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Martin Simpson - Rasp Bk. 1 now available!
@simoart.bsky.social
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Illustration/comics: NORD, Skrawl, Rasp

RASP Bk. 1 available NOW on Etsy!
👉 https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SimoSells

LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/martins_comics_illustration
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Martin Simpson - Rasp Bk. 1 now available! @simoart.bsky.social · Oct 6
If you missed out on the Rasp: Book One Kickstarter a few months back… never fear!

There is now a limited quantity of these available through my Etsy store!🙂

Link in thread below...
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brokenfrontier.bsky.social
Still a few more @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Month 2025 pieces to go up at BF but apologies to everyone we didn't get to. None of us managed to cover everything we wanted to but current projection is 71 TB articles will have been published this year. www.brokenfrontier.com
Broken Frontier - Exploring The Comics Universe
Broken Frontier is a comic book and graphic novel news site with a penchant for independent and creator-owned material.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
simoart.bsky.social
Debuting this weekend at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social!!🥳
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November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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simoart.bsky.social
This weekend!!!🥳
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November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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brokenfrontier.bsky.social
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH! “People Are Having Good Ideas All the Time and Putting Them into Practice” – @alisonsampson.bsky.social, Charlie Adlard, Lucy Sullivan & More on the Importance of Thought Bubble Portfolio Reviews and Community. @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/thought-bubb...
"People Are Having Good Ideas All the Time and Putting Them into Practice" - Alison Sampson, Charlie Adlard, Lucy Sullivan and More on the Importance of the Thought Bubble Portfolio Reviews and Comics...
A host of creative voices, led by Alison Sampson, chat about the upcoming portfolio reviews event at Thought Bubble 2025.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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danielletute.bsky.social
Passing through Leeds this week for @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social?

Why not pop into @okcomics.bsky.social on your way through?

A small but perfectly formed book shop specialising in comics, graphic novels and manga!

okcomics.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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robjoneswrites.bsky.social
Due to family commitments, Mike has had to dropout of Tbubs this weekend. BUT...you can still find myself and Liam Hill (aka Highgreen Dawn) at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social in the 2000ad Hall, tables A17-18a! Right near the toilets! Heck yeah!
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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johnfreeman.bsky.social
Thought Bubble Comic Convention is going to be massive this weekend in Harrogate, and it’s been impossible for us to keep up with everything that’s going to get launched, promoted, or make headlines: but here’s a random roundup…

https://downthetubes.net/in-brief-a-random-thought-bubble-spotlight/
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November 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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russellmarkolson.bsky.social
I'll be seeing you up in beautiful Harrogate this weekend for another thrilling @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social! Find me in Bubble Boy at E7, surrounded by the gorgeous @normkonyu.bsky.social, @catfoodcomics.com, @gustaffovargas.bsky.social and @simoart.bsky.social among others!
The map for Thought Bubble's Bubbleboy Hall. I'm at E7, near the can! Nice!!!
November 13, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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normkonyu.bsky.social
This weekend! Thought Bubble Festival! Bubbleboy Hall Table E4! Come see a man who spends his time alone, making comics in a dark room, as he tries to remember how to interact socially with strangers!
@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social #comics
Map of Bubbleboy Hall at the Thought Bubble Festival this weekend with table E4 highlighted. Image also includes the cover of Norm's 6 books- The Junction, The Space Between the Trees, A Fall from Grace, Downlands, Edgar Allan, and A Call to Cthulhu
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
There are only 250 Saturday/Weekend tickets left! Please purchase your tickets soon to avoid disappointment: thoughtbubblefestival.com/tickets

There are still PLENTY of Sunday tickets available!!
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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gustaffovargas.bsky.social
New Banner!!! Just getting ready for @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend! 😱😱😱🤖🐆😁
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
simoart.bsky.social
This weekend!!!🥳
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November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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simoart.bsky.social
⚡️NEWSLETTER TIME!⚡️

A nice and short one this month!👍

‘News on Rasp Bk. 2 and Thought Bubble Festival ahoy!’

open.substack.com/pub/martinsi...
#15 AND SO WORK BEGINS... ON BOOK 2!
News on Rasp Bk. 2 and Thought Bubble Festival ahoy!
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
Here is every guest for Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2025 all in one place!

They will be in Harrogate alongside over 550 comic creators, PLUS a full weekend of talks, workshops and a full kid friendly programme too. Wowwweeee! 😍 😍

Get your tickets: thoughtbubblefestival.com/tickets
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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gustaffovargas.bsky.social
Now is the perfect time to pick up The ALTIPLANO saga or any (or all!) of my Peruvian Cyberpunk books! 😁🤖🐯
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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simoart.bsky.social
Pretty much this time next week it’s @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social time!!🥳

I’ll be bringing all my wares to Bubbleboy Hall, table E5! Hope to see you there!!
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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normkonyu.bsky.social
This time next week I'll be exhibiting at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social with copies of all my books (for the first time in awhile) & some new prints. Find me in Bubbleboy Hall, table E4 next to @russellmarkolson.bsky.social @gustaffovargas.bsky.social & @simoart.bsky.social ! Drop by and say Hello!
Thought Bubble Convention 2025 poster showing a girl reading a comic while also carrying a fantastical musical tuba like instrument and walking her dog Map of Bubbleboy Hall at Thought Bubble Festival with Norm's position at table E4 highlighted Cover of Edgar Allan - A Tale of Mystery and Intervention, with Mt Poe himself set against a blood red background of a skull and flying ravens Variant cover of Thunder Child #3, now available as a print, which shows the battleship Thunder Child dwarfed by a Martian war machine rising from beneath the waves
November 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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brokenfrontier.bsky.social
And we're at 43 #ThoughtBubble reviews/interviews/features on the site now. www.brokenfrontier.com/tag/thought-... Your essential and most comprehensive review guide to all things TB is at BF! #ThoughtBubbleatBF25
thought bubble month 2025 Archives – Broken Frontier
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November 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
simoart.bsky.social
⚡️NEWSLETTER TIME!⚡️

A nice and short one this month!👍

‘News on Rasp Bk. 2 and Thought Bubble Festival ahoy!’

open.substack.com/pub/martinsi...
#15 AND SO WORK BEGINS... ON BOOK 2!
News on Rasp Bk. 2 and Thought Bubble Festival ahoy!
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
simoart.bsky.social
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aaroncampbellarts.com Aaron Campbell @aaroncampbellarts.com · 7d
Here are the four ultra unique copies of Hellblazer: Dead in America that are coming with me to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social. Each one fully painted on the inside of the cover. I’ll be sitting with Scott’s collectibles. And yes, that last one glows under black light
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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lyndondraws.bsky.social
Tomorrow I'm heading to Barrow-in-Furness for the book launch of After the Fire.

A new 24 page comic made specifically for Barrow Library. Join us for a Q&A, light refreshments and free copies of the comic!

@comicartfestival.bsky.social #comics #reading #libraries
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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normkonyu.bsky.social
Commissions are open in time for Christmas delivery!

What do you get? An A4 (8.5 x 11 in/21-27.9 cm) signed print posted to your home as well as a digital file! £75 including UK shipping - extra postage charges outside of the UK.

Contact me here or order in my online shop: mooseboy.co.uk/shop
Fake cover book cover starring two podcasters standing in fear within the Yeti's lair, bones covering the floor in front of them and the Yeti itself looming up behind them A portrait of author Kurt Vonnegut involved in one of the defining moments of his life, the bombing of Dresden A portrait commissioned by Mr Wolf who wanted himself depicted 'spookily' A personal reworking of Tank Girl, standing with weapons in both hands with a large ticking bomb behind her
November 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
simoart.bsky.social
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russellmarkolson.bsky.social Russell Mark Olson @russellmarkolson.bsky.social · 9d
New banner. That's a whole lotta purple.
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
simoart.bsky.social
Pretty much this time next week it’s @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social time!!🥳

I’ll be bringing all my wares to Bubbleboy Hall, table E5! Hope to see you there!!
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
simoart.bsky.social
1/2 Very chuffed to read Andy Oliver’s review of Rasp Bk. 1 over at @brokenfrontier.bsky.social today. Made my day.🙂

👉 www.brokenfrontier.com/rasp-book-1/
Rasp Book 1 - Martin Simpson’s New Dystopian Comics Series is Gritty, Hardboiled and Cleverly Constructed – Broken Frontier
Broken Frontier's Andy Oliver reviews Martin Simpson's 'Rasp' Book 1 ahead of this year's Thought Bubble con weekend.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM