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@heyokyay.bsky.social

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Comics about life, love and all the cats in between. 🍪 https://heyokyay.com Translations by @banobleofficial.bsky.social 🐱

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 4h

The comic features four cartoon-style organs with eyes, mouths, and arms: a stomach, heart, brain, and liver.

In the first panel, the stomach says, “I’m the stomach! All I ever want is chocolate!” The heart says, “I’m the heart! I often fall in love with assholes!” The brain says, “I’m the brain! I have massive psychological problems!” The liver, appearing calm, says, “I’m the liver. I just do my job every day.”

In the second panel, the stomach, heart, and brain stand together while a person kneels beside the liver, touching it gently and smiling. The person says, “Thank you, dear liver. You’re the best.” The comic is signed “heyokyay” in the bottom left corner.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 23h

The comic is a four-panel black-and-white drawing featuring a stick figure person and a cat.

Panel 1: The person smiles and asks, “Well, Kitty? Would you like me to stroke you?” The cat looks up at them with a heart symbol and says, “Cat food!”

Panel 2: The person kneels, holding a ball, and asks, “Do you want to play with your ball?” The cat replies, “No. Cat food!!”

Panel 3: The person, now scratching their chin, asks, “Are you on heat at all? Do you want a sweet tomcat friend?” The cat yells, stretching its body out and baring teeth, “Caaaaaaaaaaaat fooooooood!!!!!!”

Panel 4: The person, looking surprised, says, “Oh, so you want cat food! Just like always…” The cat, now eating from a bowl, has a thought bubble saying, “This bloke drives me bonkers.” The comic is signed “heyokay” on the left side of the first panel.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 3d

The comic features a small, orange cartoon hamster. The hamster is thinking: “In a fair world a number of people would get a really good slap around the head.”

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 4d

This comic consists of three panels featuring simple stick-figure characters.

In the first panel, one stick figure raises its arms and asks another, “So I finally want to change my life, but how can I do it?” The second stick figure replies, “Adopt a dog.”

In the second panel, the first stick figure stands alone, looking thoughtful with one hand on its chin.

In the third panel, the stick figure smiles while looking at a small brown dog sitting in front of it.

The comic is signed “heyokyay” in the bottom right corner.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 5d

I only upload comics when I like the English version just as much as the original. (Every now and then, I think the English version is better.)

Yesterday I ate a whole bag of chips and two extra-thick chocolate bars for dinner. That was a terrible mistake. From now on, only salad.

heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 5d

The comic translations are done with attention to detail, not with ChatGPT. Almost all comics are translated by @banobleofficial.bsky.social . She's British and she does a better job than I could with my school English.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 5d

Lately, some of my comics have been shared around quite a bit (especially on Mastodon), which makes me totally happy.

These comics are originally a German webcomic series. I draw everything in Berlin, the German-language comic account is @islieb.bsky.social

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 6d

This is a black-and-white comic strip titled "PLUNGE INTO WORK."

- In the first panel, a stick figure stands nervously at the edge of a diving board, looking down at a pool labeled "URGENT TASKS."

- In the second panel, the stick figure jumps forward off the board, aiming toward the pool labeled "URGENT TASKS."

- In the third panel, the figure completely overshoots the first pool and lands instead in a second pool labeled "enjoyable time wasters."

The comic is signed "heyokyay" in the bottom right corner.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 10d

The comic is drawn in black and white. On the right side, there is a sketch of Earth floating in space with stars scattered around. On the left side, a flying saucer with two aliens inside is shown. The larger alien has antennae and appears to be speaking, while the smaller alien looks up at it.

Text above the aliens says:

"And here you see a species whose ultimate aim seems to be its own total destruction by any means."

The smaller alien responds with:

"But why, Daddy?"

The larger alien replies:

"The universe is full of mysteries."

The bottom left corner has the signature “heyokay”.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 14d

Should have

Two-panel black-and-white stick-figure comic.

Top panel: Outside a house, a boy and a girl face each other, smiling and waving goodbye. The boy says, “OK, sleep well. It was great you found the time!” The girl replies, “Yeah, today was really fun.”

