Guru Comics
@gurucomicbooks.bsky.social
We’re a small press publisher from Leyton, in east London. You can find our books here: https://gurucomics.etsy.com
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@gurucomicbooks.bsky.social
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"We Try to Actively Incorporate Asian Characters in Our Comics" - Talvinder Sehmbi of Guru Comics on Their Range of Genre Fiction Books and Establishing Yourself in the Small Press Scene – Broken Fron...
Talvinder Sehmbi of London-based small press publisher Guru Comics talks to BF about their range of genre fiction comics.
www.brokenfrontier.com
We are delighted to have been featured & interviewed in @brokenfrontier.bsky.social please check out the article here:
www.brokenfrontier.com/talvinder-se... Thank you to Broken Frontier & @andywpoliver.bsky.social for the opportunity! Let’s make some #comics #smallpress #indiecomics
www.brokenfrontier.com/talvinder-se... Thank you to Broken Frontier & @andywpoliver.bsky.social for the opportunity! Let’s make some #comics #smallpress #indiecomics
This is worth a read as comics are apparently getting out there again!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why are kids getting into comics and is their timing spot on?
What is driving a surge in enthusiasm for comics among children and how may it benefit their future?
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is worth a read as comics are apparently getting out there again!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tomorrow we’ll be at the Star of Kings at City Con! Pop down for some live music & comic book goodness!
[Available here!] (www.tixr.com/groups/break...)
[Available here!] (www.tixr.com/groups/break...)
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Tomorrow we’ll be at the Star of Kings at City Con! Pop down for some live music & comic book goodness!
[Available here!] (www.tixr.com/groups/break...)
[Available here!] (www.tixr.com/groups/break...)
Thank you to everyone that popped over our table this weekend @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social especially those that bought comics! Great to see some familiar faces & meet some new ones! 🙌🏽
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Thank you to everyone that popped over our table this weekend @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social especially those that bought comics! Great to see some familiar faces & meet some new ones! 🙌🏽
It’s Day 2 of @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social & you can find us in the Redshirt Hall table C6! #thoughtbubble #smallpress
November 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It’s Day 2 of @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social & you can find us in the Redshirt Hall table C6! #thoughtbubble #smallpress
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Our Diversity Spotlight Maps highlight Disabled Creators, Creators of Colour and LGBT + Queer creators exhibiting at Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2025!
Check out all three maps here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/diversityspotlight
Check out all three maps here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/diversityspotlight
October 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Our Diversity Spotlight Maps highlight Disabled Creators, Creators of Colour and LGBT + Queer creators exhibiting at Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2025!
Check out all three maps here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/diversityspotlight
Check out all three maps here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/diversityspotlight
Hi all! The Guru Comics crew will be at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social next week! We’re in the Redshirt Hall, come say hi! 😀
#thoughtbubble #comics #smallpress
#thoughtbubble #comics #smallpress
November 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Hi all! The Guru Comics crew will be at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social next week! We’re in the Redshirt Hall, come say hi! 😀
#thoughtbubble #comics #smallpress
#thoughtbubble #comics #smallpress
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NOTHING in your comic will work if you mess up the timing. The jokes, the dramatic reveals, the cliffhanger, the convincing argument... NONE of it works if you mess up the timing. Here's a little excerpt on the subject from my How To Draw 2026 book now on Kickstarter. Much more on this in the book.
November 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
NOTHING in your comic will work if you mess up the timing. The jokes, the dramatic reveals, the cliffhanger, the convincing argument... NONE of it works if you mess up the timing. Here's a little excerpt on the subject from my How To Draw 2026 book now on Kickstarter. Much more on this in the book.
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OpenAI needs to die and their CEO Sam Altman belongs behind bars.
The company’s new Sora video app is an IP infringement slop factory that furthers our descent into a creatively bankrupt post-truth nightmare.
Via @coffeezilla.bsky.social
youtu.be/illZ-7aA7iQ?...
The company’s new Sora video app is an IP infringement slop factory that furthers our descent into a creatively bankrupt post-truth nightmare.
Via @coffeezilla.bsky.social
youtu.be/illZ-7aA7iQ?...
someone should go to jail for this
YouTube video by voidzilla
youtu.be
October 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
OpenAI needs to die and their CEO Sam Altman belongs behind bars.
The company’s new Sora video app is an IP infringement slop factory that furthers our descent into a creatively bankrupt post-truth nightmare.
Via @coffeezilla.bsky.social
youtu.be/illZ-7aA7iQ?...
The company’s new Sora video app is an IP infringement slop factory that furthers our descent into a creatively bankrupt post-truth nightmare.
Via @coffeezilla.bsky.social
youtu.be/illZ-7aA7iQ?...
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Last week at Broken Frontier...
“We Try to Actively Incorporate Asian Characters in Our Comics” – Talvinder Sehmbi of Guru Comics @gurucomicbooks.bsky.social on Their Range of Genre Fiction Books and Establishing Yourself in the Small Press Scene.
www.brokenfrontier.com/talvinder-se...
“We Try to Actively Incorporate Asian Characters in Our Comics” – Talvinder Sehmbi of Guru Comics @gurucomicbooks.bsky.social on Their Range of Genre Fiction Books and Establishing Yourself in the Small Press Scene.
www.brokenfrontier.com/talvinder-se...
"We Try to Actively Incorporate Asian Characters in Our Comics" - Talvinder Sehmbi of Guru Comics on Their Range of Genre Fiction Books and Establishing Yourself in the Small Press Scene – Broken Fron...
Talvinder Sehmbi of London-based small press publisher Guru Comics talks to BF about their range of genre fiction comics.
www.brokenfrontier.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Last week at Broken Frontier...
“We Try to Actively Incorporate Asian Characters in Our Comics” – Talvinder Sehmbi of Guru Comics @gurucomicbooks.bsky.social on Their Range of Genre Fiction Books and Establishing Yourself in the Small Press Scene.
www.brokenfrontier.com/talvinder-se...
“We Try to Actively Incorporate Asian Characters in Our Comics” – Talvinder Sehmbi of Guru Comics @gurucomicbooks.bsky.social on Their Range of Genre Fiction Books and Establishing Yourself in the Small Press Scene.
www.brokenfrontier.com/talvinder-se...
We are delighted to have been featured & interviewed in @brokenfrontier.bsky.social please check out the article here:
www.brokenfrontier.com/talvinder-se... Thank you to Broken Frontier & @andywpoliver.bsky.social for the opportunity! Let’s make some #comics #smallpress #indiecomics
www.brokenfrontier.com/talvinder-se... Thank you to Broken Frontier & @andywpoliver.bsky.social for the opportunity! Let’s make some #comics #smallpress #indiecomics
"We Try to Actively Incorporate Asian Characters in Our Comics" - Talvinder Sehmbi of Guru Comics on Their Range of Genre Fiction Books and Establishing Yourself in the Small Press Scene – Broken Fron...
Talvinder Sehmbi of London-based small press publisher Guru Comics talks to BF about their range of genre fiction comics.
www.brokenfrontier.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We are delighted to have been featured & interviewed in @brokenfrontier.bsky.social please check out the article here:
www.brokenfrontier.com/talvinder-se... Thank you to Broken Frontier & @andywpoliver.bsky.social for the opportunity! Let’s make some #comics #smallpress #indiecomics
www.brokenfrontier.com/talvinder-se... Thank you to Broken Frontier & @andywpoliver.bsky.social for the opportunity! Let’s make some #comics #smallpress #indiecomics
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Interview!
“We Try to Actively Incorporate Asian Characters in Our Comics” – Talvinder Sehmbi of Guru Comics @gurucomicbooks.bsky.social on Their Range of Genre Fiction Books and Establishing Yourself in the Small Press Scene.
www.brokenfrontier.com/talvinder-se...
“We Try to Actively Incorporate Asian Characters in Our Comics” – Talvinder Sehmbi of Guru Comics @gurucomicbooks.bsky.social on Their Range of Genre Fiction Books and Establishing Yourself in the Small Press Scene.
www.brokenfrontier.com/talvinder-se...
"We Try to Actively Incorporate Asian Characters in Our Comics" - Talvinder Sehmbi of Guru Comics on Their Range of Genre Fiction Books and Establishing Yourself in the Small Press Scene – Broken Fron...
Talvinder Sehmbi of London-based small press publisher Guru Comics talks to BF about their range of genre fiction comics.
www.brokenfrontier.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Interview!
“We Try to Actively Incorporate Asian Characters in Our Comics” – Talvinder Sehmbi of Guru Comics @gurucomicbooks.bsky.social on Their Range of Genre Fiction Books and Establishing Yourself in the Small Press Scene.
www.brokenfrontier.com/talvinder-se...
“We Try to Actively Incorporate Asian Characters in Our Comics” – Talvinder Sehmbi of Guru Comics @gurucomicbooks.bsky.social on Their Range of Genre Fiction Books and Establishing Yourself in the Small Press Scene.
www.brokenfrontier.com/talvinder-se...
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The Comics Cultural Impact Collective has proposed a UK Comics Fund to support the nation’s comic community.
It only takes a moment to sign the report and help give the UK comic industry the support it deserves👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
It only takes a moment to sign the report and help give the UK comic industry the support it deserves👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The Comics Cultural Impact Collective has proposed a UK Comics Fund to support the nation’s comic community.
It only takes a moment to sign the report and help give the UK comic industry the support it deserves👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
It only takes a moment to sign the report and help give the UK comic industry the support it deserves👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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News! The Comics Cultural Impact Collective Makes the Case to the UK Government for £1.5 Million Funding for Comics. www.brokenfrontier.com/comics-cultu...
The Comics Cultural Impact Collective Makes the Case to the UK Government for £1.5 Million Funding for Comics – Broken Frontier
More news of the work of the Comics Cultural Impact Collective who are pushing for adequate funding for comics in the UK.
www.brokenfrontier.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:41 AM
News! The Comics Cultural Impact Collective Makes the Case to the UK Government for £1.5 Million Funding for Comics. www.brokenfrontier.com/comics-cultu...
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Check this out, folks! Really important project and the very first place to see these pages is at BF.
Preview: Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine – An Extensive Advance Look at the New Charity Comics Anthology to Support the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
www.brokenfrontier.com/samidoon-pre...
Preview: Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine – An Extensive Advance Look at the New Charity Comics Anthology to Support the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
www.brokenfrontier.com/samidoon-pre...
Preview: Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine - An Extensive Advance Look at the New Charity Comics Anthology to Support the Palestine Red Crescent Society – Broken Frontier
'Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine' is a new comics anthology featuring work from Iasmin Omar Ata, Mohammad Sabaaneh and more.
www.brokenfrontier.com
April 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Check this out, folks! Really important project and the very first place to see these pages is at BF.
Preview: Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine – An Extensive Advance Look at the New Charity Comics Anthology to Support the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
www.brokenfrontier.com/samidoon-pre...
Preview: Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine – An Extensive Advance Look at the New Charity Comics Anthology to Support the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
www.brokenfrontier.com/samidoon-pre...
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Because apparently it bears repeating. GenAl is theft. Please don't use it.
April 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Because apparently it bears repeating. GenAl is theft. Please don't use it.
As promised, here is the cover to TOOTHPICK issue 3! The comic will be released later this month but if you need to catch up, issues 1&2 are available here:
gurucomics.etsy.com
Support small press comics! Thanks!
gurucomics.etsy.com
Support small press comics! Thanks!
April 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
As promised, here is the cover to TOOTHPICK issue 3! The comic will be released later this month but if you need to catch up, issues 1&2 are available here:
gurucomics.etsy.com
Support small press comics! Thanks!
gurucomics.etsy.com
Support small press comics! Thanks!
We will be revealing the cover to Toothpick issue 3 by Talvinder Sehmbi this evening but here is a few pics of the process from outline to pencils & full inks!
Support small press comics!
#smallpress #smallpresscomics #comiccover #indiecomics #smallpresspublishing
Support small press comics!
#smallpress #smallpresscomics #comiccover #indiecomics #smallpresspublishing
April 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
We will be revealing the cover to Toothpick issue 3 by Talvinder Sehmbi this evening but here is a few pics of the process from outline to pencils & full inks!
Support small press comics!
#smallpress #smallpresscomics #comiccover #indiecomics #smallpresspublishing
Support small press comics!
#smallpress #smallpresscomics #comiccover #indiecomics #smallpresspublishing
Alright, alright alright! We’re delight to be heading back to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this November!
April 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Alright, alright alright! We’re delight to be heading back to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this November!
The founders of Guru Comics had the great opportunity to be on The Martin Talkshow podcast in his attempt to break the record of most guests on a podcast (achieved! 🙌🏽) & raise funds for St Clare’s Hospice (achieved! 🙌🏽) listen, give a like, repost or drop a comment! 🙌🏽
youtu.be/Pk2oCQ4FvUo?...
youtu.be/Pk2oCQ4FvUo?...
World Record The Most Guests A Podcast Nugget 4
YouTube video by The Martin Talk Show
youtu.be
March 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The founders of Guru Comics had the great opportunity to be on The Martin Talkshow podcast in his attempt to break the record of most guests on a podcast (achieved! 🙌🏽) & raise funds for St Clare’s Hospice (achieved! 🙌🏽) listen, give a like, repost or drop a comment! 🙌🏽
youtu.be/Pk2oCQ4FvUo?...
youtu.be/Pk2oCQ4FvUo?...
Very cool sequence from The Church in Yellow by Alfie Griffiths! This is our first horror comic & available here: gurucomics.etsy.com/listing/1817...
March 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Very cool sequence from The Church in Yellow by Alfie Griffiths! This is our first horror comic & available here: gurucomics.etsy.com/listing/1817...
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Comics People! R.E Burke (Becky of @brokenfrontier.bsky.social ) has been detained unreasonably by ICE - 11 days & counting - Please share / Donate or help raise coverage & get her home to the UK. Thank you!
gofund.me/1b0a8622
gofund.me/1b0a8622
Donate to Bring Becky Home!, organized by Jade Upshall
Hey everyone,
We need your help to bring our amazing Becky Burke home. Becky, a 28-year-old artist … Jade Upshall needs your support for Bring Becky Home!
gofund.me
March 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Comics People! R.E Burke (Becky of @brokenfrontier.bsky.social ) has been detained unreasonably by ICE - 11 days & counting - Please share / Donate or help raise coverage & get her home to the UK. Thank you!
gofund.me/1b0a8622
gofund.me/1b0a8622
WIP Lettering on Toothpick 3 by TalvsToons (on instagram). #smallpress #smallpresspublishing #indiepublishing #wip #smallpress #smallpresspublishing
February 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
WIP Lettering on Toothpick 3 by TalvsToons (on instagram). #smallpress #smallpresspublishing #indiepublishing #wip #smallpress #smallpresspublishing
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Every artist I know is really struggling right now. Financially, emotionally, their confidence, in general.
If you like an artist's work, support them any way you can. Buying their stuff or subscribing to their Patreon is great, but words of encouragement are also incredibly helpful.
If you like an artist's work, support them any way you can. Buying their stuff or subscribing to their Patreon is great, but words of encouragement are also incredibly helpful.
February 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Every artist I know is really struggling right now. Financially, emotionally, their confidence, in general.
If you like an artist's work, support them any way you can. Buying their stuff or subscribing to their Patreon is great, but words of encouragement are also incredibly helpful.
If you like an artist's work, support them any way you can. Buying their stuff or subscribing to their Patreon is great, but words of encouragement are also incredibly helpful.
Question for fellow comic creators, when you’re lettering a series, do you stick to the same font throughout each issue? #comiccraft #lettering #comiccreators #comicbooks #comiccommunity
January 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Question for fellow comic creators, when you’re lettering a series, do you stick to the same font throughout each issue? #comiccraft #lettering #comiccreators #comicbooks #comiccommunity
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Once again...
spent lockdown illustrating on a important book about the true story of the rise of Nazism in 1938 seen through the eyes of a real family.
Please read uk.bookshop.org/a/11494/9780...
and always speak up against fascism & Nazism.
spent lockdown illustrating on a important book about the true story of the rise of Nazism in 1938 seen through the eyes of a real family.
Please read uk.bookshop.org/a/11494/9780...
and always speak up against fascism & Nazism.
January 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Once again...
spent lockdown illustrating on a important book about the true story of the rise of Nazism in 1938 seen through the eyes of a real family.
Please read uk.bookshop.org/a/11494/9780...
and always speak up against fascism & Nazism.
spent lockdown illustrating on a important book about the true story of the rise of Nazism in 1938 seen through the eyes of a real family.
Please read uk.bookshop.org/a/11494/9780...
and always speak up against fascism & Nazism.