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Nick (Piggybank/MarkandFlops) @markandflops.com · 3h

Just published October's FREE newsletter on my Patreon! a fair warning: this issue has a picture of Doog's very spooky scary vampire halloween costume in it :O flops.zone/posts/m-f-ne...

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M&F Newsletter - October 2026 | MarkandFlops

October is upon us! Fall is here, the leaves change color, Halloween creeps closer, and your Doogs will turn into spooky vampires... or the

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schmoe :⬮] @spongebeatle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

having artist friends with styles way more complex than yours but they still fw you

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Chris Griffin Dances: Take On Me (Family Guy)

ALT: Chris Griffin Dances: Take On Me (Family Guy)

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Zeurel @zeurel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Monkey Wrench Ep 6 - Coming October 3rd to Youtube. #monkeywrench #indieanimation

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Gary | LOOKING FOR WRITING WORK @mutantastronaut.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Hey ya'll, did you know I created an indie animated series? It's called Failing Upward and it's about two long distance slacker friends just trying to get by! If you love stuff like Downtown, Daria, or Scott Pilgrim, you should check it out! Check the reply for more!

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REIGHLY MORGAN @dogdoujin.art · 12/09/2026

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Soap Surfin’ @soapsurfin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

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Charles Brubaker @bakertoons.com · 11/09/2026

Madame Mew and Fox McFlea got a surprise. Birthday art for @markandflops.com Happy birthday!

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Nick (Piggybank/MarkandFlops) @markandflops.com · 10/09/2026

another year, another happy birthday to meee 🎉 (the 28 is now 34)

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shishi fu on my dog till i kom a inu @shishispin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

zelda this zelda that remake this remake that whatever man go play a real videosgame

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Nick (Piggybank/MarkandFlops) @markandflops.com · 07/09/2026

Heads up: I'm looking for work! 👀 If you need rough animation, storyboards, Flash/Animate rigs, direction, or help with almost anything in the 2D animation pipeline, please consider reaching out! I've got over nine years of industry experience. If you need it, let's talk! ❤️ Portfolio: nkalmar.com

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Nick (Piggybank/MarkandFlops) @markandflops.com · 07/09/2026

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Ami Goff @gofflin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

appropriate for all your hot cartoon discourse needs: #3hawtbabes

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Andrew F. Sullivan @afsulli.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

books can be about bad people. the characters are not your friends. the protagonist is not you.

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

NEW ADVICE-FROM-LIEBER LIST! I've posted these tips as a thread before, but I figured it's about time I made it available as a single, shareable image.

MISTAKES I'VE MADE THAT YOU CAN AVOID
Don't be like me.
1. Don't trash your own work when complemented. In that context your self-deprecation is insulting someone else's taste! Just say thanks and change the subject. Maybe credit an influence?
2. As far as your readers are concerned, comics are drawn with a printing press or a monitor. Don't fetishize the original art or the tools you make it. Anything that gets the story told the way it needs to be told is the right tool for the job.
3. Don't use one job to audition for another. It's unfair to your collaborators and a betrayal of the reader to get flashy or sexy or explosive if the moment in the story doesn't call for it.
4. The important storytelling choices on a page can be worked out in thumbnails. Gesture, camera angle, framing, broad arrangement of tones-get this stuff right before you worry about anatomy, lighting, drapery, or facial expressions.
5. Some artists can put down a final inkline with no underdrawing, but that's because they're skilled and experienced enough to do all that underdrawing in their head. You probably aren't. Get your underdrawing right and save the masterstrokes for the masters.
6. What you're feeling while you work doesn't matter. What the audience feels when they read it does. You can be happy and still do a great drawing of someone in agony. You should understand what you're depicting. It's not necessary to experience it in real time at the board.
7. Get a fresh eye on your work. You never know when some accidental juxtaposition is going to completely change your intended meaning.
8. Don't let getting things 100% right keep you from getting things done. It's easy to get bogged down in research or prep sketches. Make a schedule at the start of a project so you know how much time you have. Do the best you can with the time allotted and move on. But...

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Nick (Piggybank/MarkandFlops) @markandflops.com · 31/08/2026

I sent out September's newsletter on my Patreon today, and it's the biggest one I've written yet: www.patreon.com/markandflops... Project updates, life stuff, and even some surprises... this one's got a lot! Give it a read, and please feel free to consider helping if you can. 💖

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coochie doo, where are you?! @hyperbeat.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

this is one of my favorite reviews on all of letterboxd

review of Rabbit's Kin (1952, dir. Robert McKimson, starring Bugs Bunny) by Brandon Reese

Pete Puma is the most fucked up guy in all of Looney Tunes. I do not say this lightly. He’s so stupid that the comedy takes on an avant-garde hue. Bugs should not be doing this. People should be stepping in. His voice seems to be from no region on earth. You do not recognize Pete Puma because he resembles nothing, nobody. It’s sometimes important to step back and remember who these shorts were made by and who they were made for. They were made by bitter, sweaty cartoon men of the 30s, 40s, and 50s and they were made for shell shocked GIs. Only in this context does Pete Puma make any sort of sense. The gateway drug of Elmer Fudd had begun to wear off and our boys, jaded by the horrors of war, needed an even dumber fix. This almost feels private. A conversation to which we should not bear witness. We had no business there.

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DeadlyComics @deadlycomics.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

At @sunshine.horse we hosted "A Tribute to Spike", starting down the path to 1000 new Spikes.... today, you can see where we're at, and contribute your own! (and check out the spike cartoon we made in 1 hour!) 1000spikes.net

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Nick (Piggybank/MarkandFlops) @markandflops.com · 31/08/2026

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Cut and Obscure Video Game Content @cutvideogame.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Early copies of Super Mario Sunshine had several bugs, including a fatal memory leak that would not only cause the Chucksters to throw Mario into our dimension, but it would, more importantly, IRREPARABLY BREAK the GameCube. This was patched in subsequent copies.

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Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik @hatethathedgehog.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

we've lost so many greats this week. im calling a truce with the stupid blue rat for the rest of the month, Dolly would want peace.

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Ash G. @kilomonster.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I drew out my feelings about stars. 🌻🦎

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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Peter Cullen as Eeyore.. 🕊💙 "I don't come up here because I'm sad, I come up here because I'm happy."

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Parker Simmons @parkersimmons.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dolly Parton and Tim Curry were both profoundly kind, curious, and generous. It can seem maudlin to say that entertaining others is a higher calling, but they truly proved it was. At the heart of both their lives was a single message: "Love yourself."

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 31/01/2026

It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.

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Mike Sakasegawa @sakeriver.com · 25/08/2026

When a good and decent person leaves this world, I think the best thing we can do to honor them is to try to put even more goodness and decency into the world. It's not that we can replace them or their contribution. It's just that we need it all the more now that they're gone.

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Sean Chiplock 🟡 🔜 Animate! Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) @sonicmega.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton was someone whose life I never closely followed but whose admiration and respect for I felt in every instance where her name was mentioned… and I think that’s the kind of goal we should all aspire to in our own lifetimes.

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Nick (Piggybank/MarkandFlops) @markandflops.com · 23/08/2026

was feeling nostalgic for the animated Cuphead short I never finished, so I dug back into my files and tidied up and colored my favorite gag in the whole thing. :3

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I watched all of #monkeywrench. It's like of Cowboy Bebop was a saturday morning cartoon, I love it. I like the big guitar playing man and the little wiry stretchy guy and their fat pet cat #artpost

illustrated fanart of the indie animated series Monkey Wrench, the two main characters, a small, lanky beige squid-like being with a red jumpsuit and a large man with a beard and ponytail, with all limbs but his right arm being replaced by cyborg parts

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Character Design References @characterdesign.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Animation by Ken Duncan ( @kenduncan1 )* | Tarzan (1999) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation

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they made gooseworx @gooseworx.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It's my personal belief that you should watch Monkey Wrench on netflix.

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Zeurel @zeurel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Oh boy today is THE day! Please enjoy everyone's hard work for the Netflix eps. And if you can, hit those double thumbs up at the end of each ep. The more we get, the higher chances of getting even MORE dubs, like japanese~

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Bouncy2D @bouncy2d.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Hey all! WitchPop is a physics-based puzzle game inspired by my love for puzzle games (like Panel De Pon and Puyo Puyo) and cooking! Some friends and I worked on this as a side project for a couple years and now it's finally complete! Hope you all enjoy! =) store.steampowered.com/app/3248200/...

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cathy🐹 @diastrons.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

How I’m moving on here

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Kate Ashwin! ⭐ @katedrawscomics.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

had this conversation a couple times now but- it's not bad to read a webcomic without giving money to the creator! it's really okay. we put it there for you, for free! on purpose! if you find yourself in a position where you can drop a few bucks, great! but if you can't, please don't worry.

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Zeurel @zeurel.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

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Eri!!!!! :03 ΘΔ @mandateofheaven.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The Swirly Glasses Scientist Pervert Girl has liked your post: This Arby's Sandwich got me feeling like theyre injecting mysterious chemicals into me. The Swirly Glasses Scientist Pervert Girl has followed you The Swirly Glasses Scientist Pervert Girl has added you to list: Specimens to Study

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Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik @hatethathedgehog.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

starting a dnd campaign. Sonic you find yourself in a noisy tavern. a robot comes in and he runs you over. roll to see how embarrassing it is

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Nick (Piggybank/MarkandFlops) @markandflops.com · 13/08/2026

in celebration of today's Monkey announcement, here's a drawing of something happening! but what it is, I dunno!! I'm thankful that so many people have been sincerely enjoying what we're making, and it's wild to see the show come so far. Excited for the future! ❤️

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Zeurel @zeurel.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

MONKEY WRENCH IS COMING TO NETFLIX! The secret that's been kept for the past 8 months! The first 5 episodes of Monkey Wrench are officially coming to NETFLIX on AUGUST 19th! Fully remastered and re-engineered audio! New multiple language dubs! New intro sequence! #monkeywrench #indieanimation

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Alota @alotaart.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Honey

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Zeurel @zeurel.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Tomorrow... everything changes... #monkeywrench

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Zeurel @zeurel.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!

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Rodolfo Del Angel-Romero @infinityfunnies.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Pepper! My half of an art trade with @markandflops.bsky.social

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Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik @hatethathedgehog.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

ive done the math. i have to hit knuckles with my subaru outback

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Raven Lyn Clemens @ravenlynclemens.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

i think about this all the time

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Nick (Piggybank/MarkandFlops) @markandflops.com · 03/08/2026

New post on my Patreon: Updates resume tomorrow, I wrote a bunch of stuff about film updates, and I'll be accepting sketch ideas from paid members on August 9th! Busy, busy, busy~ 👀 www.patreon.com/markandflops...

the squad, our heroes in our time of need

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DekoNSFW 👀👄👀 @dekonsfw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

There will always be people who appreciate what YOU make, it just might take them a while to find you.

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studio SAMA ! @studio-sama.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Puppy Guard - Frosted Glass

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A man says "I drew a picture." Another man reviews it and says "hey, that's great!" He then tosses it behind him on a large pile of indistinct garbage. We zoom out to see that the gigantic pile of garbage towers above them. It has a big sign on it labelled "content."

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