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Ryan Claytor

@elephanteater

Comics Artist - Professor - Designer

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Here's where you can find me in 2026:

April 18 - Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest (LICZ: Lansing, MI)
May 2 & 3 - Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE: Chicago, IL)
July 22-26 - Comic-Con International (CCI: San Diego, CA)

Hope to see you at these Spring/Summer events!

07.03.2026 00:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

SOOO cool. Sounds like a justified mutual admiration society between you and your coworker. ๐Ÿฅฐ Please tell them I say hello!

03.01.2026 19:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Incredible! Sounds like a very well deserved gift, Anthony. Thank you so much for tagging me here. I love hearing this story and I'm humbled to be a small part of it. Looks fantastic on you!

03.01.2026 14:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are you signed up to receive my every-other-month email update about my artwork? It features new projects, behind-the-scenes glimpses into my work, and it's all free. Still on the fence? I just sent one today and you can take a look at it here: elephanteater.substack.com

01.01.2026 14:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My @michiganstateu.bsky.social students' in-store signing is going strong RIGHT NOW (Dec 6th, 2025, 11am-1pm). Come join the final hour of the event at @summitcomicsgames.bsky.social in downtown Lansing !

06.12.2025 17:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My @michiganstateu.bsky.social students' in-store signing is happening RIGHT NOW (Dec 6th, 2025, 11am-1pm). They've put a TON of work into their projects this semester and are ready to show you what they've made! Come on down to @summitcomicsgames.bsky.social in downtown Lansing!

06.12.2025 16:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haha! Thanks @plugo.bsky.social, you're too kind to me. ๐Ÿฅฐ

29.11.2025 03:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I made a late Thanksgiving Eve trip to deliver all "Elephant Eater Comics Annual Dispatch" orders from last month's crowd-funding campaign. The pre-order status has been lifted from my website ( elephanteater.com/comics ) and orders placed will ship very quickly. Shop small and local!

28.11.2025 14:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Did you miss the month of campaigning for my new publication? Don't fret! You can still pre-order your copy on my website. The button on the Kickstarter page even takes you straight there! www.AnnualDispatch.com

31.10.2025 19:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Elephant Eater Comics Annual Dispatch A yearly newspaper art book featuring process-rich peeks at design projects from comics artist and university professor, Ryan Claytor

Final couple hours of the campaign for my inaugural annual newspaper art book, in case anyone wants in on a great deal (50% more pages than originally projected at NO EXTRA COST): www.AnnualDispatch.com

29.10.2025 02:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Annual Dispatch Campaign Final Night LiveStream
Annual Dispatch Campaign Final Night LiveStream YouTube video by Ryan Claytor

Just did my final night liveStream to celebrate a successful campaign and spotlight some fellow creators. If you catch this announcement soon, you can still get in on the excitement over at wwwDOTannualdispatchDOTcom ! See ya there!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nph...

29.10.2025 01:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In these final hours of my campaign, I'm looking forward to going live with a number of talented creators to spotlight the projects THEY have live on Kickstarter and perhaps even some surprises for backers of my campaign. See you tonight at 7:30pm Eastern LIVE on my YouTube channel.

28.10.2025 20:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Last chance! :)

28.10.2025 11:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We may be roughly 24 hours away from the end of my Annual Dispatch campaign, but I'd like to go out with a bang, not only by celebrating the success of the 'Dispatch Kickstarter, but by shining a light on several talented folks with currently running comics campaigns! Join me tomorrow (Oct 28th)!

27.10.2025 23:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Time's running out and with ALL stretch goals achieved making the publication 50% LONGER than originally promised at NO EXTRA COST to existing or new backers...there's no better time to jump in. URL on image.

27.10.2025 10:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We're in the final few days of the campaign for my latest book! Thanks to many backers helping to achieve a variety of stretch goals, the publication will now be printed with 50% MORE PAGES at NO EXTRA COST TO ANYONE! Jump in before the campaign ends! (Link on the graphic.)

26.10.2025 14:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Annual Dispatch - Week 3 Backer Game Winner NOW WITH AUDIO YouTube video by Ryan Claytor

Just went live to talk about my currently running campaign for my new publication, and give away another gift to one lucky backer o' mine! Just a few more days to head over to www(DOT)AnnualDispatch(DOT)com ...see you there!

www.youtube.com/live/0uujwKT...

24.10.2025 15:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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All stretch goals have been achieved, allowing the inaugural issue of the Annual Dispatch to have 50% more pages than originally projected (now 48-pages, rather than 32), at no additional cost to any backers. Back the project at the URL on the image, BUT HURRY...there's only a few days to do so!

23.10.2025 15:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello Playdate Podcast: PDManager - Cranky Cove Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan and Don somehow recorded the longest episode ever! Break it into two parts if you'd prefer. You'll also find our regular round-up of news, new releases,...

Hey, @jonsimantov.bsky.social , I loved my time on Crany Cove. Even managed to complete it over the past couple weeks. My co-hosts and I also discussed it in depth on our latest episode of the "Hello @play.date Podcast" sites.libsyn.com/412607/pdman... ! Thanks for making such a polished experience!

23.10.2025 12:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Alright, who's gonna be our first triple-digit backer? URL on the image! See ya there. :)

20.10.2025 17:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Don't think I've mentioned this, but we hit ANOTHER stretch goal for my new book campaign (bringing it up to 12 additional pages at no extra cost), and we're SOOO CLOSE to YET ANOTHER 4 pages, making the book 50% longer than originally projected! Project URL on the image! See you there.

20.10.2025 11:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you, Andy! Much appreciated and glad to have you on board! Can't wait to share it with you. :)

20.10.2025 11:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Started the final day of Pinball Expo by moderating a seminar with the fantastic folks behind the P.A.P.A. Tournament which not only honors the life and legacy of Lyman F. Sheats Jr, but also brings attention to mental health awareness and suicide prevention. #988Lifeline is available to help 24/7.

18.10.2025 17:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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None other than THE Pinball Degenerate himself, Joe Ciaravino, himself picked up a copy of Nicholas Baldridge 's Vic-20 cartridge for our co-designed game, "Robo-Frenzy" with my illustrated box and instruction art! Hope you love it! I have ONE MORE copy with me at Pinball Expo. Who's gonna nab it?

17.10.2025 20:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'll be set up at Pinball Expo in Chicago for the next several days and I'll even have the only (proof) copy of my upcoming publication for folks to flip through! If you can't check it out at Expo, you can always head over to...

www.AnnualDispatch.com

16.10.2025 13:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Big shouts to my printer, Newspaper Club, who included my new publication in their blog update today. Awfully nice of them. If you're interested in seeing what all the hub-bub is about, head over to:

www.AnnualDispatch.com

16.10.2025 03:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for your kind mention, Alec! Much appreciated!

16.10.2025 03:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Aaww...thank you, MJ! Awfully nice of you! Can't wait to share this new book...AND PIN with you! Ha-ha!

16.10.2025 03:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ryan Claytor Patreon Podcast - Alec Longstreth: Isle of Elsi
Ryan Claytor Patreon Podcast - Alec Longstreth: Isle of Elsi YouTube video by Ryan Claytor

I'm not the only one running a comics Kickstarter campaign this month. My buddy, @aleclongstreth.bsky.social, is launching his 3rd collected hardcover edition for his all-ages comic, Isle of Elsi!

Interview: youtu.be/y2LtJYOpJfM

Isle of Elsi Book 3 Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...

14.10.2025 14:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
How to Back Your First Kickstarter Campaign
How to Back Your First Kickstarter Campaign YouTube video by Ryan Claytor

Thanks to my email statistics, I discovered OVER 1,000 of my readers have NEVER backed a Kickstarter campaign. I'd like to change that with a new video I just created which aims to demystify Kickstarter and helps you through the process of pledging to your first campaign:

youtu.be/0XKe4W0usl8?...

14.10.2025 11:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0