Stephanie Cooke

@hellocookie

Writer of comics. Raccoon and pun enthusiast. 📖 RACC PACK 🦝 PILLOW TALK 👑 OH MY GODS!⚡ PARANORTHERN 🔮 She/Her 🏳️‍🌈

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Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Jul 10

Deleting my post because Davan has been found safe (verified by a family member). No additional details, but thank you all for helping to signal boost 🙏

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Jun 5

TCAF is upon us! I’ll be in the hockey rink at Table 209. Come by and say hi and grab a book, one of my new PWHL zines, get something signed, or whatever! Hope to see you there 👋🏻

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Jun 5

Surprise! I managed to finish a second companion zine that highlights how amazingly gay the PWHL is. I’ll have it this weekend for TCAF, so stop by and grab your copies while they last 🌈

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Jun 1

AN INTRO TO THE PWHL is the very first zine that I have made entirely on my own, and it’s going to be launching at TCAF. If you’ve been wondering about the PWHL and where to start…let me lovingly teach you about the basics and what you need to know to start following.

A zine titled An Intro to the PWHL: Everything You Need to Know to Follow and Enjoy. A skating hockey player is on the front.

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· May 5

Jon Oringer, founder and executive chairman of Shutterstock @shutterstock.com, is trying to recruit comic and graphic novel creators over on LinkedIn to a new AI platform that he’s building. Feel free to let him (and them) know what you think of this, and never use Shutterstock again ✌🏻

A LinkedIn message from Jon Oringer that reads: "Hi Stephanie
I started Shutterstock 20 years ago. I'm now building an AI assisted comic-book/graphic-novel marketplace. I'm looking for founding creators on an invite-only basis who get paid based on engagement with their content. Let me know if want to check it out.
Jon

Jon Oringer"

A reply to Jon from Stephanie Cooke that reads: "Hi Jon,

AI was illegally trained off of artists and creators, without their consent. And now those tools are being used to steal their styles and their years of hard work and education to create knock-offs that can’t begin to compare to what goes into art created by actual humans.

This is so incredibly misguided and makes an already predatory industry even harder for real artists to survive and thrive in.

I respect what you did with the creation of Shutterstock, but imagine if you were taken out of that equation entirely and someone just typed a prompt into an engine to create that site and product. It would be just as good as what you came up with, right?

This new endeavor is such a massive mistake and there’s not a single reputable creator who will attach their name to this. The creators that do come on board to promote AI are grifters who will only bring other grifters to your doorstep.

Best,
Stephanie"

Two more messages (one from Jon and followed by one from Stephanie) in reply:

JON: "Thanks for your response - I understand where you are coming from, but at the same time disagree with a lot of your points.
Jon

Stephanie: "Hi Jon,

You can disagree with a lot of my points but one thing that is entirely undisputable is the fact that there is no ethical way to use AI. Whatever you create with it for comics and graphic novels has the potential to be tied up in copyright legal battles for years as creators continue to fight for compensation and against the violation of having their work uploaded without their permission.

So I guess it’s good that you (presumably) have a lot of money to throw away into the pit that is AI. You won’t return on investment, you won’t gain traction in the world of comics and graphic novels, and I can tell you now that in the mainstream industry, this won’t ever be taken seriously by the level of creators you need for this to succeed.

But again, it’s not my money to be wasted. However, the resources that you are using up to support AI are a massive problem that can’t be solved financially, and there won’t be anyone left to create art if you and other AI advocates destroy the planet.

-Stephanie"

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Mar 10

Mac has been through so much—he was shot numerous times before he was two y/o. W adopted him as a sweet senior boy from his lovely previous owner and all we want is for him to live out the rest of his days happy and loved ❤️

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Mar 6

See you at TCAF 2026! 🎉

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Mar 5

Here are some Good Boy pics for tax 💖

A selfie style photo of a dog (Mac) with Stephanie in the background above him.

A dog (Mac) wrapped in a cozy blanket on the couch, giving big puppy dog eyes.

A dog (Mac) with a spiky green ball in his mouth while he is lying on the couch and looks at the camera.

A dog (Mac) leaning his chin on a coffee table, looking at the camera expectantly.

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Aug 22

The stand in at the Bell Canada booth is happening right now to protest their AI Photo Booth.

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Aug 22

PSA: If you're at FanExpo Canada this weekend, take a moment to stop by the Bell Canada A I Photo Booth to tell them how upsetting it is that they're undercutting the artists of Artist Alley by offering free A I photos (that's trained on the stolen art of creators) to attendees.

Bell Canada photo booth at FanExpo Canada that has several booths set up for people to get free AI portraits done with a prompt generator.

