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Steenz!
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/ Heart of the City • SLICE President • Comics Editor • Educator • They/Them • Queer • Black • Rep- Anjali Singh

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@robertwilsoniv.bsky.social did some great illustrative work in Dreamhouse. Just look at those colors!! Dreamhouse is about $2k away from it's goal, so back the project so you can get your hands on this beautifully drawn novella! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rob...
Two wide panels from Dreamhouse illustrating evil partygoers. Below the illustrations is a quote: Here's what other creators are saying about Dreamhouse: "Dreamhouse is a refreshingly personal trip into a dark place. A haunting, thrilling exploration of a relationship at a turning point from a creator who was passionate to tell it. This is the kind of book that I love to read." - Gabriel Hardman A splash page of a beautiful landscape. Two characters are overlooking a landscape of mountains and a river. Three panels at the bottom of the page illustrate a walking boot, hands holding, and a kiss between the two characters Jack and Jill Jack and Jill hike to a cliff overlooking a waterfall and a sea of trees.
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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I love stepping back & looking at the progress of pages in a graphic novel. Check out this page from @robertwilsoniv.bsky.social's newest graphic novella "Dreamhouse" from thumbs to inks!

Back the Kickstarter to help get this book fully colored and distributed!

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A thumbnailed comic page where a character characters a backpack and is surrounded by panels if thinks he comes across in the forest. A pencilled comic page where a character characters a backpack and is surrounded by panels if thinks he comes across in the forest. An inked comic page where a character characters a backpack and is surrounded by panels if thinks he comes across in the forest.
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Bruce Wayne (BTAS) and Riddick (Pitch Black)!
Steenz dressed as Bruce Wayne from Batman the Animated Series (Brown Coat, Yellow Shirt, Black Tie) with Keya dressed as Riddick from Pitch Black Steenz dressed as Bruce Wayne from Batman the Animated Series (Brown Coat, Yellow Shirt, Black Tie) with Keya dressed as Riddick from Pitch Black
November 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Did the CITY Sprint 5K this morning and got a new PR!! And they gave us free tickets to CITY2 Playoffs. We won 3-0! On to the quarterfinals! #AllforCity
Steenz and spouse with family member all wearing City Soccer hats whilst in the stands at a soccer game Steenz posing in front of the soccer field during the CITY Sprint 5K. They are wearing a racing bib and metal
October 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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My birthday gift for myself arrived! A custom denim hat with my name! Thanks @mrtylercrook.bsky.social for telling me about Ape + Bird! The pencil holder will absolutely be doubling as a joint holder.
Steenz showing off their new denim ball cap with a customized script that says "steenz" embroidered on the front. Steenz showing off their new denim ball cap thats being worn backwards
October 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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I'm gonna be at the inaugural Oklahoma Comics Arts Festival! I'm so excited to see what OKC has to offer! @okcomicarts.bsky.social
OKLAHOMA COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL Free Admission September 13 10am - 6pm Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center Local & National Comic Creators Panels & Workshops Original Comic Art Gallery Food Trucks, Costumes & More! Andy Hirsch, Gabriel Hardman, Gavin Guidry, Heidi Arnhold, Isaac Goodheart, Jeff Parker, Natasha Alterici, Robert Wilson IV, Steenz, Steve Lieber A closeup image of Steenz's author photo with an Oklahoma Comic Arts Festival overlay Oklahoma Comic Arts festival Steenz! OCAF
September 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Paying for the care of sick people is literally what people are paying you to do.

