Ryan Claytor
@elephanteater
Comics Artist - Professor - Designer
What an incredible panel to be a part of! John Jennings , Katlin Marisol Sweeney-Romero Pack , Jack Phoenix, Shane Portman, and I with Bryant Dillon moderating spoke about the many and varied ways we use comics in educational settings and the importance of doing so.
It may have taken a cross-country trip for us to connect, but I'm awfully glad to meet our EMMY-WINNING Lansing weather Meteorologist Katie Nickolaou all the way in San Diego at #comiccon International! So lovely to finally meet you, Katie!
A rarity...I have original artwork on my table at Comic-Con this year! (It's big, and typically I fly from Michigan to California...but this year my family and I DROVE!) Take a look and take home a one-of-a-kind piece of art featured in one of my books.
I'm looking forward to talking about a subject near and dear to me with an incredibly talented group of near and dear friends. See you in San Diego this week! @barbrajdillon.bsky.social Bryant Dillon @artebuen.bsky.social Justin Giampaoli, and Jessica Maison, moderated by Lauren Mitchell.
Proud to be a part of Fanbase Press' 2026 Comic-Con panel: "Comics in the Classroom: The Benefits of a Comics-Based Curriculum"
Who's heading to Comic-Con International in San Diego this month? I'll be there with my work behind table O-01 in Small Press (which makes no sense in the grand scheme of the convention hall, but it's at the back of the 1800 aisle). See you there!
If you're interested in the watch I designed for @mrjoneswatches.bsky.social today's the final day of their Spring sale where it's currentlyover $100 off! Good luck nabbing one before the sale is over! us.mrjoneswatches.com/collections/...
For anyone interested in the watch I designed for @mrjoneswatches.bsky.social , it's currently over $100 off for their Spring Sale RIGHT NOW! Good luck nabbing one at this killer price! us.mrjoneswatches.com/collections/...
Hey Chicago! Looking forward to seeing you at @cakechicago.bsky.social (The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo) this weekend!! 🥳📖🥳📖🥳
I've been fortunate enough to read an advanced copy of the upcoming comics project, WESTSIDE, from writer Justin Giampaoli, artist Dave Law and @artebuen.bsky.social 's publishing company Studio 12-7. I can't wait for more folks to get their hands on this book: www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...
My students' in-store signing is still going strong (THANK YOU, LANSING), but you still have half-an-hour if you'd like to see it for yourself! Here at @summitcomicsgames.bsky.social Summit Comics & Games until 1pm today.
My students' in-store is in full swing! C'mon out, we're here 'til 1pm at @summitcomicsgames.bsky.social Summit Comics & Games in Lansing !
My students' in-store signing starts RIGHT NOW (11am, Saturday April 25th, 2026) at @summitcomicsgames.bsky.social Summit Comics & Games and runs for the next couple hours. See you here!
My students will be signing and selling their comics created over the course of this past semester...TOMORROW! Michigan State University Comic Art and Graphic Novel Classes' In-Store Signing THIS SATURDAY, Apr 25th, 2026 11am-1pm Summit Comics and Games 216 South Washington Square Lansing, MI 48933
I've been self-publishing my work for over twenty years, exhibited at over 100 conventions, directed a comics event for over a decade-and-a-half, and I've got a new favorite event. Jimmy @ultramega.studio thank you for doing what I didn't think was possible with @liczfest.com ! I'm blown away!
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!
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
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 !
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!
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!
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
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.
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.
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.)
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!
Alright, who's gonna be our first triple-digit backer? URL on the image! See ya there. :)
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.
