Shane M. Bailey
@shanembailey.com
Comic Colorist/Web Design & Dev/Writer
Portfolio available at https://cara.app/shanembailey
shanembailey@gmail.com for coloring opportunities & commissions
He/Him - 🏳️🌈 Ally
Comics will heal your heart, kid.
Portfolio available at https://cara.app/shanembailey
shanembailey@gmail.com for coloring opportunities & commissions
He/Him - 🏳️🌈 Ally
Comics will heal your heart, kid.
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Shane M. Bailey
@shanembailey.com
· Dec 19
I was just asked in an email but to give everyone an idea of my prices...
I digitally color over a scan of the original pencils or inks (inks are preferable for the best results) and then provide a flattened tiff file back for printing, along with a png or jpg for sharing online.
I digitally color over a scan of the original pencils or inks (inks are preferable for the best results) and then provide a flattened tiff file back for printing, along with a png or jpg for sharing online.
Heaven forbid people want to make money with their work!! How dare they commercialize the thing they do for a living in order to survive!!! They should give it away for free!
a man from schitt 's creek rolls his eyes in a british accent ..
Alt: a man from schitt 's creek rolls his eyes in a british accent ..
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Heaven forbid people want to make money with their work!! How dare they commercialize the thing they do for a living in order to survive!!! They should give it away for free!
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Terry Pratchett’s Death, taking a moment for himself at home, by David Wyatt, c.2018.
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Terry Pratchett’s Death, taking a moment for himself at home, by David Wyatt, c.2018.
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🐈⬛ BLACK CAT 🐈⬛
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
🐈⬛ BLACK CAT 🐈⬛
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We don’t want to value or reward creativity and yet our hunger for the products of creative minds is at such an all time high we steal their work and outsource creativity to LLMs that are trained by stealing the work of creative minds
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We don’t want to value or reward creativity and yet our hunger for the products of creative minds is at such an all time high we steal their work and outsource creativity to LLMs that are trained by stealing the work of creative minds
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“Conversation with Smaug”, by JRR Tolkien, for 1937’s “The Hobbit”.
I’ve no idea what state of mind Tolkien was in when he painted it. But every time I’ve seen it, and I’ve seen it a lot, I get the impression that he was having a really great time. It’s so zestful, in its details & as a whole.
I’ve no idea what state of mind Tolkien was in when he painted it. But every time I’ve seen it, and I’ve seen it a lot, I get the impression that he was having a really great time. It’s so zestful, in its details & as a whole.
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“Conversation with Smaug”, by JRR Tolkien, for 1937’s “The Hobbit”.
I’ve no idea what state of mind Tolkien was in when he painted it. But every time I’ve seen it, and I’ve seen it a lot, I get the impression that he was having a really great time. It’s so zestful, in its details & as a whole.
I’ve no idea what state of mind Tolkien was in when he painted it. But every time I’ve seen it, and I’ve seen it a lot, I get the impression that he was having a really great time. It’s so zestful, in its details & as a whole.
Great list here!
hey, on there with @blacktopkid.bsky.social, Grady, @natcassidy.bsky.social and—and no way can I actually list all the books/writers. but NPR can, does. anyway/also: my first time to be listed alongside Seamus Heaney? who knew that was even in the offing. want to read that Anaconda one, too:
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Great list here!
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Honored to be part of this great profile on multi-genre authors, including pals @rachelhowzell.bsky.social and @almakatsu.bsky.social, by the talented @johncopenhaver.bsky.social at ITW's The Big Thrill! www.thebigthrill.org/2025/11/cros...
Crossing Genres: Three Authors on Risk, Reinvention, and Creative Freedom – THE BIG THRILL
What happens when writers leave their literary comfort zones?
www.thebigthrill.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Honored to be part of this great profile on multi-genre authors, including pals @rachelhowzell.bsky.social and @almakatsu.bsky.social, by the talented @johncopenhaver.bsky.social at ITW's The Big Thrill! www.thebigthrill.org/2025/11/cros...
G'damn!
November 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
G'damn!
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November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
There are a bunch of cool comic book bundles on Fanatical. I recommend the Cyberpunk 2077 bundle, the Witcher bundle, the Tortured Souls bundle and the horror comic bundle. If you get 15 books it's like 60 cents a book.
Fanatical
www.fanatical.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
There are a bunch of cool comic book bundles on Fanatical. I recommend the Cyberpunk 2077 bundle, the Witcher bundle, the Tortured Souls bundle and the horror comic bundle. If you get 15 books it's like 60 cents a book.
