Ed Firth
@edfirth.bsky.social
Art, graphic novels, portraits
Queer, trans ally. He/him
Edwardfirth.com
Queer, trans ally. He/him
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Ed Firth
@edfirth.bsky.social
· May 16
Hi, I'm Ed and I make adult graphic novels. I also run weekly life drawing sessions in London and make portraits, but today the 5th printing of my 1st graphic novel arrived so let me introduce it to you properly! Horny & High vol 1 was started in 2019, after a year of doodling, dreaming and drawing.
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
YES! Collective action wins.
Congratulations to Kickstarter workers for securing their 4-day week! 🙌
This, in addition to winning protections against the use of AI to replace them, means these workers have successfully future-proofed their roles.
Question is: does your role need future-proofing too? 🤔
This, in addition to winning protections against the use of AI to replace them, means these workers have successfully future-proofed their roles.
Question is: does your role need future-proofing too? 🤔
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
YES! Collective action wins.
Not my best work (again!) from last night with Louis. But there's always next week... typ0.bigcartel.com/product/east...
November 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Not my best work (again!) from last night with Louis. But there's always next week... typ0.bigcartel.com/product/east...
Rare colour pencil work from June session with Louis... He's back tomorrow at ELLD! typ0.bigcartel.com/product/east...
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Rare colour pencil work from June session with Louis... He's back tomorrow at ELLD! typ0.bigcartel.com/product/east...
I started watching camp gothic Hollywood horror farce Death Becomes Her yesterday (maybe my 10th viewing), it's free on YouTube "with ads". Told myself I would stop watching when the ads came on. But they never did! Sexual! Sensual! Sexy! Sex!
a woman in a red shirt is standing in a pool of red liquid
ALT: a woman in a red shirt is standing in a pool of red liquid
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I started watching camp gothic Hollywood horror farce Death Becomes Her yesterday (maybe my 10th viewing), it's free on YouTube "with ads". Told myself I would stop watching when the ads came on. But they never did! Sexual! Sensual! Sexy! Sex!
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Anyway I hadn't heard anyone talking about this, so I guess I'm gonna talk about it. Spread the word if you're thinking about doing an nsfw KS project, Stripe apparently might pull your funding at literally any step of the process, with zero warning!
November 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Anyway I hadn't heard anyone talking about this, so I guess I'm gonna talk about it. Spread the word if you're thinking about doing an nsfw KS project, Stripe apparently might pull your funding at literally any step of the process, with zero warning!
Next week we draw Louis. This is one of mine from our session back in June. typ0.bigcartel.com/product/east...
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Next week we draw Louis. This is one of mine from our session back in June. typ0.bigcartel.com/product/east...
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The Cartoonist Co-op is no longer affiliated with Affinity due to their recent integration of AI tools.
You can read the Co-op's official statement on AI here: cartoonist.coop/journal/ai/
Art by Cy McQuinn (@cymechdraws.bsky.social)
You can read the Co-op's official statement on AI here: cartoonist.coop/journal/ai/
Art by Cy McQuinn (@cymechdraws.bsky.social)
November 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Cartoonist Co-op is no longer affiliated with Affinity due to their recent integration of AI tools.
You can read the Co-op's official statement on AI here: cartoonist.coop/journal/ai/
Art by Cy McQuinn (@cymechdraws.bsky.social)
You can read the Co-op's official statement on AI here: cartoonist.coop/journal/ai/
Art by Cy McQuinn (@cymechdraws.bsky.social)
Speaking of delulu, last year I wrote to one of my comics artist idols, @ralfkoenig.bsky.social and asked if I could visit him in Köln, Germany. He said yes and we spent 3 days hanging out, sketching each other, looking at art. Here's the queer comics legend replying to emails. Make things happen!
November 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Speaking of delulu, last year I wrote to one of my comics artist idols, @ralfkoenig.bsky.social and asked if I could visit him in Köln, Germany. He said yes and we spent 3 days hanging out, sketching each other, looking at art. Here's the queer comics legend replying to emails. Make things happen!
In the UK, only 7% of artists make over £20k a year. Higher earning artists make work that is participatory, community-based, or socially-engaged, with moving image artists making the least (my previous career 👻). www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/only-th...
