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Mark Bouchard

@barkmouchard.bsky.social

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they/them. I write comics. IT TOOK LUKE, BUSINESS AS USUAL, LEAF PEEPERS. Sonic the Hedgehog. tiny dog mom. hardcore punk & horror. law student. // rep: Maeve MacLysaght @ Aevitas Creative //

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · Sep 1

BUSINESS AS USUAL is live!!

A group of punks attempt to free the detainees from America’s first off-the-grid ICE detention center. Will they accomplish their goal? Not if carnivorous snakes, situationship drama, or the state have anything to say about it!!

Read here: www.barkmouchard.com/bau-1

the cover of BUSINESS AS USUAL, by Shelby Criswell

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 5h

10 (& change) horror movies to know me by:

THE THING (1982)
RED ROOMS (2023)
CHILD’S PLAY (1988)
ISOLATION (2005)
EVIL DEAD (2013)
MESSIAH OF EVIL (1974)
US (2019)
BARBARIAN (2022)
VIDEODROME (1983)
INCANTATION (2022)

HELLRAISER III: Hell on Earth (1992)
DREAM HOME (2010)

David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · 5h

10 (11) horror movies to know me by:

The Final Girls (2015)
Alien (1979)
Halloween (1978)
Scream (1996)
Ghostwatch (1992)
Gremlins & Gremlins 2 (1984 & 1990)
House of the Devil (2009)
Housebound (2014)
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Cooties (2015, the movie @beccabeean.bsky.social and I saw on our first date)

Sora🍉 @heavymetalred.bsky.social · 11h

10 horror movies to know me by:

[•REC] & [•REC]² (07, 09)
Alien (79)
Predator (87)
Blair Witch Project (99)
Poltergeist (82)
Evil Dead 2 (87)
The Ring (98 and 02 versions)
28 Days Later & 28 Weeks later (02, 07)
Rosemary's Baby (68)
Crimson Peak (15)

Extra:
The Subject (VHS94-21)
Zygote (17)

Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 7h

you could try the forbidden (extinct) species of banana that artificial banana flavor is based on !!

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s gooooo

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 2d

new BUSINESS AS USUAL page is up! 4 more and the chapter’s done!!

www.barkmouchard.com/bau-1

An ICE agent lamenting spending 2k on a jet ski in Fortnite

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 1d

finished reading SEASIDE BETA from @glacierbaybooks.com on my train ride to class today. i had a wonderful time with it

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 1d

hell yeah

Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 1d

this image has had such an impact on my life

Pepe the frog from behind with a giant sword. The text says “one life, it’s worth an attempt”

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caitlin rose boyle (COMMS OPEN!) @caitlinroseboyle.com · 2d

candyman, candyman, candyman, candyman, candyman

CNBC @cnbc.com · 3d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

cnb.cx

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 2d

new BUSINESS AS USUAL page is up! 4 more and the chapter’s done!!

www.barkmouchard.com/bau-1

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 2d

all i needed to hear was “David Lapham” & “Shelly Bond”. im in.

Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 2d

had a doctor death with my guy @davescheidt.com last night — now THATS a beverage

Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 3d

really relieved to learn that it’s lean night at the bowling alley

Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 3d

one of my all time favs, don’t sleep

HauntedSink @hauntedsink.bsky.social · 3d

My out-of-print Summer Camp horror novel is back! THE SUMMER IS ENDED AND WE ARE NOT YET SAVED is available in time for Halloween.

Bible Camp Bloodbath.

asofterworld.com/joey/summer....

Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 3d

combating my burnout by reading a comic about running in the hammock & then going for a run (i have so much work & so many errands to do today that im losing it)

Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 3d

the floodgates are open. the shroud has been lifted. you can pay marie enger to make some of the world’s best comics now

Marie Enger @soengery.bsky.social · 4d

I was also in a SUPER funky and fucked up situation with a pub where I couldn’t work with anyone else for the past 8 years so I had to self pub, but GUESS WHAT. The kill fee has been doled out, my books are open, get on in here.

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Julia Gfrörer @thorazos.bsky.social · 3d

There should be way more comics about adults doing adult things. Most people are adults.

Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 5d

Anyone have a particularly hot comic take?

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 3d

da Raynefair

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 3d

oh wow i know how stoked you are about this!! i hope you have a blast experiencing the haul!!

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 4d

at the Chicago Athletic Association for PRETTY GOOD FEST!! slingin books 11-6pm come thru

me in a Gloss shirt and a n95 standing in front of my wares

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 5d

seconding them. family owned. once i had a print run of 2k and i picked it up. they gave me a tour, helped me load my car, and put air in my tires.

ive printed 3 books there and will likely be printing a 4th in a few months

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 5d

pretty good fest is TOMORROW !!

Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 6d

where you can catch me in chicago doing Comics Things this month:

Pretty Good Fest, October 4th 11am-6pm @ Chicago Athletic Association Hotel (Table 110A on the first floor)

& OFF THE PAGE, a queer comic reading October 23rd @ the Gerber/Hart LGBTQ Library & Archives

A flyer for pretty good fest but my face is on it

Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 5d

The Lamb Will Slaughter The Lion ROCKS

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 6d

i am pitching morticia & gomez for halloween for my spouse and i—i would be morticia of course bc i am tall & beautiful

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 6d

there are no wrong answers here. but man, i would love that rabbit car

dragon ball vehicle blind box in my hand

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