Archived link: archive.ph/XQI4T
...expire at the end of this year. As a result, US insurance companies are worried they will lose healthy patients and will be stuck paying for care for people who need expensive care, KFC has reported.
September 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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If you were at BCAF in Boise over the weekend. And you're feeling sick, take a COVID test! 2 confirmed cases so far.
A closeup of me flicking off a positive COVID test
September 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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On the first day of class I ask my students to draw about 20 famous cartoons/characters from memory. Its a fun way to talk about design and a way for me to learn my students drawing styles heehee! These are mine!! I'll be talking about education and doing portfolio reviews at #BCAFXIII next week!
Drawings of famous cartoons/characters from memory. They look similar to Bob Belcher, Peter Griffin, Sans Undertale and Steven Universe Drawings of famous cartoons/characters from memory. They look similar to Labubu, Bill Cypher, Mordecai, and Rigby Drawings of famous cartoons/characters from memory. They look similar to Mario Mario and Luigi Mario, Sonic, and Hatsune Miku Authors photo of Steenz Boise Public Library Presents Boise Comic Arts Fest August 30 & 31 Exhibitor: Steenz! Boisepubliclibrary.org/BCAF
August 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Saying "it's 4:20 somewhere" can also go on the self-actualization top.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs retrofitted to Maslow's hierarchy of weed. From bottom to top: A joint before or after work A clean pipe ready to rip A shared bong amongst friends Potent homemade edibles Hitting a blinker on the vape
August 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Does anyone have any recommendations for a reputable place to buy alternative colored braiding hair that ISN'T Amazon? In store I'm only finding natural hair colors (black, brown, blonde, and red)with the OCCASIONAL vibrant green or blue. But I need some variety. Thanks in advance!
Steenz in blond and pink braids holding a beer Steenz in periwinkle braids Steenz in vibrant pink braids Steenz in green braids
August 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Yeah! here's what the full list looks like! They also are not slanted nor do they have connector trails. Some connect, some don't!
A handwriting guide for Library Hand
August 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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The class was amazing! Learning about Library Hand itself was great, but getting a calligraphy expert to walk us through the connecting of each letter was very worthwhile. I love the library and being able to take free classes like this! And I got to see my ex-library coworkers taking the class too!
A photo of handwriting practice sheets and tracing paper
August 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Happy Birthday Jackie! Jackie Ormes is my #1 inspiration. I had her portrait tattooed on my arm BEFORE I even joined the ranks as a syndicated cartoonist! Check out this comic I wrote and drew for @blackjoseipress.bsky.social's Gladiolus Magazine!
Panel 1: Toon Steenz gestures towards a portrait of Jackie of Ormes Jackie Ormes is known as the first black woman nationally syndicated cartoonist. And she is also known for her fashion sense! And I'm Steenz! I'm here to tell you all about it! Panel 2: Jackie works at her desk From Patty Jo and Ginger to Candy, Jackie made fashion an important aspect of all her comics. Panel 3: Torchy Togs Paper Dolls Example Her most stylish star was Torchy Brown Panel 4: Toon Steenz holds up a newspaper Torchy Brown had an original comic strip run in the Pittsburgh Courier. In her strip, Torchy was determined to leave her small town Dixie for the big city Harlem Panel 5: a closeup of one of the Torchy Brown comics Jackie even took Torchy shopping in a dream before he trip to the big city by drawing her in dressing rooms trying on the latest styles. Panel 6: Toon Steenz pulled back a curtain to reveal a private party attended by Jackie and guests. Jackie took another step into the world of fashion in the early 1940s when she started writing and reporting for the Chicago Defender. She had a column called "social whirl" where she recounted the lives of fashionable people and promoted community programming like dinner parties and fashion shows. Panel 1: Candy and Patty Jo are dressed to the nines In the mid 1940s, Jackie went on to draw comics "Candy" about a curvy and outspoken maid. She also drew the well-known "Patty-Jo and Ginger" which has the same flavor as Torchy Brown in that Patty Jo was usually dressed to the nines Panel 2: Ginger reclines on a chair while reading Ginger was created in the age of the pinup. And at the time, drawing cheesecake* was largely for the white audience. So to have Ginger in poses that straddled the line between pinup and chastity was a welcome change in the landscape of cartooning. *Cheesecake is slang for photographic display of shapely and scantily clad clothed female figures Panel 3: Toon Steenz asks a Newspaper seller for a copy of the paper. Torchy made her comeback in 1950 with "Torchy in Heartbeats". Torchy was older and wiser and was in the market for adventure and romance. "Papers! Getcha papers!" - seller "One Please!" - Steenz Panel 4: paper dolls that Jackie Ormes designed Jackie had really leaned into her love of fashion with this series by promoting it with paper dolls in a series called Torchy Togs. Every week Torchy would speak to the reader about the must haves of the time, like what color and fabrics one should wear to which events. Panel 5: a family (mom and children) sit in a living room looking at the newspaper Adults could order the clothing by mail, and children when cut out the paper clothes to dress Torchy up. It wa a great way to get people excited to read the full color romance pulp comic. Panel 6: Toon Steenz hold a sheet of paper up for readers Esteemed Readers, Torchy is making another comeback! In this issue of Gladiolus Magazine, you can dress up Torchy Brown in some of the fashions of today! Jackie Ormes: Fashion Icon by Steenz
August 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Some photos from the first two years 😭😭 Comics University is my favorite program I've ever done.
A group of students looking at a presentation on Comic Memoirs in a comic book store. Some students sit on the floor. A photo of dozens of Comics U students waiting for class to begin A group of students drawing Voltron during a figure drawing session at Comics University
July 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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"The More You Know" in type on top of a Star with a rainbow colored stream
July 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Showing off the new nail set like this from now on
Robert Mitchum as Harry Powell in Night of the Hunter with steepled hands, fingertips touching a marbled surface. He sits partially in darkness
July 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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I used oil pastels for the first time 15 years and it is like riding a bike! But the first 30 minutes I spent going "I have no idea what I'm doing." That's okay! I got there in the end. This is of my MIL and I did this while watching the soccer game replay. So about 2.5ish hrs.
A photo of an oil pastel portrait of a white woman with glasses a blue shirt and hair put up into an updo. The portrait is a profile and uses a lot of purple blues and yellows A closeup of the oil pastel portrait. You can see the flakes of the oil pastel sitting atop the paper and mixing with the other pastels
July 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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My Sunday
A scene of a model USS Voyager on a desk in front of a crtv playing 12 Angry Men
June 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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More celebrity reveals in death stranding 2??
Sam Porter Bridges looking at Arnold Schwarzenegger
June 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Me watching my friends be friends
An illustration of a sicko looking through a window saying "yes .. hahaha... YES"
June 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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I was reading on the porch when this happened.
#makeaterriblecomicday2025
Panel 1: an illustration from the POV of Steenz sitting on the porch reading. "Come on, bud!" Panel 2: the same illustration as panel 1. "Sigh." Panel 3: the same illustration as panel 1 "If you're not poopin'" "We're scootin'"
June 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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A reminder that SLICE applications are open! SLICE is a Midwest region single day con held in St. Louis, MO. I've been President of SLICE since 2023 and every year we get bigger and better. Apply today!
Two artists behind their vendor tables while a customer looks through their work. Everyone is wearing masks A photo of the exhibitor room at SLICE. Several vendors sit behind their work while customers walk the floor. A photo of the exhibitor room at SLICE. Several vendors sit behind their tables while attendees look through their wares.
June 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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RELISH RAINA IN THE HOUSE
A woman dressed in a red, yellow, and orange dress and hot dog accessories standing in front of the Oscar Mayer Weiner Mobile
June 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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HAPPY JUNETEENTH TO ME???!!! I got to see the WEINER MOBILE!!!!!!
Steenz and Keya posing with the Oscar Mayer Weiner Mobile
June 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM