Jeff Larkin

Today at 12:30 pm EST, I'll be leading a free roundtable @KidsComicsUnite, teaching tips and tricks to maximize your workflow in @ClipStudioPaint. Its open to artists of all levels, so join us as we explore this awesome illustration and comics software! kids-comics-unite.mn.co/sign_in?from=h…

@JncM333 Thanks Jessie! Survived rabies run-ins twice now, that’ll do! Good luck with your bunny and butterfly story!

@jefflarkinart Wow so interesting! I’m assuming you survived it! 😜 Very cool pitch!

Bitten by a mad muskrat and rushed to the hospital, 9 year old Jeff fights the pain of rabies shots by fantasizing he’s a race car driver in a very unusual Indy 500. A comic and mostly true memoir about a kid’s recognition of his own mortality. #KidLitPit #MG #GN #MEM

@BrigittaBlair Thanks a lot Brigitta, that’s really kind, it means a lot!

Jeff's humor is unmatched. Highly recommend giving his graphic novel a look!

@kenrolston This is really fun Ken! The facepaw in the final panel has me excited to turn the page... look forward to that day!

@bob_thibeault Your cover and these pages look great, Bob! Look forward to the day I can read this in its entirity!

@Dance4truth Looks great and sounds like an engaging read! Good luck!

@ghostlysloth This looks so good Alondra! Best with all the querying!

Ride On x The Prince and the Dressmaker After expressing their genderfluidity during the last few days of school, Anibal has to spend their summer with their estranged, charro tio Hernan who has a secret past of his own. #KidLitPit #GN #YA #LGBT #POC #TV #MR

@hbmichaels Dynamic and fun, Hollie! And love your color and light. Look forward to seeing more!

@SarahGilesBooks This is really fun Sarah! Would love to have this book on my shelf!

Bitten by a mad muskrat and rushed to the hospital, 9 yr old Jeff fights the pain of rabies shots by fantasizing he’s a race car driver in a very unusual Indy 500. A comic and mostly true memoir about a kid’s recognition of his own mortality. #KidLitPit #MG #GN #MEM

Heads up to my fellow graphic novelists that registration for the 2023 SCBWI NY Winter Conference is now open, and that there's a special lab featuring Raina Telgemeier,Jen Wang Linda Camacho, and Laurent Linn. Info here: scbwi.org/event-in-perso…

@inkyelbows I really enjoyed this video from @cathygjohn (Cathy G Johnson) in which she talks about the making of her middle grade GN “The Breakaways”: youtube.com/watch?v=Kd-4Bo…

@DavidBruggink Great setup of time, place and characters, and the last panel has me intrigued!

A graphic memoir telling the larger-than-life story of the author's grandfather, from his youth on a farm in Holland to being an “inmate” in Catholic school, from enlisting as a pilot to learning to fly scrappy planes over Singapore and becoming a POW. #KidLitGN #AD #HN #Mem

@BrigittaBlair Thanks Brigitta!

@jefflarkinart Looks great, Jeff! Good luck!!

Bitten by a muskrat, 9-year-old Jeff fights his fear of death, and the pain of rabies shots, by fantasizing he’s a driver in the Indy 500. CLUTCH is a funny and mostly true memoir about race-car-driving rodents and a kid’s recognition of his own mortality. #KidLitGN #MG #MEM #HA

@AshleeW01921732 A clear, pithy desciption of what looks to be a fun and interesting story! And cool title!

@glenviggi Lots of fun Glen! And love your lighting!

What's NOT to love about a box of fuzzy, friendly creatures?! Getting freaked by their number of legs? Meerie sure isn't, and she's on a first-name basis with just about every marvelous entity hiding out in our dimension. #KidLitGN #MG #HA #FA #PA

@Hannahcomb So much to look at Hannah, great work!

@bob_thibeault Sounds and looks great Bob! Love the colors and expressions!

@hbmichaels Love the character design and progression through the spread Hollie! Look forward to seeing more =:oD