Bottom panel: The two walk away from each other in opposite directions. Above the boy is a thought bubble: “I should have kissed her…” Above the girl is a thought bubble: “I should have kissed him…” The comic is signed “heyokyay” in the bottom right.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 15d

This comic shows three stick figure characters: two people and a cat.

On the left, there is a person standing near a computer with a worried expression, saying:

"The cat's walked across my keyboard, and it's accidentally ordered 8000 empty boxes on the Internet..."

Another person stands in front of them, looking surprised with one hand raised to their face.

On the right, a cat is sitting inside a box. A thought bubble above the cat reads:

"That wasn't an accident."

In the bottom right corner, the comic is signed with the name heyokyay.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 16d

The comic consists of two panels:

Top panel: A stick-figure fairy with wings and a beard says, "Hey there. I am the Fairy. I can grant you three wishes." Another stick figure, smiling excitedly with arms raised, responds, "Go to sleep at night, sleep right through and sleep in every morning!"

Bottom panel: The same stick figure is shown lying in bed, smiling with eyes closed. A small dog is curled up beside them on the bed. A thought bubble above the figure’s head reads, "Perfect."

The comic is signed "heyokyay" in the bottom right corner.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 17d

This single-panel comic features two stick figure characters, one with short spiky hair and one with long straight hair.

The character with short spiky hair is speaking and says:

"Shall we do something together that's absolutely not stressful, doesn't need courage or effort, that we can stop doing if we want and isn't an intellectual challenge?"

The character with long hair is smiling, with a thought bubble that reads:

"Finally, somebody who understands me♡"

The comic is signed "heyokyay" in the bottom left corner.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 18d

This is a four-panel comic featuring two cartoon seals, one light purple and one light blue.

- Top left panel: The purple seal says, "I'm depressed." The blue seal looks at it.

- Top right panel: The blue seal replies, "Well, pull yourself together!" while the purple seal looks on.

- Bottom left panel: The purple seal responds, "Advice like that doesn't help." The blue seal remains silent.

- Bottom right panel: The blue seal looks angry and says, "Is that all the thanks I get for my trouble?!" The purple seal looks back at it.

The comic is signed "heyokyay" along the right edge.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 20d

This black-and-white comic strip shows stick figures with expressive faces:

1. In the first panel, a curly-haired character says, "I have the feeling that I don't belong anywhere…" while another stick figure looks on.

2. In the second panel, the curly-haired character happily lies down in bed, saying, "Except for my bed! Time to sleep." The other stick figure, standing nearby, exclaims, "The Sun is shining!!"

3. In the third panel, the curly-haired character, now lying down and smiling, replies, "The Sun is a star and stars shine at night. So good night!" The other stick figure looks at them quietly.

4. In the fourth panel, the curly-haired character and the other stick figure are both asleep in the same bed, with "Z" symbols above them. A small cat stands nearby, surprised.

5. In the final panel, the cat joins them by lying on top, also asleep, while all three rest together.

The comic is signed "heyokyay" in the bottom right corner.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 21d

This is a simple black-and-white comic featuring two round-headed stick figure characters sitting side by side, facing forward. One character has its mouth open as if speaking, while the other listens. Above them are three lines of dialogue:

- The first line, placed at the top of the comic, says: "Gradually I am coming to the conclusion that the future could even be getting a tiny bit better..."

- The second line, coming from the listening character, says: "How do you conjure up all this optimism?"

- The third line, coming from the first character, says: "Stubborn reality-denial."

The background is plain white with no extra details. In the bottom left corner, the text "heyokyay" appears, likely the artist’s signature.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 23d

There are plenty of good reasons to wear a hat outside.

heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 23d

This single-panel black-and-white comic shows a stick-figure person with long hair standing in grass and looking up at a small bird flying overhead. The person says, "I wonder what this tiny little bird is thinking..." A thought bubble from the bird reads, "I need to urgently find something good to shit on."

The comic is signed "heyokyay" in the bottom right corner.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 24d

This four-panel color comic shows aliens arriving on Earth and meeting a cat and a human.

Panel 1: A UFO hovers above with a ladder down. Two aliens walk toward a human, who looks surprised. One alien says, "There are lots of species on this planet, but one dominates all the others!"

Panel 2: The aliens spot a gray cat. One shouts, "THAT'S IT!" The other says, "Wooow." The human looks confused with a question mark above their head.

Panel 3: One alien bows toward the cat and says, "Greetings, noble being! We come in peace." The cat responds, "Meow." One alien asks, "A Meow?" while the other looks at it with a heart over their head.

Panel 4: The human yells, "HEY! I'm over here!!" One alien looks alarmed, saying, "What the hell is THAT?!" The second alien replies, "Some parasite or other. Ignore it and stroke the Meow!" The two aliens pet the cat happily.

The comic is signed "heyokyay"

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 25d

More and more

This five-panel color comic features a small orange dinosaur-like creature and a gray donkey sitting together with a bowl of cookies.

Panel 1: The dinosaur holds a cookie and says, "I don't understand humans. They have so much but they always want more!" The donkey, also holding a cookie, replies, "They're greedy and want stuff nobody needs."

Panel 2: The dinosaur looks at the empty bowl and asks, "Have we got any more of these tasty cookies?" The donkey responds, "We've had enough. We don't need any more."

Panel 3: The dinosaur looks excited, saying, "But... cookies! ♡" The donkey answers, "We need to be careful not to act like humans!"

Panel 4: The dinosaur shakes and looks tense, with clenched teeth and a strained expression, while the donkey sits calmly and watches.

Panel 5: The dinosaur jumps up, shouting, "Enough is enough. I'm going to the gas station to get some more cookies!" The donkey stands and replies, "I'll come with you and get some potato chips." The empty bowl remains on the floor.

The bottom right corner is signed "heyokyay."

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · 29d

This black-and-white drawing contrasts two themes using imagery.

At the top right, a large dark ball labeled "Depression" sits heavily on the edge of a cliff. A small stick-figure person is chained to it and dangles upside-down off the cliff, looking distressed. The cliff is textured with dark, messy scribbles, but its side is decorated with detailed flowers, leaves, and vines.

Below the cliff is a bright, open sea with the word "Life" written across the water. Several other stick-figure characters are shown enjoying themselves: one rides a balloon shaped like a smiling face, another plays in the water, another throws a ball, and a fish leaps joyfully nearby. The sky is dotted with a sun, a butterfly, and light lines suggesting movement, fun, and energy.

The overall scene shows one character trapped and weighed down above the cliff, while others are free and playing in the lively sea below. The bottom left corner is signed "heyokyay."

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · Sep 3

If you like, you can save the monster now and keep it for tough times. Everyone should have a monster like this on hand. It’s super low-maintenance and doesn’t snore.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · Sep 3

This color-accented comic by heyokyay features text at the top and a small cartoon creature at the bottom.

The text reads:
“Your Personal Optimism Monster
Drives away worries, swallows stress, tramples sorrow, and brings a truckload of happiness.”

An arrow points downward to a cute green dinosaur-like monster with blue spiky hair, small arms, a big snout, red blush marks, and a cheerful smile. The monster has red spikes along its back and stands upright with a happy expression.

The background is plain white.

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · Sep 1

This black-and-white comic by heyokyay features two stick figure characters sitting at a table.

The character on the left is speaking with an expressive face and hand gesture. The character on the right is smiling calmly, resting their chin on one hand, looking content.

The speech above them reads:
“You need to be stinking rich, very healthy, super-sharp, madly in love, tremendously successful, ultra-attractive, hyper famous, mega talented, and strong as a bear, then everything is much less shitty.”

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heyokyay @heyokyay.bsky.social · Aug 30

This single-panel black-and-white comic shows three stick-figure characters standing in a row. The character on the left, who has long hair and eyelashes, is smiling and speaking: "It's been really nice visiting you today, but now I'd like to go home to be with my cat." The two characters on the right, one with short hair and one with curly hair, look at her with neutral or slightly puzzled expressions. The bottom right corner is signed "heyokyay."

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