Robert James Russell
@robhollywood.bsky.social
Author and illustrator. Graphic Memoir HARD BODY out in 2026 (Simon & Schuster). Apologetic Midwesterner. Can speak cat.
For this month’s newsletter, I made a comic about the unexpected loss of my big sister last fall & learning to process my grief through art & finding comfort in small ways after such a devastating loss. ♡
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February 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
For this month’s newsletter, I made a comic about the unexpected loss of my big sister last fall & learning to process my grief through art & finding comfort in small ways after such a devastating loss. ♡
howtodrawrjr.substack.com/p/how-to-dra...
howtodrawrjr.substack.com/p/how-to-dra...
RIP David Lynch. ♡
January 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
RIP David Lynch. ♡
Friends! If you’re in/around Nebraska, I’ll be speaking at the 2024 Great Plains Conference on a panel called WESTERNS, COMICS, and NEW STORYTELLING—along with the incredible Cameron Mukwa and Dr. Sarah Spurgeon. Wednesday, April 3. Going to be a good one! ♡♡♡
www.unl.edu/plains/2024-...
www.unl.edu/plains/2024-...
February 23, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Friends! If you’re in/around Nebraska, I’ll be speaking at the 2024 Great Plains Conference on a panel called WESTERNS, COMICS, and NEW STORYTELLING—along with the incredible Cameron Mukwa and Dr. Sarah Spurgeon. Wednesday, April 3. Going to be a good one! ♡♡♡
www.unl.edu/plains/2024-...
www.unl.edu/plains/2024-...
Here’s a couple panels from my new WEIRD NEWS comic in the next issue of The New Territory (due out in February). A kinda spooky one. Can’t wait to share the full thing. 👻 ♡
January 21, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Here’s a couple panels from my new WEIRD NEWS comic in the next issue of The New Territory (due out in February). A kinda spooky one. Can’t wait to share the full thing. 👻 ♡
Who else will be at AWP next month? Would love to see folks, go to your readings, all of it. Also, looking for something to do that Saturday from 1:45 - 3:00 PM? I’m on a pretty swell panel! Come say hi!
January 18, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Who else will be at AWP next month? Would love to see folks, go to your readings, all of it. Also, looking for something to do that Saturday from 1:45 - 3:00 PM? I’m on a pretty swell panel! Come say hi!
Thrilled to have my graphic essay HOW TO MAKE A FULL ENGLISH—about a *bad* breakup in grad school + the resulting wellspring of sadness + isolation + existential dread—in the newest issue of Shenandoah. A huge thanks to the editors for taking this. ♡
shenandoahliterary.org/731/how-to-m...
shenandoahliterary.org/731/how-to-m...
December 15, 2023 at 9:37 PM
Thrilled to have my graphic essay HOW TO MAKE A FULL ENGLISH—about a *bad* breakup in grad school + the resulting wellspring of sadness + isolation + existential dread—in the newest issue of Shenandoah. A huge thanks to the editors for taking this. ♡
shenandoahliterary.org/731/how-to-m...
shenandoahliterary.org/731/how-to-m...
I’m *so* excited to show you this 11x17 FROGS & TOADS OF NEBRASKA poster I made!
I’m doing a limited print run of these on gorgeous, thick eggshell paper, nice enough to hang on their own or in a frame. $20 gets you the print + shipping. Only taking orders this thru 12/1! DM if interested!
I’m doing a limited print run of these on gorgeous, thick eggshell paper, nice enough to hang on their own or in a frame. $20 gets you the print + shipping. Only taking orders this thru 12/1! DM if interested!
November 30, 2023 at 6:50 PM
I’m *so* excited to show you this 11x17 FROGS & TOADS OF NEBRASKA poster I made!
I’m doing a limited print run of these on gorgeous, thick eggshell paper, nice enough to hang on their own or in a frame. $20 gets you the print + shipping. Only taking orders this thru 12/1! DM if interested!
