Sam Benc 🐟
@nonvieta.bsky.social
Cartoonist. Adult Teenage Dirtbag 🌱 Friend of shrimp 🦐
She/her 🏳️🌈
Philadelphia
Making a GN, LAST SHIP TO MARS (Henry Holt, 2026)
💌 [email protected]
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She/her 🏳️🌈
Philadelphia
Making a GN, LAST SHIP TO MARS (Henry Holt, 2026)
💌 [email protected]
Rep'd by @draper-claire.bsky.social
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Sam Benc 🐟
@nonvieta.bsky.social
· Nov 26
I feel like I forget to talk about it but here's a reminder that I have a comic coming next year called Last Ship to Mars 🚀 that is not even a little concerned about Mars and is instead a love letter to the Earth and the huge importance of staying and doing the work. It's also gay. ✨
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glitter trigger (1/3)
January 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
glitter trigger (1/3)
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A lot of folks I know (& formerly myself) follow the IG account mentioned in quoted post thread below.
Margaux also offers some additional points on spotting scraped art accounts.
Margaux also offers some additional points on spotting scraped art accounts.
Finding another "AI" artist on Instagram (who is lying), with more than 80k followers.
How to verify this is AI?
- post every day and sometimes the same illustration with three propositions (midjourney)
- incoherences in the background
- differents art style in the past
- account created after 2022
How to verify this is AI?
- post every day and sometimes the same illustration with three propositions (midjourney)
- incoherences in the background
- differents art style in the past
- account created after 2022
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A lot of folks I know (& formerly myself) follow the IG account mentioned in quoted post thread below.
Margaux also offers some additional points on spotting scraped art accounts.
Margaux also offers some additional points on spotting scraped art accounts.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
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Hey, if you used to have Harry Potter soundtrack music on your holiday playlist because it fits that vibe so well, but now it makes you feel mighty icky, might I suggest grabbing some tracks from Williams' similar soundtrack for HOOK, especially "The Never-Feast"?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W7Y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W7Y...
The Never-Feast
YouTube video by John Williams - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Hey, if you used to have Harry Potter soundtrack music on your holiday playlist because it fits that vibe so well, but now it makes you feel mighty icky, might I suggest grabbing some tracks from Williams' similar soundtrack for HOOK, especially "The Never-Feast"?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W7Y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W7Y...
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I put this up for sale early cause I came back to like a zillion notifications and I have no job right now, buy my comic! It's made by a human who loves making comics out of spite, this is the second in my unofficial spite series. The first was a comic about learning to write HTML to spite one guy.
If you would like to read the rest of this 40-page comic, BRAINS, you can snag it from itch for $10, I just put it up in my shop. It will also be available in print at MICE (micexpo.org) in December, where each one will have a hand-drawn custom illustration at the back of the book on the last page.
BRAINS by Alexandra Gallant-Lee
A love letter to the brain and a giant middle finger to AI
alexandragallant.itch.io
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I put this up for sale early cause I came back to like a zillion notifications and I have no job right now, buy my comic! It's made by a human who loves making comics out of spite, this is the second in my unofficial spite series. The first was a comic about learning to write HTML to spite one guy.
Watched the new Defunctland yesterday and there’s a bit where they going into the robotics and interactive AI research being done in universities and it strikes me how much an actually very interesting and valuable field has been thoroughly poisoned by tech bros with no scientific curiosity
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Watched the new Defunctland yesterday and there’s a bit where they going into the robotics and interactive AI research being done in universities and it strikes me how much an actually very interesting and valuable field has been thoroughly poisoned by tech bros with no scientific curiosity
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Still one of the things I'm proudest of writing.
Forget your stereotypes about medieval peasants, y'all. The truth is so, so much more interesting.
Forget your stereotypes about medieval peasants, y'all. The truth is so, so much more interesting.
Hello #medievalsky here's my novella-length look at how peasants facing feudalism organized and fought.
Ambushes, secret societies, communal pacts, innovative weaponry, ingenious battle tactics and a whole heap of dead nobles:
www.patreon.com/posts/pact-a...
Ambushes, secret societies, communal pacts, innovative weaponry, ingenious battle tactics and a whole heap of dead nobles:
www.patreon.com/posts/pact-a...
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Still one of the things I'm proudest of writing.
Forget your stereotypes about medieval peasants, y'all. The truth is so, so much more interesting.
Forget your stereotypes about medieval peasants, y'all. The truth is so, so much more interesting.
