✨Shan✨'s Avatar

✨Shan✨

@shanfiction

Illustrator ✦ Cartoonist ✦ IGNATZ Winner ✦ Coretta Scott King and Sibert Award Honoree ✦ Rep by Hannah Mann at Writers House An anxious mom who works two jobs, who loves her cats and never stops 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ She/They 🩷💛💙 https://linktr.ee/ShanFiction

4,401
Followers
276
Following
2,628
Posts
01.07.2023
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by ✨Shan✨ @shanfiction

We really got new Mitski AND new Resident Evil in a single week.

Truly the perfect example of my gender!

02.03.2026 00:37 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you Mitski for this new album. Just what a girl on SSRIs needed 😌

01.03.2026 18:24 👍 35 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again:

The devil works hard, but Pokémon fans work harder AND faster because holy shit! I’ve already seen a crotchet plushie of one of the starters made!

27.02.2026 19:18 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

My 30s is me putting my body BACK into extreme sports. My athletic self from HS would be proud.

24.02.2026 23:35 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Guys…I’m getting into snowboarding. I already took a lesson during the most recent holiday weekend and all I’ve been thinking about is getting better at it.

24.02.2026 23:20 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A selfie of me in front of my presentation

A selfie of me in front of my presentation

Picture of me in front of the elementary school’s Black History Month display of Black picture books

Picture of me in front of the elementary school’s Black History Month display of Black picture books

A closer look of the display the school made for me and my books!

A closer look of the display the school made for me and my books!

The drawing a student did of me that they ended up giving to me!

The drawing a student did of me that they ended up giving to me!

Another successful school visit for the books! 💛

23.02.2026 18:16 👍 20 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I will make a graphic novel about Black women just doing whatever. It’s only a matter of time.

23.02.2026 03:52 👍 38 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Illustration of my newest OC named Devon. She’s a Black woman with a neo soul kinda style. Plays guitar, loves gold jewelry and rocks a brown and cream half braided and curly hairstyle

Illustration of my newest OC named Devon. She’s a Black woman with a neo soul kinda style. Plays guitar, loves gold jewelry and rocks a brown and cream half braided and curly hairstyle

My OC, Devon 🎵🍊

23.02.2026 00:01 👍 80 🔁 23 💬 0 📌 0
A colorful illustration of various black boys to celebrate my love for them

A colorful illustration of various black boys to celebrate my love for them

Black boys, I love you 🤎

21.02.2026 02:39 👍 475 🔁 152 💬 0 📌 0

HAPPENING TONIGHT!!!

7pm EST ❤️❤️❤️

12.02.2026 16:06 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you everyone for liking and sharing my comic ‘EVERYWHERE’

I want to keep making comics true to my heart, even if I’m very slow going at it 💙

11.02.2026 23:26 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The promotional image for the Portraying Death in Comics workshop using a page from my comic OPEN CASKET

The promotional image for the Portraying Death in Comics workshop using a page from my comic OPEN CASKET

An photo taken while I was in the studio during my residency in 2023 with my bio listed

An photo taken while I was in the studio during my residency in 2023 with my bio listed

I'm running a comics workshop at @fantomcomics.bsky.social in March!! We'll analyze how death can be expressed through comics as an everyday occurrence, a catastrophic event, or anything in between 🌹

If you're in the DMV & interested, grab a ticket here: stores.comichub.com/fantom_comic...

10.02.2026 22:36 👍 15 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0

Happening THIS THURSDAY. Our virtual book event is open to all!

⬇️⬇️⬇️

10.02.2026 19:45 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you Shan 🩷

09.02.2026 18:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My comic ‘EVERYWHERE’ is about a girl who meets a boy in a tulip field 🌷

After losing one of my best friends to s*icide, it was a way of tackling that grief the best way I knew how & how I ultimately approach those who come and go in our lives.

Link to my comic: chainsaw-shan.itch.io/everywhere

09.02.2026 17:29 👍 391 🔁 190 💬 3 📌 1

He’s now a fan of Bad Bunny

09.02.2026 04:37 👍 21 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My 67 year old dad learning about Bad Bunny tonight:

*sees all the dancers*

“Are they called the bad bunnies?”

09.02.2026 04:37 👍 20 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I SAW!!!!

07.02.2026 00:20 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Preview
Conversation between Eric Darnell Pritchard and Shannon Wright - Moderated

This is the zoom link to register for the event! With love ❤️

04.02.2026 00:00 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2
Event poster for our book event titled: Clothes to get you Talking - virtual book discussion. A QR code is attached to the poster for the event, too

Event poster for our book event titled: Clothes to get you Talking - virtual book discussion. A QR code is attached to the poster for the event, too

Hello and Happy Black History Month!

You are invited to join me, Eric AND the amazing Traci Todd (our moderator) February 12, 2026 @ 7PM EST to our virtual picture book event to chit chat and celebrate ‘CLOTHES TO MAKE YOU SMILE’

There will be a book reading, discussion and Q&A for the audience!

04.02.2026 00:00 👍 40 🔁 26 💬 1 📌 0
A black and white photo of Ormes.

A black and white photo of Ormes.

A black and white photo of Ormes with two dolls, including Patty Jo.

A black and white photo of Ormes with two dolls, including Patty Jo.

A children's book, "Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes." Words by Traci N. Todd and pictures by Shannon Wright.

A children's book, "Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes." Words by Traci N. Todd and pictures by Shannon Wright.

Cartoonist Jackie Ormes (Aug. 1, 1911- Dec. 26, 1985), the first Black woman to create a newspaper comic strip that was nationally syndicated. She created Torchy Brown in Dixie to Harlem, Torchy in Heartbeats & Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger (Patty Jo became a toy doll). #BlackHistoryMonth

03.02.2026 18:58 👍 436 🔁 189 💬 0 📌 3
Post image Post image Post image Post image

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

01.02.2026 15:49 👍 67321 🔁 16101 💬 2571 📌 1828

I heard they’re releasing a 4K version of Speed Racer (film) this year, digital and physical…

All I know is there BETTER be some theater rereleases in them plans because I wanna see this movie large and in charge once again! MY EYEBALLS NEED IT!

01.02.2026 01:50 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

HAPPY BORN DAY!

Another Aquarius! ♒️ 🎉

26.01.2026 22:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Have hobbies. Hobbies of all kinds. Lean into other interests and things you love because they will influence and help you as a comic creator in very surprising ways.

Watching films, reconnecting with nature, doing OTHER art related things. Taking a step back from comics helped me get closer to it.

25.01.2026 23:32 👍 200 🔁 56 💬 0 📌 0

I haven't spoken about this publicly until now, but I and 4 other collaborators for Yazeba's have been in an incredibly exhausting and ethically dubious legal battle for over a year. I'm thankful that Rascal News has officially released our story.

19.01.2026 18:02 👍 213 🔁 66 💬 1 📌 1

My best friend Lillie is going through a very rough patch and all I want is for her to be okay. If you have the means, please consider supporting her financially and or buying her comics!

22.01.2026 02:44 👍 10 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0
acrylic self portrait with tomato plants

acrylic self portrait with tomato plants

holding a copy of one of my minicomics, "where am i?"

holding a copy of one of my minicomics, "where am i?"

sketchbook comic THE SOBBING BUNNY IN SALWAR KAMEEZ

sketchbook comic THE SOBBING BUNNY IN SALWAR KAMEEZ

illustration for the count of monte cristo podcast

illustration for the count of monte cristo podcast

#portfolioday hi, i'm priya huq, cartoonist and illustrator. i'm generally open to short term work. if you're looking for an acrylic painting on physical canvas, i'm your guy. priyahuq.art

13.01.2026 17:53 👍 24 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
A close up of me signing books!

A close up of me signing books!

A pic of me holding the flowers that Eric and David surprised me with!

A pic of me holding the flowers that Eric and David surprised me with!

A close up of the tie I decorated

A close up of the tie I decorated

Super proud of my funky fit, too!

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷🧵🪡

14.01.2026 02:21 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
A picture of me in front of my book display with my colorful outfit

A picture of me in front of my book display with my colorful outfit

A closer look at the display with my books, the postcards and bookmarks

A closer look at the display with my books, the postcards and bookmarks

A picture my friend took of me on the still I sat on to read my book aloud and do Q&A from

A picture my friend took of me on the still I sat on to read my book aloud and do Q&A from

A picture my other friend snapped of me holding up my book

A picture my other friend snapped of me holding up my book

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY TO ME AND ERIC!

‘Clothes to Make You Smile’ released into the world today and I was so happy to hold my book launch at my local book store, bbgb. Thank you everyone in Richmond who came out to support and those who have supported me in other ways! Yay for real books! 📚 ❤️🌈

14.01.2026 02:18 👍 136 🔁 37 💬 10 📌 1