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Mariel Ashlinn
@marielashlinn.bsky.social
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Comic & zine maker • illustrator & designer • occasional academic • she/her

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blackeyebooks.bsky.social
Happy Canada Day! Save 20% at blackeye.ca with coupon code CANADA20. Good on anything in our online store until July 8!
July 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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fstopqueen.bsky.social
A couple more interview slots available for UK based #zine makers.

Give me a shout if you're interested in more information and please share if you know someone suitable.

#zines #zineresearch #perzines
fstopqueen.bsky.social JRK @fstopqueen.bsky.social · Apr 15
Looking to interview some UK based #zine makers for a study linked with my PhD.

If you'd like to hear more about the project (or ask questions about participating) please get in touch.

#ZineMaking #ZineResearch #ZinesAndMentalHealth
June 13, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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toonyballoony.bsky.social
I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️

toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
The cover spread from a one page zine printout. The left (back cover) features images of a scale and gavel, with notes on First Amendment and filming rights, and the advice to “shut the fuck up.” On the right is the cover, a megaphone with the title text “PROTEST SAFELY.” Behind it are faceless protestors. The subtitle notes, “A brief collection of tips from around the internet.” A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is an illustration of a protestor with the title “What to Wear,” including a helmet, goggles, ear plugs, gloves, a mask, a backpack, and layers/long sleeves/pants. Each have additional notes explaining their use. On the right is “What to Bring,” featuring illustrations of a backpack, money, water bottles, a mask, a granola bar and bag of trail mix, a first aid kit, folded shirt and pants, and an ID, with “DIY Defense” listed underneath it showing one protestor using a luggage case, one holding a trash can lid, and one using an open umbrella as a shield. A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is “Protect Your Identity,” advising to cover up identifying features, avoiding photography of protesters, deactivating biometric phone-unlocking tools, and writing emergency contact and counsel numbers on your arm. On the right is “Be Like Water,” the motto of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, and the text “BEWARE THE BAIT” with images of a palette of bricks and a masked man holding a crowbar toward a protestor with a sign, “Psst, free crowbar?” encouraging the reader not to engage with traps and undercover agents. A spread from one page zine printout featuring the hazards of protest opposition, including tear gas, rubber bullets, and LRAD sound cannons and flash bangs. Caution tape images accompany the text explaining the dangers of each, how to flush out eyes that have been maced/etc, and how to extinguish a gas canister with a traffic cone.
June 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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I came up with an extremely clever PhD thesis title so now I guess I have to finish writing the rest of the proposal...
June 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
marielashlinn.bsky.social
LinkedIn needs an eye-roll reaction for posts/comments.
June 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
marielashlinn.bsky.social
I actually did just get picked for an anthology (!!!) but I don’t always, and there are loads of festivals I’ve never been able to get a table at - keep making stuff!
marielashlinn.bsky.social Mariel Ashlinn @marielashlinn.bsky.social · Jun 2
Sometimes you won't get picked for an anthology or to table at an event but you should still keep making comics and zines. Even if they don't pick you they can't stop you. Do it out of spite!
June 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
marielashlinn.bsky.social
One of the things about AI art and copy is that it makes your business/organization look stingy at best. If you can't even afford the creative how can you be trusted to deliver a quality version of whatever you're advertising? You probably can't and we can tell.
June 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
marielashlinn.bsky.social
Sometimes you won't get picked for an anthology or to table at an event but you should still keep making comics and zines. Even if they don't pick you they can't stop you. Do it out of spite!
June 2, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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cartoonist.coop
The Coop's Digital Comics Residency is now OPEN for applications for the first time! Check the link below for additional info and registration!

cartoonist.coop/digital-resi...
cartoonist.coop Cartoonist Cooperative @cartoonist.coop · Feb 25
THE CARTOONIST COOPERATIVE IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE...

The very first DIGITAL COMICS RESIDENCY! A PAID opportunity for comics creators AROUND THE WORLD.

Learn more at our journal:
cartoonist.coop/journal/anno...

(Art by @amandajealous.bsky.social !)
Inkling and Nibford getting sucked into cyber space. “The Cartoonist Cooperative, Digital Residency. Applications open in May! Paid opportunity open to anyone around the world.”
May 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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chlowski.bsky.social
if you feel like other artists in your field are your rivals and not your peers you belong to the other side of the picket line
May 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
marielashlinn.bsky.social
I have some work in this alongside some amazing artists!
afterlightcomics.bsky.social Afterlight Comics - A Horror Comics Publisher @afterlightcomics.bsky.social · Apr 1
The Dark Chronicles of Cymru #2!
🩸 Ancient Welsh Myths Come Alive – 📚 Limited Horror Comic Anthology Now on Kickstarter!

Step in the Haunting world of Welsh Folklore, where Ancient legends come to LIFE!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...
The Dark Chronicles of Cymru #1-#2 A Horror Comic Anthology
Step in the Haunting world of Welsh Folklore, where Ancient legends come to LIFE! Copies available in the Welsh language
www.kickstarter.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
marielashlinn.bsky.social
This is worth 15 minutes of your day 👓
March 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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blackeyebooks.bsky.social
Black Eye Books is 100% Canadian owned, and the majority of our comics and graphic novels are by Canadian creators. www.blackeye.ca (use coupon code MARCH15 for 15% until the end of the month)!
March 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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wereallylikeher.bsky.social
Wish there was a feminist counterpart to CLERKS? There *is* and we're screening it at the Revue Cinema in April!! 👀

On April 10, join us for MARY JANE'S NOT A VIRGIN ANYMORE. revuecinema.ca/films/we-really-like-her-mary-janes-not-a-virgin-anymore-i-was-a-teenage-serial-killer-double-feature/
Hand drawn poster for We Really Like Her!'s upcoming screening of MARY JANE'S NOT A VIRGIN ANYMORE and I WAS A TEENAGE SERIAL KILLER, two films by Sarah Jacobson. Event takes place April 10 at 6:30 at the Revue Cinema, is sponsored by Hollywood Suite, co-presented by Inside Out, and with prizes from Letterboxd.
March 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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scottmccloud.bsky.social
ART AND COURAGE may be just the comic you need to read right now (and the Center for Cartoon Studies can always use your support).
Art & Courage, A guide to sustaining a creative path
Since its release in 1993, Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland has become an underground classic helping artists across various disciplines persevere through uncertainty and self-doubt and h...
cartoonstudies.gumroad.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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March 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Wednesday Morning: Noisy Song Thrush (which I reported to the @wtscotsocial.bsky.social)
A photograph of a notepad showing a black and white drawing of a song thrush
February 28, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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puckarks.bsky.social
The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks 
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."

www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library
Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship
www.bklynlibrary.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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drsurekhadavies.bsky.social
Today: last day to respond to the UK Government's open consultation on #copyright and #AI. Please make your views know if you care about the quality of
content of any sort, about paying creators fairly, or about the #education of a citizenry. #Books #art #authors 🗃️ 1/4 www.gov.uk/government/c...
Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
www.gov.uk
February 25, 2025 at 7:05 AM
marielashlinn.bsky.social
"11:30 AM, February 24th.

Entering the town of Twin Peaks, five miles south of the Canadian border, twelve miles west of the state line.

I’ve never seen so many trees in my life."
An ink drawing of Agent Cooper from twin peaks surrounded by trees
February 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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cartoonist.coop
Still on the fence about joining us? What if I told you about our members-exclusive library with archived talks about how to do your taxes, how to make a website, advanced zine techniques, a reference photo collection, educational books, and more?

cartoonist.coop/join/
Two mascots holding their arms out with the text “join us in the co-op!”.
February 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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wereallylikeher.bsky.social
Tired of the snowy weather? Here's something warm to look forward to: our annual screening of MAMMA MIA! at Toronto's Revue Cinema (March 13, 6:45pm) 🌅💃

Poster art by Mariel Ashlinn Kelly. Sponsored by @hollywoodsuite.bsky.social and @letterboxd.social!
Poster for We Really Like Her!'s screening of Mamma Mia! on March 13 at Toronto's Revue Cinema featuring a hand drawn image of Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried's characters standing together in front of an archway holding flowers between them
February 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
marielashlinn.bsky.social
Spent this weekend finishing a Sophie Scarf, instead of doing extra freelance on top of my 9-5, as a treat…
February 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
marielashlinn.bsky.social
Is it spring yet?
February 9, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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westendphoenix.bsky.social
Looking to support independent media in Canada?

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chrishouston.ca Chris Houston @chrishouston.ca · Feb 3
The Toronto Sun, National Post and Financial Times are Post Media corporation publications, which is majority owned by a U.S. hedge fund.

Independent Canadians news outlets on BlueSky
▪️As a Starter Pack go.bsky.app/7ce9PDR
▪️As a List bsky.app/profile/did:...
February 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM