Matthew Southworth
@matthewsouthworth.bsky.social
Artist writer musician optimistish
Artist/co-creator of THE CLOVEN graphic novels published by Fantagraphics; artist/co-creator of STUMPTOWN comics; executive producer of STUMPTOWN show (RIP) on ABC
Artist/co-creator of THE CLOVEN graphic novels published by Fantagraphics; artist/co-creator of STUMPTOWN comics; executive producer of STUMPTOWN show (RIP) on ABC
PLURIBUS just might be the best show on TV right now, precisely because it’s so mysterious about its intentions. Carol is both our hero and a mess, and the things she’s fighting against are both horrifying and somewhat optimistic. And TIMELY, but broad enough to comment on many issues. I love it.
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
PLURIBUS just might be the best show on TV right now, precisely because it’s so mysterious about its intentions. Carol is both our hero and a mess, and the things she’s fighting against are both horrifying and somewhat optimistic. And TIMELY, but broad enough to comment on many issues. I love it.
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This place is fascinating…and weird vibes-y. My band played one of our worst shows ever here, after which my good friend and guitar player told me to go fuck myself
December 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This place is fascinating…and weird vibes-y. My band played one of our worst shows ever here, after which my good friend and guitar player told me to go fuck myself
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“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Though I never watched a single episode of KNOTS LANDING, a show that last ran almost thirty three years ago, and though I never saw this man in anything EVER (AFAIK), somehow I immediately recognized this as Ted Shackelford.
This is both some kind of superpower and a crippling affliction. Sigh.
This is both some kind of superpower and a crippling affliction. Sigh.
You will be visited by three spirits. #KnotsLanding
December 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Though I never watched a single episode of KNOTS LANDING, a show that last ran almost thirty three years ago, and though I never saw this man in anything EVER (AFAIK), somehow I immediately recognized this as Ted Shackelford.
This is both some kind of superpower and a crippling affliction. Sigh.
This is both some kind of superpower and a crippling affliction. Sigh.
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so many of the small indignities of daily life come from us being denied the ability to tell a rich man in a tech company to fuck off. minesweeper has microtransactions. paid services have ads. the opt out says maybe later. the drive thru is a broken chatbot. your car is an ipad. fuck off! fuck off!
August 31, 2025 at 7:01 AM
so many of the small indignities of daily life come from us being denied the ability to tell a rich man in a tech company to fuck off. minesweeper has microtransactions. paid services have ads. the opt out says maybe later. the drive thru is a broken chatbot. your car is an ipad. fuck off! fuck off!
Totally worth it
I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end
December 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Totally worth it
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pals you gotta quit spotify
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
pals you gotta quit spotify
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has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
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My fella’s old band had 25 million streams on Spotify this year, which should translate to everyone in our house sleeping on a pile of ermine coats, but what it really translates to makes no discernible material difference in anyone’s lives. That’s how I feel about Spotify wrapped.
December 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My fella’s old band had 25 million streams on Spotify this year, which should translate to everyone in our house sleeping on a pile of ermine coats, but what it really translates to makes no discernible material difference in anyone’s lives. That’s how I feel about Spotify wrapped.
Really disappointing to see this whole felching scandal fade
December 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Really disappointing to see this whole felching scandal fade
Look at this cool, budget paperback-y-looking poster for THE CONVERSATION
THE CONVERSATION (1974) screens in 35mm today & tomorrow, Wednesday & Thursday, December 3rd & 4th, at 7:30pm. Tickets: buff.ly/xoGxkTv
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Look at this cool, budget paperback-y-looking poster for THE CONVERSATION
I’ve been a little dubious of MARTY SUPREME…think I’m inherently suspicious of T Chalamet, tho he’s really good in everything…but today I read that it’s shot by DARIUS KHONDJI & designed by the greatest ever, JACK FISK—DAYS OF HEAVEN, BADLANDS, MULHOLLAND DRIVE,THERE WILL BE BLOOD…sold! I’m there.
"A full throttle masterpiece."
🟠 MARTY SUPREME arrives at the Belcourt on Dec 24 🟠 with tickets now on sale for opening week's screenings 🟠 > bit.ly/MARTY-SUPREME
🟠 MARTY SUPREME arrives at the Belcourt on Dec 24 🟠 with tickets now on sale for opening week's screenings 🟠 > bit.ly/MARTY-SUPREME
December 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I’ve been a little dubious of MARTY SUPREME…think I’m inherently suspicious of T Chalamet, tho he’s really good in everything…but today I read that it’s shot by DARIUS KHONDJI & designed by the greatest ever, JACK FISK—DAYS OF HEAVEN, BADLANDS, MULHOLLAND DRIVE,THERE WILL BE BLOOD…sold! I’m there.
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You should go read America's Toughest Cartoonist™.
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
You should go read America's Toughest Cartoonist™.
Strong Floor, No Ceiling is so fucking dumb that I had to double-check to see if I even remembered it before writing this. Slogans are dumb. But here‘s a winner, any way.
“DECENCY.”
And you gotta keep the period.
“DECENCY.”
And you gotta keep the period.
November 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Strong Floor, No Ceiling is so fucking dumb that I had to double-check to see if I even remembered it before writing this. Slogans are dumb. But here‘s a winner, any way.
“DECENCY.”
And you gotta keep the period.
“DECENCY.”
And you gotta keep the period.
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
This is absolutely the megamindfuck that getting older does to you. It is now significantly longer since Kurt Cobain died than it was THEN that Jimi Hendrix had die (1970-1994 vs 1994 to 2025) and then that felt like “history” instead of “shit that happened while I was watching.”
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 28, 2025 at 4:41 AM
This is absolutely the megamindfuck that getting older does to you. It is now significantly longer since Kurt Cobain died than it was THEN that Jimi Hendrix had die (1970-1994 vs 1994 to 2025) and then that felt like “history” instead of “shit that happened while I was watching.”
Late on Thanksgiving Eve, and for no reason whatsoever except to say we’ve all got a lot to be thankful, I post for you THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND HEARTBREAKING SONG EVER RECORDED. I’m not kidding. This is a special thing.
youtu.be/-1UyUsz0A-A?...
youtu.be/-1UyUsz0A-A?...
Real Death
YouTube video by Mount Eerie - Topic
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Late on Thanksgiving Eve, and for no reason whatsoever except to say we’ve all got a lot to be thankful, I post for you THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND HEARTBREAKING SONG EVER RECORDED. I’m not kidding. This is a special thing.
youtu.be/-1UyUsz0A-A?...
youtu.be/-1UyUsz0A-A?...
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VIDEO POSTED: Neo-Nazi's online stunts expose the dangers lurking for kids on roulette-style video chats www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Neo-Nazi's online stunts expose the dangers lurking for kids on roulette-style video chats
If you had trouble processing shocking video showing how a Hitler-loving, Jew-hating character targets innocent children online, Lauren Martin wants you to know you're not alone.
www.newschannel5.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
VIDEO POSTED: Neo-Nazi's online stunts expose the dangers lurking for kids on roulette-style video chats www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
This is good advice, but doing it just now I see that Bluesky moderation is also blocking a lot of crap I really don't want, so I applaud them for that. It looks like a good, configurable system, or at least it's trying to be.
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is good advice, but doing it just now I see that Bluesky moderation is also blocking a lot of crap I really don't want, so I applaud them for that. It looks like a good, configurable system, or at least it's trying to be.
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Because the prompt was “Hide evidence of AI,” and, like HAL in 2001 (“The mission cannot fail.”) AI took its orders literally and, “hid evidence of AI in the photo.”
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Because the prompt was “Hide evidence of AI,” and, like HAL in 2001 (“The mission cannot fail.”) AI took its orders literally and, “hid evidence of AI in the photo.”
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DHS posted a photo of someone in Portland, “expressing support of ICE.”
It’s an obvious fake. Note that she’s standing over the letters “AI” in the sidewalk.
Why?
It’s an obvious fake. Note that she’s standing over the letters “AI” in the sidewalk.
Why?
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
DHS posted a photo of someone in Portland, “expressing support of ICE.”
It’s an obvious fake. Note that she’s standing over the letters “AI” in the sidewalk.
Why?
It’s an obvious fake. Note that she’s standing over the letters “AI” in the sidewalk.
Why?
I'm either lazy, old, or sick. Or all three. Or all three plus things I'm too lazyoldsick to even recognize. Or God hates me. Because I don't think he exists, which makes him mad. I should probably stop doing that, or I would if I thought he was there being mad. I know SOMEONE is mad at me somewhere
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I'm either lazy, old, or sick. Or all three. Or all three plus things I'm too lazyoldsick to even recognize. Or God hates me. Because I don't think he exists, which makes him mad. I should probably stop doing that, or I would if I thought he was there being mad. I know SOMEONE is mad at me somewhere
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I'm selling this kick-ass Mignola Dracula page for a pal. If you want to check it out on my CAF, or DM offers here, you've got a couple of weeks.
cafurl.com?i=32441
cafurl.com?i=32441
Mike Mignola Dracula, in Phillip Hester's For Sale Comic Art Gallery Room
Original Comic Art titled Mike Mignola Dracula, located in Phillip's For Sale Comic Art Gallery (2171285)
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November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I'm selling this kick-ass Mignola Dracula page for a pal. If you want to check it out on my CAF, or DM offers here, you've got a couple of weeks.
cafurl.com?i=32441
cafurl.com?i=32441
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Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year