John Lees TB 2000AD C50
@johnlees.bsky.social
I write comics! ORLA!, SINK, GRAWLGORE & SHANKS, THE NASTY, THE CRIMSON CAGE, AND THEN EMILY WAS GONE, MOUNTAINHEAD, HOTELL.
Website/newsletter: johnleescomics.com
Online shop: johnleescomics.bigcartel.com
Patreon: patreon.com/johnlees
Website/newsletter: johnleescomics.com
Online shop: johnleescomics.bigcartel.com
Patreon: patreon.com/johnlees
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I see we're doing (re)intros here as more comics folk migrate to BlueSky, so here goes. I'm John Lees. I'm a writer based in Glasgow, Scotland. Credits include Sink, And Then Emily Was Gone, Hotell, The Crimson Cage, Mountainhead, The Standard, Oxymoron: The Loveliest Nightmare, TMNT and The Nasty.
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People are asking me “Colin do you have any new comics for sale at Thought Bubble this year?” and I do! I wrote one page in SINK VOL 3: CITY OF KILLERS, which @johnlees.bsky.social is kindly selling on my behalf (with the other 200+ pages) at his table
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
People are asking me “Colin do you have any new comics for sale at Thought Bubble this year?” and I do! I wrote one page in SINK VOL 3: CITY OF KILLERS, which @johnlees.bsky.social is kindly selling on my behalf (with the other 200+ pages) at his table
It’s @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social tomorrow, and SINK readers will finally be able to get their hands on the adorable Mr. Dig plushie! Supplies are limited, so find me at Table C50 in 2000AD Hall to get yours!
November 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It’s @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social tomorrow, and SINK readers will finally be able to get their hands on the adorable Mr. Dig plushie! Supplies are limited, so find me at Table C50 in 2000AD Hall to get yours!
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After the shocking conclusion of the third chapter, what’s next for Orla Bard? Find out in ORLA! #4, out 26th November!
Art by @sallycantirino.bsky.social, colours by @dearbhlala.bsky.social.
Art by @sallycantirino.bsky.social, colours by @dearbhlala.bsky.social.
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
After the shocking conclusion of the third chapter, what’s next for Orla Bard? Find out in ORLA! #4, out 26th November!
Art by @sallycantirino.bsky.social, colours by @dearbhlala.bsky.social.
Art by @sallycantirino.bsky.social, colours by @dearbhlala.bsky.social.
Merry Thought Bubble Eve, comics pals!
November 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Merry Thought Bubble Eve, comics pals!
I’ve said it before, but finishing a comic is a series of goodbyes. I had my first when I finished scripting. Seeing the great Sally Cantirino wrap her part of the journey is another. It won’t be truly done until the complete graphic novel is released, but it’ll be sad to say farewell.
Inked, scanned, and uploaded the last pages of Orla! today. It's very bittersweet. Working on Orla! was a bright spot, and getting up everyday and drawing her was an absolute joy. I am gonna miss her immensely.
November 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I’ve said it before, but finishing a comic is a series of goodbyes. I had my first when I finished scripting. Seeing the great Sally Cantirino wrap her part of the journey is another. It won’t be truly done until the complete graphic novel is released, but it’ll be sad to say farewell.
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Mercury retrograde is kinda awesome, because it gives you something to blame for why everyone is ignoring your emails besides the crippling self-doubts that have haunted you for your entire career.
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Mercury retrograde is kinda awesome, because it gives you something to blame for why everyone is ignoring your emails besides the crippling self-doubts that have haunted you for your entire career.
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Inked, scanned, and uploaded the last pages of Orla! today. It's very bittersweet. Working on Orla! was a bright spot, and getting up everyday and drawing her was an absolute joy. I am gonna miss her immensely.
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Inked, scanned, and uploaded the last pages of Orla! today. It's very bittersweet. Working on Orla! was a bright spot, and getting up everyday and drawing her was an absolute joy. I am gonna miss her immensely.
I finally got to stop by @destinationvenus.bsky.social today, and got to pick up Goobers by my pal @ryleeart.bsky.social!
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I finally got to stop by @destinationvenus.bsky.social today, and got to pick up Goobers by my pal @ryleeart.bsky.social!
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“Every single person in the Epstein emails should be removed and excluded from positions of any power forever” would be a good op-ed, but probably won’t appear in the NYT. Even more importantly, it would be a good political party platform, but that probably won’t happen either
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“Every single person in the Epstein emails should be removed and excluded from positions of any power forever” would be a good op-ed, but probably won’t appear in the NYT. Even more importantly, it would be a good political party platform, but that probably won’t happen either
ATTENTION UK COMICS READERS! Have you had a hard time getting ORLA! at your local comic shop? Why not pick up the first three issues direct from your pal John Lees at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend? Find me at Table C50 in 2000AD Hall!
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
ATTENTION UK COMICS READERS! Have you had a hard time getting ORLA! at your local comic shop? Why not pick up the first three issues direct from your pal John Lees at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend? Find me at Table C50 in 2000AD Hall!
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Your handy guide to encountering @fraserc69.bsky.social at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this year.
November 13, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Your handy guide to encountering @fraserc69.bsky.social at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this year.
