Raina Telgemeier

Accidentally took a half-year bluesky break (forgot my password, etc) during which we announced that I came out of Baby-sitters Club retirement. SUPER SPECIAL # 1: BABY-SITTERS ON BOARD! (Co-illustrated with @galegalligan.bsky.social!!) is coming your way 9/15/26! goraina.com/blog/2026/6/...

Bunt! Is soooo fun, you’re in for a treat if you are reading for the first time!

It’s @charmgardens.com, color wizard

Gale’s take (and the whole thread) are worth digging into. Please don’t undervalue the time, effort, and expertise it takes to make graphic novels!! Zhuzhing up AI-generated content is not gonna get anyone where they want to go *terrible Ferrari metaphor goes here*

There are lots of librarians and educators who are just getting into comics. If they look at these awards and notice the team credits, it's an opportunity for them to understand a bit more about what we do -- information that they can pass on to their readers!

Fresh Start would not be the same without Karen's gorgeous colors!!! I'm so glad that @libcomix.bsky.social is using this opportunity to shine a light on how people make comics.

Hello. They are going to try to fuck with your vote, and we are NOT going to let them. Last week I pinged my friend Dana Chisnell, who knows how elections work, and said "Hey, let’s make it hard for them to fuck with us.” Today, we are very proud to announce the HOW TO VOTE zine. howtovote.tips

Happy Baby-Sitters On Board day to all - congrats @goraina.bsky.social & @galegalligan.bsky.social !!

This interview was so much fun!

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did bluesky hear about Miss Teen Indiana’s Garfield costume

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If you missed the solar eclipse, this is what it looked like:

Amazing strip from Laura Park in the New Yorker about the French heat wave: newyorker.com/culture/arti...

Fellow authors who are looking for advice about school visits, Jarrett is a wealth of good info!!

I love how @goraina.bsky.social, @dansantat.bsky.social, and me (front and center) are like a tiny delegation of visiting Hobbits from the Kid Lit Shire at The Council of Elrond. Once I get a higher res image and more info, I'll include the full list of these Eisner winners. What a night it was!

SDCC!!!!

My one SDCC event today! Come see me and @yesimhotinthis.bsky.social chop it up at 10am!

As if PDX couldn’t get any cooler! 😍

This is… everything I could possibly want

ALA!! Sat 6/27 12:45-1:30pm Hoopla Signing & Q&A Session w/ Gale Galligan! Location: Booth #4416 2:00-3:00pm Signing w/ Gale Galligan! Location: Scholastic Booth #3615 Sun 6/28 12:30-12:50pm Chess Tournament w/ Thien Pham & Steve Sheinkin…I’m the emcee?? Location: Activation Zone

This is my Saturday schedule for ALA too, turns out! Come get a ⚡️signed ARC⚡️ of my & Gale’s forthcoming Baby-sitters Club graphic novel!!!

During our spring tour for The Cartoonists Club, @goraina.bsky.social and I presented to several hundred families in Evanston. A more peaceful, beautiful setting would be hard to imagine.

This is the last chance to get tickets for our BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR! Meet bestselling author @goraina.bsky.social and legendary creator @scottmccloud.bsky.social on Saturday, October 26th at 6 pm at the Glendale Performing Arts Center. Tickets here: bit.ly/cartoonists-...

Awww, Thanks Everybody❣️ What a privilege to share this honor with the great @goraina.bsky.social—AND to share the spotlight with our wonderful co-nominees: @tonyweaverjr.bsky.social, @rrremylai.bsky.social, @whitneygardner.bsky.social, @kamigarcia.bsky.social, Brittney Williams, & Kay O'Neil!

Tony Weaver Jr. Is Promoting Literacy, Raising Mental Health Awareness and Combatting Racism — All Through Comics #GraphicMedicine www.today.com/popculture/b...

My latest graphic novel, Flip, is out tomorrow! ✨

HIRE RAY!!! They are so good, dedicated, and professional. I truly love working with them!!

I like to close out my talks sometimes by trying to draw my least favorite things as quickly as possible (horse, hands, car 😒). A note arrived after one of these talks. I love it to bits. It’s going on a wall.

Listen up, fans of kids' graphic novels! 📣 Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud, creators of THE CARTOONISTS CLUB, will join us for an off-site event Tuesday, October 21st! The event will take place at Town Hall Seattle, starting at 6 pm (doors open at 5 pm). Get your tickets soon! 💙📚

“To allow kids to see themselves as a creator, not in the model of somebody else, but in what inspires them and what makes them want to be storytellers.” @goraina.bsky.social #libcomix www.tcj.com/what-do-you-...

Wonderful news, but a big surprise for me; I didn't think we were even eligible for 2025! 🎉

As someone who has lived my whole adult life in cities deemed “dangerous”—NYC, NOLA, and SF—I think a lot about how dense cities require patience, calm, and tolerance in the midst of social difference, which are of course exactly the civic virtues that the right resents being told to cultivate.

this thread (in response to colin kaepernick's "make comics with AI" venture) is just spot on. for extra context, great coverage from the beat and popverse last year: www.comicsbeat.com/colin-kaeper... www.thepopverse.com/comics-colin...

HARD CO-SIGN!!! Pencil, paper, done.

i just did a workshop with kids about making comics. emphasized that ANYONE can make comics. you don't have to be a "good" artist. you find a story that matches your art style and you do it and it's awesome. and a kid who NEVER PARTICIPATES got out from under a desk and PARTICIPATED and had a blast.

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More dates for The Cartoonists Club tour are live with ticket links! Come see @scottmccloud.bsky.social and I in Seattle, Vancouver, Los Angeles, and Santa Cruz in October! kids.scholastic.com/kid/books/bo...

I launched my webcomic today! 🚀✨ VALOR is a sci-fi comic about a team of salvage operators who grapple with what it means to be human after discovering an illegal humanoid robot abandoned on a derelict transport ship. I'd be so delighted if you check it out!!! :3 valorbot.webcomic.ws

🧵Loved The Cartoonists Club by @goraina.bsky.social and @scottmccloud.bsky.social ! It’s a ‘how to’ disguised as fiction for kids. A love letter to making comics. The comics community is one of those where everyone involved is there because they truly love comics. This graphic novel… #KidsGN📚💬

From Zine to Comics Queen! Raina Telgemeier's Origin Story Enjoy this interview with Raina from the archives! I position these episodes as evergreen, so you and your readers may learn about how their favorite book creators got their start! m.youtube.com/watch?v=4bsp...

I aim to leave everyone in tears 😘