Chris Lau Manson 阿劉
@chrislaumanson.bsky.social
Mixed Scottish-Chinese (Hakka) Comic creator, writer and illustrator based in Glasgow. 🏴🇭🇰🎨📝 He/Him/佢
📧: hello@chrislaumanson.co.uk
#comic | #art | #illustration
www.chrislaumanson.co.uk
📧: hello@chrislaumanson.co.uk
#comic | #art | #illustration
www.chrislaumanson.co.uk
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Hi all! I'm Chris Lau Manson, an artist and comic creator based near Glasgow in Scotland.
I've worked with many clients in the fields of journalism, theatre, and academia to bring a human element to their work!
See more of my work on my site:
www.chrislaumanson.co.uk
📧: chrislaumanson@gmail.com
I've worked with many clients in the fields of journalism, theatre, and academia to bring a human element to their work!
See more of my work on my site:
www.chrislaumanson.co.uk
📧: chrislaumanson@gmail.com
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November 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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For ZineQuest I'm going release The Thunder Perfect Mind, a WoD-heartbreaker. It has dark edgy themes, buckets of D10s, and reference telling you to see PgXX. It will live beside my other not-WoD books: Undying, Bite Marks, Solipsist, and @ksandrarpg.bsky.social's future not-Wraith game.
Recent conversation with an old TTRPG buddy around our shared love of V:tM and the WoD in general and the shortcomings I feel the entire thing had.
Important to understand that I still love a lot of what WoD is/was despite feeling there are some serious problems with it.
Important to understand that I still love a lot of what WoD is/was despite feeling there are some serious problems with it.
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
For ZineQuest I'm going release The Thunder Perfect Mind, a WoD-heartbreaker. It has dark edgy themes, buckets of D10s, and reference telling you to see PgXX. It will live beside my other not-WoD books: Undying, Bite Marks, Solipsist, and @ksandrarpg.bsky.social's future not-Wraith game.
Look, I'm no PeePeePooPoo, and it's just a beginner bot, but I'm not very good at chess and I managed to win a game so I'm quite pleased with myself - Hey @drrehaminator.bsky.social, Rate My Mate! :D
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Look, I'm no PeePeePooPoo, and it's just a beginner bot, but I'm not very good at chess and I managed to win a game so I'm quite pleased with myself - Hey @drrehaminator.bsky.social, Rate My Mate! :D
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Finally got around to reading the latest volume of the ever talented @demonlogic.bsky.social’s series The Hero Dies Alone and it kicked ass!
Check out his work if ya haven’t already, it’s fantastic!
Check out his work if ya haven’t already, it’s fantastic!
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Finally got around to reading the latest volume of the ever talented @demonlogic.bsky.social’s series The Hero Dies Alone and it kicked ass!
Check out his work if ya haven’t already, it’s fantastic!
Check out his work if ya haven’t already, it’s fantastic!
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I wouldn't have made comics if I hadn't shown the first four pages I'd ever drawn in a portfolio review at the first Thought Bubble I ever attended. Just that little nudge helped. Just life-changing. And I know a lot of us would say the same.
These reviews are for everyone; all ages, styles and levels of comic artist welcome and encouraged.
No pre-booking needed, find out more here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/portfolioreviews
No pre-booking needed, find out more here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/portfolioreviews
Portfolio Reviews 2025 — Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival
Drop-in comic artist portfolio review sessions with a selection of excellent Thought Bubble Guests including: Stephanie Hans, Declan Shalvey, Caspar Wijngaard. Patrick Horvath, Ahmed Raafat, Jacob…
thoughtbubblefestival.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I wouldn't have made comics if I hadn't shown the first four pages I'd ever drawn in a portfolio review at the first Thought Bubble I ever attended. Just that little nudge helped. Just life-changing. And I know a lot of us would say the same.
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Talking with Thomas was a real delight! Heather and I peel back the curtain on the process behind Carved in Stone (and we gush about how much we love all of our artists, too!)
The Picts were always more than their blue-painted, bloodthirsty depictions. Carved in Stone, a new setting guide from @stoutstoat.co.uk and archaeologist Heather Christie, invites players to explore their incomplete but beautiful history.
Carved in Stone is both a history book and an eye-catching RPG
Publisher Brian Tyrrell and archeologist Heather Christie paint a pretty Pict-ure.
www.rascal.news
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Talking with Thomas was a real delight! Heather and I peel back the curtain on the process behind Carved in Stone (and we gush about how much we love all of our artists, too!)
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This was one of the final incidents that made me give up journalism.
I pulled on every contact I had to argue that even if one supported the gender conservative position, journalists laundering their involvement in this way fundamentally undermines the entire institution of journalism.
I pulled on every contact I had to argue that even if one supported the gender conservative position, journalists laundering their involvement in this way fundamentally undermines the entire institution of journalism.
The ultimate twist is that 'gender critical' activist-journalists, Deborah Cohen and Hannah Barnes, reported the study to the HRA themselves!
The HRA was required to open an investigation because they’d received a report... which gave the Newsnight duo the shocking headline they desired.
The HRA was required to open an investigation because they’d received a report... which gave the Newsnight duo the shocking headline they desired.
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This was one of the final incidents that made me give up journalism.
I pulled on every contact I had to argue that even if one supported the gender conservative position, journalists laundering their involvement in this way fundamentally undermines the entire institution of journalism.
I pulled on every contact I had to argue that even if one supported the gender conservative position, journalists laundering their involvement in this way fundamentally undermines the entire institution of journalism.
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You guys wanna see a dead body?
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You guys wanna see a dead body?
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November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Current mental state: Amusing myself by mispronouncing "Chupacabras" as "Choopycoobry"
November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Current mental state: Amusing myself by mispronouncing "Chupacabras" as "Choopycoobry"
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A preview of Uncannie Investigations (now on Kickstarter) is available from @neilslorance.com at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend. #comic #supernatural #comedy
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A preview of Uncannie Investigations (now on Kickstarter) is available from @neilslorance.com at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend. #comic #supernatural #comedy
The thing is, I was doing a funny, but Z. Mann Zilla is such a got-dang professional that I got some incredible advice!
Anyone thinking of illustrating their own tarot, heed these words!
Anyone thinking of illustrating their own tarot, heed these words!
This is gonna sound pedantic, but steps 1 & 2 are to use the right numbers:
78 cards for a full deck (80 if you're adding custom cards to use the 2 extra that printing processes mandate)
22 for a majors-only deck
78 cards for a full deck (80 if you're adding custom cards to use the 2 extra that printing processes mandate)
22 for a majors-only deck
November 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The thing is, I was doing a funny, but Z. Mann Zilla is such a got-dang professional that I got some incredible advice!
Anyone thinking of illustrating their own tarot, heed these words!
Anyone thinking of illustrating their own tarot, heed these words!
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Are you adding tarot cards & themes to your game?
I'm a tarot nerd with a well-researched knowledge base & a "yes-and" attitude. Consider helping me cross "tarot consultant on [COOL GAME]" off my bucket list!
Oh, and I do a bunch of other art & design stuff. Maybe that's useful to you too!
I'm a tarot nerd with a well-researched knowledge base & a "yes-and" attitude. Consider helping me cross "tarot consultant on [COOL GAME]" off my bucket list!
Oh, and I do a bunch of other art & design stuff. Maybe that's useful to you too!
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Are you adding tarot cards & themes to your game?
I'm a tarot nerd with a well-researched knowledge base & a "yes-and" attitude. Consider helping me cross "tarot consultant on [COOL GAME]" off my bucket list!
Oh, and I do a bunch of other art & design stuff. Maybe that's useful to you too!
I'm a tarot nerd with a well-researched knowledge base & a "yes-and" attitude. Consider helping me cross "tarot consultant on [COOL GAME]" off my bucket list!
Oh, and I do a bunch of other art & design stuff. Maybe that's useful to you too!
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Dropping cosmetics prices and refunding players who already bought them is a fun distraction from all the negative talk about not using human voice actors for your NPCs
But it also follows that if you can afford to cut prices and do refunds, you could afford to pay human actors to voice your NPCs.
But it also follows that if you can afford to cut prices and do refunds, you could afford to pay human actors to voice your NPCs.
Arc Raiders Lowering Skin Prices & Issuing Refunds After Backlash
While Arc Raiders certainly isn’t alone in featuring paid cosmetics and, soon, battle passes, the game has come under fire from fans since launch for its pricey skins and concerns that some items in the upcoming premium battle…
While Arc Raiders certainly isn’t alone in featuring paid cosmetics and, soon, battle passes, the game has come under fire from fans since launch for its pricey skins and concerns that some items in the upcoming premium battle…
Arc Raiders Lowering Skin Prices & Issuing Refunds After Backlash
While Arc Raiders certainly isn’t alone in featuring paid cosmetics and, soon, battle passes, the game has come under fire from fans since launch for its pricey skins and concerns that some items in the upcoming premium battle passes will be “pay-to-win.” In a blog post outlining some pricing changes, however, developer Embark Studios is responding to player feedback and concern, lowering prices on existing cosmetics and clarifying what fans can expect when premium battle passes arrive.
toolcome.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Dropping cosmetics prices and refunding players who already bought them is a fun distraction from all the negative talk about not using human voice actors for your NPCs
But it also follows that if you can afford to cut prices and do refunds, you could afford to pay human actors to voice your NPCs.
But it also follows that if you can afford to cut prices and do refunds, you could afford to pay human actors to voice your NPCs.
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i think im at a point with my illustration where i could just, do the comic cover for you.
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
i think im at a point with my illustration where i could just, do the comic cover for you.
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Nobody is ‘economically inactive’. If you buy food/anything at all from shops, you’re paying tax on it
What on earth is this nonsense from a Blue Labour MP?
What, you want a policy targeting zero illness, no full time caring responsibilities, no skills mismatches or career breaks and you think we should heavily crack down on migration until we get there?
Just not serious policy/politics.
What, you want a policy targeting zero illness, no full time caring responsibilities, no skills mismatches or career breaks and you think we should heavily crack down on migration until we get there?
Just not serious policy/politics.
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Nobody is ‘economically inactive’. If you buy food/anything at all from shops, you’re paying tax on it
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I'm tabling at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend with the lovely @ashlingdraws.bsky.social! Come say hi and get your hands on the sequel to my comic A Duel of Fools!
Also take part in our free pumpkin themed stamp rally and take home a pile of goodies if you gather all the gourds 🎃
Also take part in our free pumpkin themed stamp rally and take home a pile of goodies if you gather all the gourds 🎃
November 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I'm tabling at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend with the lovely @ashlingdraws.bsky.social! Come say hi and get your hands on the sequel to my comic A Duel of Fools!
Also take part in our free pumpkin themed stamp rally and take home a pile of goodies if you gather all the gourds 🎃
Also take part in our free pumpkin themed stamp rally and take home a pile of goodies if you gather all the gourds 🎃
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All of my horror movie originals are on sale, along with other originals. Some as low as £15.
I'll be taking everything I have left to Tbubs.
I'll be taking everything I have left to Tbubs.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
All of my horror movie originals are on sale, along with other originals. Some as low as £15.
I'll be taking everything I have left to Tbubs.
I'll be taking everything I have left to Tbubs.
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There are only 250 Saturday/Weekend tickets left! Please purchase your tickets soon to avoid disappointment: thoughtbubblefestival.com/tickets
There are still PLENTY of Sunday tickets available!!
There are still PLENTY of Sunday tickets available!!
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
There are only 250 Saturday/Weekend tickets left! Please purchase your tickets soon to avoid disappointment: thoughtbubblefestival.com/tickets
There are still PLENTY of Sunday tickets available!!
There are still PLENTY of Sunday tickets available!!
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Another drawing of the gal who's either too hot or too cold, I can't tell. Think I've got drawing oversized jackets down now, and I'd been struggling yesterday with a low angle shot so I used refs to help me.
Kids, if anyone tells you using reference is cheating, you can spit in their eye for me.
Kids, if anyone tells you using reference is cheating, you can spit in their eye for me.
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Another drawing of the gal who's either too hot or too cold, I can't tell. Think I've got drawing oversized jackets down now, and I'd been struggling yesterday with a low angle shot so I used refs to help me.
Kids, if anyone tells you using reference is cheating, you can spit in their eye for me.
Kids, if anyone tells you using reference is cheating, you can spit in their eye for me.
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The Ferret's 10th birthday party! 🎉
Thursday 13 Nov, Drygate Glasgow.
Ray Aggs (Sacred Paws), ceilidh, DJ set, cake, raffle.
Celebrating a decade of journalism that changes things + launching our new look.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ferret...
Thursday 13 Nov, Drygate Glasgow.
Ray Aggs (Sacred Paws), ceilidh, DJ set, cake, raffle.
Celebrating a decade of journalism that changes things + launching our new look.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ferret...
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The Ferret's 10th birthday party! 🎉
Thursday 13 Nov, Drygate Glasgow.
Ray Aggs (Sacred Paws), ceilidh, DJ set, cake, raffle.
Celebrating a decade of journalism that changes things + launching our new look.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ferret...
Thursday 13 Nov, Drygate Glasgow.
Ray Aggs (Sacred Paws), ceilidh, DJ set, cake, raffle.
Celebrating a decade of journalism that changes things + launching our new look.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ferret...
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Following from our announcement that Quindrie Press will be closing at the end of 2026, I want to make people aware that in Spring 2026 we will be opening a one-off comic fund for UK creators. More details will be released next year.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Following from our announcement that Quindrie Press will be closing at the end of 2026, I want to make people aware that in Spring 2026 we will be opening a one-off comic fund for UK creators. More details will be released next year.
Sign up to our newsletter: quindriepress.com/newsletter
Sign up to our newsletter: quindriepress.com/newsletter
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"Comic" shops the world over quaking at the potential massive loss of sales. Quickly pivoting to comics to make up the loss.
Funko admits “substantial doubt” it can continue as a going concern amid crashing sales and mounting debt.
The Pop! maker warns of potential loan defaults without fresh funding or a buyout, after a 14% sales drop and $250M in obligations.
#Funko #PopVinyl #GoingConcern
The Pop! maker warns of potential loan defaults without fresh funding or a buyout, after a 14% sales drop and $250M in obligations.
#Funko #PopVinyl #GoingConcern
November 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"Comic" shops the world over quaking at the potential massive loss of sales. Quickly pivoting to comics to make up the loss.
What the FUCK did I just read
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
What the FUCK did I just read