cynthia @ NYCC C-33
@cynthiaycheng.bsky.social
part-time bsky user, full-time Boya Sun stan | cartoonist & manga fan | they/them | cynthiaycheng.com
Pinned
Cynthia Yuan Cheng
Illustration & Comics by Cynthia Yuan Cheng
cynthiaycheng.com
About me— I'm Cynthia! I make funny-bittersweet comics & illustrations about romance, masculinity, and everyday life.
I'm currently working on WIN, a graphic memoir about playing football in high school 🏈
🌷My site: cynthiaycheng.com
🌷My digital comics: cynthiaycheng.itch.io
I'm currently working on WIN, a graphic memoir about playing football in high school 🏈
🌷My site: cynthiaycheng.com
🌷My digital comics: cynthiaycheng.itch.io
30th Birthday LMLYR Reading Special 🥳🥳 I want to give you all my favorite gift: COMICS! for my birthday weekend only, my 90-page romantasy BL is available to read FREE on my website!
I poured a lot of love into this comic and would love for yall to read it too 💞💞
I poured a lot of love into this comic and would love for yall to read it too 💞💞
October 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
30th Birthday LMLYR Reading Special 🥳🥳 I want to give you all my favorite gift: COMICS! for my birthday weekend only, my 90-page romantasy BL is available to read FREE on my website!
I poured a lot of love into this comic and would love for yall to read it too 💞💞
I poured a lot of love into this comic and would love for yall to read it too 💞💞
My good friend @joviellety.bsky.social and I combined our deep love for Steve Rogers, Mr. Captain America himself, to co-create this gorgeous three-color riso print in Blue, Sunflower, and Bright Red 💙🧡❤️
Debuting at #NYCC this weekend!!
Debuting at #NYCC this weekend!!
October 8, 2025 at 4:02 AM
My good friend @joviellety.bsky.social and I combined our deep love for Steve Rogers, Mr. Captain America himself, to co-create this gorgeous three-color riso print in Blue, Sunflower, and Bright Red 💙🧡❤️
Debuting at #NYCC this weekend!!
Debuting at #NYCC this weekend!!
I'll be co-teaching an introductory course on graphic novels this fall via @highlightsfound.bsky.social! If you've wanted to make a GN but don't know where to start, this might be the workshop for you.
I'm honored to teach alongside @mythjae.bsky.social & @anneappert.bsky.social for this course! 💞
I'm honored to teach alongside @mythjae.bsky.social & @anneappert.bsky.social for this course! 💞
September 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I'll be co-teaching an introductory course on graphic novels this fall via @highlightsfound.bsky.social! If you've wanted to make a GN but don't know where to start, this might be the workshop for you.
I'm honored to teach alongside @mythjae.bsky.social & @anneappert.bsky.social for this course! 💞
I'm honored to teach alongside @mythjae.bsky.social & @anneappert.bsky.social for this course! 💞
up late working on this very fun and nostalgic collab with @joviellety.bsky.social !! print of our favorite guy coming soon to nycc 🥹💓
September 27, 2025 at 5:20 AM
up late working on this very fun and nostalgic collab with @joviellety.bsky.social !! print of our favorite guy coming soon to nycc 🥹💓
Reposted by cynthia @ NYCC C-33
💖 Hi~ I've recently been hired as Illustration & Creative Lead at The Story Division, helping publishers with graphic novel projects. I'm currently updating our artist database & looking for a wider range of art styles.
Cartoonists: post sequentials, website, availability below. No DMs/emails plz!
Cartoonists: post sequentials, website, availability below. No DMs/emails plz!
September 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
💖 Hi~ I've recently been hired as Illustration & Creative Lead at The Story Division, helping publishers with graphic novel projects. I'm currently updating our artist database & looking for a wider range of art styles.
Cartoonists: post sequentials, website, availability below. No DMs/emails plz!
Cartoonists: post sequentials, website, availability below. No DMs/emails plz!
I've updated my website! it's always a nice opportunity to reflect on the work I've made throughout my career 🥹
➡️ cynthiaycheng.com
➡️ cynthiaycheng.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I've updated my website! it's always a nice opportunity to reflect on the work I've made throughout my career 🥹
➡️ cynthiaycheng.com
➡️ cynthiaycheng.com
s l o w l y making progress on my football graphic novel inks! 🥹🏈
June 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
s l o w l y making progress on my football graphic novel inks! 🥹🏈
a lil self-portrait 🖼️ my hair is getting long!
May 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
a lil self-portrait 🖼️ my hair is getting long!
