Sam Sharpe
@samsharpe.bsky.social
I teach and make comics. I co-create a comic called VIEWOTRON: Comics and Stories, published by Radiator Comics. https://www.samuelbsharpe.com
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Sam Sharpe
@samsharpe.bsky.social
· May 14
An old slide I made for a lecture about writing. You have my full permission to use it if you would want to.
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When it comes to the bad guy(s) in Scream the murdering is definitely the worst thing but close behind that is being so into movie trivia
February 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
When it comes to the bad guy(s) in Scream the murdering is definitely the worst thing but close behind that is being so into movie trivia
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the idea that making art is embarrassing if you don't do it well enough to make a career out of it is an objectively harmful and toxic brainworm.
An opinion I pretty firmly hold is that everyone should make a song, paint a painting, act in something, and write a book even if all of those things end up being objectively terrible
February 8, 2026 at 10:26 AM
the idea that making art is embarrassing if you don't do it well enough to make a career out of it is an objectively harmful and toxic brainworm.
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check out this palindrome i just invented:
racecar a man a plan a canal panama racecar
racecar a man a plan a canal panama racecar
February 7, 2026 at 7:27 PM
check out this palindrome i just invented:
racecar a man a plan a canal panama racecar
racecar a man a plan a canal panama racecar
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
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whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
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Stern could have easily been part of this world, he had the money and fame, and some would assume the same viciousness as those in deep. I think what separates someone like Stern from the rest of these monsters is enough internal self hatred that he could translate into some sort of moral code.
February 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Stern could have easily been part of this world, he had the money and fame, and some would assume the same viciousness as those in deep. I think what separates someone like Stern from the rest of these monsters is enough internal self hatred that he could translate into some sort of moral code.
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Some sketches (pic 1) and original drawing (pic 2) for the cartoon below. The drawing is available here www.tomgauld.com/art-for-sale
February 2, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Some sketches (pic 1) and original drawing (pic 2) for the cartoon below. The drawing is available here www.tomgauld.com/art-for-sale
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“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
January 23, 2026 at 12:25 PM
“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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why did i order the biggest hat they had, my head isn't that big and it never will be because i'm so STUPID
Just remember kids, your insults give ICE officers NIGHTMARES THAT NEVER FADE
January 19, 2026 at 12:24 AM
why did i order the biggest hat they had, my head isn't that big and it never will be because i'm so STUPID
Steve Rude’s Nexus traditional animation test from 2003. I hadn’t understood how much Hanna-Barbara had influenced his drawing and design before I watched this.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=RCXO...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=RCXO...
NEXUS: Official Traditional Animation Pilot by Steve Rude
YouTube video by Steve Rude the Dude
m.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Steve Rude’s Nexus traditional animation test from 2003. I hadn’t understood how much Hanna-Barbara had influenced his drawing and design before I watched this.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=RCXO...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=RCXO...
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Kids today will never know the simple joys of having a crush on a woman in her thirties who stars in a sitcom. Maura Tierney, Fran Drescher, Laura San Giacomo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus. After Y2K, it's all characters from the Sonic universe
January 14, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Kids today will never know the simple joys of having a crush on a woman in her thirties who stars in a sitcom. Maura Tierney, Fran Drescher, Laura San Giacomo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus. After Y2K, it's all characters from the Sonic universe
This reportage reads like a horror story
What If Readers Like A.I.-Generated Fiction?
If economic and technological transformations have changed our relationship with literature before, they could do so again.
www.newyorker.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:19 AM
This reportage reads like a horror story
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they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
January 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
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If I was anywhere near NYC, I'd be there! Maybe you're luckier than me ...
Next Thursday at Society of Illustrators, NYC. Book talk with Kim and Denis Kitchen about the publication of Conversations with Denis Kitchen, censorship, and his career. Includes new clips from his upcoming documentary. societyillustrators.org/event/oddly-...?
An Oddly Compelling Conversation with Denis Kitchen and Kim Munson - Society of Illustrators
As a publisher, cartoonist, author, curator, and founder of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Denis Kitchen’s career has spanned decades from the underground c
societyillustrators.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:48 PM
If I was anywhere near NYC, I'd be there! Maybe you're luckier than me ...
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Cancer research costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Cancer research costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
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Cool stuff entering public domain:
Betty Boop
Nancy Drew + her first 5 novels
The Maltese Falcon novel
Disney's first iteration of Pluto as "Rover"
The first fully voiced Academy Best Picture: All Quiet on the Western Front
The Marx Brothers' Animal Crackers
Dream a Little Dream of Me
I Got Rhythm
Betty Boop
Nancy Drew + her first 5 novels
The Maltese Falcon novel
Disney's first iteration of Pluto as "Rover"
The first fully voiced Academy Best Picture: All Quiet on the Western Front
The Marx Brothers' Animal Crackers
Dream a Little Dream of Me
I Got Rhythm
🕛 At midnight, new creative works enter the public domain in the US.
🎙️ In the latest Future Knowledge podcast, James Boyle (The Public Domain) explains why the public domain matters & how digital enclosures are quietly fencing it off.
🎧 Listen now ➡️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the...
🎙️ In the latest Future Knowledge podcast, James Boyle (The Public Domain) explains why the public domain matters & how digital enclosures are quietly fencing it off.
🎧 Listen now ➡️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the...
December 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Cool stuff entering public domain:
Betty Boop
Nancy Drew + her first 5 novels
The Maltese Falcon novel
Disney's first iteration of Pluto as "Rover"
The first fully voiced Academy Best Picture: All Quiet on the Western Front
The Marx Brothers' Animal Crackers
Dream a Little Dream of Me
I Got Rhythm
Betty Boop
Nancy Drew + her first 5 novels
The Maltese Falcon novel
Disney's first iteration of Pluto as "Rover"
The first fully voiced Academy Best Picture: All Quiet on the Western Front
The Marx Brothers' Animal Crackers
Dream a Little Dream of Me
I Got Rhythm
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My most popular twitter post...
December 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
My most popular twitter post...
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went to the austin kinokuniya and the store manager sure is Going Through Some Shit.
also man bro should not be running a bookstore bro should become an artist
also man bro should not be running a bookstore bro should become an artist
December 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
went to the austin kinokuniya and the store manager sure is Going Through Some Shit.
also man bro should not be running a bookstore bro should become an artist
also man bro should not be running a bookstore bro should become an artist
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The fact that the building now says "The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" makes it sound like Trump's dead
December 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The fact that the building now says "The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" makes it sound like Trump's dead
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i think i have a pretty good Last Temptation of Christ poster in me if anyone's paying for one
December 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
i think i have a pretty good Last Temptation of Christ poster in me if anyone's paying for one
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![tweet screenshot - text says “Bob Dylan's best songs are about shit like this” and the photo is an older comic panel with a well-dressed man on a zebra holding his arms out as if to gesture “stop” toward an ape of some kind holding two firing revolvers with [bang] beneath them shooting what appears to be some type of “safari wear” man next to a tree](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sh6ul2m2362qvdytuz7nzeoq/bafkreifefy5zzy7unvwp5vxazgzgmtco2yubrkp4fgxon7cy6q52hodg64@jpeg)