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Valigarmander
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Comic Artist • Comic Writer • Comic Reader • Not a Stand-up Comic

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Valigarmander @valigarmander.bsky.social · Nov 14
Hi there! I'm some schmuck who likes drawing and reading comics.

I'm the author of 'Because I'm Depressed', a black comedy webcomic that has been running since 2013: bcdecomic.com

And I also make nonfiction comics about history, science, democracy, and social justice: comicschronicle.com
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Goku and Gohan bonding sketch
[ twitch.tv/genczilla ]
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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bghansom.bsky.social
I think about pizza every day!
#comics #webcomic #art
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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alyssaharad.bsky.social
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.
blipstress.bsky.social violet allen @blipstress.bsky.social · 6d
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
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valigarmander.bsky.social
Because I'm Depressed #605: "On Silence, Pt. 1"
#becauseimdepressed #comics

bcdecomic.com/comics/605/
An eight-panel comic. Panel one: Chel walks in front of the living room sofa, looking down at her phone. Ben is sitting on the sofa, seemingly deep in thought, his head resting on his hand. Panel two: Chel sits down on the empty seat on the sofa next to Ben, smiling and asking, “This seat taken?” Panel three: Ben continues to sit silent and motionless. Chel glances at him, confused. Panel four: Chel explains, “That was a joke. I knew it wasn’t taken. Ha ha.” Panel five: Ben does not acknowledge Chel. Panel six: Chel looks down at her phone, smiling awkwardly, and says, “Y-You’re right, I guess it wasn’t that funny.” Panel seven: Chel glances at Ben, who is still silent and motionless. Panel eight: Chel looks back down at her phone with a nervous frown.
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
valigarmander.bsky.social
Because I'm Depressed #605: "On Silence, Pt. 1"
#becauseimdepressed #comics

bcdecomic.com/comics/605/
An eight-panel comic. Panel one: Chel walks in front of the living room sofa, looking down at her phone. Ben is sitting on the sofa, seemingly deep in thought, his head resting on his hand. Panel two: Chel sits down on the empty seat on the sofa next to Ben, smiling and asking, “This seat taken?” Panel three: Ben continues to sit silent and motionless. Chel glances at him, confused. Panel four: Chel explains, “That was a joke. I knew it wasn’t taken. Ha ha.” Panel five: Ben does not acknowledge Chel. Panel six: Chel looks down at her phone, smiling awkwardly, and says, “Y-You’re right, I guess it wasn’t that funny.” Panel seven: Chel glances at Ben, who is still silent and motionless. Panel eight: Chel looks back down at her phone with a nervous frown.
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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cooklincomics.bsky.social
sooooo i never post on bluesky anymore, BUT

i wanted to make sure you lovely people knew that my debut graphic memoir ACE OF HEARTS: LESSONS IN LOVE FROM AN ASEXUAL GIRL is available for pre-order!

check it outttttt ~

linktr.ee/aceofheartsb...
Pre-Order ACE OF HEARTS | Instagram | Linktree
A coming-of-age graphic memoir about one girl’s struggle to figure out and then claim her asexual identity. The debut of cartoonist cooklin. Out January 2026.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
valigarmander.bsky.social
My awesome and talented friend Leo made a game, you should GO CHECK IT OUT.
arcanaxix.bsky.social Leo 🐺🌕 Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee Dev 📹✨ Haruhi Suzumiya Stan @arcanaxix.bsky.social · 9d
Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~
Episode 1 ~ Waltz is OUT NOW! (Mac | PC | Linux)

🌑 Umineko-inspired VN/Point-and-Click
🌒 Werewolf protagonist makes bad life decisions
🌓 Art hand-drawn on paper
🌔 24-track OST w/live performances
🌕 Find the truth in the first tome...!

Play today: linktr.ee/amadeusgame
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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arcanaxix.bsky.social
Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~
Episode 1 ~ Waltz is OUT NOW! (Mac | PC | Linux)

🌑 Umineko-inspired VN/Point-and-Click
🌒 Werewolf protagonist makes bad life decisions
🌓 Art hand-drawn on paper
🌔 24-track OST w/live performances
🌕 Find the truth in the first tome...!

Play today: linktr.ee/amadeusgame
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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pbfcomics.bsky.social
A bloody melee with merciless stabbing, impalements, and eye-gouging. Flashback to “Earlier:” A king announces that his soldiers are to withdraw, for he has received a written apology from the enemy via messenger bird. The parchment is unfurled to disappointment however. What appeared to say “I’m sorry” is revealed to say “I’m sorry you feel that way”.
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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scottmccloud.bsky.social
Help our FAVORITE comics store keep the wolf from the door!

Books with Pictures is a treasure; let’s show them how much *we* treasure all they offer us!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now, organized by Katie Pryde
Dear friends: I need your help. I’m proud of everything Books with Pictures… Katie Pryde needs your support for Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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It’s that time of year again! The WBMC is looking for short zines and comics by trans/queer artists to publish in 2026!

As always, this is a paid opportunity and you don’t need a finished project to apply! Apps are open till January 15th, 2026! Tell your friends!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Because I'm Depressed #604: "On the Present"
#becauseimdepressed #comics

bcdecomic.com/comics/604/
A three-panel comic. Panel one: Ben and Diego are sitting on a bench at a park. Leaves litter the grass beneath the trees behind them, and in the distance a woman is walking her dog. Ben is sitting with his arms resting over the back of the bench, while Diego has his hands stuffed in his jacket and a cigarette hanging from his lips. Diego says, “I’ve been dwelling too much on the past, and worrying too much about the future. So now I’m trying to live in the -present- instead.” Panel two: Ben turns his head towards Diego and asks, “How’s the present?” Panel three: Diego scowls and replies, “It fucking sucks.”
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
valigarmander.bsky.social
Because I'm Depressed #604: "On the Present"
#becauseimdepressed #comics

bcdecomic.com/comics/604/
A three-panel comic. Panel one: Ben and Diego are sitting on a bench at a park. Leaves litter the grass beneath the trees behind them, and in the distance a woman is walking her dog. Ben is sitting with his arms resting over the back of the bench, while Diego has his hands stuffed in his jacket and a cigarette hanging from his lips. Diego says, “I’ve been dwelling too much on the past, and worrying too much about the future. So now I’m trying to live in the -present- instead.” Panel two: Ben turns his head towards Diego and asks, “How’s the present?” Panel three: Diego scowls and replies, “It fucking sucks.”
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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arcanaxix.bsky.social
Currently at 869/900 WISHLISTS!! Out this friday!!

Target audience:
* Uminekoheads
* Werewolf likers
* People who are abnormal about music

If that sounds like you...: store.steampowered.com/app/2772940/...
screenshot of Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz title screen with a screenshot from Steam showing "Current Outstanding Wishes: 869" superimposed. Screenshot of Amadeus transforming into a werewolf with the text "Where am I?" Screenshot of Amadeus talking to the Witch. His dialogue reads "Listen. I will be blunt—I have no idea what in heaven's name you're doing here. Yet this meeting may be beneficial." Screenshot of a point-and-click screen depicting a pencil-drawn tower and a colored inked dragon superimposed. There is a prompt to "Check" the dragon with a hand cursor that has a porcelain-patterned forearm pointing at it.
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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leafsaw.bsky.social
im starting to think my new tablet arm isn't helping my posture as much as i thought it would

#sketch
a before and after picture of me. before i am sitting half-shrimp at my desk, leaning over a tablet to draw. after i am sitting three quarters shrimp at my desk, face planted directly into the tablet now at my face.
November 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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bradtjonas.bsky.social
Thinking Out Loud
panel 1: a man shouts out his window, “Self-referential humor is lazy!” panel 2: “Oh great—so of course the comic becomes self-referential in panel two,” a man on a couch looking at something on his phone says. “Look at this idiot on his phone.” panel 3: “Well at least it ends in an incredibly satisfying manner,” a third guy says, also looking at something on his phone. Presumably the comic he is in. panel 4: “I am in this picture and I don’t…get it,” a fourth guy says, also looking at the comic on his phone.
November 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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amychurchwell.bsky.social
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A drawing of a woman who is very tired. In the background a dog pees on the words “all the projects I want to do”
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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arcanaxix.bsky.social
853/900 with 8 days until release!

Like werewolves, dissonant music, and hand-drawn art? Help out 👀 - store.steampowered.com/app/2772940/...
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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biginsanehappy.bsky.social
Haunted Safari #comics
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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rajieeee.bsky.social
Fractions: part 3 - (1/5)
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Because I'm Depressed #603: "On Student Clubs"
#becauseimdepressed #comics

bcdecomic.com/comics/603/
A four-panel comic. Panel one: Chel and Eve are sitting next to each other on the living room sofa. Chel is reading a community college newsletter while Eve is on her phone. Chel says, “Latine Student Union… Photography Club… Robotics Team… Students for Environmental Action… I never joined any -clubs- in high school. I wonder if I should try it now that I’m in college.” Eve glances up from her phone and says, “Go for it! I think you’ll enjoy it.” Panel two: Chel asks, “Were you in any student clubs?” Eve replies, “Not many. I regret not joining more of them when I had the opportunity.” Panel three: Eve, smiling and gesturing towards herself proudly, continues, “But I -was- vice president of my high school’s official -fujoshi club.-“ Panel four: Chel asks incredulously, “Your high school had an official fujoshi club?” Eve, returning to her phone, says, “It did, until the principal learned what ‘fujoshi’ meant.”
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Every time I get an email or read a post about how "AI is inevitable" and so you need to do X or Y to get ready for it, I screenshot it. I've saved them all. When the bubble bursts, I'm going to be a menace. I will be unstoppable. I will be taken to prison for the harassment I am going to do.
November 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
valigarmander.bsky.social
Because I'm Depressed #603: "On Student Clubs"
#becauseimdepressed #comics

bcdecomic.com/comics/603/
A four-panel comic. Panel one: Chel and Eve are sitting next to each other on the living room sofa. Chel is reading a community college newsletter while Eve is on her phone. Chel says, “Latine Student Union… Photography Club… Robotics Team… Students for Environmental Action… I never joined any -clubs- in high school. I wonder if I should try it now that I’m in college.” Eve glances up from her phone and says, “Go for it! I think you’ll enjoy it.” Panel two: Chel asks, “Were you in any student clubs?” Eve replies, “Not many. I regret not joining more of them when I had the opportunity.” Panel three: Eve, smiling and gesturing towards herself proudly, continues, “But I -was- vice president of my high school’s official -fujoshi club.-“ Panel four: Chel asks incredulously, “Your high school had an official fujoshi club?” Eve, returning to her phone, says, “It did, until the principal learned what ‘fujoshi’ meant.”
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Sailors' Wisdom
(Beartato and Reginald are reading books on Sailors' Wisdom) REGINALD: "Red sky at night, sailors delight." BEARTATO: "Red sky at morning, sailors take warning." REGINALD: "Red sky at dawn, a storm's coming on." BEARTATO: "Red sky at noon, a storm's coming soon." REGINALD: "Red sky at dusk? That counts as night. Refer to previous wisdom, all right?" REGINALD: "Red sky tomorrow fills sailors with sorrow." BEARTATO: "Red sky today? That's prob'ly okay." REGINALD: "Red sky on the ground: you're upside-down." BEARTATO: "Reader beware, you're in for a scare." Oops, wrong book. REGINALD (tossing book away): I'm getting nothing. BEARTATO: Same. (They peed outside. Turns out they were on a boat! The sky is swirling purples and greens with some yellow orange spirals). REGINALD: Curse you, sailors
November 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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arcanaxix.bsky.social
WHAT'S UP #PitchYaGame I have some brand new hot-off-the-press screenshots of Amadeus Episode 1's release build!

🌑 Hybrid VN/Point-and-Click
🌒 16-year-old werewolf makes bad life decisions simulator
🌓 All art hand-drawn on paper
🌔 BANGIN electroacoustic soundtrack also by me
🌕 Coming NOVEMBER 21!
Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz title screen Screenshot of Amadeus talking to the Witch. His dialogue reads "Listen. I will be blunt—I have no idea what in heaven's name you're doing here. Yet this meeting may be beneficial." Screenshot of Amadeus transforming into a werewolf with the text "Where am I?" Screenshot of a point-and-click screen depicting a pencil-drawn tower and a colored inked dragon superimposed. There is a prompt to "Check" the dragon with a hand cursor that has a porcelain-patterned forearm pointing at it.
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM