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Nick Wanserski

@nickwans.bsky.social
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Illustrator and writer Formerly The A.V. Club, currently occasional Retronauts illustrator, the St. Paul half of the Twin Cities. He/him

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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 16h
Working through a notion
A doodle of a group of trees captioned ACAB -All Copse Are Beautiful
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m really enjoying Nigella Lawson as the co-host Great British Bake- Off so far. Her dreamy, sensual, aristocracy is a vibe the show has never had.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Is there a way we can expand on this model? I think every car model deserves its own airbrushed character class. Electric -rogue Crossover -barbarian Sedans -ranger Pickup trucks don’t get anything until they lower hood profiles to below 5th grader height. Then they can have fighter.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Spellcaster
Illustration of some kind of bestial wizard holding a sword-like wand and casting a spell that  looks like a 70’s Sesame Street cartoon.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I made a mountain of lemongrass pork and have been working through it with the perseverance of a North Dakotan dirt farmer on account of being the only one in my family to eat it. It’s too heavy on the soy, but otherwise fairly good and you can dress it up so it looks more impressive than it is.
One small serving of a mountain of lemongrass pork shoulder served over rice with an egg and topped with cilantro and scallion
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just watched Arco with my kid. So French! Bittersweet, lonely, contemplative, and beautiful. Some questionable character model decisions aside, the animation is gorgeous. My son liked it, but it’s heavy stuff for a kid’s movie.
Poster for the animated movie Arco
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“But doctor, I am Pagliacci”
A snoozing Siamese cat in a ridiculous anti-birding collar
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Kinda think Arnold Schwarzenegger may be the one Republican who actually believes the things Republicans claim to believe.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I walk into a job interview with an iced coffee. They demand I drink it all right there. Though I gulp and I gulp the cup remains full. It is not an iced coffee but the whole of the world’s oceans. I am victim of a cunning illusion cast by the cruel Jötunn Skrýmir. I do not get the job.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This makes sense because everything about it-from the aesthetic, to the sentiment, to the tone, and language is nothing but a Google analytics search. A 2010 Word Cloud updated by a theft machine. We like to defend art by saying anyone can do it, but not this person. AI is her only option
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The Onion @theonion.com · 23/09/2026
Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt theonion.com/mr-autumn-man-walking-…
Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A real life application of Clerk’s contractors on the Death Star conversation.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Happy Equinox Happy Spoopy Season
A pumpkin!
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sorry, friend. That case of swamp ass is going to require some more hands-on intervention.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I very much enjoyed Resident Evil, and more importantly, I’m glad they finally made a movie for me, the person who requires a slowdown mechanic in first person shooters.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
That point of light in his suit is where Sharon Stone shot him clean through in a duel.
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Retronauts @retronauts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In an episode exclusively for our $5 patrons: @atariarchive.org @ohpoorpup.bsky.social & Dr. Hanae Kramer take aim at the topic of Superguns Sign up & listen here: www.patreon.com/retronauts/p...
cover art by Nick Wanserski: a multi-armed human operates multiple joysticks and monitors at the same time, all while drinking a beverage
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Amblin’ along
An illustration of a person in heavy layers of clothing, gas mask, and a kinda’ gun-staff thing walking through an alien landscape
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Jesus! We're not like those animals! This is not us! I'm praying to you! Look in your heart!”
“I can't die... out here in the woods, like a dumb animal! In the woods, LIKE A DUMB ANIMAL!”
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I enjoy how much of the recent conversation about both billionaires and AI are the same thing: “You may think they’re intelligent and capable of independent reasoning, but that’s just a superficial illusion.”
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If you could do a pull-up, you could have gotten away from that horse
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A smoking barefoot pet telling the HOA to fuck off
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Happy death anniversary to one of history’s greatest haters. Write a poem where all your enemies are in hell and also you’re super sad about it. Best to ever do it.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Pope called. He says we’re good to go on canonization.
A Muppety-looking newfiepoo underneath a lamp in such a way as to make her look holy.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Right over here sir. Currently we just have English and French. Our vendor hasn’t been sending us Dutch.
A cyclops in a dapper turtleneck asking where the store keeps bones for grinding into bread
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My kid had to ask me about my memories of 9/11 for a school project this week, which is a whole new benchmark for middle age. Congratulations, fellow Gen x-ers on being the new stewards of institutional cultural knowledge.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Anyways, figure out if you’re going to do a show or not before Kermit gives himself over entirely to the monastic life.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Just off the top of my dome, how about a misfit group of Muppets struggle each week to pull of a vaudeville-style variety show filled with skits, musical numbers, and hijinks? A human guest host gets brought in each week for various levels of complicity with the bedlam.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Recreational marijuana has taken its place alongside microbreweries and video game studios as products you don’t want to buy lest you have to say their names out loud.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
She’s having that dream again where she’s a shoelace knot you can’t untie
A sleeping cat contorted in a way only a cat can be.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Samus Aran, inasmuch as she has any characterization at all, seems surprisingly well-adjusted for a person whose entire life has been defined by violently invasive symbiotic and/or parasitic relationships with cosmic horrors.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I think a remake is the perfect choice for Nintendo to deliver this kind of safe, high-fidelity, photorealistic experience. Hopefully this will placate the type of fan who’ve always clamored for this approach and they can continue to be more visually inventive with new games.
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sam sieger @dogsbrain.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
me and my friend edie (dog)
a tired looking 35 year old and his dumb as rocks dog
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I’ve applied for the position of girl in so many heist crews and I never hear word back.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Updated my avatar
Illustration of a middle-aged white guy looking absolutely wrung out
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“Nobody must know my terrible secret “
Kids in the Hall still where Bruce McCullough uses a squirrel carcass as a toupee
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Kylie Eleison @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Seriously cannot recommend “Furious” enough if you’re not already watching, it’s like if this was a crime thriller
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Global warming is really messing with my September vibe shift
Illustration of a middle-aged dude wearing swim trunks, flip-flops, and a devil mask.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Global warming is really messing with my September vibe shift
Illustration of a middle-aged dude wearing swim trunks, flip-flops, and a devil mask.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Of course this happens right when I need a sick burn for a celebrity.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Last time we accidentally got Crest Anti-Health and it was just a tube of frosting.
A tube of Crest Pro Health toothpaste
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
You’ve meeped your last meep, friend
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
There is a particular quality to most overt conservative art that isn’t just hyper-realistic, but soulless. There’s a pursuit of technical mastery at the expense of any exploration which produces art that is both cheesy and dead-eyed. Realism still requires curiosity to make anything meaningful.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Something I haven’t seen much about Abdul El-Sayed that surprises me is, who isn’t excited to vote for a real-life Wolverine?
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We watched 9 to 5 with our oldest tonight and I tell you what, Lily Tomlin has just the best fits in that movie.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We had dinner at Quang’s Sunday, and the restaurant is decorated the way god intended -tons of framed photos of poorly lit and presented food.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It’s expensive ‘cause the pattern’s so complicated!
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Fatal Fury character select screen
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Every time I pick up a pencil it’s the first time.
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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Furious ended doing what it does best- thinking you know, because it deliberately styles itself after what you know, then just fucking knocking you right off what you know.
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