Mike Lawrence
@mikelawred.bsky.social
Cartoonist: creator of the Star Scouts series, Maker Comics: Survive the Outdoors, Muddy Max. Repped by Kelly Sonnack
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
My next book got its first starred review (kirkus)! This thing started as a dnd campaign I wrote for my kids 6 years ago, blows my mind its hitting shelves in 4 months.
#kidlit #comics #dnd #graphicnovels #ttrpg
#kidlit #comics #dnd #graphicnovels #ttrpg
November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
My next book got its first starred review (kirkus)! This thing started as a dnd campaign I wrote for my kids 6 years ago, blows my mind its hitting shelves in 4 months.
#kidlit #comics #dnd #graphicnovels #ttrpg
#kidlit #comics #dnd #graphicnovels #ttrpg
Ooh! Got an ai written email for marketing my book. They think my Science Comic will resonate with fans of Science Comics! There’s no way a human could have made these insights.
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Ooh! Got an ai written email for marketing my book. They think my Science Comic will resonate with fans of Science Comics! There’s no way a human could have made these insights.
October 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
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October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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ABLA ArtFest is baaaack! We're going easy on you this year. Five prompts you can spread out through the month.
YOU'VE GOT THIS!!! 💜💪🎨
YOU'VE GOT THIS!!! 💜💪🎨
We’re back with #ABLArtFest 2025!
There's a lot going on in the world these days, so this year we're offering weekly prompts this year instead of daily ones.
Use the #ABLArtFest hashtag and tag @andreabrownlit so everyone can find you.
We can't wait to see what great pieces you come up with!
There's a lot going on in the world these days, so this year we're offering weekly prompts this year instead of daily ones.
Use the #ABLArtFest hashtag and tag @andreabrownlit so everyone can find you.
We can't wait to see what great pieces you come up with!
September 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
ABLA ArtFest is baaaack! We're going easy on you this year. Five prompts you can spread out through the month.
YOU'VE GOT THIS!!! 💜💪🎨
YOU'VE GOT THIS!!! 💜💪🎨
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Throwback to the time i wrote a joke "one-page game" called HOBBYJOB RPG: YOUR HOBBY IS YOUR JOB in an effort to capture the vibe of the freelancer/self employed lifestyle
September 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Throwback to the time i wrote a joke "one-page game" called HOBBYJOB RPG: YOUR HOBBY IS YOUR JOB in an effort to capture the vibe of the freelancer/self employed lifestyle
Deep sea creatures!
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Deep sea creatures!
What video game do you consider perfect?
September 23, 2025 at 1:15 AM
What video game do you consider perfect?
Anybody else getting this while trying to cancel Disney+ ?
September 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Anybody else getting this while trying to cancel Disney+ ?
Seeing the full cover come together finally makes this book feel REAL. On shelves 3/3/26 and preorders are super helpful!
September 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Seeing the full cover come together finally makes this book feel REAL. On shelves 3/3/26 and preorders are super helpful!
I have never worked with a letterer, and have no idea how anybody plans for it if you don’t do it.
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September 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I have never worked with a letterer, and have no idea how anybody plans for it if you don’t do it.
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September 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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COVER REVEAL! My next book, The Lionharts, releases on 3/3/26 from Abrams Fanfare! This book started as a dnd campaign for my kids, and now it’s a 235 page graphic novel!
#comics #graphicnovel #cover #fantasy #ttrpg
#comics #graphicnovel #cover #fantasy #ttrpg
August 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
COVER REVEAL! My next book, The Lionharts, releases on 3/3/26 from Abrams Fanfare! This book started as a dnd campaign for my kids, and now it’s a 235 page graphic novel!
#comics #graphicnovel #cover #fantasy #ttrpg
#comics #graphicnovel #cover #fantasy #ttrpg
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This is a song about the government
This is "heavy foot"— a song for our times
This is "heavy foot"— a song for our times
August 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This is a song about the government
This is "heavy foot"— a song for our times
This is "heavy foot"— a song for our times
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This is a masterpiece. Simply excellent
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVGMIC...
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVGMIC...
August 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is a masterpiece. Simply excellent
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVGMIC...
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVGMIC...
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Just a reminder, I'm doing an END OF SUMMER GIVEAWAY of copies of Lizard Boy 2 advanced reader copies and one hardcover copy of the book. Just leave a comment and repost!!! Winners will be announced next Tuesday!
My publisher sent me 8 advance reader copies of Lizard Boy 2 4 months AFTER the release (instead of before)! I'm giving them away! If you'd like to enter to win one, just leave a comment, repost this, & promise you'll leave a review. One winner will get a signed HC copy of the book!
Please share!
Please share!
August 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Just a reminder, I'm doing an END OF SUMMER GIVEAWAY of copies of Lizard Boy 2 advanced reader copies and one hardcover copy of the book. Just leave a comment and repost!!! Winners will be announced next Tuesday!
Gregarious mouse
i am done slightly diminishing bands. we must increase bands. the mountain range goats
August 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Gregarious mouse
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We can't wait to welcome @mikelawred.bsky.social to Bigfoot! Mike is an author-illustrator of fiction and nonfiction graphic novels, including the Star Scouts series for First Second.
Join us at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!
Join us at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!
August 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
We can't wait to welcome @mikelawred.bsky.social to Bigfoot! Mike is an author-illustrator of fiction and nonfiction graphic novels, including the Star Scouts series for First Second.
Join us at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!
Join us at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!
This might be the best comedy duo in video games. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed harder than at Geraldine and Mabel.
August 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This might be the best comedy duo in video games. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed harder than at Geraldine and Mabel.
August 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I knew carving butterfly wings would be difficult. And it was!
#woodcut #printmaking #wip #art
#butterfly #illustration
#woodcut #printmaking #wip #art
#butterfly #illustration
August 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I knew carving butterfly wings would be difficult. And it was!
#woodcut #printmaking #wip #art
#butterfly #illustration
#woodcut #printmaking #wip #art
#butterfly #illustration
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Another Lionharts block carved. Looking forward to seeing how it prints, then complaining about printing an edition
#woodcut #printmaking #fantasy #art
#woodcut #printmaking #fantasy #art
July 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Another Lionharts block carved. Looking forward to seeing how it prints, then complaining about printing an edition
#woodcut #printmaking #fantasy #art
#woodcut #printmaking #fantasy #art
Another Lionharts block carved. Looking forward to seeing how it prints, then complaining about printing an edition
#woodcut #printmaking #fantasy #art
#woodcut #printmaking #fantasy #art
July 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Another Lionharts block carved. Looking forward to seeing how it prints, then complaining about printing an edition
#woodcut #printmaking #fantasy #art
#woodcut #printmaking #fantasy #art
Holeee hell the new shinobi is rad. Seriously beautiful art and feels so good to play.
July 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Holeee hell the new shinobi is rad. Seriously beautiful art and feels so good to play.