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Oh Joy Sex Toy @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social · 4h

As Jenny Wingfield said, “September showed up right on schedule, and lasted a whole month.” And you know what else showed up right on schedule and lasted the whole month of September? OUR SWEET COMIC UPDATES! www.patreon.com/OhJoySexToy/...

September 2026
https://www.patreon.com/OhJoySexToy/posts/september-comics-114077527
Five vertical panels showing a preview of OhJoySexToy.com comics that went up in September 2026

1) Text: A UNI-Versal Experience by DarkChibiShadow
Image: A person looks excitedly at an assortment of enormous, colorful jewels

2) Text: Way of the Sauna by Hien Pham
Image: Two people soak in a hot tub

3) Text: Drawing Power From Femdom by Jo
Image: A woman pins a man to the ground in the foreground, while in the back she confidently holds a leash.

4) Text: Kissing Booth by Erika Moen
Image: Silhouettes of two faces lean in to kiss.

5) How to Organise a Munch by Dastardly_devil
Image: A crowded gathering of excited people.

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Rich Ellis @elliscomics.bsky.social · 2h

Day 2 of my game themed #inktober, X-Men Arcade! The games on my list are all favorites of mine, but the order is arbitrary.

An image of X-man Colossus using his special attack from the game. It looks like a big explosion!

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Stephen Pellnat @stephenpellnat.bsky.social · 2h

Couldn’t finish a page yet today but ignore my breathing and enjoy

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Sara Ryan @ryansara.bsky.social · 8h

Tomorrow 10/3, 12-6 pm, is the Endless Wonders Book Festival! I'll be around in the late afternoon at the @authorsabb.bsky.social table with a copy or two of Mountain Upside Down to give away. Looking forward! www.endlesswondersbooks.com

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Home | Endless Wonders Books

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Terry Dodson @terrydodsonart.bsky.social · 7h

I'll be @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social Oct 8-11 Artist Alley D30 Thurs-Sun 11:00-230 & 4-7 except THURSDAY DC Vertigo + Black Label Panel Room 409 2:30-3:30 I will be signing, sketching and have original art, books, comics, prints and more all at my table, details- thebombshellter.blogspot.com

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 7h

Can't make it to my Office Hours? Cursed to live somewhere that is not Portland, Oregon? Here's some advice that might apply to your comics.

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Lucy Bellwood @lubellwoo.bsky.social · 6h

A week from Sunday I'm sharing hard-won secrets from my five-year wrestling match with drawing a graphic novel over on @crucialcomix.bsky.social! Sliding scale tickets ($0-$10), nerdy spreadsheets guaranteed, sanity debatable. www.crucialcomix.com/product/arti...

A poster for Staying Sane on long comics projects with Lucy Bellwood, featuring Spreadsheets! Strategies! Rituals! Routines! Sunday, October 11th 12pm-1pm PST / 3-4pm EST, Sliding Scale Cost: $0-$10, presented by Crucial Comix. Image is bright yellow and purple with two photos of Lucy brandishing finished pages of comics.

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Bree Wolf @breewolfstuff.bsky.social · 6h

in my happy place (studying classic cartoon multiples and smears)

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Mike Manley @drawmanley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Garcia Lopez. Bought it several years ago at Baltimore con

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Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com · 26/09/2026

Oregon Public Broadcasting did a whole ass documentary about comics in Portland? Dang, I should've made it to Rose City this year. youtu.be/BqN1d10Wzl4?...

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Indie Comics City: how Portland built its own comics universe | Oregon Art Beat

YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting

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In This Issue... @inthisissue.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

An outdoor comic con?? What will they think of next! I went to GARAGE CON 2 with @tedwardbak.bsky.social and @floatingworld.bsky.social It was a lot of fun and a beautiful Fall day in Portland, OR. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XsZ...