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Jan 28

RACC PACK: PRINCE AND THE PAWPER 👑🦝 is out today by @heywhitney.bsky.social and myself. The Bins’ Family discover a celebrity pet raccoon and set out to meet him and learn how to win over the humans (and their food!)—order a copy at raccpack.com or your local bookstore 📚

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Jan 27

Are you a bookstore or comic shop that is stocking Racc Pack: Prince and the Pawper and The Great Puptective: Purranormal Activity? Well, @whatsupbeanie.bsky.social and I are sending out signed bookplates this week as purchase gifts. Get in touch if you want some!

A drawing by Alina Tysoe of Alina and Stephanie holding up their respective books, The Great Puptective and Racc Pack, with their characters on text that reads "get signed bookplates!"

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Jan 15

omg BEE, have I ever showed you some of the cat paintings hanging in my living room?! 😆

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Dec 18

My dear friend and former podcast co-host, Bob Reyer, has been a shining light in comics with unwavering enthusiasm and love, and has fallen on hard times. If you can, check out this GoFundMe that his friends put together to support him during this time: www.gofundme.com/f/support-bo...

The Talking Comics podcast crew circa 2012. Left to right: Bob Reyer, Bobby Shortle, Stephanie Cooke, Steve Seigh.

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Dec 4

COOKE'S BOOKS: A Holiday Gift Guide of Graphic Novels (that I've worked on)

Book covers and descriptions for The Racc Pack graphic novel series

Book covers and descriptions for Oh My Gods graphic novel series

Book covers and descriptions for the graphic novel ParaNorthern

Book covers and descriptions for the graphic novel, Pillow Talk

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Nov 29

Making every part of my friendship with @stephgerk.bsky.social a little bit more cursed 👀

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Nov 28

Hey @jamesgunn.bsky.social! I've got a graphic novel recommendation that I'm pawsitive Rocket Raccoon would raccommend (two raccoons and a possum who THINKS he's a raccoon go on a heist for the BEST GARBAGE EVER!). Would love to send a copy your way 👀 More info: raccpack.com 🦝

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Nov 28

Drop the Lock Screen 📱

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Nov 27

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A smooth single portion packet of peanut butter

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Nov 27

I'm a part of the very excellent #AuthorsBookingService, and just LOOK at some of the incredible #kidlit books that came out this year from its authors including @parentclub.bsky.social @nadialhohn.bsky.social @karilynnwinters.bsky.social @carolmatas.bsky.social and more!

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Nov 20

🗣️ Editors, if you need a writer for any upcoming projects (preferrably comics or graphic novels), now would be a great time to reach out! I'm looking to add some stuff to my schedule for now and early 2025. More info on me: stephaniecooke.ca

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Nov 19

Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they’re dealing with

Stephanie dressed up as a raccoon in a garbage bin, in a line of garbage bins

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Oct 20

Pretty proud of this Halloween costume, not gonna lie. Here’s a few more shots:

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Oct 20

Concealed within his fortress, the lord of Mordor sees all. His gaze pierces cloud, shadow, earth, and flesh. You know of what I speak, Gandalf: a great Eye, lidless, wreathed in flame. 🔥👁️🔥

Stephanie in an Eye of Sauron Halloween costume in front of a cityscape with the CN Tower in the background.

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Sep 10

Noooooo one squaks like Gaston No one flocks like Gaston No one's wingspan is as incredibly wide as Gaston's For there's no stork in town half as birdly Perfect, a pure paragon! You can ask any Ethel, Dick or Stanley And they'll tell you whose team they prefer to be on

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Sep 10

For instance, I just discovered that the two egyption geese at the Toronto Zoo are named Loud and Annoying, respectively 😆

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Aug 20

I'll be a Special Guest at FanExpo Canada this weekend! Come say hello to me at Table P43B and check out the panels I'm on, including a spotlight panel about my work on Sunday. I can't wait to see folks and talk about comics!

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Aug 14

⚔️ CUTTHROAT ⚔️ A brand-new anthology filled with incredible stories about women and femmes with swords. I co-wrote a story with my partner, and we teamed up with @megacarter.bsky.social on the art. Check out the Kickstarter and support this project if you can: www.kickstarter.com/projects/550...

An eerie image of a woman using a sword to lean on, with a banner for LIVE NOW on Kickstarter over top of it, showing a new anthology called CUTTHROAT.

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Aug 7

Normally Mac isn't allowed in my office (it's a Kaylee Certified No-Dogs-Allowed Zone) but I'm making an exception today and he immediately zonked out on the couch beside me 🥺

Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie· Jul 9

I do a lot of middle-grade, young adult, and all-ages projects, but I'm open to other work! I additionally have a new YA graphic novel called Pillow Talk, and I'm the lead writer on two games at Kitten Cup Studio: Pekoe and a TBA project 👀