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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 10h

Moth maiden. Saw another prompt list that looked fun. This is day one of that one. #mabsdrawlloweenclub #drawlloween

A drawing in ink, marker, and colored pencil of a moth lady flying too close to a light bulb

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this spooky season, did you know: I finished a new horror graphic novel this year? and you can read it all for free online?? It’s about finding out your mom has a secret old ex-girlfriend who is bald and wants to kill you. Sound relatable? Start here: www.thegoblinthrone.com/comic/001/

The cover of The Goblin Throne by Mel Gillman, showing a one-eyed goblin woman framed in moonlight extending her hand toward the viewer

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 15h

Moon witch Ink, marker, colored pencil (plus white out signature) on cardstock

A drawing of a naked woman (a witch) with a sickle in the moonlight with her cat

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 17h

I've always thought that Liv Tyler finding out her dad is Steven Tyler rather than Todd Rundgren is a little bit like the chosen one being told "I know you think your parents were sorcerers, but they were actually wizards"

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 21h

Lemme repost this one more day because I still think it's a chuckler

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 23h

QRP with your skull art Mine is: Chapter header art from TINA AND ELLIE TAKE THE CASE (shipping to me next week), of The Dark Lord

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 23h

A manager who looks out for the people they manage to the same extent that they look out for themselves is such a rarity. People with titles begin to believe those titles are more important than their behavior. It's pathetic how little power it takes to corrupt.

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

drawing from the back of a school catalog. The document was printed in 1881 and donated to a library in 1967, so the drawing is probably pre-1967, but it could have been defaced in the library...

A drawing on the back of a school catalog of someone surprised to see one big owl and four little owls

The front of the catalogue for Bingham School of Mebane, NC (formerly Mebaneville), printed in 1881.

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Rory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Every AI generated event poster is incredibly ugly, but I do think it's interesting that that LLMs have essentially created a house style for flyers, especially one so maximalist and ugly and in contravention of of all convention and best practices established in graphic design over centuries.

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The Asheville Blade @avlblade.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Two years after Helene, we are still two cities The second anniversary of the storm sees a deeply divided city, between struggling communities still surviving the crises and an elite that's made the aftermath far, far worse. @davidforbes.bsky.social, with our latest: ashevilleblade.com?p=5399

A Blade graphic with the words "Two years after Helene, we are still two cities" over a photo of a flooded river.

In smaller text: Behind the marketing, Asheville remains deeply divided two years after Helene, marked by worsening inequality and a government that has made the aftermath far, far worse

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Something I didn't think about until after everything was typed up and posted on my patreon and newsletter about this strip is that I had similar experiences with Hostess snacks and KISS. My first encounter with both of them was in comic book ads.

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Jucika @jucikacomics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New post in which I write a bit about the Duchess Cream Pies and comic and my plans for yet another new project. Here it is as an email newsletter (please sign up!): buttondown.com/wanderlane/a... Here is a slightly longer version at patreon (please sign up!): www.patreon.com/wanderlane/p...

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Who remembers those comic ads for gross snacks?

A comic page which is a parody of comic ads for Hostess Fruit Pies (and other Hostess snacks):
ADVERTISEMENT
Val in SWEETENING THE DEAL

VAL (circa the Val Cannon mysteries, mid-to-late 90s) is walking on a sidewalk. A guy (Apparently JACK) is sitting on the steps of a house.
JACK: Hey Val!
VAL: Hey Jack

JACK: say... you wanna messa round?
VAL: Not if you still fuck like you did last week.

VAL (walking away): CAll me when you lear to eat pussy.
JACK: How about if I sweeten the deal...

JACK: ...with some Duchess® Cream Pies?

JACK: They've got flaky, tender crust and delicious filling!
VAL: Hmm

VAL is on a mattress with no sheet, with no pants on, looking a bit irritated. Her pants are there. We see JACK's butt as he is apparently passed out on his stomach. VAL is reaching for a Duchess® Cream Pie.
VAL: Well, he still doesn't know what he's doing...

VAL, about to bite into the pie: ...but let's try one of these things.

VAL, chewing a bite of the snack: ...it tastes like chemicals!

AD COPY at the bottom of the panel in a banner along with three Duchess® Cream Pie packages (cherry, banana, and berry): They taste like chemicals

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i should clarify, when i write people doing bad things, it's because i am bad. they are me. more importantly, when you read about those bad things, they also become you. that's how story works. in fact, you are going to think about murder before this skeet ends. how's that feel, sicko.

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sometimes, when confronted with the glory of nature, all I can say is "my man's having a chew."

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

When I see an AI ad and it's like "now I don't have to ever type an email all by myself anymore" I think of those infomercials where they invented a scenario to sell something to fix the problems of fictional slippery handed motherfuckers, but I guess some of those infomercials worked too, huh?

static.klipy.com

Carwash Infomercial

Alt: Carwash Infomercial where a dude is spilling everything

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I heard a story on NPR in which the reporter said he asked everyone protesting data centers if they use AI, and almost everyone said yes. Having never used any chatbot that isn't forced on me via "customer service," I genuinely want to know what people do with it. www.npr.org/2026/09/26/n...

Screencap from the NPR story I linked to in this post:

NEUMAN: Is AI good for me? Right. But, you know, one interesting thing - I made a point of asking everybody I talked to - like, the most ardent - people who are the most ardent about opposition to data centers, do you personally use AI? I mean, of course, we all do when we're Googling or whatever. That comes up automatically. But make a point of, like, using a chatbot, like ChatGPT, for example.

ELLIOTT: And?

NEUMAN: Almost everybody said yes. And, you know, it was kind of a begrudging thing. It was kind of like, well, I use it sometimes, but I try not to use it too much. You know, there was a certain self-awareness that there was a little bit of hypocrisy there.

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

When some nice young presumably lesbian people at the zine fest asked me if I was comfortable answering why I, a presumably not lesbian person, made comics with lesbians in them, I showed them this page from Smooth Moves and I'm happy to say that it resulted in both laughter and sales.

A comic page: Marisol and Janice have a conversation about how most of the women they know are at least a bit gay, but the dudes are mostly straight. They wonder if it's that women are more sexually fluid than men, or if it's related to the growing influence of porn on mainstream media. They joke about how maybe whoever's in charage of the universe is just a boring straight dude who likes watching girls bang it out. The last panel is me drawing a comic, looking over my shoulder at the reader, saying "what."

The cover of Smooth Moves, which features Tori and Val. Tori is carrying a box of stuff and Val is carrying a suitcase and wearing a gym bag. Also featured in little circles labeled "old boyfriends" and "ice cream" are Dr Manhattan and Janice

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If we count the money I forgot I had in my venmo account from my last show, then I made pretty good money at today's zine fest

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Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The time has come to revive the practice

My compelling cover mockup for Yorgos Lanthimos and The Dogtooth Detectives in The Mystery of the Bugged-Out Buddies

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

About to head to Raleigh to set up for zine folk nc, a new event! September 26, 11-5, Artspace I'll have books, comics, zines, stickers, and art. Roll through! www.zinefolknc.com

zinefolknc.com

Zine Folk NC

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I just heard a bit of This American Life for the first time since I posted the thing I'm quoting, and I'm a bit surprised at the level of contempt I felt for both of the people telling stories. I think I can say confidently that I detest the show now.

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I put my pants on one pair at a time just like anyone else

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 25/09/2026

This can fuck off entirely.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

all these people sound like this:

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Jucika @jucikacomics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Andrew Neal | Added Value Books @wanderlane.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

File under "I'm paying them enough, so they better be," but every single person at this divorce law firm is remarkably friendly and cheerful. I'm sure it's training but maybe they just hire incredibly consistent personality types. Either way, it's notable.

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