Jonathan Baylis
@sobuttonscomics.bsky.social
Writer-Creator, So Buttons Comix
Remembering Tom Spurgeon today.
He made SPX feel warmer and more connected — even for an anxious “nobody” like me.
Featuring @coinophoey.bsky.social and @carolcomix.bsky.social.
Art by Lance Ward.
Still missed. ❤️
He made SPX feel warmer and more connected — even for an anxious “nobody” like me.
Featuring @coinophoey.bsky.social and @carolcomix.bsky.social.
Art by Lance Ward.
Still missed. ❤️
November 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Remembering Tom Spurgeon today.
He made SPX feel warmer and more connected — even for an anxious “nobody” like me.
Featuring @coinophoey.bsky.social and @carolcomix.bsky.social.
Art by Lance Ward.
Still missed. ❤️
He made SPX feel warmer and more connected — even for an anxious “nobody” like me.
Featuring @coinophoey.bsky.social and @carolcomix.bsky.social.
Art by Lance Ward.
Still missed. ❤️
From PLOP! to So Buttons! — Jim Rugg channels the mad genius of Basil Wolverton for the weirdest cover yet.
Originally published by Ted Intorcio through Tinto Press.
#SoButtons #JimRugg #BasilWolverton
Originally published by Ted Intorcio through Tinto Press.
#SoButtons #JimRugg #BasilWolverton
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
From PLOP! to So Buttons! — Jim Rugg channels the mad genius of Basil Wolverton for the weirdest cover yet.
Originally published by Ted Intorcio through Tinto Press.
#SoButtons #JimRugg #BasilWolverton
Originally published by Ted Intorcio through Tinto Press.
#SoButtons #JimRugg #BasilWolverton
🎂 I share a birthday with Carol Channing — Broadway’s original Dolly Levi.
But in my family, we were Team Barbra.
Still… Carol could wear a hat. And I respect that. 👒
Story from So Buttons #11
Art by @coinophoey
sobuttons.com
#SoButtons #HelloDolly #AutobioComics
But in my family, we were Team Barbra.
Still… Carol could wear a hat. And I respect that. 👒
Story from So Buttons #11
Art by @coinophoey
sobuttons.com
#SoButtons #HelloDolly #AutobioComics
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🎂 I share a birthday with Carol Channing — Broadway’s original Dolly Levi.
But in my family, we were Team Barbra.
Still… Carol could wear a hat. And I respect that. 👒
Story from So Buttons #11
Art by @coinophoey
sobuttons.com
#SoButtons #HelloDolly #AutobioComics
But in my family, we were Team Barbra.
Still… Carol could wear a hat. And I respect that. 👒
Story from So Buttons #11
Art by @coinophoey
sobuttons.com
#SoButtons #HelloDolly #AutobioComics
Walking through SPX with comix legend Jay Lynch, I asked: Why did Bazooka Joe wear an eyepatch? His answer was classic. Rick Parker nailed the punchline. Catch me at SPX Sept 13–14! #SoButtons #SPX2025
August 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Walking through SPX with comix legend Jay Lynch, I asked: Why did Bazooka Joe wear an eyepatch? His answer was classic. Rick Parker nailed the punchline. Catch me at SPX Sept 13–14! #SoButtons #SPX2025
Page 4 (the end): First con ever. College kid geeking out with Byrne, Miller, Mignola & Gibbons… and somehow convincing Topps I was employable. Comics + bubblegum cards = destiny with a stick of gum.
August 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Page 4 (the end): First con ever. College kid geeking out with Byrne, Miller, Mignola & Gibbons… and somehow convincing Topps I was employable. Comics + bubblegum cards = destiny with a stick of gum.
First comics con. Still in college. One day I’m meeting Byrne, Miller, Gibbons… the next I’m talking with the Topps crew.
Those conversations? They’d lead to my first real job in the industry.
#SoButtons #Topps #ComicsHistory
Those conversations? They’d lead to my first real job in the industry.
#SoButtons #Topps #ComicsHistory
August 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
First comics con. Still in college. One day I’m meeting Byrne, Miller, Gibbons… the next I’m talking with the Topps crew.