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when you finally find your soulmate despite being set upon by space cowgirls
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
when you finally find your soulmate despite being set upon by space cowgirls
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Children are not therapy
Wives are not therapy
Marriage is not therapy
only therapy is therapy
Wives are not therapy
Marriage is not therapy
only therapy is therapy
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Children are not therapy
Wives are not therapy
Marriage is not therapy
only therapy is therapy
Wives are not therapy
Marriage is not therapy
only therapy is therapy
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ok just finished the end of the book! it's up next monday; you can read it FOR FREE; thank you for reading 3rd voice webcomic. i am going to go for enormous walk now
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
ok just finished the end of the book! it's up next monday; you can read it FOR FREE; thank you for reading 3rd voice webcomic. i am going to go for enormous walk now
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walking my fish
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
walking my fish
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Special agent Dana Scully ✨
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Special agent Dana Scully ✨
This is so cool, and undeniably powerful. I'm sure it gets talked about a lot among organizers, but it seems like creatively finding ways to use the tools of capitalism more directly against them has a lot of potential. It's so easy for them to ignore or weather a classic protest or boycott.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This is so cool, and undeniably powerful. I'm sure it gets talked about a lot among organizers, but it seems like creatively finding ways to use the tools of capitalism more directly against them has a lot of potential. It's so easy for them to ignore or weather a classic protest or boycott.
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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tech companies continually learning people don't want these things
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
tech companies continually learning people don't want these things
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Wherever I’m With You (Putnam 2027), a co-created graphic novel by Suzanne Samin and me, follows two former best friends from the Bronx: Aran, a Syrian American teen, grappling with his mother’s death,
and Tao, a college basketball star, who have to face life and old feelings once Tao moves back.
and Tao, a college basketball star, who have to face life and old feelings once Tao moves back.
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Wherever I’m With You (Putnam 2027), a co-created graphic novel by Suzanne Samin and me, follows two former best friends from the Bronx: Aran, a Syrian American teen, grappling with his mother’s death,
and Tao, a college basketball star, who have to face life and old feelings once Tao moves back.
and Tao, a college basketball star, who have to face life and old feelings once Tao moves back.
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Endangered Species of the Philippines 🇵🇭
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Endangered Species of the Philippines 🇵🇭
Pretty tired of "it's hard" as an excuse for not letting going of childhood comfort stories that need to be let go of. It is hard. This world is never going to get better if the insurmountable barrier for doing something right is that it's briefly uncomfortable.
November 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Pretty tired of "it's hard" as an excuse for not letting going of childhood comfort stories that need to be let go of. It is hard. This world is never going to get better if the insurmountable barrier for doing something right is that it's briefly uncomfortable.
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She sees your fandom as affirmation, your money as funding for the harm she causes to trans people.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
Hey yall not what I wanted to do on my birthday but let it be clear
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling says 'a ton' of fans are 'still with me' after trans remarks
J.K. Rowling addressed her controversial comments about transgender women on 'The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling' podcast, saying many 'Harry Potter' fans were 'grateful that I'd said what I said,' and ...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
She sees your fandom as affirmation, your money as funding for the harm she causes to trans people.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
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[COMMENTARY]
“Governments meeting at COP20 in Uzbekistan should follow the science...and help save these sharks and rays from the brink of extinction. It’s the only way to give these species a fighting chance at survival,” a new op-ed argues.
** Views expressed author's.
“Governments meeting at COP20 in Uzbekistan should follow the science...and help save these sharks and rays from the brink of extinction. It’s the only way to give these species a fighting chance at survival,” a new op-ed argues.
** Views expressed author's.
For sharks on the brink of extinction, CITES Appendix II isn’t protective enough (commentary)
Sharks are some of the most threatened animals on Earth, with approximately one-third of all species assessed as threatened with extinction on the IUCN Red List. These animals are not only older than…
news.mongabay.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
[COMMENTARY]
“Governments meeting at COP20 in Uzbekistan should follow the science...and help save these sharks and rays from the brink of extinction. It’s the only way to give these species a fighting chance at survival,” a new op-ed argues.
** Views expressed author's.
“Governments meeting at COP20 in Uzbekistan should follow the science...and help save these sharks and rays from the brink of extinction. It’s the only way to give these species a fighting chance at survival,” a new op-ed argues.
** Views expressed author's.
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We witnessed our son's struggle & recovery from malnutrition. He needs consistent, nutritious food to solidify his healing & ensure a healthy future. Please help us keep him strong. Every meal is an investment in his smile.
Vireted by : @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
Vireted by : @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We witnessed our son's struggle & recovery from malnutrition. He needs consistent, nutritious food to solidify his healing & ensure a healthy future. Please help us keep him strong. Every meal is an investment in his smile.
Vireted by : @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
Vireted by : @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda