Ira Marcks
@iramarcks.bsky.social
Creepy Comics. You know, for kids. https://lnk.bio/iramarcks
I'm pretty darn excited to finally type these words:
My next graphic novel, Snake Night, slithers into bookstores next fall 🐍✨
It’s a creepy cartoony adventure about two friends intent on decoding the secret to transmutation. More soon.
My next graphic novel, Snake Night, slithers into bookstores next fall 🐍✨
It’s a creepy cartoony adventure about two friends intent on decoding the secret to transmutation. More soon.
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I'm pretty darn excited to finally type these words:
My next graphic novel, Snake Night, slithers into bookstores next fall 🐍✨
It’s a creepy cartoony adventure about two friends intent on decoding the secret to transmutation. More soon.
My next graphic novel, Snake Night, slithers into bookstores next fall 🐍✨
It’s a creepy cartoony adventure about two friends intent on decoding the secret to transmutation. More soon.
I was a challenged reader as a kid (and still am) so it feels extra meaningful when a teacher uses my books as a part of a classroom reading challenge.
@iramarcks.bsky.social We’re going BIG this year! 7th graders have already read more than 144 books in 5 weeks this school year! They want to get to 1000! #bookgoals Let’s see if we can get more than 100 more with your books! 🎥🦈📚
October 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I was a challenged reader as a kid (and still am) so it feels extra meaningful when a teacher uses my books as a part of a classroom reading challenge.
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In a civilized world, the guy who made Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, and like four Hotel Transylvanias would be able to do one for himself
Genndy Tartakovsky shared test footage from his film ‘The Black Knight’. It follows a knight who controls a 20ft suit of armor. Sony isn't sure there's an audience for the film and haven’t greenlit it yet.
After Kpop demon hunters success I don't understand why Sony are dragging their feet on this!
After Kpop demon hunters success I don't understand why Sony are dragging their feet on this!
September 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
In a civilized world, the guy who made Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, and like four Hotel Transylvanias would be able to do one for himself
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It’s autumn so it’s time for me to repeat my demand that Over the Garden Wall get a stage adaptation
September 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It’s autumn so it’s time for me to repeat my demand that Over the Garden Wall get a stage adaptation
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> Use toilet
I don't know how to use that
> Open toilet
It's already open
> Use butt
Where do you want to use it on
> Toilet
I don't see a toilet here
> Look toilet
You see a porcelain toilet
> Use butt on toilet
You can't use that here.
Suddenly your butt explodes. You should have used the toilet!
I don't know how to use that
> Open toilet
It's already open
> Use butt
Where do you want to use it on
> Toilet
I don't see a toilet here
> Look toilet
You see a porcelain toilet
> Use butt on toilet
You can't use that here.
Suddenly your butt explodes. You should have used the toilet!
August 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
> Use toilet
I don't know how to use that
> Open toilet
It's already open
> Use butt
Where do you want to use it on
> Toilet
I don't see a toilet here
> Look toilet
You see a porcelain toilet
> Use butt on toilet
You can't use that here.
Suddenly your butt explodes. You should have used the toilet!
I don't know how to use that
> Open toilet
It's already open
> Use butt
Where do you want to use it on
> Toilet
I don't see a toilet here
> Look toilet
You see a porcelain toilet
> Use butt on toilet
You can't use that here.
Suddenly your butt explodes. You should have used the toilet!
Hey, how's your summer going? Good to hear. Me? Not bad. Spending most of my days drifting down the River of the Dead.
August 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Hey, how's your summer going? Good to hear. Me? Not bad. Spending most of my days drifting down the River of the Dead.
I’ve been working on this story that opens with a young boy waking up under a tree that’s been struck by lightning. I’ve drawn it a few different times, trying to find the right, I don’t know, tone? This latest version has a bit of humor to it, which is probably good for a kid’s book about death 🖤
July 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I’ve been working on this story that opens with a young boy waking up under a tree that’s been struck by lightning. I’ve drawn it a few different times, trying to find the right, I don’t know, tone? This latest version has a bit of humor to it, which is probably good for a kid’s book about death 🖤
I've been waiting my whole life for someone to ask me
July 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I've been waiting my whole life for someone to ask me
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notan studies!
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Black Sunday
The Night of the Hunter
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Black Sunday
The Night of the Hunter
August 20, 2023 at 4:54 PM
notan studies!
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Black Sunday
The Night of the Hunter
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Black Sunday
The Night of the Hunter
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Watercolour study by Maurice Sendak for a set piece for a production of Ravel’s opera, “L’Heure Espagnole,” that opened on 22 July 1987 at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in England.
June 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Watercolour study by Maurice Sendak for a set piece for a production of Ravel’s opera, “L’Heure Espagnole,” that opened on 22 July 1987 at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in England.
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Not to be unkind, but I am so impatient about the “what’s the point of making my little zines/comics/crafts/art when the world is on fire” sentiments. I get it, but saving the world is not a responsibility shouldered by your art! That’s what being a neighbor, a friend, and hell, a citizen is for!!!
June 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Not to be unkind, but I am so impatient about the “what’s the point of making my little zines/comics/crafts/art when the world is on fire” sentiments. I get it, but saving the world is not a responsibility shouldered by your art! That’s what being a neighbor, a friend, and hell, a citizen is for!!!
If an artist inspired you—even forever ago—tell them.
We share the cool stuff when it happens, but most of our time is spent being quietly uncool. The one thing we can count on is knowing we’ve inspired others to chase their own cool things. This is a nice reminder ❤️
We share the cool stuff when it happens, but most of our time is spent being quietly uncool. The one thing we can count on is knowing we’ve inspired others to chase their own cool things. This is a nice reminder ❤️
July 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
If an artist inspired you—even forever ago—tell them.
We share the cool stuff when it happens, but most of our time is spent being quietly uncool. The one thing we can count on is knowing we’ve inspired others to chase their own cool things. This is a nice reminder ❤️
We share the cool stuff when it happens, but most of our time is spent being quietly uncool. The one thing we can count on is knowing we’ve inspired others to chase their own cool things. This is a nice reminder ❤️
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If only someone
TWO RACECAR-DRIVING SISTERS
could tell me
KEEP WINNING DEADLY RACES IN EXOTIC LOCATIONS
how to effectively
TO HUNT THE ULTRAWEALTHY VAMPIRE
pitch my novel
WHO KILLED THEIR FATHER
to a publisher
THE PROMINENT TRANSYLVANIAN LEFTIST
TWO RACECAR-DRIVING SISTERS
could tell me
KEEP WINNING DEADLY RACES IN EXOTIC LOCATIONS
how to effectively
TO HUNT THE ULTRAWEALTHY VAMPIRE
pitch my novel
WHO KILLED THEIR FATHER
to a publisher
THE PROMINENT TRANSYLVANIAN LEFTIST
June 14, 2024 at 2:52 AM
If only someone
TWO RACECAR-DRIVING SISTERS
could tell me
KEEP WINNING DEADLY RACES IN EXOTIC LOCATIONS
how to effectively
TO HUNT THE ULTRAWEALTHY VAMPIRE
pitch my novel
WHO KILLED THEIR FATHER
to a publisher
THE PROMINENT TRANSYLVANIAN LEFTIST
TWO RACECAR-DRIVING SISTERS
could tell me
KEEP WINNING DEADLY RACES IN EXOTIC LOCATIONS
how to effectively
TO HUNT THE ULTRAWEALTHY VAMPIRE
pitch my novel
WHO KILLED THEIR FATHER
to a publisher
THE PROMINENT TRANSYLVANIAN LEFTIST
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It's been a really tough summer for me financially, but lucky for you that means I'm VERY EAGER to take on new freelance projects. Illustration, comics, writing stories, jokes and more. I can do it all! philintheblanks.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's been a really tough summer for me financially, but lucky for you that means I'm VERY EAGER to take on new freelance projects. Illustration, comics, writing stories, jokes and more. I can do it all! philintheblanks.com
Another experiment in my afterlife side project. Every one of these gets me a step closer to turning this little weird idea into a book. How many more steps?! I have no idea!!