This is a cool idea
Hi guys!! To celebrate Thanksgiving (and hitting 1.7k!), I’m making a starterpack of artists I’m thankful for 🌸✨
If you’d like to join, show me your art and tag at least one or more artists you’re grateful for, whether they inspire you or support you! 🥰
go.bsky.app/RENc81j
If you’d like to join, show me your art and tag at least one or more artists you’re grateful for, whether they inspire you or support you! 🥰
go.bsky.app/RENc81j
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is a cool idea
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Pretty clear by now that Linnea Sterte is this generation's defining talent, but this is a banquet. Too rich for one sitting.
Not that I'm complaining, mind.
Not that I'm complaining, mind.
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Pretty clear by now that Linnea Sterte is this generation's defining talent, but this is a banquet. Too rich for one sitting.
Not that I'm complaining, mind.
Not that I'm complaining, mind.
Rez:Cowgirl Live by Underworld
November 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Rez:Cowgirl Live by Underworld
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John Scalzi's best-known series hooked me from the first chapter. A 75-year-old widower signs his life away in exchange for eternal youth out among the stars because... well, why wouldn't you? 💙📚🪐
#sff #SciFi #sci-fi #BookReview #BookSky #ReaderSky
#sff #SciFi #sci-fi #BookReview #BookSky #ReaderSky
Book Review: Old Man's War
A delightful tale of a man who misses his dead wife, wrapped in the guise of a military space opera.
newsletter.ryansouthwickauthor.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
John Scalzi's best-known series hooked me from the first chapter. A 75-year-old widower signs his life away in exchange for eternal youth out among the stars because... well, why wouldn't you? 💙📚🪐
#sff #SciFi #sci-fi #BookReview #BookSky #ReaderSky
#sff #SciFi #sci-fi #BookReview #BookSky #ReaderSky
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Dani Moonstar is finally getting her own solo series! 🔥🏹
MOONSTAR #1 arrives in March with magic, monsters, Valkyrie power, and a brand-new villain from @ashallen.bsky.social & @edoardoaudino.bsky.social.
#XMen #MarvelComics @tombrevoort.bsky.social #comicsky
Check out covers and a first-look:
MOONSTAR #1 arrives in March with magic, monsters, Valkyrie power, and a brand-new villain from @ashallen.bsky.social & @edoardoaudino.bsky.social.
#XMen #MarvelComics @tombrevoort.bsky.social #comicsky
Check out covers and a first-look:
Dani Moonstar finally gets her first solo series and it’s packed with magic, monsters, and a terrifying new foe
This March, an iconic X-Man finally strikes out on her own in MOONSTAR by Ashley Allen and Edoardo Audino!
aiptcomics.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Dani Moonstar is finally getting her own solo series! 🔥🏹
MOONSTAR #1 arrives in March with magic, monsters, Valkyrie power, and a brand-new villain from @ashallen.bsky.social & @edoardoaudino.bsky.social.
#XMen #MarvelComics @tombrevoort.bsky.social #comicsky
Check out covers and a first-look:
MOONSTAR #1 arrives in March with magic, monsters, Valkyrie power, and a brand-new villain from @ashallen.bsky.social & @edoardoaudino.bsky.social.
#XMen #MarvelComics @tombrevoort.bsky.social #comicsky
Check out covers and a first-look:
This looks very promising so far
The Witcher 3 director's new RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker is different to that classic CD Projekt Red game in one big way
When Konrad Tomaskiewicz, the former director of The Witcher 3 and now the director of The Blood of Dawnwalker, tells m…
www.eurogamer.net
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This looks very promising so far
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Thrilled that “This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” has made NPR’s “Books We Love” list!!!!
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Thrilled that “This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” has made NPR’s “Books We Love” list!!!!
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
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This week on Off Panel, writer/cartoonist @geneluenyang.bsky.social joins the podcast to talk about his career in comics, how he views and approaches the medium, his upcoming run on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more.
Off Panel #527: Chasing That Feeling with Gene Luen Yang - SKTCHD
Writer and cartoonist Gene Luen Yang joins the podcast to talk about his comics life and his upcoming run on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Yang discusses his daily life, his upcoming graphic novel, Ov...
sktchd.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This week on Off Panel, writer/cartoonist @geneluenyang.bsky.social joins the podcast to talk about his career in comics, how he views and approaches the medium, his upcoming run on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more.
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I've decided to host a challange for november, so here's the #NuffSaidNovemberChallange. Each day has a different team, and all you have to do is to make a roster with characters you think would be a good fit, however a character can only be used once #Marvel #Comicbooksky #Comicsky #Comicbooks
October 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I've decided to host a challange for november, so here's the #NuffSaidNovemberChallange. Each day has a different team, and all you have to do is to make a roster with characters you think would be a good fit, however a character can only be used once #Marvel #Comicbooksky #Comicsky #Comicbooks
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DC's 1979 house ad for WORLD OF KRYPTON, comics' first miniseries, by me, Howard Chaykin & Murphy Anderson!
November 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
DC's 1979 house ad for WORLD OF KRYPTON, comics' first miniseries, by me, Howard Chaykin & Murphy Anderson!
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@keezyyoung.bsky.social I have a holiday thread for you.
My kiddo is 11, reads above her level, has trans friends in middle school, isn't ready for sexual content, is okay with death and a little gore, but not suicide.
What graphic novels is she getting for Christmas?
I'd love suggestions!
My kiddo is 11, reads above her level, has trans friends in middle school, isn't ready for sexual content, is okay with death and a little gore, but not suicide.
What graphic novels is she getting for Christmas?
I'd love suggestions!
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
@keezyyoung.bsky.social I have a holiday thread for you.
My kiddo is 11, reads above her level, has trans friends in middle school, isn't ready for sexual content, is okay with death and a little gore, but not suicide.
What graphic novels is she getting for Christmas?
I'd love suggestions!
My kiddo is 11, reads above her level, has trans friends in middle school, isn't ready for sexual content, is okay with death and a little gore, but not suicide.
What graphic novels is she getting for Christmas?
I'd love suggestions!
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ooh, this is a good question! some that stand out to me are the witch boy by molly ostertag and brooms by teo duvall-hernandez and jasmine walls. is it also okay if i repost for the wider cartoonist collective? i feel like there's probably a lot of good middle grade stuff that i'm not as aware of!
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
ooh, this is a good question! some that stand out to me are the witch boy by molly ostertag and brooms by teo duvall-hernandez and jasmine walls. is it also okay if i repost for the wider cartoonist collective? i feel like there's probably a lot of good middle grade stuff that i'm not as aware of!
This was a very fun series
ok so a cool thing I haven't posted about but can finally shout from the rooftops is.....
✨HOUSE OF HARKNESS IS COMING OUT IN PRINT!!✨
It's out next summer from Graphix/Scholastic, and I cannot *wait* and!! You can preorder it right now >>
💫 bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
✨HOUSE OF HARKNESS IS COMING OUT IN PRINT!!✨
It's out next summer from Graphix/Scholastic, and I cannot *wait* and!! You can preorder it right now >>
💫 bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This was a very fun series
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November Is the Month to Celebrate Native American Culture, but the Stories That Do So Are Getting Banned
Here are some #BannedBooks to read this #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth https://pen.org/banned-native-american-books/
Here are some #BannedBooks to read this #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth https://pen.org/banned-native-american-books/
November is the Month to Celebrate Native American Culture, but the Stories That Do So Are Getting Banned
The list below includes a portion of the books written by or about Indigenous people removed from school libraries and classrooms since 2021.
pen.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
November Is the Month to Celebrate Native American Culture, but the Stories That Do So Are Getting Banned
Here are some #BannedBooks to read this #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth https://pen.org/banned-native-american-books/
Here are some #BannedBooks to read this #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth https://pen.org/banned-native-american-books/
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just sent ~270 form rejections for Fantasy Magazine - the mag is closing and issue 100 will not be published
Shingai & I felt this issue would be extremely important, particularly given the state of things in the US and the world
sending warmth & love to folks: keep going, keep shining!❤️🔥
Shingai & I felt this issue would be extremely important, particularly given the state of things in the US and the world
sending warmth & love to folks: keep going, keep shining!❤️🔥
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
just sent ~270 form rejections for Fantasy Magazine - the mag is closing and issue 100 will not be published
Shingai & I felt this issue would be extremely important, particularly given the state of things in the US and the world
sending warmth & love to folks: keep going, keep shining!❤️🔥
Shingai & I felt this issue would be extremely important, particularly given the state of things in the US and the world
sending warmth & love to folks: keep going, keep shining!❤️🔥