See some artists, pick up gifts - and there will be a huge sale going on in store as well. justpressplayonline.com to check them out for more info. Can't make it? Grab things from me at valentinemsmith.com/store !

a collage of art pieces of various characters and figures: tyranny, nightcrawler, sarah nurse, beauregard lionett, dame aylin, rhea ripley, and cyclops. Over top of the art is text in a black box, it reads: Valentine M. Smith. Prints, buttons, stickers, original art at the pixel perfect market. Dec 20th 10am to 3pm at Just Press Play Lancaster. 2007 Lincoln Hwy E. Lancaster, PA 17602

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Another one 😎✍️

a vintage style hockey card illustration of seattle forward hilary knight. it is from the waist up, holding her stick, looking toward the left side. she is in their away jersey, against a black background. the card frame is red, with a yellow banner at the bottom reading: hilary knight - fwd. seattle torrent.

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Blade Maidens @blademaidens.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

In the penultimate update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER... Mel's time alone is interrupted by an unexpected arrival. As always, new pages go up on our site, www.blademaidens.com, on Thursdays and are posted here the following Monday!

Page 26 of Blade Maidens Dead in the Water

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ren 🗡️ NYCC C39 & MCM London @renstrapp.com · 24/10/2025

Hi I'm Ren. I make comics and illustrations. I like werewolves, messy dyke drama, anachronistic fantasy, american traditional tattoos, and risography. 🗡️ www.renstrapp.com 🐺 www.patreon.com/renstrapp

Illustration of two sword fighting lesbians

Cover of Amira the Van Life Cunt Issue 2 Amira in Barrel's Bottom

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

nurse sceptres 24-25

an illustrated hockey card of forward sarah nurse, in her 24-25 season toronto sceptres gear. she faces to the right, poised with her stick and ready to skate into action. the figure is cropped at around the knees, and blue, while the background is red with yellow across the bottom. the information ont the card reads: sarah nurse / fwd. toronto sceptres.

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

this one is for me and my friend erin she's a mom now

a front-facing bust up of vaelus, with her thurible, the incense smoke and chain wrapping around her and creating flowly movement and curves. the piece is mostly a blue/purple, with the smoke being a magenta and the thurible a gold. if she is stoic or calmly poised to attack is open to the viewer.

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

made for the home opener last saturday :)

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

this one is for me and my friend erin she's a mom now

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

made for the home opener last saturday :)

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Have some time and looking to fill some cover gaps before the end of the year and toward the beginning of the next - vms@valentinemsmith.com to chat! Able to fit in tight timelines right now as well.

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

aylin and isobel .

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Bob Q! @robotjq.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

The Baba Yagaaaa

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Veldrin @veldrin.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Mel from the webcomic Blade Maidens by @zoewithasword.bsky.social and @valentinemsmith.bsky.social

Melody Havensbrook, a slender, black haired woman, dressed in all black ripped crop top, jeans, boots, and wide brimmed hat. She has scars visible on her midriff, injuries from her various times in werewolf form. She is sitting on the ground against a tree, playing a black beaten up guitar, using a shot glass as a slide. Behind her is a bunch of swampy looking trees.

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Blade Maidens @blademaidens.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER... With their feet back on solid ground, most of the Blades are ready to celebrate. Most of them. Read it, and the full series, at www.blademaidens.com

A panel from Blade Maidens: Dead in the Water 26

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

page 25, out of the water, eldy go WOO

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Blade Maidens @blademaidens.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER... A debt is repaid as fortune favors the crew of the Harpy's Talon for the first time in weeks. Read it, and the entire series, at our site www.blademaidens.com!

A selection of panels from Blade Maidens: Dead in the Water 25

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Blade Maidens @blademaidens.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER... Tense negotiations are underway beneath the waves, and Perch is doing everything they can to sabotage them. As always, new pages go up on www.blademaidens.com on Thursdays and are posted here the following Monday!

Page 25 of Blade Maidens: Dead in the Water

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valentine @valentinemsmith.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

a lot of what went into zoe and i writing perch was "the worst little guy™ is constantly doing it for the bit and everyone is tired"

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