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mandyjwatson.bsky.social
This was incredibly difficult to write because there are two movies I had to try to avoid spoilers for due to how these damn films are constructed (which is one of my criticisms of both films and why this very good film didn't get a higher rating).
brainwavez.bsky.social brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 4d
Film Review: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

www.brainwavez.org/screen/film/...
The poster for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, featuring a demonic looking being in the Bone Temple at night, which is being lit from below by a fire circle on the ground.
January 23, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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kayworx.bsky.social
Here's some watercolour paintings I did in 2023. Each one is a restaurant I want to plus whatever I ate.
Photograph of sketchbook with a painting of a man sitting at a window seat on the right page, and a painting of avocado toast and lavender tea on left page. Photograph of sketchbook with a painting of a restaurant on the right page and a bowl of gnocchi on the left page. Photograph of sketchbook with a painting of a restaurant on the right page and a painting of a panini and chips with a mando iced drinkon the left side Photograph of sketchbook with a painting of a coffee bar on the right page and flapjacks and chai latte on the left page
January 25, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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fifthacecomics.org
#GoblinWeek Day 2; meet Blokk!

I'm hoping to use this week as a chance to experiment with a lot of different body types, while still making them recognizable as goblins i.e. proportionally short.

#art #digitalart #OC #OCart #fantasyart #goblin
Blokk, a goblin with impressive musculature, a bare chest and multiple scars, with a confident expression. Makki voice over: "This is Blokk. He's the oldest. "He's thick as two bricks, but he knows how to take a hit! "He's the only one who can beat me in a straight fight... sometimes."
January 26, 2026 at 5:36 AM
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kayworx.bsky.social
You've got until Saturday to download my novella for free!
books.bookfunnel.com/neurodiverge...
#queerbooks #transbooks
FREE EBOOK ALERT, Finding Bliss by Kay Claire Domme woman x sub man, shibari, autistic trans woman,audhd trans man, 27 free stories january-february, 25k words, tattoo artist x apprentice, t4t couple
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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bonganivizdev.bsky.social
2026 #Porfolio update! 💪

mahlangu.artstation.com/projects/EzR...
Real-time Cinematics Portfolio
Real-time Cinematics Portfolio by Bongane Mahlangu.
mahlangu.artstation.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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timmehjimmeh.bsky.social
Breaking my BSKY hiatus to politely request, why not nominate my #webcomic, #REVENANTS for Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story in the #UrsaMajorAwards?
January 26, 2026 at 10:12 AM
brainwavez.bsky.social
Film Review: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

www.brainwavez.org/screen/film/...
The poster for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, featuring a demonic looking being in the Bone Temple at night, which is being lit from below by a fire circle on the ground.
January 23, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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thebeardlyben.art
Challenge accepted.
An illustration of a gnoll bard laughing.
January 21, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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timmehjimmeh.bsky.social
REVENANTS has just updated!
Read the latest page at: revenantscomic.com
#furry #art #furryart #revenants #webcomic
A teaser frame from the latest page of REVENANTS Support REVENANTS. Patrons of Revenants get access to full colour pages a week early, progress videos, WIPs, Discord Roles and discounted rates for commissions! If once off support suits you better, there is also a ko-fi! Links on REVENANTSCOMIC.COM
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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kayworx.bsky.social
I have a T4T transhet romance novella available for free for the rest of January, along with 9 other queer neurodivergent romances!
books.bookfunnel.com/neurodiverge...
FREE EBOOK ALERT, Finding Bliss by Kay Claire Domme woman x sub man, shibari, autistic trans woman,audhd trans man, 27 free stories january-february, 25k words, tattoo artist x apprentice, t4t couple
January 19, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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losynacomics.bsky.social
Mobali 👊🏿

#mobali #mwinda #afrofuturism #comicbook #africanprint #losynacomics #losyna
December 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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edmondtran.bsky.social
I'm looking for concept artists or illustrators working in gamedev who would like to share thoughts or comments (anonymous or attributed) regarding the use of GenAI as a reference tool in their process.

If that's you, DM or email me! Details in bio.
December 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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timmehjimmeh.bsky.social
REVENANTS has just updated!
Read the latest page at: revenantscomic.com
#furry #art #furryart #revenants #webcomic
A teaser frame from the latest page of REVENANTS Support REVENANTS. Patrons of Revenants get access to full colour pages a week early, progress videos, WIPs, Discord Roles and discounted rates for commissions! If once off support suits you better, there is also a ko-fi! Links on REVENANTSCOMIC.COM
December 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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thebeardlyben.art
Sharing this once again because I am too busy with commissions to draw more personal art.

Krampus is king of the kool kidz
An illustration of Krampus wearing a tank top, shorts and a backwards cap and a backpack with the letters Cool Kidz Only stitched on the top of it. He's throwing a hang-ten gesture with his right hand while holding a birch staff in his left and he has a skateboard propped up under his left hoof. There's a speechbubble with the words "Greetings fellow kidz!" above his head.
December 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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fifthacecomics.org
Isis #1, page 15, now on the site!

Read up to this page for FREE now at fifthacecomics.org

Sign up to read new pages early, or purchase the full issue NOW at either Patreon: patreon.com/FifthAceComics

or at Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/fifthacecomics

#webcomics #comicart #digitalart #OCart #FifthAceComics
Page 15 of Isis: Scion of the Gods Issue #1, a Fifth Ace Comics original creation.
December 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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mandyjwatson.bsky.social
The zines are perfect stocking fillers (and actually affordable stocking fillers) and people who love words (or 1-bit pixel art) will love them. I promise!

They're interactive and they're total nonsense in the best way.
mandyjwatson.bsky.social Mandy J Watson @mandyjwatson.bsky.social · Dec 15
If you're in South Africa, buy my zines for Christmas!

On the weekend I dropped off a big order at @thebooklounge.bsky.social and they're also available elsewhere (see below) but I want to give a special shout out to The Book Lounge in Cape Town, which has been particularly supportive.

#SAComics
A photo of the cover of The Light At The Frankenstein Place, with a pixel art picture of a skull and crossbones and "A Tiny Adventure By Mandy J Watson" written at the bottom. A hand is holding the zine and you can see how tiny it is (A8) but there's a lot going on inside! A hand is holding the second zine, The Time Machine, which has a pixel art image of an analogue clock with the arms spinning. The text reads "A Tiny Adventure By Mandy J Watson". The zine is also A8 but it has a few more pages and a little surprise in the middle!
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
brainwavez.bsky.social
Last minute addition to the calendar: launch of the 2025 Madam & Eve annual, Madam: Impossible, in Johannesburg. Both Stephen Francis and @ricoschacherl.bsky.social will be in attendance, which hasn't happened in nine years!

It's hosted by Pages & Wine and tickets are R365.
brainwavez.bsky.social brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · Dec 1
News: South African Comics Events Coming Up In December 2025

www.brainwavez.org/news/2025/20...

#SAComics
A collage image featuring art, illustrations, and logos from all the events listed in the news article.
December 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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kayworx.bsky.social
The Smashwords end of year sale is happening! You can get my first two books for 99c each!
All Roads: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Wish Lists: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
smashwords end of year sale. All Roads Lead to This and Wish Lists Lead to This by Kay Claire. $0.99 each. Now until 1 January. Only on sale at Smashwords
December 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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nerinedorman.bsky.social
In tonight's episode of authors drawing their own character art badly, I present to you my original bad boy Jamie Guillaume, black magician extraordinaire. You know this is not generative AI because I can't draw hands for sh*t.
a rough illustration of a goth man sitting on a stool lighting a cigarette.
December 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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fifthacecomics.org
QRP with the oldest and newest art of your OC! 💖

2019 > 2025

My first sketch of Isis, and the cover to her first full comic issue; I had no clue what to do with her footwear back then, and had zero insight into her personality.

#OC #OCart #traditionalart #digitalart #comicart
Black and white doodle of Isis, circa 2019 Cover to Isis: Scion of the Gods Issue #1, released in November 2025
December 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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timmehjimmeh.bsky.social
REVENANTS has just updated!
Read the latest page at: revenantscomic.com
#furry #art #furryart #revenants #webcomic
A teaser frame from the latest page of REVENANTS Support REVENANTS. Patrons of Revenants get access to full colour pages a week early, progress videos, WIPs, Discord Roles and discounted rates for commissions! If once off support suits you better, there is also a ko-fi! Links on REVENANTSCOMIC.COM
December 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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fifthacecomics.org
...OR, purchase the FULL issue pdf, with an EXCLUSIVE backup story unavailable anywhere else, for $10 at:

Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/143846...

or Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/8c62784759

Members at the $10 tier get these full issues for FREE! (2/2)

#superhero #webcomic #comicart #FifthAceComics
The cover to the full issue of Isis, Scion of the Gods Issue #1
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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thebeardlyben.art
Artists, quote with something silly
A greyscale illustration of a pokemon trainer that looks suspiciously like an adult Ash sitting on a beanbag that looks like a pokeball and using a Galarian Weezing like a bong, smoke billowing from the top of its stovepipe hat. Next to "Ash" is a Pikachu smoking from the second stovepipe hat and "Ash" is holding a Charmander by their tail like it is being used to light a bowl of weed at the base of the Weezing's body.
September 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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mandyjwatson.bsky.social
Finally, Clarke's Bookshop in Long Street, Cape Town, and Obz Books in Lower Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town, also have copies of my zines.

For all of these stores, if they run out of stock you can ask for them to order more and they will contact me to drop off copies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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mandyjwatson.bsky.social
Readers Den Comic Shop in Wynberg, Cape Town, also has stock of both zines and the store ships countrywide.

Plus the zines are listed on the web site:

readersden.co.za/product/the-...

readersden.co.za/product/the-...
A photograph of my zines on a shelf at Readers Den Comic Shop in Wynberg in front of some Marvel comics. They made a little barker out of bright blue cardboard to advertise the zines.
December 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM