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Michael Sweater

@michaelsweater.bsky.social

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I don’t care about art. I just want $1,000,000. ⬇️Read my comics and get my music 4 free⬇️ Sweater.substack.com

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Aug 25

Went 2 hard on the promo

Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · 24d

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · 28d

I am very good at social media! If you subscribe for free at sweater.substack.com you can see the entire weeks comics early for free even when I forget Bluesky exists. :)

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · 24d

i have stopped sleeping and i feels fine except when my hand goes numb or my ear stops working

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · 28d

I am very good at social media! If you subscribe for free at sweater.substack.com you can see the entire weeks comics early for free even when I forget Bluesky exists. :)

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Aug 27

You could have read this Monday at sweater.substack.com

Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Aug 25

Went 2 hard on the promo

Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Aug 25

:0)

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Aug 13

open.substack.com/pub/sweater/...

Okay I am back

Sketchbook and chit chatting

Ayyyy, I am going to learn how to use this thing to communicate.

open.substack.com

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Erin! Is looking for BG Paint work! @heyoerin.bsky.social · Jul 10

im okay (i promise)

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 11

This also rules. I have a huge gap on west coast punk and skate adjacent music. (Assumption on west coast, but feels like an incredibly reasonable guess based on the upload dates.)

Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 11

Solid ass chorus. The first verse does that thing Hot Water Music does where my brain feels like it needs to shit or get off the pot on if it’s going to be ska or not.

I need to learn about this pocket of music more.

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 7

that’s why you warm up on your nips first

Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 4

The best part about music is that being good at it is annoying, so you can just do whatever.

Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 4

I essentially don't get to sleep for two days, so I am letting myself writing stupid songs as a treat. I wrote this one about not being in bed with my girlfriend at 6 am.

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 3

Not yet! I am actually unsure of the date, but I know it's on the website somewhere.

Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 3

Gonna be at comic-con san diego!

Gonna need y'all to buy my book because I don't have insurance and a stray cat bit me.

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 3

Discourse without the entire picture doesn't help anyone and there is a lot of that happening. If Silver Sprocket tries to hold anyone to a contract they want out of or doesn't take steps I think are ethical I will leave.

I am currently pretty optimistic that these things are possible.

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 2

I am taking the concerns of everyone very seriously. Silver Sprocket is flawed and has made actual mistakes and in the time I have trying to work with people to find solutions. My only concern is losing the full picture of how comics work in the discussion and where Sprocket has been good.

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 1

I was interviewed for the article and told them I had been paid all royalties owed.

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 1

They asked me and I told them I had. It’s just not in the article.

Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 1

Just so it’s on the record.

The comics journal interviewed me and I told them I had always been paid and when asked what Silver Sprocket owes me I told them Silver Sprocket does not owe me anything.

Why it was not in the article is only speculation, but the article is not every detail of the story

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 1

I had the same experience. It’s hard to talk about because everyone deserves more money, but having also sold through thousands of copies with Oni and not getting a royalty is the base of my perspective. I also don’t think Oni did anything wrong, it’s hard to make money and the terms were on paper.

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 1

Obviously there are issues to address and I fully support anyone making whatever decision is right for them.

I would talk about it more, but I am going through a lot of family health issues. I just needed my opinion to show up when people searched Silver Sprocket after the article.

Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 1

I am very poor, but a lot of the money I do have was paid by a lien on someone's house or downstream of that. That matters to me.

There are problems and if Sprocket tried to hold anyone into a contract or was pocketing money I would feel different. But as far as I have seen they haven't done that.

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Michael Sweater @michaelsweater.bsky.social · Jul 1

I have been published by @silversprocket.net for a long time I have done the math and my royalties have always been higher than other publishers would have paid. My animation work and everything I have is thanks to them. Those expenses being paid in whole or part by personal debt is a big deal.

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