Brett Grunig
@brettgrunig.bsky.social
Artist: printmaking, drawing, illustration, comics, coloring.
Teacher: etching, drawing, comics.
Support my work at www.patreon.com/brettgrunig or visit www.brettgrunig.com.
Teacher: etching, drawing, comics.
Support my work at www.patreon.com/brettgrunig or visit www.brettgrunig.com.
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Brett Grunig
@brettgrunig.bsky.social
· Sep 2
Hello! I draw and make prints! You can follow me on Patreon for free weekly folktale illustrations or paid subscriptions for monthly prints. I'm also adding to a collection of work in the archives of my personal site, www.brettgrunig.com. Enjoy!
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"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.
www.publicbooks.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
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SFWA is doing a survey on LLM use in the industry. You don't need to be a member to submit. Writers/artists/humans need all the advocates we can get, and I hope we can encourage SFWA to take a strong stance. www.sfwa.org/sfwa-survey-...
SFWA Survey on LLM Use in Industry - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Thank you for participating in this survey. The data collected here is preliminary, not definitive, but it will help to […]
www.sfwa.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
SFWA is doing a survey on LLM use in the industry. You don't need to be a member to submit. Writers/artists/humans need all the advocates we can get, and I hope we can encourage SFWA to take a strong stance. www.sfwa.org/sfwa-survey-...
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I Feel Betrayed | Disney Invests $1 Billion in the Plagiarism Machine
YouTube video by Draw Jam
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Introducing Comix Cleric, a web framework that makes it easier than ever to make and host your webcomic YOUR way! Crafted BY comic creators FOR comic creators and jam packed with features, you can learn more by checking out the Kickstarter NOW!
#comic #webcomic #webcomics #kickstarter
#comic #webcomic #webcomics #kickstarter
Comix Cleric - The Indie Way to Host Indie Comics!
A web framework that makes it easier than ever to make and host your webcomic YOUR way! Crafted BY comic creators FOR comic creators!
www.kickstarter.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Introducing Comix Cleric, a web framework that makes it easier than ever to make and host your webcomic YOUR way! Crafted BY comic creators FOR comic creators and jam packed with features, you can learn more by checking out the Kickstarter NOW!
#comic #webcomic #webcomics #kickstarter
#comic #webcomic #webcomics #kickstarter
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I'm getting ready to try and make a comic called "Slay" through @wearezoop.bsky.social but I need more people to sign up for updates before I launch it next year. It's about a wannabe monster hunter who gets in over her head when she decides to impersonate the real thing
zoop.gg/c/slay
zoop.gg/c/slay
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I'm getting ready to try and make a comic called "Slay" through @wearezoop.bsky.social but I need more people to sign up for updates before I launch it next year. It's about a wannabe monster hunter who gets in over her head when she decides to impersonate the real thing
zoop.gg/c/slay
zoop.gg/c/slay
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they had a bunch of great Mizuki originals as well, but these two stood out :)
December 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
they had a bunch of great Mizuki originals as well, but these two stood out :)
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When in doubt make comics that are entirely black panels.
November 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
When in doubt make comics that are entirely black panels.
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Martin Lewis (1881-1962), “Glow of the City” (1929), drypoint.
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Martin Lewis (1881-1962), “Glow of the City” (1929), drypoint.
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All originals are now 20% off! www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Moos...
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
All originals are now 20% off! www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Moos...
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We're nearing the final 24 hours of the Cyrus Perkins @kickstarter.com! Pop by and check out the book! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
The Return of Cyrus Perkins
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the original series with the Haunted Taxi Cab Hardcover and Cyrus' return in The Death Brigade #1!
www.kickstarter.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We're nearing the final 24 hours of the Cyrus Perkins @kickstarter.com! Pop by and check out the book! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
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Hooray! @authorsabb.bsky.social is *OFFICIALLY* a nonprofit, and is now open for donations!
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/
Donate - Authors Against Book Bans
Thank you for donating to Authors Against Book Bans. Your donation directly supports the freedom to read by powering our work with our partner organizations, bringing the author muscle to the fight to...
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Hooray! @authorsabb.bsky.social is *OFFICIALLY* a nonprofit, and is now open for donations!
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/
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I don't know when we're launching, but I am crowdfunding my new post-apocalyptic monster slaying western with @mcdrawpants.bsky.social & @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social @wastedwings.bsky.social @tayloresposito.bsky.social on @wearezoop.bsky.social soon and you can sign up for news: zoop.gg/c/slay
Slay!
Leilah wants to be a monster hunter. She wants to do it so bad, she's pretending to be the notorious monster hunter known as The Scarred Rider in hopes she may meet the legend herself. But when her fi...
zoop.gg
October 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I don't know when we're launching, but I am crowdfunding my new post-apocalyptic monster slaying western with @mcdrawpants.bsky.social & @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social @wastedwings.bsky.social @tayloresposito.bsky.social on @wearezoop.bsky.social soon and you can sign up for news: zoop.gg/c/slay
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Reminder: they're STILL taking all of our work + we STILL need (especially Cali) signatures on the petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.
TLDR= this'll require transparency about what's in AI datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once done, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
TLDR= this'll require transparency about what's in AI datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once done, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
October 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Reminder: they're STILL taking all of our work + we STILL need (especially Cali) signatures on the petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.
TLDR= this'll require transparency about what's in AI datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once done, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
TLDR= this'll require transparency about what's in AI datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once done, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
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As somebody who went through the Action Lab debacle, I encourage people to do this and also to ask questions about your contract.