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We Visit An Outdoor Comic Con! GARAGE CON 2

YouTube video by In This Issue... Comics Podcast

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Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Kitchens on fire off the oil in the ovens. I watched tokens glitter in the dark near the skeeball grate. All those moments will be lost in time, like pizzas in rain. Time to die.

Photo of a dilapidated Chuck E. Cheese animatronic rotting outside in the middle of nowhere

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Jim Zub @jimzub.com · 01/10/2026

A comic writer asking for advice because they have several projects under their belt but still can't get replies from editors, even when referred by other creators. I get messages like this every week from writers and artists, and I'm not even an editor, which shows how widespread it is.

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Also I promise not to haul you up on top of a stack of shipping containers and abandon you there, screaming in helpless rage.

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Rich Ellis @elliscomics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’m doing a game theme this year for inktober. I thought I would start with one of my first games ever… Stick!

A drawing of a hand holding a stick. Lots of white out employed for such a a simple drawing , but what can you do:)

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Zoeeeeeee @quark-dynasty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

just realized I never shared this on here, one of the most formative "baby's first graphic novel(s)" for me #Bone

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Ripley's Believe it or Else 🎃 @ripleylacross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm into this shit 👀 that top-central ✋ combined with the serif font is doing some WORK

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Paul Tobin @paultobin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Portland is cool because you can go to an Eisner-winning comic store and get free art advice from an Eisner-winning rascal and also we have more strip clubs per capita than any other city. Is there a connection? Yeah, probably. Anyway, go talk to Steve.

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Terry Dodson @terrydodsonart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I will be at @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social October 8-11 Artist Alley Table D-30 Details here- thebombshellter.blogspot.com

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Ripley's Believe it or Else 🎃 @ripleylacross.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The more things change, the more they stay the same (c. 2020). #comic

Sketchy comic drawn in ink, from 2020.

Ripley, looking concerned: "These editor notes requesting the removal of 'X' qualities concern me, because I was under the impression you hired me specifically for my skills depicting 'X'?"

Ripley gets an electronic reply: [Incorrect. You were hired because you can draw at all]

They break the fourth wall, looking at the reader with a frustrated expression.

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Stephen Pellnat @stephenpellnat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Cooking up some weird shit maybe good shit

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Lucy Bellwood @lubellwoo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's Thursday. Would you like to buy a graphic novel containing an illustrated primer on SCURVY? Of course you would. buyolympia.com/Item/lucy-be...

A sample page from Baggywrinkles: a Lubber's Guide to Life at Sea. Lucy sits in the rigging of a tall ship, throwing her arms wide and shouting: "What ho, wrinkles and bags! Today we'll be discussing the biggest, baddest affliction in all of maritime history: scurvy!" "Gasp," cry the sailors, "scurvy?!"

A sample comics page from Baggywrinkles: A Lubber's Guide to Life at Sea. In the 17th century, scurvy caused more losses in the British Navy than were suffered in all enemy action. W.J.L. Wharton said "Ever-present in each captain's mind was the dread of the terrible scourge. Every expedition suffered from it. Each hoped they would be exempt, and each in turn was reduced to impotence from its effects." "Hang on," says a sailor, "what effects?" "You really wanna know?" asks Lucy. "Okay, get ready. This ain't pretty."

A sample comics page from Baggywrinkles: A Lubber's Guide to Life at Sea titled How to Scurvy. Step 1: feel woozy and sluggish. Step 2: develop achey legs. Step 3: Marvel as your gums begin to swell and bleed. Step 4: Enjoy your newfound leg lesions! (They will probably become gangrenous—lucky you!) Step 5: Beat the winter chill with a high fever. Step 6: Die. Probably from hemorrhaging in your brain!

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Benjamin Dewey @benjamindewey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What's the oldest show that you love/re-watch? I had a realization today that I don't go back in TV nearly as far as I do in movies, music or visual art. The original Star Trek and Twilight Zone are it (so far) before the 80's. What is a can't-miss essential you'd recommend? Columbo? Mash?

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Emilie Kelly :-) @viewfindercomics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

they have a sort of charlie brown/lucy dynamic that delights me catch up with Things Are Afoot! here: www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/th... #webtoon #webcomic #indiecomic #horror #taacomic

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Cat Farris @cattifer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ron has been playing Control Resonant and I've been having fun doing dumb sketches of Dylan while watching. I just think he's neat!

A sketchbook page filled with b/w pen sketches of Dylan Faden's in-game antics. Petting the mystery dog, signing karaoke, sketching in his sketchbook, jumping around town, using Aberrant, and trying to be a hard-ass(but failing badly).

A page from my private journal with a small sketch of Dylan drawing a location around town while Hiss-possessed people float in the background.

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Oh Joy Sex Toy @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Bonus Post for Patrons: How @erikamoen.bsky.social made her Kissing Booth comic! www.patreon.com/OhJoySexToy/...

Comparison showing the rough pencils, inks, and final colored versions of a panel from the Kissing Booth comic by Erika Moen. It shows a crowd sitting at a table.

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Lucy Bellwood @lubellwoo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Not to mention @scottmccloud.bsky.social and @goraina.bsky.social with The Cartoonists Club! It feels like a maturation of the medium that there are now resources for students at every age and level of education. So many more inroads than there were when I was writing my thesis on comics in 2012.

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

PORTLAND: First Friday Office Hours are back! This Friday, October 2nd, I'll be at Books With Pictures (1401 SE Division) from 4-6PM, giving professional feedback on your comics art. Details in the thread below! RT's appreciated!

Ziggy Sobatka screaming “Bad advice!” at the longshoremen.

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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 30/09/2026

Thrilled to be a part of this upcoming issue of The Comics Courier, courtesy of @explodingarrow.bsky.social. Look at this murderer's row of writers on comics (and also, uh, me)!

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Bree Wolf @breewolfstuff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hex Americana? For a dollar??? Yes indeed!

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Lucy Bellwood @lubellwoo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There are SO MANY graphic novels coming out this fall that I'm excited about I can hardly stand it. Everyone's getting published in October. (Except us, we're coming out next spring. Plenty of time for me to yell about my peers and their amazing work first.)

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Ron Chan @rondanchan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

control resonant

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Paul Tobin @paultobin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You definitely SHOULD get some regular sleep, but DON'T sleep on this title from @madcavestudios.com!! It's JUNK PUNCH, by me and a talented gang o' folks! The 4th issue is out! Grab 'em all from your NLCSP (Neat Local Comic Shop Place) or online at the link! madcavestudios.com/series/junk-...

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Junk Punch - Mad Cave Studios

In a near-future world, peculiar new compulsions have arisen to afflict individuals in bizarre ways, such as a need to paint all pigeons pink or the unfortunate craving to tell the truth on dating app...

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Helioscope @helioscopepdx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

BACK IN STOCK! Ron Chan’s cussing Dinosaur print set! Seven foul-mouthed dinosaurs, drawn in gorgeous color by the great @rondanchan.bsky.social helioscopepdx.etsy.com/listing/2204...

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Lucy Bellwood @lubellwoo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oh ho ho, I'm joining the fine folks at @crucialcomix.bsky.social on October 11th for an artist talk about STAYING SANE WHILE DRAWING GREAT BIG GRAPHIC NOVELS. Sliding scale, nerdy spreadsheets and coping strategies guaranteed. See you there? www.crucialcomix.com/product/arti...

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Artist Talk: Lucy Bellwood

The adventure cartoonist shares strategies for staying focused while working on long-term, land-locked graphic novels.

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Old art: A sketch I drew at a con of Wes from @jeffparker.bsky.social's and my series UNDERGROUND. The sketch is long gone but the book is available here: helioscopepdx.etsy.com/listing/5938...

