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Brendan Hykes

@brendanhykes.bsky.social

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Writer of comics & short stories. Find my comics at http://zeropress.gumroad.com. (he/him) I only speak for myself. [email protected] Icon by @lanedraws.bsky. social

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Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · Oct 17

Here! Have a Halloween comic! Words by me, art by @lanedraws.bsky.social

Page one of Battle of the Pumpkins - A pumpkin patch at night. A pumpkin-headed man stalks carefully. David S Pumpkins emerges and states "You know why I'm here, man. To do..."

Page two of Battle of the Pumpkins - David Pumpkins finishes with "this!" And performs a dance. The pumpkin-headed man responds with a dance of his own. David Pumpkins states "You win this round, but I'll be back. Next Year." And disappears into the pumpkins.

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · Sep 8

alexanderwales on tumblr: "Yeah, never worn. No, nothing happened to the baby. Well so what if it sounds ominous? We bought two pairs of shoes for the baby and got another two from the baby shower, and honestly, there's not much of a reason for a baby to be wearing shoes. Well I mean she's either in the stroller, in the bassinet, or being carried by someone, she's not being put down on the floor. I'm saying that nothing happened to the baby. The baby is fine, she's just a toddler now, the shoes wouldn't fit her. I don't think you can do that, just ask people if their baby died. No, it wasn't a miscarriage. Look, are you interested in buying the shoes or not? I'm sorry that 'never worn' filled you with a sense of melancholy, but that's really not anything to do with me."

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Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 16h

Y’all need to stop caring about individual candidates that can be dropped if one of them, say, has a fucking Nazi tattoo, and start caring about an actual movement with consistent morals and goals.

Dude is cooked as a candidate. Drop him and move on.

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Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · 16h

I wasn't aware people knew about Taylor's estranged uncle Earnest Taylor Swift

Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · 1d

Thing is, they won't be in business, butbtheir CEOs will be richer than they are now and pushing brand new grift

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

it’s not a particularly bold prediction, but i expect none of these companies will still be in business five years from now

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

The grind culture that birthed many Big Tech companies from Google to Amazon is back.

As the AI race heats up, startups are promoting hardcore cultures like “996,” or working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week.

Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · 2d

I have been saying for YEARS that I want to do a heist! I should folding my laundry looking like ROYALTY

Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · 3d

I actually love the maps, always have

ouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 3d

Dear authors: sorry, I will never look at maps.

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Ted (& technically Ro) @brandtandstein.com · 4d

Once again, Saturday is upon us, so you know the drill at this point! All weekend my DMs are open to anyone and everyone who’s new to making comics looking for feedback or advice on writing, art, or the industry at large!

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4d

i imagine there’s about to be an influx of MAGA chuds spewing their bullshit but i really can’t stress enough that if we don’t give them oxygen, they’ll get bored and leave. block early and often.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4d

i know the desire to fight with these sick freaks is strong but resist the urge and just block. it’s better for your brain.

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Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · 4d

And now I have "do reptiles have testicles?" in my search history

Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · 5d

That's one of those legendary lines, you don't come back from that

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5d

What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.

And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.

Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · 5d

I skout that

Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · 6d

I don't know why but I suddenly want to see Hellraiser as a Saturday morning cartoon

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Lane! Draws! Comics! @lanedraws.bsky.social · 7d

It’s #PortfolioDay and boy howdy, do I need work for the rest of this year. If you like dynamic, wacky art that you won’t find anywhere else, give me a chance! Covers, comics, album art, band posters, merch, commissions, I do it all!

Portfolio: lanelloyd.crevado.com

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Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · 8d

My kids don't like meatloaf and now I'm thinking about how much I miss it

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 8d

It is tacky for really famous people to be in TV commercials for products. Their gambling debts/boat repairs are not my problem, those roles should belong to actors like the Time To Make The Donuts guy and the actress who said "who are you calling a cootie queen you lint licker" in that Orbit ad.

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April Wolfe @aprilwolfe.bsky.social · 8d

Short story collections should be way more popular and marketed better for the short-attention present.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 8d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Solis Sequentials @solissequentials.bsky.social · 10d

I'm hoping to avoid bots. I think I have a good starting point to talk to some people.

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Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · 9d

This is a campaign promise I can get behind

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 9d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · 9d

If my math is right we are now the same distance from the Deep Blue Something song Breakfast at Tiffany's as it was from the movie

Sexy Andrew Hickey Costume @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 9d

We are now two years further from the Bowling For Soup single "1985" than that record was from 1985.

I hate time, make it stop.

Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · 10d

Okay but don't tell them or they'll stop

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10d

Don't look now, but Dems are kind of winning the shutdown fight. ICYMI @citizencohn.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...

Democrats Are Winning the Shutdown Fight

Turns out Republicans still haven’t figured out the politics of health care.

www.thebulwark.com

Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · 10d

Ian Watkins got stabbed to death in prison, so there's that I guess

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michiums @ akumufest 10/25! @michiums.bsky.social · 11d

this old piece went viral on tumblr back in 2023 so here it is again since I don’t think I posted it here before !

A dreamy purple, pink, green and blue sky with a bunch of little ghosts and text in white that reads “your trans dreams,love,rage,existence are enough”

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Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · 10d

Same, the first thing I think about when his name is mentioned

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Lane! Draws! Comics! @lanedraws.bsky.social · 11d

I'm just saying, if you have spicy scripts that need art, I'm apparently pretty damn good at drawing them

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Brendan Hykes @brendanhykes.bsky.social · 11d

Oh she's not gonna read then, she just wants to force everyone to write them