Nick Walker

Hi, new Bluesky followers! I write the Weird Luck webcomic, with art by @sonofwitz.bsky.social & frequent co-writing by @andrewmreichart.bsky.social. If you're new to Weird Luck or need to catch up, here's a link to the Chapter List page for spoiler-free navigation. weirdluck.net/weird-luck-c...

@sbristow87.bsky.social, who's stepping in as the new Weird Luck artist next year, is learning to draw Mariel & it's coming along nicely! (Reference images in the upper right of his screen are from @sonofwitz.bsky.social's Weird Luck pages) #webcomics #ocsky #art #wip weirdluck.net/weird-luck-c...

Between the ages of 9 and 18, Mariel attended 7 prestigious New England boarding schools. Straight-A student, but she kept having to change schools because her curiosity and Weird Luck would cause havoc and get her expelled. #webcomics #worldbuilding #ocsky #oc #lore #backstory weirdluck.net/about

Labyrinthine intrigues shape a city's fate weirdluck.net/about #webcomics #indiecomics #worldbuilding #ocsky #writing #writesky #intrigue #espionage #urbanfantasy #weird

Pleased with how this interview came out; nice dive into my work as an aikido teacher. That's not a picture of me in the link preview, by the way. It's the podcast host, who's a great guy but not quite as good-looking as I am.

Main cast of the Weird Luck webcomic, ranked from scariest to least scary: Bianca Max Agent Sojac Angelica Charles Arok Mariel Smiley #webcomics #ocsky #oc #monsters #aliens #villains #urbanfantasy #scary #secretagents #criminals #spies #femmefatale #worldbuilding weirdluck.net/cast-of-char...

My first 5 #TTRPGs, in the order I played them: • #D&D (Basic Set, 1977 edition) • #AD&D • Cricket • #Runequest • #GURPS Cricket, an almost-no-rules #RPG that @andrewmreichart.bsky.social made up and ran when we were in high school, was the source of some early Weird Luck #worldbuilding. #TTRPG

"Sometimes, the story doesn't need to be told. It simply needs to be played out." Danielle Y. Drake in I Don't Know but Together We Do autonomous-press.myshopify.com/products/i-d...

SPOON KNIFE 10: POLARITIES, 10th volume of this annual genre-bending lit anthology. Co-edited by me & @azziamw.bsky.social Cover by @judethejingle.bsky.social Available from the publisher (USA only): autonomous-press.myshopify.com/products/spo... or any major online bookseller. #booksky #books

The false belief that everyone with Weird Luck is a sociopath has caused Agent Sojac much grief. Bianca's coloration and unaging appearance have led some folks to mistake her for one of the undead. #ocsky #oc #webcomics #worldbuilding #monsters #lore #myth #legend weirdluck.net/cast-of-char...

Queer representation in prose fiction, movies, TV, and comics.

Maybe one day we’ll get a movie, but for now: weirdluck.net/comic/1-3-21...

Ruin a song by adding "In My Pants" to the title. Is She Really Going Out with Him in My Pants?

Ruin a song by adding "In My Pants" to the title. Fire of Unknown Origin in My Pants

I'm so excited for this, thank you @keepingitgeekly.bsky.social, who is an amazing advocate for indie comics and their creators! Come join us as we talk about my comic that somehow recently became a Ringo Award-winning comic.

Morning repost (or evening, or whatever, depending on your time zone): This week's Weird Luck guest art is by @rivenis.bsky.social, creator of the Cosmic Cicada webcomic! weirdluck.net/comic/smiley... #webcomics #indiecomics #comicart #art #ocsky #ocart #oc #smiley #urbanfantasy #espionage #smile

Fresh update from this series: 👇 https://www.thecomicscout.com/episode/smiley-by-rivenis/ #indiecomics #webcomics

Between chapters of Weird Luck, we're posting Weird Luck character art each week by some of our favorite artists. This week @rivenis.bsky.social, creator of the webcomic Cosmic Cicada, returns with his take on Smiley! weirdluck.net/comic/smiley... #webcomics #comicart #art #ocsky #ocart #smiley

Overall, Max has the best defense skills in the Weird Luck webcomic, followed very closely by Agent Sojac & Charles. Bianca has the least-developed physical defense skills but the best psychic defense skills. #webcomics #ocsky #oc #fighters #worldbuilding #villains weirdluck.net/cast-of-char...

Inspirations for Mariel: • Daphne from the original Scooby-Doo series • Years of watching movies & shows where the damsel-in-distress says things like, "You won't get away with this," and thinking that these women deserve better dialogue #ocsky #damselindistress #writing #webcomics weirdluck.net

Some inspirations for Smiley include: • The work of P.G. Wodehouse • Groucho Marx (not Groucho's rudeness, just his ability to end up in positions of authority despite his hilarously obvious untrustworthiness) • Playing poker on LSD in my teens #writing #ocsky #webcomics #wodehouse weirdluck.net

Though her aptitude for denial enables her to avoid admitting it to herself, Mariel secretly enjoys the thrill of risk, danger, and those scary & vulnerable damsel-in-distress situations she keeps getting into. #ocsky #oc #scary #peril #damselindistress #adventuress weirdluck.net/cast-of-char...

