by jdsmeaton | Sep 2, 2025 | Awesome Things, Recommendations
1. Grumpy Monkey animated David Probst Jr. animated Grumpy Monkey over on his Instagram. Pretty crazy what awesomeness some folks do in their free time. Grumpy Monkey Animated Behind the scenes. See how he did it. 2. Something You Can Read Now Sugar Shack, the...
by jdsmeaton | Aug 18, 2025 | 3 Questions With...
3 Questions With… Juan E. Zambrano Juan is a Venezuelan artist who’s work popped up on my Instagram feed at some point. I was immediately charmed by his stylish cartoons of birds and tropical wildlife. When he posted about his upcoming graphic novel about a...
by jdsmeaton | Aug 5, 2025 | News, Recommendations
1. Instagram Art Crush: Marguerite Sauvage Marguerite Sauvage follows me on Instagram?! Okay, I’ll admit, I probably think this is way cooler than any of you do. Something like 15 years ago, I came across Marguerite’s work online. She’s a French illustrator whose...
by jdsmeaton | Jul 16, 2025 | 3 Questions With...
3 Questions With… Jen Wang I’ve been reading Jen’s books for years. I don’t recall how I initially came across her work but I read her first graphic novel Koko Be Good about a year after it came out in 2010. I’ve been following her work ever since. Her art is...
by jdsmeaton | Jul 16, 2025 | Awesome Things, Recommendations
6 Great Finds for Comic-Loving Kids I’m so glad you’re reading this! While this newsletter is written for adults like you, it’s really for kids—your readers, your students, your own kids. Each month, I share the best kid-comic (and adjacent) things I come across:...
