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apamaate.bsky.social
Juan E. Zambrano 💫
@apamaate.bsky.social
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🌈🇻🇪 Comic artist & illustrator | He/they
Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain (Andrews McMeel, 2025)
apamatemate at gmail | apamaate.carrd.co
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apamaate.bsky.social
So honored to see Pacheco on this list next to so many cool comics by cool authors! Thank you!!
December 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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comicsbeat.bsky.social
The Beat’s Best Kids Comics of 2025

Welcome to The Beat's first official shot at a Year's Best list dedicated to the under-18 crowd: The Beat's Best Kids Comics of 2025. In any year there is a deluge of great comics and it can be bewildering to filter through them all, then narrow those titles…
The Beat’s Best Kids Comics of 2025
Welcome to The Beat's first official shot at a Year's Best list dedicated to the under-18 crowd: The Beat's Best Kids Comics of 2025. In any year there is a deluge of great comics and it can be bewildering to filter through them all, then narrow those titles down to a small list. Herein our contributors brought together over 20 titles we loved that can be enjoyed by kids AND adults.
www.comicsbeat.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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kalyarn.bsky.social
Huzzah for @apamaate.bsky.social’s PACHEO from @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social !!
December 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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tintinteal.bsky.social
Here comes Pacheco!!! 🦜💫🔥

Drew this for @apamaate.bsky.social ‘s Dtiys challenge, I’ve always wanted to draw fanart for his comic “Pacheco and the Witch of Mountain” and this was the perfect opportunity to do so. Check it out if you have the chance!

#Art #Fanart #dtiyspacheco
Fanart of Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain featuring characters Pacheco and Pimentón Original challenge post by @apamaate
October 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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arielries.bsky.social
Paws up
September 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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mariahrosemarie.bsky.social
I ordered this on a whim because it looked beautiful... was not expecting to cry. congratulations juan. i'm plugging real bird species all into my next GN, so to read this was such a shock and delight. you're an inspiration. thank you for your work!
July 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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mariahrosemarie.bsky.social
I just finished reading this and... the character designs... the societal norm-challenging sweetness... the beauty and colors... the women... losing my bird loving mind. each page was a masterpiece !

such a wonderful book to gift any kid (or nature loving adult) wow
apamaate.bsky.social Juan E. Zambrano 💫 @apamaate.bsky.social · Jun 17
🌠 PACHECO'S BOOK BIRTHDAY! 🌠

Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain is out TODAY! A story about powerful witches who turn into birds, mysterious creatures that breathe fire, and a little boy with a big dream!

Available now wherever you get books!
An illustration of a boy holding a magic cane, surrounded by multiple birds and a mysterious magical creature with horns. The top text reads: Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain, out now! A picture of the graphic novel "Pacheco and the With of the Mountain" in a bookshelf surrounded by a few plants and bird trinkets.
July 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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arielries.bsky.social
It's my birthday tomorrow and my only request is that you read/review/tell a friend to read my book about getting a second chance with the boy who got a way, fumbling through young adulthood, and of course, the horrors..! Strange Bedfellows! www.arielries.com/books/
July 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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apamaate.bsky.social
Next up, the Great Sorceress, keeper of magical mysteries and bearer of tremendous magical abilities... And her little apprentice. Will Chiqui ever be able to measure up to her grandmother? Maybe one day. First things first though, she's got to keep working on that transformation spell.
A nervous, little witch looking directly at the viewer. Behind her, a tall woman with a black cloak facing away from the viewer. The text reads "Chiquinquirá". An old woman with a severe look on her face. She holds a magical 8-pointed star in one hand and appears to have white wings. Behind her, a single, pale eye looks at the viewer. The text below reads: "Providencia, the Great Sorceress".
July 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
apamaate.bsky.social
Next up, the Great Sorceress, keeper of magical mysteries and bearer of tremendous magical abilities... And her little apprentice. Will Chiqui ever be able to measure up to her grandmother? Maybe one day. First things first though, she's got to keep working on that transformation spell.
A nervous, little witch looking directly at the viewer. Behind her, a tall woman with a black cloak facing away from the viewer. The text reads "Chiquinquirá". An old woman with a severe look on her face. She holds a magical 8-pointed star in one hand and appears to have white wings. Behind her, a single, pale eye looks at the viewer. The text below reads: "Providencia, the Great Sorceress".
July 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
apamaate.bsky.social
Bárbara calls it like she sees it, which can make her come across a bit harsh. Alba, on the other hand, usually keeps to herself, but can be very persistent about rules.
A strong woman wearing a cowboy hat covering one of her eyes. Behind her, a flying hawk and the setting sun. The text reads "Bárbara, the Witch of the Scorching Sun". A young woman holding a parasol with the night sky inside of it. She looks directly at the viewer. Behind her, a barn owl and a crescent moon. The text reads "Alba, the Witch of the Silver Moon".
July 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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rj-palmer.com
Make art that you think is fuckin sick as hell. Make the shit you never thought you could that you always wanted to see. Beat your insecurity to death and fight to become your own favorite artist.
November 26, 2024 at 5:18 AM
apamaate.bsky.social
Gonna start posting some characters from my book. First up, Consuelo and Maigualida, the Witches of the Cloud Forest and the High Seas! Each one inspired by a different Venezuelan region (the Andes, and the Lake Maracaibo and La Guajira).
A short, old woman in a hat and a poncho. She smiles at the viewer. Behind her, a quetzal and the cloud forest. A woman with a serious look on her face. She's wearing traditional wayúu clothing with a fishing net tied around her waist. Behind her, sea waves and a frigatebird.
June 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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apamaate.bsky.social
🌠 PACHECO'S BOOK BIRTHDAY! 🌠

Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain is out TODAY! A story about powerful witches who turn into birds, mysterious creatures that breathe fire, and a little boy with a big dream!

Available now wherever you get books!
An illustration of a boy holding a magic cane, surrounded by multiple birds and a mysterious magical creature with horns. The top text reads: Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain, out now! A picture of the graphic novel "Pacheco and the With of the Mountain" in a bookshelf surrounded by a few plants and bird trinkets.
June 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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requinoesis.bsky.social
This is a tribute to Peter Benchley, author of 'Jaws', who dedicated his life to reversing the unexpected negative impact his book had on the image of sharks.

We kill millions of sharks annually and demonize them in our media, who is the real monster? 💀

#Jaws #sharks #shark
An allegory of the "Jaws" movie poster that caused damage and negative stereotypes to the image of sharks that persist to this day (I'm glad it's slowly changing, but it's still too slow to be considered forgivable). Now with a reversal of roles, with the human victim replaced by a simple wild shark and the terrible stereotyped shark replaced by a monstrous human skull seeming to want to devour the shark (this is the reality, we kill thousands of sharks every year, many of them killed for irrational reasons, who is the real cruel killer?)
March 11, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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arielries.bsky.social
It's pride month, which means you're legally obligated to read my queer trans graphic novel about a boy who gains the ability to manifest his dreams in real life, including the high school crush who got away, STRANGE BEDFELLOWS! see where to buy it here: www.arielries.com/books/
June 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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fossilforager.bsky.social
Monarch butterflies journey thousands of miles across multiple generations, symbolizing new beginnings and the right we all have to move freely. We must stand with immigrants!! 🧡
An illustration of three flying monarch butterflies in various poses. They are bright orange butterflies with black wing veins and small white dotted markings on the edge of the wings. Black handwritten text reads “Migration is Magnificent”
June 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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apamaate.bsky.social
Huge thanks to my family, friends, and partner for all their support! And also shout-out to my agent @kalyarn.bsky.social, Editor @cyngharris.bsky.social, and the rest of the team at @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social.

Get your copy here: publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/pacheco...
A page from the book "Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain", showing a witch-shaped lighthouse atop a mountain. First page of the book. Pacheco looks at the same mountain as magic lights fly off the lighthouse.
June 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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kalyarn.bsky.social
Happy Book Birthday to @apamaate.bsky.social !!!

@andrewsmcmeel.bsky.social
Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain
June 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
apamaate.bsky.social
🌠 PACHECO'S BOOK BIRTHDAY! 🌠

Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain is out TODAY! A story about powerful witches who turn into birds, mysterious creatures that breathe fire, and a little boy with a big dream!

Available now wherever you get books!
An illustration of a boy holding a magic cane, surrounded by multiple birds and a mysterious magical creature with horns. The top text reads: Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain, out now! A picture of the graphic novel "Pacheco and the With of the Mountain" in a bookshelf surrounded by a few plants and bird trinkets.
June 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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hannahtempler.com
hey i'm gonna start posting about this more again, with about 6 months left and a little over halfway to go
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May 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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johannamation.bsky.social
I've MANY feelings about the state of trad publishing for comics, most of which are angsty & fill me w/ dread. So I'll just say: If you read a book you loved, tell the creator! Tell your friends! Tell the internet! Tell your local library! Buy a copy!

We need to hear that what we created matters.
johannamation.bsky.social Johanna Taylor @ ECCC I-23 @johannamation.bsky.social · Aug 7
Something I wasn’t prepared for is how much *audacity* it takes to be an author—or even an artist—in publishing. You gotta be ready to pitch yourself to anyone at any time, arrange & set up your own events, build your own hype, all while burying your insecurities. It’s a shockingly extroverted job.
November 30, 2024 at 1:59 AM
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apamaate.bsky.social
Can you believe it? Pacheco just got a ★ starred review from the folks at @ala-booklist.bsky.social. Thank you so much for such nice words. 🦜

Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain hits the shelves June, 17th from @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social and is available now for pre-orders!
The title characters of the graphic novel "Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain" alongside a text that reads: "A timely and magical exploration of identity and social constructs that pushes back against harmful traditions and rhetoric and encourages community, growth, and empathy at a time when we all need it. - Booklist, starred review".
May 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
apamaate.bsky.social
Can you believe it? Pacheco just got a ★ starred review from the folks at @ala-booklist.bsky.social. Thank you so much for such nice words. 🦜

Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain hits the shelves June, 17th from @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social and is available now for pre-orders!
The title characters of the graphic novel "Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain" alongside a text that reads: "A timely and magical exploration of identity and social constructs that pushes back against harmful traditions and rhetoric and encourages community, growth, and empathy at a time when we all need it. - Booklist, starred review".
May 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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apamaate.bsky.social
Ensueño 🌊✨ (2022)
Illustration of a boy in a small boat in the middle of the ocean. He's watching a group of pelicans, gulls, and shorebirds flying around the boat.
October 12, 2023 at 2:03 PM