I leave it to readers of Weird Luck to form their own opinions as to which characters are good or bad or worst—and I'm always interested in hearing their answers! The one I personally think is the absolute worst hasn't been introduced yet. #ocsky #writing #villains weirdluck.net/cast-of-char...

A handy, straightforward FAQ about the drawbacks of AI.

Children's book author Margaret Wise Brown travels to Paris to meet her idol Gertrude Stein, is still there when the Nazis invade, and gets involved in a daring mission for the French Resistance and a passionate lesbian fling with another resistance fighter. Title is GOODNIGHT MOON, of course.

Elwood P. Dowd from HARVEY.

Repo Man

WEIRD LUCK manifests differently for each person who has it, & they all view it differently. Agent Sojac sees it as a curse. Mariel's feelings about it vary depending on what it's gotten her into or out of lately. #webcomics #ocsky #writing #worldbuilding #cursed #lucky #weird weirdluck.net/about

Today's random quote from my spouse: "I love elephants so much, I don't even have a calendar right now." Yes, the key to my happy marriage is its surrealism.

I Shot Andy Warhol for Tax Purposes

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia for Tax Purposes

A Boy Named Charlie Brown for Tax Purposes

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance for Tax Purposes

ComicScout is an excellent FREE platform for discovering & following indie #webcomics. Keep on top of updates from great #indiecomics like Weird Luck, Cosmic Cicada by @rivenis.bsky.social, Girls Out by @hawkstonedraws.com, and Hi, Strangeness by @midnightcoffee.bsky.social! www.thecomicscout.com

Morning repost (or evening, or whatever, depending on your time zone): This week's Weird Luck guest art is by @rivenis.bsky.social, creator of the Cosmic Cicada webcomic! #webcomics #ocsky #art #comicart #monsters #fantasy #urbanfantasy #horror #cosmichorror #oc #evil weirdluck.net/comic/bianca...

Agent Sojac & Angelica would be baffled & scornful, having grown up in Tal Sharnis where queerphobia is near non-existent. Mariel would stand against it; she saw too much of it on the Earth she's from. Charles would try to cure bigots using "Sam I Am" tactics. #ocsky #lgbtq weirdluck.net/about

Between chapters of Weird Luck, we're posting Weird Luck character art each week by some of our favorite artists. This week it's Bianca, as drawn by @rivenis.bsky.social, creator of the brilliant webcomic Cosmic Cicada! #webcomics #ocsky #art #monsters #fantasy #oc weirdluck.net/comic/bianca...

It's #webcomicwednesday so let me introduce you to my webcomic Cosmic Cicada. The epic fantasy story Cassidy Cosmic and her rock band 'The Ice-cream Nebula' as they embark on a quest for Stardom in a world where music can define reality itself. cosmiccicada.com

Granek Zeth is a fairly minor villain in the Weird Luck webcomic, but he's the one with the most classic bully energy. Agent Sojac's confrontation with him starts here: weirdluck.net/comic/1-3-15... #webcomics #indiecomics #bullying #fightscenes #villains #ocsky #oc #urbanfantasy #worldbuilding

Flogging Molly Hatchet

Whose this? Another character from Weird luck? Why not find out? Here's my first attempt at one of the cast I haven't drawn yet. weirdluck.net #comics #manga #graphicnovel #writer #drawing #sketch #anime #fantasy #scifi #prayinggmantis @dr-nicky.bsky.social

Agent Sojac: Hard to steal from; doesn't steal from others. Angelica: Professional thief. Charles: Angelica stole his hoverbike! Has been known to do Robin Hood type stuff. Mariel: Steals artifacts & donates them to the Archive of Thoth. Sometimes she gets stolen. #ocsky #thieves weirdluck.net

I've known I was weird as far back as I can remember. As soon as I was old enough that other kids my age were talking in complete sentences, it was obvious from the things they said that their thoughts and perceptions were vastly different from my own.

How I'm voting on California ballot measures: Yes on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 37, & 40. No on 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, & 45. (Rare serious political post! I won't be making a habit of it.)

The city of Tal Sharnis, setting of the Weird Luck webcomic, is surrounded by a #nightmare wasteland full of #spirits & #monsters. Will any of our characters have to venture out there at some point? Of course! #webcomics #worldbuilding #ocsky #urbanfantasy #horror #spooky weirdluck.net/about

Check out this free Patreon post from @sbristow87.bsky.social about becoming the next artist for the Weird Luck webcomic! #webcomics #indiecomics #art #comicart #comicsky #urbanfantasy #fantasy #scifi #espionage #wip #collaborations

Agent Sojac: No. Feels like she should do something, but never sure what. Angelica: No. Views it as a sign of weakness; will be mean about it. Smiley: Yes, but may come up with hare-brained schemes for cheering them up. Bianca: Yes, she likes it. #webcomics #ocsky #worldbuilding weirdluck.net

My controversial opinion of the day is that no one should use the expression "LOL" unless the thing to which they're responding actually did make them laugh out loud, and no one should use the expression "LMAO" unless it's accompanied by photographic proof that their ass really has fallen off.