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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 27m

This is an excellent use of the time travel punching machine

Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 28m

The ethics of the time travel punching machine are entirely to my discretion and, since I was born after that, I say go for it.
When the individual is no longer alive, please do DM me their identity.

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 29m

Nah, you can have W.

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 4h

I have invented a time machine that lets you go back to 1 moment in history and punch 1 person in the face. In order to preserve the timeline, you
can only use the machine once, without speaking.
To avoid repetition, you can’t choose Hitler or Trump.
Who are you punching, and when are you going?

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 15h

I have invented a time machine that lets you go back to one moment in history and punch one person in the face. You can only use the machine once, and to prevent this from getting predicatable, you can’t choose Hitler or Trump.
Who are you punching, and when are you going?

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 15h

It took about 3 episodes for the writers to remember that he’s got great comic timing & give him something to DO.
I love it when Paul grumps hard at someone, then looks them in the eye & spits out a one-sentence psychological mirror that just levels them. “Your self-awareness is your best quality.”

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Lillian Hochwender (a.k.a. Lillie) @ligerlillie.bsky.social · 3d

When looking at news via social media, keep in mind that fascists:

- want as much control over the dopamine slot machine apps as possible
- constantly spread disinformation
- love AI
- want you as scared as possible

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 1d

Hot take: his best performance this century is on TV with Shrinking

a man and a woman in a car with the words my girlfriend 's four-post bed

ALT: a man and a woman in a car with the words my girlfriend 's four-post bed

media.tenor.com

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 2d

Raiders of the Lost Ark?

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 2d

What it’s like to live with me in one photo

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 3d

Nope. The season 1 trailer didn’t really grab me, but I’ve been wrong before.

Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 3d

Me: Okay, going outside to get the mail, then right back in to work more.
Outside: you put this hammock up for a reason, dipshit.

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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 5d

"DC Comics will not support AI-generated story telling or art, not now, not ever, as long as [DC SVP and general manager] Anne DePies and I are in charge,” DC publisher and president Jim Lee announced at NYCC 2025 Wednesday.

www.thepopverse.com/comics-live-...

DC Comics rejects AI-generated stories and art, with publisher/CCO Jim Lee speaking out as its boss and as an artist

DC Comics president Jim Lee says the company will not support AI as long as he's in charge: "What we do and why we do it is rooted in our humanity."

www.thepopverse.com

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 5d

And?

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 5d

DID I MENTION
@sallycantirino.bsky.social is the artist slinging us some scorpion-folk
@gabcontrerasr.bsky.social made me re-understand color and
@paulcornell.bsky.social, godfather of the project, writes an intro?

Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 6d

It’s finally here!
You can now buy the trade paperback of ARCHAIC, about a badass single mom who’s put in charge of a sentient island and its mythological Inhabitants. Come for the Mesopotamian goddess of the dead, stay for the 9-yr-old who saves the day w/birdwatching skills.
bit.ly/Demonde

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 6d

It’s finally here!
You can now buy the trade paperback of ARCHAIC, about a badass single mom who’s put in charge of a sentient island and its mythological Inhabitants. Come for the Mesopotamian goddess of the dead, stay for the 9-yr-old who saves the day w/birdwatching skills.
bit.ly/Demonde

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Fanboy Factor @fanboyfactor.bsky.social · 6d

ARCHAIC is a Series About a Sentient Island and its Mythological Inhabitants From Writer Melissa F. Olson, Artist Sally Cantirino, Colorist Gab Contreras, and AHOY Comics @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social @mfolson.bsky.social @sallycantirino.bsky.social @gabcontrerasr.bsky.social buff.ly/FOTt4B8

ARCHAIC is a Action-Adventure Series About a Sentient Island and its Mythological Inhabitants From Writer Melissa F. Olson, Artist Sally Cantirino, Colorist Gab Contreras, and AHOY Comics - Fanboy Factor

Today on October 7, acclaimed Syracuse-based comic book publisher AHOY Comics will publish ARCHAIC (tpb), a modern-day action-adventure following the newest residents of a sentient island populated…

fanboyfactor.com

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 8d

How I earned this face:
a) I let in an EVIL STRANGER (my kid’s friend)
b) I trapped him in a CAGE (my office, w/me) while she roamed the den w/her EVIL GRUBBY PAWS (they played Roblox)
c) I gave the EVIL STRANGER snacks meant for HIM (they were not)
d) I did not let him kill her EVEN A LITTLE BIT

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 8d

One of my children has a friend over, so we are obviously at Defcon One

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 9d

anthropomorphism but without cute puppies

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 9d

Excuse me, I have to go “per my last email” some dipshits

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 10d

Just some wedding prep, nbd

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 10d

Fanbase Press' @barbrajdillon.bsky.social Interviews @mfolson.bsky.social on the Upcoming Release of the ‘Archaic’ Trade Paperback with @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social

Fanbase Press Interviews Melissa F. Olson on the Upcoming Release of the ‘Archaic’ Trade Paperback with AHOY Comics - Fanbasepress

The following is an interview with writer Melissa F. Olson (Project: Cryptid, Dead Spots) regarding the upcoming release of the collected Archaic trade

fanbasepress.com

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 10d

Yes, I just filled out the form and there is language explaining that the default is 50/50. If you have a different arrangement in your book contract, you can fill it in differently and submit the contract.

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AHOY Comics @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social · 11d

What's better than a #FridayFeeling? A #FreeComicFriday feeling.

Read the entire first issue of ARCHAIC by @mfolson.bsky.social, @sallycantirino.bsky.social and @gabcontrerasr.bsky.social for free ahead of the trade, courtesy of @aiptcomics.com's Free Comic Fridays.

aiptcomics.com/2025/10/03/f...

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