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THE GHOSTKEEPER got a Kirkus starred review today!! 🤩 👻 🤩

FULL REVIEW

PREORDER NOW

#artists on tumblr #comics #the ghostkeeper #ya comics #graphic novel #kirkus reviews #johannamation #ghosts #illustration

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In my personal (correct) headcanon, these parties have definitely run into each other during their dungeoneering.

Glazed and lo-res, of course, but I'll have prints available at C2E2, Artist alley booth X-17 ⚔️🍲

#dungeon meshi #frieren: beyond journey's end #fanart #loz totk #tears of the kingdom #delicious in dungeon #sousou no frieren

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15 days left, and not even halfway funded yet 😭😭

Please help us make this book a reality! It’s got an incredible team of indie artists/writers who are SUPER passionate, and we really wanna share our sci-fi stories w you!

Also 88 pages of comics for $15 is a STEAL!!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paulcarroll/wish-upon-a-star-0/

#comics #sci fi #comic anthology #fairy tales #indie comics

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LOOK WHAT ARRIVED TODAY ✨

The Chrono gang are coming with me to C2E2!!!

(Leftovers will go up in my shop when the con season is over)

#chrono trigger #con artist #artist alley #johannamation #fanart #artists on tumblr #illustration #keychain #vograce

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Felt like making something cute for Valentines / Galentines weekend 💕 Orange, chocolate, and angel-food flavors <3

I made the cat-loafs into printable cards! You get all 3 color variations in PDF form, with cut-lines included so you can print them at home, for the price of one coffee, or pay-what-you-want!

🐱 ko-fi.com/s/cfdb23e2b2 🐱

#illustration #valentines day #valentines day cards #galentines day #cats #cats of tumblr #all you need is love #all you need is loaf #cat loaf

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I won't have time to do proper hourly comics day today, but this is pretty much how most of my days have gone lately

#hourly comics day #hourly comics day 2024 #vent #johannamation #comicart

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I REALLY don’t love supporting them over indie stores, but Amazon and B&N preorders make the biggest difference in a book’s overall success. Those numbers can literally make or break a debut graphic novel.

THE GHOSTKEEPER is a story about letting go of the weight of others’ burdens, being kind to yourself, and moving on.

I don’t want to sound like I’m begging. It’s just so hard for new books to get reach, without intervention from the algo gods.

And this book contains my whole heart.

I really hope you’ll grab a copy. 🤍🤍

Amazon: HERE

B&N: HERE

#graphic novel #ya fantasy #ya comics #victorian #the ghostkeeper #johannamation #artists on tumblr #comics

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For the FIRST TIME EVER, I am listing my BARD TO THE BONE ENAMEL PINS on my kofi shop!! 🎻✨

It's the perfect accessory for the nerdy bard in your life!

(US residents only--it's too expensive for me to ship internationally rn, sorry!!! 😭)

🎵 ko-fi.com/s/aa0f2986bd 🎵

#bard #enamel pin #johannamation #dnd #ttrpg #dnd merch #bard to the bone #artists on tumblr #con artist #artist on kofi

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Hey all! There's a preorder sale happening at B&N this week!

You could use it to preorder my upcoming graphic novel about sad ghosts and the lad who wants to help them all! 👻

LET'S GO!

#artists on tumblr #the ghostkeeper #graphic novel #comics #comic artist #penguin teen #ya fantasy #victorian #ya graphic novel

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We will break away together

I'll be the shadow, you'll be the light Nothing ever lasts forever

We will go softly into the night 🎵

(Sorry abt the quality--I have to Glaze things now ;_; )

BUY A PRINT: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/johannamation/

HI-RES DOWNLOADABLE: https://ko-fi.com/johannamation

#tloz #totk #totk spoilers #fanart #zelda #tears of the kingdom #illustration #johannamation #artists on tumblr #the band ghost #glaze

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“I’m turning forty in August. Three kids, full time job. All my kids are under the age of seven. The amount of mental energy it takes, you know, juggling all of them and the constant questions about nothing. I mean, mom is busy, please, just give me a second. My husband tells me that it’s just the season we’re in. We’ll get back to it. But I just want it to slow down so I can pause and breathe. Everything just changes so fast, you know? When you’re a little kid, and you turn into a teenager, it’s like: ‘Oh, I’m changing now.’ But you’ve been coached. You’re prepared for it. Then you go from teenager to college. That’s a big change. Then from college into your twenties, still changing. But at some point you kinda feel like I’m an adult, and I’m done. But you just keep going. It’s like oh shit, no, no, I’m going to keep changing. And these aren’t like the earlier changes. These aren’t the ones you get to plan for. Well some of them are, like: ‘We’re moving to a new place.’ Or ‘I’m going to get a new job.’ Those you can be ready for. But as you get older shit starts getting thrown at you that you’re not planning for. Dodgeballs. And you’ve just got to pivot. And all of the sudden you realize, that moment in time, right before the dodgeball, that was the last time you saw the old you. And you didn’t even get to say goodbye.”

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THE MAKING OF THE GHOSTKEEPER: The Book Cover

Tomorrow's post for the Ghostly Coterie is something I'm super excited about:

The making of the front cover of THE GHOSTKEEPER!

I show EVERY STEP of the process (8 passes, 3 years), from pitch to final product, including the feedback I got from my editor on what makes a strong book cover design!

Join the Coterie: https://www.ko-fi.com/johannamation/tiers

#illustration #bookcover #bookart #graphic novel #ya fantasy #artists on tumblr #penguinteen #the ghostkeeper #tutorial

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Zelda TOTK is my Game of the Year 2023, because it has this Spooky Statue Guy in it.

#totk #zelda totk #tears of the kingdom #fanart #artists on tumblr #fan comic #johannamation

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✨ New blog post is up on my coffee-land! ✨

I have a whole backlog of these over there! Available to read for all one-time and monthly supporters! <3

#kofi #artists on tumblr #blog #johannamation #comics #graphicnovels #newsletter #support small artists #meet the artist #comic artist

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Being a freelance creator in 2023 is like having dozens of irons in a fire at all times—except it’s impossible to tell how long before any of the irons are ready, how hot the fire is, or whether the fire is even still lit.

#aint that just the way #illustration #freelance #content creator #artist life #johannamation #artists on tumblr

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Can't wait until THE GHOSTKEEPER comes out next summer?

I've got 2 ART BOOKS you can read RIGHT NOW, in the meantime! A grand total of *80 pages* worth of art, process, and lore of my silly little D&D OCs, spanning 2018-2019!

Now available in my kofi shop!

#illustration #artists on tumblr #dungeons and dragons #support small artists #art book #ko fi support #buy me a kofi #johannamation

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COVER REVEAL!!

It's finally time! THE GHOSTKEEPER is finally open for preorders!! My debut YA graphic novel hits shelves on July 23, 2024!

Preorder here! 👇

#TheGhostkeeper #illustration #johannamation #comics #graphic novel #ya fantasy #comic artist #penguin teen #penguin random house #artists on tumblr