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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 10h

I often talk about how the Jack's Mannequin album Everything in Transit has gotten me through nearly every major change in my life, which is true, but even truer is how Hayley Williams & Paramore always release new music that feels *deeply* relevant whenever I'm processing, good or bad.

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 10h

Every time I listen to Hayley Williams it's like an emotional reckoning. The rawness in "Parachute" feels like a punch to the stomach today.

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marinealady.bsky.social @marinealady.bsky.social · 12h

Follow the QR code. These are adapted for many locations. From California to the New York Island.💙

Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 12h

Neighbors in Brooklyn were giving these out. ✊

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · Jan 15

Women in comics have a very different experience breaking in and staying in and having career support than men, and that’s a problem for the industry now and for its future

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 17h

I just saw this and immediately came here to see your thoughts. Will AM honor the publishing contracts that were signed before Quirk laid everyone off in July? Do those people get their jobs back? I have so many questions.

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 1d

You can also be like my mom and order Angelica and the Bear Prince, in fact!!! It’s out now! 🐻‍❄️

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

The science doesn't lie: Conversion therapy doesn't work. That hasn't stopped the GOP from trying to bring it back, as SCOTUS decides whether or not to overturn bans in 23 states.

@msjpauly.bsky.social and @hencarnell.bsky.social reported on the movement to resurrect the practice back in 2024.

First they tried to "cure" gayness. Now they're fixated on "healing" trans people.

Inside the movement to resurrect conversion therapy.

www.motherjones.com

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 7d

I had the distinct pleasure of reviewing @cashbrowns.bsky.social's ADVENTURE TIME: THE BUBBLINE COLLEGE SPECIAL #1 for @comicsbeat.bsky.social, and frankly, it's a near-perfect AU. Check it out in this week's Wednesday Comics Reviews!

Wednesday Comics Reviews: One of the most interesting cartoonists in comics takes us to BUBBLINE COLLEGE, and more

This week's lead review is the Caroline Cash comic, ADVENTURE TIME: BUBBLINE COLLEGE SPECIAL. Plus, we look at many more books!

www.comicsbeat.com

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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 7d

pretty glowing review in the comics beat today, very exciting for my first big mainstream comic release :,)

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 8d

I’m glad it’s working again! Thank you for letting me know 🫶🏻

Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 8d

Oh no! That’s the link, so it may be a Ko-Fi issue?

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 8d

Thank y’all so much for your support. I’m still in the red, but less than I was yesterday. 🫶🏻

If you want to grab a zine, leave a tip, or share, I’d be so grateful!

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August Owens Grimm @aowensgrimm.bsky.social · 9d

Help @theverbalthing.com if you can!

Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 9d

I hate asking for help as often as I do, but as I continue to hunt for work and freelance opps, money continues to be a major struggle.

I’m almost $200 in the red and want to avoid bank fees if at all possible. Anything helps, especially shares. 🩷

ko-fi.com/theverbalthing

A screenshot of Samantha’s bank balance, which is -$173.86

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Shaun Cichacki @shauncichacki.bsky.social · 9d

Sam is an absolutely beautiful, wonderful human being. With the state of the industry right now, all we can do is continue to support our friends during this difficult time.

Even if you can't help with a donation right now, share, share, share to help spread the word.

Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 9d

I hate asking for help as often as I do, but as I continue to hunt for work and freelance opps, money continues to be a major struggle.

I’m almost $200 in the red and want to avoid bank fees if at all possible. Anything helps, especially shares. 🩷

ko-fi.com/theverbalthing

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 9d

I hate asking for help as often as I do, but as I continue to hunt for work and freelance opps, money continues to be a major struggle.

I’m almost $200 in the red and want to avoid bank fees if at all possible. Anything helps, especially shares. 🩷

ko-fi.com/theverbalthing

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 10d

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jael @jld.bsky.social · 11d

Yay, a new zine from one of my fave zine makers! 🥰

Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 11d

Today I published a new digital zine in my shop! GENDER SOUP is a 20-page PDF about my attempts to find (or create, or some combination thereof) the right description or definition or label for my gender through an extended metaphor about soup.

