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Jack Raines

@raineswrites.bsky.social

Writer of comics Wishful Thinking and Spectre Protector! Not a good writer of bios though :(. Also formerly known as MysticMike on twitter if you're from there.

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Want a cover from me? It’s the time of the year where you can get one for $150!

Back us on the Jimenez commission or if you dont want to wait shoot me a dm and ill honor the deal throughout the duration of the campaign!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dau...

28.08.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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Creator buds!

How do I add emojis to a Kickstarter page menu?

20.06.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Variant cover art for @raineswrites.bsky.social‬ 's Wishful Thinking! #comic #cartoon #coin #art #ghoul #parasite #magic #sorcery #indie #indiecomics #indiecomicart #digitalart #cintiqpro #clipstudiopaint

19.06.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Read the preview for this particular issue.

Quite timely and engaging, filled with twists and turns that will leave you on the tip of your toes.

Also tokusatsu instead a la Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog and Los Luchadores.

Give it a ride and support this Pride Powered media piece.

31.05.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The stock market is tanking and we've had one post from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries today...and it was about Medicaid.

Where is Democratic leadership?!

10.03.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1240    πŸ” 230    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 27
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

01.03.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 95097    πŸ” 41262    πŸ’¬ 5849    πŸ“Œ 4865

My first big con is a go!
Fellow comic creators, I need your help. Point me in the direction of your favorite comic displays, banners, and signage.

25.02.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Detective John Jones Gets absorbed by cosmic light as he bonds with the absolute martian manhunter. Fan art done in clip studio

Detective John Jones Gets absorbed by cosmic light as he bonds with the absolute martian manhunter. Fan art done in clip studio

Absolute Martian Manhunter.

Fan art

22.02.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 323    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 8

Hell yeah good work Barry

23.02.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#SequentialSaturdays

Post a cool/interesting/favoured comic page or sequence you’ve worked on before or read lately.

I'm a bit late to this week, but it is still Saturday somewhere in the world.. right?

A couple of practice pages I did on some Stray Bullets pages.. Lineart by David Lapham

22.02.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Section 504 says all organizations that accept $$ from the gov (schools, hospitals, businesses) MUST accommodate people with disabilities, & protect them from discrimination/poor treatment.

Section 504 is a GOOD thing.

If you live in the 17 states that are suing to overturn it, CALL YOUR REPS!!

12.02.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 273    πŸ” 209    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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It’s a brand new Cryptid Creator Corner & @dbandry.bsky.social returns to discuss Crush Depth, his new series with @madcavestudios.com FOC is 2/24 so make sure you let your LCS know you want it before then. Issue 1 is out 3/19. Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts.

11.02.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

It's wild to see so many companies taking L's while trying to kiss the ring. Marketing yourself exclusively to bigots and assholes is such a bonkers fucking business strategy.

11.02.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

Bit of an ugly matchup, where are the Cowboys :(

10.02.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Neo-Nazis appeared in Lincoln Heights (metro Cincinnati) Ohio and got ran out of dodge… but not before locals stole and burned their swastika flag in the street.

07.02.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 12293    πŸ” 2941    πŸ’¬ 403    πŸ“Œ 861
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Excellent

08.02.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sword-and-sorcery! Pro wrestling! Comics!

Be sure to check out this new comic from @jonathanlondon.bsky.social and his brother, Paul London, on @kickstarter.com!

07.02.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a hat is crying with tears coming out of his eyes . ALT: a man in a hat is crying with tears coming out of his eyes .

An Eagles Chiefs superbowl? Again? Please...

28.01.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#SequentialSaturdays

Post a cool/interesting/favorite comic page or sequence you've worked on before or read lately.

Biggest fan of this page from issue 3, the shopkeeper is being watched via scrying orb, and halfway through some magic manipulates the image. Was a bit of a bear to describe!

25.01.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Know Your Rights when facing ICE graphic with five steps:

1: You don't have to open the door
2: You can stay silent
3: You can ask them to leave
4: You don't have to share personal info
5: You don't have to sign anything

Know Your Rights when facing ICE graphic with five steps: 1: You don't have to open the door 2: You can stay silent 3: You can ask them to leave 4: You don't have to share personal info 5: You don't have to sign anything

Here's a great, very simple to read graphic on knowing your rights when facing ICE from @repdangoldman.bsky.social.

More info here, but this gives you the basics: www.nyc.gov/site/immigra...