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straight up, if you like the work people do, supporting creator-owned is the only way for them to keep doing it. aside from the ~10 people who are always at the top, it's a constant clawing for readers for everybody else
It's a high time for the direct market, but non-licensed comics — i.e. creator-owned + other original comics — are going through a "wildly unpredictable" period.
In this week's feature, I talked to creators about navigating this uncertain time, what's fueling it, and how it's affecting their plans.
In this week's feature, I talked to creators about navigating this uncertain time, what's fueling it, and how it's affecting their plans.
“It's Wildly Unpredictable”: Creators on Navigating an Uncertain Time for Non-Licensed Comics - SKTCHD
It’s a great time for the direct market. 1 Comic shops are thriving, new readers are getting onboard, and veteran fans are excited as well. More than that, the comics themselves are good, which genera...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
straight up, if you like the work people do, supporting creator-owned is the only way for them to keep doing it. aside from the ~10 people who are always at the top, it's a constant clawing for readers for everybody else
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I went to a Bahama Breeze about a week before I coloured this, can u tell
“You’ll only be able to live with it for so long, before it takes its toll.”
ORLA! #4, from me, @sallycantirino.bsky.social, @dearbhlala.bsky.social, @letteringbear.bsky.social & @madcavestudios.com, is out on 26th November, in TWO WEEKS!
ORLA! #4, from me, @sallycantirino.bsky.social, @dearbhlala.bsky.social, @letteringbear.bsky.social & @madcavestudios.com, is out on 26th November, in TWO WEEKS!
November 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I went to a Bahama Breeze about a week before I coloured this, can u tell
“You’ll only be able to live with it for so long, before it takes its toll.”
ORLA! #4, from me, @sallycantirino.bsky.social, @dearbhlala.bsky.social, @letteringbear.bsky.social & @madcavestudios.com, is out on 26th November, in TWO WEEKS!
ORLA! #4, from me, @sallycantirino.bsky.social, @dearbhlala.bsky.social, @letteringbear.bsky.social & @madcavestudios.com, is out on 26th November, in TWO WEEKS!
November 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“You’ll only be able to live with it for so long, before it takes its toll.”
ORLA! #4, from me, @sallycantirino.bsky.social, @dearbhlala.bsky.social, @letteringbear.bsky.social & @madcavestudios.com, is out on 26th November, in TWO WEEKS!
ORLA! #4, from me, @sallycantirino.bsky.social, @dearbhlala.bsky.social, @letteringbear.bsky.social & @madcavestudios.com, is out on 26th November, in TWO WEEKS!
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Toshiro Mifune
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Toshiro Mifune
Need to see this.
Tatsuya Nakadai riding a demon motorcycle to death in The Wicked City. What a legend.
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Need to see this.
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Tatsuya Nakadai (1932–2025)
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Tatsuya Nakadai (1932–2025)
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The ORLA! graphic novel is coming out 3rd March 2026, and I’ll soon be reaching out to bookshops about pre-orders. If you have a local bookshop you’d like me to contact about stocking ORLA!, let me know!
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The ORLA! graphic novel is coming out 3rd March 2026, and I’ll soon be reaching out to bookshops about pre-orders. If you have a local bookshop you’d like me to contact about stocking ORLA!, let me know!
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senate dems to chuck schumer vs senate dems to the american people
November 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
senate dems to chuck schumer vs senate dems to the american people
The ORLA! graphic novel is coming out 3rd March 2026, and I’ll soon be reaching out to bookshops about pre-orders. If you have a local bookshop you’d like me to contact about stocking ORLA!, let me know!
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The ORLA! graphic novel is coming out 3rd March 2026, and I’ll soon be reaching out to bookshops about pre-orders. If you have a local bookshop you’d like me to contact about stocking ORLA!, let me know!
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Heads up 😅
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Scrap the Bathroom Ban
🚨This is urgent🚨
Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has a decision to make. The EHRC, a regulator mired in controversy over anti-trans views, has sent a new draft Code of Prac...
actionnetwork.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Heads up 😅
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
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“Just ask yourself, would the BBC champion a presenter who was consistently asking robust questions about the effect of the recent Supreme Court judgment on trans rights?”
“When I was [at the BBC], at the height of Boris Johnson’s strength, that fear was ubiquitous. Scripts were sometimes written with a view not solely to their impartiality or truth, but the management of perception of impartiality from one side of the spectrum.“ @lewisgoodall.com
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“Just ask yourself, would the BBC champion a presenter who was consistently asking robust questions about the effect of the recent Supreme Court judgment on trans rights?”
Such sad news. One of the greatest actors of all time. Ran. Harakiri. Kagemusha. Yojimbo. High and Low. The Human Condition trilogy. The Sword of Doom. If you’re not familiar with his body of work, some of the greatest films ever made await you. RIP, Tatsuya Nakadai, and thank you.
hearing reports out of Japan that Tatsuya Nakadai has passed away at 92. RIP to a legit legend.
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Such sad news. One of the greatest actors of all time. Ran. Harakiri. Kagemusha. Yojimbo. High and Low. The Human Condition trilogy. The Sword of Doom. If you’re not familiar with his body of work, some of the greatest films ever made await you. RIP, Tatsuya Nakadai, and thank you.
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Here’s A Comic About Elon Musk & His Infinite Possibilities
November 26, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Here’s A Comic About Elon Musk & His Infinite Possibilities