AJ Malacarne
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AJ Malacarne
@ajmalacarne.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Hi there! I'm AJ Malacarne! A comic and TV writer who specializes in writing absurd stories with heart. Check out my website below if you want to see more or chat!
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what gets me about genAI as a small indie creator is how desperately I want to get the art of other people into my game, how much I know it would enhance what I'm doing, and how frustrated I feel that I have no money right now to do that
November 29, 2025 at 5:18 AM
what gets me about genAI as a small indie creator is how desperately I want to get the art of other people into my game, how much I know it would enhance what I'm doing, and how frustrated I feel that I have no money right now to do that
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Dragon Quest doodle. Playing through the remake of DQ1 right now, and I love how many NPCs bring up their great granpappy and how he helped Erdrick way back when.
“Erdrick had friends with him, why don’t you son? You ain’t got any friends?”
“Yer doing the whole quest solo? You dumb or something?”
“Erdrick had friends with him, why don’t you son? You ain’t got any friends?”
“Yer doing the whole quest solo? You dumb or something?”
November 29, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Dragon Quest doodle. Playing through the remake of DQ1 right now, and I love how many NPCs bring up their great granpappy and how he helped Erdrick way back when.
“Erdrick had friends with him, why don’t you son? You ain’t got any friends?”
“Yer doing the whole quest solo? You dumb or something?”
“Erdrick had friends with him, why don’t you son? You ain’t got any friends?”
“Yer doing the whole quest solo? You dumb or something?”
Please wish me luck, I'm in the emergency room with my partner.
November 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Please wish me luck, I'm in the emergency room with my partner.
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Reston, Va 🇺🇸
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Reston, Va 🇺🇸
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man i am reading this manuscript full of words i wrote with my brain and why would anyone ANYONE use ai to take this away, what a disservice you are doing yourselves!!!
November 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
man i am reading this manuscript full of words i wrote with my brain and why would anyone ANYONE use ai to take this away, what a disservice you are doing yourselves!!!
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I double checked and, yes—the DELUXE OVERSIZED edition of SPECTRUM is half off right now. $20 for basically one full shitload of the best form-busting, trippy-as-hell music comics available anywhere.
madcavestudios.com/product/spec...
madcavestudios.com/product/spec...
November 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I double checked and, yes—the DELUXE OVERSIZED edition of SPECTRUM is half off right now. $20 for basically one full shitload of the best form-busting, trippy-as-hell music comics available anywhere.
madcavestudios.com/product/spec...
madcavestudios.com/product/spec...
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The big return of Vertigo in 2026 should have you all super excited, this shit looks GREAT and I can not WAIT 🔥🔥🔥
So honored to have a Bleeding Hearts 1 variant from @shadex6.bsky.social, one of the all time greats. Just look at how much work was put into that -- what a privilege! And that's on top of the perfect main cover from @stipanmorian.bsky.social & another brilliant one from legendary Jae Lee!
November 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The big return of Vertigo in 2026 should have you all super excited, this shit looks GREAT and I can not WAIT 🔥🔥🔥
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From now until 12/1, everything in my shop is 15% off with the code FRIDAY.
Grab print or digital comics like The Relentless Lark, Young Offenders, and more at a discount.
Grab print or digital comics like The Relentless Lark, Young Offenders, and more at a discount.
Shop — Weekend Warrior Comics
weekendwarriorcomics.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
From now until 12/1, everything in my shop is 15% off with the code FRIDAY.
Grab print or digital comics like The Relentless Lark, Young Offenders, and more at a discount.
Grab print or digital comics like The Relentless Lark, Young Offenders, and more at a discount.
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WRITERS! Want to troubleshoot, level up your work or learn a new medium? Bring joy back to your writing practice or come back from burnout?
I have openings for coaching clients! Drop a line to jay.edidin(at)gmail(dot)com with the subject COACHING QUERY for a free consultation!
I have openings for coaching clients! Drop a line to jay.edidin(at)gmail(dot)com with the subject COACHING QUERY for a free consultation!
Coaching for Writers
Want to troubleshoot a sticky project? Level up your work or learn to tell stories in a new medium? Bring joy back to your writing practice, push past a block, or come back from burnout? Establish …
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November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
WRITERS! Want to troubleshoot, level up your work or learn a new medium? Bring joy back to your writing practice or come back from burnout?
I have openings for coaching clients! Drop a line to jay.edidin(at)gmail(dot)com with the subject COACHING QUERY for a free consultation!
I have openings for coaching clients! Drop a line to jay.edidin(at)gmail(dot)com with the subject COACHING QUERY for a free consultation!
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Killtopia: Phantoms #1 has 57 hours of funding left on Kickstarter, with £6962 raised so far.
Thank you so, so much to our backers for getting us here 🙏
There's still time to grab a digital edition for £3, or print for £6 - it all helps us keep going.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bus...
Thank you so, so much to our backers for getting us here 🙏
There's still time to grab a digital edition for £3, or print for £6 - it all helps us keep going.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bus...
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Killtopia: Phantoms #1 has 57 hours of funding left on Kickstarter, with £6962 raised so far.
Thank you so, so much to our backers for getting us here 🙏
There's still time to grab a digital edition for £3, or print for £6 - it all helps us keep going.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bus...
Thank you so, so much to our backers for getting us here 🙏
There's still time to grab a digital edition for £3, or print for £6 - it all helps us keep going.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bus...
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This whole thing is racist, but take particular note of the threat of denaturalization. That's stripping people of their citizenship, and that's the road to mass murder and atrocity.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This whole thing is racist, but take particular note of the threat of denaturalization. That's stripping people of their citizenship, and that's the road to mass murder and atrocity.
Who's having sales today or this weekend?
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Who's having sales today or this weekend?
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Redrew this old art from 2021
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Redrew this old art from 2021
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📢 WEBCOMIC ANNOUNCEMENT! 📢
Very excited to announce Wielder’s Will is coming in June 2026!
Sena and Kei are the champions of their respective rival nations. But as they come to realize they are simply weapons wielded by their countries, can they find something worth fighting for in each other?
Very excited to announce Wielder’s Will is coming in June 2026!
Sena and Kei are the champions of their respective rival nations. But as they come to realize they are simply weapons wielded by their countries, can they find something worth fighting for in each other?
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
📢 WEBCOMIC ANNOUNCEMENT! 📢
Very excited to announce Wielder’s Will is coming in June 2026!
Sena and Kei are the champions of their respective rival nations. But as they come to realize they are simply weapons wielded by their countries, can they find something worth fighting for in each other?
Very excited to announce Wielder’s Will is coming in June 2026!
Sena and Kei are the champions of their respective rival nations. But as they come to realize they are simply weapons wielded by their countries, can they find something worth fighting for in each other?
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Women want one thing*, and it’s disgusting.
*An insane sports yuri about a damaged perfectionist and her golden retriever ex gf trying to reconnect through the motorcycle fight club known as the Seismic Ironclash Roulette (S.I.R.)
*An insane sports yuri about a damaged perfectionist and her golden retriever ex gf trying to reconnect through the motorcycle fight club known as the Seismic Ironclash Roulette (S.I.R.)
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Women want one thing*, and it’s disgusting.
*An insane sports yuri about a damaged perfectionist and her golden retriever ex gf trying to reconnect through the motorcycle fight club known as the Seismic Ironclash Roulette (S.I.R.)
*An insane sports yuri about a damaged perfectionist and her golden retriever ex gf trying to reconnect through the motorcycle fight club known as the Seismic Ironclash Roulette (S.I.R.)
Can we talk about how Tom is one of the most talented people in comics right now?
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Can we talk about how Tom is one of the most talented people in comics right now?
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Are you a comic creator in Australia or Aotearoa?
We've got an industry server to share resrouces, find collaborators and open submissions!
LCS owners welcome too!
discord.gg/Mzydcxe6Yb
#comics #australia #aotearoa
We've got an industry server to share resrouces, find collaborators and open submissions!
LCS owners welcome too!
discord.gg/Mzydcxe6Yb
#comics #australia #aotearoa
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Are you a comic creator in Australia or Aotearoa?
We've got an industry server to share resrouces, find collaborators and open submissions!
LCS owners welcome too!
discord.gg/Mzydcxe6Yb
#comics #australia #aotearoa
We've got an industry server to share resrouces, find collaborators and open submissions!
LCS owners welcome too!
discord.gg/Mzydcxe6Yb
#comics #australia #aotearoa
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Hey! Since @cbccpodcast.bsky.social is donating their Patreon proceeds for Nov/Dec to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network...
I'll gift a 1 month membership ($5/Dearly Beloved tier) to the first six people who reply👇 (one membership for each episode they graciously devoted to covering SPECTRUM). 🦋
I'll gift a 1 month membership ($5/Dearly Beloved tier) to the first six people who reply👇 (one membership for each episode they graciously devoted to covering SPECTRUM). 🦋
For the month of November & December, we'll be donating all proceeds from our Patreon & TeePublic shop to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in honor of Lisa's father. Grab a cool T-shirt or enjoy ad-free & bonus episodes & help fight this awful disease.
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Hey! Since @cbccpodcast.bsky.social is donating their Patreon proceeds for Nov/Dec to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network...
I'll gift a 1 month membership ($5/Dearly Beloved tier) to the first six people who reply👇 (one membership for each episode they graciously devoted to covering SPECTRUM). 🦋
I'll gift a 1 month membership ($5/Dearly Beloved tier) to the first six people who reply👇 (one membership for each episode they graciously devoted to covering SPECTRUM). 🦋
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Last call, writing the article today. Any comic creators or publishers running black friday sales, emphasis on indie comics creators.
Please share and link any Indie Comics Black Friday sales
Please share and link any Indie Comics Black Friday sales
Will anyone be doing a Black Friday sale on a website where People sell their comics? (I.e. personal website, ko-fi, etc) @comicbookyeti.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Last call, writing the article today. Any comic creators or publishers running black friday sales, emphasis on indie comics creators.
Please share and link any Indie Comics Black Friday sales
Please share and link any Indie Comics Black Friday sales
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“Yeah death threats are bad, but—“
No
Shut up
Shut the fuck up
Stop right there now
That’s as far as you need to go.
If you say “Death threats are bad” then great, we agree. Nothing else needs to be said. This post isn’t about anything else.
lol yeah? K? Got it? Cool
No
Shut up
Shut the fuck up
Stop right there now
That’s as far as you need to go.
If you say “Death threats are bad” then great, we agree. Nothing else needs to be said. This post isn’t about anything else.
lol yeah? K? Got it? Cool
Hey uh
Don’t care what the writer did to your fictional bestie
Death threats are insane and so are you.
Because the character is fake, the person is not.
Calm the fuck down, and move on.
Learn how to offer criticism like a fucking adult.
Don’t care what the writer did to your fictional bestie
Death threats are insane and so are you.
Because the character is fake, the person is not.
Calm the fuck down, and move on.
Learn how to offer criticism like a fucking adult.
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“Yeah death threats are bad, but—“
No
Shut up
Shut the fuck up
Stop right there now
That’s as far as you need to go.
If you say “Death threats are bad” then great, we agree. Nothing else needs to be said. This post isn’t about anything else.
lol yeah? K? Got it? Cool
No
Shut up
Shut the fuck up
Stop right there now
That’s as far as you need to go.
If you say “Death threats are bad” then great, we agree. Nothing else needs to be said. This post isn’t about anything else.
lol yeah? K? Got it? Cool
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I post a new version of this every other year or so, and every year comic book page rates stay the same. Five years ago, people were getting paid $240 in '25 dollars; today they are getting the same $150 a page.
The one about comic book page rates – again. News flash: Comic book page rates are STILL stagnant, after all these years, and for indie cartoonists it's even harder
The one about comic book page rates – again
News flash: Comic book page rates are STILL stagnant, after all these years, and for indie cartoonists it's even harder
www.comicsbeat.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I post a new version of this every other year or so, and every year comic book page rates stay the same. Five years ago, people were getting paid $240 in '25 dollars; today they are getting the same $150 a page.
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I have a goofy picture and say dumb things on here, but this is serious.
If a book comes out with a character you love, and you don't like the book, don't pick up the next issue. It's that simple.
DO NOT harass a creator for doing their job.
If a book comes out with a character you love, and you don't like the book, don't pick up the next issue. It's that simple.
DO NOT harass a creator for doing their job.
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I have a goofy picture and say dumb things on here, but this is serious.
If a book comes out with a character you love, and you don't like the book, don't pick up the next issue. It's that simple.
DO NOT harass a creator for doing their job.
If a book comes out with a character you love, and you don't like the book, don't pick up the next issue. It's that simple.
DO NOT harass a creator for doing their job.