Joe Bortner
@joebdraws.bsky.social
Cartoonist! He/Him. BOOMERANG GANG comic strips, TBA. Portfolio: joebortner.com
9/28/25 - charlotte’s lesson
(Endlessly trying to figure out how I want to make diary comics work in my current life moment, but drawing this made me happy)
(Endlessly trying to figure out how I want to make diary comics work in my current life moment, but drawing this made me happy)
December 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
9/28/25 - charlotte’s lesson
(Endlessly trying to figure out how I want to make diary comics work in my current life moment, but drawing this made me happy)
(Endlessly trying to figure out how I want to make diary comics work in my current life moment, but drawing this made me happy)
Coming down from the weekend and wishing MICE was all the time 😭 didn’t even table this year lol but always thrilled to be a part of this community. i love comics people!!!
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Coming down from the weekend and wishing MICE was all the time 😭 didn’t even table this year lol but always thrilled to be a part of this community. i love comics people!!!
feeling pleasant vibes but ultimately mixed about Pokémon Legends ZA; Arceus was the first game in the series since the DS that i really wholeheartedly loved and this introduces a lot of fun stuff but still feels a lot more shallow to me
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
feeling pleasant vibes but ultimately mixed about Pokémon Legends ZA; Arceus was the first game in the series since the DS that i really wholeheartedly loved and this introduces a lot of fun stuff but still feels a lot more shallow to me
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Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
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tbh final fantasy 7 is a great game. replayed the midgar section this week. it's like akira but it's also twin peaks
October 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
tbh final fantasy 7 is a great game. replayed the midgar section this week. it's like akira but it's also twin peaks
boomgang is back, in some capacity that i'm still working out. new comic strip!
October 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
boomgang is back, in some capacity that i'm still working out. new comic strip!
comic page that i drew 2.5 (?!) years ago. still enjoy the pacing here
September 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
comic page that i drew 2.5 (?!) years ago. still enjoy the pacing here
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CHINGA LA MIGRA 🐊💥 risograph prints will be with me at SPX on some kind of sliding scale, with sales donated to the Florida Immigrant Coalition, a coalition of advocacy groups across the state, and CASA, a group active here in Maryland as well as Virginia and Pennsylvania.
September 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
CHINGA LA MIGRA 🐊💥 risograph prints will be with me at SPX on some kind of sliding scale, with sales donated to the Florida Immigrant Coalition, a coalition of advocacy groups across the state, and CASA, a group active here in Maryland as well as Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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Official statement on ICE cosigned by 130+ KidLit & YA authors and illustrators. We are calling on publishers to not preemptively censor themselves in the face of this current administration and to protect marginalized creators. 🧵
June 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Official statement on ICE cosigned by 130+ KidLit & YA authors and illustrators. We are calling on publishers to not preemptively censor themselves in the face of this current administration and to protect marginalized creators. 🧵
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Once you’ve been to Toronto, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Scott Pilgrim to death with your bare hands
June 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Once you’ve been to Toronto, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Scott Pilgrim to death with your bare hands
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Zelda fan art from 2023.
June 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Zelda fan art from 2023.
why do boy love to draw tree but also hate to draw tree
May 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
why do boy love to draw tree but also hate to draw tree
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A look at the numbers for our first year of the Nib & Ink Festival #NIF2025 ! Thank you for all your support 🖤
NIF is still ongoing for the rest of the month - check out upcoming events and our marketplace here: nif.cartoonist.coop
NIF is still ongoing for the rest of the month - check out upcoming events and our marketplace here: nif.cartoonist.coop
May 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A look at the numbers for our first year of the Nib & Ink Festival #NIF2025 ! Thank you for all your support 🖤
NIF is still ongoing for the rest of the month - check out upcoming events and our marketplace here: nif.cartoonist.coop
NIF is still ongoing for the rest of the month - check out upcoming events and our marketplace here: nif.cartoonist.coop
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illustration inspired by nyc's chinatown fishmarket done for The Monkey King in Chinatown exhibition 🐵🐟
May 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
illustration inspired by nyc's chinatown fishmarket done for The Monkey King in Chinatown exhibition 🐵🐟
it's true!!!
It's May! The @cartoonist.coop's Nib & Ink Festival—an online comics fest—starts today! Check out a ton of programming and buy comics from a ton of great cartoonists including @jamilarowser.bsky.social @btrcp.bsky.social @ashantifortson.com & @joebdraws.bsky.social nif-shop.cartoonist.coop
Nib & Ink Festival 2025
The Nib & Ink Festival is a brand new online-only comics festival run by members of The Cartoonist Cooperative!
nif-shop.cartoonist.coop
May 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
it's true!!!
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It's May! The @cartoonist.coop's Nib & Ink Festival—an online comics fest—starts today! Check out a ton of programming and buy comics from a ton of great cartoonists including @jamilarowser.bsky.social @btrcp.bsky.social @ashantifortson.com & @joebdraws.bsky.social nif-shop.cartoonist.coop
Nib & Ink Festival 2025
The Nib & Ink Festival is a brand new online-only comics festival run by members of The Cartoonist Cooperative!
nif-shop.cartoonist.coop
May 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It's May! The @cartoonist.coop's Nib & Ink Festival—an online comics fest—starts today! Check out a ton of programming and buy comics from a ton of great cartoonists including @jamilarowser.bsky.social @btrcp.bsky.social @ashantifortson.com & @joebdraws.bsky.social nif-shop.cartoonist.coop
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NIB AND INK FEST IS HERE! Our month long online comic fest through the @cartoonist.coop with comics from a bunch of amazing artists, and events running for the entire month of May! Come check it out y'all!
nif.cartoonist.coop
nif.cartoonist.coop
Nib & Ink Festival
A brand new online-only comics festival! By cartoonists, for the people.
nif.cartoonist.coop
May 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
NIB AND INK FEST IS HERE! Our month long online comic fest through the @cartoonist.coop with comics from a bunch of amazing artists, and events running for the entire month of May! Come check it out y'all!
nif.cartoonist.coop
nif.cartoonist.coop
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Some close-ups bc bluesky reduces image quality a bit
April 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Some close-ups bc bluesky reduces image quality a bit