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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Faerie Queene: Britomart meets the love of her life #webcomic

Watercolor comic page. Two knights approach on horseback, the first saying, "Britomart! Stealer of the lady Amoret!"
Britomart says to herself, "Ugh, I'm in no mood."
The first knight continues, saying "Sir knight! Take up your arms and prove your manly might!"
Britomart, lowering her helmet's visor, says, "oh this guy is going to find out exactly what kind of day I'm having."

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Faerie Queene: a castle in the pouring rain #webcomic

Watercolor comic page. A woman in armor is pounding on a castle door, shouting "Open the damn door! It's pissing rain out here!" To which the owner of the castle responds: "Who comes knocking at this hour?"
The woman replies "my name is britomart, champion of chastity, and my plan is to murder you if you don't open up.
"If I don't open up?"
"Right."
"Well, joke's on you, then." He says as he opens the castle door.

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Got some sumi watercolors as a gift and used them on Marinell's armor (blue guy) . I think they look great #webcomic #thefaeriequeene

Two knights on horseback approach each other on the beach. The first says, "Lady knight! I must turn you away from your quest! By prophecy I have abstained from women my entire life, and my purity lends me power!" To which Britomart responds, "I'm a virgin too! You're not special!"

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I've been making short comics based on Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene #webcomic

Watercolor comic page in which an evil wizard says: "I am the archmage of this castle! None can withstand my magic!"
A knight in armor asks "Foul sorcerer, what is thy name?"
Archmage: "um... Archimago?"
Knight: "take some more time."

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Faerie Queene: Britomart (sort of) reveals her identity

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Some comics based on Spenser's The Faerie Queene

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Swarmkeeper White, a DnD character I drew up a while ago for the release of the Swarmkeeper Ranger for 5th edition #DnD #CharacterArt

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The name was later changed to Neoliberalism (currently reading A Brief History of Neoliberalism by David Harvey) #webcomic #neoliberalism #economics

a man is addressing a crowd of his peers, saying "Gentlemen! I'm developing a new economic theory. I call it: let the rich do whatever the fuck they want."

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Yep, how I feel about the idea of "Keeping up with the news." #webcomic

in the first panel, a man is looking at a sheet of paper and saying "Look! It's the information I need to choose my actions!" in the s cond panel he is buried under a large stack of papers labeled "The rest of current events."

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

In chapter 3 of Skeleton Crew, we get to dig in a little more on the role of the Seattle Wintermen in a world where humans hibernate for the winter! #fantasynovel #horror

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Skeleton Crew ch.3 The Rain

What if humans hibernated for the winter?

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Skeleton Crew comes to Substack! My novel exploring a world where humans hibernate for the winter is finally getting released! #fantasynovel #horrornovel

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Skeleton Crew chapter 1: Embernacht

What if humans hibernated for the winter?

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The Girl Chenoo pages 28-29 Rage consumes the Mi'kmaq girl Amskwesewa'j

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

You're not watching the news. You're watching reactions to the news.

ink wash comic page of a news commentary panel. First person says "I agree," followed by "I also agree. it's bad for America," and finally "I know we're all hired by the same guy, but I also agree."

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The Girl Chenoo page 27 After lashing out at her mother, the monster regrets it #webcomic

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The Girl Chenoo page 26- the monster lashes out #webcomic

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Horror sensibilities have changed over the years #horror #webcomic

ink comic page panel one is woman screaming, saying "Oh my God! The ghost is dismembering them and spraying the walls with their blood!" Panel 2 is a Victorian woman saying "Oh my God! A ghost!"

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

The Girl Chenoo page 25 The anger builds within Amskwesewa'j #webcomic

ink wash comic page of Native American woman being attacked by a chenoo monster

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

“There are many “pay-to-hang” places that are a great way to start sharing your work with the public. But you have to think of it as a booth rental and can’t expect a place you are paying for storage essentially to care about selling your work. You must take initiative.” -Carrie Lane

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Interview with former MOCA Artist in Residence Carrie Lane

Carrie talks about how she handles the business side of fine art

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 27/04/2026

The third annual Comic Worker Survey is finally HERE! This is the time to support your fellow comics workers. Your answers will help address pay disparities for a more transparent and equal comics industry. Take the survey here: cartoonist.coop/2026comicwor... Art by @urnash.com

Inkling, an inkwell, is standing atop a pile of gold bars, gleefully waving a fistful of money in the air. Nibford, a dip pen, is clutching a single nickel to their chest and trying their best not to cry, Floating text urges you to TAKE THE 2026 COMIC WORKERS SURVEY! because PAY TRANSPARENCY HELPS US REACH PAY EQUALITY!

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The Girl Chenoo page 24 It may seem weird, but this was always my favorite part of the story, when Amskwesewa'j reveals she's addicted to eating snow as she's turning into a chenoo, and I wanted to do it justice #webcomic #comicart

ink wash comic page of Native American Mi'kmaq woman approaching monstrous Chenoo in a snow storm

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

The Girl Chenoo page 23 Amskwesewa'j's mother confronts her at the spring #webcomic #inking

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I always loved this moment of the story, when the Chenoo's mother confronts her at the spring. From page 22 of The Girl Chenoo oftenpyr.com #webcomic #indiecomics

Comic panel of native American woman approaching monster in a snowy forest

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The stickers I designed for Be Kind Seek Justice just came in! So excited that Peter will be handing them out on his 50 state tour! BeKindSeekJustice.org

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

"You would not mind us and behaved like a boy. Now is the time for you to go and fight and be brave." The Hopi-Tewa legend of Laughing Warrior Girl is up on Substack! #webcomic #tewa #nativeamerican #nonbinary

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Laughing Warrior Girl

A Hopi-Tewa legend

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Comic Scout is live! It's an algorithm -free way to find new comics that are independently hosted on their own websites. Place Lore is on there along with over a hundred other amazing independent webcomics! #webcomic #indiecomics

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Browse Comics – ComicScout

Browse hundreds of independent webcomics on ComicScout. Filter by genre, rating, and more.

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The Girl Chenoo pages 20-21 Amskwesewa'j is slowly turning into the monstrous Chenoo #webcomic #mi'kmaq

ink wash comic page of Mi'kmaq girl turning into a Chenoo monster

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

References that I used for Laughing Warrior Girl. The first is Chaiwa, the second is Tsetanu, and the third girl is unnamed

"Chaiwa, member of the Tewa tribe, 1906" by Patseg

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The Girl Chenoo page 19 Her frozen heart fears warmth #webcomic

Comic page of ink and ink wash webcomic. Algonquin Mi'kmaq woman in a wigwam has been turned into a Chenoo and fears fire.

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Sam 📷 [Resources for Artists] @sambestock.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Using AI for your art references not only gives you a skewed & inaccurate view of the world, it also puts resource providers like myself & all these awesome people out of work! Using REAL photo references is what levels up your art AND supports the stock/resource community! ❤️💪

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I decided to do a statistical analysis of all the jobs postings for comics! I was really surprised at what jobs were out there! #comics #comicsjobs #substack open.substack.com/pub/workinga...

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Comics Jobs Roundup

Crunching the numbers on comics jobs in 2026

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The Girl Chenoo p18 Amskwesewa'j relates her visions from the ritual #webcomic #mi'kmaq

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

To say that I struggled with this page... It's my favorite part of the story, and I wanted to get it right #artstruggle

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The Girl Chenoo page 17 in which she wakes up transformed. #webcomic I tried for a frosty effect by dabbing away the ink wash around her, but not sure if it came out alright

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Oftenpyr (Michael Bussiere) @oftenpyr.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Had a great time leading a figure drawing session at the WKMA last week! #sketchbook #figuredrawing

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