Brush and ink drawing by Steve Lieber, from back when Helioscope had a different name. A spelunker is crawling right towards you.

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Dan Schkade @danschkade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

AVAILABLE TO-DAY!

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Diane Barker @mrsbarker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm very excited to announce that I'm the new marketing manager at @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social !! I'm beyond stoked and so thankful for the opportunity. Just wait until you see all the amazing books that are coming out!! One of them is being Kickstarted right now! Go smash that stretch goal!

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Rigsby WI - Volume 3: Flux by SE Case

Volume 3 of SE Case's Eisner-nominated webcomic is up for grabs! Welcome back to Rigsby, Wisconsin!

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Oh Joy Sex Toy @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Are you hungry to explore kink but you're too timid to jump straight to the BDSM main course? Sample a MUNCH first! @dastardlydevil.bsky.social shows us how to get a taste of the kinky community in a non-kinky setting! www.ohjoysextoy.com/how-to-organ...

How to Organise a Munch by Dastardly_devil published 2026-09-29 on https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/how-to-organise-a-munch-dastardly-devil

Dastardly Devil illustrates his comic in a simple, cartoony style with thin textured lines and a color palette of plums and pinks.

"Hey, long time no see!" Greets a maroon-skinned devil cis man wearing jeans and a t-shirt. He sits at the welcome table at a bustling event in a bar, waving at a couple that's just walked in.

"Heeeey!" Waves one half of the couple with their free hand, while their other reassuringly guides their shy partner in by the shoulder. The more outgoing person has a shaved head with a big poof of curly bangs in front. They wear fingerless gloves, big round glasses, petite earrings, and a t-shirt tucked into their belted pants. Their shy companion also has a shaved head and ear piercings, in addition to a labret stud, studded dog collar around their neck and tank top straps visible through the neck of their baggy t-shirt.

Sliding over a name tag on the tabletop, Dastardly_devil asks the nervous guy, "First time?"

"Y-yes." They answer, sweating.

"WELCOME!" Dastardly_devil booms jovially, and then gestures at a sign on the wall. "Here are the rules:"

The sign lists:
-No play
-No touching another without consent
-No kinkshaming
-Keep the name tag on.

"If you're too shy to talk," He continues. "I can introduce you. If you have any questions or troubles, come talk to me!"

Gathering some courage, the shy guy ventures, "...What does 'no play' mean?"

The confident friend is eagerly filling out a name tag as Dastardly_devil answers, "Play is when people practice BDSM or kink. This event is a munch, it's only for meeting and talking."

"See," The confident friend says as they affix the name tag to the shy person. "I told ya!"

Looking somewhat relieved but still sweating, the shy friend answers, "Oh, Ok..."

Draping themself over their shy friend, the extrovert bemoans, "There's only play events in our town. We haven't dared go yet."

"Ah, it can be intimidating. But a munch is a good place to start!" The devil encourages.

"Wish it was closer though..." Groans the extroverted person.

"You could always make your own event, you know." Suggests Dastardly_devil.

"EEEEEH, REALLY?" They answer.

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Stephen Pellnat @stephenpellnat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Frankenstein, by Grant Morrison and Doug Mankhe is about the most kickass ripshit thing DC has ever made and I think it bears rereading

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Pro tip: If you're a comic artist, it's only a matter of time until you're asked to draw Betty from Dave Stevens' classic and delightful Rocketeer series.

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Dan Schkade @danschkade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I will be attending the opening reception Friday night! Come by if you're looking to settle one of my many ongoing The Duelists situations

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MKEcosplay5k @mkecosplay5k.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

oh man, that is a GREAT suggestion of APES IN COMICS! #MKEcomicbook

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Zoeeeeeee @quark-dynasty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Using this as an opportunity to spread my Station Eleven propaganda. You should absolutely watch Station Eleven if you like the perseverance of the arts in desolate times as a way to bring us together, and also if you wanna bawl your eyes out. Why is it 93-

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