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Joe Flanders @jobafett.bsky.social · 2d

OLD COMIC: BattleStarShip

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Joe Flanders @jobafett.bsky.social · 16d

OLD COMIC: “Losing Steam”
New Comic tomorrow!

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Mike Swaim @trillionpixels.bsky.social · 22d

NEW COMIC!
Strip Tease

This is an epilogue I did just for Joe for some fourth wall demolition. @jobafett.bsky.social

Comictober continues tomorrow!

#daniandlulucomic

Four-panel Dani & Lulu comic.

Panel 1: Dani and Lulu walk among a group closed doors each labeled with names of comics. Dani asks, “What do we do now?” Lulu replies in a yellow speech bubble, “We go back to the bed and wake up.”

Panel 2: Dani asks, “What’s going to happen to them?” Lulu answers in a yellow speech bubble, “Joe will move on to other comics. Ninja and Pirate will live on in our imaginations.”

Panel 3: Dani smiles and says, “This was fun but I’m glad we’re not a comic strip.” Behind her are more labeled doors including “Pink and Black.”

Panel 4: Lulu gives a nervous laugh and says, “Ha ha… yeah, that would be silly.” The door labeled “Dani and Lulu” is visible behind her.

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Mike Swaim @trillionpixels.bsky.social · 23d

NEW COMIC!
Closure

The end? Yeah, yes, it’s the end. There was far more I wanted to do with this, but it would have taken me into the new year.

The last panel was conceived and written by @jobafett.bsky.social

Please check out Joe’s other comics!

#daniandlulucomic

Four-panel Dani & Lulu comic

Panel 1:
Lulu, bouncing with excitement, clasps her hands and says: “Oh my stars! You must tell me how it ends!”
Ninja stands with arms at his side, calm, saying: “End? This is it.”
Pirate says: “We have no direction.”
Buck taps on Pirate’s shoulder with his crab hand.

Panel 2:
Buck gestures toward a fragment of a crab statue, a carved stone butt. A script sits beneath it. Buck says: “We can look at the script. It’s sitting under Crab Cakes.”
Pirate shouts: “How could you keep this from us?!”
Buck replies: “Pardon me for wanting to experience free will.”

Panel 3a (top half):
Lulu holds the script open, reading eagerly: “Mech battles… a cure… Pirate saves the day and…”
Pirate leans closer, wide-eyed, muttering: “Dies…”

Panel 3b (bottom half):
Pirate grabs the script and glares at it in shock, shouting: “I die?!”
Lulu watches with concern.

Panel 4:
Ninja, smiling, says: “Yeah but it’s poetic and good.”
Buck, sitting nearby, nods: “It fit the story really well.”
Lulu, trying to cheer Pirate up, beams and says: “Now you can live here with your friends forever.”
Pirate slouches, frowning, holding the script in his lap, and mutters: “Dang it Joe! Why didn’t you finish our story.”

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Joe Flanders @jobafett.bsky.social · 24d

OLD COMIC: “Dr. Beefcake, MD - Now on the CW”

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Mike Swaim @trillionpixels.bsky.social · 27d

NEW COMIC!
Star Struck

Never meet your fans. Except me, meet me. I’m one of the good ones.

Continuing to provide Lulu closure to Ninja and Pirate by @jobafett.bsky.social

#daniandlulucomic

Panel 1: Dani, Lulu, and Crab Man walk hand in hand. Crab Man says: “After I broke through the door everything just stopped. We had no idea what to do next. We sat and waited for anything. Eventually we started talking. Then we started building a new life.”

Panel 2: Crab Man pushes open a broken door. Two silhouetted figures are seen through the opening. Crab Man says: “Many left for other parts of the comic. Some stayed and helped rebuild after we rescued Ninja from the Waffle House. We’re here!”

Panel 3: Ninja, Buck, and Pirate sit at a round table playing cards. Crab Man calls out: “Guys!”

Panel 4: Crab Man says: “I brought fans!” Dani points toward Lulu and says: “A fan.” Lulu clasps her face and excitedly says: “Oh my stars! Oh my stars! Oh my stars!”

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Joe Flanders @jobafett.bsky.social · Sep 24

You noticed!! ^_^

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Joe Flanders @jobafett.bsky.social · Sep 24

Old comic: “Monarch”

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Mike Swaim @trillionpixels.bsky.social · Sep 24

Oops! That’s Joe’s Instagram page. Find him here on Bluesky: @jobafett.bsky.social

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Joe Flanders @jobafett.bsky.social · Sep 23

OLD COMIC: “Southern Seafood”

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Mike Swaim @trillionpixels.bsky.social · Sep 20

NEW COMIC!
Surreal Hospitality

A creepy hospital and a Waffle House floating in space. Totally normal.

Just like Ninja and Pirate by @jobafett.bsky.social

#daniandlulucomic

Four-panel Dani & Lulu comic.

Panel 1: Dani and Lulu step through a doorway into an eerie corridor. Dani asks, “What is this place?” Lulu answers with a sparkly yellow caption: “The hospital.”

Panel 2: A view down a quiet, empty hospital hallway, lit by overhead lights. Lulu says off frame, “This is where the comic ended.”

Panel 3: Dani looks out through a window in the hallway, pointing toward a Waffle House restaurant floating in the night sky. She asks, “Is that a Waffle Home floating in the air?” Lulu responds: “That’s the last place Ninja was seen.”

Panel 4: Dani and Lulu walk together down the hospital hallway. A glowing red exit sign hangs behind them. Dani looks uneasy and says, “This is so weird.” Lulu beams with a big grin and replies, “Yep! Such a great comic!” A shadowy figure is emerging from a door behind them.

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Joe Flanders @jobafett.bsky.social · Sep 19

Aww thanks mate!

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Mike Swaim @trillionpixels.bsky.social · Sep 17

NEW COMIC!
Power Puff Rangers

Dani and Lulu encounter their first character from Ninja and Pirate.

#daniandlulucomic

Four-panel Dani & Lulu comic.

Panel 1: Dani and Lulu walk together in the Stripspace. Behind them are several labeled doors, including Mouse Tales, Pesky Gremlins, The Immortal Think Tank, and Tacobus Art. Dani says, “There were several different comics behind that door.” Lulu points forward and replies, “That’s the knot in the psychic thread. Collaboration and entertainment.”

Panel 2: Lulu, smiling with excitement, gestures toward a nearby door labeled Ninja and Pirate. Dani looks on with curiosity. Lulu says, “Hey look! What luck to find…”

Panel 3: The door bursts open hittinh Lulu with a loud WAAHP! A character named Ty, dressed like a mix between a Power Ranger and a surgeon, rushes out wearing a lab coat and stethoscope. Papers scatter behind him as he shouts, “Sorry kids! I’m late for an interview with Rex Morgan M.D.!” The impact knocks Dani and Lulu to the ground.

Panel 4: Dani sits on the ground adjusting her glasses, and comments, “Those hands! He looks like a cross between a Power Puff Girl and a Power Ranger.” Lulu, also on the ground with her face scrunched in pain, says, “Yep. This is definitely the place.” Nearby doors are labeled Tiff & Eve and Kindler Collab.

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Joe Flanders @jobafett.bsky.social · Sep 16

Old Comic: “Earn Money With This One Weird Trick”

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Joe Flanders @jobafett.bsky.social · Sep 12

Whoops. Forgot to post today’s brand new comic. Here you go yall.

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Joe Flanders @jobafett.bsky.social · Sep 10

Old comic: “They’re so fast it’s scary!”

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Mike Swaim @trillionpixels.bsky.social · Sep 10

NEW COMIC!
Door Number 1

@thereddot.bsky.social makes a special appearance in today’s comic as a bonus panel.

Lulu opens a door to show Dani how the comic strip world of Stripspace works.

Give @jobafett.bsky.social a follow. Lulu would appreciate a follow to her comic too.

#daniandlulucomic

Four-panel Dani & Lulu comic.

Panel 1: Dani throws up her hands while talking to Lulu. Dani says, “I thought you said Stripspace was a thread with bends and knots.” Lulu, walking calmly, replies, “That was a metaphor. Also doors are easier to visualize.”

Panel 2: Close-up of Lulu’s green hand turning a doorknob. She says, “Here, I’ll open this random door as an example.”

Panel 3: Lulu peeks inside the door. She says, “Oh! Definitely not Ninja and definitely not Pirate…”

Panel 4: Lulu quickly closes the door labeled “The Red Dot.” She adds, “…and definitely not age appropriate.” Dani stands nearby with a flat expression having not seen anything behind the door.

Red Dot and her talking toy Gary are dressed as Ninja and Pirate. Are sitting at a bar having drinks. Red Dot dressed as Pirate in red with one leg crossed over the other says, “I thought our costumes were spot-on.”

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Joe Flanders @jobafett.bsky.social · Sep 6

Your problem is I’m not in the comic genius section mate. I’m more of a “Comic Oh Yeah This Guy is Here Too I Guess”. Loving the story so far as well as the Slumberland reference!

Mike Swaim @trillionpixels.bsky.social · Sep 6

NEW COMIC!
Door to Door Comics

Still looking for Ninja and Pirate from the comic genius of @jobafett.bsky.social

Give him a follow. Lulu would appreciate a follow too.

#daniandlulucomic

Four-panel Dani & Lulu comic.

Panel 1: Dani and Lulu ride a walking bed through a surreal dreamlike landscape. Dani clutches the bed’s footboard, eyes wide in surprise. Lulu sits casually and grins, saying “Do you like it? I borrowed it from Nemo. The Slumberland one, not the submarine one.”

Panel 2: The bed strides across the dream realm. Lulu explains: “Every comic artist is connected by a common psychic thread. The thread has many bends and knots where creativity exists. That’s Stripspace.”

Panel 3: Close-up of Dani and Lulu sitting at the foot of the bed. Dani looks worried: “Is this going to take long? We have school tomorrow.” Lulu smiles confidently: “No more than eight, ten comics tops.”

Panel 4: Wide view of the bed walking past a surreal field of upright doors. A smiling moon sleeps. Dani: “I… Wait, what?! Are those doors?” Lulu responds: “Yep. Each door is a portal into the creative mind of a comic genius.”

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Evan Von Doom @evanvondoom.bsky.social · Sep 1

Marvel wasn't seeing a dime from me outside of Ultimates, and it seems that will continue to be the case. "I know this is dangerous, but look how quirky this is 🤪" is a piss poor take from one of your lead editors and shows zero commitment to defend the artists you're working with. Shame and ugly.

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Joe Flanders @jobafett.bsky.social · Sep 1

New comic: “Consider the Crop Creamed”

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Mike Swaim @trillionpixels.bsky.social · Aug 30

This is a special comic arc for Joe Flanders Ninja and Pirate comic. Give him a follow. @jobafett.bsky.social

Mike Swaim @trillionpixels.bsky.social · Aug 28

REPOST: #tbt

I introduced a lot of new things in this Thanksgiving arc. Looking over this, I forgot how quickly my style changed in the year.

Due to my schedule I end up drawing very fast and spend a lot of time looking for errors. Some errors end up being happy mistakes.

#daniandlulucomic

Panel 1: Dani, sitting at a table with her chin resting on her hand, looks at Lulu. She says, “I really want you to join us for Thanksgiving.” Lulu, cheerful and reading a book, replies in a yellow jagged speech bubble, “I’d love to.”

Panel 2: Dani, now gesturing with her hand, says, “Well you can’t show up looking like that.” Lulu, surprised, responds in a yellow jagged bubble, “What? No costumes?”

Panel 3: Dani frowns thoughtfully and says, “Not this time.” Lulu, still smiling with her book open, raises a finger and declares in a yellow jagged bubble, “Then we’ll need to rely on the power of…”

Panel 4: Lulu throws her arms up, wings spread, eyes sparkling with excitement, and shouts in a yellow jagged bubble, “IMAGINATION!” Dani sits beside her, watching with a skeptical expression.

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Joe Flanders @jobafett.bsky.social · May 8

So they chose the new pope and didn’t even do a Hell in the Cell cage match?! What the fuck did I get this Pay Per View for then?! I wanna AT LEAST see Scola Stone ColD Stunner Prevost through a table!

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · Feb 20

Okay so you know I like to remind everyone how the American immigration system has been cruel for a very long time. But loading people on flights to deport them to countries that they are not from, like Iranians to Panama, is not business as usual.

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Joe Flanders @jobafett.bsky.social · Jan 28

Speaking to the homunculi who advocate for banning books is exhausting. I don’t know how to nicely say “Abhorrence of knowledge is not something to aspire to”

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