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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 02/10/2026

Kyler often wonders whether the temporary peace is worth Booker's use of the computer. #NSWYM

Booker points excitedly at a large green t-shirt Kyler is holding - part of a promotional stunt that a snack food company is running and that Booker signed Kyler up for without his knowledge. The t-shirt has a goofy smiley face on and text that says "I go wacky for Choco Snackies."

BOOKER: They said they'll pay me in Snackies if you wear that.

Kyler is frowning while looking down at the slogan on the shirt. It is hard to tell whether he's tempted to sacrifice his dignity in exchange for chocolate cake bars.

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 25/09/2026

Booker advocates for the rights of cereal mascots. #NSWYM

BOOKER: Sure, if he's going to try stealing other people's cereal, he deserves everything he gets. But if the Hijinx Fox buys his own cereal, let him EAT it!
GREG: ...what?

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 25/09/2026

Inside every person is the reasonable guy and the pouty little so-and-so. #NSWYM

KYLER - Alright...let's act like mature adults about this.
BOOKER - *grumpy* No.

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 19/09/2026

Artists, quote with a blonde! ✨ I see a glasses-wearing blonde, I raise you another glasses-wearing blonde. :] #NSJournal #NSWYM

Kyler in a fancy shirt and waistcoat ensemble with Booker perched on his shoulder wearing something equally snazzy.

Kyler holding a wooden spoon and wearing an apron that says 'culinary engineer at work'

Kyler with a beard and Booker freaking out about it.

BOOKER: AAARGH! What's that THING on your face? Get it off, get it off!
KYLER: Okay okay, I get the hint. (stupid fast-growing hair)

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 17/09/2026

Post your favorite Disney Princess. Wrong answers only. (hehehe) #NSOutcastHero

Vira dressed in a fancy gown, singing to a tiny fuzzy creature that looks like a combination of a bird and a rodent, which is sitting on her paw with its tail wrapped around one of the digits.

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 15/09/2026

Two flavours of José and a hearty well done for keeping this story going despite the challenges, Dex! :] #NSMisc

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 14/09/2026

"Hear that, Muxlowe? It's the winds...of change..." #NSJournal

Booker steepling his fingers together with a devious expression as he contemplates the likelihood of the project he is in being worked on next year.
In the background, chimerite Muxlowe looks at Booker with confusion.

BOOKER: My time will soon be here....*chuckles*
MUXLOWE: What's up with him?

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 05/09/2026

I'd been wanting to do a WYM version of basil-mage's pic ever since I saw it, because that image encapsulates one of the story's themes. Original: bsky.app/profile/basi... #NSWYM

A diagram of a man in his late twenties with a deadpan expression, and a small cartoony humanoid creature wearing a propeller hat and holding a lollipop. Two arrows point from one figure to the other, giving the impression of an ongoing cycle.

Under the man, the text reads, "I need to lock in and prove that I am capable. I need to be taken seriously."

Under the purple guy, the text reads, "I need to stay silly and whimsical, lest I lose the very essence of myself."

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 29/08/2026

I haven't had a lead role with that body type (yet~?) but I can offer you a Larrayne, a Valerie and a June. ¦D

I'm a terrible parent, I haven't even drawn any art of Larrayne that isn't sketch draft stuff. Fortunately Dex has. ¦D

Valerie is scolding her son Kyler for skipping meals.

VALERIE: Working with your father can't be all that bad, love. There must be something you've gained from the experience...
KYLER: Yeah. Weight.

JUNE: Do you ever LISTEN to the noises when they come out of your face hole?

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 25/08/2026

As someone who has been engaged in a similar journey these past two decades, this interview with Michel Gagné really resonated with me. #NSJournal www.animationmagazine.net/2026/08/mich...

"Making a project on this scale is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It is so all-encompassing that it’s impossible to truly plan something like this over 14 years. It has its own flow.

It becomes a journey of discovery, experimentation and revelation. The project developed a life of its own, and because I removed the financial and commercial pressures from the equation, I was able to let it take me by the hand and guide me as it unfolded in my mind’s eye, at its own pace.

In a way, I feel like the film revealed itself to me over those 14 years, in parallel with my own desire to eventually share it with the world."

