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November 2nd, 2025

My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 02:19pm on 02/11/2025

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Title: The desk of a late, great author Panel 1: A woman asks "The publisher is on my back again. Have you guys got anything left in there?" Panel 2: A desk, with four drawers and a friendly face on each, replies "Nope" "Sorry." "Nothing." the last one says "I might have something..." Panel 3: The woman reaches into the drawer which says "That's it...Right At the back." Panel 4: The woman holds some paper "It's just a pizza menu." Panel 5: The drawers reply: "Oh well" "We've done our best" "We have secured a great reputation for eternity!" But another voice joins in: Panel 6: "Now, hold on there. I've got a few things that might Interest you..." It is the waste-paper basket, filled with crumpled balls of discarded paper.ALT

My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books

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October 31st, 2025

Three Guardian books cartoons from previous halloweens.

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 05:17pm on 31/10/2025

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798942634216423424

Reasons to visit your local haunted bookshop:Open Until Very Late (image: moonlit bookshop)Staff with nine hundred years experience (image: skeleton bookseller)Home delivery by Headless Hoseman or flying fiend (image: deliveries being made)Readings from famous authors (Image: Shakespeare zombie)Stay and browse forever (Image ghost in a bookshop)ALT
Panel 1:A blasted moor. Night. Two witches stand by a cauldron. One stirs. one adds ingredients and chants:"Eye of newt, toe of frog, wing of bat..."Panel 2She continues: "Head of garlic, pinch of sumac, glug of walnut oil, leaf of kale, tablespoon of pomegranate molasses, cup of polenta, shake of smoked paprika..."Panel 3The witches' pet raven says to their cat: "Things were a lot simpler around here before they got that Ottolenghi cookbook."p.s. I know that in Shakespeare it is ‘wool of bat’ but I thought ‘wing’ was better visually.ALT
Halloween horror!Horrifying: 1. Floating skull2. Evil fog3.Slime fiendUtterly horrifying: 1. Floating skull who borrows books and never returns them.2. Evil fog with some really awful opinions (it is saying we've got the internet so we don't need libraries")3. Slime fiend who browses bookshops then buys onlineALT

Three Guardian books cartoons from previous halloweens.

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798942634216423424

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A halloween cartoon for New Scientist.

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 11:32am on 31/10/2025

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798920903730839552

Image: three figures in protective suits watch from behind a screen as a child approaches a door-like mechanical structure in which stands a man. Between them is an amorphous glowing shape.Caption: Scientists at the institute of halloween studies have succeeded in creating "The treak": a quantum state that is simultaneously trick and treat. It is stable for a millionth of a second before decaying into a half-hearted prank and a mediocre candy bar.Image: three figures in protective suits watch from behind a screen as a child approaches a door-like mechanical structure in which stands a man. Between them is an amorphous glowing shape.Caption: Scientists at the institute of halloween studies have succeeded in creating "The treak": a quantum state that is simultaneously trick and treat. It is stable for a millionth of a second before decaying into a half-hearted prank and a mediocre candy bar.ALT

A halloween cartoon for New Scientist.

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798920903730839552

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🇪🇸 I am coming to SPAIN next week! Come along to hear me talk or get a book signed/doodled in. &he

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 06:00pm on 30/10/2025

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798854696983019520

A drawing of a large cat-shaped book-filled spaceship being piloted through space by a small figureALT

🇪🇸 I am coming to SPAIN next week!
Come along to hear me talk or get a book signed/doodled in.
Tuesday, 7pm, Finestres d'art i Comic, Barcelona
Wednesday, 7.30pm, Fundacion Telefonica, Madrid
Thursday, 6.30pm, Los 3 Hermanos de Moriarty, Madrid
Friday, 7.30pm, Libreria Letras Corsarias, Salamanca
Links at www.tomgauld.com

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798854696983019520

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A halloween books cartoon for the @guardian

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 03:06pm on 30/10/2025

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798843772459958272

Image: The library of an ancient castle. A full moon shines through a gothic window. A vampire creeps up behing a carpenter.Caption: "It had not been easy, but the Count was glad that he had resisted drinking the carpenter's blood until his beautiful new bookshelves were complete."ALT

A halloween books cartoon for the @guardian

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798843772459958272

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One of the cartoons in my new book ‘Physics for Cats’ which is out now in the UK, USA, C

