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Mel McCommon
@artbymelissam.bsky.social
She/They
Comic artist and local sleep-deprived cryptid. 🏳️‍🌈 🖤🩶🤍💜

Watch me draw live on YouTube Mondays from 6pm-9pm PST
https://m.youtube.com/@artbymelissam

Mah links:
http://epicchaoswebcomic.com/
http://artbymelissam.com/

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Hi! I'm Mel (she/they) & I draw silly comics :D

🎨 artbymelissam.com
💵 patreon.com/artbymelissam
💥 epicchaoswebcomic.com
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December 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Livestream time!
Thinking this will be my second to last Monday livestream for the year
gaming.youtube.com/watch?v=v3un...
Monday 12/01/2025 Livestream
YouTube video by Art By Melissa M
gaming.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Hi I made a silly little comic about a silly little shark and its free on itch io i think you should read it 🦈💖
shoona.itch.io/teenie-jeannie

#myart #comics #shark
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
*screams internally from all of the awesome things in the pipeline for me that I can't share yet but really really want to*
November 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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: )
November 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
My sweet little idiot has bad poops, so she's going to her first vet appointment next week 💔

This is one of those moments where I should probably consider opening up commissions 🙃
November 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Fun fact, indie booksellers are always happy to order books, even if they don't have them in stock, for you to pick up in-store or have shipped. Heck, you can even ask faraway indie bookstores to ship a book, or you can purchase through bookshop.org and support indies across the US and the UK!
November 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Service I dont use and have no recollection of having given credit card info to: "Congrats! We charged you $380!"

Me: "the FUCK you did."
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.

We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Comments fuel artists and creators. They help fledgling projects grow because other people see them and spread the word or interact.

We definitely cherish every single comment we’ve gotten on the comic on any of our platforms - especially the website.

Keep them coming. 🥰
Always and forever grateful to my friends and supporters and people for leaving comments. 💜💜💜
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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It would be extremely cool if a bunch of people called payment processors over Black Friday weekend to ask why they're telling people what they can and can't buy with their own money. This holiday season, give the gift of calling payment processors over Black Friday weekend
Spoke with a source who told me the call volume is so high, a call center for both Mastercard & Visa is bringing out pizza and ice cream so agents don’t quite amid the rush. Long waits are causing dropped calls.

What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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"How do I find my art style?"
I've been a creative pro for 10 years, this is the number 1 question I get.

They want creative work to be recognizably theirs in an instant-- like Miyazaki or Wes Anderson movies.

This is the formula for art style, it's much simpler than you think.
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Legit tho— we don't know if you don't tell us.
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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timeline cleaning
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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First off, this couple is hilarious and I want to subscribe to their podcast and be friends with them.

Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Impeach, convict, remove.

And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Livestream started a little late cause of tegu care
gaming.youtube.com/watch?v=_LOp...
Monday 11/24/2025 Livestream
YouTube video by Art By Melissa M
gaming.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Broke: DOGE is dead

Woke: DOGE was specifically constructed in a way to avoid accountability partially by zombifying the USDS which still exists as an entity

Bespoke: Dead or not, there needs to be a blue ribbon committee and a massive internal cybersecurity review to root out all the damage.
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
23rd on the list?? I'll take it.
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Comics: taught myself to read from comics, then smooshed my love of story telling & drawing comics together.

Animals: My love of animals got shot into overdrive after my first ball python. Now I'm volunteering at a zoo once a week, & working towards teaching proper reptile husbandry to public.
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Behold!
My idiot ♥️
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...

... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM