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Jerry Bennett
@thejerrybennett.com
Graphic novelist, full time illustrator,
Global U.S. Illustrator Coordinator for SCBWI. (Is having six cats too many? I didn’t think so.)
https://artistjerrybennett.substack.com/
https://linktr.ee/artistjerrybennett
STEAMPUNK HOLLOW
Hadn’t done a proper pen and ink piece in awhile, and it’s made my mouth water for more.

I don’t really post much anymore, but I was happy how this pen and ink turned out.
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
For a limited time, you can get the official OCAF tees that @robertwilsoniv.bsky.social and I designed!
FOR A LIMITED TIME!
We are offering our two festival tees created by board members @robertwilsoniv.bsky.social and @thejerrybennett.com, so if you missed getting a shirt at the festival OR you missed the festival and want to feel the magic of OCAF, head to The Okay See’s page to order!
November 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
A Steven Soderbergh Star Wars film would have been amazing. Again, Disney fails.
Steven Soderbergh reveals that ‘THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO’ was the first time Lucasfilm had a finished script that got rejected by Disney.

“I asked Kathy Kennedy if LFL had ever turned in a finished script for greenlight to Disney & had it rejected. She said no, this was a first.”
October 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Ink and Draw is now rescheduled for October 26th, 3-5pm @literatipress.bsky.social in the Paseo Arts District. @jeocreations.bsky.social(HIRO DOGGIE SPACE CORGI) will offer tips/feedback on comic art portfolios. Now’s your chance to get solid pro comics mentoring!
October 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
VENOM!
I hadn’t drawn on a black variant blank before, but I enjoyed the challenge!
#art #comicart #venom #marvel #posca
October 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Iron Man on a blank variant comic.

#ironman #marvel #comics #comicart #art #sketch #penandink
October 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A few of my more rendered variant blank commissions.

#comicart #xmen #lukecage #chewbacca #wolverine #penandink
October 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Everyone had fun making and talking comics at Speeding Bullet Comics over the weekend!

Keep an eye out for more locations holding Ink & Draw events!

#comics #makingcomics #oklahoma #okcomicarts
October 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
#scbwiArtober2025 Day 5: Eyes
My apologies if it’s a bit too freaky. I’ve been dwelling on the idea of eyes being windows to the soul. While working, it also brought to mind Junji Ito’s work, not that my stuff even compares.

#art #artober #inktober #penandink #ink #digital #comicart #procreate
October 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Representing @okcomicarts.bsky.social for DICK TRACY DAY in Pawnee, home to Chester Gould, creator of Dick Tracy. Even met one of his grandchildren. He had awesome stories.

#oklahoma #okcomicarts #dicktracy #pawnee #dicktracyday
October 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
#scbwiartober2025 Day 3: Phantom (yeah, this was a cheat, lol. Didn’t have time to be creative.)

#digital #comicart #thephantom #inktober #ink #procreate
October 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
October 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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PORTLAND: this is today! See you at @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social. #pdxcomics
PORTLAND: First Friday Office Hours are this Friday, October 3rd, 4-6 PM at Books with Pictures!
@bkswpicspdx.bsky.social
Show me 6-8 pages of comics storytelling and I'll give you honest feedback based on my 30 years in comics. Details in the thread linked below: bsky.app/profile/stev...
October 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers! 📚

#bookcovers #comicart #comics

1- Kung-Fu Legume from @keenspot.bsky.social
2- Glamorella’s Daughter from @literatipress.bsky.social
3- Comics From the Kitchen from @foreignpresscomics.bsky.social
4- Oklahoma Gazette cover

I love doing covers.
October 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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INK & DRAW AT SPEEDING BULLET COMICS
Sunday, Oct 5, 2-3:30 PM

Come hang out as we make comics, review comics, and generally talk comics at Speeding Bullet Comics in Norman!

614 N Porter Ave, Norman, OK 73071

#okcomicarts #comics #community
October 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Day Two- Night Light

Procreate brush- Inveresk, Pens Folder

#scbwiartober2025 #artober #inktober #ink #firefly #lightningbug #digital #procreate
October 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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DICK TRACY DAY!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 from 10am-6pm!

We’ll be helping with the Comic Creation Station and executive director Jeff Provine will present “The History of Newspaper Comics, featuring Chester Gould”

#oklahoma #okcomicarts #comics #dicktracy
October 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#scbwiartober2025 Day 1: Squash

Doing these quick, dirty and digitally, mainly to experiment and play with the new Procreate brushes from @kyletwebster.bsky.social.

@scbwi.bsky.social

#inktober #art #halloween #digital #procreate #sketch
October 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
On Wednesday, my bud, @karammitchell.com, graciously drove us to LITTLE ROCK (5 hours away!) to see and hear from the incredible John Hendrix! His awe-striking exhibit and keynote was precisely what I needed to reenergize my creative side.
September 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I love the idea of this, but my wife said that several of her murder mystery novels used the same ingredients for the purposes of killing the victims.
Fascinating… and a tad freaky.
September 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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talking about the less-exciting scenes which are often the connective tissue of a comic- we're doing more of these thanks to Matthew making a recording station at the studio
Posted a fun Helioscope video of @jeffparker.bsky.social talking with @stevelieberart.bsky.social & @colleencoover.bsky.social about a page he drew for an Image imprint 25 years ago. I love these little glimpses into how folks do the work.

youtu.be/tJmOR8rEwB8
Jeff Parker on Making Comics After Work
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
September 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Busy catching up on clients, personal projects and LIFE, but I did want to at least show the art I created for the @okcomicarts.bsky.social trading card set made exclusively for the festival. They wildly sold out. Definitely doing that again next year.

#art #comicart #mecha #tradingcards #ocaf2025
September 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My course on creating a comic from start to finish is SEPTEMBER 29th, and will happen every following Monday at 6:30pm for eight weeks.

oklahomacontemporary.org/learn/studio...

(Photos courtesy of Squirrelly Jedi Photography)
#studioschool #comics #oklahoma #education
September 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Prize drop #3. Win a 12-month license to Clip Studio Paint EX. See here: wp.me/pcVwAl-1FJ
@clipstudio.bsky.social is a long-time sponsor of KidLitGN's pitch event for kids-YA GN creators:

GN creators, the pitch window opens Sept 28.
#kidlit #graphicnovels #pitchevent
September 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM