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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 12h

oh my gosh Keezy, next time we hang out I have SO much to say about what happened to him because it's so ridiculous lmao (until then, HAVE A GOOD TIME AT NYCC!!!)

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 16h

on the bright side, we *probably* have enough money to last until the end of the month and we probably have health insurance until then, too, but I'll be honest, I'm pretty nervous about November. (We're no strangers to Medicaid but boy am I concerned about rent, hahaha)

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 17h

Rudy is the real deal. Been waiting for an update, and he sure has it! Makes me really glad I migrated @gregpak.com to Blacksky's myatproto.social PDS for non-Black users - gonna migrate @gregpak.net over asap as well.

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 17h

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 16h

once the dust settles about this firing, maybe I can come back and talk a little more about it, because it was so underhanded and petty, lol

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 16h

So just once again reiterating, if you wanna be a patron of my art, every dollar of your support goes really, REALLY far in making a tangible difference in my life.

patreon.com/kodyisover
subscribestar.adult/kodyisover
ko-fi.com/kodyisover

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 16h

Since it's now news within our immediate circles, I can share: my partner got abruptly fired from his job (we had no idea it was coming; his boss chose to circumvent the normal steps you're supposed to go through to fire him while we were in Hawai‘i).

Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 3d

just kidding times two, my partner and I got blindsided by some pretty bad news the day I posted this, I'll be fully back in office and online here on Monday.

if, in the meantime, you feel like supporting me by reading Keeping Time or joining my Patreon/SubStar, that would be a welcome reprieve.

Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 6d

just kidding, I'm still pretty under the weather, so I'm extending my out-of-office until Friday!

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toril @ NYCC #4455 @toril.bsky.social · 17h

you should read my horse yaoi

toril @ NYCC #4455 @toril.bsky.social · 1d

#mybook HOTBLOOD! is a neo-noir Fantasy/Western about bestiality and the Transcontinental Railroad, Publishers Weekly said it was "good," and I'm drawing Vol. 2 for September 2026

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 23h

KEEPING TIME returns, as promised!!

#KeepingTime is a bittersweet bummer of a gay band romance that just started its 4th chapter, which means there's already 106 pages for you to dive into. #webcomics

🎸 keepingtimecomic.com

Full page spread of a close-up of a bulletin board. A flyer that reads, "Chapter 4: My Father's Dreams" takes front and center of the spread. Around it, numerous flyers and business cards are pinned to it with colored thumbtacks.

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 18h

Haha hell yeah!! All the chapters are thematically named after songs, so I'm glad this one got recognized!

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 20h

LMAOOOO I was gonna do coldmail dot com but that's a dude's website, it turns out

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 20h

it is, haha

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 20h

This is SO cute

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.

In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.

This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.

These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 20h

Series, your enthusiasm is a light for me in this big ol black tunnel of making a webcomic I'm stumbling through

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Seri-ously Spooky 👻 @queervoid.bsky.social · 23h

Keeping Time is back and haha oh no we're IMMEDIATELY back in with Feels

Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 23h

KEEPING TIME returns, as promised!!

#KeepingTime is a bittersweet bummer of a gay band romance that just started its 4th chapter, which means there's already 106 pages for you to dive into. #webcomics

🎸 keepingtimecomic.com

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 21h

ZOE 😭💗

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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC (Friday only!) @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 23h

KEEPING TIME is genuinely one of the best comics out there today and Kody is giving it to you FOR FREE

Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 23h

KEEPING TIME returns, as promised!!

#KeepingTime is a bittersweet bummer of a gay band romance that just started its 4th chapter, which means there's already 106 pages for you to dive into. #webcomics

🎸 keepingtimecomic.com

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 21h

The extra buffer time is so invaluable, honestly 😂😂

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 21h

LMAOOOO

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 21h

Ahh I'm so excited you found it, thank you for this comment and for checking it out!!

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Amélie @melliemillie.bsky.social · 23h

Giroflée and Maël are running away, hand in hand.

Read my webcomic, a forbidden romance between a man and a satyr set in medieval time.

🌳 behindthetrees.thecomicseries.com

#behindthetrees #webcomic

Comic panel of a close up of Maël and Giroflée holding hands.

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 23h

oh NO, I checked it on my other browser and saw it went through so I figured I was fine to not have to manually clear my site's cache; I should've known better. it's cleared, you might have to hard refresh on whatever device you're on to see it though 😭😭

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 23h

sorry this is not a very marketable return page but I'm just keeping my own promises to myself

bsky.app/profile/kody...

Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · Sep 2

don't let me back out of using the chapter 3 title page as the only page update when KT returns next month

(I always chicken out and decide to post two pages when it's a title page update day lmao)

(but I REALLY like next month's title page!!)

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 23h

KEEPING TIME returns, as promised!!

#KeepingTime is a bittersweet bummer of a gay band romance that just started its 4th chapter, which means there's already 106 pages for you to dive into. #webcomics

🎸 keepingtimecomic.com

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 1d

I still think about this page ALL THE TIME

Kaycie D. 🎸 Webcomic Artist @kcdstudios.bsky.social · 1d

#Posttober25 Day 7

Guest comic for “Keeping Time” by @kodyisover.com (a fantastic gay bummer music romance webcomic you should all be reading immediately kthx) :D

RIP Vine. And Denver.

A five-panel comic in shades of blue.

Panel 1: Two young men in a back alley. Daniel is sitting on a staircase smoking a cigarette, and Denver is further away on a skateboard and waving his arms. Text says “DanielDanielDanielDaniel watch this!”  Panel 2: Medium shot of Denver looking SO COOL and concentrating.

Panel 3: Denver’s shoes and a skateboard flipping around. Big words “KICK FLIP” surround the skateboard and there is “HELL YEAH” written on the bottom of the board.

Panel 4: Daniel wincing as sharp bubbles read “CRASH!” “Ahhhggh” and “Merreoww!”  Panel 5: Daniel grinning and saying “I thought you said you could do a kick flip” and it’s cut off by Denver, off-screen, saying “I CAN!! I did one this MORNING!” A startled tabby cat runs across the frame from offscreen.

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