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 18/08/2026

Apparently these guys just exist to perform my dad jokes, now #NSWYM

Booker leans over the table exclaiming, "And I said 'meter maid'? I didn't know she HAD a maid!" He looks like he's finding his joke very entertaining.

Kyler sits nearby with an unimpressed expression, saying "Uh-huh..."

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 15/08/2026

If you see this, post a character that starts with the letter L Larrayne! #NSWYM

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 12/08/2026

Since webcomics are a current topic, and I may never get to continue mine, but you're always welcome to look at what I did manage with my workworn guy on the cusp of 30 and his imaginary pestilence- um, pal, in "W.A.T.S.O.N Your Mind?" :] watsonyourmind.niftihalostudios.com #NSJournal #NSWYM

KYLER: Pff...come on, Booker. Why would they want to hear what I had to say?
BOOKER: Why WOULDN'T they?

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 09/08/2026

Epic Mewtwo shirt, anyone? www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26774627...

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 09/08/2026

In which 'rain' means 'work on the animatic' (though there also hasn't been any literal rain for almost two months, which is very concerning...) #NSJournal #NSOutcastHero

Muxlowe is staring up at (presumably) the sky with a glazed expression, and saying "A whole month with no rain..."
Vira, who is standing next to Muxlowe, says "We're teaching him patience."

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 04/08/2026

My brain passed out for a bit last month, but the motivation for continuing Outcast Hero's animatic is finally returning. :D #NSJournal #NSOutcastHero

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 03/08/2026

I mean, it's cool someone's interested and I'm happy to talk about it, but oof. XD;

I am cringe but I am free
Here's a cow standing in the sea

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 02/08/2026

EVERYTHING MUST GO! A chunk of my Pokemon DVD collection is up for grabs. Some discs are region 2 and some are region 1, but if you have a multi-region player, you'll be fine. :] [See link in the first post for listings!]

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 01/08/2026

Had a dream this morning that one of the new Pokemon was a literal slice of bread with seagull feet, so there's your image for the day. #NSJournal

The Pokemon had a very long, ridiculous name that had nothing to do with it being bread or a bird. Sadly I don't remember what it was. (is it a weird cousin of Eiscue?)

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 29/07/2026

'Pinky and the Brain' song parody. There were going to be sung lyrics on this. It didn't happen, so you'll have to imagine them being sung in your head. ¦D #NSOutcastHero

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 29/07/2026

Muxlowe has second thoughts about dessert. Audio borrowed from an episode of 'The Critic' #NSOutcastHero

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 29/07/2026

Marlon comes up with a solution to get Muxlowe to stop hogging the couch. #NSOutcastHero

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 29/07/2026

Kid Kyler advocating for the joys of gardening with his pal Booker. Audio borrowed from an episode of Creature Comforts. #NSWYM

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 29/07/2026

Hanna Barbara styled Kyler and Booker! Will they ever get to the other side of that room? #NSWYM

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 28/07/2026

Haha! I forgot about this one. Featuring @dexmckinnery.com 's character Tiberius and co (I forgot the names of the other two <:'D)

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 28/07/2026

A short joke animation of Roark's dad having an obsession with digging holes, using audio from "Atlantis : The Lost Empire."

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 28/07/2026

Back in 2021 I started updating a far older version of this animation. This is how far I got. ¦D

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 28/07/2026

Inspired by @dexmckinnery.com 's old animation sharing, here's a few of mine! Starting with some Pokemon Rebirth things that were never completed. I enjoyed animating Errol over Maddie Blaustein's Meowth clips - livin' the dream~ #NSMisc

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 26/07/2026

Gina persuades Tim into a photo booth. For @cartoonkal.bsky.social !

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 24/07/2026

Thinking about meme animations reminded me of the one I made to this song in 2010. Featuring old designs of characters and retired characters, completed in an hour...somehow. #NSMisc #NSOutcastHero #NSWYM #NSNumber85

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 23/07/2026

A wonderful sketch sheet by @slottralist.bsky.social that really captures the dynamics between my ragtag bunch of travellers. #NSOutcastHero

A collection of images featuring the Outcast Hero main group, including Muxlowe sharing his woes about being human with Adrian, a runaway vehicle escapade and Marlon being self conscious about his ears.