25.01.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 286    πŸ” 218    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 7

Hey ya’ll we’ve got a super fun Pin campaign happening soon, and we’d love to do it every year! This year the pin is designed by our own @deadhours.bsky.social πŸ”₯

Let’s refocus and get back to basics. #comicsdoinggood

#comics #indiecomics #make100

25.01.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dang, you'all are wonderful people. Total backing jumped from low 20s % to almost 30% in a few minutes.

Slowly but steady, we're getting closer and closer to funding. Thank you all!

And if you haven't backed it yet, this is where you can do it πŸ˜‰ www.kickstarter.com/projects/red...

25.01.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Less than 3 days to go, we're so close to funding, help us get there & share.
#comics #indiecomics #crowdfunding #kickstarter
Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ger...

25.01.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's hilarious, I love it!

24.01.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now what's the point of putting a spoiler warning at the beginning of the video when the title and thumbnail IS A SPOILER!!!?? Gettin hit with Arcane spoilers for no reason over here.

24.01.2025 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are a lot of cool and exciting comics happening over at Kickstarter, so I'm going to share the ones I'm most looking forward to here!

(If you have a KS comic, please share your link here!!)

Press the follow button on these campaigns and SHARE!! Let's celebrate some indie creators!

23.01.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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FULL TILT PDF - Jason Copland's Ko-fi Shop You get two digital PDF versions of FULL TILT, my 307 page OGN in glorious B&W. One PDF is in double page format to better display the many two page...

Oh yeah, I just made FULL TILT available to buy digitally! ko-fi.com/s/e168334585

21.01.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 254    πŸ” 143    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 66
1 - Marvin stands on his front porch. Looking across the street at something we can’t see. 

JES: What do you remember most about your husband, Marvin Rainey? 

MARY: His kindness. 

2 - Across the street, a young 8 year old Sarah sits on her front stoop. She’s crying. 

JES: Really? That’s…

MARY: Strange? I promise you it’s not. That man didn’t have a mean bone in his body. 

3 - Marvin plucks a yellow rose from the bush near his front door. 

JES: It’s certainly not the picture painted by others. They seem to see Marvin as a completely different person. 

MARY: If Sarah was still alive she’d tell you the same.

JES: What do you mean by that? 

4 - Marvin waves to Sarah as he crosses the street. 

MARY: Sarah and Marv were very close. A father-daughter type of bond. 

MARY: Sarah’s actual father, Harold, was not kind to her. Marv had to step up so Sarah wouldn’t get lost. 

5 - Sarah looks up, her face all snotty and red. She smiles at the sight of Marvin. 

MARY: Hardground has a tendency to chew you up and spit you out. Drugs, poverty, you name it. It’s a tough place to live. 

6 - Marvin crouches in front of Sarah and simultaneously holds the rose out to her and rubs her head in a fatherly way. They both smile at the moment. 

MARY: Nothing grows here, but you never know. A little compassion can go a long way.

1 - Marvin stands on his front porch. Looking across the street at something we can’t see. JES: What do you remember most about your husband, Marvin Rainey? MARY: His kindness. 2 - Across the street, a young 8 year old Sarah sits on her front stoop. She’s crying. JES: Really? That’s… MARY: Strange? I promise you it’s not. That man didn’t have a mean bone in his body. 3 - Marvin plucks a yellow rose from the bush near his front door. JES: It’s certainly not the picture painted by others. They seem to see Marvin as a completely different person. MARY: If Sarah was still alive she’d tell you the same. JES: What do you mean by that? 4 - Marvin waves to Sarah as he crosses the street. MARY: Sarah and Marv were very close. A father-daughter type of bond. MARY: Sarah’s actual father, Harold, was not kind to her. Marv had to step up so Sarah wouldn’t get lost. 5 - Sarah looks up, her face all snotty and red. She smiles at the sight of Marvin. MARY: Hardground has a tendency to chew you up and spit you out. Drugs, poverty, you name it. It’s a tough place to live. 6 - Marvin crouches in front of Sarah and simultaneously holds the rose out to her and rubs her head in a fatherly way. They both smile at the moment. MARY: Nothing grows here, but you never know. A little compassion can go a long way.

#SequentialSaturdays
Post a cool/interesting/favoured comic page or sequence you’ve worked on before or read lately.

WHO KILLED SARAH SHAW?
Art/Letters by @admancomics.bsky.social
Script by @daydreamcomix.com

Launches Monday on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dau...

18.01.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sum up your personality in one gif.

17.01.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Actual pro tip: the best way to break into any creative profession is by helping to support and advance other creators. Your peers are not your adversaries. They are your support group.

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