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@mystopress.bsky.social

Mysto ♦ they/them ♦ 36 ♦ queer Latine artist making queer horror comics ♦ creator of the Paroxysm anthology ♦ https://linktr.ee/mystopress

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MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Here's the TLDR version of my previous State of MystoPress update (so ignore where it says read post below!) Stay tuned for what we'll be up to in 2026, we will still be around! <3

Black and white collage illustration of a stylized version of Mysto wearing a tie and sitting behind a desk with the text "The State of MystoPress" above their head.BildBild
MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · 8mo ago

So I definitely meant to update folks on Bluesky about the campaign, and about MystoPress in general but tbh it has been a very tough year and things have slowed down so much more than expected. But the good news is, Paroxysm 5 has been funded and we are on track for fulfillment at the eom! (1/5)

MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Looking forward to running this virtual panel on queer horror and healing for @queerzestzinefest.bsky.social tomorrow @1—2PM EST!

MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · 11mo ago

In addition to tabling this month for @queerzestzinefest.bsky.social I will be doing a virtual panel on healing within the horror genre, with a focus on community catharsis and queer horror. I hope you can join us and participate in the other workshops and events they have going on all month long!

Black and white image featuring a closeup of a digitally inked illustration of a boy with flowers coming out of his face and chest. To the lower right is text announcing a virtual panel for Queer Zest Zine Fest called "Horror as Healing: Building Community by Queering Horror, a virtual panel with MystoPress".
MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Our Kickstarter is just a little over a month away! With 15 contributors and more comics and art than ever, I'm so excited for you to see what we've been cooking all these months. The prelaunch page is live so please head over to give it a follow so you'll be notified the moment we go live!

A black, white and red promotional graphic with a grid of several black and white illustrated drawings and comic panels in the background. In the foreground is text announcing the upcoming anthology with an image in the middle of the book cover, along with three pages of comics as a preview for the contents of the book. The text reads "Paroxysm Vol 5: Haunted" above the preview images, and below is a QR code to follow the prelaunch page.
MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I'm really excited to participate in @queerzestzinefest.bsky.social this year AND hosting my very first panel on healing and horror comics. Join me and many more great zinemakers next month via this virtual zine fest!

Queer Zest Zine Fest@queerzestzinefest.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Natalia Lopes (Mysto) is a queer Latine working comic artist and micropublisher with over 6 years of publishing, editing, crowdfunding, and printing queer horror comics through their label MystoPress. @mystopress.bsky.social 1/3

MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · last yr.

Really excited to come back to Wilmington in just a few weeks for Stone Soup, so if you’re in the area and want to grab zines/trade, I’ll be there and at 2 more events. Unsure what things will look like event wise for me in the future, but I know I’m not the only one who had to scale back this year.

MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · last yr.

MystoPress will be returning to Stone Soup Zine Fest August 9th in Wilmington, NC! Presented by the good folks at @milkandhoneycomics.bsky.social be prepared to see some amazing artists and fellow zinesters! I also hope to have a new thing printed by then. Hope to see you there!

Poster for Stone Soup Zine Fest featuring a stylized illustration of animals walking through a forest and perusing tables with zines. There are banners behind a couple of the tables with information on when and where Stone Soup will be held, and a list of sponsors of the zine fest on the bottom right corner.
MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · last yr.

A peek at the very first contribution by @artofddraik.bsky.social to Paroxysm Vol 2 (so long ago!) as we gear up for their work in the upcoming Volume 5!

Danielle Draik@artofddraik.bsky.social · last yr.

Working on my project for Volume 5 of Paroxysm Horror Anthology (published by @mystopress.bsky.social) and found my notes and storyboards for my first go around in Volume 2: Possession with my experimental comic project, “The Path”, which you should totally read.

Sketchbook pages by Danielle Draik of their comic, “The Path”. Hurried storyboard doodles and notes.
MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · last yr.

It's been a while since I've shared a longer form comic from years past on here. "Muse" has to be one of my favorites, featured in Paroxysm Vol 2 back in...2020. Damn. It's kind of a love/hate letter to art school, inspired partly by a horrible rash I had on my hands during that time. (1/3)

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MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · last yr.

IT'S OFFICIAL: PAROXYSM VOL 5 will be launching on Kickstarter October 1st! Get ready for horror comics, art and writing centered around the theme of HAUNTED made by our largest lineup of contributors yet. If you want to support indie/marginalized creatives, stay tuned for more campaign info soon!

Black, white and red promotional graphic with the title of the project written on the top "Paroxysm Vol 5: Haunted, on Kickstarter October 1st". Featuring a crop illustration of the tentative cover for the book along with a QR code labeled "follow us for updates"! Also includes a blurb that says "a horror anthology featuring comics, art & writing made by independent & marginalized creatives"Black, white and red promotional graphic with the title of the project written on the top "Paroxysm Vol 5: Haunted, on Kickstarter October 1st". Featuring a grid of 15 portraits of the anthology's contributors in the center. On the bottom is a QR code labeled "follow us for updates" and the MystoPress logo on the bottom right.
MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · last yr.

I blue pencil a LOT of thumbnails for stories I want to work on when I only have the time to quickly and loosely jot down ideas. These all sit in gigantic folders in my office. I recently pulled pages out from circa 2019 when I made a metric ton of these, and decided to pencil them in. (A thread)

MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · last yr.

THIS FRIDAY I'll be in Durham for the Works On Paper Roundup at the Armory! I printed a few copies of my First Date mini and am bringing any remaining copies of my other zines (Paroxysm anthologies aplenty though!) And later in the year I'll be at the NC Art Museum for their Art Book Fair in Sept!

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MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · last yr.

I don’t know how to tell you all this, but using reference photos to draw things you’ve spent decades of your life trying to master from memory gets comics drawn much faster. Forget trying to prove I can draw a car, bitch-ass Honda is getting a traced under layer and we’re MOVING ON goddamnit.

MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · last yr.

JUST A REGULAR FIRST DATE is a comic I started almost exactly 1 year ago and only managed to finish it now. So glad i revisited it much later, the final result is all the better for it. It's a pretty silly idea, but do let me know if this is how online dating usually goes. I wouldn't know. (1/2)

Panel 1 of JUST A REGULAR FIRST DATE, a black and white illustrated comic. The main character idly scrolls on his phone on a dating app while vaping. Panel 2 shows a closeup of his phone where he's reading a profile and says "ooh, he looks cute". It shows a photo of another guy's selfie on an app called STUDFINDR, and below reads "Dillon, 23, M/M, online now" and his profile says "I may be shy at first, but I have a wild side that might come out to play <3" The MC's finger hovers over the Message button.Panel 3 of JUST A REGULAR FIRST DATE, a black and white illustrated comic. Another closeup of the MC's phone shows their messaging back and forth. It reads "I'd love to!/I see you live nearby, got a fav place 4 drinks?/Absolutely :) / But first I gotta ask/Could I have a preview of that 'wild side' you got/ hehe/hold on". Another selfie of Dillon is obscured on the bottom. Panel 4 shows MC's reaction to what he sees, his vape smoke turns into hearts as he says "hell yesss"Panel 5 of JUST A REGULAR FIRST DATE, a black and white illustrated comic. MC stands outside of a bar nervously checking his phone. Panel 6 shows Dillon arriving to get drinks.Panel 7-8 of JUST A REGULAR FIRST DATE, a black and white illustrated comic. The MC and Dillon are chatting and drinking in a booth together.
MystoPress@mystopress.bsky.social · last yr.

In the weeks since I’ve mentioned my need to raise more funds to restock comics, I’ve received more income from shop orders than I’ve ever gotten in a single month since my shop has been open. I am floored but at the same time I had a medical emergency this week so I’ll be shipping a bit late (1/2)