Reposted by cynthia @ NYCC C-33
🥐🍰🧺☕️KNAPSACK MAG VOL. 2 IS LIVE! 🥐🍰🧺☕️
Our Kickstarter Campaign for Knapsack Mag 2 is here!! Help us fund our second anthology, Butter! 🍰 Volume 2 is even bigger than the first volume with over 28 artists and 250+ pages exploring our collective weird kid nostalgia...🍀
Our Kickstarter Campaign for Knapsack Mag 2 is here!! Help us fund our second anthology, Butter! 🍰 Volume 2 is even bigger than the first volume with over 28 artists and 250+ pages exploring our collective weird kid nostalgia...🍀
April 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🥐🍰🧺☕️KNAPSACK MAG VOL. 2 IS LIVE! 🥐🍰🧺☕️
Our Kickstarter Campaign for Knapsack Mag 2 is here!! Help us fund our second anthology, Butter! 🍰 Volume 2 is even bigger than the first volume with over 28 artists and 250+ pages exploring our collective weird kid nostalgia...🍀
Our Kickstarter Campaign for Knapsack Mag 2 is here!! Help us fund our second anthology, Butter! 🍰 Volume 2 is even bigger than the first volume with over 28 artists and 250+ pages exploring our collective weird kid nostalgia...🍀
i love indie comics, i love writing comedy, i love lucky pocket!! excited for y'all to read my newest travel comedy comic that'll be in @luckypocketpress.bsky.social's Knapsack Magazine volume 2 🌟💞
March 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
i love indie comics, i love writing comedy, i love lucky pocket!! excited for y'all to read my newest travel comedy comic that'll be in @luckypocketpress.bsky.social's Knapsack Magazine volume 2 🌟💞
trying to incorporate more solid blacks into my inks, which has been fun!
February 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
trying to incorporate more solid blacks into my inks, which has been fun!
Hourly Comic Day 2025! I went to the korean spa with my friends Sonya and Eric 🥹♨️ (1/3)
February 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Hourly Comic Day 2025! I went to the korean spa with my friends Sonya and Eric 🥹♨️ (1/3)
me and my oshi 😌
January 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
me and my oshi 😌
I'm so so excited for this!! I can't believe it's taken this long for a manga exhibition to come to the US, and I hope it's the first of many 🥹💓
An exhibition entitled “Art of MANGA" will be held at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, USA from September 27th to January 25th, 2026.
Source: natalie.mu/comic/news/6...
Thanks to @andysislands.bsky.social for the news tip.
Source: natalie.mu/comic/news/6...
Thanks to @andysislands.bsky.social for the news tip.
アメリカで日本のマンガの大規模展覧会 荒木飛呂彦、高橋留美子らの原画700点超を展示
日本のマンガの展覧会「Art of MANGA」が、9月27日から2026年1月25日までアメリカのサンフランシスコにあるデ・ヤング美術館で開催される。
natalie.mu
January 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I'm so so excited for this!! I can't believe it's taken this long for a manga exhibition to come to the US, and I hope it's the first of many 🥹💓
happy lunar new year! my third year collaborating on a LNY art piece with my friend Sophie, as commissioned by our friend Katie 🥰
we dream of collective liberation, interdependence, and community support in the Year of the Snake and beyond 🐍❤️🔥
we dream of collective liberation, interdependence, and community support in the Year of the Snake and beyond 🐍❤️🔥
January 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
happy lunar new year! my third year collaborating on a LNY art piece with my friend Sophie, as commissioned by our friend Katie 🥰
we dream of collective liberation, interdependence, and community support in the Year of the Snake and beyond 🐍❤️🔥
we dream of collective liberation, interdependence, and community support in the Year of the Snake and beyond 🐍❤️🔥
My superstar agent!!! Send your queries to Paloma!! 🥰
Hello! My name is Paloma Hernando, a literary agent who specializes in #graphicnovels #picturebooks and #genrefiction !
I am currently open to queries, which you can submit via www.pandeliterary.com/queries-pand...
Feel free to check out my #MSWL here www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/pa...
I am currently open to queries, which you can submit via www.pandeliterary.com/queries-pand...
Feel free to check out my #MSWL here www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/pa...
January 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
My superstar agent!!! Send your queries to Paloma!! 🥰
if you liked my Scotland travel autobio comic, WEE WANDERINGS, you might like the next comic I'm working on about my trip to Korea 🤗
January 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
if you liked my Scotland travel autobio comic, WEE WANDERINGS, you might like the next comic I'm working on about my trip to Korea 🤗
So grateful that my latest comic LOVE ME LIKE YOU'RE REAL is included in this amazing list of recommendations of indie comics and manga! 🥹💞💞
Here is my list of indie comics and manga from 2024 that I feel deserve more attention. I hope you're able to find at least one new comic that catches your eye!
#MyWriting #Comics #IndieComics #IndieManga
www.autisticobservations.com/2025/01/17/2...
#MyWriting #Comics #IndieComics #IndieManga
www.autisticobservations.com/2025/01/17/2...
