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Joelena Despard
@despartist.bsky.social
“my pen is mightier than the sword” 🗡️
comic artist | editor | writer ✒️ | she/her | assistant editor @oni-press.bsky.social | scad sequential art mfa alum | icon @larapickle.bsky.social
Clover’s animation quality was so fluid for Dress-Up Darling’s first episode!! Really excited to see the rest of season 2
a girl with long blonde hair is surrounded by flowers and hearts
ALT: a girl with long blonde hair is surrounded by flowers and hearts
media.tenor.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Reposted by Joelena Despard
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?

Cartoonist: Oh, we call those gutters, actually
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?

Literary critic: It's the space between sign and signified, which is left for interpretation by the viewer.
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?

Compliance: Actually you don’t want to go down that road because it might fall under a protected status and you don’t want to use this as an excuse for folks to say your hiring practices are illegal
December 22, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Reposted by Joelena Despard
Almost lost to burnout this year. Next year I’m going in swinging
December 31, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Reposted by Joelena Despard
My writing process is usually:

a) I got this
b) well, fuck
c) wait that part was real good
d) wait no that part sucks
e) I am a god of this place
f) the fuck is this shit, who do I think I am, why am I here
g) oh man I just figured it all out
h) mistakes were made
I) existential dread
December 4, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Finally watched Look Back, and now I need to lay down and cry for an hour
November 28, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Trick or treat! 🎃
#spyxfamily
November 1, 2024 at 12:08 AM