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 21/07/2026

In Hijack's Laboratory, There was the coolest stuff, you'd ever seen, Until a thief blew it all to smithereens. There's gloom when worms make things go boom, In Hijack's Lab~! For @bleat.ing

A scene of a destroyed laboratory with a birds eye view camera angle. On floor level, a silver-haired man in a red business suit with a blue cape is reaching his arms upward towards the viewer. He has an infuriated expression on his face. In the foreground, a small worm is leaping away with some kind of battery in its mouth, wires trailing. The worm is surrounded by electricity and there is fire and smoke everywhere.

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 20/07/2026

I don't normally show WIPs for Art Fight but I just really liked how Hijack turned out on this one. >:3 Hopefully I'll be able to finish it before the next heatwave hits~ #NSJournal

A man in a business suit with a cape is reaching his arms upward towards the viewer. He has an infuriated expression on his face.

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 17/07/2026

Having another digital yard sale, helping a family member clear out! Lots of Pokemon toys, but a few other things too if you want to take a closer look. #NSJournal www.ebay.co.uk/usr/caat1985

List of Pokemon McDonald's toys, featuring Axew, Rowlet and Dedenne

List of Pokemon McDonald's toys, featuring Psyduck, Latios and Fennekin

List of Pokemon McDonald's toys, featuring Palkia, Litten and Eevee

List of Pokemon McDonald's toys, featuring Meowth, Dialga and Detective Pikachu movie Mewtwo

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 17/07/2026

When you've discovered your employer's ex has broken into his mansion (again) to complain about him and sample the wine, and you're five seconds away from throwing her out. A double-barrel projectile for @ijinks.bsky.social !

An anthro Shiba Inu in a red maid outfit stands in the foreground angrily facing away from a blonde haired woman sitting on a fancy armchair in the background, holding a glass of wine and complaining.

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 15/07/2026

I got one more revenge piece and then I will have to see if there's time/brains for anything else Art Fight related. This month has sure been a thing! #NSJournal

Muxlowe holding up my arm like Doc Louis in the Wii version of "Punch-Out!" and exclaiming "She can really take a whoopin'!" while I am covered in bruises and saying "Thanks, Muxlowe" in a slurred way.

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 12/07/2026

"How about this. We rent one of those waving inflatable guys to put in front of the coffee shop!" "I don't think Uncle Buster'd be too keen on that~" Revengin' on @coffeekindred.bsky.social !

Moka and Beans, two anthropomorphic hamsters, standing discussing matters in a coffee shop while the latter is holding a tray of hot drinks.

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 12/07/2026

We love Wii games in this house Post some of your favorite Wii games #NSJournal

Mario Kart Wii - yes it was unbalanced but being able to play with so many people online gave me hours of endless fun...and frustration. Funstration.

A cool mon-based action RPG with excavation mechanics, what more could you ask for? How about fighting with a literal pair of giant shoes?Sadly there will be no more Spectrobes games because Disney nuked its games division.

A sweet and brain-challenging puzzle platformer which had such a wonderful art style. And a hug mechanic. More games need hug buttons.

A Pokemon game where you are the Pokemon? And it's kind of open world? Also there is real time battling?! Sadly the control scheme let it down, but I still have a soft spot for this one.

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 11/07/2026

Finally back on the game! This one is for @izarbe.eurosky.social artfight.net/~pepitosartd...

A woman with short brown hair, scars on her cheek and chest, wearing an orange vest with a skull design on it.

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 05/07/2026

Second one for @dojovictoryfox.bsky.social ! I'd wanted to shade it, but the next heatwave is approaching and I won't be able to use my art computer for a while...

A red panda nurse is sitting while holding out the end of a stethoscope to check a patient's breathing. She is wearing a caring expression, and her eyes can be seen behind the slight sheen of her glasses.

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 05/07/2026

...I must share what I got in return, because Vira's expression is hilarious. Sorry for your trials, Vira. ¦D #NSOutcastHero

Vira has her arms folded while wearing a thoroughly unimpressed expression.

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Gemma 🎬 @niftihalostudios.com · 03/07/2026

Going to be slow going for me, but I aim to get a few attacks out this month! Here's one for RedStickman5. #NSArtFight #NSMisc #ArtFight2026

A dark-haired, bearded man in a black baseball cap with green peak, and green t-shirt with '83' on the front. He is squinting in scrutiny and pointing towards someone off screen.

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