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Akira B. • Editor • Publisher of WildStar Press • Writer (Comics & Prose) • Cryptid • Ringo and Ignatz Award Nominated • ???
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☆ Blu ☆ @blubat.bsky.social · 21d
🦇Akira B.🦇
Editor | Writer | Publisher of WildStar Press

Started telling stories as a kid and suddenly couldn't stop. Then I started helping other people tell their stories and it stuck.

Find my work & support:
🦇 blubat.biz
🌟 wildstarpress.com
💵 ko-fi.com/blubat
Meet the Artist (Meet the Writer if you will) 2026 - a drawing of me and my emotional support menace (cat) with some info about me, things I like, and some songs I had on repeat in 2025.
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My queue is clearing up and I've yet to hear from positions I've applied for so it's a good as time as any to enlist my services for editing (or writing!)
blubat.bsky.social ☆ Blu ☆ @blubat.bsky.social · 20d
My Editing & Writing Services are available!

Whether you're trying to self publish or get a pitch ready to submit, I can give the editing help you need. And if you need a writer, I got you too! 🌟

blubat.biz
Services: Editor, Sensitivity Reader, Copywriter, Writer Services for Comics: Pitch Evaluation, Pitch Production, Script Evaluation, Project Management, Developmental Editing, Sensitivity Reading Services for Prose: Manuscript & Developmental Editing, Copy & Line Editing, Proofreading, Sensitivity Reading Services for Writing: Copy Writing, Writing (for scripts, articles, or even ghost writing)
January 22, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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mythjae.bsky.social
I'd love to build out my list of BIPOC illustrators interested in book covers or page illustrations!!

If anyone is interested (or if you want to rec an artist), please introduce yourself, ideally with some art samples and/or portfolio link!✨

*Absolutely no AI allowed, and please tag any NSFW art!
January 22, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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blubat.bsky.social
My Editing & Writing Services are available!

Whether you're trying to self publish or get a pitch ready to submit, I can give the editing help you need. And if you need a writer, I got you too! 🌟

blubat.biz
Services: Editor, Sensitivity Reader, Copywriter, Writer Services for Comics: Pitch Evaluation, Pitch Production, Script Evaluation, Project Management, Developmental Editing, Sensitivity Reading Services for Prose: Manuscript & Developmental Editing, Copy & Line Editing, Proofreading, Sensitivity Reading Services for Writing: Copy Writing, Writing (for scripts, articles, or even ghost writing)
January 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
blubat.bsky.social
My queue is clearing up and I've yet to hear from positions I've applied for so it's a good as time as any to enlist my services for editing (or writing!)
blubat.bsky.social ☆ Blu ☆ @blubat.bsky.social · 20d
My Editing & Writing Services are available!

Whether you're trying to self publish or get a pitch ready to submit, I can give the editing help you need. And if you need a writer, I got you too! 🌟

blubat.biz
Services: Editor, Sensitivity Reader, Copywriter, Writer Services for Comics: Pitch Evaluation, Pitch Production, Script Evaluation, Project Management, Developmental Editing, Sensitivity Reading Services for Prose: Manuscript & Developmental Editing, Copy & Line Editing, Proofreading, Sensitivity Reading Services for Writing: Copy Writing, Writing (for scripts, articles, or even ghost writing)
January 22, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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itsblyss.bsky.social
Day 15 of posting on Blue Sky til I'm famous
#art #animeart #manga
December 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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matthewdowsmith.bsky.social
This is your occasional reminder that the only way to become a comic book creator is to go and make a comic.

Made a comic? Any comic at all? Congratulations, you're now a comic book creator! Welcome to the club!

There are no dues, but we are all thinking about maybe getting some cool jackets.
a close up of a cartoon sheep with big eyes making a face .
Alt: a close up of a cartoon sheep with big eyes making a face and giving two thumbs up
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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everydaylouie.bsky.social
earthside assistance
a 3d scene with a crashed ufo and alien asking a nasa engineer for help. they stand in front of the artemis 2 rocket.
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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mucknagabe.bsky.social
save
January 22, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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blubat.bsky.social
My favorite part of an artist's* glow up is when they update their OCs and realize they can make them brown.

*Usually referring to black artists but any artist of color realizing their ocs can just look like them and no one can do anything about it is very good.
January 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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blubat.bsky.social
Okay so you remember when Jack Skellington ruined Christmas only to bounce back and be like "I may not be Santa but damn that was fun. Ok back to being the Pumpkin King"???
Internalize that kind of delusion in doing things. You don't have to do it forever to be proud of what you've done for a day.
roodypatooti.bsky.social Lesbian FailDaughter @roodypatooti.bsky.social · Oct 30
Wish I could internalize this
brightwanderer I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned "forever" into the only acceptable definition of success. Like... if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful and you want to do something else so you close it, it's a "failed" business. If you write a book or two, then decide that you don't actually want to keep doing that, you're a "failed" writer. If you marry someone, and that marriage is good for a while, and then stops working and you get divorced, it's a "failed" marriage. The only acceptable "win condition" is "you keep doing that thing forever". A friendship that lasts for a few years but then its time is done and you move on is considered less valuable or not a "real" friendship. A hobby that you do for a while and then are done with is a "phase" - or, alternatively, a "pity" that you don't do that thing any more. A fandom is "dying" because people have had a lot of fun with it but are now moving on to other things. I just think that something can be good, and also end, and that thing was still good. And it's okay to be sad that it ended, too. But the idea that anything that ends is automatically less than this hypothetical eternal state of success... I don't think that's doing us any good at all.
January 10, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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blubat.bsky.social
HI #PortfolioDay! I'm Akira, a writer, editor, and publisher and my current call to action is for you to follow @wildstarpress.bsky.social because there's a lot of fun and creative titles coming out of my indie pub and we need viewers like you to continue supporting indie.

wildstarpress.com/news
January 13, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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blubat.bsky.social
Okay guys my book officially comes out this year with WildStar Press.
So you have to buy it and support me. Kay thanks.
January 14, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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The amount of things coming up for WSP is exciting though, don't get me wrong. You're going to get posts and things about it soooooon!!

Also newsletter gets everything first because I want to curate/focus on growing that first and socials second.

wildstarpress.com/news
WildStar Press | Indie Publisher
The official home for WildStar Press online! WildStar Press is an indie publishing company uplifting the voices of diverse creatives.
wildstarpress.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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The pros of being a comic shop manager is getting to read comics early and I am so happy I brought in Fustuk by Robert M. Apelian. It is not only beautifully crafted in the technical sense of the word, but the story itself is such a lovely peek into the importance of food in a different culture -
Fustuk Cover by Robert Mgrdich Apelian
January 17, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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0tacoon.bsky.social
Reposting this one because I still really love it! 🌵🍳💥
A woman with a wild expression on her face is winding up an attack with a black skillet, leaning back and lifting one leg, ready to swing! Colored in desaturated blue hues and a beige background.
July 26, 2023 at 12:31 AM
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0tacoon.bsky.social
One more cheeky reupload from 2023! 👯‍♀️✏️🌵
An old illustration from 2023 when Year of the Rabbit gave everyone a reason to draw bunny girls. This image has Ravee wearing a playboy bunny suit but with an added varsity jacket and sneakers, jumping into the air with a peace sign - giddy as she can be.
January 22, 2026 at 5:37 AM
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thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
Exhibitor applications are now open for Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2026!! Find all the information, and how to apply, here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/exhibit

The deadline is 11:59pm (GMT) on Sunday 8 February 2026.
January 21, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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stephwilliams.bsky.social
I hope you enjoy what Jeff and I have put out into the world, and you come back to join us for next month’s issue.

As always, my gratitude for the love and support 💕
January 21, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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blubat.bsky.social
Remember: Trying is always better than not, and you have to go at the pace that you are capable of.
powerandmagic.bsky.social Power & Magic Press @powerandmagic.bsky.social · 2d
Read our full interview with @blubat.bsky.social, contributing writer and assistant editor for #HowToTouchGrass anthology!

Click "notify me on launch" while you're there: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
January 20, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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Read our full interview with @blubat.bsky.social, contributing writer and assistant editor for #HowToTouchGrass anthology!

Click "notify me on launch" while you're there: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
January 20, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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henrybarajas.bsky.social
I don’t think editors get enough recognition. Who are your favorite comic book editors?
January 20, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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hourlycosmos.bsky.social
Saturn Ring Particles - From Judy Schmidt (geckzilla.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/QL9DSk
These things always have a way of looking vaguely wrong. We don't know what Saturn's rings look like up close, though they are simple to describe. This section is comprised of meter-sized blocks of pure water ice. We do know what water ice looks like, but how does it go from block of ice to the intricate ring system of Saturn? Perhaps one day we will find out, but for now all we have is art. I doubt mine will be any closer to the truth. If we do ever get pictures, we can compare all the depictions and see who was closest. Future travelers should avoid passing too close to the rings. There are many depictions of the asteroid belt in science fiction movies looking something like this. In reality, the asteroid belt is almost entirely empty space which makes it a lot safer than Saturn's rings. There is a chance that the Cassini spacecraft could strike one of these particles during the final phase of its mission, but the scientists are very good at their jobs and made sure to minimize the risk so that all continues as planned. It's certainly not traveling anywhere near the larger pieces, but even a very tiny one could really do some damage. Cassini's mission will end this September, and a lot of people will cry. I might be one of them. I used a particle system in Blender to create a basic image and then did some digital painting to make it look a little less like a 3D render. This was guest blogged over at The Planetary Society: www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/2017/1...
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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jjmackvillian.bsky.social
My writing is literally a jumbled, incoherent mess without @blubat.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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biteghost.bsky.social
women hating women

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read Murder Club! -> www.webtoons.com/en/action/mu...

💀🎨 🔪💸 #murderclub
January 21, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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introspectres.bsky.social
"It used to be a common belief that everything on the earth had its counterpart in the sea" - T. H. White, Translation of a Latin Bestiary

#art
A bright fluorescent pink, blue, and yellow illustration. In the center a mermaid with flowing golden hair holds up a gilded mirror. Next to her, a pearlescent hippocampus with a horn gently lays it's forehooves in her lap and sees it's reflection in the mirror. On the mermaid's other side, a sea lion bears flagbearer looks away. Stylized kelp, sea shells, sea creatures, and sea foam fill the rest of the canvas. On the vertical boarders, a decorative banner shows land animals on top and their marine equivalents reflected below. Image of the Sight Tapestry from the lady and unicorn tapestry series. The medieval tapestry depicts a noblewoman on a field of flowers. A unicorn rests its forelegs in her lap. She has one hand rested on the unicorn's neck and the other holds up a ornate golden mirror, showing the unicorn's refection. On her left, a lion holds a flag pole while looking away. Honestly, expression-wise everyone looks mildly disgruntled to be there. All three figures are bordered by two trees, and surrounded by flowers intermixed with small woodland creatures.
January 20, 2026 at 7:58 PM