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Amanda El-Dweek @amandaeldweek.bsky.social · 10h

I want cool weather starting Sept. 1st.

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Amanda the Great by Amanda El-Dweek for October 8, 2025 | GoComics

Read Amanda the Great—a comic strip by creator Amanda El-Dweek—for today, October 8, 2025, and check out other great comics, too!

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Jon Esparza @jonscrazyblues.bsky.social · 14h

It’s #InktoberDay8! Your toddler will go cooky over this costume based on a beloved childhood figure who’s tweaked just enough to skirt copyright infringement. That’s right, this #Halloween, hit the trick-or-treat trail and get your fill with the Pastry Creature! #Inktober

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Kim Belding @picpak.bsky.social · 18h

The beatniks love it in today's #PicpakDog: #comics #webcomics #comicstrips #comic #webcomic #comicstrip

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Jon Esparza @jonscrazyblues.bsky.social · 1d

#NightOwls and #EarlyBirds! The New #CRAZYVERSE post is up! #KidLitArt #Halloween

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FULL MOON HOWLING!!!

We are back again! Man I love this time of year! Falling leaves, hot cider, apple pie, full moons, punk kids, werewolves... Wait a tic......

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Janet Gamble/Get A Dog's Life! @getadogslife.bsky.social · 1d

Way Back Wednesday! 1983!

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Galactic Dragons @danaatnip-art.bsky.social · 20h

Scratch ‘n Sniff, in the latest Galactic Dragons! 🌟
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#comics #webcomics #galacticdragons

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Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 19h

C is for Caribou in today's Canadian animal alphabet post! #adventuresoflollipop 🇨🇦

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Donna McKay @onceuponadonna.bsky.social · 19h

The Vampire On Our Block
Ch 1-03-Pg 08
"Could be a vampire" isn't often on your average persons 'radar'.

#TheVampireOnOurBlock #comic #webcomic #horrorcomic #vampire

Panel 1: Continuing from previous page, Fred starts to make his way up the stairs, when Eloise darts towards him. His ‘teenage tantrum in front of guests’ has triggered her ‘strict mom mode’. Approaching him at the entrance of the stairway she says to Fred: “HEY! No attitude on this! I need you on my team here!”
Panel 2: Close on Fred and Eloise as they talk. Eloise places her hands on Fred’s arms to stop him from going upstairs, as he listens to her. Eloise: “There’s been a massive uptick in violent crimes, and things are already nuts after they announced that mafia guy’s death! I need to know there’s an adult close by if there’s an emergency!”
Panel 3: Fred angrily points off panel (though not pointing directly at him, Fred is indicating Jarek)
Fred: “What do we even know about this guy?! He just moved in! For all we know he could be a serial killer!”
Panel 4: Eloise looks seriously at Fred, placing both hands on her hips stubbornly. “Fredrick! I’m not an idiot! I’ve gotten to know Jarek really well over the past few days!”
Panel 5: Fred, shocked, mouth agape: “MOM!!”
Eloise: “We’ve just been talking, Ricky! Jeeze, it’s not as if we’re dating!”

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Charles Brubaker (NEW BOOK PRE-ORDER) @bakertoons.com · 2d

Today's "Lauren Ipsum"

Pre-order the new book! https://ko-fi.com/s/cdec8cd7c7

View the website at https://lauren.smallbugstudio.com/
Subscribe to the comic at https://laurenipsum.substack.com

#webcomic #art #furryart

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Kim Belding @picpak.bsky.social · 1d

Your answer's Scraps! What's the other one?

Dana Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror 🎃 @danacorn.bsky.social · 2d

I’m also curious!

Charles Brubaker (NEW BOOK PRE-ORDER) @bakertoons.com · 2d

Go for it!

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Jon Esparza @jonscrazyblues.bsky.social · 2d

#NightOwls and #EarlyBirds! The New #BubbleFox #Comic is up! #Halloween

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Bubble Fox

TALES OF INTRIGUE: THE TERROR OF MUNCHULA, PT. 3 (BF #1115)

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Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 1d

(1/2) Lollipop and friends travel to India and meet Ruby for the first time in this #adventuresoflollipop throwback to 2005!

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Donna McKay @onceuponadonna.bsky.social · 1d

The Vampire On Our Block-Ch 1-03-Pg 07
Eloise: Concerned mother
Jarek: Definitely isn't attempting a vague threat of having constant access to the human who may know his secret.
Fred: ....Unimpressed Teenager mode, activated!
#TheVampireOnOurBlock #comic #webcomic #horrorcomic #vampire #ghosts

Panel 1: Continuing from previous page, Fred follows his mom into the living room, where Jarek is still sitting on the chair, watching Eloise as she places a bowl of potato chips on the coffee table in the middle of the room for people to snack on. Fred frantically tells his mom: “WHAT?! MOM! I can take care of myself!”
Eloise: “I know...”
Panel 2: Eloise stands next to Jarek, who is watching Fred with a neutral expression. Eloise faces Fred (and also the reader), with a concerned look on her face she says: “It’s for my own peace of mind. I need to know there is someone nearby you can go to if there’s a problem!” She adds “He won’t stay here. But he’s agreed to help watch the house.”
Panel 3: Jarek chimes in “And it’s no trouble! Fredrick can show me what all the cool kids do for fun here!”
Panel 4: Cut to Fred, who doesn’t say anything. He is looking at Jarek with that concerned and confused expression.
Panel 5: Cut to close up of Jarek who gives Fred a significant, half smirk.
Panel 6: With that, Fred has made up his mind on how to respond. He shoulders his backpack, turns to walk up the stairs and coldly says “Tch! Whatever.” Full teenage: I’m-not-doing-this mode.

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Jon Esparza @jonscrazyblues.bsky.social · 2d

It’s #InktoberDay6! No need to be wise with your pennies! This Carn-Evil Clown costume is affordable for all and free of litigation this #Halloween! #Inktober

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Kim Belding @picpak.bsky.social · 2d

You're welcome, I'm happy to help! I just get frustrated when a site loads slowly for no reason. There are a million cache plugins designed specifically to prevent it.

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Kim Belding @picpak.bsky.social · 2d

Do a virus scan in today's #PicpakDog: #comics #webcomics #comicstrips #comic #webcomic #comicstrip

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Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 2d

Lollipop and friends celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in today's #adventuresoflollipop comic post! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all who are celebrating!

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Janet Gamble/Get A Dog's Life! @getadogslife.bsky.social · 2d

Street Sailing!

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Donna McKay @onceuponadonna.bsky.social · 2d

The Vampire On Our Block
Ch 1-03-Pg 06
Who let him in???

#TheVampireOnOurBlock #comic #webcomic #horrorcomic #vampire #ghosts

Panel 1: Continuing from previous page, Fred walks into the house, calling out to the direction he heard his mom talking: “Yeah, sorry. Lily, ya know the girl Alex has a crush on? She asked us to help with-”
Panel 2: Fred, passing the corner that obscured his view of the living room, see’s Jarek sitting on the chair next to the couch. Jarek is watching him, listening, his appearance is that of a normal person, no pointed teeth or ears, and his eyes are brown. Fred has stopped talking.
Panel 3: Jarek, smiling politely: “Good evening.”
Panel 4: Cut to Fred, who has a confused and worried expression. He does not respond to Jarek.
Panel 5: Eloise appears next to Fred, she was in the kitchen behind him, and is carrying a bowl of potato chips. She asks Fred: “What were you saying, Ricky?”
Fred, keeping his eyes on Jarek, responds to his mom: “Umm.. Nothing. Sorry I’m late.”
Panel 6: Eloise, smiling to Fred and walking into the living room tells Fred: “Honey, Jarek is going to help keep an eye on things while I’m away.” Fred’s eyes go comically wide, in disbelief.

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Kim Belding @picpak.bsky.social · 3d

I still go through the trouble of optimizing and compressing my websites to load as quickly as possible. Is this a dead art? Seems like no one cares if something is 50MB or 50GB anymore.

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Jon Esparza @jonscrazyblues.bsky.social · 3d

It’s #InktoberDay5! Time to blow the dust out of that cartridge and set off on an adventure with gaming’s greatest adventurer: Woodland Warrior! What? Did you think there’d be an official LINK to a hero here? Remember now, we gotta be legally distinct! #Inktober

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Kim Belding @picpak.bsky.social · 3d

I'm telling you, we should be selling out Broadway! That is, if we were selling anything to begin with!

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Kim Belding @picpak.bsky.social · 4d

*Nervously gives a thumbs up*

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Kim Belding @picpak.bsky.social · 4d

a group of cartoon characters holding a sign that says won 't somebody please think of the children

ALT: a group of cartoon characters holding a sign that says won 't somebody please think of the children

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Kim Belding @picpak.bsky.social · 4d

@lollipopcomics.bsky.social screaming: HELP!! HEELLLP!!!

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