Kody

Kody

@kodyisover.com

Queer cartoonist. Punk's not dead, we're just trans now. he/they 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Creates the Eisner nominated gay bummer of a webcomic #KeepingTime @ keepingtimecomic.com (Updates Tuesdays) patreon.com/kodyisover kodyokamoto.com subscribestar.adult/kodyisover

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There are now 3 full chapters (that's 106 pages!!) of completely free-to-read KEEPING TIME, the queer, slow burn between two former friends and now current bandmates who - for better or worse - fall in love. #KeepingTime #webcomics 🎸 keepingtimecomic.com

Oh, this is a great opportunity to share some history!! The state of Hawai‘i has this flag because this was the flag of the sovereign Kingdom of Hawai‘i (1795-1893). This flag survived the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893, and its subsequent annexation to the U.S.

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Hawaiian pizza was invented by a Canadian who named it for the canned pineapples he was using, which were from the Hawaiian Pineapple Company (Dole). Understandable from his perspective, but just extra salt in the wound that this gets mistaken as a legacy of Hawai‘i and not of its colonizers, lol

(to be clear, in that last sentence I am referring to Dole as the colonizers, not the pizza guy in Ontario who I'm fairly certain had nothing to do with the Bayonet Constitution)

(yeah hi hello I have been extremely offline lately as I've been Going Through It and I'll update both here and Patreon about that situation in the near future, but you know I will break out of any funk or distress to yap about Hawai‘i, which will always be my home no matter where on the globe I am)

Oh, this is a great opportunity to share some history!! The state of Hawai‘i has this flag because this was the flag of the sovereign Kingdom of Hawai‘i (1795-1893). This flag survived the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893, and its subsequent annexation to the U.S.

Ian Fay@ianfay.bsky.social

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Folks interested should read up more on the Hawaiian sovereignty movement that calls for restoration of Hawai‘i's independence. (At the VERY least, I hope everyone reads up on the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom to contextualize where and how exactly, it falls as part of the United States.

As an aside, one of the white men who played a part in this story of the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and its forced annexation to the United States as a sham Republic was Sanford B. Dole, of the Dole family that runs Dole Foods - yeah, those guys, who make your canned pineapples.

Oh, this is a great opportunity to share some history!! The state of Hawai‘i has this flag because this was the flag of the sovereign Kingdom of Hawai‘i (1795-1893). This flag survived the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893, and its subsequent annexation to the U.S.

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As much as the flag is a legacy of a proud Pacific Island nation that commanded the respect of and recognition from the Western imperialist interests that wanted to subjugate it, yeah, it does absolutely have the Union Jack on it despite Hawai‘i never having been a part of Great Britain.

Rest assured, the Irish are not the only ones lamenting the Union Jack's presence on the Hawaiian flag...! There's a movement among some Native Hawaiians to adopt a flag without colonialist or imperialist ties, so you'll also see the Kānaka Maoli flag flown around the islands!

Oh, this is a great opportunity to share some history!! The state of Hawai‘i has this flag because this was the flag of the sovereign Kingdom of Hawai‘i (1795-1893). This flag survived the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893, and its subsequent annexation to the U.S.

Ian Fay@ianfay.bsky.social

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I'm not well-versed in Hawaiian history -- I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm just a dude who took Hawaiian Studies classes like any other Hawai‘i public schooler + an extra course in college. But I do know the flag came during the reign of Hawai‘i's first monarch, King Kamehameha I!

I have been avoiding social media mostly due to the shame of not drawing, but I had to break it for Next Door Dad. Especially because it's spider season again...

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Next door dad: "You guys tricked me for the LAST time. Keep your bombs. I don't need conventional weapons. I've got DAD RAGE"

Kids: "RAAAHHH" Next Door Dad: "You call that a war cry? You wanna hear a REAL war cry? Here it comes." Next Door Dad: "*sucking in air*" Next Door Dad: "...WAR CRY."

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next door dad: "you've been found guilty of stealing spiders, which is a very serious crime! you're caught redhanded!" next door son: "but spiders are cool!!" dad: "spiders ARE cool, which is why they deserve to live their lives unstolen!"

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Next Door Dad: "...And that's how I invented walking" Smallest child: "YEAH, and that's how he invented walking!!"

Kids: "RAAAHHH" Next Door Dad: "You call that a war cry? You wanna hear a REAL war cry? Here it comes." Next Door Dad: "*sucking in air*" Next Door Dad: "...WAR CRY."

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next door dad: "you've been found guilty of stealing spiders, which is a very serious crime! you're caught redhanded!" next door son: "but spiders are cool!!" dad: "spiders ARE cool, which is why they deserve to live their lives unstolen!"

There was some more screaming, followed by singing, and then-- Next Door Dad: "Enough about the history of the universe. Are you ready for more DODGE. BALL."

Next Door Dad: "There are gods of war. Gods of thunder. Gods of cheese. But all dodge in the face of the God of Dodge." *sound of rubber ball bouncing off of things that are not children* Next Door Dad: "...I shall get you all in time."

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My pal @samkeeper.bsky.social is one of the only people talking about webcomics in the way they truly deserve- an actual examination into layouts, expressions, and characters. Give her one gorillion dollars thanks

samkeeper.bsky.social@samkeeper.bsky.social

If there's one lesson I've learned from Shot and Chaser it's that if you're feeling bad, well, just bottle those feelings up, especially any feelings you might have about the early Covid pandemic! Another deep dive on virtuosic character drama and how it's told in panels #comic #webcomic

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Work has slowed down a fair bit over the last few months, I've got the final issues of 2 series left on my plate and THAT'S IT for 2026 so ya girl is very much looking for gigs!

Zoe TunnHELL@zoewithasword.bsky.social

Time for a new one! I'm Zoe. I write comics! I've written for IDW, Marvel, Tiny Onion, Dark Horse, Titan and BOOM on licenses like Black Cat, Power Rangers and Godzilla as well as original series like BLADE MAIDENS and SINK YOUR TEETH IN Always looking for work! Contact: zoetunnellwrites@gmail.com

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howzit fam!!! I want a Switch 2 so here's my pinned post: I'm Makana, a hapa haole lesbian author who writes messy lesbians in situations(hips) in space. my debut novel is HAMMAJANG LUCK, a cyberpunk lesbian heist that I describe as Oceans 8, but it's gay and in space links + more info downthread!

many things in this world are overwhelming and horrific, but my rice cooker sings a little song to me to let me know the rice is ready

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Happy #WebcomicDay, the best of all days. I make KEEPING TIME: a queer, slow burn, funny and bittersweet bummer of a romantic drama between bandmates with a complicated history. We're 4 chapters in and update every Tuesday! #KeepingTime #webcomics 🎸 keepingtimecomic.com

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sometimes queer white North Americans do not understand why we cannot simply abandon our families or cut off ties, why we cannot just choose found families every time, and I don't know how to put it into words other than: culture and family and identity are sometimes one and the same for us

someone reposted this out of the blue and unfortunately, a year later, I can only nod and say, "same"

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I just want to shout out my fellow queer diaspora POC whose family members gloss over your queerness so that you can still operate in the roles you are expected to (caregiver, financial support, social worker of your elders and infirm) while being berated for the ways you are performing that role

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A lot of new faces around here from starter packs, so hi, hello! I'm Kody, I make this webcomic that got nominated for an Eisner this year. It (the comic) is pretty good!!

Kody@kodyisover.com

Happy #WebcomicDay, the best of all days. I make KEEPING TIME: a queer, slow burn, funny and bittersweet bummer of a romantic drama between bandmates with a complicated history. We're 4 chapters in and update every Tuesday! #KeepingTime #webcomics 🎸 keepingtimecomic.com

OH THANK GOD

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D.C. friends, please go see Oliver tomorrow so I may live through you vicariously

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Seattle did not need to go this hard with the autumn weather when it found out today is September 1st. Could've chilled a little, and by chilled I mean stayed warm and sunny

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As today is Letterers Appreciation Day, please check out this Starter Pack of comic book letterers here on Bluesky. If you are a professional letterer and wish to be in the Starter Pack as well, please let me know! go.bsky.app/D5PbjPZ

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bsky needs polls Do you think Alex will emerge covered in ticks? y/n

apricot@areyoshi.bsky.social

Please look at this page, I really like it! Ch2 pg8: https://kattabolt.com/comics/74 Start over: https://kattabolt.com/comics/1 Chip in: https://ko-fi.com/areyoshi Read ahead: https://www.patreon.com/areyoshi

I've been slowly (very slowly) and quietly trying to get back into the swing of working on comics again and everything was going well up until the part where I actually had to pick up the tablet pen and start drawing

My muscle memory: flawless execution on all the shortcuts across the 4+ different programs I use (Blender, CSP, PureRef, Scrivener) Also my muscle memory: how to make line??? don't ask me, chief

My hand: "yes I know exactly where you want to click to grab that obscure CSP tool you've set up in your highly specific personal UI with you barely having to think about it. wait you want me to DRAW? sorry I've never done that before in my life"