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apricot
@areyoshi.bsky.social
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33 | they/them | AuDHD | webcomic creator, Art Director for tidalwavegames.com, wearer of many hats | Pennsylvania.

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apricot @areyoshi.bsky.social · Oct 17
I'm apricot! I make the fantasy webcomic Kattabolt, about spunky cat girl Alex ⚡🐱

kattabolt.carrd.co
kattabolt.com
areyoshi.com

I post about Pokemon, my pets, & my OCs. If you like middle-aged men with issues who fall in love: hello, ask me about my #OC ship called Kibble. I have no self control.
Kattabolt comic advertisement featuring original character Alex, a cute cat girl in colorful clothes who is happily riding on a lightning bolt. She has long black hair and big glasses. There are low opacity examples from the comic in the sky behind her. The image has the web address for Kattabolt and also shows that it's available to read on Tapas and Webtoon as well. Fan art of the Pokemon Pikachu and Charizard in a fierce battle. Pikachu is leaping away with rainbow electricity coming from its cheeks while Charizard flies after it and spews fire. Original characters Kittens and Bull Dog, two old timey mobsters, running against a spotlight background. Kittens is a small man with brown hair, slightly tanned skin, and a scar above his brow. Bull is a very large bald man wearing a suit. Kittens is full on sprinting, but Bull is jogging.
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slyllama.net
#HourlyComicDay
8am and 9am for Hourly Comic Day. I'm sleepy, paid my car service fee, went to the foundry, started to network a machine, started drawing these comics! #HCD2026
February 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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detectiveken.bsky.social
#HourlyComicDay
Trying out some new things, glad to be posting comics drawn on paper again.
See you in another few hours.
Hourly Comic Day 2026. At 6AM, Circe woke Ken up to go outside. 11AM, Ken wakes properly. He's sick, and has been since the storm a few days ago. 12PM, Circe hasn't returned, so it must be nice out. 12:30PM, Circe returns, not to leave again till nightfall. 1PM, Ken reads some classic Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Thor. 2PM, Ken catches up on drawing these comics, all while drinking some turmeric and ginger black tea.
February 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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cesious.blue
new pronoun labeler, since the dev of the first one deleted theirs 👉
shintonty.bsky.social Tony @shintonty.bsky.social · 8h
thankfully we already got a new labeler bsky.app/profile/pron...
bsky.app
February 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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hausofdecline.bsky.social
I have booked a music rock n roll punk show at Collective Arts in Toronto for Thursday March 5 for my band Anti-Spectacular and I'm looking for other acts to fill out the lineup. Are there any toronto based punk or punkish bands that would be interested? Lemme know in the replies and I'll DM you.
February 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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prookal.com
this year’s hourly comic day is brought to you by original character day dreaming ✨

I don’t feel like I’ve slept phew
(my thread of these will be below)
#hourlycomicday #hourlycomics #ocsky #art
Two panel comic in white black and green. In the first panel, I awaken at 6:00 am, rubbing my eyes sleepily while petting my dog good morning. A thought cloud leads to the second panel, where Nema, an elven original character, covers a yawn with her hand as she sits up in bed, her pigeon Clementine watches her.
February 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM
areyoshi.bsky.social
It's #HourlyComicDay! I'll be updating this thread throughout the day, but I'm doing them on the iPad this year so who knows how it'll go. It might take me longer to finish, I'm bad at procreate somehow?
🎨 #HCD2026 #comicoop #Dimension20

patreon.com/areyoshi
ko-fi.com/areyoshi
Single panel comic for hourly comic day 2026. 12am. apricot is sitting in an arm chair with the legs up, a silly fluffy cat sitting next to them and another cat creeping behind the chair. The caption reads: "We're so close to finishing Fantasy High season 3... I don't like most actual plays, but I was convinced to give D20 a try by that season 2 Baron animation." Off screen, presumably coming from the television, someone is saying "Blimey!" in reference to a specific scene with Ally Beardsley. apricot is quietly saying "nooo K2"
February 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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schnumn.bsky.social
I bought a physical sketchbook for the first time this decade and I have some feelings about it
#HourlyComicDay #HCD #Hourlies
A two panel comic. In the first panel, Bex is holding up a sketchbook. She says, "I bought a physical sketchbook even though I hate drawing traditionally." The second panel is a close-up of Bex's grumpy face. She says, "Like, REALLY hate it." A continuation from the previous comic. A tiny Bex is stood on a giant Sketchbook with a giant iPad behind her. she says, "I fucking hate that gen AI makes me doubt the value of my digital work now. Seriously, who gives a shit?" A continuation from the previous page. A hand double taps a surface with two fingers, this is how you undo a line in Procreate. The text reads: My digital art is clean to a fault, something I've spent the last few years trying to unlearn. Is a wobbly line more authentic than a smooth line? Can you feel the artist through the tremors of their work? A continuation from the previous page. A large panel that's mostly black, with some semi abstract white forms scattered about. They look like leaves or flowers, but it's not specific. The text reads: But it takes a lot of effort and study to daw a smooth line, even if it's digital. Is that effort not also authentic?
February 8, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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theartofpod.bsky.social
Pssst, it would mean the _world_ if you took a moment to spread the word about The Art of Comics Podcast.
It's our little love project and we put so much time and energy into it <3 Thank you for considering and perhaps re-sharing.

theartofpod.carrd.co
A cover image for the podcast The Art of Comics, showcasing The Guys She Was Into Wasn't A Guy At All A cover image for the podcast The Art of Comics, showcasing Belzebubs A cover image for the podcast The Art of Comics, showcasing AKIRA A cover image for the podcast The Art of Comics, showcasing The Second Safest Mountain
May 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
areyoshi.bsky.social
I usually start my hourly comic thread around now since I habitually stay up late, but I'm on my way to bed now! I'll do my 12am-1am comic after sleep!
February 8, 2026 at 6:17 AM
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gr8writingtips.bsky.social
fuck. did you know if you change things early in the plot, later plot elements need to change, too? someone should do something about that
February 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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mudgie.bsky.social
Hey all, Nugget needs more medical tests for liver and kidneys that estimate around $800 plus anything else needed off those tests so I made a GFM for the boy. Any amount helps as does sharing– thank you!

gofund.me/24958232b
Donate to Support Nugget's Urgent Vet Bills, organized by River Styx
Hi y'all, we're raising funds for the vet bills for my 8 year old cat, Nugget. He's alrea… River Styx needs your support for Support Nugget's Urgent Vet Bills
gofund.me
February 8, 2026 at 12:35 AM
areyoshi.bsky.social
JUST FOR THE RECORD, if you've wondered about any of the beautiful art for #HBHS assets... I may have directed, but the final character page arts are by @demondionysus.bsky.social and date location illustrations are by @slyllama.net! Working with either of them is always a pleasure, I recommend 'em.
February 8, 2026 at 4:47 AM
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lorenzohall.com
"Look Alive. An Arisan update is comin' your way."

#Arisan #LHprogress

Art by: @knighthearts.bsky.social
Animated by: @ferdon10.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 4:49 PM
areyoshi.bsky.social
Hi chat
February 8, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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lucyknisley.bsky.social
This sketchbook comic made my kid laugh harder than anything else I've ever drawn, so I am currently considering it my finest work.
A comic. “We used to have a smart speaker, but we replaced it with our kid’s Furby.” (drawing of a furby) Speech bubble: “Hey Furby, play music by “They Might Be Giants.” Furby: Lee koo The furby is wiggling while it replies. “It ran out of batteries a while ago.” Speech bubble: Ok Furby— What’s the temperature?.. Cold? Yeah.” The furby is doing nothing. “Honestly, it works about as well as the robot we used to have,” (image of furby face close up) “…AND it doesn’t spy on our conversations to sell our data— BONUS." “I’m thinking of putting it in the window by the door. (Image of the furby in a window of a front porch) “(For security)” “FURB HOME>SMART HOME” The furby is drawn large with slogans across it’s visage: “whimsical” “retro” “retains vague menace of smart tech but lacks actual menace to spy for govt. and corporations"
February 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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akoniwolfsbane.bsky.social
TODAY'S PIECE WAS INSPIRED BY THIS COZY GAME (if homesteads are your thing, pls check this gw2 tribute out it's so cute @slyllama.net did AWESOME)

Mwehe the jade bot with le fishie :]

Takeaways:
- GOUACHE WILL SAVE YOUR ASS
- I still don't get colour theory, we YOLO

#watercolor #dailyart #doodle
A watercolour painting of a guild wars 2 Canthan jade bot meeting face to face with a koi fish that's sticking its head out of the water
February 7, 2026 at 12:14 PM
areyoshi.bsky.social
Harrison is ready to share the stage with anyone bold enough to do their best. Can you meet this triple threat where he's at?

FEBRUARY 14TH: hbhs.tidalwavegames.com

- it's 1997!
- solo dating sim #TTRPG
- 16 dateable characters
- 100% human-made
Harrison from Heartbeat Highschool, with his arms open wide. Harrison is a Black teen boy with a pierced ear, a fashionable purple coat with a short midriff and big lapels over a black shirt, and striped, purple pants. He's super psyched to see you! The game logo and a QR code leading to the link in the post are in the upper left. There is a caption that says "Let's audition for the school play together, I know you can do it!"
February 7, 2026 at 11:24 AM
areyoshi.bsky.social
"This year’s projected spend appears to rival only two other capex booms in US history: when telecom companies laid cable in the 1990s, and when railroad companies laid tracks in the 19th century. Both turned out to be bubbles."

Don't do that, Morning Brew... Don't give me hope...
Guess how much Big Tech will spend on AI this year
Their collective splurge is estimated to be 60% higher than it was last year.
www.morningbrew.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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manifestephanie.bsky.social
Friday at last...
#paperart
Large paper illustration of Majima Goro and Kiryu Kazuma from Yakuza 0 in dynamic disco poses on the dancefloor. Majima kneels and points to the left, Kiryu stands and points to the right.
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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cranebones.bsky.social
Memorial

(1/3)
What better way is there to understand a culture than to witness how they treat their dead? [Images of a bunch of shoes laid about] [shot of a man putting on shoes to leave] "We're going to pay our respects to your great-grandparents." CRANEBONES: Can I come, too? "You? You don't have to." "This is a duty for the men." [A shot of Cranebones saying, "I'd like to go"] "Fine, come along." [Two panels of a mountain forest path] [A shot of two burial mounds side by side with offering tables in front with some fruit and soju] [A shot of two men in the front and Cranebones in the back] "We bow once to the living, twice to the dead." "Men in the front." "Women in the back" "The ancestors are here." [A shot of Cranebones looking ahead at the burial mounds] Grandpa died of a cancer they found too late Dad flew to Korea as soon as we heard Grandpa was dying. I'm told, in his confusion, Grandpa kept asking for my brother. [Two shots of Cranebones's grandpa in a hospital bed. Two men are visiting him] [A shot of a family of five, with one child in white for emphasis] Grandpa wept with joy when my brother was born. He loved that boy and dearly missed him. I'm told my uncles asked when my sister would introduce them to her husband. [a shot of 3 men talking to each other] [a shot of a newly wed couple] "How many years has it been since the wedding?" "They need to come visit!"
February 7, 2026 at 4:38 AM
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lucyknisley.bsky.social
"Haunted"
#IceOut #IceOutComics
A comic in black/white/blue. Lucy rolls her bike through an alley, by a crew building a fence. Narration: My neighbors hired a crew to rebuild their fence. Crew member: "Do you need us to move our stuff out of the way?" Lucy: "Oh! No, you're all good, thanks!" Lucy: "Have a good one!" Crew member: "You, too!" Narration: I was teaching when my phone started lighting up with alerts from the rapid response network and neighbor chat. Lucy's back is to us as she shows a group of enthusiastic children something on a notebook. Behind her, her phone in her bag is buzzing. Narration: By the time the lesson was over, they were already gone. Lucy is reading messages on her phone. Messages: Alert: black SUV Sighting: be on alert for... Confirmed abductionL alley between ----- and ----. SUV plates... We tried to get them inside, but it was too... ...Contacting an I.R. lawyer. Heading to Broadview later today. Lucy is riding her bike home. Narration: On the ride home, I kept thinking "If I'd been there, could I have warned them? Would my ICIRR* training have helped?" *Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Get trained and know your rights at ICIRR.org. Narration: I'd taken the training after Halloween, when the violent ICE raids had locked down our schools and driven our neighbors indoors. (Image of a halloween bucket in the shape of a jack-o-lantern) Narration: Halloween is fun here-- The community filling the streets and opening our doors to one another. But this year's was tense, frightened and subdued. Haunted. Lucy is standing in the alley, staring at the newly built fence. Narration: When I got home, it was all done. The other two guys who had gotten inside in time stayed and finished the build. The new fence is superimposed with the brief exchange from earlier in the comic ("Have a good one" You, too") Narration: I see it every day and think about how those guys built this in the spot where strangers in masks took their friend. Narration: How many other places in our communities are similarly haunted? (Drawings of sidewalks, buildings, streets and windows)
February 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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mataramg.itch.io
i cannot get over this

devs putting 'YOU DIDN'T PAY FOR THIS PART YET, DEADBEAT' in place of a chapter is so awesome. But Like!! presuming you *were* that deadbeat, why would you then publish that document for the playtest?? lmao it means they didn't read the document before sending it out!!
mataramg.itch.io matara @mataramg.itch.io · 2d
"this work has not been paid for by John Taylor of Geekify" being all you see in your playtest packet for an entire section of character options is, i think, the truly transcendent detail here.
February 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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sierrabravoart.bsky.social
iiit's update day! aaa

www.hansvogelisdead.com
an out of context comic panel from HANS VOGEL IS DEAD. Hans looks surprised and upset at something just off-panel.
February 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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sierrabravoart.bsky.social
$30!!! LEFT!!!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...
February 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM