Alanna Smith
@alannawrites.bsky.social
Science fiction and fantasy writer, Marvel Comics editor, crafting enthusiast, hobby artist, mother of cats, Captain America's boss
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Alanna Smith
@alannawrites.bsky.social
· Jan 17
Creating an ongoing thread of things (books, movies, games, crafts, whatever) that spark joy because holding onto joy=holding onto sanity, and I want to boost things I love! Let's go! 🧵💕
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Some of my very favorite people on here. Looking for something to do? Something real and practical to help make things better? Might find some concrete ideas and inspiration here.
go.bsky.app/9H3C9Ty
go.bsky.app/9H3C9Ty
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Some of my very favorite people on here. Looking for something to do? Something real and practical to help make things better? Might find some concrete ideas and inspiration here.
go.bsky.app/9H3C9Ty
go.bsky.app/9H3C9Ty
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I´m back to Marvel drawing ALIAS Red Band miniseries, written by the great @samhumphries.bsky.social and moody colors by @arthurhds.bsky.social and Mr @david-mack.bsky.social providing the main covers
Sam shared some preview pages last week, this is one of them. Stay tuned March 2026!
Sam shared some preview pages last week, this is one of them. Stay tuned March 2026!
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I´m back to Marvel drawing ALIAS Red Band miniseries, written by the great @samhumphries.bsky.social and moody colors by @arthurhds.bsky.social and Mr @david-mack.bsky.social providing the main covers
Sam shared some preview pages last week, this is one of them. Stay tuned March 2026!
Sam shared some preview pages last week, this is one of them. Stay tuned March 2026!
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In case you missed the moment.
Art is powerful
Art is powerful
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
In case you missed the moment.
Art is powerful
Art is powerful
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I'm getting out of the hospital today and I could use some help, if you're able. Even taking the time to check it out or share means more than I can say.
gofund.me/1c96e422c
gofund.me/1c96e422c
Donate to Help Paul Allor Afford Life-Saving Insulin and Meds, organized by Paul Allor
My name is Paul, and I'm a comic book writer who has worked on some of … Paul Allor needs your support for Help Paul Allor Afford Life-Saving Insulin and Meds
gofund.me
February 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I'm getting out of the hospital today and I could use some help, if you're able. Even taking the time to check it out or share means more than I can say.
gofund.me/1c96e422c
gofund.me/1c96e422c
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We've added a manga editor position with HarperAlley to our list. It's based in NYC, but can be hybrid remote. #ComicJobs
Full list: www.thepopverse.com/comics-jobs-...
Full list: www.thepopverse.com/comics-jobs-...
Marvel, DC, WEBTOON, Vault, Yen Press, Glénat, Dark Horse, eBay, VIZ, and more are hiring #ComicJobs (February 2026)
Comics industry jobs: a monthly list of open positions you can apply for now.
www.thepopverse.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:23 PM
We've added a manga editor position with HarperAlley to our list. It's based in NYC, but can be hybrid remote. #ComicJobs
Full list: www.thepopverse.com/comics-jobs-...
Full list: www.thepopverse.com/comics-jobs-...
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Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
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this whole thread is very sweet but i want to shine a giant spotlight on "within my means" because sometimes i feel like i'm the only artist on the internet who's paying any attention to this
And then I started making my own comics. I did a fancomic and posted it to Deviantart. Then a comic strip in my college paper. Then a tumblr fancomic. I had to learn, grow and adapt every step of the way. How could I letter within my means? How could I produce a better comic page within my means?
February 6, 2026 at 9:59 PM
this whole thread is very sweet but i want to shine a giant spotlight on "within my means" because sometimes i feel like i'm the only artist on the internet who's paying any attention to this
Not going to repost that shill insisting that anti-AI artists are "gatekeeping" art and that it's unfair that some people are simply too poor or untalented to learn how to draw without AI.
But I do want to talk about my cousin. 🧵
But I do want to talk about my cousin. 🧵
February 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Not going to repost that shill insisting that anti-AI artists are "gatekeeping" art and that it's unfair that some people are simply too poor or untalented to learn how to draw without AI.
But I do want to talk about my cousin. 🧵
But I do want to talk about my cousin. 🧵
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I've made really exciting plans for President's Day!!
(getting bloodwork and then taking my cat to get bloodwork)
(getting bloodwork and then taking my cat to get bloodwork)
February 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I've made really exciting plans for President's Day!!
(getting bloodwork and then taking my cat to get bloodwork)
(getting bloodwork and then taking my cat to get bloodwork)
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the choice seems stark, do you want to live in this joyful kind of world or the one inflicted on us on parasites and grifters
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
the choice seems stark, do you want to live in this joyful kind of world or the one inflicted on us on parasites and grifters
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HEY Y'ALL! Did you miss all the Leftist Supply Depot jokes? Do you want to be part of the mysterious organization that results in a baffling number of dash cams dropping from the sky and into the hands of Minneapolis organizers???
We got you: amzn.to/3NY2y3s
(if you hate amz plz go here instead)
We got you: amzn.to/3NY2y3s
(if you hate amz plz go here instead)
Stand With Minnesota
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
standwithminnesota.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:20 AM
HEY Y'ALL! Did you miss all the Leftist Supply Depot jokes? Do you want to be part of the mysterious organization that results in a baffling number of dash cams dropping from the sky and into the hands of Minneapolis organizers???
We got you: amzn.to/3NY2y3s
(if you hate amz plz go here instead)
We got you: amzn.to/3NY2y3s
(if you hate amz plz go here instead)
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Just switched. Be prepared for roadblocks. I had to get a real human agent to manually change my subscription.
I didn't know until today that there is a Creative Cloud Standard Plan that is much cheaper and limits their "premium" AI features.