July 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Another experiment in my afterlife side project. Every one of these gets me a step closer to turning this little weird idea into a book. How many more steps?! I have no idea!!
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They finally made the milk from that hotel
July 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
They finally made the milk from that hotel
Never meet your idols
July 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Never meet your idols
Today is my birthday! 🎉
Check it out - I was just gifted this shirt made from amazingly soft vintage fabric and handmade by @mauramarcks.bsky.social it’s the most comfortable, fun, and flowy thing I’ve ever worn. ❤️
Check it out - I was just gifted this shirt made from amazingly soft vintage fabric and handmade by @mauramarcks.bsky.social it’s the most comfortable, fun, and flowy thing I’ve ever worn. ❤️
July 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Today is my birthday! 🎉
Check it out - I was just gifted this shirt made from amazingly soft vintage fabric and handmade by @mauramarcks.bsky.social it’s the most comfortable, fun, and flowy thing I’ve ever worn. ❤️
Check it out - I was just gifted this shirt made from amazingly soft vintage fabric and handmade by @mauramarcks.bsky.social it’s the most comfortable, fun, and flowy thing I’ve ever worn. ❤️
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If you haven't played @tommchenry.bsky.social 's masterpiece of interactive fiction, and you enjoy the kinds of media I do, I am *begging* you to give this a go. This was such a "oh shit, games writing is back!" moment for me, and I'm so glad to know and play games with Tom today. Go master a horse!
Horse Master: The Game of Horse Mastery by Tom McHenry: tommchenry.itch.io/horse-master
June 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
If you haven't played @tommchenry.bsky.social 's masterpiece of interactive fiction, and you enjoy the kinds of media I do, I am *begging* you to give this a go. This was such a "oh shit, games writing is back!" moment for me, and I'm so glad to know and play games with Tom today. Go master a horse!
Shark summer book tour in full effect
June 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Shark summer book tour in full effect
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If you ban Calvin and Hobbes you’re a straight up fascist son of a bitch and that’s that
How profoundly sad. The kids deprived of reading Calvin and Hobbes are the kids who need them the most. My brother put it best: "We know we’re fucked when they come for your cartoon stuffed tigers."
Let's go sit in the grass and crack open "The Days are Just Packed."
pen.org/magic-tree-h...
Let's go sit in the grass and crack open "The Days are Just Packed."
pen.org/magic-tree-h...
‘Magic Tree House’ Author, ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ among hundreds of Tennessee book bans - PEN America
The removals in Tennessee are the result of a growing political movement to control information through book banning.
pen.org
June 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
If you ban Calvin and Hobbes you’re a straight up fascist son of a bitch and that’s that
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One thing I think ppl are trying to avoid is the "my character looks so much different on page 100 than they did on page 1" but I think that's inevitable no matter how much you prepare - 100 pages into your comic you'll develop a visual shorthand that you simply won't have on page 1! It's OK!🤠
There's a lot of folks who are afraid to start their webcomics because they don't want it to look 'ugly' or don't know if they're ready yet" but...
You just need to draw it and have something ugly and potentially 'not ready'
That's the secret to starting a webcomic!
You just need to draw it and have something ugly and potentially 'not ready'
That's the secret to starting a webcomic!
June 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
One thing I think ppl are trying to avoid is the "my character looks so much different on page 100 than they did on page 1" but I think that's inevitable no matter how much you prepare - 100 pages into your comic you'll develop a visual shorthand that you simply won't have on page 1! It's OK!🤠
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Great thread! I'm shouting out Shark Summer by @iramarcks.bsky.social since today is the 50th anniversary of Jaws today. Such a fun graphic novel. Love all his books! iramarcks.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Great thread! I'm shouting out Shark Summer by @iramarcks.bsky.social since today is the 50th anniversary of Jaws today. Such a fun graphic novel. Love all his books! iramarcks.com