Gender Soup - Samantha Puc's Ko-fi Shop

Gender Soup is a 20-page digital zine about creator Samantha Puc attempting to find (or create, or some combination thereof) the right description or ...

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 11d

Today I published a new digital zine in my shop! GENDER SOUP is a 20-page PDF about my attempts to find (or create, or some combination thereof) the right description or definition or label for my gender through an extended metaphor about soup.

Gender Soup - Samantha Puc's Ko-fi Shop

Gender Soup is a 20-page digital zine about creator Samantha Puc attempting to find (or create, or some combination thereof) the right description or ...

ko-fi.com

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 11d

My virtual @queerzestzinefest.bsky.social table starts at the top of the hour! I'll be sharing some of my zines and talking about WIPs if you want to come hang out!

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kaylee rowena (haunted) 🫀 @ nycc (walking around thurs + fri!) @kayleerowena.com · 12d

new zine coming soon! i'll be posting more art from it tomorrow & my mail tier patrons will be getting physical copies of it in october!! 🎃👻 #art #zines

patreon.com/kayleerowena

a cropped picture of a zine cover with the title "come with me to the big spirit halloween in my head". it's an illustration of a haunted house, with 'spirit halloween' on a banner suspended from the roof. the whole thing is textured like a risograph print and done in black and bright pink.

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arpad okay @arpadokay.bsky.social · 25d

sophia foster-dimino meets gregg araki by way of bozo texino. comics about being happy, being sad, family, micro-aggressions, fist fights with strangers, drinking, pinball, toxic behavior, fucking up, fucking

Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 28d

Unstuck in time and unburdened by detail, Mara Ramirez's pocket graphic novel FLEA is raw, real, and frequently ridiculous. @fieldmouse.press

Graphic Novel Review: FLEA is fearless, flawed, dirty, and excellent

Flea Cartoonist: Mara Ramirez Publisher: Fieldmouse Press / $16.95 September 2025 Who is Flea? We’re introduced at the outset of the graphic novel that shares her name: her likes, dislikes, some odd facts about her. Before Mara Ramirez’s Flea was drawn and published, there was Flea; after you close it, she remains. Unapologetic, some might say brash, and all too human, which is to say flawed.

www.comicsbeat.com

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 14d

Shaun and his wife could use some assistance staying on their feet. Please donate if you can, and whether or not you’re able to send funds their way, please repost. 💛

Shaun Cichacki @shauncichacki.bsky.social · 14d

That's why I had to make a GoFundMe. I'm still looking for work on a daily basis, and applying everywhere I can. I hate to ask for help, because I've always found a way to make things work. But right now? I feel helpless, lost, and scared.

gofund.me/36d86e027

Donate to Medical Emergency, Lack of Work, and Trying to Survive, organized by Shaun Cichacki

Hello there, My name is Shaun Cichacki, and I am in dire nee… Shaun Cichacki needs your support for Medical Emergency, Lack of Work, and Trying to Survive

gofund.me

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🫀 tendervicious studios @tendervicious.com · 16d

in partnership w/ @frivolousbear.com, The Home We Remember's Ashcan is OUT NOW!

it's an introspective, tarot-based lyric #TTRPG of magical realism.

today, let's talk about what character advancement looks like in a world where backwards is forwards.

🏠 www.frivolousbearstudios.com/store/p/home...

The Home We Remember (Ashcan Edition) — Frivolous Bear Studios

The Home We Remember is an introspective lyric TTRPG of magical realism. It is a roleplaying game about imperfect memory, identity, and community.

www.frivolousbearstudios.com

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Katie Bernt @berntkat.com · Aug 6

Have You Seen My Cats? (2025) is a comic chronicling my cats weird little habits. Available on my patreon right now, but slowly releasing to the public every week. Here's the cover. 🌻
www.patreon.com/c/Berntkat/p...
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A cover of a comic featuring two cats cuddling together. A speech bubble above them has the title "Have You Seen My Cats?" a comic by Katie Berntson.

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bellinissima @bellinissima.bsky.social · Aug 31

Also, please help advocate for and enact public health policies that center the people who are most impacted by and high risk for COVID, especially people like Tinu. As Tinu wrote, "if you would wear a ribbon for a cancer patient, you should be wearing a Mask for Everyone".
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#wearamask

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