Artist, writes + draws comics in London UK. Image, Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, IDW/PRH, Oni, Boom, AWA, DSTLRY, Mad Cave, Tiny Onion & more. Open 4 writing, covers Multiple Eisner nominee on team books Contact alissamp at gmail Portfolio: www.alisonsampson.com
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Causing friction is very effective protesting. Three short, polite points in paper letters which must be manually opened to find out what they say. 90 seconds a letter? 100 letters = 2.5 hours staff time not spent on usual tasks. 1000 letters? Heaped mailbags soon get noticed.
isn't this the church you know, @paulcornell.bsky.social ?
Presenting BLONDIE!!! Working on a new erotic comic this fall, and so I made a little poster of it to get myself hyped! Get ready for some Ingrid and Anaïs action, babyyyyy!!!! 😎😎😎
And here's Lucy Bellwood with some INCREDIBLY useful advice for comics writers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXO1... @lubellwoo.bsky.social
Trump: "We don't do wind because wind is a disaster. It's a very expensive joke, frankly."
I love that stuff. I drew a Stephen king adaptation set in WV and the colours inspiration was 1969 automotive paint colour cards, so ppl associated with the old pickups and trucks.
It is! Also, and I expect you know this, there is such a thing as paint archaeology.
I have never used any LLM tool. I have never typed a prompt. Other life choices exist, and I'm not saying they're bad. Making my brain work is important to me. Even "mindless" tasks are important to engage Default Mode Network thinking (problem solving while doing something minimally engaging).
This is also why the UK's porn ID thing is dangerous territory, authoritarians will call anything they don't like either terrorism or indecent/pornographic.
I assume this is obvious, but I’ll say it anyway: The advantage of proscribing a non-existent organisation is that no one can prove they don’t belong to it.
I am delighted to say that a new episode of Starship Alexandria is now live! We discuss the film Battle Beyond The Stars, suggested by @aptshadow.bsky.social :) There's a lot of laughter and cosy, nerdy discussion of entirely harmless things. starshipalexandria.com/episode-6-ba...
Please come see me and Paul Cornell THIS SATURDAY at Waterstones, Piccadilly, London <3 <3 We'll be signing copies of WHO KILLED NESSIE? and also some of our other books! It should be a cool time :3 It's also free to attend!
So it's dangerous for China to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps. But it's okay for America's billionaires (and Trump allies) to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps. Do I have this right?
“All of us have to learn how to invent our lives, make them up, imagine them. We need to be taught these skills; we need guides to show us how. If we don't, our lives get made up for us by other people.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
Get in, Leeds people
The "AI for Social Good" narrative is a tactic to consolidate power in the hands of those with no commitment to social good. The tech does not do what it is claimed to do and what it is claimed to do exacerbates root problems. Uncritical technosolutionism is a denial of service attack on humanity.
today seems like a nice day to make sure you've hit that prelaunch button to make sure you're in the loop for the comics courier issue 3 www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...
Nice.
Thanks (for all the things) Lucy x
This will be a superb chat & insight into Alison’s craft with advice PLUS off-the-record sneak peeks Join us @comicartfestival.bsky.social 26-28 September in Bowness!
A group of us wrote/made a film. I wrote the screenplay. And here's the trailer. Exciting! GAME Produced by Geoff Barrow (Portishead, Ex Machina) for his Invada Films. Directed by John Minton. Starring Marc Bessant and Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods . www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZbC...
I'm a Guest at The Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) at the end of this month and signing there at La Belle Adventure at 11am (Sunday). I also have a spotlight panel at 2.30pm (Sunday), with @lucysullivan.bsky.social interviewing. Will bring new and secret stuff to show. See you there.
Once again we remind everyone that "a generous welfare state, but only for people we like, and who are like us" is an absolutely core proposition of European Fascism, and is absolutely what this means.
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We’re thrilled to present an Avery Hill Double Bill – @donyatodd.bsky.social & @lucysullivan.bsky.social In Conversation – at the LICAF. 📅 28/09/2025 🕐 1–2pm Expect bold art, sharp storytelling, and behind-the-scenes insights from two of the most exciting creators in comics today.
Are you London based (or near enough?) and ever wanted to learn stage combat? Two of the most chivalrous knights and talented actors I know, (@wanderingknightfight on insta) are starting up classes! Beginner friendly, and welcoming to all. Register using the form below! tinyurl.com/594352ep
Ed Milliband on Elon Musk on LBC, "Just because you're a billionaire doesn't give you the right to tell us how to run our country" "This guy is a publicity seeking narcissist, who is inciting violence on our streets" "As the Americans would say: butt out of our politics"
Also here in the UK we are in a really frightening situation where the definition of ‘Hate Speech’ is being watered down to allow others free reign to attack others who are different.
1. Thin German duvet/ Thick German blanket 2. Molly the Witch Peonies 3. Fresh figs 4. The view from any bridge crossing the Thames. 5. Dinner with friends
Last shout for tonight, a regular amount of posting tomorrow. Thanks for your patience while I plugged my comic which is freeeeeeeee!
it is lovely, the service culture is real, and even if you are in places where english is not spoken, you'll be fine.
Award winning cartoonists Caroline Cash (Pee Pee Poo Poo) will take over the Nancy comics strip in 2026, as Olivia Jaimes leaves
Hire Dylan! I’ve worked with him on graphic design and logo design for comics AND TTRPGs. It’s impeccable work!
This speech is now an Emmy winner.
The question I try to keep in front of my students' minds is: how do you think the wealthy and powerful people who've developed these tools feel about students using them instead of thinking for themselves, and why?
Anna Readman werewolves, everyone. You know you want it.
DARVO much?
That is it, isn't it? It's that techbros *will* cause cognitive decline and they are doing DARVO.
Two months to go until Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2025 opens its doors! Please purchase your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment, as some types may not be available on the door: thoughtbubblefestival.com/tickets
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"Step right up Everyone′s a winner Bargains galore" #tomwaits #smallchange
A bit of cross referencing here, but @lucysullivan.bsky.social 's daughter frankie told me she wanted to do fencing and I am here referring Lucy to your beautiful art (and you to lucy's beautiful art) and a game they can play together. Also, historical fencing.
Your weapon drawn, your bearings true.
Lovely news to wake up to this morning. Always super proud of the creative talent we have here in the UK. Amazing what young people can achieve when the resources and support are in place. We need more of that in education and beyond. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...
thanks alex x
“The suburbs dream of violence. Asleep in their drowsy villas, sheltered by benevolent shopping malls, they wait patiently for the nightmares that will wake them into a more passionate world.” ― J.G. Ballard, Kingdom Come
Want to be clear that the predictable violence against the police wasn't the only problem with yesterday's march It's that 100,000 angry racists gathered in London for the biggest racist march in 50 years, and anyone not white had to steer clear The govt can't see that because they are inadequate.
Indeed it is. I think also you'll see Colleen too. Looking forward to seeing you there again.
Well yes Apologies for that.
I'm very much looking forward to being a guest at MCM London this next month, and hope to see you there.
People in the UK who are not white men shouldn't be surprised to find the long finger of Trump and friends' crusade against anyone who is not a white man. can absolutely explicitly make a mark on this side of the Atlantic. But! We are not the USA. Keep an eye out and say No. It..can work.
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, you know? “Out for Delivery” is a new comic drawn by @egallagher.bsky.social and written by myself. You can read all of it below, or buy a high-res .pdf for a price of your choosing (process edition also available): hagaipalevsky.itch.io/out-for-deli...
and @ianmacewan.bsky.social i have something to ask you, and this spx weekend might be a really good moment. will direct message you.
OLYMPOS NULLHUNTER Paperback Trade is coming to shops! The Cyberpunk Labours of Hercules, our kinetic neon-infused dystopian story FOC (Final Order Cut) is this Monday 15 September, Pre-order yours now!
Monopoly much? Also, that's pretty substantial legal AI training library.
same with you- sounds like a great trip you are doing.
Since we are supporting work by trans folks, Finders//Keepers was collected along with the 4 other Horizon Experiment books into a trade 🖖🏾🤠
Damn, look how many of you have filled in the survey in its first week! (Yes I *have* made a respondent-meter like it’s a village hall fundraiser - let me have my little whimsies) If you have ten mins to join in the fun, the link is here: ukcomicscreators.org.uk
nice! will look forward to your romania report
www.amazon.co.uk/Canson-Brist... there you go. not as easy as it used to be but we still have it.
also, if you are passing through london, i don't mind you coming round to use my printer.
its available here as well. are you going to be in London, Caitlin, or one of the conventions?
When you publish a website that posts the names and photos of scholars who have written or said things you disagree with and encourage people to surveil and harass them, you are not, in fact, a “free speech” organization.
@sophiamcdougall.bsky.social
Yes. It was around in the 90s
Fantastic!!!
www.zeburnay.com for contact info
It's something to do with shipping
I have heard you might have been in discussions about an upcoming thing and I hope that you do do or are doing that thing.
No..too many chips and a break that isn't great. I'll break it up a little more and put it in one of the pots in my garden as a slug obstacle course.
Me too. I unfortunately can't replace it.
I broke my beloved Asterix mug yesterday that my sister gave me (and despite being a 'collector mug', I used it a lot) and it's unexpectedly been a bit of a blow. We aren't a very feely touchy family and sometimes these odd objects mean more than I think.
It makes *me* emotional. You are such a star.
isn't it also in The Aenied (which I probably can't spell)?
To be fair. he's not a dick. The amount of guys who don't realise the imbalance is the majority. Let alone do something about it. I take it back, unknown guy.
oh my god... what a dick.
maybe don’t end your request for an interview inquiry with “I realized I hadn‘t spoken to any women yet”. congrats on the delayed self-awareness but full transparency is not necessary
Theres.... a new artist meme going around where you describe your style in detail with 3 samples and babes if that doesn't sound like training data i dont know what is
Step into the world of Terry Pratchett's The Wee Free Men with @rhi.bsky.social & @gabriellekent.bsky.social (Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch) and Marieke Nijkamp (Splinter and Ash series) on the Remember Reading? podcast. Listen here: www.harpercollins.com/pages/rememb...
Olurinatti did an excellent video about this recently. youtu.be/FnACzwV7Mwc?...
Words have meaning. They are important. All this stuff about 'it's just words', 'words will never hurt me'; that is all pre-internet age stuff. Words do hurt and it is time we all thought a bit harder about which ones we use and why. Ascribing moral values carelessly- that is also a slippery slope.
And while we are at it, remember the word 'good' and 'bad' do have moral connotations and actually, its really useful to think of better words if you just want to comment on someone's art or something.
al ewing, john pearson, tula lotay, anna readman
Hivemind, anyone know any Leeds/Yorkshire based comic writers? It's for a fantastic project that the British Library has been working on with care experienced and looked after children in Leeds, making a comic about their experiences. I would love to get some people down to support the launch.
I have mostly one thought on this: that the toxic content of X has and is radicalising previously quite rational people because of the torrent of bullshit it feeds them as news. How people can be prosecuted for hate speech, and then you get this, I do not know.
The official EXCLUSIVE announcement for our Macabre Valley campaign just went up at @dreadcentral.bsky.social!! It’s got our full cover reveal, tier/reward info, the identity of our previously-secret variant cover artist, and more … check it out!
yep. i think people are getting careless, in an atmosphere of carelessness.
Reminder: its not a good idea to equate a person's physical appearance with their morality. That's how we get concepts like 'the undeserving poor'. Don't do it, even with people you don't like. I'm seeing it on this timeline far to often, and it *will* come round to bite you.
2000 AD Prog 2450 is a JUMP-ON ISSUE - featuring the return of critically-acclaimed series Brass Sun for a new story "Pavane"! Subscribe to 2000 AD now and get onboard with the biggest comic of the year! bit.ly/2Ws04uc
You want marketing for your game/book/thing? Go commission an artist to do some fanart of it. Like give them some materials and then let them draw whatever fanart they want, cute doodles, a big finished illustration, whatever. This is so woefully underutilized!! I want to do this lol
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hope the thing and you are ok xxxxxx
Reminder: if you are worried about AI replacing you as an artist: don’t use AI voices, If you don’t want composing to be handed over to AI: don’t use it to write text. You get the idea. If you value your job: protect others jobs too.
It’s almost time for New York Comic Con! My commission list is open, hit me up here or email joe@supajoe.com to set something up! #nycc @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social
Adore this cover for Skin Police 2 #1 by @alisonsampson.bsky.social. Alison is one of the most original artistic voices in comics and her work always radiates with the emotions of the characters. Delighted she was able to find time for us.
Happy to get involved with this fantastic book and to help you and Daniel. And thank you for the nice words- much appreciated.
Commissions are open for NYCC! Send a message if interested. Rates are not set in stone, but generally: 6x9 - $185 9x12 - $350 11x17 - $700 And if you have something else in mind, just let me know, and we’ll see what we can do.
Six-time New York Times bestselling comics' writer, novelist, and playwright: @fredvanlente.bsky.social, is on the podcast this week to celebrate Jack Kirby, comic book history, and talk about his new Vampirella series for @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social, coming out in Oct!
I think my 'one day' has just arrived. I've lived in London for more than 30 years but have never been. Have just joined the BFI, hopefully this is my year.