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 03:32pm on 28/10/2025

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798664218498023424

Title: Know Your AcronymsImage: four colourful panels each containing four figures representing the disciplines listed.STEMScience, technology, engineering and mathematicsSTETSword-swallowing, , trapeze, escapology and tightropeSTEPSwindling, theft, extortion and piracySTEWSeance, telekinesis, exorcism and witchcraftbelow is the following text:From 'Physics for cats' by tom gauld - order it at www.tomgauld.comALT

One of the cartoons in my new book ‘Physics for Cats’ which is out now in the UK, USA, Canada, France, Spain and Germany. Order from your local bookshop or online: www.tomgauld.com

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798664218498023424

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My cartoon for this week’s New Scientist

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 03:29pm on 26/10/2025

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798482839089840128

A hi tech laboratory. Technicians work at computer work stations. A glass cylinder contains an unhappy bespectacled figure in a striped top and hat. A scientist explains to two colleagues: "The subject will be returned to his natural habitat. But now, thanks to our implanted tracking device, we can answer the question 'Where's Wally?' in microseconds rather than hours."ALT

My cartoon for this week’s New Scientist

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798482839089840128

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Two cartoons about autumn.

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 04:43pm on 24/10/2025

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798302511396175872

Panels 1 and 2Interior. "I love autumn!" Says a book to its owner. "It's so romantic! Let's put on a big scarf, go to the park, and read on a bench as the orange leaves fall around us in the low sun."Panel 3Caption: Soon. Image: they are now outside sheltering under an unbrella in torrential rain. "Shall we go home?" says the reader. "Yes please. I'm getting soggy." says the book.ALT
Title: The leaves Image 1: Two leaves hang from branches. "Would you like to hear my new poem?" Says one"Is it another one about the inevitability of death?" replies a smaller leaf.Image 2:"It's autumn! What else am i going to write about?" says the poet leaf."Well, we've all turned this lovely reddish colour." says the small leaf.Image 3: "Actually, that could make a very nice poem. Thanks!" says the poet. Image 4. The small leaf begins to reply but is blown away by a gust of wind. Image 5: Later. The solitary poet leaf recites a poem: "The year dies. I cling hopelessly. In the end all things fall."ALT

Two cartoons about autumn.

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798302511396175872

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This cartoon and others are now in the art-for-sale section of my website:…

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 03:20pm on 23/10/2025

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798206692858970112

A comic strip in six panels. Drawn in ink on white paperand signed by Tom Gauld in pencil.The panels inerlock like a jigsaw with knobs and sockets. Two stick figures walk right to left through all the panels.Panel 1: Person 1 says "I hear you're working on a new theory."Panel 2 & 3: Person 2 says: "Yes, I'm calling it the jigsaw model. I think it could change our whole View of reality."Panel 4: Person 1 says "When Will you publish?:Panel 5: Person 2 says "But a couple of things are still bothering me." (this piece/panel is a bit squint) Panel 6: This piece is rotated ninety degees and fits to the others very badly. Person 2 is saying "Soon. I feel like I'm really close"A second look at the whole comic shows that the last two panels read in the wrong order because the jigsaw has been put together incorrectly.ALT

This cartoon and others are now in the art-for-sale section of my website: www.tomgauld.com/art-for-sale

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/798206692858970112

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SPAIN! I am coming to visit Barcelona, Madrid and Salamanca to launch the Salamandra/Spanish edition

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 02:13pm on 23/10/2025

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BarcelonaConversación con Antonio HitosFÍSICA PARA GATOStiras cómicas deTom GauldMartes 4 noviembre - 19h.Finestres d'Art i Comic (C/Diputació, 250)ALT
MadridConversación con Laura BarrachinaFÍSICA PARA GATOStiras cómicas deTom GauldMiércoles 5 noviembre - 19:30h.Espacio Fundación Telefónica(C/Fuencarral, 3)ALT
MadridFirmaFÍSICA PARA GATOStiras cómicas deTom GauldJueves 6 noviembre - 18:30h.Los tres hermanos de Moriarty(C/de la Palma, 21)Los TR3SALT
SalamancaConversación con Seve AcostaFÍSICA PARA GATOStiras cómicas deTom GauldViernes 7 noviembre - 19:30h.Librería Letras Corsarias(C. Rector Lucena, I)ALT

SPAIN! I am coming to visit Barcelona, Madrid and Salamanca to launch the Salamandra/Spanish edition of Physics for Cats. Come along!

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‘The exceptionally limited edition book.’ (My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Boo

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 05:09pm on 19/10/2025

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Title: The exceptionally limited edition book Part 1. Bound in cloth taken from the author's wardrobe! (image of tweed-bound book) Indecipherably elegant font! Your mere presence sullies its beauty! Part 2. Luxurious presentation! (the book inside) Three slipcases (inside a) Lightproof Velvet bag (indide a) Archival Glass box (inside a) Lead-lined Biometric safe Part 3. Scroll of Authenticity! (image of long, text-covered scroll with am ornate seal) Includes author's signature, home phone number and invitation to stay for a few days over the summer. Part 4. Too heavy to hold: reading assistants On standby 24/7 (image of two figures holding huge book) Sign up promptly to ensure you are considered for the waiting list to enter the lottery to register your interest in preordering a copy!ALT

‘The exceptionally limited edition book.’ (My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books).

https://www.tumblr.com/myjetpack/797851184245456896

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athenais: (books)

Memery

posted by [personal profile] athenais at 12:39pm on 01/11/2025 under ,
[personal profile] shewhomust asked about my version of the Book Sin meme, so here is my reply.

Lust (books I want to read for their cover)
I can be swayed by a cover if the plot sounds good, but otherwise this isn't my kind of sin.

Pride (challenging books I've finished)
Oh, gosh, everything I ever had to read for English Literature courses. I generally didn't want to read them, let alone analyze them, but I certainly like being able to say I have read them. Have I ever reread any of those books? Other than Austen, Brontë, and Alcott, no.

Gluttony (books I've read more than once)

Everything by Patrick O'Brien, Georgette Heyer, Katherine Addison, Caroline Stevermer, Kerry Greenwood; I reread fantasy novels and historical fiction a lot for comfort and because I often get something new out of the experience.

Sloth (books on my to-read list the longest)

I still haven't read The Anglo-Saxons by Marc Morris, published in 2021. Why did I buy that? I don't care about the Anglo-Saxons. Well, not much. Not enough to read a fat history of them, I guess.

Greed (books I own multiple editions of)

Three versions of Georgette Heyer's romances: hardcover, paperback, digital. Same for Sherwood Smith's Inda series.

Wrath (books I despised)

Despised is a strong word, but of the zillions of books I've read I complain most about Middlemarch, Lolita, and Even Cowgirls Get The Blues.

Envy (books I want to live in)

Jo Walton's Lifelode, a domestic fantasy set in a high-magic world. I loved that novel. Almost any Georgette Heyer romance novel where I get to be rich; I think The Masqueraders would be my first choice.
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Three Guardian books cartoons from previous halloweens.

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 05:17pm on 31/10/2025

https://myjetpack.tumblr.com/post/798942634216423424

Reasons to visit your local haunted bookshop:Open Until Very Late (image: moonlit bookshop)Staff with nine hundred years experience (image: skeleton bookseller)Home delivery by Headless Hoseman or flying fiend (image: deliveries being made)Readings from famous authors (Image: Shakespeare zombie)Stay and browse forever (Image ghost in a bookshop)ALT
Panel 1:A blasted moor. Night. Two witches stand by a cauldron. One stirs. one adds ingredients and chants:"Eye of newt, toe of frog, wing of bat..."Panel 2She continues: "Head of garlic, pinch of sumac, glug of walnut oil, leaf of kale, tablespoon of pomegranate molasses, cup of polenta, shake of smoked paprika..."Panel 3The witches' pet raven says to their cat: "Things were a lot simpler around here before they got that Ottolenghi cookbook."p.s. I know that in Shakespeare it is ‘wool of bat’ but I thought ‘wing’ was better visually.ALT
Halloween horror!Horrifying: 1. Floating skull2. Evil fog3.Slime fiendUtterly horrifying: 1. Floating skull who borrows books and never returns them.2. Evil fog with some really awful opinions (it is saying we've got the internet so we don't need libraries")3. Slime fiend who browses bookshops then buys onlineALT

Three Guardian books cartoons from previous halloweens.

https://myjetpack.tumblr.com/post/798942634216423424

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Happy Halloween!

posted by [personal profile] mizkit at 04:37pm on 31/10/2025
So all of my art time the past week has been taken up with costuming (maybe next year I'll remember that I basically lose a week of writing around Halloween every year), and this morning we sent Darkworld Kris from Deltarune off to school for costume day.

He's completely chuffed. So am I, tbh. I (we: he DID help, and also said thank you about ninety times) had never tried making foam armor before and my husband found some great, simple tutorials, and the result is, we feel, pretty damn cool. 😃





Based off this character:
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A halloween cartoon for New Scientist.

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 11:32am on 31/10/2025

https://myjetpack.tumblr.com/post/798920903730839552

Image: three figures in protective suits watch from behind a screen as a child approaches a door-like mechanical structure in which stands a man. Between them is an amorphous glowing shape.Caption: Scientists at the institute of halloween studies have succeeded in creating "The treak": a quantum state that is simultaneously trick and treat. It is stable for a millionth of a second before decaying into a half-hearted prank and a mediocre candy bar.Image: three figures in protective suits watch from behind a screen as a child approaches a door-like mechanical structure in which stands a man. Between them is an amorphous glowing shape.Caption: Scientists at the institute of halloween studies have succeeded in creating "The treak": a quantum state that is simultaneously trick and treat. It is stable for a millionth of a second before decaying into a half-hearted prank and a mediocre candy bar.ALT

A halloween cartoon for New Scientist.

https://myjetpack.tumblr.com/post/798920903730839552

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October 30th, 2025

🇪🇸 I am coming to SPAIN next week! Come along to hear me talk or get a book signed/doodled in. &he

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 06:00pm on 30/10/2025

https://myjetpack.tumblr.com/post/798854696983019520

A drawing of a large cat-shaped book-filled spaceship being piloted through space by a small figureALT

🇪🇸 I am coming to SPAIN next week!
Come along to hear me talk or get a book signed/doodled in.
Tuesday, 7pm, Finestres d'art i Comic, Barcelona
Wednesday, 7.30pm, Fundacion Telefonica, Madrid
Thursday, 6.30pm, Los 3 Hermanos de Moriarty, Madrid
Friday, 7.30pm, Libreria Letras Corsarias, Salamanca
Links at www.tomgauld.com

https://myjetpack.tumblr.com/post/798854696983019520

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A halloween books cartoon for the @guardian

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 03:06pm on 30/10/2025

https://myjetpack.tumblr.com/post/798843772459958272

Image: The library of an ancient castle. A full moon shines through a gothic window. A vampire creeps up behing a carpenter.Caption: "It had not been easy, but the Count was glad that he had resisted drinking the carpenter's blood until his beautiful new bookshelves were complete."ALT

A halloween books cartoon for the @guardian

https://myjetpack.tumblr.com/post/798843772459958272

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October 28th, 2025

One of the cartoons in my new book ‘Physics for Cats’ which is out now in the UK, USA, C

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 03:32pm on 28/10/2025

https://myjetpack.tumblr.com/post/798664218498023424

Title: Know Your AcronymsImage: four colourful panels each containing four figures representing the disciplines listed.STEMScience, technology, engineering and mathematicsSTETSword-swallowing, , trapeze, escapology and tightropeSTEPSwindling, theft, extortion and piracySTEWSeance, telekinesis, exorcism and witchcraftbelow is the following text:From 'Physics for cats' by tom gauld - order it at www.tomgauld.comALT

One of the cartoons in my new book ‘Physics for Cats’ which is out now in the UK, USA, Canada, France, Spain and Germany. Order from your local bookshop or online: www.tomgauld.com

https://myjetpack.tumblr.com/post/798664218498023424

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October 26th, 2025

My cartoon for this week’s New Scientist

posted by [syndicated profile] myjetpack_feed at 03:29pm on 26/10/2025

https://myjetpack.tumblr.com/post/798482839089840128

A hi tech laboratory. Technicians work at computer work stations. A glass cylinder contains an unhappy bespectacled figure in a striped top and hat. A scientist explains to two colleagues: "The subject will be returned to his natural habitat. But now, thanks to our implanted tracking device, we can answer the question 'Where's Wally?' in microseconds rather than hours."ALT

My cartoon for this week’s New Scientist

https://myjetpack.tumblr.com/post/798482839089840128

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October 25th, 2025
mark: A photo of Mark kneeling on top of the Taal Volcano in the Philippines. It was a long hike. (Default)

Database maintenance

posted by [staff profile] mark in [site community profile] dw_maintenance at 08:42am on 25/10/2025

Good morning, afternoon, and evening!

We're doing some database and other light server maintenance this weekend (upgrading the version of MySQL we use in particular, but also probably doing some CDN work.)

I expect all of this to be pretty invisible except for some small "couple of minute" blips as we switch between machines, but there's a chance you will notice something untoward. I'll keep an eye on comments as per usual.

Ta for now!

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