Maki Scare-O
@makinaro.com
The forever Halloween profile of feral cartoonist and graphic journalist Maki Naro. Work In Progress & Crucial Comix.
Formerly @sciencecomic on the bad site.
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Art feed: #makifeed
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Formerly @sciencecomic on the bad site.
He/Him
Art feed: #makifeed
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Maki Scare-O
@makinaro.com
· Mar 6
Hi, I'm Maki!
I'm a comic artist, editor, graphic journalist, science communicator, and self-employment advocate with a body of work spanning over 10 years!
I'm currently available for all comic and illustration work!
🎨 makinaro.com
💸 patreon.com/maki
🐶 nicolablack.com/nikkimaki
I'm a comic artist, editor, graphic journalist, science communicator, and self-employment advocate with a body of work spanning over 10 years!
I'm currently available for all comic and illustration work!
🎨 makinaro.com
💸 patreon.com/maki
🐶 nicolablack.com/nikkimaki
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I think about this quote from the Luddite movement all the time
January 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I think about this quote from the Luddite movement all the time
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Philosophical questions before bed last night:
Me: how did we come to accept "2" is greater than "1?"
Maki: what do you mean?
Me: establishment of number systems? How did that happen?
Maki: I think there's a Radiolab episode on this.
It's SO good. Listen here: radiolab.org/podcast/numb...
Me: how did we come to accept "2" is greater than "1?"
Maki: what do you mean?
Me: establishment of number systems? How did that happen?
Maki: I think there's a Radiolab episode on this.
It's SO good. Listen here: radiolab.org/podcast/numb...
Numbers
Love 'em or hate 'em, you rely on numbers every day. We ask how they confuse us, connect us, and even reveal secrets about us.
radiolab.org
January 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Philosophical questions before bed last night:
Me: how did we come to accept "2" is greater than "1?"
Maki: what do you mean?
Me: establishment of number systems? How did that happen?
Maki: I think there's a Radiolab episode on this.
It's SO good. Listen here: radiolab.org/podcast/numb...
Me: how did we come to accept "2" is greater than "1?"
Maki: what do you mean?
Me: establishment of number systems? How did that happen?
Maki: I think there's a Radiolab episode on this.
It's SO good. Listen here: radiolab.org/podcast/numb...
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Giving people art they want will only ever—at best—satisfy them.
It will never inspire them.
That is what AI will never be built to understand.
It will never inspire them.
That is what AI will never be built to understand.
Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
January 1, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Giving people art they want will only ever—at best—satisfy them.
It will never inspire them.
That is what AI will never be built to understand.
It will never inspire them.
That is what AI will never be built to understand.
As many of you know, I have RESPONSIBILITIES on new years. I’m the first foot of this household. The entire year’s good fortune rests heavy on my brow. I had a wee dram and a hot toddy and I have to get up for work tomorrow
January 1, 2026 at 5:31 AM
As many of you know, I have RESPONSIBILITIES on new years. I’m the first foot of this household. The entire year’s good fortune rests heavy on my brow. I had a wee dram and a hot toddy and I have to get up for work tomorrow
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“what was your biggest impact on the internet?”
My buddy Matt filmed Pizza Rat and that's my voice telling the rat to "live your best life" and "get that shit"
www.youtube.com/shorts/UPXUG...
My buddy Matt filmed Pizza Rat and that's my voice telling the rat to "live your best life" and "get that shit"
www.youtube.com/shorts/UPXUG...
January 1, 2026 at 3:43 AM
“what was your biggest impact on the internet?”
My buddy Matt filmed Pizza Rat and that's my voice telling the rat to "live your best life" and "get that shit"
www.youtube.com/shorts/UPXUG...
My buddy Matt filmed Pizza Rat and that's my voice telling the rat to "live your best life" and "get that shit"
www.youtube.com/shorts/UPXUG...
I'm still watching Gay Child Soldiers: Generational Trauma the Anime by William Shakespeare.
December 31, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I'm still watching Gay Child Soldiers: Generational Trauma the Anime by William Shakespeare.
Showing Richard Gere the trick to getting plastic cups separated while in line for a juice machine
(Don’t pull! Just let them fall out)
(Don’t pull! Just let them fall out)
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Showing Richard Gere the trick to getting plastic cups separated while in line for a juice machine
(Don’t pull! Just let them fall out)
(Don’t pull! Just let them fall out)
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still my favorite christmas post
December 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
still my favorite christmas post
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If you've already seen that excellent vid on "haptic/tactile" filmmaking, check out Thomas Flight's analysis of how similar techniques were used to make #Andor feel so "real".
December 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
If you've already seen that excellent vid on "haptic/tactile" filmmaking, check out Thomas Flight's analysis of how similar techniques were used to make #Andor feel so "real".
Whoops. Too much rum in the egg nog
December 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Whoops. Too much rum in the egg nog
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Love has no gender🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Love is love❤️
love you all🤍
Merry Merry⭐️✨
Love is love❤️
love you all🤍
Merry Merry⭐️✨
December 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Love has no gender🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Love is love❤️
love you all🤍
Merry Merry⭐️✨
Love is love❤️
love you all🤍
Merry Merry⭐️✨
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A few months ago I worked with
@adance.bsky.social to create a science comic for @knowablemag.bsky.social about the journey sperm makes to reach the egg. Little did I know that that this would involve me being immortalised in cartoon form. Check it out .... knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
@adance.bsky.social to create a science comic for @knowablemag.bsky.social about the journey sperm makes to reach the egg. Little did I know that that this would involve me being immortalised in cartoon form. Check it out .... knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Journey to the egg: How sperm navigate the path to fertilization
COMIC: Male cells must survive twisty passages, strong currents and immune attacks; millions enter, but only one can finish
knowablemagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A few months ago I worked with
@adance.bsky.social to create a science comic for @knowablemag.bsky.social about the journey sperm makes to reach the egg. Little did I know that that this would involve me being immortalised in cartoon form. Check it out .... knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
@adance.bsky.social to create a science comic for @knowablemag.bsky.social about the journey sperm makes to reach the egg. Little did I know that that this would involve me being immortalised in cartoon form. Check it out .... knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
In light of Firefox selling out its users, I'm giving Vivaldi a try this week.
Back in Feb they stated they wouldn't be adding ai features, and in August they doubled down on that. Love this message
vivaldi.com/blog/keep-ex...
Back in Feb they stated they wouldn't be adding ai features, and in August they doubled down on that. Love this message
vivaldi.com/blog/keep-ex...
Vivaldi takes a stand: keep browsing human | Vivaldi Browser
Browsing should push you to explore, chase ideas, and make your own decisions. It should light up your brain. Vivaldi is taking a stand. We choose humans over hype, and we will not turn the joy of…
vivaldi.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In light of Firefox selling out its users, I'm giving Vivaldi a try this week.
Back in Feb they stated they wouldn't be adding ai features, and in August they doubled down on that. Love this message
vivaldi.com/blog/keep-ex...
Back in Feb they stated they wouldn't be adding ai features, and in August they doubled down on that. Love this message
vivaldi.com/blog/keep-ex...
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Color me shocked.
Doctors Catch Cancer-Diagnosing AI Extracting Patients' Race Data and Being Racist With It
A new study reveals an alarming bias present in four leading AI cancer screening tools, related to race, gender, and age.
futurism.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Color me shocked.
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I got up this morning eager to tell everyone how it's the final day for my game Bolted! on Kickstarter. Just so much to say about that, including sharing the long writeup I did about the game's development.
But then my BURRITO INFLATED in the air fryer and sharing this is FAR MORE PRESSING
But then my BURRITO INFLATED in the air fryer and sharing this is FAR MORE PRESSING
December 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I got up this morning eager to tell everyone how it's the final day for my game Bolted! on Kickstarter. Just so much to say about that, including sharing the long writeup I did about the game's development.
But then my BURRITO INFLATED in the air fryer and sharing this is FAR MORE PRESSING
But then my BURRITO INFLATED in the air fryer and sharing this is FAR MORE PRESSING
Today’s gift to my Patreon subscribers: some of the beautiful panels from my recent Knowable comic without text! Enjoy 🥳
In My Latest Comic on Knowable: Wizard Sperm! | Maki Naro
Get more from Maki Naro on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Today’s gift to my Patreon subscribers: some of the beautiful panels from my recent Knowable comic without text! Enjoy 🥳
Just saw an AI video of a crow sledding down a roof (A very real and documented behavior going back over a decade!) and I'm so pissed.
I hate that this slop forces you to scrutinize cool things that animals actually do!!
I hate that this slop forces you to scrutinize cool things that animals actually do!!
December 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Just saw an AI video of a crow sledding down a roof (A very real and documented behavior going back over a decade!) and I'm so pissed.
I hate that this slop forces you to scrutinize cool things that animals actually do!!
I hate that this slop forces you to scrutinize cool things that animals actually do!!
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PHILADELPHIA! My merch is available at Philadelphia Brewing Company til 7pm today! Last chance to grab something before the holidays.
December 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
PHILADELPHIA! My merch is available at Philadelphia Brewing Company til 7pm today! Last chance to grab something before the holidays.
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Hey did you know you can watch the perfect Gundam series, Witch from Mercury for free on Youtube?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGW...
Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury - 『PROLOGUE』（EN,HK,TW,CN,KR,ID,VN,TH,FR,IT sub）
YouTube video by GUNDAM CHANNEL INTL
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Hey did you know you can watch the perfect Gundam series, Witch from Mercury for free on Youtube?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGW...
Hey did you know you can watch the perfect Gundam series, Witch from Mercury for free on Youtube?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGW...
Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury - 『PROLOGUE』（EN,HK,TW,CN,KR,ID,VN,TH,FR,IT sub）
YouTube video by GUNDAM CHANNEL INTL
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Hey did you know you can watch the perfect Gundam series, Witch from Mercury for free on Youtube?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGW...
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I've put my all into creating this online space for solopreneurs like myself. I know how it feels to go it alone. It's why I've always created my own communities along the way. This one is especially near and dear to me because it's the first online version of what I've created in the past.
December 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I've put my all into creating this online space for solopreneurs like myself. I know how it feels to go it alone. It's why I've always created my own communities along the way. This one is especially near and dear to me because it's the first online version of what I've created in the past.
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Just sent out the final email about the current Work in Progress promotion. I suffer from the all too common solo biz owner issue of loathing marketing and sales. The relief I feel when these campaigns end.😅 But when it's something you truly love and know will help others it's especially difficult.
December 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Just sent out the final email about the current Work in Progress promotion. I suffer from the all too common solo biz owner issue of loathing marketing and sales. The relief I feel when these campaigns end.😅 But when it's something you truly love and know will help others it's especially difficult.