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ME: A new Ant Man movie? Cool, I’ll probably wait for streaming, though.INTERNET: OMG THIS MOVIE IS THE WORSTME: I liked it more than I...

ME: A new Ant Man movie? Cool, I’ll probably wait for streaming, though.
INTERNET: OMG THIS MOVIE IS THE WORST
ME: I liked it more than I thought I would, hooray for low expectations!

ME: A new Spiderverse movie? I loved the first one so much, I don’t want to get my hopes up too high.
INTERNET: IS THIS THE GREATEST SUPERHERO MOVIE OF ALL TIME, OR THE GREATEST FILM FULL-STOP
ME: oh no

Working on character designs for a project that's so far off it's not even a project yet. But I'm learning that when my brain is...

Working on character designs for a project that's so far off it's not even a project yet. But I'm learning that when my brain is tugging on its leash I can either fight it and accomplish nothing at all, or let it run wild and have some fun.

Hey, everyone! If you're going to Emerald City Comic Con this weekend, you'll find me at table E-21 in Artist Alley! Or, at least,...

Hey, everyone! If you're going to Emerald City Comic Con this weekend, you'll find me at table E-21 in Artist Alley! Or, at least, you might if you're very persistent. The show is at the rad new Convention Center building downtown, artist alley is on the second floor, and my table is in there somewhere, as shown on the extremely helpful map below.

(CW: small and unhelpful convention floor map)

In a fit of rage, Cheesefries just said an idea was "the futhermucking worst," angrily using a new swear word he learned while...

In a fit of rage, Cheesefries just said an idea was "the futhermucking worst," angrily using a new swear word he learned while working the con with me this weekend. We tried SO HARD to keep a straight face.

And to all my Seattle friends, don't worry, I'll be at Emerald City in a few weeks too. But seriously, you should all come down to...

And to all my Seattle friends, don't worry, I'll be at Emerald City in a few weeks too. But seriously, you should all come down to Portland this weekend and party with us anyway, FANEXPO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpoportland/comic-creators/

Look for me at table P42 among the comics folks rather than the authors (the first time I did a FanExpo I was pushing Conspiracy Friends...

Look for me at table P42 among the comics folks rather than the authors (the first time I did a FanExpo I was pushing Conspiracy Friends real hard so I think I'm still on their list as a comics guest?)

Portland pals! I'll be at Fan Expo this weekend at the convention center, signing my books and hawkin' my wares. The Canadian...

Portland pals! I'll be at Fan Expo this weekend at the convention center, signing my books and hawkin' my wares. The Canadian FanExpo folks basically took over a bunch of Wizard World cons, which suits me just fine (Wizard World shows were never my favorite, but every time I've done Fan Expo in Vancouver I've had an absolute blast).

Dawn Marie isn't on Mastodon, so I'ma send her all this in a text message or something, but I love her more today than I did back...

Dawn Marie isn't on Mastodon, so I'ma send her all this in a text message or something, but I love her more today than I did back then, which I already thought was the absolute maximum, being with her has literally expanded my capacity for love. I have no idea what the next fifteen years will bring, but as long as I get to spend them with you, I'll freakin' take 'em.

(You can see us above at Cyclops in Belltown, where, according to the photographic evidence, they apparently served pre-teens? Seriously,...

(You can see us above at Cyclops in Belltown, where, according to the photographic evidence, they apparently served pre-teens? Seriously, how was this only 15 years ago? As of this Saturday we are also the parents of an eight-year-old, WHAT IS TIME)

Fifteen years ago today I met up with some girl who posted an ad on Craigslist, and I guess that all went pretty well? I was living in...

Fifteen years ago today I met up with some girl who posted an ad on Craigslist, and I guess that all went pretty well? I was living in Tacoma and working at the ACLU in Seattle (a job that I also found on Craigslist, along with the apartment I was living in at the time and a really good washer/dryer), and she also worked downtown so we started hanging out, like, A LOT.

DriveThruRPG is giving away digital copies of my first book, ZOMBOCALYPSE NOW, as a special Halloween treat! Right now! Go grab your free...

DriveThruRPG is giving away digital copies of my first book, ZOMBOCALYPSE NOW, as a special Halloween treat! Right now! Go grab your free copy and check out all the other cool stuff on sale for their big October sale thing!

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/featured.php?promotion_id=DTRPG_Treats_2022&fbclid=IwAR39E-Wz9tpf1jleeytYJqElhBO_eWO2tfTzYJ-Br8WERKmNyOXGE3Jyi3Y

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY TO MESpellmonkeys book one: Tavern Rats is out today!Tavern Rats is my love letter to old-school tabletop RPGs, and to...

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY TO ME

Spellmonkeys book one: Tavern Rats is out today!

Tavern Rats is my love letter to old-school tabletop RPGs, and to the new generation of players who’ve discovered the hobby and made it their own. It’s diverse, casually queer, and full of joy (even when the characters themselves are miserable, which, I’m not gonna lie, is kind of a lot).

Go read the first chapter on my website for free! https://www.youngmark.com/tavern-rats-preview/

Or, just buy it? The paperback is $15 and the ebook is $5 (which means you can literally start reading it like three clicks from now if you are READY TO GO): https://amzn.to/3zfiW4q

Also, you can read the first chapter free on my website RIGHT NOW (or, you know, whenever you get a chance)...

Also, you can read the first chapter free on my website RIGHT NOW (or, you know, whenever you get a chance) https://www.youngmark.com/tavern-rats-preview/

New book alert: My fantasy/humor romp, Tavern Rats, comes out in two weeks! Preorder up now (for the ebook, anyway. Paperback drops whenever...

New book alert: My fantasy/humor romp, Tavern Rats, comes out in two weeks! Preorder up now (for the ebook, anyway. Paperback drops whenever Amazon feels like it, probably two weeks-ish but who even knows) https://amzn.to/3J9fhtC

Editorial assistant at Booklist emailed me to say I forgot to attach the PDF of the book I submitted for review and I should send it to his...

Editorial assistant at Booklist emailed me to say I forgot to attach the PDF of the book I submitted for review and I should send it to his personal email which I will have to do later as I am currently dead

Loved everything about the She Hulk trailer except the CGI. Like, Marvel, it's supposed to be the X-men that are uncanny, bruh

Loved everything about the She Hulk trailer except the CGI. Like, Marvel, it's supposed to be the X-men that are uncanny, bruh

Covid-free! Thanks for the messages of support, y'all. We're all finally testing negative again, and Cheesefries is back in school...

Covid-free! Thanks for the messages of support, y'all. We're all finally testing negative again, and Cheesefries is back in school after a week and a half. Am I going to go see a movie in a theater this afternoon for the first time in 2-1/2 years as a post-quarantine treat? Maybe!

Okay, so I’m starting to figure this mastodon thing out, and so far it feels like a pretty good fit for me, social-media-wise. Thinking...

Okay, so I’m starting to figure this mastodon thing out, and so far it feels like a pretty good fit for me, social-media-wise. Thinking about migrating to a smaller instance more catered to my interests, and found one where I think I’d fit pretty well, but it’s not open to randos, apparently. So now I just need to… make a friend there and ask for an invite, I guess? SOCIAL ANXIETY SURMOUNTING POWERS, ACTIVATE

Also why is my hand so big in this picture it's like a ms. marvel thing actually that's kind of rad

Also why is my hand so big in this picture it's like a ms. marvel thing actually that's kind of rad

Here's my new author photo, now I just have to author something so I can actually use it? Hey remember when I wrote books that's...

Here's my new author photo, now I just have to author something so I can actually use it? Hey remember when I wrote books that's still a thing right