Abs Bailey
Cartoonist + indie comics fanboy
Broken Frontier's Six to Watch Alumni
MOTHER 🦠
ZEBEDEE & THE VALENTINES 🎸
SWIM 🐟
contact me here👇
www.abscomics.com
- Reposted by Abs BaileyIt's time! The new #BF6toWatch are here! Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2026 – Spotlighting the Work of Daisy Crouch @starspilli.bsky.social, Francis Todd, Jua OK!, Shri Gunasekara, Skai Campbell AKA Skhoshbell @skhoshbell.bsky.social and Yu-Ching Chiu. www.brokenfrontier.com/six-small-pr...
- MOTHER has been nominated for 3(!!) categories in the Broken Frontier Awards 2025 🤯 If you'd like to read my ~award nomimated~ comic you can grab it digitally and physically here! ko-fi.com/abscomics/shop
- Vote now in the Broken Frontier Awards 2025! Nominees for 'Best Artist' are: @abscomics.bsky.social, Anna Readman, @donyatodd.bsky.social, @keezyyoung.bsky.social and @decassette.bsky.social. #BFAwards25 Online voting form here: www.brokenfrontier.com/introducing-...
- Reposted by Abs BaileyAlso congrats to @abscomics.bsky.social (creator of the brilliant Zebedee and the Valentines) for the nominations for Mother and also again to @paulcornell.bsky.social for his brilliant non-fiction book on The Avengers in the '70s! And well done to all of the other nominees!
- in some frankly bonkers company here 🤯 check out the awards and go vote!!
- Vote now in the Broken Frontier Awards 2025! Nominees for 'Best Artist' are: @abscomics.bsky.social, Anna Readman, @donyatodd.bsky.social, @keezyyoung.bsky.social and @decassette.bsky.social. #BFAwards25 Online voting form here: www.brokenfrontier.com/introducing-...
- Reposted by Abs BaileyDEAD HORSES - a feline lesboviolence fantasy western about getting what you deserve 🐛Available now on physical + digital 🐛 www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4... freya-jn.itch.io/dead-horses
- i've really loved seeing people's thought bubble hauls so here's mine!! this will keep me busy for a while i'll name creators below in case you see something you like!👇
- this is everyone - mostly in order!!
- had an incredible time at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend!! naturally i forgot to take many photos, but it was great to catch up with pals and meet some internet comic people irl!! equally exhausted and inspired. i can't wait to make more comics!
- i forgot to post here all weekend but i'm at thought bubble! you still have 2hrs to swing by comixology hall c4b!!
- sold out of mother but i have many other wares
- literally begging my day job to not get crazy stressful this week and let me go to a single comic thing without a fried brain lmao 😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫
- i'm at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend! comixology hall c4b i'll have the print debut of MOTHER, a second brand new mini-comic (a queer adaptation of keats' la belle dame sans merci), my avery hill books, old classics, plus all my usual printed tat
- and a limited number of fish guys!
- Reposted by Abs BaileyTHOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH review! Mother – The Oozing Body Horror of @abscomics.bsky.social Abs Bailey’s Graphic Novel is a Sight to Behold. @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social #ThoughtBubbleatBF25 www.brokenfrontier.com/mother-abs-b...
- a lovely review of MOTHER from broken frontier for your consideration 🦠 BF's reviews are always so attentive and vividly worded, it's such a treat to see one about your own work
- THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH review! Mother – The Oozing Body Horror of @abscomics.bsky.social Abs Bailey’s Graphic Novel is a Sight to Behold. @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social #ThoughtBubbleatBF25 www.brokenfrontier.com/mother-abs-b...
- if you're going to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend, you should check out broken frontier's wonderful ongoing TB coverage here www.brokenfrontier.com/tag/thought-... lots of work here that i wasn't aware of before, but is now on my TBubs shopping list 🙌
- i adopted a landfill-destined hi-fi system over the summer and my new favourite hobby is listening to music very loudly
- i get a little giddy every time someone sees this comic and says 'ew nasty!' 🥹
- We just got copies of Mother in by @abscomics.bsky.social ! When Sylvie notices a patch of mould growing on her body she decides to raise it as her child. This is a bright, colourful and occasionally mildly disgusting look at motherhood, responsibility and somebody who clearly doesn't wash.
- Reposted by Abs BaileyTonight! Our online @goshcomics.bsky.social & Broken Frontier Drink & Draw @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Special starts at 7.30pm GMT. 3 drawing themes over 3 rounds. You post your interpretations of each theme. Look for the #GoshBFDD hashtag. More info at link. www.brokenfrontier.com/drink-and-dr...
- October Round-Up Post is up! 🎃 Thoughts on MCM London 🎃 What I've been working on this month 🎃 Mini-Reviews of the comics I got at the Shortbox Comics Fair! www.abscomics.com/post/mcm-lon...
- i'm SO excited for this. what a cool idea!!
- THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH news! Deadly Knitshade @deadlyknitshade.bsky.social Launches the ‘Very Tiny Comics Anthology’ at Thought Bubble – 25 Minicomics from Top Talents Available from a Vintage Gumball Machine. @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social #ThoughtBubbleatBF25 www.brokenfrontier.com/very-tiny-co...
