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Miss Fester

@missfester.bsky.social

I need to learn to do a better job at Blender so I can make character references for myself. It would save SO much time for my comic in the long run. Definitely a skill I need to work on.
And I also want to 3d print tiny Edmunds.

January 21, 2026 at 5:46 AM

Miss Fester

@missfester.bsky.social

Cheapjack Gentlemen page 206, officially back from hiatus! It's also the 6th anniversary of the comic!

This is my favorite lady character of the cast, so I'm happy to introduce her.
Abigail, as we'll learn. Abby, as Edmund calls her.

Links to read the entire comic: cheapjackgentlemen.carrd.co

January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM

Miss Fester

@missfester.bsky.social

I now have the full main cast for the CJG live action that lives in my head.
(Thank you to my s/o and a kind reader for suggesting actors for Crowley and Thompkins, they're perfect.)

January 20, 2026 at 1:52 AM

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Ilworld comic

@ilworld-comic.bsky.social

The newest Ilworld update is out on Webtoon canvas. Readers get to see more of Isis spying on Rahab and Skuld's conversation. It seems they used to know each other very well but something must have happened.

www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/il...

January 19, 2026 at 5:16 PM

Miss Fester

@missfester.bsky.social

New Cheapjack Gentlemen page soon, hiatus almost over!

January 18, 2026 at 9:26 PM

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Sarah N.

@vermillionworks.bsky.social

The Devil's Trill - Chapter 3, Page 1: Dunderheid is up at VermillionWorks.
vermillionworks.com/devilstrill

Chapter 3, Page 7 is up at Patreon.
patreon.com/c/vermillion...

A Victorian horror romance webcomic.
#thedevilstrillcomic #webcomics #victorianera #darkromance #webtoon #horrorromance

The Devil's Trill webcomic update banner with a preview of the new page: Neil Cunningham in the rain, looking a little tipsy.

January 15, 2026 at 5:07 AM

Miss Fester

@missfester.bsky.social

I'm late to this...but I believe character design is my strongest skill.
In terms of comics, I think my character design and writing skills far exceed my technical art abilities.

January 17, 2026 at 4:14 AM

Miss Fester

@missfester.bsky.social

I will NOT download that Animal Crossing update until I finish the next Cheapjack Gentlemen page.

I need to finish the page before I sink 50 hours into making my AC town even worse.

January 16, 2026 at 6:01 AM

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Miss Fester

@missfester.bsky.social

Little character profiles for Cheapjack Gentlemen that I made specifically for Tiktok!
On Tiktok, I promote my comic to potential new readers. ...On Bluesky, I talk to myself about the characters.

January 14, 2026 at 11:33 PM

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🩸samantha | dan 🦊🔪🌻

@sheisawantedman.bsky.social

💐 RUNNING WILD UPDATE 🩸

The group meets the psychic

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☀️ COMICFURY runningwild.webcomic.ws

#webcomics #comics #webcomic #comic #runningwildcomic

January 14, 2026 at 6:52 PM

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❄️🖤🗿Cardinal Gray 😼🖤❄️ • on hiatus until end of January 2026 🇺🇦

@cardinalgray.bsky.social

Hey-hey #PortfolioDay!🌟

I'm Cardi, a queer fulltime freelance 2D artist from Ukraine!
I love funky shapes, fun character designs & framed backgrounds!
Commissions are my main line of work but I'm also developing a personal project called Don't Cry Mercy.

📧[email protected]

a personal b/w sketch with a splash of red as an accent color depicting my OC Nico with a collar around his neck, a chain connected to it. said chain is breaking at the links near the collar, as Nico snaps back with a rightful anger at someone or something.
this is a symbolic piece showing Nico's rebellious, punk-y nature, as he is quite literally breaking the chain that holds him down, sticking it to the man.

a tarot-like card of my OC Nico in the Dragon Age AU (inspired by Dragon Age Inquisition cards)

he's a qunari mage with one horn missing

he's dressed in a practical mage robe, on his right shoulder is a fluffy fur piece for warm weather

his arms are in a holding motion, there's liquid, the same color as his tears, running through his fingers, there's a heart between his hands with tear motifs coming down from it

a few geometric shapes frame Nico's body - a circle around the heart and a rhombus stretching from waist up to his head

his eyes are scratched out with red lines so you can't see his eyes, there are also 5 wavy daggers positioned away from his head and they are the same red shade as the red lines mentioned prior

an illustration commission of Tidus from FFX with Soulbinder's mask on.

Tidus' body is more of a doll, having these ball joints that connect his limbs. There is a white mask on his face, it bears some purple markings around the eyes and mouth - the overall style is akin to that of traditional japanese masks depicting kitsune faces.
"Tidus" is depicted in a dynamic pose as if he's mid-jump, both legs bent at the knee in a coiled/springy motion, one hand free and away from the body while the other one is holding a sword. Said sword has some accessories on it like some red fabric tied around the pommel end and a woven string with a sharp gem.

an illustration of my OC Niners against the orange summer sky with some light clouds.

Niners is standing in a relaxed pose, open shirt swaying in the wind, looking back at Nico "off-screen" (since he called out to Niners). There's a blue flower in Niners' left hand, one single petal falling off and drifting downwards.
He's dressed in a white shirt and sandy/beige-colored pants (shoes aren't visible but they're there, he's classy shoes made out of thin leather so that it's not toasty to wear them in summer).
Niners' gaze is very gentle and attentive, his focus drawn to his human partner.
There's a flock of birds flying, slightly further in the distance, towards the outside of the frame. The starting point of the flock is close to Niners as it's meant to symbolize freedom.

January 14, 2026 at 3:32 AM

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Cartoonist Cooperative

@cartoonist.coop

The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:

cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...

January 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM

Miss Fester

@missfester.bsky.social

Little character profiles for Cheapjack Gentlemen that I made specifically for Tiktok!
On Tiktok, I promote my comic to potential new readers. ...On Bluesky, I talk to myself about the characters.

January 14, 2026 at 11:33 PM

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Miss Fester

@missfester.bsky.social

Hello, #portfolioday.
I'm Miss Fester and I'm a cartoonist that enjoys horror. My main project is Cheapjack Gentlemen, a gothic horror-comedy webcomic about body snatching.

💀Links to read Cheapjack Gentlemen: cheapjackgentlemen.carrd.co

💜More of my illustrations/comics: rebeccacportfolio.carrd.co

January 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM

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BLEED

@thefullbleedart.bsky.social

#portfolioday

January 14, 2026 at 1:10 AM

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ZackONLINE 💀COMMISSIONS CLOSED💀

@zackonline.bsky.social

Happy #portfolioday everyone! got some new stuff to show off and a ton more in the coming year!

January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM

Miss Fester

@missfester.bsky.social

Hello, #portfolioday.
I'm Miss Fester and I'm a cartoonist that enjoys horror. My main project is Cheapjack Gentlemen, a gothic horror-comedy webcomic about body snatching.

💀Links to read Cheapjack Gentlemen: cheapjackgentlemen.carrd.co

💜More of my illustrations/comics: rebeccacportfolio.carrd.co

January 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM

Miss Fester

@missfester.bsky.social

So, so many.
I wish I could find the old drawing, but Edmund and Wilkinson used to have guns. This is probably the most hilarious scrapped idea from the vault.
I wish I could find that drawing, but just imagine these two with derringer pistols, casually pointing them at each other.

January 12, 2026 at 2:10 AM

Miss Fester

@missfester.bsky.social

I'm always learning new things from Cheapjack Gentlemen research - I learned recently from the accounts of the porter/assistant involved in the Burke & Hare murders (main inspo for Thompkins!) is that he was lying about the corpse costs and then pocketing the difference.
Thompkins would NEVER.

January 11, 2026 at 12:32 AM

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Ilworld comic

@ilworld-comic.bsky.social

I have been working on the cover for vol 2 of my comic Ilworld. I may just need to make some slight adjustments. Vol 1 has been out for years. I really am working hard to get vol 2 printed this year. I have been cleaning up old pages for print, making color adjustments, etc...

January 10, 2026 at 1:05 AM

Miss Fester

@missfester.bsky.social

Who is my favorite Cheapjack Gentlemen character to draw? WELL...

January 10, 2026 at 12:47 AM

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Ilworld comic

@ilworld-comic.bsky.social

I had meant to finish some Ilworld New Year art days ago but ran out of time. I still finished it though. I decided the Ilworld crew would have a more casual get together this time since they got fancy in past years. Nabu is still dressed up though because he never misses an excuse to dress up. 🎇

January 5, 2026 at 5:55 PM

Miss Fester

@missfester.bsky.social

Some Cheapjack Gentlemen concept art from 2019.
There's 10 whole years of accumulated concept art, I'm not sure I'll get around to posting it all!

💀Read the comic here: cheapjackgentlemen.carrd.co

More art in the comments⬇️