Last month, we were lucky enough to enjoy all the gorgeous art of #DrawingWhileBlack. This month, it’s time for #Inktober, the initiative started by artist Jake Parker to encourage himself and other creatives around the world to “improve…inking skills and develop positive drawing habits.” If you’d like to participate yourself, just draw one new ink drawing per day, and post it with the hashtag. Parker even has an official list of prompts to help out if you get stuck. And if you’ll be #Inktober-ing, let your fellow TMS readers know where to find your art!

Now for those of you who, like me, are just greedy art parasites, enjoy the sampling of talent below and find some new geniuses to follow:

And I’m back, now with red pen and markers XD Day 1 #inktober #inktober2017 pic.twitter.com/BhD5WZMHzR

— Valentina Remenar (@TincekMarincek) October 1, 2017

We all know I’m not going to be able to keep up with #inktober but here’s a lil vampire lady I did today~ pic.twitter.com/Ibl9sKB7WV

— Laia (@itslopezz) October 1, 2017

Did a Vex’ahlia for Day 1 of #inktober #inktober2017. #CriticalRole #criticalrolefanart pic.twitter.com/raXCGxVGTQ

— Bon (@BonSquiggle) October 1, 2017

Inktober day 1 – The Old Man.
Let’s see if I can do a whole month of this (I doubt it ) #Inktober #INKTOBER17 #inktober2017 pic.twitter.com/laylYYLt0R

— Gabe Martini (@gabethefaun) October 1, 2017

First day of #inktober ! Here’s a Norwegian forest cat I inked with brush pen, toned with some of my coffee ☕️ #inktober2017 pic.twitter.com/Yf5h4KmcMl

— Natasha Small (@_NatSmall) October 1, 2017

We’re all drawing demon babes this year right. Day 1 #inktober #inktober2017 pic.twitter.com/35Jz0VdXc5

— Paulina Ganucheau (@PlinaGanucheau) October 1, 2017

Day 1: Elliott #inktober #anime #art #copics #blackanime #manga #mangaka #locs #blackmen #inktober2017 #blackartists #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/i2w0jwZbB9

— Johnathan Edwards (@JStorm00) October 1, 2017

#inktober day one: “swift” pic.twitter.com/jl3LlwtEff

— ⚰️ (@communalmother) October 1, 2017

• Yesterday, the March for Black Women in Washington, D.C. worked to center the concerns of black women in the fights for racial justice and feminism. “It’s difficult getting the issues specific to black women and girls centered within the racial-justice movement of this nation,” explained Farah Tanis, co-founder and co-executive director of the Black Women’s Blueprint. Read more about the march at The Root.
• Rick and Morty will livestream the Season 3 finale for free on adultswim.com – even if you don’t have a cable subscription! Read more about how to access the episode at Polygon.
• The Thor: Ragnarok marketing team has declared that October is #Helaween, promising a new piece of content every day this month.
  
  

  31 Days of #HelaWeen starts… NOW! Follow along each day for a new piece of #ThorRagnarok content! Who’s ready? pic.twitter.com/dmHoMvrskJ

  — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) October 1, 2017

• Dark Horse will publish a 320-page Legend of Zelda encyclopedia next year, covering everything from potions and spells to maps and languages. (via Polygon)
• We’d heard that there was a Lucy sequel in the works, but it’s now been confirmed that Luc Besson is working on the script. (via io9)
• Have an awesome essay about Black Panther that you’ve been waiting to write up? The blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) is looking for guest bloggers for their series on Black Panther. Check out their call for submissions, including a list of potential topics, here.
• Star Wars Forces of Destiny is getting two new television specials! One airs tonight, October 1, at 8 PM EST/PST on the Disney Channel, and the second will air on October 29 at 8 PM EST/PST, also on the Disney Channel. (via SYFY Wire)

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