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Illustrator, Animator & Designer Past work: Pencilmation, Retronauts, Kotaku, & more Views posted are my own

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>spelling his name "Chrono"

09.12.2025 23:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Journey to the egg: How sperm navigate the path to fertilization COMIC: Male cells must survive twisty passages, strong currents and immune attacks; millions enter, but only one can finish

Folks, if you read one comic today, I hope it's this story about sperm as portrayed by your D&D party.

Written by Amber Dance and edited by @eva-emerson.bsky.social

10.12.2025 00:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Some fucking sicko was like "no the camera is at a low 3/4 angle we need to the the molars of that mouth flap"

09.12.2025 20:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

First half is a depressing anime about how you should've kept in touch with those friends you used to be close with before the ceaseless march of time eroded them

Second half is just the naruto chunin exam

09.12.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(specifically the "ew I can see the pen strokes" critique because that's when I realized what he was actually doing)

09.12.2025 19:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People poopoo the xerox era but I think that's when my five year old self was about to actually parse the absolute master craftsmanship of Milt Kahl.

09.12.2025 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Two coworkers told me this to my face can I turn off the typing notification in teams please

09.12.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've been beating the drum about artists building their own internet homes, and while I've been very happy with using Toocheke via WordPress, this seems way more powerful and built around comic creators from the ground up.

"Free and open source" is extremely appealing to my pollyanna artist morals

09.12.2025 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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mcdonalds deleted their ai ad, bullying works

09.12.2025 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9974    ๐Ÿ” 1816    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 123    ๐Ÿ“Œ 195

"You type your replies for a really really long time but when you do finally shitpost it's a funny complete thought" yea well I take my craft seriously this is handcrafted shit not shitslop okay

09.12.2025 19:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œi canโ€™t leave twitter, i need it, itโ€™s where my audience isโ€

09.12.2025 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4912    ๐Ÿ” 1604    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 67    ๐Ÿ“Œ 73
09.12.2025 15:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6530    ๐Ÿ” 980    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 224    ๐Ÿ“Œ 47
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Monsters & Mysteries Visit the post for more.

Building Mnmcomic.com wasn't and anyone can do it, but it's not exactly where I want it to be (yet) and I don't always have time to troubleshoot shit out and draw and work and everything. But artists (yes you ๐Ÿซต) should reject corporate platforms & return webcomics to the old ways.

09.12.2025 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've been beating the drum about artists building their own internet homes, and while I've been very happy with using Toocheke via WordPress, this seems way more powerful and built around comic creators from the ground up.

"Free and open source" is extremely appealing to my pollyanna artist morals

09.12.2025 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Todd should've saved this for the Keighley Adwards

09.12.2025 15:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
09.12.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reeaaally?! I almost always pay plastic and dip but I'll have to poke around a few local spots ๐Ÿค”

09.12.2025 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wish US publishers learned literally anything from Shonen Jump.

09.12.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Was just thinking about how I'm behind on Absolute Wonder Woman and how in years past I could've easily picked up the latest on my way to or from work and how now I kinda have to go out of my way (I love my local comic shops but they're destinations not pit stops)

09.12.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Still crazy to me that all comic publishers not named Archie just gave up on grocery/convenience stores and siloed themselves to specialty shops. I know so many people who would toss a floppy in the basket with an impulse Ben & Jerry's or parents who would cave buying for their kids.

09.12.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(I'm absolutely not discrediting success cause obvs I love your work I'm just super sus of false metrics keeping people on old platforms these days)

09.12.2025 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not for nothing but are you sure they're not bots? Anecdotally I've heard IG isn't as successful for artists these days (unless you're editing Reels). Would be nice for artists to have a mainstream space but I don't trust Zuck's ecosystem any more than Elon's.

09.12.2025 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've had to ship my fair share of "I was given this much B roll and I have this much air to fill" edits, so I spotted the desperation right away lol.

09.12.2025 12:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cornucopia 2025 Adventurer! In time for the American Thanksgiving holiday, we present this all-new Cornucopia 2025, our 13th annual feast of top-quality tabletop roleplaying game ebooks. For just US$12.95 you get all...

We are on the last few days of this Bundle of Holding Deal!
If you know anyone who want's BREAK!! (+ several other really RPGS) this is a nice way to snag it :D

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08.12.2025 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Like the first rule of editing to music is you ๐Ÿ‘cut ๐Ÿ‘on ๐Ÿ‘the ๐Ÿ‘beat.

It's the ๐Ÿ‘most wonderful ๐Ÿ‘time of the๐Ÿ‘year.

They don't have the footage to spare and the edit his held together with duct tape and wishes that you won't look at the footage too closely.

09.12.2025 12:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And all these one second cuts tell me the human editor is compensating, either because the AI can't generate longer video, or the footage goes sideways a frame or two after the cut. The cuts aren't a choice.

09.12.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Why ChatGPT Can't Draw a Full Glass of Wine
YouTube video by Alex O'Connor Why ChatGPT Can't Draw a Full Glass of Wine

Honestly it probably did feel like work to make this because AI can't make precise edits or take direction. They basically played Yahtzee with d100's hoping to roll one last 6 before deciding 99 was two upside down 6's and calling it.
youtu.be/160F8F8mXlo

09.12.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No, that can't be right. The zoomers must be conspiring against the economy.

09.12.2025 11:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

mfw I have to come up with the idea of "burrito" and have to go through all the trouble of typing "extra rice" in the Chipotle app before the homemade meal I slaved over can be ubered to my house.

09.12.2025 11:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The benefit of Marvel using hero names as mantle is that, you know, anyone can be Spider-man, even YOU. But when you have interesting takes like Miles or Alt Gwen, you have to have to use qualifiers and they can't be their own thing.

09.12.2025 03:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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