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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 11h

Get your copy of WITCH HAZEL: VARIETY HOUR today!! ✨

Link: store.silversprocket.net/products/wit...

Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 11h

PLUS… it’s time for our Draw This in Your Style Challenge!🎨 Show us your twist on the Witch Hazel magic and make sure to tag all of us so we can see your entries. We’ll be sharing entries on our stories as we see them throughout October. 🕷️

The winner will be revealed November 5th!!

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 11h

🕸️✨Sprocket’s Halloween Highlight Day 4 + Witch Hazel Wednesday + DTIYS Challenge! ✨🕸️

We’re conjuring up some serious seasonal vibes with WITCH HAZEL: VARIETY HOUR by Colton Fox @coltonthefox.bsky.social & Beige Blum @icedtaho.bsky.social 🪄🧹your perfect midweek treat for a little magic and mischief!

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 1d

ELECTRIC COWBOY is releasing soon! So don't forget to pre-order now get your copy and a FREE sticker! ⚡⚡

Also! ansel will be hosting a release party on October 24, 7-11 PM The Hunt Vintage, make sure to check it out!! 🥳

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 1d

Woah indeed! 😍 Are you as obsessed as we are with ansel kite’s (anselkite.com) art in ELECTRIC COWBOY?? Because we can’t get enough!

Check out these stunning close-ups!! 🔥🔥🔥

Tell us in the comments which one is your favorite! 👀✨

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 2d

😨 Longing turns to control, and affection to obsession, as Peter questions what he’s made for, and who gets to decide. 😮

A haunting queer twist on the Pygmalion myth, brought to life through lush, multimedia art. 💘Get PUTTY PYGMALION today!

And check out Lonnie rocking a Halloween costume! 👻

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 2d

Derryl, a lonely radish, decides to take love into his own hands, literally 👀, by sculpting a boyfriend out of a defunct and now illegal children's product. But when his creation, Peter, springs to life, what starts as a dream quickly curdles into something darker.

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 2d

🏆 First a BIG congrats to Lonnie for Putty Pygmalion winning the 2025 LAMBDA Literary Award @lambdaliterary.org for LGBTQ+ Comics! 🌈

💀 Now for Sprocket’s Halloween Highlight Day 3: PUTTY PYGMALION by Lonnie Garcia @sixgills.bsky.social 💔

A twisted story perfect for spooky season. 👻

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 3d

🎙️ And check out Mattie’s recent interview on The Final Straw Radio Podcast @thefinalstrawradio where they talk about her new book SIMPLICITY out from Pantheon Graphic Library and much more!! 📖

 👉head here for the podcast: thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/08...

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 3d

✨News from the Department of Meaningless Distinctions🤪Antifa has officially been labeled a “domestic terrorist organization.” 🙃🤦
Which means… now is a perfect time to brush up on the government’s latest TOTALLY REAL threat with ANTIFA SUPER SOLDIER COOKBOOK by Mattie Lubchansky @mattielubchansky 🕶️💥

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 4d

Couldn’t make it? Don’t worry! The decks are out in the wild now, ready to spice up your own party, date night, or wherever you’re brave enough to bust it out. 😉

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 4d

Huge thanks to everyone who came out, played the cards, and made the night such a blast. And to Twin Cities Leather @twincitiesleather for hosting it!! The photos barely capture the laughter, flirting, and amazing time everyone had! 😏🎉

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 4d

🔥 Last night was one for the books, and the decks! Yesterday, Archie @babywrist celebrated the release of SWEATGASM at Twin Cities Leather @twincitiesleather with a part game night/part sexy mingling and it got spicy!! 🥵♥️

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 5d

Before Kate’s 30th birthday, she convinces her friends back to her hometown to relive their punk adolescence with a séance in an abandoned house. But when they hear a scream cuts through the night, their trip turns into a fight for survival. 🌑🩸

Pick up your copy and find out if they get out alive!🔪

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 5d

🎃 Sprocket’s Halloween Highlight Day 2: THE NIGHT NEVER ENDS by Steve Thueson @stevethueson.bsky.social 👻

What’s scarier than turning 30? Accidentally catching the attention of a killer cult. 😱

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 6d

Corinne’s Fall sched for comics shows! 😍📚💕
PCX Oct 4th in Philly
NYCC Oct 9th-12th

She’ll also be tabling at the @morbidanatomy.bsky.social Krampus Market in Nov 👁️💀🦇 Come say hi!

Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 6d

She fights her demons, makes peace with her past, and leans on her friends to claw back into the light. Corinne Halbert’s lush and mind-bending illustrations make every painful, and beautiful, moment unforgettable. ✨

Make sure to grab a copy of Corinne's book ACID NUN! 🔥📚

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 6d

🎃 Sprocket’s Halloween Highlight Day 1: ACID NUN by Corinne Halbert @corinnehalbert.bsky.social 🖤
This past Sunday marked the bookiversary of ACID NUN turning 3!! 🎉
So get ready to step into Annie’s world, when a bad trip becomes a wild, psychedelic descent into trauma, rage, and self-discovery. 👁️

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 7d

From haunted romance to sinister laughs, we’ve got a whole stack of Halloween reads ready to share.

Stay tuned as we roll them out through October, and let us know your go-to spooky season reads! 🦇🕷️ Stay monstrous !! 🖤

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 7d

Greetings Ghouls!! 👻 Sprocket’s Halloween Highlights are here! 🎃

At Sprocket HQ, it’s Halloween all year long, but now that it's October 1st it’s time to go all out. 😈

All month long we’ll be spotlighting some of our favorite creepy, kooky, eerie, and queer-y titles to get you in the spirit.📚

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 9d

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 9d

Sneak peek part 2 of ELECTRIC COWBOY by ansel kite (anselkite.com) !! 🔥

We return with more questions than answers, and you’ll just have to read the rest yourself to find out. 🤫.

💥 Pre-order now to score your copy, plus a FREE sticker!

#silversprocket #comicscommunity #indiecomics #electriccowboy

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 12d

What’s a cover song that gave you a whole new appreciation for the original? Cap’n Jazz’s Take On Me and Red House Painters’ I Am a Rock are a couple of our faves 😁

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 12d

And pick up the complete collections of Mitch Clem’s NOTHING NICE TO SAY, MY STUPID LIFE, TURNSTILE COMIX, and the AS YOU WERE anthologies while you’re at it!

Link: store.silversprocket.net/collections/...

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Silver Sprocket @silversprocket.net · 12d

Fun fact! Mitch played in a B&S cover band called THE TIGERMILKS, in the style of Jawbreaker basically. You can still listen/download on Bandcamp, and we’ve got a limited number of the original 2013 7”s vinyls in stock for just $5. 🎶 👀

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