Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025
@nabeelrooshan.bsky.social
Art Director at Wakhra Studios
Also comic artist and animator
Perpetually tired, still rolling on through.
Buy my comic: https://www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p/lil-burgers-by-nabeel-rooshan
Also comic artist and animator
Perpetually tired, still rolling on through.
Buy my comic: https://www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p/lil-burgers-by-nabeel-rooshan
Pinned
LAST WEEK TO GET LIL' BURGERS!
Here's a trailer I made for my comic, available through @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social til October 31st!
www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p...
Here's a trailer I made for my comic, available through @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social til October 31st!
www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p...
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Lil' Burgers was the one comic that immediately caught my attention at the fair and MAN IS IT SPECIAL!!! If you wanna feel like a teen in 2000s discovering absurdist shonen manga that sucks you right in, ABSOLUTELY go give it a read before the fair is over!!
Last 3 hours of the @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social , means that it's almost a wrap on Lil' Burgers!
Big thanks to Zainab for bringing me on for the fair! Has been one of the most meaningful (and the single most creatively fulfilling) experiences of my life!
Big thanks to Zainab for bringing me on for the fair! Has been one of the most meaningful (and the single most creatively fulfilling) experiences of my life!
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Lil' Burgers was the one comic that immediately caught my attention at the fair and MAN IS IT SPECIAL!!! If you wanna feel like a teen in 2000s discovering absurdist shonen manga that sucks you right in, ABSOLUTELY go give it a read before the fair is over!!
Last 3 hours of the @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social , means that it's almost a wrap on Lil' Burgers!
Big thanks to Zainab for bringing me on for the fair! Has been one of the most meaningful (and the single most creatively fulfilling) experiences of my life!
Big thanks to Zainab for bringing me on for the fair! Has been one of the most meaningful (and the single most creatively fulfilling) experiences of my life!
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Last 3 hours of the @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social , means that it's almost a wrap on Lil' Burgers!
Big thanks to Zainab for bringing me on for the fair! Has been one of the most meaningful (and the single most creatively fulfilling) experiences of my life!
Big thanks to Zainab for bringing me on for the fair! Has been one of the most meaningful (and the single most creatively fulfilling) experiences of my life!
A well deserved break for the GOAT!
SBCF closes today at 8pm UK time!
I want to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank you to all the fair artists, and to the wonderful SBCF readership for their support.
After 12+ years of knocking about in comics, I'll be taking a break next year, but hope to be back in 2027.
Zainab✨🌻
I want to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank you to all the fair artists, and to the wonderful SBCF readership for their support.
After 12+ years of knocking about in comics, I'll be taking a break next year, but hope to be back in 2027.
Zainab✨🌻
October 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A well deserved break for the GOAT!
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Had to stay on a strict budget but I got myself some absolutely wonderful comics and yall should too before the fair ends TOMORROW!!!
October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Had to stay on a strict budget but I got myself some absolutely wonderful comics and yall should too before the fair ends TOMORROW!!!
Premature Halloween post from the Lil' Burgers, my characters from my comic available through @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social .
Last few days to get it before it goes off the air!
Last few days to get it before it goes off the air!
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Premature Halloween post from the Lil' Burgers, my characters from my comic available through @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social .
Last few days to get it before it goes off the air!
Last few days to get it before it goes off the air!
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It feels only right that Batman & Robin: Year One wrapped during October, aka Batober. So, I celebrated the occasion by sharing my 12 favorite drawings the great @chrissamnee.bsky.social did during that run.
No spoilers here! Just celebrating great art!
No spoilers here! Just celebrating great art!
The Long Batober is over, so let's celebrate the glory of Batman & Robin: Year One by power ranking the 12 best panels (and panel sequences) from @chrissamnee.bsky.social's work on that series and highlighting why each was so special.
The Long Batober: Let's Celebrate Batman & Robin: Year One by Power Ranking Chris Samnee's 12 Best Panels from the Series - SKTCHD
It feels only right that Batman & Robin: Year One, the 12-issue maxi-series from Chris Samnee, Mark Waid, Mat Lopes, and Clayton Cowles, is ending this week. While it fell back a couple weeks from its...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It feels only right that Batman & Robin: Year One wrapped during October, aka Batober. So, I celebrated the occasion by sharing my 12 favorite drawings the great @chrissamnee.bsky.social did during that run.
No spoilers here! Just celebrating great art!
No spoilers here! Just celebrating great art!
The happiness this drawing brought me!
Drew my beloveds Amy and Junaid from Lil Burgers, by @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social
3 days left! Please don't miss it.💚💚
Comic linkie here: www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p...
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3 days left! Please don't miss it.💚💚
Comic linkie here: www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p...
bsky.app/profile/shor...
October 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The happiness this drawing brought me!
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fanart for Foreign Bodies by @limesquares.bsky.social !
(i love a good body horror~ :3c )
(i love a good body horror~ :3c )
October 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
fanart for Foreign Bodies by @limesquares.bsky.social !
(i love a good body horror~ :3c )
(i love a good body horror~ :3c )
A really insightful conversation
Many months ago, Ram hit me up to ask if I'd consider unretiring for one last thing.
I asked him what he had in mind.
He'd decided not to renew at DC, and said he wanted to step away from superheroes, as well as just monthly DM comics.
I thought it over.
I said yes.
www.tcj.com/you-have-to-...
I asked him what he had in mind.
He'd decided not to renew at DC, and said he wanted to step away from superheroes, as well as just monthly DM comics.
I thought it over.
I said yes.
www.tcj.com/you-have-to-...
October 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A really insightful conversation
Reposted by Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025
Spent $100 at the grocery store and still forgot the trash bags I went for
October 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spent $100 at the grocery store and still forgot the trash bags I went for
LAST WEEK TO GET LIL' BURGERS!
Here's a trailer I made for my comic, available through @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social til October 31st!
www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p...
Here's a trailer I made for my comic, available through @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social til October 31st!
www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p...
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
LAST WEEK TO GET LIL' BURGERS!
Here's a trailer I made for my comic, available through @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social til October 31st!
www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p...
Here's a trailer I made for my comic, available through @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social til October 31st!
www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p...
Reposted by Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025
This year’s @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social lineup is INCREDIBLE. Check it out to find new comics to love. If you’re looking for recs, @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social’s Lil’ Burgers and @paperflan.bsky.social’s A Box Full of Darkness are my faves so far, and great examples of how diverse the Fair is.
October 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This year’s @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social lineup is INCREDIBLE. Check it out to find new comics to love. If you’re looking for recs, @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social’s Lil’ Burgers and @paperflan.bsky.social’s A Box Full of Darkness are my faves so far, and great examples of how diverse the Fair is.
They looks so cool!! 😭
fanart for Lil Burgers by @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social !!
(get it @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social ~☆)
it's so much fun you have got to read it u__u
(get it @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social ~☆)
it's so much fun you have got to read it u__u
October 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
They looks so cool!! 😭
Reposted by Nabeel Rooshan >> Shortbox Comics Fair 2025
fanart for Lil Burgers by @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social !!
(get it @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social ~☆)
it's so much fun you have got to read it u__u
(get it @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social ~☆)
it's so much fun you have got to read it u__u
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
fanart for Lil Burgers by @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social !!
(get it @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social ~☆)
it's so much fun you have got to read it u__u
(get it @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social ~☆)
it's so much fun you have got to read it u__u
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that's all the fanart i have finished but there are so many incredible comics in this year's fair so more to come.... (=ↀωↀ=)✧
October 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
that's all the fanart i have finished but there are so many incredible comics in this year's fair so more to come.... (=ↀωↀ=)✧
Maria made such a deeply enchanting and gut-wrenching story about finding out the truth of one's heritage.
October 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Maria made such a deeply enchanting and gut-wrenching story about finding out the truth of one's heritage.
Some recent commission sketches I did
October 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Some recent commission sketches I did
2 weeks left to read "Lil' Burgers", my @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social comic!
The comic was one of the picks of the fair in @sktchd.bsky.social coverage of the event:
sktchd.com/longform/sho...
The comic was one of the picks of the fair in @sktchd.bsky.social coverage of the event:
sktchd.com/longform/sho...
October 18, 2025 at 8:12 AM
2 weeks left to read "Lil' Burgers", my @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social comic!
The comic was one of the picks of the fair in @sktchd.bsky.social coverage of the event:
sktchd.com/longform/sho...
The comic was one of the picks of the fair in @sktchd.bsky.social coverage of the event:
sktchd.com/longform/sho...
Just a reminder, my book is available through @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social til the end of October
"Lil' Burgers" is a coming-of-age, magical realism comic about surviving Pakistan while trying to pay your grocery bill.
40 pages
Manga Style
Coming-of-age/Shonen Action
If you like: FLCL, Scott Pilgrim, Midsummer Chaos, Commander Safeguard.
Available now at @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social
40 pages
Manga Style
Coming-of-age/Shonen Action
If you like: FLCL, Scott Pilgrim, Midsummer Chaos, Commander Safeguard.
Available now at @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Just a reminder, my book is available through @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social til the end of October
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POV visibly drunk Amy tells Junaid to step on you and she makes the video go viral on t*ktok
Please read @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social's Lil' Burgers at shortbox it's really good :3
shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p/lil-burgers-by-nabeel-rooshan
Please read @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social's Lil' Burgers at shortbox it's really good :3
shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p/lil-burgers-by-nabeel-rooshan
October 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
POV visibly drunk Amy tells Junaid to step on you and she makes the video go viral on t*ktok
Please read @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social's Lil' Burgers at shortbox it's really good :3
shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p/lil-burgers-by-nabeel-rooshan
Please read @nabeelrooshan.bsky.social's Lil' Burgers at shortbox it's really good :3
shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p/lil-burgers-by-nabeel-rooshan
In a city shaded by a fist of dollars, 2 young influencers try to navigate emotional isolation, unhealthy coping mechanisms and a crumbling economy while fighting The Very Idea of Pakistan for content.
Lil' Burgers is a #YA #MR #GN about cultural dysphoria in Islamabad.
#MV #POC #DVpit #DVart
Lil' Burgers is a #YA #MR #GN about cultural dysphoria in Islamabad.
#MV #POC #DVpit #DVart
October 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Introducing our second protag, a fish out of water and thoroughly lost in the sauce, Amy! Lil' Burgers is available exclusively at @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social
Loves:
- Applause
- Your concern
- Camp Aesthetics
- Kendrick Lamar
Hates:
- Urdu
- AI
- That Feeling
- Being trapped in Islamabad
Loves:
- Applause
- Your concern
- Camp Aesthetics
- Kendrick Lamar
Hates:
- Urdu
- AI
- That Feeling
- Being trapped in Islamabad
October 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Introducing our second protag, a fish out of water and thoroughly lost in the sauce, Amy! Lil' Burgers is available exclusively at @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social
Loves:
- Applause
- Your concern
- Camp Aesthetics
- Kendrick Lamar
Hates:
- Urdu
- AI
- That Feeling
- Being trapped in Islamabad
Loves:
- Applause
- Your concern
- Camp Aesthetics
- Kendrick Lamar
Hates:
- Urdu
- AI
- That Feeling
- Being trapped in Islamabad