If you no choice but to use Adobe for work, here's the Standard plan you have to dig around their site to find and switch over to:
www.adobe.com/creativeclou...
If you no choice but to use Adobe for work, here's the Standard plan you have to dig around their site to find and switch over to:
www.adobe.com/creativeclou...
Adobe Creative Cloud Plans, Pricing, and Membership
Discover Adobe Creative Cloud membership plans and monthly prices for our full suite of applications including Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, and more.
www.adobe.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Just switched. Be prepared for roadblocks. I had to get a real human agent to manually change my subscription.
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Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
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Starting a 🧵 of consequences, just so we can remember that consequences can still exist.
December 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Starting a 🧵 of consequences, just so we can remember that consequences can still exist.
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Are you an artist interested in creating art for @magic.wizards.com?
Well now we have this super rad portfolio submission tool to submit your best of the best work to, that gets looked at with human eyes! 👀 #wotcstaff
company.wizards.com/en/freelance...
Well now we have this super rad portfolio submission tool to submit your best of the best work to, that gets looked at with human eyes! 👀 #wotcstaff
company.wizards.com/en/freelance...
Freelance Art Submissions | Wizards of the Coast
Are you an aspiring Wizards of the Coast artist? Submit your portfolio today for review by our art directors!
company.wizards.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Are you an artist interested in creating art for @magic.wizards.com?
Well now we have this super rad portfolio submission tool to submit your best of the best work to, that gets looked at with human eyes! 👀 #wotcstaff
company.wizards.com/en/freelance...
Well now we have this super rad portfolio submission tool to submit your best of the best work to, that gets looked at with human eyes! 👀 #wotcstaff
company.wizards.com/en/freelance...
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If science still meant anything to anyone this would be huge
February 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
If science still meant anything to anyone this would be huge
It's basically an annual occurrence at Marvel for a writer to say "gosh I wish we could still use thought balloons" and for every editor within earshot to reply "who said you can't?"
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
It's basically an annual occurrence at Marvel for a writer to say "gosh I wish we could still use thought balloons" and for every editor within earshot to reply "who said you can't?"
I reposted this earlier with a link to the yacht tracking because I was trying to understand it. @injulyflame.bsky.social kindly pointed out that the yacht was bought in 2023, well after Epstein died.
I try hard to avoid spreading misinfo but a lot of wild stuff is flying around. Stay vigilant.
I try hard to avoid spreading misinfo but a lot of wild stuff is flying around. Stay vigilant.
Following the release of the Epstein files Jk Rowling has deleted a decade of port logs belonging to the Super yacht Samsara.
What is she hiding?
What is she hiding?
February 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I reposted this earlier with a link to the yacht tracking because I was trying to understand it. @injulyflame.bsky.social kindly pointed out that the yacht was bought in 2023, well after Epstein died.
I try hard to avoid spreading misinfo but a lot of wild stuff is flying around. Stay vigilant.
I try hard to avoid spreading misinfo but a lot of wild stuff is flying around. Stay vigilant.
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Lots of regular degular, never-done-an-activism folks have been activated in recent months and are working alongside a bunch of seasoned, die-hard, been-tired-for-ten-years-or-more organizers, and you don't know all of those stories bc most people are moving with a bit of discretion in these times.
February 3, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Lots of regular degular, never-done-an-activism folks have been activated in recent months and are working alongside a bunch of seasoned, die-hard, been-tired-for-ten-years-or-more organizers, and you don't know all of those stories bc most people are moving with a bit of discretion in these times.
Him: what are you thinking about
Me: Ashur hasn't been given a second chance, he's been doomed to a sisyphean punishment, by aligning with oppressors he doomed himself to a life of opression, the leopards were always going to eat his face and now they're eating it forever, in this essay I will
Me: Ashur hasn't been given a second chance, he's been doomed to a sisyphean punishment, by aligning with oppressors he doomed himself to a life of opression, the leopards were always going to eat his face and now they're eating it forever, in this essay I will
26. Spartacus: House of Ashur
This is SO not my usual, but I loved Spartacus and I am ENTRANCED by House of Ashur. Nick Tarabay, always good, is a revelation here. Tenika Davis is a star. Graham McTavish is a babe. A splashy sexy gladiator show AND a razor-sharp examination of class and power.
This is SO not my usual, but I loved Spartacus and I am ENTRANCED by House of Ashur. Nick Tarabay, always good, is a revelation here. Tenika Davis is a star. Graham McTavish is a babe. A splashy sexy gladiator show AND a razor-sharp examination of class and power.
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Him: what are you thinking about
Me: Ashur hasn't been given a second chance, he's been doomed to a sisyphean punishment, by aligning with oppressors he doomed himself to a life of opression, the leopards were always going to eat his face and now they're eating it forever, in this essay I will
Me: Ashur hasn't been given a second chance, he's been doomed to a sisyphean punishment, by aligning with oppressors he doomed himself to a life of opression, the leopards were always going to eat his face and now they're eating it forever, in this essay I will
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February 2, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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I am also not an artist, but I am a crafter and a fellow Spidey writer, so taking a page out of Jody's book to contribute to #Comics4Liam
Please visit comics4liam.com for more info on how you can help our immigrant communities 🕷️🕸️❤️
Please visit comics4liam.com for more info on how you can help our immigrant communities 🕷️🕸️❤️
February 2, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I am also not an artist, but I am a crafter and a fellow Spidey writer, so taking a page out of Jody's book to contribute to #Comics4Liam
Please visit comics4liam.com for more info on how you can help our immigrant communities 🕷️🕸️❤️
Please visit comics4liam.com for more info on how you can help our immigrant communities 🕷️🕸️❤️
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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