Challengers Comics
Chicago/Bucktown 📚 Striving to prove the best thing about being in a comic shop, is being in a comic shop! ✏️ And if you can't come in, shop online: http://challengerscomics.com 👔 WIth your dapper hosts, Patrick and W. Dal!
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Comic Creators of Chicago!
Chicago (and Chicagoland) is chock full of the best comic book creators! It's an embarrassment of riches! This is by no means a complete list, but it's a start-- er, a Starter! Former Chicagoans that have moved out of the state aren't on this list, but we are counting Chicago Suburbs!
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
Bronx boy. Cubs fan. Dad, husband, writer, podcaster and cable news host. The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource out now. https://sirenscallbook.com/
@copedog.bsky.social
"It is not incumbent upon you to complete the work; nor are you free to desist from it." Pirkei Avot Private account. Do not read.
@bookieschicago.bsky.social
This is the Bluesky Account for Bookie’s Bookstore on the far South Side of Chicago in the beautiful Beverly neighborhood!
@whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com
Your essential guide to the shock and awe in national politics. A sane, once-a-day newsletter helping normal people make sense of the news. https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/ By @mattkiser.bsky.social Backup account @wtfjht.bsky.social
@allkidsbooks.com
🌟 Join our vibrant community of children's book lovers! 🔗 KidsWrd.com | AllKidsBooks.com 👧 Parents & Teachers: Find the best books for young readers. ✍️ Authors & Illustrators: List & showcase your books to a global audience.
@comicscene.bsky.social
News and features site supporting small press, indie and comics from the UK and beyond. Home of the Comic Creator Directory, ComicScene Awards and the odd publication!
@jimmierobinson.bsky.social
Professional creator of comic books and graphic novels. Hello Kitty enthusiast and the maker of fairy houses.
@shawnthestampede.bsky.social
Founder - Heroes Read - we use comics to help kids learn to read. Marketer and Project Manager Aspiring grill master and amateur swordsman. Comics | Anime| Hip-hop
@reillybrown.bsky.social
Comic book artist. Deadpool, Cable, Spider-Man, Batman/Fortnite, Outrage, and lots more. https://linktr.ee/Reilly_Brown
@protopinkshot.bsky.social
Formerly Grumperpants. IT Professional by Day, Indie Artist by Night. Aging punk. Queer. SE MN local artist. I love comics and movies. Jersey Boy at heart. 30+ The Heartbreak Queen 💔 Fuck off with that AI shit. Pick up a pencil, coward.
@ethansparker.bsky.social
Eisner-Nominated Writer, KILL YOUR DARLINGS 🌹 for @ImageComics.com GREEN GOBLIN 🕷 for marvelcomicshqs.bsky.social GODZILLA 🦖 for @IDWPublishing.bsky.social CONTACT: ethanparkersmith@gmail.com
@kcgregor.bsky.social
Kansas City Twin Dad Reader of Books and Comics Board Games and Card Games Trying to be more positive and creative to get through whatever the hell this is.
@rockingreader.bsky.social
Radical punk-ass book jockey, ally, mom. She/her. Posts about books, mostly. Fizz habit. Union household. ✊🏽 #Postcrossing 📮💙
@govpritzker.illinois.gov
Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
@andrewmaclean.bsky.social
Cartoonist. Head Lopper, ApocalyptiGirl, Snarlagon, Godzilla: War for Humanity.
@hannibalv.bsky.social
Same screaming, different void. He/him; lamentably, cishet. Suburban Chicago. Co-host/Lead Theatrical Film Critic for The Neon Movie Bunker, available wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.neonmoviebunker.com Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/6DkUL
@paulwinck.bsky.social
Berlin based indie comic artist. 🏳️🌈 Next book "In Between the Trees" coming out at @moomcomics.bsky.social. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/moomcomics/in-between-the-trees-a-queer-comic-you-cant-miss
@paynless2011.bsky.social
Pin Up, Comic, Geek Culture & Variant Cover Artist. sampayneart.com sampayne2011@gmail.com for commission info Instagram.com/paynless2011 #pinupart #comicart #illustration #vectorart
@gamelawkate.bsky.social
Mom 💌 Gaming & esports lawyer ⚖️ Mental health clinic owner 🏥 Bi 🏳️🌈 Leftist 💔 36 🪦 lvl 1 gymrat 🏋♀️
@realbigkris.bsky.social
He/Him Husband Padre Wrestling Fan Deathmatch lover Sicko Wrestlesky Elder
@myp-comics.bsky.social
We are the Million Year Picnic comic shop at 99 MT Auburn ST in Cambridge, MA. 617-492-6763. The oldest comic shop in New England (since 1974) & the only Black-owned shop in the area. https://www.themillionyearpicnic.com/
@kittycurran.bsky.social
Taylor Swift: Girl Detective, My Lady’s Choosing, Grave Mistakes and more. Writing, arting, and existential dreading in Maine via London. Repped by Pam Gruber
@catherinesatrun.bsky.social
Artist, animator, twin, proud auntie, cat mom Artist: Fae and the Moon (graphic novel) For book illustrations, publication questions, rights inquiries, or major media inquiries, please contact Marie Lamba at Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
@bensears.bsky.social
bensears.bigcartel.com thegleamingcorridor.bandcamp.com gleamingcorridor.bsky.social
@jordibuller.bsky.social
Queer mom. Former programmer. Now interested in comics, calligraphy and ceramics.
@mvcentral.bsky.social
Just a huge fan of the Massive-Verse. Fan Account. Not affiliated with official accounts. I also talk non MV stuff on occasion. Official MV Discord: https://discord.com/invite/KseNXDkA3r
@simonroy.bsky.social
Artist/Writer of such comics as Griz Grobus, Habitat, Jan's Atomic Heart, Prophet, and more Find my sweet comics here: https://linktr.ee/simonroy
@neilaglet.bsky.social
@pulpfictionlbc.bsky.social
Long Beach City's number one home for sequential storytelling! Free subscription service! 20% OFF new graphic novels!
@mild-pain.bsky.social
🖋️ Type A Cartoonist 🌽 Midwest / South 🍑 🦇 Workin’ on a graphic novel https://linktr.ee/mildpain
@sweetdotdev.bsky.social
We're making software for comic folk at Sweet: sweet.dev. We're building findyourcomic.store. We're building bindings.app for marketing your comics. We're building sweetshop.app for selling your comics.
@annie-elio.bsky.social
Finding joy in fun tattoos, Tae Kwon Do, greyhounds, and native gardening. Parent, partner, and oncology researcher in the Chicago suburbs 💙
@lukapiz.bsky.social
Either drawing comics for Marvel, IDW, AWA or playing videogames way too much. Represented by www.instagram.com/kineticcollectibles
@ryleeart.bsky.social
Comic Book Artist and Illustrator. ☠️ GOOBERS (current) ☠️ MOUNTAINHEAD ☠️ RICK and MORTY ☠️ INHUMAN ☠️ ARCHER AND ARMSTRONG. Others too. Portfolio: https://www.ryanleeart.studio/ Shop: https://ryanleeart.bigcartel.com/products
@aewontv.bsky.social
Watch Meal and a Match: Linktr.ee/AEWonTV We Love Pro Wrestling... A Lot
@rafaelalbuquerque.bsky.social
Comic book creator. American Vampire, Batman, Detective Comics and more. Currently illustrating Superman Unlimited for DC Comics.
@panelpunk.bsky.social
Our name is Panel Punk Comics Originals. We are creative artists working to provide collectors with the finest original comic book art, while treating illustrators like the rockstars they are. https://www.panelpunk.com/
@janetklee.bsky.social
Creator or comic? Eisner winning illustrator. Finally getting around to writing that graphic novel. Wouldn’t hurt a fly. www.j-k-lee.com
@jmiah720.bsky.social
Chicago-based comic book writer. Currently writing @ashescomicbook.bsky.social and @kidninjacomicbook.bsky.social.
@dimpsdoodles.bsky.social
24 Year Old Cartoonist, Writer and Lover of Weird Retro Junk! SVA BFA Animation - Class of 2022 https://linktr.ee/dimpsdoodles
@jmecomix.bsky.social
Director of Comic Programming at MomoCon Comic Programming volunteer at DragonCon Part of the management team for Level Up Games - the largest gaming store in GA Comic maven, Senshi 4 Life
@gingerrbridge.bsky.social
@tonyparkerart.bsky.social
Multiple Eisner nominated comic illustrator. My critically acclaimed new book Medusa (Dark Horse) is in stores now! Drawn God of War, Mass Effect, Warhammer, Godzilla, Conan, and a bunch more. Also loves lifting heavy things, playing D&D, and pineapple.