I’m doing a limited print run of these on gorgeous, thick eggshell paper, nice enough to hang on their own or in a frame. $20 gets you the print + shipping. Only taking orders this thru 12/1! DM if interested!
Art Club is happening this Friday 11/17 @ 7:00 PM Central. ALL ART WELCOME—we have folks who draw & collage & knit & needlepoint etc. Come join!
DM for Zoom link.
DM for Zoom link.
November 15, 2023 at 4:15 PM
Art Club is happening this Friday 11/17 @ 7:00 PM Central. ALL ART WELCOME—we have folks who draw & collage & knit & needlepoint etc. Come join!
DM for Zoom link.
DM for Zoom link.
Here it is, the full list of everything I watched in October. I’m exhausted. And turns out I can’t handle cannibal movies. 🖤
October 31, 2023 at 6:34 PM
Here it is, the full list of everything I watched in October. I’m exhausted. And turns out I can’t handle cannibal movies. 🖤
I’m not really doing #inktober2023, but here's a little comic inspired by today's prompt, "Dangerous." ☄️
October 25, 2023 at 5:45 PM
I’m not really doing #inktober2023, but here's a little comic inspired by today's prompt, "Dangerous." ☄️
DINGO > BINGO (aka How I distracted myself from bookwork this morning)
October 24, 2023 at 9:26 PM
DINGO > BINGO (aka How I distracted myself from bookwork this morning)
Reposted by Robert James Russell
We are excited to announce our nominations for
Sundress Publication Best of the Net 2023!
Revisit the artwork of Giovannai Rosa, Judy Moore, and @robhollywood.bsky.social
Sundress Publication Best of the Net 2023!
Revisit the artwork of Giovannai Rosa, Judy Moore, and @robhollywood.bsky.social
October 21, 2023 at 3:16 AM
We are excited to announce our nominations for
Sundress Publication Best of the Net 2023!
Revisit the artwork of Giovannai Rosa, Judy Moore, and @robhollywood.bsky.social
Sundress Publication Best of the Net 2023!
Revisit the artwork of Giovannai Rosa, Judy Moore, and @robhollywood.bsky.social
Utterly nonplussed and besides myself that @theoffingmag.bsky.social has nominated my comic "Vessel" for Best of the Net! This comic is near and dear to my heart, all about the stories our bodies tell & tattoos as a means of reclamation. Thanks to the editors!
theoffingmag.com/art/comics/v...
theoffingmag.com/art/comics/v...
October 17, 2023 at 3:13 PM
Utterly nonplussed and besides myself that @theoffingmag.bsky.social has nominated my comic "Vessel" for Best of the Net! This comic is near and dear to my heart, all about the stories our bodies tell & tattoos as a means of reclamation. Thanks to the editors!
theoffingmag.com/art/comics/v...
theoffingmag.com/art/comics/v...
Pleased & honored that my comic HORSES–about Assateague horses & searching for bodily acceptance–was nominated for Best of the Net. Thanks, Solstice Lit, for believing in this piece. Congrats to all the nominees!
solsticelitmag.org/content/hors...
solsticelitmag.org/content/hors...
October 3, 2023 at 6:18 PM
Pleased & honored that my comic HORSES–about Assateague horses & searching for bodily acceptance–was nominated for Best of the Net. Thanks, Solstice Lit, for believing in this piece. Congrats to all the nominees!
solsticelitmag.org/content/hors...
solsticelitmag.org/content/hors...
I made a melancholic comic (melancomic?) about the wisdom we can learn from animals + the special kind of love our pets give us. A huge thanks to The Florida Review for taking this one.
Hug your pets today, friends.
floridareview.cah.ucf.edu/article/soft...
Hug your pets today, friends.
floridareview.cah.ucf.edu/article/soft...
September 28, 2023 at 6:21 PM
I made a melancholic comic (melancomic?) about the wisdom we can learn from animals + the special kind of love our pets give us. A huge thanks to The Florida Review for taking this one.