Those conversations? They’d lead to my first real job in the industry.
#SoButtons #Topps #ComicsHistory
Those conversations? They’d lead to my first real job in the industry.
#SoButtons #Topps #ComicsHistory
From summers in the Catskills to a dream gig at Topps — my trading card obsession was about to pay off. Garbage Pail Kids, baseball cards, bubblegum wrappers… if it came in a wax pack, I probably bought it. Now I was making them.
#SoButtons #Topps
#SoButtons #Topps
August 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
From summers in the Catskills to a dream gig at Topps — my trading card obsession was about to pay off. Garbage Pail Kids, baseball cards, bubblegum wrappers… if it came in a wax pack, I probably bought it. Now I was making them.
#SoButtons #Topps
#SoButtons #Topps
From Kirby to Bazooka Joe… and me.
Summers in the Catskills = Star Wars & Bazooka gum (wrappers and all, if you were my grandma). Years later, I was at Topps making Star Wars cards. From bungalow games to Lucasfilm secrets.
#SoButtons #AutobioComics #ComicMemoir
Summers in the Catskills = Star Wars & Bazooka gum (wrappers and all, if you were my grandma). Years later, I was at Topps making Star Wars cards. From bungalow games to Lucasfilm secrets.
#SoButtons #AutobioComics #ComicMemoir
August 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
From Kirby to Bazooka Joe… and me.
Summers in the Catskills = Star Wars & Bazooka gum (wrappers and all, if you were my grandma). Years later, I was at Topps making Star Wars cards. From bungalow games to Lucasfilm secrets.
#SoButtons #AutobioComics #ComicMemoir
Summers in the Catskills = Star Wars & Bazooka gum (wrappers and all, if you were my grandma). Years later, I was at Topps making Star Wars cards. From bungalow games to Lucasfilm secrets.
#SoButtons #AutobioComics #ComicMemoir
Dropped off a check… and picked up a memory.
This used to be a Waldenbooks. Stern, Anne Rice, George Foreman. Now? A bank.
And I’m a “Borders & Noble” Boomer. 🥲
Words: Jonathan Baylis
Art: @tjkirsch81
From So Buttons #11
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards
This used to be a Waldenbooks. Stern, Anne Rice, George Foreman. Now? A bank.
And I’m a “Borders & Noble” Boomer. 🥲
Words: Jonathan Baylis
Art: @tjkirsch81
From So Buttons #11
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards
July 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Dropped off a check… and picked up a memory.
This used to be a Waldenbooks. Stern, Anne Rice, George Foreman. Now? A bank.
And I’m a “Borders & Noble” Boomer. 🥲
Words: Jonathan Baylis
Art: @tjkirsch81
From So Buttons #11
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards
This used to be a Waldenbooks. Stern, Anne Rice, George Foreman. Now? A bank.
And I’m a “Borders & Noble” Boomer. 🥲
Words: Jonathan Baylis
Art: @tjkirsch81
From So Buttons #11
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards
✏️ From Miracleman to Trident, from Bruce Paley to Scott Dunbier — my semester in London turned into a full-on comix universe connect-the-dots.
Who knew one trip abroad could lead to this much small press magic?
Finale from So Buttons #11
Art by #PhilElliott
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #UKComics
Who knew one trip abroad could lead to this much small press magic?
Finale from So Buttons #11
Art by #PhilElliott
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #UKComics
July 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
✏️ From Miracleman to Trident, from Bruce Paley to Scott Dunbier — my semester in London turned into a full-on comix universe connect-the-dots.
Who knew one trip abroad could lead to this much small press magic?
Finale from So Buttons #11
Art by #PhilElliott
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #UKComics
Who knew one trip abroad could lead to this much small press magic?
Finale from So Buttons #11
Art by #PhilElliott
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #UKComics
Ever go all the way to London just to find a comic shop run by a guy from Brooklyn?
In So Buttons #11, I dive into UK small press and stumble onto Skinny Melinks (Bruce Paley) — and a small world moment I never saw coming.
Art by #PhilElliott
Attn: Paul Gravett
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #UKComics
In So Buttons #11, I dive into UK small press and stumble onto Skinny Melinks (Bruce Paley) — and a small world moment I never saw coming.
Art by #PhilElliott
Attn: Paul Gravett
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #UKComics
July 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Ever go all the way to London just to find a comic shop run by a guy from Brooklyn?
In So Buttons #11, I dive into UK small press and stumble onto Skinny Melinks (Bruce Paley) — and a small world moment I never saw coming.
Art by #PhilElliott
Attn: Paul Gravett
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #UKComics
In So Buttons #11, I dive into UK small press and stumble onto Skinny Melinks (Bruce Paley) — and a small world moment I never saw coming.
Art by #PhilElliott
Attn: Paul Gravett
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #UKComics
🇬🇧 So… I left NYU for a semester abroad in London, hoping to “learn British” and shake off my suburban NY roots.
Found:
📍 A flat in Lewisham
💥 Miracleman
📰 Escape Magazine
And my first love affair with small press comics.
From So Buttons #11
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #PhilElliott
Found:
📍 A flat in Lewisham
💥 Miracleman
📰 Escape Magazine
And my first love affair with small press comics.
From So Buttons #11
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #PhilElliott
July 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
🇬🇧 So… I left NYU for a semester abroad in London, hoping to “learn British” and shake off my suburban NY roots.
Found:
📍 A flat in Lewisham
💥 Miracleman
📰 Escape Magazine
And my first love affair with small press comics.
From So Buttons #11
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #PhilElliott
Found:
📍 A flat in Lewisham
💥 Miracleman
📰 Escape Magazine
And my first love affair with small press comics.
From So Buttons #11
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #PhilElliott
Keep on Silly Walkin’.
Robert Crumb meets Monty Python in this absurdist mashup by @garrettgilchrist.bsky.social, inspired by my comic So… Cheesy (yes, there’s actual cheese and John Cleese involved).
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #MontyPython
Robert Crumb meets Monty Python in this absurdist mashup by @garrettgilchrist.bsky.social, inspired by my comic So… Cheesy (yes, there’s actual cheese and John Cleese involved).
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #MontyPython
June 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Keep on Silly Walkin’.
Robert Crumb meets Monty Python in this absurdist mashup by @garrettgilchrist.bsky.social, inspired by my comic So… Cheesy (yes, there’s actual cheese and John Cleese involved).
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #MontyPython
Robert Crumb meets Monty Python in this absurdist mashup by @garrettgilchrist.bsky.social, inspired by my comic So… Cheesy (yes, there’s actual cheese and John Cleese involved).
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #MontyPython
Part 4 of “So… Jonesing” — the story of when James Earl Jones spoke at my graduation… and what happened years later.
From So Buttons #14, Eisner-nominated.
Art by @mrcplcraig.bsky.social
#EisnerAwards #JamesEarlJones #SoButtons
From So Buttons #14, Eisner-nominated.
Art by @mrcplcraig.bsky.social
#EisnerAwards #JamesEarlJones #SoButtons
June 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Part 4 of “So… Jonesing” — the story of when James Earl Jones spoke at my graduation… and what happened years later.
From So Buttons #14, Eisner-nominated.
Art by @mrcplcraig.bsky.social
#EisnerAwards #JamesEarlJones #SoButtons
From So Buttons #14, Eisner-nominated.
Art by @mrcplcraig.bsky.social
#EisnerAwards #JamesEarlJones #SoButtons
Page 3 of “So… Jonesing” — James Earl Jones delivers one of the greatest graduation speeches I’ve ever heard.
From So Buttons #14, Eisner-nominated.
Art by @mrcplcraig.bsky.social
#EisnerAwards #JamesEarlJones #IndieComics
From So Buttons #14, Eisner-nominated.
Art by @mrcplcraig.bsky.social
#EisnerAwards #JamesEarlJones #IndieComics
June 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Page 3 of “So… Jonesing” — James Earl Jones delivers one of the greatest graduation speeches I’ve ever heard.
From So Buttons #14, Eisner-nominated.
Art by @mrcplcraig.bsky.social
#EisnerAwards #JamesEarlJones #IndieComics
From So Buttons #14, Eisner-nominated.
Art by @mrcplcraig.bsky.social
#EisnerAwards #JamesEarlJones #IndieComics
Just days left to vote in the Eisners! So Buttons #14 is up for Best Anthology, featuring a true tale of meeting @garydellabate.bsky.social —drawn by @boxbrown.bsky.social! Vote for indie comics with heart & humor.
#EisnerAwards #BoxBrown #SoButtons
#EisnerAwards #BoxBrown #SoButtons
June 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Just days left to vote in the Eisners! So Buttons #14 is up for Best Anthology, featuring a true tale of meeting @garydellabate.bsky.social —drawn by @boxbrown.bsky.social! Vote for indie comics with heart & humor.
#EisnerAwards #BoxBrown #SoButtons
#EisnerAwards #BoxBrown #SoButtons
@marinaomi.bsky.social drew the cover of So Buttons #14, which is Eisner-nominated (!). Their art felt especially meaningful since Mari is half-Japanese, like my mom. Voting ends in days—if you're eligible, I'd be honored for your vote.
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #MariNaomi
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #MariNaomi
June 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
@marinaomi.bsky.social drew the cover of So Buttons #14, which is Eisner-nominated (!). Their art felt especially meaningful since Mari is half-Japanese, like my mom. Voting ends in days—if you're eligible, I'd be honored for your vote.
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #MariNaomi
#SoButtons #EisnerAwards #MariNaomi
For the folks out there in the Bluesky universe, this is the cover to #13. The physical copy has spot gloss on it to enhance the stained glass water tower.
June 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
For the folks out there in the Bluesky universe, this is the cover to #13. The physical copy has spot gloss on it to enhance the stained glass water tower.
Page 2 of “So… Jonesing” from the Eisner-nominated So Buttons #14.
From the first movie I ever saw to naming my kid Lucas…
But the real force? The voice.
Art by the incredible @mrcplcraig.
#EisnerAwards #JamesEarlJones #StarWars
From the first movie I ever saw to naming my kid Lucas…
But the real force? The voice.
Art by the incredible @mrcplcraig.
#EisnerAwards #JamesEarlJones #StarWars
May 31, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Page 2 of “So… Jonesing” from the Eisner-nominated So Buttons #14.
From the first movie I ever saw to naming my kid Lucas…
But the real force? The voice.
Art by the incredible @mrcplcraig.
#EisnerAwards #JamesEarlJones #StarWars
From the first movie I ever saw to naming my kid Lucas…
But the real force? The voice.
Art by the incredible @mrcplcraig.
#EisnerAwards #JamesEarlJones #StarWars
After seeing the heart of @johncleeseofficial in So… Cheesy, here’s the flip side:
A bonkers tribute to the Cleese pantheon—drawn by @atpratt.bsky.social and featured in So Buttons #11.
From Basil Fawlty to “Ni!” to A Fish Called Wanda.
#eisnerawards #montypython #johncleese
A bonkers tribute to the Cleese pantheon—drawn by @atpratt.bsky.social and featured in So Buttons #11.
From Basil Fawlty to “Ni!” to A Fish Called Wanda.
#eisnerawards #montypython #johncleese
May 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
After seeing the heart of @johncleeseofficial in So… Cheesy, here’s the flip side:
A bonkers tribute to the Cleese pantheon—drawn by @atpratt.bsky.social and featured in So Buttons #11.
From Basil Fawlty to “Ni!” to A Fish Called Wanda.
#eisnerawards #montypython #johncleese
A bonkers tribute to the Cleese pantheon—drawn by @atpratt.bsky.social and featured in So Buttons #11.
From Basil Fawlty to “Ni!” to A Fish Called Wanda.
#eisnerawards #montypython #johncleese
I’ve seen a lot of wishes in 20 years.
Jeter. Triple H. Gaga.
But what @johncleeseofficial did was different.
Quiet. Personal. Kind.
Page 5 of “So… Cheesy”
Art by @bmure.bsky.social
Thanks for reading.
#eisnerawards #graphicmemoir #kindnessmatters
Jeter. Triple H. Gaga.
But what @johncleeseofficial did was different.
Quiet. Personal. Kind.
Page 5 of “So… Cheesy”
Art by @bmure.bsky.social
Thanks for reading.
#eisnerawards #graphicmemoir #kindnessmatters
May 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I’ve seen a lot of wishes in 20 years.
Jeter. Triple H. Gaga.
But what @johncleeseofficial did was different.
Quiet. Personal. Kind.
Page 5 of “So… Cheesy”
Art by @bmure.bsky.social
Thanks for reading.
#eisnerawards #graphicmemoir #kindnessmatters
Jeter. Triple H. Gaga.
But what @johncleeseofficial did was different.
Quiet. Personal. Kind.
Page 5 of “So… Cheesy”
Art by @bmure.bsky.social
Thanks for reading.
#eisnerawards #graphicmemoir #kindnessmatters
While dazzling the parents with stories, @johncleese quietly cut the boy’s food.
No fuss. No words. Just kindness.
Page 4 of “So… Cheesy”
Art by @bmure.bsky.social
#eisnerawards #kindnessmatters #graphicmemoir
No fuss. No words. Just kindness.
Page 4 of “So… Cheesy”
Art by @bmure.bsky.social
#eisnerawards #kindnessmatters #graphicmemoir
May 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
While dazzling the parents with stories, @johncleese quietly cut the boy’s food.
No fuss. No words. Just kindness.
Page 4 of “So… Cheesy”
Art by @bmure.bsky.social
#eisnerawards #kindnessmatters #graphicmemoir
No fuss. No words. Just kindness.
Page 4 of “So… Cheesy”
Art by @bmure.bsky.social
#eisnerawards #kindnessmatters #graphicmemoir
John Cleese’s real last name?
Cheese.
Page three of “So… Cheesy” is full of laughs and Python references—but also quietly sets up one of the kindest things I’ve ever seen a celebrity do.
Art by @bmure.bsky.social
#comics #johncleese #montypython #makeawish #graphicmemoir #SoButtons #kindness
Cheese.
Page three of “So… Cheesy” is full of laughs and Python references—but also quietly sets up one of the kindest things I’ve ever seen a celebrity do.
Art by @bmure.bsky.social
#comics #johncleese #montypython #makeawish #graphicmemoir #SoButtons #kindness
May 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
John Cleese’s real last name?
Cheese.
Page three of “So… Cheesy” is full of laughs and Python references—but also quietly sets up one of the kindest things I’ve ever seen a celebrity do.
Art by @bmure.bsky.social
#comics #johncleese #montypython #makeawish #graphicmemoir #SoButtons #kindness
Cheese.
Page three of “So… Cheesy” is full of laughs and Python references—but also quietly sets up one of the kindest things I’ve ever seen a celebrity do.
Art by @bmure.bsky.social
#comics #johncleese #montypython #makeawish #graphicmemoir #SoButtons #kindness
My most personal comic just got nominated for an Eisner Award.
Loss, love, legacy — and some of the best artists I’ve worked with like
@boxbrown.bsky.social @marinaomi.bsky.social @karlckrumpholz.bsky.social and more!
Want to read it? Just ask.
Because comix… is forever. 🖤
#EisnerAwards #SoButtons
Loss, love, legacy — and some of the best artists I’ve worked with like
@boxbrown.bsky.social @marinaomi.bsky.social @karlckrumpholz.bsky.social and more!
Want to read it? Just ask.
Because comix… is forever. 🖤
#EisnerAwards #SoButtons
May 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
My most personal comic just got nominated for an Eisner Award.
Loss, love, legacy — and some of the best artists I’ve worked with like
@boxbrown.bsky.social @marinaomi.bsky.social @karlckrumpholz.bsky.social and more!
Want to read it? Just ask.
Because comix… is forever. 🖤
#EisnerAwards #SoButtons
Loss, love, legacy — and some of the best artists I’ve worked with like
@boxbrown.bsky.social @marinaomi.bsky.social @karlckrumpholz.bsky.social and more!
Want to read it? Just ask.
Because comix… is forever. 🖤
#EisnerAwards #SoButtons
So... true!! @robertabooey.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
So... true!! @robertabooey.bsky.social