Freelance designer / cartoonist. Organiser of WIP Comics and the Hackney Comic + Zine Fair. Design » https://www.joe-stone.co.uk/ Comics » https://www.joestonecomics.co.uk/ Social » https://linktr.ee/joe.stonehttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3mgcyn7jnfc2fThe Ditto you play as in Pokopia runs like the kids from Weapons and it makes me laugh every time.05 Mar 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcyn7jnfc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3m4ni25td7k23I've made a new book with the very funny and clever Matthew Dooley, the fourth in our Split series where we both do 50% of it and slap it together. It will be available at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social in the Bubbleboy Hall on table F12, or you can pre-order it here: splitcomic.bigcartel.com02 Nov 2025 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ni25td7k23https://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3lxyw4tca4227I've got just one copy of my comic Five Months on Earth left in stock at the moment. I'll probably do a reprint for Thought Bubble, but if you want to grab a copy now then it's available right here: https://www.joestonecomics.co.uk/shop/fivemonthsonearth04 Sep 2025 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxyw4tca4227https://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3lx5iyt4b2s2cI'll be hanging out at @goshcomics.bsky.social next Saturday Aug 30th for Goshfest. It's going to be a whole day of amazing artists selling their stuff. I'll be there at 12pm hanging out with some other cool people. Not to be missed.24 Aug 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx5iyt4b2s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3lvvkukhle22zThe new @wipcomics.bsky.social Anthology Kickstarter is now live. I've got a two-pager in there, but there is so much good stuff in this one and it's a really fun theme and format, you do not want to miss out. You can (and should) back it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mike-armstrong/the-new-wip-comics-anthology08 Aug 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvvkukhle22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3lqzpd44kjc2fOnce again I'll be contributing to the @wipcomics.bsky.social Anthology. It'll be launching on Kickstarter SOON, so be sure to follow the pre-launch page now for notifications when it kicks off. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mike-armstrong/the-new-wip-comics-anthology07 Jun 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqzpd44kjc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3lo4etteikc2cI did a bunch of design work and a tiny bit of drawing for Acid Box, the new sci-fi graphic novel soon to be published by @averyhill.bsky.social and made by a dream team of creators led by @sarakenney.bsky.social. It's coming soon to Kickstarter, so follow it now to be notified when it launches! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/averyhillpublishing/acid-box-a-stunning-sci-fi-graphic-novel?ref=3ijoj601 May 2025 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4etteikc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3lbps6sh5pk2jThere are some excellent creators involved in this, and comics anthologies are essential to the small press scene and a great way to discover new favourites. Back it if you are able. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Nov 2024 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbps6sh5pk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3lbowmhvznk2jIf you missed out on getting a copy of me and Matthew Dooley's new comic SPORT at Thought Bubble then fear not, it's now available to buy online. The third book in this format we've done, it's been described as "another hit" and "witty". Buy it now from splitcomic.bigcartel.com24 Nov 2024 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbowmhvznk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3lapjx7yuh22cI'll be at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this year, once again tabling with the mighty talented Matthew Dooley. We also have a new split book out called SPORT. Come and find us on table C29 in the Travelling Man hall and we will sell it to you!12 Nov 2024 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lapjx7yuh22chttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3kysk4jn7oz2tHello. I've got a two page comics in new WIP Comics anthology, which is currently on Kickstarter. A lot of people have put a lot of effort into these books, so please consider backing them and sharing the campaign around with any other comic-minded people. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joestone/tall-tales-and-short-stories-new-wip-comics-anthologies03 Aug 2024 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kysk4jn7oz2thttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3kersx76r3a2rDoes anyone think there is a market for a bi-annual, 50ish page comic anthology featuring a mix of new and established talent? Sort of like what Dirty Rotten Comix was doing five or six years ago. Because I have some ideas.22 Nov 2023 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kersx76r3a2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3keagxn2hhd2tMy new autobiographical comic Five Months on Earth is now available to buy online. You can get the physical or digital versions of it right here: www.joestonecomics.co.uk/shop15 Nov 2023 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3keagxn2hhd2thttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3kdjkevzaoh2qI'll be at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend on table C16 in the Redshirt Hall. Come by to grab a copy of my new book AND another bonus item I have planned. I'll also be next to WIP Comics who will have the new anthology we put together on sale for the first time.06 Nov 2023 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdjkevzaoh2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3kd4tory2gh2bMy new comic is called Five Months on Earth, and it's a deeply personal story about having a mental health crisis and the cat that helped me regain my balance. Warning: IT'S SAD! It will be debuting at Thought Bubble, or you can pre-order a copy here: https://www.joestonecomics.co.uk/shop/fivemonthsonearth01 Nov 2023 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kd4tory2gh2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3kd2fzlckhr2tI've got a new autobiographical comic coming out at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this year. It's a very personal one and a stylistically very different to every other comic I've ever made. Who should I be sending review copies out to?31 Oct 2023 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kd2fzlckhr2thttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3kd2fdootth2sSome nice words about the Cartography I made for @colossivepress.bsky.social over on @brokenfrontier.bsky.social. You should buy a copy! They are only £2! https://www.brokenfrontier.com/colossive-cartographies-49-and-50/31 Oct 2023 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kd2fdootth2shttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3kahitw4lvl2sDoes anyone have recommendations on the best card envelopes to post a standard US Comic sized Trade Paperback style graphic novel?28 Sep 2023 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kahitw4lvl2shttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3ka7ogf6b5m23Deleting all my Tweets from Twitter, so reposting some that I liked here for prosperity. Firstly, the coolphabet: the time I re-arranged the alphabet in order of how cool each letter is, from most cool to least cool (slightly updated from it's initial inception). XZQKYVOWSTRJUMNCBILFEDGAHP25 Sep 2023 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ka7ogf6b5m23https://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3k7vsftuf5j2sThe new WIP Comics anthology is almost ready. Still a bit of tidying up to do and some last design tweaks, but we're close. Here's a snippet from my autobiographical contribution.21 Sep 2023 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7vsftuf5j2shttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3k76zhhaf5d27Planning to enter the First Graphic Novel Prize, and I'm at the point now I completely hate my comic, my hand hurts from drawing and am wondering why I wasted my time making it at all… so I guess it's ready to submit.12 Sep 2023 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3k76zhhaf5d27https://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3k73gpfklgs2cI’m currently lying in bed awake at 2.20am being kept awake by the noises of my blinds tapping against the window frame (but it’s too hot to close the windows) and all I can think is how you should buy the Colossive Cartography I made for @colossivepress.bsky.social recently.11 Sep 2023 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3k73gpfklgs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/joestone.bsky.social/post/3k6lypb7o4h23Doing some late night lettering.04 Sep 2023 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:hidwa4enuw7kqbqddx3jzig2/app.bsky.feed.post/3k6lypb7o4h23