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Matt Blair
@mattyblair.bsky.social
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I like science fiction, history, and comic books. I even have a few comics of my own and I'm looking to make more.
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Matt Blair @mattyblair.bsky.social · Oct 21
Our final Kickstarter of 2025 is LIVE! Cyberpunk knights vs. gene modified dragon/human hybrids in a desperate race for survival. Check out the trailer and link below!

#oc #art #comicbook #comicbooksky #booksky

Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kai...
mattyblair.bsky.social
Monthly reminder that the publishing outfit that I own and operate is opening up to submissions in March of 2026. I did make some changes and we're now including anthologies into what we're accepting! #art #comicbooks #comicbooksky #booksky #oc #digitalart

Link: www.cambriancomics.com/general-9
Submissions | cambrian-comics
www.cambriancomics.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
Please donate. This is my comic store and I don't know where I would get my books otherwise.
davidharper.bsky.social David Harper @davidharper.bsky.social · 10d
Books with Pictures (@bkswpicspdx.bsky.social) in Portland, Oregon is a GREAT comic shop, and its owner in @omgkatiep.bsky.social is one of the best. The shop is going through a hard time right now, and if you want to help BwP out, they opened a GoFundMe to help do just that.
Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now, organized by Katie Pryde
Dear friends: I need your help. I’m proud of everything Books with Pictures… Katie Pryde needs your support for Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
mattyblair.bsky.social
I just got the final proofs of the trading card illustrations for our newest book "Guardians of the Last Dragon". We're offering two as part of the reward for our Kickstarter, which is ending soon!

Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kai...

#comics #comicbooksky #booksky #oc #ocsky #art #cyberpunk
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Reposted by Matt Blair
pandamanxpress.bsky.social
A few months ago I printed the first issue of GUARDIANS of the LAST DRAGON. It was surreal to actually hold in my hand what's been in my head for so long in a physical little book. With some time and patience, I will print enough of these to share with as many people who will read em
#art
#comics
November 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
Had a wonderful time yesterday talking to Comix4all about comic books, the creative process, and our Kickstarter for "Guardians of the Last Dragon"! You can see the interview and check out their channel below! #comicbooksky #booksky #art #comics #oc

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtwK...
Comix 4 All Live with Matthew Blair & Guests!
YouTube video by Comix 4 All
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October 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
It took a bit longer to update this because I have been very busy at work, but "Guardians of the Last Dragon" was fully funded in less than a day!

If you want to check it out, the link is below!

#art #comics #comicbooksky #oc #booksky #writingcommunity

www.kickstarter.com/projects/kai...
Guardians of the Last Dragon #1 and #2
The Guardian of the once powerful Dragons must fight to smuggle the last of their kind off Earth.
www.kickstarter.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
Our final Kickstarter of 2025 is LIVE! Cyberpunk knights vs. gene modified dragon/human hybrids in a desperate race for survival. Check out the trailer and link below!

#oc #art #comicbook #comicbooksky #booksky

Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kai...
October 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
Meet Jacob, the most lethal dragon/human warrior on the face of the planet. He has served the dragons for most of his life, and now he fights to save them..

Find out more when our Kickstarter launches next week!

Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kai...

#comics #comicbooksky #booksy #art #oc
October 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
Alan Moore created a paradigm shift in American comic book storytelling that could have been so great. He helped bring more mature and meaningful ideas and themes into superhero comics in a time when they were sorely needed.

Unfortunately, too many people took the wrong lessons from his work.
sharonk.bsky.social Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Oct 12
thiel, man, what the fuck are you talking about
He describes the plot of Watchmen, a 1986 graphic novel involving superheroes grappling with moral questions about humanity against the backdrop of impending nuclear war: The antihero Ozymandias, the antichrist-type figure, is sort of an early-modern person. He believes this will be a timeless and eternal solution – eternal world peace. Moore is sort of a late-modern. In early modernity, you have ideal solutions, ‘perfect’ solutions to calculus. In late modernity, things are sort of probabilistic. And at some point, he asks Dr Manhattan whether the world government is going to last. And he says that ‘nothing lasts forever.’ So you embrace the antichrist and it still doesn’t work. Thiel later finds biblical meaning in the manga One Piece, discussing how he believes it represents a future where an antichrist-like one-world government has repressed science. He believes that the hero, Monkey D Luffy, represents a Christlike figure. In One Piece, you are set in a fantasy world, again sort of an alternate earth, but it’s 800 years into the reign of this one-world state. Which, as the story unfolds, gradually gets darker and darker. You sort of realize, in my interpretation, who runs the world and it’s something like the antichrist. There’s Luffy, a pirate who wears a red straw hat, sort of like Christ’s crown of thorns. And then towards the end of the story, transforms into a figure who resembles Christ in Revelation. Thiel, along with a researcher and writer at Thiel Capital, explored these ideas at greater length in an essay for the religious journal First Things earlier this month.
October 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
This is a semi monthly reminder that the publishing outfit that I own and operate will be accepting submissions in March of 2026. You can check out more about what we're looking for and what we can offer below.

www.cambriancomics.com/general-9

#comics #comicbooksky #art #oc #booksky
Submissions | cambrian-comics
www.cambriancomics.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Reposted by Matt Blair
ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social
#Comics folks, I need you to pull up to this one.

The world sucks right now, and we have the opportunity to do a little bit of good for a displaced and marginalized member of our community. Please join me in supporting this KS campaign!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/den...
If you're somebody who values supporting marginalized voices in comics, here's your chance to put your money where your values are! The writer of this RINGO NOM’D INDIE COMIC (and a very dear friend of mine) is a Syrian Refugee who has been through more continuous hardships than I have space to list here; constantly navigating visa applications, unstable living conditions, predatory landlords (limited options as a refugee). Anas just wants to make comics and live a normal life like what so many of us take for granted. Backing this campaign will help Anas to take the next step toward freedom and autonomy, helping to fund a move to another country with more stable employment options. This is truly one of the most important comics purchases you will ever make. Middle Eastern and North African comics creators are some of the most underrepresented in the comics industry of the western world. Anas isn’t running a GoFundMe to support this move, and is not asking for charity. Simply, Anas is using their talent for storytelling, along with Dennis’ gorgeous art, to offer you a beautiful experience in the comics medium, that also goes toward funding a better life for Anas. I’m so proud of Anas, and humbled by their experiences and perseverance. I would like to see Anas’ Dream realized, and I’d love to see this community help to make that happen. Please join me in pledging to the Etheres Kickstarter campaign! (link below). Etheres cover B
October 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
mattyblair.bsky.social
Meet David, a human/dragon hybrid fighting to protect the last dragon child and smuggle her off Earth before it's too late.

Our story is now in pre launch so check it out!

Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kai...

#comicbooksky #art #oc #booksky #indiecomics #
October 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Reposted by Matt Blair
frankiebwashington.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=vNGn... @masersquad.bsky.social @mattyblair.bsky.social #trend #thursday #unboxxing #art #comicbook #joy
Kaijus & Cowboys Kickstarter Rewards Unboxing | Vol. 1 Trade Paperback + Exclusive Sketch Cards
YouTube video by Maser Squad
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October 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
My writing career summed up in one image.
October 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
Our final Kickstarter of 2025! It's the first two books in our brand new series "Guardians of the Last Dragon" which pits cyberpunk knights against gene spliced dragons! The pre launch page is below!

#comicbooksky #oc #art #crowdfunding #monsters #booksky

www.kickstarter.com/projects/kai...
Coming soon: Guardians of the Last Dragon #1 and #2
The Guardian of the once powerful Dragons must fight to smuggle the last of their kind off Earth.
www.kickstarter.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:31 AM
mattyblair.bsky.social
WE.ARE.FUNDED!

Thank you to everyone who helped us cross the finish line and thank you to everyone who has helped us even get to this point!

We still have a few days left on the campaign, so check us out below!

#comics #comicbooksky #booksky #oc #art

Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kai...
September 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
We did it!
kaijucomiccast.bsky.social Kaiju ComicCast! @kaijucomiccast.bsky.social · Sep 5
Congratulations to @frankiebwashington.bsky.social and @mattyblair.bsky.social on another successful KAIJUS & COWBOYS KICKSTARTER
September 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
One week left on our Kickstarter and we are SO CLOSE to getting funded! If you're new to our work, we've got tons of ways to catch up. If you're a fan, it's the best way to find out what happens next!

Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kai...

#oc #comicbooks #comicbooksky #booksky #art #kaiju
September 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
Halfway through our Kickstarter and we're well on our way to getting this baby funded!

We have a BUNCH of cool books available, and even more than I can show here! Let's make it happen!

Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kai...

#comicbooksky #comics #art #crowdfunding #oc
August 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
CROSS PROMOTION TIME!

Check out "Mecha vs. Kaiju 202X", a role playing game where you get to fight giant monsters like you always wanted! Their Kickstarter has two weeks left so check it out!

#roleplaying #art #kaiju #oc #crowdfunding

Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mec...
Mecha Vs Kaiju 202X | An Anime Storytelling RPG
Battle Colossal Kaiju with Custom Mecha in this narrative TTRPG backwards compatible with 5E!
www.kickstarter.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
A little over a week into our Kickstarter and we are well over HALFWAY THERE! Thank you to all of you (both new and returning) who have helped us get here and let's KEEP IT GOING! #comics #comicbooksky #oc #art #crowdfunding

Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kai...
Kaijus & Cowboys 1-7
Something lurks in the depths of the planet, something so massive and terrifying that it threatens to change everything.
www.kickstarter.com
August 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
"Weapons" is just...holy crap.

Go watch it if you haven't.
August 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
mattyblair.bsky.social
The Kickstarter for issues #1-7 of our series "Kaijus & Cowboys" is LIVE! We've got a bunch of AMAZING books and sweet rewards from @frankiebwashington.bsky.social and it is not to be missed!

#comicbook #comicbooksky #booksky #art #oc #comics

www.kickstarter.com/projects/kai...
Kaijus & Cowboys 1-7
Something lurks in the depths of the planet, something so massive and terrifying that it threatens to change everything.
www.kickstarter.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
So, this is the semi monthly reminder that the comic book publisher I own and operate is going to be open for submissions in March of 2026. #art #oc #digitalart #comics #comicbooks #comicbooksky #booksky

Link to learn more: www.cambriancomics.com/general-9
Submissions | cambrian-comics
www.cambriancomics.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
mattyblair.bsky.social
In preparation for our upcoming #kickstarter I wanted to share a video posted by Frankie B. Washington that showcases our TRADE PAPERBACK of issues #1-6 of "Kaijus & Cowboys", available on our upcoming campaign!

Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kai...

#comicbooksky #art #oc #booksky #comicsky
August 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM