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Casper Manning
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Cartoonist + Illustrator | Queer + transmasc 🏳️‍⚧️ from the U.K | He/They | Rep’d by:Alice Sutherland-Hawes @ashliterary
Shop: https://caspermanning.etsy.com
I make silly Star Trek comics sometimes
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Casper Manning @casperusual.bsky.social · Oct 28
Thrilled to finally be able to shout about this GN I’m working on!!
Casper Manning’s Flying Out, following a teenager who, while spending a summer in their old hometown, realised they do n out identify with the gender they were born as, to Alex Lu at Random House Graphic, at auction, in a two-book deal for publication in summer 2027, by Alice Sutherland-Hawed at ASH Literary (World English)
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adamszym.bsky.social
Tonight is huge for Cartoonist Americans as Zohran Mamdani is the first mayor of New York City with a cartoonist girlfriend
June 25, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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gdbee.bsky.social
class is in session!
Illustration of a girl reading a book to a handful of lambs and two dragons in a big field. It's a beautiful day out so everyone's sunbathing instead. Drawn by gdbeeart in May 2025, paint tool sai
May 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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comicsbeat.bsky.social
It's Bigger Than Alex Graham's Comic: An Instagram post has stirred up a hornet's next of controversy by suggesting that comics by marginalized groups are overrated
Commentary: It’s Bigger Than Alex Graham’s Comic (With An Update)
An Instagram post by Alex Graham has stirred up a hornet's next of controversy
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May 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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new comic on Gil Scott Heron www.patreon.com/posts/pieces...
May 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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toonyballoony.bsky.social
oh I see, when the pope chooses a new name, Christians are all for it and address him as such, but a TRANS person chooses a new name—
May 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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iamdavidbrothers.com
Top 5 Best Adobe InDesign Tricks That Almost Sometimes Work
April 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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davis.social
My drawing skills are perfectly consistent, as long as the room’s the right temperature, I slept just enough, ate well, have zero plans later, my chair feels right, my internet’s stable, I’m wearing my cozy hoodie, no one texts me, and I don’t remember that one embarrassing thing from 10 years ago.
April 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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comicsbeat.bsky.social
Hiveworks, a webcomic publisher that offered both digital and physical publishing and marketing services - will shut down its publishing operations by the end of the year.
Hiveworks Comics sunsets publishing program
Hiveworks, a webcomic publisher that offered both digital and physical publishing and marketing services - will shut down its publishing operations by the end of the year.
www.comicsbeat.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
casperusual.bsky.social
The British gov saw acclaimed anime Psycho-pass and learned nothing.
April 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
casperusual.bsky.social
save me from the Daily Horrors soft Mon Rovîa song
An illustration of a boy tearing up whilst holding a phone. The phone is playing “City on a Hill” by Mon Rovîa
March 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
casperusual.bsky.social
It’s like that thing where they let the penguins out to see other exhibits but it’s dinosaurs at the museum.

Super thrilled with how these new A4 riso prints turned out!! Grab them at my shop or at MoCCA this weekend!
Photo of a risograph printed illustration of a dinosaur skeleton. The dinosaur is surrounded by lots of storage boxes containing more dino bones and other scientific research. The room the skeleton is in looks like a cluttered back room of a natural history museum. The print is printed in federal blue, sunflower, bright red and teal inks. Close up of the riso print from slide one. The riso texture is more visible. Another close up of the riso print from slide one.
March 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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josephgalbo.bsky.social
When I hear people describe themselves as content creators.
An older Orson Welles sitting down for an interview, but with a meme quote that says: Content, content, content! A taco possesses content. A ship's manifest. An owner's manual for the operation of a microwave. Was Botticelli a content creator? Did Joyce wreck himself in chasing English to its limits "for the vine"? My God, man; have a little self respect.
March 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
casperusual.bsky.social
Excited to be tabling again with @kurogyen this spring! Our first event is MoCCA the weekend after next. Table number 61.
Spring 2025 Con schedule with @kurogyen. Moccafest March 15-16, Capital Art Book Fair April 5-6, BICS April 26-27 Illustration of the Moccafest table map. We’re at table 61
March 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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debbiefong.com
📢 My origami book Kickstarter is live!! ✨🎏 The LITTLE BOXES book includes everything you need to fold 8 mini paper cartons, each with its own illustrated design.

➡️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/deb...
The LITTLE BOXES book, featuring illustrated, bold typography, and an image of 6 mini origami paper boxes designed like fruit/vegetable/beverage cartons, arranged with lots of little toy food props
February 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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wolvendamien.bsky.social
I mean, literally, the answer to this is "I am federally prohibited from telling you anything about my students without a subpoena or judicial warrant; if you have a subpoena or judicial warrant, please submit it to [Legal Officer/Office] to ensure it is in compliance with all relevant federal laws"
jongraywb.bsky.social ✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Santa Clown” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · Jan 30
If you have students who are trans no you don’t. If you have students of color who may be affected by ICE no you don’t. If anyone asks you gender or racial the makeup of your class you don’t have to tell them.

Protect your class and protect your students by not complying in advance. They trust you.
erininthemorning.com Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Jan 29
1. Breaking News: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting trans youth and teachers in schools who teach for them.

It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.

I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.

Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
January 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
casperusual.bsky.social
It’s gonna be a long 4 years.
Illustration of a white boy staring grumpily at a computer. An orange hand is shooting the middle finger from the computer screen right into the face of the boy. Orange speech balloons come from the computer saying “Nazis but they’re tech bros?? Anti-trans bills, general fascist bullshit, we hate you and all your friends, also pay us money”
January 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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ngoziu.com
THRILLED to announce my next graphic novel, FLIP, which hits bookstores Sept 23, 2025. 🔄✨ This is my most heartfelt, introspective, and autobiographical project to date. I can't wait for everyone to read it!!!

Find out more here: flipgraphicnovel.com
Pre-order here: bit.ly/4aoq3tv
January 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
casperusual.bsky.social
Happy new year! Their year technically doesn’t start for another month but the snakes want to party NOW.
A bright red illustration of 4 snakes celebrating new years eave. The snakes are coiled up inside various drinks glasses. 3 of the snakes are holding sparklers with their tails. In the middle, a snake in a wine glass says Happy New Year
January 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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cara.city
lmao he's getting Shinzo Abe'd
The New York times Bipartisan Lawmakers Seek to Break Up Giant Health Care Conglomerates New legislation would force UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health and Cigna to each sell their pharmacies within three years.
December 13, 2024 at 5:08 AM
casperusual.bsky.social
A small #comic about eczema and computers.
An illustration of hands covered in a rough skin rash. The skin and rash are coloured in unnatural green hues. The text reads: I have a condition that makes my hands pucker and scar. It hurts. Sometimes it bleeds. It’s just a rather annoying form of eczema. The same hands covered in the rash reach for a computer keyboard. Text reads: recently, it’s spread to my fingertips. Which means that my computer’s fingerpad lock no longer recognises me. Below this panel there is a drawing of a man shouting at a computer. The computer says “your fingies…they seem suspicious” the man shouts “let me in! I have work to do!” An illustration of a computer Lock Screen. The text reads: luckily I know my own damn password so the foolish machine is forced to let me in regardless. Below the man looks at his computer. The computer cheerfully says “oh! It’s you! Why didn’t you say so earlier?” The man has a thought bubble saying “one day I’ll replace you with one of those laptops that unlock with face recognition…”
December 15, 2024 at 10:17 PM
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pollyguo.bsky.social
You can find more information on “Last Minute Gifts!” here: trusting-guardian-c77.notion.site/Last-Minute-...
Last Minute Gifts: A Holiday Market for a Family in Gaza | Notion
How does this work?
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December 8, 2024 at 2:05 AM
casperusual.bsky.social
This riso print is a still a bit of a work in progress (the colors didn’t work out quite as I’d intended) but please enjoy nonetheless!
A risograph illustration of a large workshop filled with neon signs. New signs are being crafted by some kids in bright red jumpsuits. The whole scene is printed in bright neon red, black and teal inks. Closeup of the previous image. One kid is working on a sign at a workbench while another is on the floor. In the foreground there is a bright neon sign saying “Live music” with an arrow Another closeup. Two kids in red jumpsuits are carrying a neon sign advertising a golf club.
November 25, 2024 at 11:00 PM
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aikosmith.com
Lettering is fun!
Picture showing six different styles of speech balloons and text. Speech balloon text says "what?" in the top and bottom row except for the bottom right balloon. Text reads "WHAT?!" in the bottom right. Top Row, L to R: Spinner Rack Pro by Blambot (somewhat dtandard dialogue) Boba Date by Sara Linsley ( Spicy Noodles by SL Bottom Row, L to R: Rosehip by SL Chewed Pen by BB Bestagon by SL
November 18, 2024 at 10:50 PM
casperusual.bsky.social
Thought bubble was super fun!!
A photo of a comic convention booth. Art prints and books are displayed in a stand above the table. There are two people behind the booth. The signs above their heads identify them as “Casper Manning” and Ray Kao. They are both smiling.
November 17, 2024 at 7:03 PM
casperusual.bsky.social
Thrilled to finally be able to shout about this GN I’m working on!!
Casper Manning’s Flying Out, following a teenager who, while spending a summer in their old hometown, realised they do n out identify with the gender they were born as, to Alex Lu at Random House Graphic, at auction, in a two-book deal for publication in summer 2027, by Alice Sutherland-Hawed at ASH Literary (World English)
October 28, 2024 at 2:22 PM