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Mindstain (doing some comics!) @mindstaincomics.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Bored at work today? Why not plan a murder with your colleagues? Mindstain is crowdsourcing photos of staged murders for 'Unkindness', our upcoming folk-horror comic from the mind of @robertsburton.bsky.social. Over 18 only. Details, submission guidelines & form here: forms.gle/1L7MoAjbBYLr...

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Mindstain Comics presents
Unkindness: A dystopian folk-horror tale by Rob Burton, coming to you at some point in the future.

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It is said that amongst each unkindness, muster or parliament, every hoard, conventicle or tittering
there is always one who is the Madcrow

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'Bob Terror Nuts' is an anagram of Robert S Burton. Sorry. @robertsburton.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

This is Krrsantan, one of the stars of my / @ckinney.bsky.social / @mindstaincomics.bsky.social and George Joy's comic High Grey, clearly very pleased with the product (or possibly sleepy and slightly confused, but I'm going with pleased). [cc @kierongillen.bsky.social on the basis of cat's name].

Krrsantan, one of the cats starring in our cat comic High Grey, with the comic, one paw delicately placed upon it in, I would argue a fond and slightly possessive manner.

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Mindstain (doing some comics!) @mindstaincomics.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

New pre-steampunk #Cogs&Caves George Joy's mixed media comic (photos, cave art and graffiti). "Warning" from the land of ice and fire. Hills that looks like trolls, a Remnant that has only ever tried to help. Buy at www.mindstainshop.com or @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Redshirt Hall, Table A11.

Picture of a hillside that resembles a troll with tentacles made of cogs and machinery emerging.

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Mindstain (doing some comics!) @mindstaincomics.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

#Cat people. Get your tickets for this weekend's best comic con in the world! www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/ Mindstain will be in Redshirts Hall, Table A11 with High Grey (comic about cats) ans purrfect gifts.

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Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival

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Mindstain (doing some comics!) @mindstaincomics.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Cats! Cats! #Cats! Did you miss the most cattish of cat comics? #HighGrey is now accompanied by the purrfect gift of shiny dangling things #catjewellery. Available now at www.mindstainshop.com or find us @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Redshirt Hall, Table A11.

Sterling silver cat earrings and pendant on example page of High Grey comic book

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Mindstain (doing some comics!) @mindstaincomics.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Cats! Cats! #Cats! If you've been busy snoozing by a radiator or chasing string you might have missed Mindstain's #HighGrey. Available for pre-order at www.mindstainshop.com or find us @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Redshirt Hall, Table A11.

High Grey - image of a cat face. Text: A graphic novella about a cat stalking the mysteries at the edges of its apprehension, through the dust and bustle of its world.

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The Peploe Under The Stairs @sarahpeploe.bsky.social · 21/09/2024

HIGH GREY (written by @robertsburton.bsky.social, illo'd by @ckinney.bsky.social, lettered by @rampantpixie.bsky.social) is an excellent comic about a cat and his ways. If you missed it on Kickstarter, good news! There will be copies at Thought Bubble in November! @mindstaincomics.bsky.social

A dark grey cat leaping towards us, a North African cityscape behind him

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 04/05/2024

Just read my new digital copy of Hairy Tales and Bald Truths by @allhellismrsun.bsky.social to find that my friends and I are in it!! What a lovely surprise. And a great read too! Thanks Russ 😁

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The Peploe Under The Stairs @sarahpeploe.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

But really nothing says "festive cheer" like a bloody erotic supernatural queer revenge romance novelette with an actual die-cut cover you can do whatever with. That's GORYHOLE! littleshudders.bigcartel.com/product/gory...

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Mindstain (doing some comics!) @mindstaincomics.bsky.social · 06/12/2023

24 hours left on the kickstarter. In typical Mindstain weirdness this comic has backgrounds done with green tea burn art, is accompanied by a 4000 word essay about the philosophy of cattishness and features our backer's cats. Support indie comics and back High Grey kck.st/49r8nN0

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High Grey

A graphic novella about a cat stalking the mysteries at the edges of its apprehension through the dust and bustle of its world.

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 05/12/2023

Also, 1 cat-space left!! It would be so lovely to get She-From-The-Sands cast before our campaign ends!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 05/12/2023

47 hours to go before our campaign ends, and £44 to reach our next stretch goal!! Let's do it folks! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

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High Grey

A graphic novella about a cat stalking the mysteries at the edges of its apprehension through the dust and bustle of its world.

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Mindstain (doing some comics!) @mindstaincomics.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

Calling all cats: tabby, tawney, ginger, white, madly patterned. We are casting She-From-The-Sands in High Grey. Take a look @kickstarter.com for all catlovers kck.st/49r8nN0.

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

New backers-only post from @robertsburton.bsky.social - a blog-style piece 'On Cattishness' exploring the writing/thought process behind High Grey. If you want to read this and haven't backed our Kickstarter page yet, you can pledge as little as £1 to get access! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

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Update 9: On Cattishness, a blog-style piece by Rob Burton · High Grey

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

New updates for High Grey...just 2 spaces left to have your cat featured in the comic! And just over 60 hours to go on the campaign! If you want to see your cat in a comic, or know someone else who might, now's the time to back! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

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Update 8: Introducing He-Who-Is-Beautiful AND She-Who-Defends...and still some character cats availa...

Hi all, We are fast approaching the final 48 hours of the campaign and we are closing in on our second stretch goal! Let's see if we can make it! We have cast most of the character cats now, which is ...

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

Go do it! This comic is awesome, gross, scary and very deserving of a reward!

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The Peploe Under The Stairs @sarahpeploe.bsky.social · 29/11/2023

YEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!! (still 40 hours to go if you want to give some love to theee best ever surreal, scary, sexy Victorian piss palace comic you ever did see)

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

The first backers-only update for our High Grey Kickstarter is live! A behind-the-scenes look at the art process with a video! If you haven't backed yet and you want to see this, you know what to do! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

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Update 6: Behind-the-scenes of the artwork with video! · High Grey

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Mindstain (doing some comics!) @mindstaincomics.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

Friday evening. Time to relax. Your cat is sat on the TV remote. "Why have you not put me in that comic where all the cats are based on real cats? Am I not glorious enough?" Better back that kickstarter (no payment taken till 7 Dec). kck.st/49r8nN0

She from the sands, a draft drawing of a cat to star in the graphic novella

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Mindstain (doing some comics!) @mindstaincomics.bsky.social · 16/11/2023

Quick cat break: Seeking cat actors. Could your cat star in this comic? (Back this comic & no payment taken till 7th Dec kck.st/49r8nN0).

He-who-is-beautiful. A large mercurial cat.

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

Woohoo!!! We just reached our funding goal!! Now we get into surge goals, but that's for another day. For now, thanks everyone who backed High Grey. This project is really coming together and I can't wait to see it in print soon

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The Peploe Under The Stairs @sarahpeploe.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

This is awful. Jo Heely broke her neck in a fall on Sunday post-Thought Bubble and needs help with accommodation (for her mum, for whom she's a full-time carer) accessibility and recovery costs. Please donate, share, spread the word: gofund.me/e8a62f4c

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Funds to cover Jo's expenses and medical needs, organized by Jo Heeley

Jo Heeley (The77, Pandora, This Comic Is Haunted) attended Thoughtbubble 202… Jo Heeley needs your support for Funds to cover Jo's expenses and medical needs

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Mindstain (doing some comics!) @mindstaincomics.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

We are nearly funded, so will you be the one that helps us get over the line? kck.st/49r8nN0

Sahara Desert with cat looking into sunrise

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Mindstain (doing some comics!) @mindstaincomics.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

It's 5pm. Your cat is waiting for you at home and you know it is going to stare at you with those big eyes until you immortalise it in a comic book kck.st/49r8nN0 #HighGrey

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A graphic novella about a cat stalking the mysteries at the edges of its apprehension through the dust and bustle of its world.

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

We're 97% funded! Still plenty of time to get YOUR CAT drawn into High Grey! Who's gonna get us to the 100% mark?! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

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High Grey

A graphic novella about a cat stalking the mysteries at the edges of its apprehension through the dust and bustle of its world.

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George Joy (Mindstain) @rampantpixie.bsky.social · 13/11/2023

Had an amazing weekend @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social - it was lovely geeking out over petroglyphs and plant fossils. Thank you to everyone who stopped by the @mindstaincomics.bsky.social table and if you didn't find us, you can still buy our stuff from our shop www.mindstainshop.com

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Mark Granger @markgranger.bsky.social · 13/11/2023

See? The toilets are real. Maybe the stories contain within the comic are too. Only one way to find out. www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 12/11/2023

We did it! What a fun weekend @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Thanks everyone who stopped by, I enjoyed meeting you all ;)

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 11/11/2023

I'm with Mindstain Comics in Bubbleboy Hall, D2, at Thoughtbubble comic con! Anyone who backs our kickstarter during the con gets a free printed promo, so that's gotta be worth at least a walk-by... www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

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Update 2: Free printed promo at ThoughtBubble Comic con! · High Grey

Hi all, Just a quick update to say that we are at Thoughtbubble comic convention in Bubbleboy Hall D2! We're giving away FREE 6 page printed promos (say that 100 times!) for anyone who backs our pro...

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

....I'm mentioned in this week's The Full Lid. Yay!

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

First 24 hours of our kickstarter campaign and we're 28% funded!! Let's keep it going! We'll be off to TBubz today with @mindstaincomics.bsky.social to campaign and party this weekend! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

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High Grey

A graphic novella about a cat stalking the mysteries at the edges of its apprehension through the dust and bustle of its world.

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

I'd like to think I'm 9, but I'm probably 5

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'Bob Terror Nuts' is an anagram of Robert S Burton. Sorry. @robertsburton.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

Like comics? Like cats? Are at least tolerant to philosophic musings? Well then, get this in through your eyeholes and into that wriggly mind of yours: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha... Reposts (RT's Re-bleets? Re-skeets, RB's, RS's's?) very much appreciated.

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

AND WE'RE LIVE!! This is our kickstarter campaign for High Grey - with the chance to have your cat drawn into the comic! Would greatly appreciate any reposts to spread the word. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

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High Grey

A graphic novella about a cat stalking the mysteries at the edges of its apprehension through the dust and bustle of its world.

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The Peploe Under The Stairs @sarahpeploe.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

I'll be at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend with @mindstaincomics.bsky.social! Swing by table D2 in Bubbleboy Hall and nab a copy of sentient fatberg horror comic THE BERG!

front cover of The Berg, a symphony of neon slime and popped eyeballs, beautifully drawn by Gavin Mitchell (he's @bobgoblynn on here you should follow him if you don't already)

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

The journalist's name....I love you sometimes @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

2 days to go before the Kickstarter launch for HIGH GREY. Get notified as soon as we launch to get your hands on very limited, cat-based rewards including having YOUR cat drawn into the comic!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

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Coming soon: High Grey

A graphic novella about a cat stalking the mysteries at the edges of its apprehension through the dust and bustle of its world.

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

Ha! Well this is just what I needed for a bit of Tuesday morning procrastination. 16/24 antidepressantsortolkien.vercel.app

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Antidepressants or Tolkien character?

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

Happy to be one of the Jewish writers who's signed this letter. "We refuse the false choice between Jewish safety and Palestinian freedom; between Jewish identity and ending the oppression of Palestinians. In fact, we believe the rights of Jews and Palestinians go hand-in-hand."

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A Dangerous Conflation

We are Jewish writers, artists, and activists who wish to disavow the widespread narrative that any criticism of Israel is inherently antisemitic. Israel and its defenders have long used this rhetoric...

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

Taking the basking rock to the next level

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'Bob Terror Nuts' is an anagram of Robert S Burton. Sorry. @robertsburton.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

Look VERY closely & you might glimpse the psychic emanations of someone launching a Kickstarter @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social about cats, manifesting as vague blue streaks like inverted arrows shooting from thier fevered brains. You see it clearly? You must be magic then, that's the only explanation

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Chris "Human Cryptid" Mole @chrismole.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

And we're live! SECRETS OF THE MAJESTIC is go on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr... Reposts and shares greatly appreciated!

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Secrets of the Majestic: Anthology

A 76-page anthology of toilet-themed comics, centred around one very special lavatory...

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

I've just pledged support for Secrets of the Majestic, and you should too! Honestly, I've seen this lav with my own eyes, courtesy of @kierongillen.bsky.social at ThoughtBubble ...it's a corker www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

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Mindstain (doing some comics!) @mindstaincomics.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

Mindstain is going strong this year for our 10th Anniversary! We are launching a kickstarter AND a new comic from George Joy. Don't forget to grab your tickets for @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social and have a purrefect day.

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C. Kinney @ckinney.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

I am VERY excited to announce our new comic COMING SOON!! High Grey is graphic novella about a cat and will be launched on Kickstarter very soon. Drawn by me, written by the the amazing @robertsburton.bsky.social Check out our pre-launch page here!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

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'Bob Terror Nuts' is an anagram of Robert S Burton. Sorry. @robertsburton.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

Looking through the pages if our upcoming Kickstarter. This is going to be great. [Cue British sense of shame about being proud of anything] Well, you know, at least tolerably not-shit. I'll be asking everyone for as much help promoting this as you can. It's called High Grey. And it's about cats.

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