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Done for the Upper Deck Batman Metal Sketchcard set that was just released! Looking for a commission, hit up my store at https://fwacata.bigcartel.com or message me here!
It’s been a whirlwind, folks. Between the FWACATA #3 Kickstarter, Chalk the Block, my wife performing in Juárez, and the endless parade of everyday chaos, I’ve barely had time to breathe. I keep telling myself, this week, I’ll catch up.
BUT WE MADE IT!
With 60 hours to go we are fully funded and well over at $639! WHOOO
So some extra’s coming to everybody who backed, and it’s not too late as…
FWACATA #3 the stretch goals are STACKED: 🧟‍♂️ Zombie Years downloads 🥷 Neenjaz full series 🎨 Signed prints, stickers, pins + more Every new goal = more free swag for backers. 👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/Thi...
Support Latine indie comics made with guts and ink.FWACATA #3 hits Kickstarter is LIVE!REZ, PACHANGA, and ZOMBIE YEARS return!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ThisisJuan/fwacata-3-comics-to-the-face?ref=9gnlxm#LatineComics #DIYComics #ComicsKickstarter
FWACATA #3 KICKSTARTER LAUNCHES – A LATINX ANTHOLOGY THAT HITS HARD, HITS DEEP, AND HITS BACK
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
[El Paso, TX ] — FWACATA — pronounced [fwah-KAH-tah], a phonetic variation of the Cuban Spanish fuácata — is a word that can mean POW!, WHAM!, or the sting of sudden impact. It can also describe being completely broke — “estar en la fuácata” — the kind of comic book broke that hits when you can’t stop backing rad indie projects.
But for artist and writer Juan Navarro,…
Am I shit? Or just not interesting? I feel like I post and post and make work and show it, and fucking nothing. NOTHING. Not even hate mail or a "U SUCK". Anything. I feel like my internet is off, and I'm typing into space. FUCK.
Parental Influence, Discipline, and Behavioral Problems in Schools
I don’t know if hitting the parents might help. But I’ll give it a try…
Much of what is observed in classroom behavioral issues can be traced back to patterns established at home. Parents who struggle with their own behavioral regulation, or who impose inconsistent, neglectful, or even harmful practices, often model those same behaviors for their children. A child who grows up in an environment…
FWACATA #3 KICKSTARTER LAUNCHES – A LATINX ANTHOLOGY THAT HITS HARD, HITS DEEP, AND HITS BACK
[El Paso, TX –] — FWACATA — pronounced [fwah-KAH-tah], a phonetic variation of the Cuban Spanish fuácata — is a word that can mean POW!, WHAM!, or the sting of sudden impact. It can also describe being completely broke — “estar en la fuácata” — the kind of comic book broke that hits when you can’t stop backing rad indie projects. But for artist and writer Juan Navarro, FWACATA is more than an…
🌸 From One Mother’s Heart – Please Read 🌸
My name is Saja. I’m a wife, a mother, and a woman who once believed her story would be simple. I thought my days would be filled with watching my daughter grow — from her first smile to her first steps — surrounded by the small joys of everyday life.
But life had other plans.
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War has returned to our home. Again. And once again, we find ourselves living under skies that never seem to rest.
There was a moment — a fragile, breathless moment — when the bombs paused and the world seemed to remember us. It gave us hope. We thought maybe, just maybe, we could start to rebuild. But now, we are back in the dark — hiding, holding on, praying.
I’m writing this not as someone seeking pity, but as a mother who has no other choice but to speak.
Imagine holding your baby in the middle of the night, not because she cried, but because the world outside roared too loud for either of you to sleep. Imagine whispering bedtime stories not to lull her into dreams, but to keep the fear from settling into her tiny bones.
This is my life.
This is my daughter’s life.
And even now — especially now — I believe in softness. I believe in kindness. Because when everything else is taken from you, hope becomes the most valuable thing you have.
Why I’m Reaching Out Our home has been damaged. Our lives changed. But through it all, my daughter wakes up every morning with a smile. She reaches for me with trust, with love, with faith that I will keep her safe.
That’s why I keep going.
I’ve launched a campaign to ask for help — not because it’s easy, but because silence is no longer an option. I am asking for support not just for me, but for my baby, and for the quiet strength of so many mothers like me who are fighting, every single day, to hold their families together.
How You Can Help: 🤍 Help us restore parts of our home so we can live with dignity 🤍 Support women and mothers in Gaza with access to care and resources 🤍 Keep the light of hope alive for a generation born in the shadows of war
đź’› If you can, please support our journey here:
My name is Saja. I am a mother, a wife, and just one of many women in Gaza trying to hold on — to hope, to my family, and to a life that no
If you can’t give, please consider sharing. Your voice might be the reason someone else hears ours.
From My Heart to Yours Maybe our lives are worlds apart. Maybe you’ve never lived through war. But if you’ve ever held a child and wished the world could be better for them — then you understand more than you know.
I don’t want my daughter to grow up thinking the world turned away.
Please, if you’ve read this far — thank you. Thank you for seeing us. Thank you for caring. We are still here. Still hoping. Still holding on to every kind act like it’s a lifeline.
Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head.
1. Draw to entertain yourself first
If you’re bored, the viewer will feel it too. Even with client work, find a way to amuse or challenge yourself. Hide little jokes in the panels, try new textures, or push poses farther than needed. When you’re engaged, the work breathes. When you’re pandering, it just lays there like a dead fish.
2. Steal useful rules from other artists
Borrow tricks…
So, a friend/fan of my work hits me up and says:
“Hey, these sketchcards you did for CLERKS and MARVEL MASTERPIECE? They’re going for huge money now.”
I’m like, “Cool, nice to know my art is paying someone’s rent… just not mine.” But whatever—people are collecting them, that’s neat. Then I see the real kick in the pants:
UNKNOWN.
My name’s in the title. I’m one of maybe three Juan Navarros…
Commission your very own, made-to-order FWACATA sketchcard—any character, any bust, all mixed-media original art by Juan Navarro. Browse sample cards and place your order at [FWACATA.com] https://fwacata.bigcartel.com/product/sketchcard-commission
MM 27 - Unleash the Chaos: Creating Without Limits
The raw power of making something just for the hell of it—and why you should do it anyway.
Hey hey kids.
Yeah, I said it Krusty the Clown–style. It’s Monday Motivation time, and you know what that means: caffeinate your soul, slap yourself awake with a paintbrush, and prepare to scream into the void—in the most beautiful, artful way possible.
This week on FWACATA, we’re talking total artistic…
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