Douglas Laubacher
@inkwits.com
Draws the comic strip "Unbound." Cartoonist, teaching artist & member of the National Cartoonist Society. I share my comics and talk about videogames here. (He/Him)
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Douglas Laubacher
@inkwits.com
· Sep 1
I drove around this weekend and did my thing - I dropped off copies of my new book Unbound: Lost On Shelf in Little Free Libraries throughout NE Ohio! And as of today, you can snag a copy for yourself here: inkwits.bigcartel.com/product/unbo...
One of the best lectures on comic book lettering I've ever seen. I had the pleasure of being in the audience for this.
Talk & Teach: What We Talk About When We Talk About Bad Lettering
YouTube video by CXC Festival
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
One of the best lectures on comic book lettering I've ever seen. I had the pleasure of being in the audience for this.
An addendum to this - this is *not* a license to make ugly balloons/lettering! (I'm looking at you, ellipse tool people!) There's still a visual art component to the puzzle you have to solve!
Yes. This. Plan your lettering out with your paneling. Your word balloons are a graphic design element first and an artistic choice second.
Everyone should do their lettering at the layouts phase.
November 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
An addendum to this - this is *not* a license to make ugly balloons/lettering! (I'm looking at you, ellipse tool people!) There's still a visual art component to the puzzle you have to solve!
Yes. This. Plan your lettering out with your paneling. Your word balloons are a graphic design element first and an artistic choice second.
Everyone should do their lettering at the layouts phase.
If the balloons are breaking the borders, you're doing it wrong. I have to do my letters at the layout phase, before even rough pencils, because if I don't there is absolutely not going to be enough room for the balloons
November 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Yes. This. Plan your lettering out with your paneling. Your word balloons are a graphic design element first and an artistic choice second.
Reposted by Douglas Laubacher
The exhibit I co-curated at The Billy Ireland, Motion Lines: How Cartoonsts draw Movement, closed this past weekend... but if you missed it there's now this great online version--one of the very few they've done this for!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7b5c...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7b5c...
Motion Lines
How do you show motion in a medium that doesn’t move?
storymaps.arcgis.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The exhibit I co-curated at The Billy Ireland, Motion Lines: How Cartoonsts draw Movement, closed this past weekend... but if you missed it there's now this great online version--one of the very few they've done this for!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7b5c...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7b5c...
I've been rewatching Twin Peaks and listening to a ton of David Lynch interviews. It's really a shame that he never got to make Ronnie Rocket. I always thought that was the industry's fault, but it seems like maybe he wasn't totally satisfied with his script. The big fish that got away, I suppose.
Ronnie Rocket - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I've been rewatching Twin Peaks and listening to a ton of David Lynch interviews. It's really a shame that he never got to make Ronnie Rocket. I always thought that was the industry's fault, but it seems like maybe he wasn't totally satisfied with his script. The big fish that got away, I suppose.
There's this weird white stuff on the ground this morning. Ugh. Not yet!
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
There's this weird white stuff on the ground this morning. Ugh. Not yet!
Reposted by Douglas Laubacher
Thank you guys for showing this comic so much love yesterday! I know process isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I love it! So here's the behind the scenes stuff that made this comic happen.
I drew the grim reaper image first and wrote a comic around it. I used this image in One Piece as inspiration.
I drew the grim reaper image first and wrote a comic around it. I used this image in One Piece as inspiration.
November 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Thank you guys for showing this comic so much love yesterday! I know process isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I love it! So here's the behind the scenes stuff that made this comic happen.
I drew the grim reaper image first and wrote a comic around it. I used this image in One Piece as inspiration.
I drew the grim reaper image first and wrote a comic around it. I used this image in One Piece as inspiration.
Reposted by Douglas Laubacher
This week's iNKWiTs Sunday Funnies includes a deep dive into a rejected strip from eight years ago - before the comic was even running in the paper!
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
November 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This week's iNKWiTs Sunday Funnies includes a deep dive into a rejected strip from eight years ago - before the comic was even running in the paper!
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
This week's iNKWiTs Sunday Funnies includes a deep dive into a rejected strip from eight years ago - before the comic was even running in the paper!
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
November 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This week's iNKWiTs Sunday Funnies includes a deep dive into a rejected strip from eight years ago - before the comic was even running in the paper!
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
This week for #randomgamesaturday I'll share my well loved copy of Megaman 64! (Megaman Legends on the PlayStation) C'mon, Capcom! You cowards! Remaster this thing!
November 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This week for #randomgamesaturday I'll share my well loved copy of Megaman 64! (Megaman Legends on the PlayStation) C'mon, Capcom! You cowards! Remaster this thing!
Thank you guys for showing this comic so much love yesterday! I know process isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I love it! So here's the behind the scenes stuff that made this comic happen.
I drew the grim reaper image first and wrote a comic around it. I used this image in One Piece as inspiration.
I drew the grim reaper image first and wrote a comic around it. I used this image in One Piece as inspiration.
November 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Thank you guys for showing this comic so much love yesterday! I know process isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I love it! So here's the behind the scenes stuff that made this comic happen.
I drew the grim reaper image first and wrote a comic around it. I used this image in One Piece as inspiration.
I drew the grim reaper image first and wrote a comic around it. I used this image in One Piece as inspiration.
Reposted by Douglas Laubacher
Yeah, Who's ever heard of a *mean* librarian?
November 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Yeah, Who's ever heard of a *mean* librarian?
Reposted by Douglas Laubacher
Exhibitor Registration is now open for SPACE 2026. SPACE 2026 will be March 28 & 29, 2026 at our new venue the Makoy in Hilliard (West side of town). The Makoy 5462 Center St. Hilliard OH 43026.
Go to www.backporchcomics.com/space to sign up!
Go to www.backporchcomics.com/space to sign up!
November 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Exhibitor Registration is now open for SPACE 2026. SPACE 2026 will be March 28 & 29, 2026 at our new venue the Makoy in Hilliard (West side of town). The Makoy 5462 Center St. Hilliard OH 43026.
Go to www.backporchcomics.com/space to sign up!
Go to www.backporchcomics.com/space to sign up!
"Biblically accurate Snoopy can't hurt you..."
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"Biblically accurate Snoopy can't hurt you..."
Yeah, Who's ever heard of a *mean* librarian?
November 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Yeah, Who's ever heard of a *mean* librarian?
Reposted by Douglas Laubacher
In 2023 I had 24 followers here on Bluesky. In 2024 I had 129 followers here on Bluesky. Now, in 2025 I have 500 followers. Thank you all for your support! I can't believe how much more organic growth has been here. Have one of my favorite gifs! I promise I'll continue to share more comics goodness!
a black and white photo of a woman with bananas on her head and the words thanks a bunch
Alt: a black and white photo of a woman with bananas on her head and the words thanks a bunch
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In 2023 I had 24 followers here on Bluesky. In 2024 I had 129 followers here on Bluesky. Now, in 2025 I have 500 followers. Thank you all for your support! I can't believe how much more organic growth has been here. Have one of my favorite gifs! I promise I'll continue to share more comics goodness!
In 2023 I had 24 followers here on Bluesky. In 2024 I had 129 followers here on Bluesky. Now, in 2025 I have 500 followers. Thank you all for your support! I can't believe how much more organic growth has been here. Have one of my favorite gifs! I promise I'll continue to share more comics goodness!
a black and white photo of a woman with bananas on her head and the words thanks a bunch
Alt: a black and white photo of a woman with bananas on her head and the words thanks a bunch
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In 2023 I had 24 followers here on Bluesky. In 2024 I had 129 followers here on Bluesky. Now, in 2025 I have 500 followers. Thank you all for your support! I can't believe how much more organic growth has been here. Have one of my favorite gifs! I promise I'll continue to share more comics goodness!
Reposted by Douglas Laubacher
Reposted by Douglas Laubacher
The comic that ran in papers this week is now available in this week's edition of the iNKWiTs Sunday Funnies! Also check out the bonus scribbles that show my (poor) writing process.
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
November 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The comic that ran in papers this week is now available in this week's edition of the iNKWiTs Sunday Funnies! Also check out the bonus scribbles that show my (poor) writing process.
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
The comic that ran in papers this week is now available in this week's edition of the iNKWiTs Sunday Funnies! Also check out the bonus scribbles that show my (poor) writing process.
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
November 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The comic that ran in papers this week is now available in this week's edition of the iNKWiTs Sunday Funnies! Also check out the bonus scribbles that show my (poor) writing process.
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
open.substack.com/pub/inkwits/...
Just watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) It has to be one of the okay-est movies ever. It's not remarkable, but there's nothing wrong with it. I laughed several times and the vampire pageantry was self-aware and fun.
November 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Just watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) It has to be one of the okay-est movies ever. It's not remarkable, but there's nothing wrong with it. I laughed several times and the vampire pageantry was self-aware and fun.
