Michael Greear
@mikegreear.bsky.social
RN, cartoonist, streetwear designer, musician, adventurer
Website: http://7BrainComics.com
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Website: http://7BrainComics.com
Shirts & Stickers: www.redbubble.com/people/MikeGreear/
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I never went to comic-drawing school, but if those professors are teaching rules instead of storytelling, what’s the point? Just take art classes and read some Will Eisner. That’s what I did. And make comics. That’s really the best way to learn how to make comics, just always be making them.
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I never went to comic-drawing school, but if those professors are teaching rules instead of storytelling, what’s the point? Just take art classes and read some Will Eisner. That’s what I did. And make comics. That’s really the best way to learn how to make comics, just always be making them.
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Something I notice about new comic grads' sample pages is that they're too overly concerned about hard rules their teachers taught them. Hitting requirements like "every page needs a background/ full body shot of the character" really hinders the storytelling.
December 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Something I notice about new comic grads' sample pages is that they're too overly concerned about hard rules their teachers taught them. Hitting requirements like "every page needs a background/ full body shot of the character" really hinders the storytelling.
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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I think Pecan Pie is one of those things that is divisive now because it’s just a blob of sugar with nuts on it but to someone 150 years ago who ate shoes it was probably like having 12 orgasms at once
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I think Pecan Pie is one of those things that is divisive now because it’s just a blob of sugar with nuts on it but to someone 150 years ago who ate shoes it was probably like having 12 orgasms at once
I feel like I get on here just to scroll and see what people are talking about, and I use the discover feed because I don’t follow that many people. But the discover feed is miserable. I wonder if there is an indie comics scene on here or if it’s an app for fixating on all the bad news of the day.
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I feel like I get on here just to scroll and see what people are talking about, and I use the discover feed because I don’t follow that many people. But the discover feed is miserable. I wonder if there is an indie comics scene on here or if it’s an app for fixating on all the bad news of the day.
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So--there was an omnibus that collected all of my Spider-Man art (up until that point) and yet somehow managed to include a picture by Mark Bagley from Marvel Age 114 instead of the one that I drew in Marvel Age 114.
In any case--here's what it included and what was missing.
In any case--here's what it included and what was missing.
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
So--there was an omnibus that collected all of my Spider-Man art (up until that point) and yet somehow managed to include a picture by Mark Bagley from Marvel Age 114 instead of the one that I drew in Marvel Age 114.
In any case--here's what it included and what was missing.
In any case--here's what it included and what was missing.
Woke up with post-con come-down. Guy next to me yesterday wasn’t happy w/ how his comic was printed, gave it away for free. Not sure if taking a free book = actual interest, plus dude had no socials & refused to talk to fans or do interviews, but at the end of the day he put out more books than me.
November 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Woke up with post-con come-down. Guy next to me yesterday wasn’t happy w/ how his comic was printed, gave it away for free. Not sure if taking a free book = actual interest, plus dude had no socials & refused to talk to fans or do interviews, but at the end of the day he put out more books than me.
Shout out to Andy Marlette at the PNJ!
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Shout out to Andy Marlette at the PNJ!
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A party that couldn't endorse Mamdani. . . has room for Marjorie Taylor Greene
The party can burn in hell
The party can burn in hell
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A party that couldn't endorse Mamdani. . . has room for Marjorie Taylor Greene
The party can burn in hell
The party can burn in hell
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Finally—back to my drawing board. It's been a long, long time I couldn't even set foot into my studio (our late son Mike did the electrical wiring & work; the hole in my soul the size of Mike was just... to... raw). Relieved I still have some drawing chops left.
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Finally—back to my drawing board. It's been a long, long time I couldn't even set foot into my studio (our late son Mike did the electrical wiring & work; the hole in my soul the size of Mike was just... to... raw). Relieved I still have some drawing chops left.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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I think most artists hit a point where they’re like, well if I can’t be the best artist, I shall be the most ME artist.
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I think most artists hit a point where they’re like, well if I can’t be the best artist, I shall be the most ME artist.
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate. Be sure to let all your screams out and then disappear.
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate. Be sure to let all your screams out and then disappear.
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CONTROVERSIAL OPINION:
comics are important and we should think of them as a part of a balanced literary diet
comics are important and we should think of them as a part of a balanced literary diet
November 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
CONTROVERSIAL OPINION:
comics are important and we should think of them as a part of a balanced literary diet
comics are important and we should think of them as a part of a balanced literary diet
FF #37, inked by Chic Stone, is a favorite of mine. As I’ve said before, it’s almost this Chris Ware kind of ink line, both soft and mechanical, that, to my eye, creates a sense of animation with Kirby’s pencils.
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
FF #37, inked by Chic Stone, is a favorite of mine. As I’ve said before, it’s almost this Chris Ware kind of ink line, both soft and mechanical, that, to my eye, creates a sense of animation with Kirby’s pencils.
Trying to pay someone and for whatever reason the first payment method kept getting declined, so we used another one and it worked, but the whole step of the way the dude is taking it really personally and acting like if his preferred method isn’t working it’s because I’m not making the effort…???
November 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Trying to pay someone and for whatever reason the first payment method kept getting declined, so we used another one and it worked, but the whole step of the way the dude is taking it really personally and acting like if his preferred method isn’t working it’s because I’m not making the effort…???
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when I was a baby (aged 17-23ish), people would claim that a well-written, poorly-drawn comic is better than a poorly-written, well-drawn comic. That always rankled me.
Now that I am an adult (43), I know the reason why this seemed wrong to me: because it *is* wrong.
Now that I am an adult (43), I know the reason why this seemed wrong to me: because it *is* wrong.
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
when I was a baby (aged 17-23ish), people would claim that a well-written, poorly-drawn comic is better than a poorly-written, well-drawn comic. That always rankled me.
Now that I am an adult (43), I know the reason why this seemed wrong to me: because it *is* wrong.
Now that I am an adult (43), I know the reason why this seemed wrong to me: because it *is* wrong.
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There’s only one Bond I want to see on screen next.
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
There’s only one Bond I want to see on screen next.
Hit the gym this morning, then met my mangaka buddy at Books Kinokuniya, where he drew me into his page as a bg character.
Went home, worked on some pencils, then went into the city to meet w/ my writing partner. Then back to Queens to meet with another cartoonist buddy about sharing their studio.
Went home, worked on some pencils, then went into the city to meet w/ my writing partner. Then back to Queens to meet with another cartoonist buddy about sharing their studio.
November 12, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Hit the gym this morning, then met my mangaka buddy at Books Kinokuniya, where he drew me into his page as a bg character.
Went home, worked on some pencils, then went into the city to meet w/ my writing partner. Then back to Queens to meet with another cartoonist buddy about sharing their studio.
Went home, worked on some pencils, then went into the city to meet w/ my writing partner. Then back to Queens to meet with another cartoonist buddy about sharing their studio.
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The cheapest plan available to me (a Georgian) is over $1,000 a month. Healthcare is no longer an option for me. I will ration the medication I take for as long as I can and then I will wait to die.
So every freelancer you know is going to lose their insurance or be bankrupted by premiums because Schumer is an invertebrate
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The cheapest plan available to me (a Georgian) is over $1,000 a month. Healthcare is no longer an option for me. I will ration the medication I take for as long as I can and then I will wait to die.
My capsule reviews for K-Pop Demon Hunters, Bugonia, Frankenstein and Predator: Badlands.
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
My capsule reviews for K-Pop Demon Hunters, Bugonia, Frankenstein and Predator: Badlands.
It’s weird how much people shit on “Predators,” that movie was at least as good as “Prey” and “Killer of Killers,” IMO.
And really all the sequels make the Predator species look like a bunch of inept goofballs who any spunky protagonist can get the drop on multiple times.
And really all the sequels make the Predator species look like a bunch of inept goofballs who any spunky protagonist can get the drop on multiple times.
November 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
It’s weird how much people shit on “Predators,” that movie was at least as good as “Prey” and “Killer of Killers,” IMO.
And really all the sequels make the Predator species look like a bunch of inept goofballs who any spunky protagonist can get the drop on multiple times.
And really all the sequels make the Predator species look like a bunch of inept goofballs who any spunky protagonist can get the drop on multiple times.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
It’s weird to stick to indie stuff for a while and then walk back into a Midtown Comics. Even the non-Big Two stuff is INSANELY polished. I don’t mean that in a snobby way, it’s just a very striking contrast.
November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It’s weird to stick to indie stuff for a while and then walk back into a Midtown Comics. Even the non-Big Two stuff is INSANELY polished. I don’t mean that in a snobby way, it’s just a very striking contrast.