Mel McCommon
@artbymelissam.bsky.social
She/They
Comic artist and local sleep-deprived cryptid. 🏳️🌈 🖤🩶🤍💜
Watch me draw live on YouTube Mondays from 6pm-9pm PST
https://m.youtube.com/@artbymelissam
Mah links:
http://epicchaoswebcomic.com/
http://artbymelissam.com/
🚫🖕🏻NO AI/NFT🖕🏻🚫
Comic artist and local sleep-deprived cryptid. 🏳️🌈 🖤🩶🤍💜
Watch me draw live on YouTube Mondays from 6pm-9pm PST
https://m.youtube.com/@artbymelissam
Mah links:
http://epicchaoswebcomic.com/
http://artbymelissam.com/
🚫🖕🏻NO AI/NFT🖕🏻🚫
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Hi! I'm Mel (she/they) & I draw silly comics :D
🎨 artbymelissam.com
💵 patreon.com/artbymelissam
💥 epicchaoswebcomic.com
🎨 artbymelissam.com
💵 patreon.com/artbymelissam
💥 epicchaoswebcomic.com
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Oh okay this video just did a Mortal Kombat Fatality on me
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Oh okay this video just did a Mortal Kombat Fatality on me
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Every facet of generative AI has made my professional life worse, without question, but THIS specific aspect has been driving me NUTS.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
I feel the clients now using GenAI to do stuff and going "good enough" when they used to nitpick at every last detail is due to them finding out all those nit picky changes take time and work they cant be bothered to put in.
December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Every facet of generative AI has made my professional life worse, without question, but THIS specific aspect has been driving me NUTS.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
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One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
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This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
reason.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
........
Welp.
I'm going to bed and dealing with this after I get some much needed sleep.
Welp.
I'm going to bed and dealing with this after I get some much needed sleep.
December 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
........
Welp.
I'm going to bed and dealing with this after I get some much needed sleep.
Welp.
I'm going to bed and dealing with this after I get some much needed sleep.
Next weekend!!
Hey East Bay peeps!
I'm gonna be tabling at the East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest this December!
Hope to see you there!
#EBABZ2025 #ZineFest #Berkeley
I'm gonna be tabling at the East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest this December!
Hope to see you there!
#EBABZ2025 #ZineFest #Berkeley
December 6, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Next weekend!!
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California unveiled an online portal to report potentially illegal activity by federal law enforcement, including ICE agents, to the state Department of Justice.
You can now report crimes by federal agents in California
California unveiled an online portal to report potentially illegal activity by federal law enforcement, including ICE agents, to the state Department of Justice.
www.berkeleyside.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
California unveiled an online portal to report potentially illegal activity by federal law enforcement, including ICE agents, to the state Department of Justice.
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Livestream time!
Thinking this will be my second to last Monday livestream for the year
gaming.youtube.com/watch?v=v3un...
Thinking this will be my second to last Monday livestream for the year
gaming.youtube.com/watch?v=v3un...
Monday 12/01/2025 Livestream
YouTube video by Art By Melissa M
gaming.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Livestream time!
Thinking this will be my second to last Monday livestream for the year
gaming.youtube.com/watch?v=v3un...
Thinking this will be my second to last Monday livestream for the year
gaming.youtube.com/watch?v=v3un...
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Hi I made a silly little comic about a silly little shark and its free on itch io i think you should read it 🦈💖
shoona.itch.io/teenie-jeannie
#myart #comics #shark
shoona.itch.io/teenie-jeannie
#myart #comics #shark
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hi I made a silly little comic about a silly little shark and its free on itch io i think you should read it 🦈💖
shoona.itch.io/teenie-jeannie
#myart #comics #shark
shoona.itch.io/teenie-jeannie
#myart #comics #shark
*screams internally from all of the awesome things in the pipeline for me that I can't share yet but really really want to*
November 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
*screams internally from all of the awesome things in the pipeline for me that I can't share yet but really really want to*
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My sweet little idiot has bad poops, so she's going to her first vet appointment next week 💔
This is one of those moments where I should probably consider opening up commissions 🙃
This is one of those moments where I should probably consider opening up commissions 🙃
November 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
My sweet little idiot has bad poops, so she's going to her first vet appointment next week 💔
This is one of those moments where I should probably consider opening up commissions 🙃
This is one of those moments where I should probably consider opening up commissions 🙃
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Fun fact, indie booksellers are always happy to order books, even if they don't have them in stock, for you to pick up in-store or have shipped. Heck, you can even ask faraway indie bookstores to ship a book, or you can purchase through bookshop.org and support indies across the US and the UK!
November 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Fun fact, indie booksellers are always happy to order books, even if they don't have them in stock, for you to pick up in-store or have shipped. Heck, you can even ask faraway indie bookstores to ship a book, or you can purchase through bookshop.org and support indies across the US and the UK!
Service I dont use and have no recollection of having given credit card info to: "Congrats! We charged you $380!"
Me: "the FUCK you did."
Me: "the FUCK you did."
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Service I dont use and have no recollection of having given credit card info to: "Congrats! We charged you $380!"
Me: "the FUCK you did."
Me: "the FUCK you did."
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
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Comments fuel artists and creators. They help fledgling projects grow because other people see them and spread the word or interact.
We definitely cherish every single comment we’ve gotten on the comic on any of our platforms - especially the website.
Keep them coming. 🥰
We definitely cherish every single comment we’ve gotten on the comic on any of our platforms - especially the website.
Keep them coming. 🥰
Always and forever grateful to my friends and supporters and people for leaving comments. 💜💜💜
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Comments fuel artists and creators. They help fledgling projects grow because other people see them and spread the word or interact.
We definitely cherish every single comment we’ve gotten on the comic on any of our platforms - especially the website.
Keep them coming. 🥰
We definitely cherish every single comment we’ve gotten on the comic on any of our platforms - especially the website.
Keep them coming. 🥰
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It would be extremely cool if a bunch of people called payment processors over Black Friday weekend to ask why they're telling people what they can and can't buy with their own money. This holiday season, give the gift of calling payment processors over Black Friday weekend
Spoke with a source who told me the call volume is so high, a call center for both Mastercard & Visa is bringing out pizza and ice cream so agents don’t quite amid the rush. Long waits are causing dropped calls.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
It would be extremely cool if a bunch of people called payment processors over Black Friday weekend to ask why they're telling people what they can and can't buy with their own money. This holiday season, give the gift of calling payment processors over Black Friday weekend
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"How do I find my art style?"
I've been a creative pro for 10 years, this is the number 1 question I get.
They want creative work to be recognizably theirs in an instant-- like Miyazaki or Wes Anderson movies.
This is the formula for art style, it's much simpler than you think.
I've been a creative pro for 10 years, this is the number 1 question I get.
They want creative work to be recognizably theirs in an instant-- like Miyazaki or Wes Anderson movies.
This is the formula for art style, it's much simpler than you think.
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"How do I find my art style?"
I've been a creative pro for 10 years, this is the number 1 question I get.
They want creative work to be recognizably theirs in an instant-- like Miyazaki or Wes Anderson movies.
This is the formula for art style, it's much simpler than you think.
I've been a creative pro for 10 years, this is the number 1 question I get.
They want creative work to be recognizably theirs in an instant-- like Miyazaki or Wes Anderson movies.
This is the formula for art style, it's much simpler than you think.
Legit tho— we don't know if you don't tell us.
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Legit tho— we don't know if you don't tell us.
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Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
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timeline cleaning
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
timeline cleaning
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First off, this couple is hilarious and I want to subscribe to their podcast and be friends with them.
Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
First off, this couple is hilarious and I want to subscribe to their podcast and be friends with them.
Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
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Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.