iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Kody @kodyisover.com · 01/09/2024

Hey new folks! I'm Kody. I make KEEPING TIME, a longform webcomic told in alternating timelines about two guys who after years of estrangement reunite, start a band, and - for better or worse - fall in love. 🎸 keepingtimecomic.com #webcomics

A comic page from KEEPING TIME. Daniel, a Japanese American man, has stopped playing a piano, and looks out towards Denver, a blond punk in a leather jacket with a neck tattoo who is standing in front of him like he's seen a ghost. The blue light of the stage clashes with the warm light of the bar that illuminates Denver's back. The narration reads, "… the rest of the song suddenly comes flooding back to you." A caption title says, "CHAPTER 1: 2:45 AM"

A comic panel that's a worm's eye view comic panel of someone on a skateboard in a south Chicago neighborhood in winter. We can see the bottom of their board and their shoes, and slush on the street. The caption reads, "Then."

A comic panel from KEEPING TIME. A speaker continues from the last page, off-panel, "...but wait until you go on tonight at 8pm." The caption reads, "Now." Three boys are playing instruments in a small practice studio. Flight cases, guitar amps, and ephemera stand around the corners of the room. On the walls behind them, a poster looking awfully similar to a Ted Leo & the Pharmacists show poster in Chicago and a Yeah Yeah Yeah's album cover hang on the wall.

Part of a comic page from the webcomic KEEPING TIME.

Panel 1: A close up of Stef, the bassist, his eyes closed beneath his baseball cap. Stark, evenly spaced together lines of music denote the even strumming of his bass guitar.

Panel 2: Denver plays a chord far up the neck of his Gibson Les Paul, frowning slightly. The lines symbolizing his music swing wildly from high to low.

Panel 3: Finally, the drummer, is grinning as he plays the drums, his music lines broken up in a staccato pattern. Beneath all his scruffy beard stubble, his giant grin is wide enough to make up for how neither of his bandmates weren't smiling at all.

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🌜Saytr🌛 @saytr.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

A Heads up! The Bluesky link on ya comicside links to Tiktok :3

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king of feℓçade 🧋 with you like gravity @felcast.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Today's page punched me right in the feels, oof. 💔 I love the days Keeping Time pops up in my RSS feed, thank you for your great work.

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Aram @aramvartian.com · 19/02/2025

This is the first time I have seen you work, and I just wanted to say: it is fucking gorgeous. The colors, the line work...just the way you shift effortlessly between wide angles and tight close-ups is cinematic. You've gained at least 1 new fan today.

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Frank&Stein @brandtandstein.com · 25/11/2024

Kody Okamoto: Comics’ Best Boy

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Michael @himichaelhere.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

+1 readership 🙂‍↕️

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Katara Kamen @katarakamen.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Oooo I love your style! I need to save up some money so I can commission you for some gay fan art of my original characters, hehehe. :)

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@ApplePasta @applepasta.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Following you

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Alexandria Paige @alexandriapaige.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I'm so glad I found your comic! It's such a good read❤️❤️❤️

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The arctic tern life @earthbadge.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Thanks to this post I found a new comic I can't wait to read! Your art and pacing are so good, I love the few pages I got to so far!

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Mangsney @mangsney.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

I really love your style. You've got yourself a new follower/reader!

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Andi ✨Baby Knife! 🏳️‍🌈 @kentuckymanpain.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

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Vicky @vixxnev.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

Ooooh this sounds so good gonna check it out rn! 😍

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Amy 💘 @mojowitchcraft.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

im only on chapter 1 and im obsessed already

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frog @ read BtG @frogletcomics.bsky.social · 01/09/2024

I recently got around to reading your comic and it's so goddamn fun, kody!! Your art is *chefs kiss*

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Kody @kodyisover.com · 11/10/2024

I'm also a staff member over at the @cartoonistcoop.bsky.social, working on the Benefits Committee & NIF planning team! I'm a strong believer in comics wage transparency and advocating for us all. If you need help from me in the Co-op, feel free to ping me in the Discord at any time! (2/3)

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