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Madscott

@madscott.bsky.social

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Once described as "the glorious mess". I'm a Saint Paul native, big nerd, cartoonist, and creator of other things. Living in what was Brookville, WI. Come find me at www.patreon.com/cw/Madscott

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 9h

This is what I'm thinking about when I have that glazed eye look.

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 10h

The crew is ready to leave. The universe awaits. But nobody cleared the street taco situation first. If aliens were leaving Earth and could only try ONE thing first, what would you recommend?

A Weird Wednesday comic by Scott Gallatin showing a small orange robot-like alien running after a departing UFO, calling out: "Wait! We can't leave yet — we still haven't tried street tacos!"

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Still accurate.. Zac Gorman posted this years ago but all the pages I found linked to him look out of comission

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

but... pointy hat means wizard

A Madscott comic showing a very large bearded man telling a small old man in a blue wizard hat "Well, you have the pointy hat — you must be the local wizard." The old man replies: "To be honest with you, I won the hat playing poker."

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New Mad Monday: someone greenlit the Ice Scream drone truck program. Someone is now having second thoughts.

A Mad Monday comic by Scott Gallatin showing an "Ice Scream" truck driving through a city with drones visible in the sky above, accompanied by speech bubbles reading: "In hindsight… putting drones in 'Ice Scream' trucks may have been too much."

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

While I wasn’t looking I hit 100 subscribers. Thanks!

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's been 18 years since I ran this group of comics and when I'm in a funk I go back to them again and again for inspiration. I'm running them on Sundays but if you can't wait that long you read them all now at: www.madscottcomic.com/comic/081120... - Free Map

Three armored adventurers argue about a "dead man's map"—one admits he loots maps off corpses rather than collects them, then deadpans that the map was "free" when he bought the staff.

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hey! Look at me!

Sun flower

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I do need a nap www.gocomics.com/pluggers/202...

Pluggers by Rick McKee for September 26, 2026 | GoComics

Read Pluggers—a comic strip by creator Rick McKee—for today, September 26, 2026, and check out other great comics, too!

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I didn't sleep very well last night.. how about you?

A Madscott comic showing a large angry bear chasing a running blond boy, who calls back: "If you would stop chasing me for a moment — I will be happy to apologize for sleeping in your bed. I thought it was one of those new cave B&B's."

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I know that not many people even look anymore but the newspaper is about 4 pages now.

A four-panel black-and-white comic strip in bold cartoon style with halftone diagonal line shading. Scott and his bald round-headed friend are the two characters. Panel 1 (top left): Scott stands alone holding a small piece of paper — clearly just a tiny scrap — looking at it with wide, emotional eyes, his speech bubble reading "UNBELIEVABLE." Panel 2 (top right): His friend approaches and asks "WHAT'S WRONG?" Scott responds "JUST LOOKING AT THE NEWSPAPER." The scrap of paper in his hand is visibly tiny. Panel 3 (bottom left): The friend eyes the minuscule paper skeptically, bubble reading "THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE TEARS." Scott responds defensively: "YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND." Panel 4 (bottom right): Scott holds up the tiny scrap with a pained expression, delivering the punchline through two bubbles: "WITH EVERYTHING HAPPENING TODAY" and "THIS IS THE ENTIRE NEWSPAPER."

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

From the archives

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Harold has one solution and he's very committed to it. Let's be honest, some days does Harold's plan sound pretty reasonable.

A Weird Wednesday comic by Scott Gallatin showing two gray aliens — one exasperated, one wearing a blue cap and sunglasses — debating humanity. The first complains "We showed them how to fish, cure disease, harness energy… so why are they still this stupid?" Harold suggests cheerfully: "We could flood them out and start over again sir?"

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm not putting this in a story but I'm just a nerd

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

just drawing fairies with boots

Reposted by Madscott

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.

AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Rather than build a golden arch maybe we should build a tower.

A Mad Monday comic by Scott Gallatin showing a tall golden tower with a small figure reading from a paper below, narrating a fairy tale: the people locked the old king in a gold-painted tower, his jester read him bedtime stories, and the people put out the fires, regrew their gardens, cleaned up the golden mess — and never talked about the old king again.

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It's been 18 years since I ran this group of comics and when I'm in a funk I go back to them again and again for inspiration. I'm running them on Sundays but if you can't wait that long you read them all now at: www.madscottcomic.com/comic/081120... - I've been thinking

Two armored companions sit at a tavern table as one recounts dangerous pranks—tied to a tree, used to carry food near bears, shoved into a crowd of drunken goblins—while the other laughs it off as a joke and privately marvels that his friend survived.

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Good morning

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Ahoy ye' seadogs www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqMu...

Talk like a Pirate

YouTube video by blunderboss

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm sure the cat already has a bunker of his own somewhere.

A four-panel black-and-white Madscott comic where Scott warns his cat that it's "not safe to be out there" anymore, Scott asks the cat if he wants their bunkers connected, then the cat vanishes — leaving Scott digging from off-panel calling "HEY! Where did you go?"

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I may need some new pens

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Honestly, "the Earth may have blown up by next year" is a valid reason to book that trip now. You should go to a beach and watch a sunset.

A Weird Wednesday comic by Scott Gallatin showing a small pink alien urgently telling a larger green alien: "I have to go this year — if we wait until next year the Earth may have blown up." The green alien's response: "I don't know, you still have a lot of school work."

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Oh crap.. I've been dancing around when I need to be getting ready

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I need more coffee and then more artsy

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A sacred vow. To do nothing. Until after the elections. Must be nice to have that job

A Mad Monday comic by Scott Gallatin showing a suited politician telling a disheveled Uncle Sam: "We can't help you right now. We took a sacred vow to stay on vacation until after the elections." Uncle Sam listens with a grumpy, fed-up expression.

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It's been 18 years since I ran this group of comics and when I'm in a funk I go back to them again and again for inspiration. I'm running them on Sundays but if you can't wait that long you read them all now at: www.madscottcomic.com/comic/081120... - maybe one more mile

Two cartoon knights hiding from pursuers argue about who’s braver; one declares the braver should wait, then urges the other to hide in a bush—or “a mile down the road”—a comic reversal of courage.

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A good day reading can also be a good day fishing www.gocomics.com/pluggers/202...

Pluggers by Rick McKee for September 13, 2026 | GoComics

Read Pluggers—a comic strip by creator Rick McKee—for today, September 13, 2026, and check out other great comics, too!

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Time for desert. Amaretto and coke

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Got a snort out of me

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

@vespieart.bsky.social nice talking art tools with you today.

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Happy to post mine. It needs more love. Where’s your patreon? www.patreon.com/Madscott?utm...

Scott Gallatin — A creator of this, that, and some other things!

Get more from Scott Gallatin on Patreon. A creator of this, that, and some other things!. Support Scott Gallatin and get exclusive access to their work.

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I need to make some choices…

If you scream into the void, the void now charges a subscription fee

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Good morning

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The view from My Minneapolis home for the evening

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Checked left. Checked right. Still got hit. On a scale of 1-10 how exhausted is the internet making you right now? I'm at about an 11.

A four-panel black-and-white Madscott comic where Scott looks left, looks right, gets bombarded by giant words "BS LIES HATE" flying at him from all directions, then concludes simply: "The internet is… exhausting."

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Time to have a little bit of coffee and draw something fun

Friendly cartoon man in a loose T-shirt and shorts standing with one hand on his hip and the other near his stomach, smiling and glancing to the side.

Reposted by Madscott

Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Republicans gather in Dallas to stroke Trump's ego anntelnaes.substack.com/p/republican...

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Book club rule #1: know your audience. The book club was off to a rough start. What's the worst book club pick you've ever had to sit through?

A Weird Wednesday comic by Scott Gallatin showing a tall purple alien reading a book aloud to an orange cat, asking "Who is this crawling guy? And why does he hate aliens so very much?" Caption reads: "The book club was off to a rough start."

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

That's so fun!

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

todays coffee drawing is brought to you by Sir Rodney

Sir Rodney drawing

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Throwback to 2007: this strip diagnosed my writer's block once and for all. It's made of Pine. At least it smells good.

An early Madscott comic by S.R. Gallatin from 2007 showing a man with a literal wooden block stuck in his head. His friend asks "What the HELL man?" He replies he has "a wicked case of writers block" — it's made of pine.

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Words of F-ing wisdom!

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Smart Cat!

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

At what point does "small potatoes" stop being a valid public health strategy?

A Mad Monday comic by Scott Gallatin showing a Grim Reaper figure dismissing measles deaths with a cascade of deflections: "What measles deaths? There are no known measles deaths. If we don't count them they didn't happen. If they did happen it's small potatoes."

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It's been 18 years since I ran this group of comics and when I'm in a funk I go back to them again and again for inspiration. I'm running them on Sundays but if you can't wait that long you read them all now at: www.madscottcomic.com/comic/081120... - Lunch Plans

Four armored warriors pause mid-battle to argue about lunch; one says planning a meal calms his nerves during a fight, then cheerfully orders "two eggs, pancakes and bacon... TO GO!" — a comic gag about treating combat like lunchtime planning.

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Dinner tonight was garden tomato sauce and it was delicious

Spaghetti dinner

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Drop some BONES 🦴🩻🖤☠️

Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Have you had your coffee today?

A Madscott comic showing a man gazing lovingly at his coffee machine, saying "Everyday I look forward to our time together. I think you might be my soul mate."

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Madscott @madscott.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

For later listening

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