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J. W. Murray
@jwmurraywritings.bsky.social
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J. W. Murray is the author of The Coming Harvest, The Alchemist's Child, the comic Short, Dark & Peculiar, and the webcomic The Wilder Shore, illustrated by Steven Ingram. He lives on a narrowboat on the English canal system with his partner and cat.
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Remember, kids: weed is fine, as long as it's definitely weed and not cuttings from mushroom-people.

Art by @steveningramart.bsky.social

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November 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Big news! The Mind, Extended is out now!

Incredible cover artwork by @mortiscausa.bsky.social, who's captured the VR Combat bubble perfectly.

Near future speculative fiction about augmented reality that starts with the complete obliteration of capitalism in the UK...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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A reminder: "Boxes" #4, the latest issue of your favourite indie/alternative comics anthology is out now!
Buy it here: thirdbearpress.com/shop/p/boxes...
BOXES Vol. 4 - PREODRER — ThirdBear Press
The 4th volume of BOXES Comic Magazine, ThirdBear Press’ on-going anthology that aims to showcase new short works from the most exciting and interesting creators in indie comics! In this issue there ...
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October 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
jwmurraywritings.bsky.social
Gosh. Rather a lot has happened in this webcomic. Time to take a breather as dusk descends, and enjoy a moment of quiet in the face of the weird sprouting doom that awaits on The Wilder Shore.

Art by @steveningramart.bsky.social

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October 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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The monster is gone and the survivors are left to pick up the pieces. This is low-key one of my favourite scenes in this #webcomic - perfectly captured by @steveningramart.bsky.social

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P.S. forgive the typo
#scifi #comics #apocalypse
September 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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This week on The Wilder Shore, Chris Watt gets his just desserts.

art by @steveningramart.bsky.social

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#webcomic #scifi #comics #apocalypse
September 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Raging Against the Machine: Comics and Generative AI “Art” Part 4 – “So-Called Artificial Intelligence Has Been Crafted in Service to Power”

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Raging Against the Machine: Comics and Generative AI “Art” Part 4 – "So-Called Artificial Intelligence Has Been Crafted in Service to Power" – Broken Frontier
'Raging Against the Machine' returns at BF with another set of thoughts on the egregious nature of AI "art" on comics.
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September 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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It's crackdown time on The Wilder Shore this week. One monster is fizzing away into the sea, but there are more to be dealt with...

art by @steveningramart.bsky.social

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#webcomic #scifi #comics #apocalypse #monster
September 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Why has it taken me until my 40th year to watch Time Bandits?
August 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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This week on The Wilder Shore, things look bad for Fadi. Is the monster just gonna dissolve everybody? Probably...

art by @steveningramart.bsky.social

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Three people look on scared. Caption says 'Open the door! It's me! I've got your brother!' Fadi coming through the door with severe burns and a missing leg, supported by Nate. Fadi on the floor. Gail is saying that it looks like an acid burn and they should get him to the shower. Fadi's mother is angry - she says he needs a doctor!
August 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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I'm 99.9% sure this is ☠️ #spearphishing ☠️, but thought I'd share cause it seems very sophisticated and you may have had something similar. Probably #ai written based on a LinkedIn scrape? The student seems to exist as do the websites, though the Jenkins link redirects through an appspot app. 😕
August 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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ariiscomics.bsky.social
LAST FEW HOURS OF CROWDFUNDING!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...
BOXES Comic Magazine #4
The 4th volume of BOXES Comic Magazine! Lots of new short comics from a diverse range of exciting UK based creators.
www.kickstarter.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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thirdbearpress.bsky.social
**FINAL 4 HOURS!**

Last call to back BOXES Vol. 4 on Kickstarter! We are within £500 of our goal.

BOXES is an anthology that showcases exciting UK based cartoonists.

You can help bring this latest issue to life by backing it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...

Thanks!
BOXES Comic Magazine #4
The 4th volume of BOXES Comic Magazine! Lots of new short comics from a diverse range of exciting UK based creators.
www.kickstarter.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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thirdbearpress.bsky.social
It’s coming down to the crunch on the BOXES 4 Kickstarter!

It’d be great to reach the funding goal this weekend 🤞
thirdbearpress.bsky.social ThirdBear Press @thirdbearpress.bsky.social · Jul 31
Down to the last 4 days on the BOXES Vol. 4 Kickstarter!

We’re 2/3 funded. It feels close now! Can you help us push us towards the funding goal for printing this anthology full of stellar creators?

Check the funding page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...

Thanks! 📦📦📦
BOXES Comic Magazine #4
The 4th volume of BOXES Comic Magazine! Lots of new short comics from a diverse range of exciting UK based creators.
www.kickstarter.com
August 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Things are getting sexy this week on The Wilder Shore, but will Erika get put off by Chris's rug?

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Art by @steveningramart.bsky.social
The Wilder Shore updates weekly

#webcomics #comics #apocalypse #hair
July 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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It's the FINAL WEEK to back BOXES Volume 4, which includes "Dance of the Trows" - a fun wee folk horror comic written by me and illustrated by @aimeelockwood.bsky.social.

If you haven't already, please back this project on Kickstarter and bring the trows to life!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...
July 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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thirdbearpress.bsky.social
See new preview pages from BOXES Vol. 4 in our latest update!

These ones from @aimeelockwood.bsky.social & @jwmurraywritings.bsky.social Dance of the Trows

See them here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...
Comic art of a girl listening to her headphones while working at night in a petrol station. From Dance of the Trows by J W Murray and Aimee Lockwood for BOXES Comic Magazine Vol. 4
July 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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There's always some drunk guy stumbling out in front of the monster who thinks it's his dead wife.

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Art by @steveningramart
The Wilder Shore updates weekly

#webcomics #comics #apocalypse #monster
July 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Got a comic appearing in the BOXES vol4. about a group of 🍄mischievous creatures🍄 returning from a hundred year sojourn to renew a diabolical deal - with a bemused service station attendant. It's super fun, and the art, by @aimeelockwood.bsky.social, is 🔥.

Get in early and back this 🤯 project!
thirdbearpress.bsky.social ThirdBear Press @thirdbearpress.bsky.social · Jul 6
BOXES Comic Magazine Vol. 4 has just launched on Kickstarter!

Help up us bring to life the latest volume of our critically acclaimed anthology here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...

Thanks!
BOXES Comic Magazine #4
The 4th volume of BOXES Comic Magazine! Lots of new short comics from a diverse range of exciting UK based creators.
www.kickstarter.com
July 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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brokenfrontier.bsky.social
News! @thirdbearpress.bsky.social ThirdBear Press’s ‘Boxes’ #4 Comes to Kickstarter this Coming Week – Includes Work from Mike Armstrong, Aimee Lockwood, Emilia McKenzie, Faye Stacey and More. www.brokenfrontier.com/boxes-4-kick...
ThirdBear Press's 'Boxes' #4 Comes to Kickstarter this Coming Week - Includes Work from Mike Armstrong, Aimee Lockwood, Emilia McKenzie, Faye Stacey and More – Broken Frontier
The next issue of ThirdBear Press’s excellent anthology series Boxes is coming very soon to Kickstarter and editor Steven Ingram has all the details (plus some preview art) for us...
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July 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
jwmurraywritings.bsky.social
There's a scary new monster on board the MV Scalpsie, but dinna fash - Jack Steeton's got his wee knife. I'm sure things will be just fine.

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Art by @steveningramart
The Wilder Shore updates weekly

#webcomics #comics #apocalypse #monster #ferry
July 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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What's that coming over the hill? Is it a... no seriously, what is that? This week on The Wilder Shore, things are freaky.

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Art by @steveningramart

#webcomics #comics #apocalypse #monster #ferry
June 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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thirdbearpress.bsky.social
The critically acclaimed anthology BOXES Comic Magazine returns to Kickstarter in July with vol. 4!

Look at this lovely cover featuring art by the talented @aimeelockwood.bsky.social

Sign up to be notified when the kickstarter campaign launches here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...

Thanks!
Cover art for boxes comic magazine volume 4. Three trow dance around a fire while playing flutes and violin.
June 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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It's a MIRACLE!

Yep, that checks out. No further questions.

Find the latest episode of The Wilder Shore here:
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Art by @steveningramart.bsky.social

#webcomics #comics #apocalypse #miracle
June 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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thirdbearpress.bsky.social
Aimee Lockwood is an illustrator from the North of Scotland. She is the artist on the poetry comic The Wilds.

James is the author of the comic collection Short, Dark & Peculiar and webcomic The Wilder Shore. He is also author of the novels The Alchemist's Child and recently, The Coming Harvest.
June 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM