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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 12h

I don't really remember most of the posters I had as a kid, but I do remember this one because I was captivated by the airbrushed artwork.

A vintage TMNT poster showing the turtles on what looks like a teleporter pad. Donatello is smashing a robot with his bo.

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I've used Vistaprint for quick/cheap business cards, banners, etc for literally decades at this point and that is OVER. What a stupid decision on their part.

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I know it feels better to give stuff and cash feels impersonal, but think of it this way: you worked hard to get that dough you're donating. By the transitive property, you've just donated hours of your life, and there ain't nothing more personal than that. Donate that cash!

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Introducing my sister to "Police Squad". I always forget about the sheer concentration of jokes in this show.

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

One of our cats was denied a second breakfast this morning and he has been in a REAL mood all day. It's a good thing it's almost lunchtime, maybe he'll be less of a little turd now.

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Dang, and I've always wanted to visit Scotland, should I maybe just move there?

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is another film in my top five. I think it's delightfully intense.

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I will literally never understand why anyone interacts with YouTube in any other way. If my subscribed channels haven't uploaded anything new and I'm still looking for something to see I'll go find it *myself*, I'm not going to let a bunch of code push it at me.

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This movie is one of my top five movies. Might be top two. I love it to death. It is bananas, it is silly, it is witty, & it is wonderful. Also, it's a Halloween movie! So we're right in the perfect time of year for you to give it a go. If you don't know what it's about, that might even be better.

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Suprdee2 @suprdee2.com · 23/09/2026

For those interested in making comics: Please do it. Do it now. Your first few comics will suck, but it will get better with the time and energy you put into it.

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Screen Tones Cast @screentonescast.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hello fellow webcomickers! We've heard the news about Tapas, so we've updated our list on where to HOST your webcomic. Come check it out! screentonescast.com/view/116 It has info cards on what we've gathered from multiple options for you to consider!

an info graphic card that explains the pros and cons of hosting with the website comic fury

an info graphic card that explains the pros and cons of hosting with the website/ app webtoons

an info graphic card that explains the pros and cons of hosting with the website The Duck Webcomics

an info graphic card that explains the pros and cons of hosting with the website Nami Comi

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 23/09/2026

I was commissioned by @filthyfigments.bsky.social to draw up a BRAND NEW RSS COMIC! With all the Tapas news, I thought this would be the perfect time to post the full comic. This is an up-to-date comic with what I'm using, how I'm using it, and how you can too! #Comic #RSS #Webcomic #Art

Digitally drawn comic with black choppy lines and a purple tone over the colours. The comic is set in space with Jey, a white nonbinary person with short black hair and a chubby build; Ember, a chubby blond white woman with goggles on her head and two heart shaped pigtails; Pomona, a thin black woman with dark purple hair wrapped up in a heart-shaped bun and then in a braid from that. The three of them are sitting in a space ship, all looking at their hologram tablets. Jey says "Hell yeah, that new comic on Filthy Figments" just updated!" Ember looks surprised and asks "WHAA?! How'd you know that? I didn't see it yet!" Pomona responds "Yeah, what's up? I don't see any posts about it on socials." Jey points to their hologram tablet and says "Oh I got the notification on my RSS reader as soon as the page went up!" Ember looks confused and asks "R-what-what?" and Pomona says "Sounds sexy, do tell~" Jey explains "RSS, or Really Simple Syndication", is an update feed for a website. Every time the site publishes a blog post, comic page, or anything else, that feed is updated. Pomona and Ember then ask "Okay cool, but how do we access that feed? I'm no hacker or anything!" Jey points up to the URL of the feed and says "It's really simple~ heh" All you need is: the feed url from the site, usually a button or a link (ie. filthyfigments.com/comic/feed) and a feed reader! Pomona asks "Do you have any sexy ready recs, Jey? ❤️" Jey responds excitedly with "Oh, I sure do! I've tried a whole bunch out, and every reader is a little different so try out a few to see what fits you best." Here's a few I've tried: Feedbro Feedbin (paid, but worth it) Feedly (was good but got into AI) Thunderbird Ukagaka Ghosts (the most fun) Jey presents these to Ember and Pomona and says "I like Feedbro the best for my needs~"

Copy the link and add it to your reader of choice: The image shows a mouse copying the url filthyfigments.com/comic/feed and pasting it into the feed reader, which then turns in to a feed of posts and images for the user. The feed shows blog posts, subscription posts, and image posts by people on their own websites, blogs and a tumblr. Jey shows the finished feed off and says "And VOILA! You've got a feed of JUST the sites you add." Pomona grins and says "Ohh, it looks just like a social media feed~" Ember excitedly clasps her hands together and asks "But-- without algorithms?!" Jey replies with a cheeky little grin "You got it! Your feed reader wont' ever give you posts from sites you don't follow, it'll always be in chronological order and WITHOUT ADS!" Ember throws her arms up in complete shock saying "NO ADS?! Are you serious? SIGN ME UP!" The three are sitting together on the space ship again with their hologram tablets. Ember excitedly says "Hey, I got the update ❤️" Pomona sits back satisfied saying "Ahh RSS is bliss~" A comic by Jey Pawlik jpawlik.com for filthyfigments.com using the site's mascots Ember and Pomona.

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Krispy @feathernotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One of the cruddiest things about the fact that Tapas is shutting down is that READERS need to be trained again to seek works on websites. We can talk about making your own website (it IS important) but we should also strategise ways for folks to own their work AND be able to share it

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Seriously, click a dang link. Learn how to use an RSS feed app. It's not that hard. I'm super old and even I kinda figured out RSS. ... Kinda.

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

For those of you who are looking for an October drawing prompt and enjoy drawing goblins, @oddartworks has posted his prompt list for this year over on YouTube. I think I'm gonna try to follow along with this one. #octoberdrawingchallenge #gobtober #ttrpgartist #goblins

GOBTOBER

2026

1. Goblin
2. Hat
3. Fire
4. Magical
5. Guard
6. Lunch
7. Pet
8. Prankster
9. Feral
10. Oracle
11. Fungus
12. Potion
13. Brains
14. Moon
15. Strange
16. Rich
17. Slime
18. Tinker
19. Steed
20. Undead
21. Dragon
22. Daredevil
23. Infested
24. Explorer
25. Outcast
26. Mutation
27. Chaotic
28. Gigantic
29. Swamp
30. Ghost
31. Pumpkin

TAG US IN YOUR GOBLIN DRAWINGS

@oddartworks

Follow along daily on YouTube

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I use comics platforms such as Tapas and Webtoon to read comics, but the simple truth is that if you're a comics creator or fan, it is time to abandon that model. These platforms are not run by people who love the art form or storytelling and want to create a library of comics. They're run by (cont)

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I FOUND IT! The Complete Book of Cartooning by John Adkins Richardson, published in 1977. Whew! I can sleep tonight. archive.org/details/comp...

archive.org

The complete book of cartooning

Bibliography: p. 249-256

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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

He has Gout. He’s a Cop. GOUT COP! Ebook available NOW at Dumb-Industries.com. GOUT COP!

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Comics folks: trying to remember the name of a book about comics I read as a kid. Was kind of a history of comics? I think? I remember a section with color plates showing how the CMYK process works, I believe with an old painting of the Phantom. Also several pages of Richard Corben art. Anyone?

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I don't wanna hear any more complaining about Funko Pops being creepy when THESE are on shelves, waiting for night to fall so they can burrow into your walls

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Been a crappy day so just had a big glass of Teeling Irish whiskey on an empty stomach so the booze would go right to my head. Wanted to make sure it ended poorly too.

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Crazy how many of these little wild cats there are running around out there. Seems like every time I hear about a new one getting discovered it's the perfect size to scoop up and stick in your pocket, not that I would do that or anything (I would).

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I've been getting more into the ttrpg sphere lately and I can't deny that I would love having a book that looks like this as my rulebook. Closest one I have is Captain's Log.

The Star Trek Adventures Captain's Log Solo RPG book, which features a simple title and Starfleet Delta design on its cover.

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This was really interesting, and definitely reflects a lot of things I've heard from other artists. I love my local con, but boy would I also love a doujinshi/zine con to pop up as well where the expectation is that you have books and art to sell, and that's *it*.

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Listening to a fairly well rated horror audio drama and I'm getting irritated with how flippant the characters in it are about the supernatural goings-on. Anyone got any good horror podcast recs? I really liked The White Vault. More in that vein would be good.

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I saw a headline about this yesterday and the hilarious association did not even occur to me, where was my head at

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

@peterfoglesong.bsky.social oh no I recognize many of our weekends in this post 😅

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Just got home from the first new @rifftrax.com MST3K episode and if this is an indicator, I think the future looks bright. Looking forward to the final three episodes!

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is maddening after age fifty lemme tell ya

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Jerzy Drozd @jdrozd.com · 09/09/2026

New page of 🚂The Mummy Express🚂 is up. Barbarian horses kicking biker cats: jdrozd.com/comic/the-ca... #KidLit #DoctorBaer #Cats #Trains #Mummies

A cartoon of an anthropomorphic cat and chimp getting kicked out of a comics panel.

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I wanted to get something done for the Star Trek anniversary but lately I just haven't gotten much fanart done. Here's a Rutherford from Lower Decks that I did for the 55th. #startrek #lowerdecks

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I found an old art backup disc featuring some work I haven't seen in over a decade. Most of it was pretty rough but I still kinda like this art robot mascot I made (even though I never ended up using it).

A drawing of a blue and green robot with a pencil for one hand and a brush for the other.

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

People should definitely see Kong, he is very cute and shiny

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Oh... no thank you, that's all right, I'm good

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I do love the story of Rice Truck Day

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Maybe it's the influence of TV but apparently I don't speak much like my fellow Pacific northwesterners; hello Californians

A dialect map indicating that I speak like a Californian

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

If you're a Tron fan and looking for a cool tribute album to pick up on this Bandcamp Friday, you could do worse than this one: mogigrumbles.bandcamp.com/album/end-of...

mogigrumbles.bandcamp.com

End of Line (15th Anniversary Edition), by Mogi Grumbles

20 track album

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Capcom I'm begging ya Remake this for us, we're ready and waiting

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