Hug your pets today, friends.
floridareview.cah.ucf.edu/article/soft...
Hug your pets today, friends.
floridareview.cah.ucf.edu/article/soft...
Reposted by Robert James Russell
2 months til Snakeskin is out + I'VE GOT CUSTOM STICKERS FOR Y'ALL WHO PREORDER! Made by my buddy
@robhollywood.bsky.social, instant classics, if you haven't preordered your copy yet YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO (+ if you have, THANK YOU + you'll automatically get 'em!) www.autofocuslit.com/books/p/snak...
@robhollywood.bsky.social, instant classics, if you haven't preordered your copy yet YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO (+ if you have, THANK YOU + you'll automatically get 'em!) www.autofocuslit.com/books/p/snak...
August 31, 2023 at 1:02 PM
2 months til Snakeskin is out + I'VE GOT CUSTOM STICKERS FOR Y'ALL WHO PREORDER! Made by my buddy
@robhollywood.bsky.social, instant classics, if you haven't preordered your copy yet YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO (+ if you have, THANK YOU + you'll automatically get 'em!) www.autofocuslit.com/books/p/snak...
@robhollywood.bsky.social, instant classics, if you haven't preordered your copy yet YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO (+ if you have, THANK YOU + you'll automatically get 'em!) www.autofocuslit.com/books/p/snak...
The August issue of my newsletter HOW TO DRAW just dropped: We discuss how to build a world using a color palette as a starting point & look to the work of Moebius & Hayao Miyazaki as inspiration.
howtodrawrjr.substack.com/p/how-to-dra...
howtodrawrjr.substack.com/p/how-to-dra...
August 31, 2023 at 5:52 PM
The August issue of my newsletter HOW TO DRAW just dropped: We discuss how to build a world using a color palette as a starting point & look to the work of Moebius & Hayao Miyazaki as inspiration.
howtodrawrjr.substack.com/p/how-to-dra...
howtodrawrjr.substack.com/p/how-to-dra...
I have a comic in Issue 14 of The New Territory all about the invention of sliced bread in a small Missouri town. It’s a beautiful issue, check it out. ♡
https://newterritorymag.com/product/issue-14-pre-order/
https://newterritorymag.com/product/issue-14-pre-order/
August 21, 2023 at 5:52 PM
I have a comic in Issue 14 of The New Territory all about the invention of sliced bread in a small Missouri town. It’s a beautiful issue, check it out. ♡
https://newterritorymag.com/product/issue-14-pre-order/
https://newterritorymag.com/product/issue-14-pre-order/
Chibi cactus cowboy = chowboy?!? 🌵🤠
August 19, 2023 at 9:08 PM
Chibi cactus cowboy = chowboy?!? 🌵🤠
The *only* image from Miyazaki’s new film I need to see. I am way sold on whatever this is.
August 18, 2023 at 8:23 PM
The *only* image from Miyazaki’s new film I need to see. I am way sold on whatever this is.
The *only* image from Miyazaki’s new film I need to see. I am way sold on whatever this is.
August 18, 2023 at 6:16 PM
The *only* image from Miyazaki’s new film I need to see. I am way sold on whatever this is.
The *only* image from Miyazaki’s new film I need to see. I am way sold on whatever this is.
August 18, 2023 at 6:15 PM
The *only* image from Miyazaki’s new film I need to see. I am way sold on whatever this is.
The *only* image from Miyazaki’s new film I need to see. I am way sold on whatever this is.
August 18, 2023 at 6:14 PM
The *only* image from Miyazaki’s new film I need to see. I am way sold on whatever this is.
The *only* image from Miyazaki’s new film I need to see. I am way sold on whatever this is.
August 18, 2023 at 6:13 PM
The *only* image from Miyazaki’s new film I need to see. I am way sold on whatever this is.