D. Bethel

Californian Comicker/Professor/Podcaster. I write. I draw. I record audio. I teach writing to university students. Read my comic at LongJohnComic.com.

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A process video with commentary of the Furiosa fanart from last week!

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My workspace is a mess, but a mess where I know where everything I need is. Controlled chaos, I guess. I’m just happy it’s getting a lot of use right now.

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Some Furiosa fan art for fun.

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Playing around in the iPad with a drawing of the X-Men’s biggest nerd, Hank McCoy aka Beast.

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Happy belated Batman Day.

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Chapter 5 of Long John is available right now for a mere $8!

Long John, Volume 5 - "Parting Gift" | Shop Co.

Long John, Volume 5 collects the entirety of Chapter 5, "Parting Gift." The collection features exclusive art (not comic content) by D. Beth

There’s also a 5-Book Bundle for only $35 (a $5 savings)!

$35 5-Book Bundle | Shop Co.

This is an exclusive collection of all 5 volumes of Long John bundled together at a discounted price. Each order includes physical copies of

All the books are also available as e-books at Gumroad, too! Only $5 a pop for these digital versions!

D. Bethel Comics & Art

D. Bethel is the creator of the webcomic, Long John. Read it today at LongJohnComic.com

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Chapter 5 announcement tomorrow. Stay tuned.

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Just doing the best we can is the best we can do today. It’s not supposed to drop below 100 F until after 9pm. Stay safe Northern California.

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A new video of digital pencils for a page in the upcoming fifth chapter of Long John. In the commentary, I talk a bit about the process of drawing background characters.

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A quick look at my digital pencilling process for a big splash page in the upcoming Long John, Volume 5. The commentary covers the idea for the page and how I go from digital pencils to physical inks.

Here is the finished page:

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I got this amazing homage to the original cover of Long John, Volume 1, as a sketch cover to the ashcan preview of the upcoming action ‘90s-inspired book, Dead Blood, by D. B. Andry and Christopher Alvarez. I love this awesome drawing and the book looks rad as hell! I can’t wait for the full book to drop!

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The reveal of the cover and title for the next Long John book!

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It's been a long, twisted road to get here––and I've had to keep it quiet the whole time––but it's finally been announced: my comic, Long John, is in development as an animated series at FX:

Chris Pine Q&A: The Barry Linen Co-Founder On Ramping Up His Banner’s Slate, His Directing Debut On ‘Poolman’, Potential Captain Kirk Return

EXCLUSIVE: To most movie stars, having two movies dropping within seven days of each other would seem like they are plenty busy, but for Chr

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Here’s a time-lapse video—with commentary!—of my two most recently posted drawings: the Jacob Marley from the end of 2021 and the Long John New Year’s drawing from the beginning of this year.

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Happy New Year!

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A Jacob Marley for this holiday season.

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@kyrun49 and I had a little sketching challenge yesterday during the very fun Pull Up a Chair Expo yesterday. The first prompt was Wolverine, the second was Moon Knight. Mine were done using Procreate on the iPad Pro, Kyrun kept it traditional.