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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 15h

Being diagnosed with high-functioning autism/asperger's last year has been life-changing. Life isn't better yet, but everything makes sense now. It also opened my eyes to the conditions that are comorbid with autism, some of which I'm certain I have - so that's going to be another diagnosis journey.

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes I think about existential philosophy, and sometimes I think about how Dr. Neo Cortex from Crash Bandicoot was born into a family of clowns in Peoria, Illinois.

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 1d

The last ten years of my life have been a weird shift from "I'm going to make a big impact with my stories!" to "Okay maybe I just want to move to a remote island with only cats and live humbly and simply."

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Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 3d

This would single-handedly transform the lives of everyone I know in such profound ways it is difficult to fully articulate, but it would also let us actually make more and different and crazy things

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 3d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · Oct 18

Set in the mid-Victorian era, a crafty quack doctor and a somber undertaker become mismatched partners in crime, selling cadavers to a medical school ⁠— however, certain decisions and personal differences create issues in their business.

💀Read Cheapjack Gentlemen here: cheapjackgentlemen.carrd.co

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 4d

It's a good time for webcomic creators to read about the alt comix movement of the 1960's. History repeats itself and I'm doomed with pattern recognition.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undergr...

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 4d

20/20 hindsight is being in denial about being autistic, then getting excited seeing 1900's blast furnaces.

As a teen, I used go with my dad to look at a nearby power plant, because I loved the architecture. Luckily for him, he's the source of my genetics, but...good lord.

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 4d

Kraftwerk tickles my brain on both a nerdy and musical level, I'm convinced they were all aspies too after deep diving into their work recently.

Using a geiger counter as an instrument in a song about radioactivity is profoundly autistic, lol.

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 4d

Art vs. Artist!

Song is Radioactivity by Kraftwerk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X--F...

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 5d

Cheapjack Gentlemen voice claims - Edmund.

I know this is the one everyone was waiting for.

You can read the comic on Tapas, Globalcomix, and Comicfury, or here: cheapjackgentlemen.carrd.co

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Ilworld comic @ilworld-comic.bsky.social · 5d

All set up here for Toonfusion Tulsa day 1. Come check us out. Oct 4-5
There are lots of great artists here and super cool guests.

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shivana @heyshivana.bsky.social · 6d

my hot take is some of y'all need to stop only reading comics. read prose, go to a museum, learn scrimshaw, wtfever. go be an interesting person first because i can TELL when people don't ingest anythiinnggg else but comics

Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 7d

Anyone have a particularly hot comic take?

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 5d

Hey, I just saw this! I probably won't be very talkative in the server, but I joined in because I do want to see your art. Social media is disappointing, I'm so sorry. It's a tough time for art right now, I fully support your choice to leave. Social media isn't worth your mental health.

Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 6d

Old Inktober piece from 2019.

The theme was legend.

"You must have heard of the legendary surgeon, Dr. Crowley. He makes no mistakes!"

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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 6d

- We need cheaper printed black and white comics for the love of god
- Comics for adults could do crazy numbers if they actually had support, pubs are leaving money on the table
- Prose authors shouldn't be hired to write comics based on prose chops alone
- Cartoonists should be paid 700x more

Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 7d

Anyone have a particularly hot comic take?

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 6d

A reminder that in corporate times like this, we need YOUR unique indie story, not mass-produced isekais or more recycled Marvel/DC stuff.

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 6d

It's been about a week since I've been making and uploading promo videos for my comic -- it's already gained more traction on Tiktok and Youtube than the actual comic does webcomic-specific platforms during the same period of time.

"Yay" for the monopolization of webcomic platforms.

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 6d

Cheapjack Gentlemen voice claims - Dr. Crowley.

You can read the comic on Tapas, Globalcomix, and Comicfury, or here: cheapjackgentlemen.carrd.co

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 7d

Reminder this Halloween season that the creators of some of the most iconic horror monsters were women!

(Mary Shelley, Frankenstein's Monster/Frankenstein. Milicent Patrick, Gill-Man/Creature from the Black Lagoon.)

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Exquisite Pain (The Hitotian) @thehitotian.bsky.social · 7d

They were posting jojo panels in group chat so I just uhhhh

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 7d

Oh my god

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 7d

I remember when this was a webcomic uploading on Tapas right beside the one I was doing at the time in the late 2010's.

Having a trans character isn't pushing a rhetoric, it's...having a trans character.

I hope this creator stays safe, how awful.

✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Buy Go-Man! @hamishsteele.bsky.social · 10d

It's probably going to be a very odd day

Screenshot of Elon Musk tweeting "this is not ok" as a reply to Libs of TikTok posting "omg. Dead end paranormal park, a show on netflix, is pushing pro-teangeder on CHILDREN. This show is advertised for 7-year-olds. It's being promoted on netflix kids now. Parents - beware" with an attached photo of Barney from the show.

Elon's tweet has 3.6k comments, 8.7k retweets, 60k likes and 4.2million views

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 7d

Me holding back on telling everyone about galvanization, resurrectionists, and the real medical history behind Frankenstein whenever it's mentioned 😔

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 7d

Cheapjack Gentlemen voice claims - Wilkinson. ...Are you ready for Wilkinson Cumberbatch?

You can read the comic on Tapas, Globalcomix, and Comicfury, or here: cheapjackgentlemen.carrd.co

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Miss Fester @missfester.bsky.social · 8d

I've been making Cheapjack Gentlemen promos for spooky season, so I put together some fun voice claim videos. Rest of the cast coming soon!

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