Jordan Collver
@jordancollver.bsky.social
Eisner-nominated comic artist with an MSc in science communication. Posting about comics, illustration, science, nature, history. www.jordancollver.com
My books:
PETS TELL TALES - https://shorturl.at/gjT9P
HOCUS POCUS - https://shorturl.at/nYyXd
My books:
PETS TELL TALES - https://shorturl.at/gjT9P
HOCUS POCUS - https://shorturl.at/nYyXd
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New pinned post since we're halfway between the release of the 1st Pets Tell Tales book on Ancient Egypt (in UK bookstores & libraries now) and the 2nd book on ANCIENT ROME (coming 12 February).
Pre-orders help massively and give future-you a little treat in the new year! 👉 tinyurl.com/PetsRome
Pre-orders help massively and give future-you a little treat in the new year! 👉 tinyurl.com/PetsRome
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In the times of AI, watching a creative process like this one elevates the value of the piece itself, it’s the result of intent and mastery, not shortcuts.
This is just beautiful.
This is just beautiful.
In the second last week for my carbon dust course offered by the Lyme Art Association Natural Science Illustration Program, students had their choice of surface and subject for their final project. I joined them and illustrated a walrus skull which is still in progress #SciArt, #CarbonDust #walrus
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
In the times of AI, watching a creative process like this one elevates the value of the piece itself, it’s the result of intent and mastery, not shortcuts.
This is just beautiful.
This is just beautiful.
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I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
A few in here I hadn't seen before!
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A few in here I hadn't seen before!
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With all the AI slop flooding social media whenever there's an aurora, I wonder what that's doing to our sense of awe & wonder about what the natural world is *really* capable of?
Anyway - I'm glad to say both those images are absolutely real. I explain things here: bsky.app/profile/mike...
Anyway - I'm glad to say both those images are absolutely real. I explain things here: bsky.app/profile/mike...
In January of 2021, photos started bouncing round the internet of this deeply weird thing happening in the sky above Glasgow, Scotland. Photoshop trickery?
The bizarre truth:
- yes, everyone really saw these
- no, they're not faked or manmade
- they absolutely don't exist.
1/
The bizarre truth:
- yes, everyone really saw these
- no, they're not faked or manmade
- they absolutely don't exist.
1/
November 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
With all the AI slop flooding social media whenever there's an aurora, I wonder what that's doing to our sense of awe & wonder about what the natural world is *really* capable of?
Anyway - I'm glad to say both those images are absolutely real. I explain things here: bsky.app/profile/mike...
Anyway - I'm glad to say both those images are absolutely real. I explain things here: bsky.app/profile/mike...
We're lucky to work with a publisher who initially wanted speech balloons on a separate layer but graciously accepted that's not the way I work. I'd have no idea how to do it otherwise! It'd be like designing a wall mural without knowing where the windows, doors, pillars etc. will be.
My most strongly held comics opinion (I hesitate to say "opinion," because it's a fact): lettering should be the first finished thing done, not the last. Done after (or along with) roughs and finalized before pencils. Pencils and inking should be done AROUND the lettering.
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We're lucky to work with a publisher who initially wanted speech balloons on a separate layer but graciously accepted that's not the way I work. I'd have no idea how to do it otherwise! It'd be like designing a wall mural without knowing where the windows, doors, pillars etc. will be.
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Just read the 1st book in the Haru graphic novel series by @lookhappy.bsky.social . It’s a beautifully drawn and very moving coming of age tale. Will be looking out for the other books, book 3 is publishing this Fall from @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social . #KidsGN📚💬 #KidLitUK #KidLit #graphicnovels
September 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Just read the 1st book in the Haru graphic novel series by @lookhappy.bsky.social . It’s a beautifully drawn and very moving coming of age tale. Will be looking out for the other books, book 3 is publishing this Fall from @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social . #KidsGN📚💬 #KidLitUK #KidLit #graphicnovels
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Always so much to learn from the humble sketch of a master.
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Always so much to learn from the humble sketch of a master.
It was this time last year that I was wholly distracted from pressing project deadlines by making this ragtag troupe. Currently resisting the pull to add new recruites...
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
It was this time last year that I was wholly distracted from pressing project deadlines by making this ragtag troupe. Currently resisting the pull to add new recruites...
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This is only page 3 and I'm so invested in learning more from this author. Luddite as an insult certainly gets thrown around a lot these days, and I'm happy to have their concise clarification on what side of history that movement was on at the very start of the book.
![Text from the book on page 3 reads "[...] other humans. No, this book is not a Luddite treatise--if, by Luddite, you mean a consumate techno-pessimist that believes all technological advancement is an anathema to human flourishing. But if by Luddite you mean a conscientious objection to top-down dictatorial automation of human thought and skill as a capitalist ploy for the devaluation of labor, and therefore the devaluation of laborers and human life in general... Then, yes. This is a Luddite treatise.
This book disambiguates the purposes of AI and its conscquences for humanity (and the environment) through descriptions of how AI projects produce, harm, and even kill disabled people. Through these stories, this book also provides a guide to the various and confusing meanings, methods, and impacts of "AI" in terms that are clear and relevant to everyday [...]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2feqoni5dsr7hu4446qthqgj/bafkreiezixrst5b6h3onvdjoeldz3frhe7vpsc5nrmvlsjs5qvbygp7pxq@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is only page 3 and I'm so invested in learning more from this author. Luddite as an insult certainly gets thrown around a lot these days, and I'm happy to have their concise clarification on what side of history that movement was on at the very start of the book.
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“My God, it’s full of stars…”
The MAGIC ART of VIRGIL FINLAY, everyone! Just blown away by the tiny details and the way he rendered the sun/star 😍
The MAGIC ART of VIRGIL FINLAY, everyone! Just blown away by the tiny details and the way he rendered the sun/star 😍
November 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“My God, it’s full of stars…”
The MAGIC ART of VIRGIL FINLAY, everyone! Just blown away by the tiny details and the way he rendered the sun/star 😍
The MAGIC ART of VIRGIL FINLAY, everyone! Just blown away by the tiny details and the way he rendered the sun/star 😍
Freelance/self-employed people: do you recommend "income protection insurance" for illness & accident coverage?
I hate the idea of paying into a hole each month if I don't need it... but also hate the idea of breaking my fingers and not being able to pay the bills.
I hate the idea of paying into a hole each month if I don't need it... but also hate the idea of breaking my fingers and not being able to pay the bills.
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Freelance/self-employed people: do you recommend "income protection insurance" for illness & accident coverage?
I hate the idea of paying into a hole each month if I don't need it... but also hate the idea of breaking my fingers and not being able to pay the bills.
I hate the idea of paying into a hole each month if I don't need it... but also hate the idea of breaking my fingers and not being able to pay the bills.
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If you desire such a thing, my full dissertation is a comic on prairie ecology, ethnobotany, and science history!
bsky.app/profile/chas...
bsky.app/profile/chas...
The dissertation! 150 pages of prairie, history, & more pawpaws than you'd expect.
I've sold over 850 copies of this baby, and the world being what it is, it's far too expensive to print another edition right now.
Check it out in pdf form:
drive.google.com/file/d/104cf...
I've sold over 850 copies of this baby, and the world being what it is, it's far too expensive to print another edition right now.
Check it out in pdf form:
drive.google.com/file/d/104cf...
July 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If you desire such a thing, my full dissertation is a comic on prairie ecology, ethnobotany, and science history!
bsky.app/profile/chas...
bsky.app/profile/chas...
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There is a new open access study of Roman ceramic tiles from Bracara Augusta (Portugal—Pleiades pleiades.stoa.org/places/236377) examining “420 prints from humans, dogs, cats, sheep & goats” left on the tiles. And it’s adorable 🐾 🐐 www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/... Animals don’t care about capitalism lol
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
There is a new open access study of Roman ceramic tiles from Bracara Augusta (Portugal—Pleiades pleiades.stoa.org/places/236377) examining “420 prints from humans, dogs, cats, sheep & goats” left on the tiles. And it’s adorable 🐾 🐐 www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/... Animals don’t care about capitalism lol
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Thank you to @karriefransman.bsky.social @rikworth.bsky.social and @paulfisherdavies.bsky.social for the extremely insightful chat and thanks to everyone who came out in the characteristically inhospitable weather!
Has a great time chatting with Paul Davies and @karriefransman.bsky.social about comics and academia!
Special thanks to @miriamkent.bsky.social for putting it together
Special thanks to @miriamkent.bsky.social for putting it together
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Thank you to @karriefransman.bsky.social @rikworth.bsky.social and @paulfisherdavies.bsky.social for the extremely insightful chat and thanks to everyone who came out in the characteristically inhospitable weather!
Regrettably @rikworth.bsky.social & I won't be at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social ourselves this year, BUT our new kids comic Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Egypt will be at the @hachettechildrens.bsky.social table in BUBBLEBOY HALL K18.
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Regrettably @rikworth.bsky.social & I won't be at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social ourselves this year, BUT our new kids comic Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Egypt will be at the @hachettechildrens.bsky.social table in BUBBLEBOY HALL K18.
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THOUGHT BUBBLE, IS IT?
Well Sunday @ 1.30pm I'll be presenting an early preview of the UK Comics Creator Survey results and…
Fuh. king. hell, do I have a bombshell to drop on you…!
I’ll be joined by expert panelists @dapsdraws.bsky.social @pondi.bsky.social & @markbradley.bsky.social
Well Sunday @ 1.30pm I'll be presenting an early preview of the UK Comics Creator Survey results and…
Fuh. king. hell, do I have a bombshell to drop on you…!
I’ll be joined by expert panelists @dapsdraws.bsky.social @pondi.bsky.social & @markbradley.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
THOUGHT BUBBLE, IS IT?
Well Sunday @ 1.30pm I'll be presenting an early preview of the UK Comics Creator Survey results and…
Fuh. king. hell, do I have a bombshell to drop on you…!
I’ll be joined by expert panelists @dapsdraws.bsky.social @pondi.bsky.social & @markbradley.bsky.social
Well Sunday @ 1.30pm I'll be presenting an early preview of the UK Comics Creator Survey results and…
Fuh. king. hell, do I have a bombshell to drop on you…!
I’ll be joined by expert panelists @dapsdraws.bsky.social @pondi.bsky.social & @markbradley.bsky.social
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Listening to Chaykin on the great Tradecraft podcast and he supposes that their are 3 schools that American comic artists can be traced back to
Eisner-graceful use of page
Kurtzman-measured (emotional)detachment
Kirby/lee-impactful/dynamic
Eisner-graceful use of page
Kurtzman-measured (emotional)detachment
Kirby/lee-impactful/dynamic
November 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Listening to Chaykin on the great Tradecraft podcast and he supposes that their are 3 schools that American comic artists can be traced back to
Eisner-graceful use of page
Kurtzman-measured (emotional)detachment
Kirby/lee-impactful/dynamic
Eisner-graceful use of page
Kurtzman-measured (emotional)detachment
Kirby/lee-impactful/dynamic
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A marker drawing of one of the locals drawn on hotel stationery while visiting Jasper on this day in 2019 🐻
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A marker drawing of one of the locals drawn on hotel stationery while visiting Jasper on this day in 2019 🐻
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VISUALIZING THE BIOMASS OF LIFE
🐛🦉🐟🐸🐐🐌🍄🦚🐙🐍🦑🐢🦂🦧🌴
#biomass #science #infographic #art #sciart #dataviz #datavisualization #biology
🐛🦉🐟🐸🐐🐌🍄🦚🐙🐍🦑🐢🦂🦧🌴
#biomass #science #infographic #art #sciart #dataviz #datavisualization #biology
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
VISUALIZING THE BIOMASS OF LIFE
🐛🦉🐟🐸🐐🐌🍄🦚🐙🐍🦑🐢🦂🦧🌴
#biomass #science #infographic #art #sciart #dataviz #datavisualization #biology
🐛🦉🐟🐸🐐🐌🍄🦚🐙🐍🦑🐢🦂🦧🌴
#biomass #science #infographic #art #sciart #dataviz #datavisualization #biology
This is TOMORROW at Leeds University with @karriefransman.bsky.social & @rikworth.bsky.social
Comics Practice and Theory: Roundtable and Exhibition Launch
An expert roundtable exploring the intersection of comics, creative practice and academic research, featuring leading national creators and scholars.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This is TOMORROW at Leeds University with @karriefransman.bsky.social & @rikworth.bsky.social
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When people say "There weren't many women in palaeontology/palaeoart in the 19 & 20th century" they pretend that women in the Central & East Europe did not exist, despite ladies ruling the show in that corner of the world for a century.
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 AM
When people say "There weren't many women in palaeontology/palaeoart in the 19 & 20th century" they pretend that women in the Central & East Europe did not exist, despite ladies ruling the show in that corner of the world for a century.
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Some setbacks in time over the past month, and overthinking how I wanted to ink the most recent row, but 20/30 panels done on the origin of the solar system - the pantheon is taking shape... Excited to see it all coming together!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Some setbacks in time over the past month, and overthinking how I wanted to ink the most recent row, but 20/30 panels done on the origin of the solar system - the pantheon is taking shape... Excited to see it all coming together!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
#Nostos #Unflattening 2