November 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
In the UK, only 7% of artists make over £20k a year. Higher earning artists make work that is participatory, community-based, or socially-engaged, with moving image artists making the least (my previous career 👻). www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/only-th...
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Time you enjoyed wasting was not wasted at all
October 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Time you enjoyed wasting was not wasted at all
Not my best work last night at East London Life Drawing, but passable. Next week, another new model! typ0.bigcartel.com/product/east...
October 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Not my best work last night at East London Life Drawing, but passable. Next week, another new model! typ0.bigcartel.com/product/east...
Gonna tell my grandkids this was Human Traffic
Sooty & Co (28th October 1996). Sooty and the gang round off their Spanish holiday by going clubbing.
October 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Gonna tell my grandkids this was Human Traffic
I've donated a bunch of times, Wikipedia is a really unusual and vital online resource that tech twats can't enshittificate. Donating today!
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I've donated a bunch of times, Wikipedia is a really unusual and vital online resource that tech twats can't enshittificate. Donating today!
For sale: joy receptacle, shat in
October 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
For sale: joy receptacle, shat in
My drawings from this week's East London Life Drawing with Clay. Next Boo-sday things get a lil SPOOKY with our ghoulish garcon Matt... 🎃🎃🎃 typ0.bigcartel.com/product/east...
October 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
My drawings from this week's East London Life Drawing with Clay. Next Boo-sday things get a lil SPOOKY with our ghoulish garcon Matt... 🎃🎃🎃 typ0.bigcartel.com/product/east...
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IMPORTANT
All freelancers, self-employed, creatives
This is the first I've heard of this, but the Department for Business and Trade is running a consultation on the scourge of late payments, they want to introduce new legislation to tackle poor practices
Deadline to respond is 23 October
1/2
All freelancers, self-employed, creatives
This is the first I've heard of this, but the Department for Business and Trade is running a consultation on the scourge of late payments, they want to introduce new legislation to tackle poor practices
Deadline to respond is 23 October
1/2
October 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
IMPORTANT
All freelancers, self-employed, creatives
This is the first I've heard of this, but the Department for Business and Trade is running a consultation on the scourge of late payments, they want to introduce new legislation to tackle poor practices
Deadline to respond is 23 October
1/2
All freelancers, self-employed, creatives
This is the first I've heard of this, but the Department for Business and Trade is running a consultation on the scourge of late payments, they want to introduce new legislation to tackle poor practices
Deadline to respond is 23 October
1/2
Couple of my sketches from this week's East London Life Drawing. Next week a new model makes his debut... typ0.bigcartel.com/product/east...
October 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Couple of my sketches from this week's East London Life Drawing. Next week a new model makes his debut... typ0.bigcartel.com/product/east...
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It's actually remarkably easy to not ever use ChatGPT.
October 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It's actually remarkably easy to not ever use ChatGPT.
I just sat down and helped make a huge movement, take a look and see what you think!
This is an ingenious way of defeating the worst people in the country - funding change from the bottom up. Let's go! --> www.indiegogo.com/projects/cle...
October 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I just sat down and helped make a huge movement, take a look and see what you think!
Posting to remind myself! We can all be each other's hype man! I know we can! Come on! Yeah! OK this is actually quite draining.
October 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Posting to remind myself! We can all be each other's hype man! I know we can! Come on! Yeah! OK this is actually quite draining.
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‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️
As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.
WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.
As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.
WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.
October 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️
As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.
WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.
As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.
WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.
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I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything by AI. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed with AI, or buy anything sold or processed with AI, or process anything sold, bought, or processed by AI, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed by AI.
I don’t want to generate or receive an email, document, manuscript, PowerPoint deck, post it note, grocery list, novel, film, or hit list that has been generated with AI.
I write because I love writing. I love writing even when I'm struggling with a writing problem that is killing me. Finding a way through that problem is both intensely rewarding and also helps me become a better writer. There is no reason for me to ever outsource that.
October 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything by AI. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed with AI, or buy anything sold or processed with AI, or process anything sold, bought, or processed by AI, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed by AI.