What You May Have Missed 2024: Indie Comics
Like the years before it, 2024 has been an excellent year for comics in terms of creativity and originality from …
www.autisticobservations.com
January 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
So grateful that my latest comic LOVE ME LIKE YOU'RE REAL is included in this amazing list of recommendations of indie comics and manga! 🥹💞💞
Reposted by cynthia @ NYCC C-33
Thread of ways to help those devastated by the LA fires:
All, the Pasadena Humane Society is asking for donations - they're taking in animals right now, and are also preparing to evacuate if needed.
Please consider helping:
Please consider helping:
Eaton Fire Emergency
{{MetaTags.description}}
give.pasadenahumane.org
January 9, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Thread of ways to help those devastated by the LA fires:
taking a break to draw this... get deranged for a fictional character and let the teeny tiny plush you bought motivate you to get through the day
January 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
taking a break to draw this... get deranged for a fictional character and let the teeny tiny plush you bought motivate you to get through the day
o!! thank you for the kind response to my brief mention of Love Me Like You're Real!!
I'll have to post about it more soon — I'm only barely active on bsky, because I'm too busy drawing fan art on my side twitter acct ajdkjfklsdkl 🤭
I'll have to post about it more soon — I'm only barely active on bsky, because I'm too busy drawing fan art on my side twitter acct ajdkjfklsdkl 🤭
December 30, 2024 at 5:48 PM
o!! thank you for the kind response to my brief mention of Love Me Like You're Real!!
I'll have to post about it more soon — I'm only barely active on bsky, because I'm too busy drawing fan art on my side twitter acct ajdkjfklsdkl 🤭
I'll have to post about it more soon — I'm only barely active on bsky, because I'm too busy drawing fan art on my side twitter acct ajdkjfklsdkl 🤭
#artvsartist2024 !! I manifested 2024 as the year of BL and then I drew a 90 page trans BL graphic novella ?!?! (please read Love Me Like You're Real 🥰)
I feel like I went through a lot of artistic and personal growth this year, so I'm happy! here's growing even more in 2025!!! 😤💪
I feel like I went through a lot of artistic and personal growth this year, so I'm happy! here's growing even more in 2025!!! 😤💪
December 20, 2024 at 5:35 PM
#artvsartist2024 !! I manifested 2024 as the year of BL and then I drew a 90 page trans BL graphic novella ?!?! (please read Love Me Like You're Real 🥰)
I feel like I went through a lot of artistic and personal growth this year, so I'm happy! here's growing even more in 2025!!! 😤💪
I feel like I went through a lot of artistic and personal growth this year, so I'm happy! here's growing even more in 2025!!! 😤💪
Reposted by cynthia @ NYCC C-33
Mid-month reminder to apply for the CAG mini grant!! A little breathing room for the comics you want to work on most — whether that’s buying art supplies, paying for childcare or groceries, or closing commissions for a bit.
Hello, comics folks! The 2024 Comics Advocacy Group Mini Grants are officially open!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
CAG Mini Grant Application
Thank you for your interest in the Comics Advocacy Group Mini Grant! This application will open on December 1st, 2024, and will close at 12pm EST on January 15th, 2025.
By submitting this application...
docs.google.com
December 18, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Mid-month reminder to apply for the CAG mini grant!! A little breathing room for the comics you want to work on most — whether that’s buying art supplies, paying for childcare or groceries, or closing commissions for a bit.
arielle is the most supportive friend ever 😭😭💞 please check out her gorgeous comics and illustrations!!!!
I highly recommend picking up Cynthia’s new comic “Love Me Like You’re Real” while you can! It’s an earnest, heartfelt, beautifully drawn take on BL isekai. 💖
my online shop will close in 24 hours 📣
I'm selling original comics, sticker sheets, and riso prints! and if you wanted to pick up any of my original comics, now is your last chance before I close the shop until who-knows-when 🤷♂️ ➡️ cynthiaycheng.bigcartel.com
I'm selling original comics, sticker sheets, and riso prints! and if you wanted to pick up any of my original comics, now is your last chance before I close the shop until who-knows-when 🤷♂️ ➡️ cynthiaycheng.bigcartel.com
November 12, 2024 at 11:37 PM
arielle is the most supportive friend ever 😭😭💞 please check out her gorgeous comics and illustrations!!!!
my one complaint about bsky so far is that the translate function is kind of atrocious (it shoots you into a new tab for Google translate, and the original tab refreshes to bsky homepage instead of staying on the post you're trying to understand?? I would like to stay please??)
November 12, 2024 at 6:30 AM
my one complaint about bsky so far is that the translate function is kind of atrocious (it shoots you into a new tab for Google translate, and the original tab refreshes to bsky homepage instead of staying on the post you're trying to understand?? I would like to stay please??)