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Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I just got back from goner fest in Memphis, TN and I am incredibly bruised and blissed out from rock n' roll music

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Comics Jobs @comics-jobs.com · 28/09/2026

👋 New here? Follow Comics Jobs for new comics, manga and webtoon jobs, contests, submission links and open-application leads. comics-jobs.com

comics-jobs.com

Comics Jobs

Jobs for comics creators.

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daria argento @mommywiseau.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

you cant make money off of comics. you can only make money off of zines and maybe killing

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Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We Are The Sickos are finally back in print! Get you a copy! mildpain.bigcartel.com/product/we-a...

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Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Talking comic-making process today on the ol' Patreon and Substack. Pain Fans and Pain Seekers get all the behind the scenes for projects I'm working on, and get to be in the zine mail club for $5/mo. Helps me pay for my little arts things! linktr.ee/mildpain

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FLUKE Small Press Explosion @flukeathens.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Tell everyone you know.

A poster for FLUKE 2027, a small press festival happening on March 27, 2027. The poster says that the lottery for exhibitor spaces will open in January 2027 and that more information is available at flukeathens.com. The design is 100% ripped off from the cover of a book found in a Czech train station in one of those “little free library” boxes.

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller August 29,1947

P1- NANCY IS READING A COMIC STRIP IN THE NEWSPAPER
NANCY: LOOK --THE LAST PANEL OF THIS COMIC STRIP IS PRINTED UPSIDE DOWN
BY MISTAKE
P2- NANCY IS TALKING ABOUT HER OWN COMIC STRIP IN THIS PANEL
NANCY: I HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THIS STRIP
P3- NANCY RUSHES TO A BRIDGE AT THE LOCAL PARK
NANCY: I'LL HURRY RIGHT OVER TO THE PARK
P4-
NANCY IS STANDING ON THE BRIDGE LOOKING DOWN AT THE WATER
NANCY: NOW IT WON’T MATTER

NANCY’S REFLECTION IN THE WATER IS SAYING THE SAME THING BUT UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller August 25,1950

P1- WE SEE NANCY LOOKING ADMIRINGLY AT A PICTURE OF SLUGGO , AS SHE IS ABOUT TO USE A HAMMER AND NAIL TO HANG IT ON THE WALL.
P2- NANCY LOOKS OUT OF THE WINDOW AND SEES SLUGGO WALKING PAST WITH ANOTHER GIRL
P3- WITH A MIGHTY SWING OF THE HAMMER NANCY HITS THE NAIL AND DRIVES IT INTO THE WALL PUNG-G
P4- NANCY ANGRILY MARCHES AWAY FROM THE PICTURE OF SLUGGO ON THE WALL, NANCY HAS DRIVEN THE NAIL THROUGH THE PICTURE OF SLUGGO

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller August 22,1944

P1- NANCY IS WIPING THE SWEAT FROM HER FACE AS SHE WALKS DOWNTOWN
NANCY:THIS HEATWAVE IS MAKING ME DIZZY
P2- DOWN THE STREET A MAN IS SITTING ON A COUCH THATS BEEN LEFT AT THE CURB, HE IS READING A NEWSPAPER, AND BEHIND THE MAN ON THE COUCH A DOG IS SITTING ON TOP OF A TRASHCAN
P3- NANCY WALKS BY THE MAN ON THE COUCH, BUT SHE ONLY SEES THE DOG APPARENTLY WITH HUMAN LEGS AND HANDS HOLDING THE NEWSPAPER
P4- NANCY IS HOLDING HER HEAD UNDER A WATER SPIGOT, RUNNING COLD WATER OVER HERSELF BECAUSE SHE THINKS THE HEAT HAS FINALLY GOTTEN TO HER

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller August 15,1944

P1- NANCY COMES INSIDE, AUNT FRITZI ISN’T HOME YET
NANCY: THINK I'LL DRINK THAT BOTTLE OF ROOT BEER BEFORE AUNT FRITZI GETS HOME
P2- NANCY SEES THAT HER AUNT FRITZI HAS LEFT A NOTE FOR HER
AUNT FRITZI’S NOTE

NANCY —
MAKE A
SANDWICH FOR
YOURSELF —
BUT DON'T
TAKE ANYTHING
ELSE

P3- NANCY IS SLICING LOAF BREAD TO MAKE A SANDWICH

P4- SLUGGO IS AT NANCY’S WINDOW
SLUGGO: HEY- - WHAT'S DAT?
NANCY: A ROOT BEER SANDWICH

NANCY IS DRINKING A BOTTLE OF ROOT BEER BETWEEN TWO SLICES OF LOAF BREAD

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 13/08/2026

Here is our official statement on Small Press Expo and the labour boycott at Montgomery County Conference Center. Please spread the word and show your solidarity in the ways you can.

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the illustrious IRIS JAY @irisjaycomics.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

really incredibly funny how Mixam's new "inappropriate content levels" feature is essentially just... three totally perfunctory levels and then a fourth that slaps a thick-ass upcharge on ALL pornography. Okay

a screenshot of the Mixam website showing how much it'd cost for me to reorder 100 copies of my lesbian smut comic WET FLOOR. there's a new toggle beneath the "quantity" input box with the choices "My artwork is appropriate for all ages" and "my artworkcontains some content that may not be inappropriate for all ages." clicking the second brings up a dropdown menu with four "inappropriate content" levels. this is level one selected, "mildly sensitive to some audiences", which might include references to alcohol or gambling, satire or "suggestive themes or light innuendo". basically T for Teen stuff. the base price, without expedited shipping, is $175, or $1.75 a unit

same screenshot as pic 1, but now the dropdown menu is set to Level 2, "Mature content but not overly graphic", which might include alcohol, gambling or substance abuse, "adult themed jokes", moderate gore, horror or violence, or *partial artistic nudity*. partial and artistic. so, like, a sketch of the Venus de Milo, i guess? regardless, the standard price point is still $175 for 100 copies.

Level 3 is "explicit, violent or offensive", material that could "cause strong discomfort in a public or professional setting". this includes graphic substance abuse, "heavy profanity or swearing", or realistic violence, blood, gore, horror or serious injuries. it also includes... full or partial provocative or artistic nudity, as well as implied but non graphic sexual acts. a sketch of Donatello's David? whoa, buddy, that's Level 3. this is stuff i'd definitely label as "For Mature Readers" on a comic, sure, but the price point remains at $175 for 100 copies

heeeere we go. Level 4 is "extremely graphic, violent or offensive", for books that might contain graphic violence, torture, mutilation, dismemberment, wound detail or excessive gore.... OR any explicitly graphic pornography or sexual act. this category also includes "illustrated bestiality or fetish content", which could broadly be interpreted to include ANY erotic furry content, as well as just "full/partial nudity or invasive nudity", which i suppose is any nudity deemed not artistic enough. (also on the list: "pervasive profanity or swearing". so like HELLA cussing.) the cost for the books is now $251.50, a 31% increase, and the slower base option for shipping is gone. Okay?????

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Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

decided to clean myself of booze, have been on it for 30 days and feeling good

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller August 08,1946

P1- SLUGGO IS AT WORK IN THE OFFICE WHEN HIS BOSS COMES IN
SLUGGO’S BOSS: WHY ARE YOU
WEARING GLASSES ?
SLUGGO: SO I'LL LOOK LIKE
BUSINESSMAN --- THEY HAVEN'T ANY GLASS IN 'EM --- THEY'RE FAKE

P2-
SLUGGO’S BOSS: WELL, IF THEY'RE
FAKE --- TAKE THEM OFF

P3-
SLUGGO’S BOSS: I CAN'T STAND
ANYTHING PHONEY

P4- SMILING, SLUGGO WATCHES AS HIS BOSS PASSES AN OFFICE FAN , AND THE BREEZE FROM IT BLOWS OFF HIS TOUPEE

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Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Poster sale + summer close out sale live now til Aug 15! mildpain.bigcartel.com

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Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

back to sketching my children

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

on this day in 1995, scientists discovered bisexuality. happy 31st birthday to all my fellow bs

cover of newsweek magazine shows three mysterious people standing together in dramatic shadows. the text reads “Bisexuality. Not gay. Not straight. A new sexual identity emerges.”

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 17/07/2026

Creators at Silver Sprocket have released a public statement regarding longstanding concerns with the business practices of the company which alleges issues around payment of royalties, poor treatment of staff, and lack of professionalism. Please read their statement: cartoonist.coop/sprocket-art...

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Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

still one of my favorite comics in the internet

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Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

me when the remote job description says "must have access to a distraction-free remote office"

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Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

i love how meaningless this substack ranking continues to be

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Arno’s Archive @maga-zin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Andrey Zakirzyanov- The Tower, ca. 2012 #Art

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Goss Sheridan @ SPX @katesheridanart.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

hard to romanticize ohio during the diarrhea parasite times i gotta say

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Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

lynda barry style portrait warm ups for my diary comics students

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller July 09,1945

P1- NANCY IS WALKING BY SLUGGO’S
HOUSE, SHE SEES SLUGGO SITTING AT HIS WINDOW
NANCY: HMMM --- SLUGGO DIDN'T EVEN SAY HELLO

P2- NANCY IS VERY UPSET SHE IS POINTING AT SLUGGO
NANCY: HOW DARE YOU IGNORE
ME ---

P3- SUDDENLY SLUGGO IS STANDING NEXT TO NANCY
SLUGGO: HELLO
NANCY IS SHOCKED AND SURPRISED

P4- SLUGGO INTRODUCES NANCY TO HIS UNCLE, WHO IS SITTING AT THE WINDOW
SLUGGO: MEET MY UNCLE SPIKE-HE'S HOME ON A FOILOUGH

SLUGGO WHO’S FACE LOOKS JUST LIKE HIS UNCLE SPIKE’S
UNCLE SPIKE IS A SAILOR IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY

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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 18/05/2026

New statement from San Diego Comic Con on the Eisner-nominated anthology using AI:

In light of the recent disclosure that Artificial Intelligence was included in a work submitted for Eisner Award consideration, the judges have indicated that had they been aware of this information, they would not have voted for its inclusion. The editor of the anthology in question has also rescinded this submission for inclusion. Therefore, the submission has been removed from the list of nominees and will not appear on the ballot.

It is clear that the ever evolving landscape of technology, as it relates to art, will benefit from further review and discussion. For this reason, San Diego Comic Convention will undertake that effort and will produce a policy that better reflects its long standing efforts in the protection of artists and creators alike.

-Comic-Con International

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Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

if you left instagram, you aren’t missing much

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Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

artist for hire! send me gigs plz! mildpain.art

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Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

It's the weekend, baby

Star Trek Voyager scene. Seven of Nine (tertiary adjunct of unimatrix 01) is pictured. She has a dolphin shaped metal robotic implant around her left eye because she is a borgs. Closed caption reads, "Fun will now commence."

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller May 04,1942 Getting His Pipes Crossed

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER
P1-SLUGGO MEETS NANCY DOWNTOWN

NANCY: I'M GOING FOR A PLUMBER - - THE FAUCET WON'T WORK IN OUR WASH STAND!

SLUGGO: AW---
I CAN FIX IT!

P2- WE ARE BACK AT NANCY’S , SLUGGO IS DOWNSTAIRS WORKING ON THE WATER PIPES WITH A WRENCH

P3- SLUGGO COMES UP THE BASEMENT STEPS AND INSTRUCTS NANCY TO TURN ON THE FAUCET

SLUGGO: O.K. ---
TURN ON D' FAUCET NOW, NANCY

P4- NANCY IS STANDING ON A STOOL AT THE SINK

P5- NANCY TURNS ON THE SINK FAUCET, BUT NO WATER IS COMING OUT OF THE SINK FAUCET, INSTEAD NANCY IS DRENCHED WITH WATER WHEN THE SHOWER-HEAD SPRAYS NANCY FROM BEHIND

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Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

had a wonderful time at @cakechicago.bsky.social !! ty Chicago for being my home and being a comix hub

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Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

hey ho I’ll be reading from We Are The Sickos! at the @cakechicago.bsky.social after party ! 🤘

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Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

chicago im coming home!! so honored to be a special guest at @cakechicago.bsky.social ! find me there at table 90A with Mild Pain & We Are The Sickos! i’ll be on a lovely panel about DIY arts organizing in comics communities beyond festivals/expos I’ll also be reading at the CAKE after party!

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Chicago Alternative Comics Expo @cakechicago.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The program schedule is LIVE on the CAKE website! Workshops, panels, and more are happening Saturday & Sunday at the Irish American Heritage Center -- all FREE 🎉 www.cakechicago.com/26schedule Take a look and make a plan to join us next weekend 😎

Graphic reading "Program schedule is live on our website! May 2 & 3 2026 / CAKE / 4626 N. Knox Ave."

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