Asking for things to be clearly defined is not a problem and if your publisher says it is, that's a red flag. People that mean well often don't do well
Asking for things to be clearly defined is not a problem and if your publisher says it is, that's a red flag. People that mean well often don't do well
if you're an author or illustrator who has been dealing with the fallout of the royalties/contracts snafu with sprocket, i humbly suggest you get everything in writing and lawyer up to protect your rights.
that's it, that's all i have to say
k bye :)
that's it, that's all i have to say
k bye :)
September 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
As somebody who went through the Action Lab debacle, I encourage people to do this and also to ask questions about your contract.
Asking for things to be clearly defined is not a problem and if your publisher says it is, that's a red flag. People that mean well often don't do well
Asking for things to be clearly defined is not a problem and if your publisher says it is, that's a red flag. People that mean well often don't do well
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Cover is up for my next book with @luckyscomix.bsky.social ! We're so excited for this one :D
Cover Reveal: OPTING OUT by Maia Kobabe and Lucky Srikumar
Comics Beat is proud to present the cover reveal for Opting Out by Maia Kobabe and Lucky Srikumar, arriving in spring 2026.
Comics Beat is proud to present the cover reveal for Opting Out by Maia Kobabe and Lucky Srikumar, arriving in spring 2026.
Cover Reveal: OPTING OUT by Maia Kobabe and Lucky Srikumar
Comics Beat is proud to present the cover reveal for Opting Out by Maia Kobabe and Lucky Srikumar, arriving in spring 2026.
www.comicsbeat.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Cover is up for my next book with @luckyscomix.bsky.social ! We're so excited for this one :D
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“AI” isn’t a tool or technology or even a cluster of technologies with a misleading name. It’s the infrastructure at the foundation of a form of capitalism dependent on data brokering. We should be teaching our students about this and not teaching them about “responsible” use.
September 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“AI” isn’t a tool or technology or even a cluster of technologies with a misleading name. It’s the infrastructure at the foundation of a form of capitalism dependent on data brokering. We should be teaching our students about this and not teaching them about “responsible” use.
We're never letting go.
Drawn while listening to, "In Our Talons," by the Bowerbirds.
Drawn while listening to, "In Our Talons," by the Bowerbirds.
September 28, 2025 at 3:57 AM
We're never letting go.
Drawn while listening to, "In Our Talons," by the Bowerbirds.
Drawn while listening to, "In Our Talons," by the Bowerbirds.
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It's my birthday!! I'm 49 - how did that happen? I would LOVE it if you could share or follow my art for my birthday, that would be a brilliant gift! Thank you everyone who follows and comments, it is such a great place here! 49 feels ace btw. #artshare #birthday #watercolour
www.emilyhare.co.uk
www.emilyhare.co.uk
September 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
It's my birthday!! I'm 49 - how did that happen? I would LOVE it if you could share or follow my art for my birthday, that would be a brilliant gift! Thank you everyone who follows and comments, it is such a great place here! 49 feels ace btw. #artshare #birthday #watercolour
www.emilyhare.co.uk
www.emilyhare.co.uk
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Worth saying: the Atlantic search showed nothing in my name. Searching on libgyn's actual website pulled over 400 listing's for nearly 200 different comics i have written
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Worth saying: the Atlantic search showed nothing in my name. Searching on libgyn's actual website pulled over 400 listing's for nearly 200 different comics i have written
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Do it.
Search your name.
Take their money.
It’s yours anyway.
Search your name.
Take their money.
It’s yours anyway.
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Do it.
Search your name.
Take their money.
It’s yours anyway.
Search your name.
Take their money.
It’s yours anyway.
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Time to go back to an age of wonder! A time of beautiful hand drawn trauma. It's time for @trishforstner.bsky.social @strutzart.bsky.social, @benkahncomics.bsky.social, @megamoth.bsky.social, and @jeremywhitley.bsky.social to talk about The Last Unicorn shows.acast.com/progressivel...
The Last Unicorn (aka Wrong Depressed Horse) with Trish Forstner and Jason Strutz | Progressively Horrified
shows.acast.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Time to go back to an age of wonder! A time of beautiful hand drawn trauma. It's time for @trishforstner.bsky.social @strutzart.bsky.social, @benkahncomics.bsky.social, @megamoth.bsky.social, and @jeremywhitley.bsky.social to talk about The Last Unicorn shows.acast.com/progressivel...
Mandrakes! Weekly art posts continue on my Patreon.
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Mandrakes | Brett Grunig
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September 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Mandrakes! Weekly art posts continue on my Patreon.
www.patreon.com/posts/mandra...
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same for artists. no artist is burnt out because their workload would be less with AI or their project managing software could be assisted by AI.
we’re burnt out because our work is not respected enough. what we do is seen as disposable and replaceable, rather than valuable.
we’re burnt out because our work is not respected enough. what we do is seen as disposable and replaceable, rather than valuable.
No, authors aren't burnt out because "writing without AI is slow"
We're burnt out because we're paid dirt so we need day jobs to survive
We're burnt out because we're paid dirt so we need day jobs to survive
August 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
same for artists. no artist is burnt out because their workload would be less with AI or their project managing software could be assisted by AI.
we’re burnt out because our work is not respected enough. what we do is seen as disposable and replaceable, rather than valuable.
we’re burnt out because our work is not respected enough. what we do is seen as disposable and replaceable, rather than valuable.