- a small but mighty shortbox haul this year
- MANY others were on my list but i'm hoping i can stumble across a few of them later IRL 🙏 i like to hunt ex-shortbox comics for sport at conventions lol
- last hour and a half of mcm! (table m16)
- last few hours of mcm!
- i'm at MCM this weekend!! table m-16!! right in the middle of it all 🙌
- Reposted by Abs BaileyMCM London is this weekend ✨ All you need to know to find me there is in this little thread 💪 ✏️Artist Alley table B-21 ✏️I’m hosting Spooky Folk Stamp Rally with @abscomics.bsky.social , @shanefaced.bsky.social , @beastlyworlds.bsky.social and Nana Takeuchi!
- Reposted by Abs BaileyIt feels incredible to be such a sweetie.
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it's time for another quarterly round-up of my writing from 2025. reviews, culture pieces, we won that eisner nomination, tape culture, etc a thread - clocking out of the fish factory for the last time this year 🫡 i painted 60 of these little guys painted for MCM/TBubs over the last month or so... excited to see them go to their new homes... my sons...
- not even questioning the typos here any more, the fish factory has been cruel to my eyes
- does the full stall setup in my living room give away the fact MCM is only one week away, or is it something else?
- writing a new big comic and simultaneously having a great time and a horrible time (but always a fun time)
- it's SO close to being something i'm really excited about
- Reposted by Abs BaileyI am organising direct action against Reform UK to fight against their racist misinformation. Posted more about it over on my insta, but here's the main bits! Find out more: www.instagram.com/sticker_up_f... Grab a PDF of the zine: www.shazleenkhan.shop
- c4b comixology hall! see you in harrogate pals
- WHO LIKES MAPS?! Here are the full maps for all four halls of Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2025, including the full listings of all exhibitors, publishers, guests and more! Take a look: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/maps
- the big spill (how my brain feels right now) #GoshBFDD
- Reposted by Abs BaileyHey everyone! This amazing comic by @pigeonface.bsky.social really needs your help to get over the Kickstarter finish line. Kamila is one of the most exciting indie voices working in the UK and this totally deserves your support. Please back or spread the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pig...
- Something weird is growing... MOTHER will debut in print this autumn convention season 🔬 MCM London 24-26 OCT THOUGHT BUBBLE 15-16 NOV Available online later (while stock lasts)!
- Please support this one folks!! Your bookshelf will be all the better for it (and your eyes will be too, look at those colours!!)🪽
- 10 days left and still 2k to raise for “The Ecstasy of Jenny D”! I believe we can do it but I need your help in making this comic a real thing! Support & share the KS: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pig...
- Reposted by Abs BaileySunday comics KS check! My tiny dream of reaching 2k by the end of the week MIGHT still happen with your help? 👀 Sooo maybe share it with someone who enjoys the camp medieval / bridgerton parody vibe? :> 💌 www.kickstarter.com/projects/pig... / @cartoonist.coop / @brokenfrontier.bsky.social
- new blog post! what i got up to in august 🎸 talking about music, art, and revisiting old drawing processes ✏️ sketchbook pages, new work, process pics 📚 what i read w/ mini reviews from the @ldcomics.bsky.social fair! 🪐 looking back on an old anthology project www.abscomics.com/post/august-...
- this comic is an absolute treat, and is gonna be incredible in colour. highly recommend adding it to your comic collection!!
- KICKSTARTER IS HERE! My new original comic “The Ecstasy of Jenny D” is now LIVE at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pig... I’m so flipping excited to get this book printed! I’ve got some special early bird rewards so follow along :>
- Reposted by Abs Baileydaily art affirmations
- first 10 fish lads painted! only 50 more to go before mid october...
- doing some inking(? pencilling?) for a quick and dirty little mini-comic today
- painting little fish guys today for mcm/tbubs 🐠
- yay, i have an online shop again! digital comics physical comics stickers more stuff coming soon!✨ ko-fi.com/abscomics/shop
- currently uk-only shipping for physical items but you can read the digital stuff from anywhere!
- Reposted by Abs BaileyTime for the comics community to put our money where our mouth is and back Boxes, one of the best indie comic anthologies out there. 2 days to get this over the line - it can be done!
- Reposted by Abs BaileyPlease please please just make your fucking comic. It doesn't have to have mass appeal or be marketable. I'm literally making a comic about gay aztec steampunks. A publisher would laugh me out the door. I still have a budding audience!! And even then! If it brings you joy, make the fucking comic!
- i wish i was reading these comics from the @ldcomics.bsky.social online fair instead of being at my stupid job!! you can read these comics (including mine!) instead of being at YOUR stupid job, but only if you buy them today, because it's the last day of the fair!!!!
- although don't read my comic at your office job because you might get fired. wait until you're home
- sofa-bound (because i walked 40k steps in fashionable but ill-fitting boots) so am going into a DEEP rabbit hole of analogue music options.. i want to be a mp3 boy again
- MOTHER will be in my online store from 1st Aug onwards, but grabbing it directly from the @ldcomics.bsky.social online fair helps evidence a demand for events like this and means more might happen in the future!! 48 hours left! tons of great comics to browse!!!
