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Abby Kacen

@mild-pain.bsky.social

🌽 Cartoonist. DIY punk rockin zinester. Creator of the Sid & the Sickos + Mild Pain. absolutely no AI slop here. https://linktr.ee/mildpain

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 4d ago

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller August 15,1944

P1- NANCY COMES INSIDE, AUNT FRITZI ISN’T HOME YET
NANCY: THINK I'LL DRINK THAT BOTTLE OF ROOT BEER BEFORE AUNT FRITZI GETS HOME
P2- NANCY SEES THAT HER AUNT FRITZI HAS LEFT A NOTE FOR HER
AUNT FRITZI’S NOTE

NANCY —
MAKE A
SANDWICH FOR
YOURSELF —
BUT DON'T
TAKE ANYTHING
ELSE

P3- NANCY IS SLICING LOAF BREAD TO MAKE A SANDWICH

P4- SLUGGO IS AT NANCY’S WINDOW
SLUGGO: HEY- - WHAT'S DAT?
NANCY: A ROOT BEER SANDWICH

NANCY IS DRINKING A BOTTLE OF ROOT BEER BETWEEN TWO SLICES OF LOAF BREAD

Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 6d ago

Here is our official statement on Small Press Expo and the labour boycott at Montgomery County Conference Center. Please spread the word and show your solidarity in the ways you can.

the illustrious IRIS JAY @irisjaycomics.bsky.social · 3w ago

really incredibly funny how Mixam's new "inappropriate content levels" feature is essentially just... three totally perfunctory levels and then a fourth that slaps a thick-ass upcharge on ALL pornography. Okay

a screenshot of the Mixam website showing how much it'd cost for me to reorder 100 copies of my lesbian smut comic WET FLOOR. there's a new toggle beneath the "quantity" input box with the choices "My artwork is appropriate for all ages" and "my artworkcontains some content that may not be inappropriate for all ages." clicking the second brings up a dropdown menu with four "inappropriate content" levels. this is level one selected, "mildly sensitive to some audiences", which might include references to alcohol or gambling, satire or "suggestive themes or light innuendo". basically T for Teen stuff. the base price, without expedited shipping, is $175, or $1.75 a unit

same screenshot as pic 1, but now the dropdown menu is set to Level 2, "Mature content but not overly graphic", which might include alcohol, gambling or substance abuse, "adult themed jokes", moderate gore, horror or violence, or *partial artistic nudity*. partial and artistic. so, like, a sketch of the Venus de Milo, i guess? regardless, the standard price point is still $175 for 100 copies.

Level 3 is "explicit, violent or offensive", material that could "cause strong discomfort in a public or professional setting". this includes graphic substance abuse, "heavy profanity or swearing", or realistic violence, blood, gore, horror or serious injuries. it also includes... full or partial provocative or artistic nudity, as well as implied but non graphic sexual acts. a sketch of Donatello's David? whoa, buddy, that's Level 3. this is stuff i'd definitely label as "For Mature Readers" on a comic, sure, but the price point remains at $175 for 100 copies

heeeere we go. Level 4 is "extremely graphic, violent or offensive", for books that might contain graphic violence, torture, mutilation, dismemberment, wound detail or excessive gore.... OR any explicitly graphic pornography or sexual act. this category also includes "illustrated bestiality or fetish content", which could broadly be interpreted to include ANY erotic furry content, as well as just "full/partial nudity or invasive nudity", which i suppose is any nudity deemed not artistic enough. (also on the list: "pervasive profanity or swearing". so like HELLA cussing.) the cost for the books is now $251.50, a 31% increase, and the slower base option for shipping is gone. Okay?????

Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 6d ago

decided to clean myself of booze, have been on it for 30 days and feeling good

@rain-singer.bsky.social · last wk.

NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 2w ago

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller August 08,1946

P1- SLUGGO IS AT WORK IN THE OFFICE WHEN HIS BOSS COMES IN
SLUGGO’S BOSS: WHY ARE YOU
WEARING GLASSES ?
SLUGGO: SO I'LL LOOK LIKE
BUSINESSMAN --- THEY HAVEN'T ANY GLASS IN 'EM --- THEY'RE FAKE

P2-
SLUGGO’S BOSS: WELL, IF THEY'RE
FAKE --- TAKE THEM OFF

P3-
SLUGGO’S BOSS: I CAN'T STAND
ANYTHING PHONEY

P4- SMILING, SLUGGO WATCHES AS HIS BOSS PASSES AN OFFICE FAN , AND THE BREEZE FROM IT BLOWS OFF HIS TOUPEE

Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 2w ago

⛈️⛈️⛈️

Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 3w ago

Poster sale + summer close out sale live now til Aug 15! mildpain.bigcartel.com

Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 4w ago

studio :)

Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 4w ago

waiting

caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 4w ago

oh sluggo

Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · last mo.

back to sketching my children

Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · last mo.

foxes are back

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · last mo.

on this day in 1995, scientists discovered bisexuality. happy 31st birthday to all my fellow bs

cover of newsweek magazine shows three mysterious people standing together in dramatic shadows. the text reads “Bisexuality. Not gay. Not straight. A new sexual identity emerges.”

Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · last mo.

Creators at Silver Sprocket have released a public statement regarding longstanding concerns with the business practices of the company which alleges issues around payment of royalties, poor treatment of staff, and lack of professionalism. Please read their statement: cartoonist.coop/sprocket-art...

Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · last mo.

still one of my favorite comics in the internet

Lunalopex@lunalopex.bsky.social · 10mo ago

don't worry there's no way any goblin-eating monsters could possibly live in this ravine

NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · last mo.

DEAR READER ---

caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · last mo.

Nancy 7/14/26

Sluggo dreams of people lined up for his woims…. Patches sleeps on top of him

Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · last mo.

me when the remote job description says "must have access to a distraction-free remote office"

Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · last mo.

i love how meaningless this substack ranking continues to be

Arno’s Archive @maga-zin.bsky.social · last mo.

Andrey Zakirzyanov- The Tower, ca. 2012 #Art

Goss Sheridan @ SPX @katesheridanart.bsky.social · last mo.

hard to romanticize ohio during the diarrhea parasite times i gotta say

Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · last mo.

lynda barry style portrait warm ups for my diary comics students

NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · last mo.

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller July 09,1945

P1- NANCY IS WALKING BY SLUGGO’S
HOUSE, SHE SEES SLUGGO SITTING AT HIS WINDOW
NANCY: HMMM --- SLUGGO DIDN'T EVEN SAY HELLO

P2- NANCY IS VERY UPSET SHE IS POINTING AT SLUGGO
NANCY: HOW DARE YOU IGNORE
ME ---

P3- SUDDENLY SLUGGO IS STANDING NEXT TO NANCY
SLUGGO: HELLO
NANCY IS SHOCKED AND SURPRISED

P4- SLUGGO INTRODUCES NANCY TO HIS UNCLE, WHO IS SITTING AT THE WINDOW
SLUGGO: MEET MY UNCLE SPIKE-HE'S HOME ON A FOILOUGH

SLUGGO WHO’S FACE LOOKS JUST LIKE HIS UNCLE SPIKE’S
UNCLE SPIKE IS A SAILOR IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY

Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hello! I am teaching a virtual diary comic workshop series in mid-July! mildpain.bigcartel.com/product/diar...

Diary Comics Workshop

Join cartoonist Mild Pain for a 3-week workshop series exploring diary comics, autobiographical storytelling, and turning daily diaries into long-format comic projects! Available on a sliding scale, ...

mildpain.bigcartel.com

caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Nancy 5/30/26

Sluggo’s thinking about Nancy… Eric’s thinking about Nancy… Aunt Fritzi’s thinking about Nancy.. Nancy’s thinking about Nancy…

Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 3mo ago

New statement from San Diego Comic Con on the Eisner-nominated anthology using AI:

In light of the recent disclosure that Artificial Intelligence was included in a work submitted for Eisner Award consideration, the judges have indicated that had they been aware of this information, they would not have voted for its inclusion. The editor of the anthology in question has also rescinded this submission for inclusion. Therefore, the submission has been removed from the list of nominees and will not appear on the ballot.

It is clear that the ever evolving landscape of technology, as it relates to art, will benefit from further review and discussion. For this reason, San Diego Comic Convention will undertake that effort and will produce a policy that better reflects its long standing efforts in the protection of artists and creators alike.

-Comic-Con International

Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 3mo ago

if you left instagram, you aren’t missing much

Abby Kacen @mild-pain.bsky.social · 3mo ago

artist for hire! send me gigs plz! mildpain.art

Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It's the weekend, baby