Maria Capelle Frantz
@mariacfrantz.bsky.social
Cartoonist, illustrator & author ★ Tall Hobbit ★ (they/them) ★ mariafrantz.net
The Chancellor & the Citadel, Who HQ Joan of Arc, currently working on Megrez
The Chancellor & the Citadel, Who HQ Joan of Arc, currently working on Megrez
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Hello new folks! I’m Maria and I draw things! Right now I’m mostly drawing a graphic novel but I also draw the occasional friendly ghost and/or cozy room
Aw thanks Helioscope!!! That's just too sweet of y'all 😭❤️ Ten whole years! I could've sworn I was a shy intern at helioscope just a few years ago
Helioscope is delighted to wish a happy birthday to our wonderful colleague Maria C Frantz! @mariacfrantz.bsky.social. We've known Maria since 2015 and admired their work even longer. A world class artist who impressed us from the start with their gorgeous, deeply emotional imagery.
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Aw thanks Helioscope!!! That's just too sweet of y'all 😭❤️ Ten whole years! I could've sworn I was a shy intern at helioscope just a few years ago
My dog does not know how to regulate her own temperature. I will find her on the couch just shivering. And I'm like baby girl go get in your heated bed!! Half of my day is tucking her in so she stays warm
October 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
My dog does not know how to regulate her own temperature. I will find her on the couch just shivering. And I'm like baby girl go get in your heated bed!! Half of my day is tucking her in so she stays warm
Treating myself to some colors todayyy
October 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Treating myself to some colors todayyy
In my little studio with my drawing desk in one corner and my sewing table in the other, switching between quilting and drawing and playing minecraft. Thriving in my enriched enclosure
October 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
In my little studio with my drawing desk in one corner and my sewing table in the other, switching between quilting and drawing and playing minecraft. Thriving in my enriched enclosure
Making progress!
September 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Making progress!
I JUST. I'M. WHAT.
I have been haunted by this statement all day www.kgw.com/article/news...
September 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I JUST. I'M. WHAT.
I’ve spent the last several years repeatedly reassuring various friends/family members that Portland is not in fact a war zone and that I’m safe. That gap between realities has never felt so vast as it does now
September 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I’ve spent the last several years repeatedly reassuring various friends/family members that Portland is not in fact a war zone and that I’m safe. That gap between realities has never felt so vast as it does now
I'm waiting for book edits so I'm trying to take a break from drawing BUT I have no chill so I immediately got obsessed with a quilting project and managed to irritate my old drawing injury doing an entirely different activity. Why am I like this
September 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'm waiting for book edits so I'm trying to take a break from drawing BUT I have no chill so I immediately got obsessed with a quilting project and managed to irritate my old drawing injury doing an entirely different activity. Why am I like this
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This is hugely important: If you use the Atlantic's author search tool, a TON of comics don't come up because they don't have creators listed. I just found like all my comics work looking directly and it sucks. So, make sure you're very thorough in your search.
I searched libgen itself, and it turns out they have almost every book Iron Circus has ever published. They don't show up in the Atlantic Search because they were uploaded without author names.
@ironcircuscomics.bsky.social authors could help destroy them singlehandedly.
@ironcircuscomics.bsky.social authors could help destroy them singlehandedly.
September 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This is hugely important: If you use the Atlantic's author search tool, a TON of comics don't come up because they don't have creators listed. I just found like all my comics work looking directly and it sucks. So, make sure you're very thorough in your search.
Search your books. Tell your friends to search their books. Make them pay you several thousand dollars. Laugh maniacally.
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Search your books. Tell your friends to search their books. Make them pay you several thousand dollars. Laugh maniacally.
Incredible. I thought my graphic novel had avoided the AI goons, but it turns out I just couldn't find it because it was uploaded without an author name.
The Chancellor and the Citadel has almost certainly been used to train an AI without my consent. Yay.
The Chancellor and the Citadel has almost certainly been used to train an AI without my consent. Yay.
I searched libgen itself, and it turns out they have almost every book Iron Circus has ever published. They don't show up in the Atlantic Search because they were uploaded without author names.
@ironcircuscomics.bsky.social authors could help destroy them singlehandedly.
@ironcircuscomics.bsky.social authors could help destroy them singlehandedly.
September 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Incredible. I thought my graphic novel had avoided the AI goons, but it turns out I just couldn't find it because it was uploaded without an author name.
The Chancellor and the Citadel has almost certainly been used to train an AI without my consent. Yay.
The Chancellor and the Citadel has almost certainly been used to train an AI without my consent. Yay.
She’s bean shaped
July 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
She’s bean shaped
Insomnia scribbles
July 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Insomnia scribbles
Spooky forest creature can’t find its favorite stick
June 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Spooky forest creature can’t find its favorite stick
A quick ink study. I can’t stand drawing scenes with no living things in them so I put a lil frog in there
June 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A quick ink study. I can’t stand drawing scenes with no living things in them so I put a lil frog in there
This is who runs this account
June 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is who runs this account
Monday morning warm-up
June 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Monday morning warm-up
Shadow man talks with his hands
June 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Shadow man talks with his hands
Shadow man trying to pass as a human doesn’t know what to do with his hands
June 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Shadow man trying to pass as a human doesn’t know what to do with his hands
A spooky fella for my monday morning warm-up
June 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A spooky fella for my monday morning warm-up
a grumpy Susabe
May 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
a grumpy Susabe
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I am available for work!🎉 I have a lot of experience in #TTRPG art, and would love to do more work in that area, or something different! :0)
💻: lonniegarcia.com
💌: lonniegart@gmail.com
💻: lonniegarcia.com
💌: lonniegart@gmail.com
April 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I am available for work!🎉 I have a lot of experience in #TTRPG art, and would love to do more work in that area, or something different! :0)
💻: lonniegarcia.com
💌: lonniegart@gmail.com
💻: lonniegarcia.com
💌: lonniegart@gmail.com