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Kody Okamoto
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Queer cartoonist. "the nerdiest punk shit and the punkest nerd shit" guy. he/they 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Creates the gay bummer of a webcomic #KeepingTime @ keepingtimecomic.com (Updates Tuesdays)

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · Aug 27
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
A comic page from KEEPING TIME. Daniel, a Japanese American man, sits on stage at a grand piano and stares out in disbelief at Denver, a blond punk with a neck tattoo who looks equally stunned. A caption title says, "CHAPTER 1: 2:45 AM" A second panel. Denver llifts the lid of a dumpster, while two figures stand behind him in a dark alleyway. A third panel. Denver lights both his cigarette and that of Daniel's. Denver says, "I'm impressed, y'know," while Daniel answers with a, "Hmm?" A final panel. Denver motions towards Daniel with his lit cigarette while Daniel smiles gently.
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Artist! Quote with your most detailed art!

(Opening title spread for Utown, the comic book)
January 17, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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100 pages in, and Denver has finally made Daniel laugh. The only problem is, he wasn't actually trying to... (Look, life's hard out here for romantic leads who have absolutely no idea they're the romantic lead, okay!!)

#KeepingTime

🎸 Latest update: keepingtimecomic.com
🎸Start from the beginning
A panel from the webcomic KEEPING TIME. Denver and Daniel, two dudes in their early-mid 20s, are dressed for winter and walking away from the viewer. Daniel is laughing, and Denver asks, "...Are you laughing at my suffering? Rude, Daniel."
July 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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sierra WAIT--
The same panel from the OP but now the dude on the left is saying "is this gay" and the very gay guy on the right is responding "i sure hope so"
July 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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exitrealitystudios.com
Gonna thread all these together, it came out to about 13 separate images by the time I was done

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exitrealitystudios.com Lorelli @exitrealitystudios.com · Dec 6
When you're supposed to go cryptid hunting with your paranormal investigator crew but they all conveniently bail last minute, leaving you alone with the guy you've been internet beefing with.

Oops, the heat only works in one room 😲

#art #BadInfluenceComic #OCSky
A sketch in blue, a two story cabin in a snowy wood is in the background, two people stand outside in the snow. A woman with her long curly hair in a braid, wearing a slouchy hat and a long asymmetrical coat with a cowl neck looks down at her phone in annoyance. A man with elf ears and long hair pulled back in a ponytail stands next to her, a scarf wrapped around his neck, a large collar, one hand in his pocket the other rests on the strap of a duffel bag hanging off his shoulder, he looks away as if looking around. Man: No one else is here yet? Woman: Nope. And they're not coming. Man: What? Woman: Everyone else bailed.
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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pss pss pss comic artists, the deadline for ECCC's Pro Pass is coming up in a month on February 19th
January 16, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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a dog's bad bite

#KeepingTime
another WIP comic panel close-up of a blond dude's extremely pissed off eye
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Every living Akutagawa family member is a master of frowning-while-smiling.

#KeepingTime is queer, bittersweet bummer of a romance between bandmates in the '00s, and it just updated #webcomics

🎸 Latest update: keepingtimecomic.com
🎸Start from the beginning
A panel from the webcomic KEEPING TIME. David, a middle-aged Japanese man, smiles with deliberately cold eyes as he says, "Maybe YOU can finally meet a ice girl, too."
January 13, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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The cover of The Library of Memories has been revealed and @lazyfishy.bsky.social and I can't WAIT to welcome you to the world we created!✨

You can pre-order the book and join the newsletter to get any upcoming news first here: www.thelibraryofmemories.com

OUT AUGUST 25TH, 2026!📚
A graphic showing the cover for The Library of Memories, featuring a number of comments pointing towards the cover including: "omg it's real!" "look how pretty!" "it's me! Mom, I made it!" as well as a travel stamp with the release date of August 25th, 2026
January 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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trungles.com
Cartoonists, I’d love to hear your stories! For local resources, please check out @defend612.bsky.social
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ICE OUT Cartoonists against ICE Calling on cartoonists and artists to tell your stories about the ICE occupation of your towns and cities! *4-panel comics* *3:4 Instagram format* Use this Blue: *There is a color drop block of blue to copy * Use these hashtags: #iceout[your city] #iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics
January 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Abolish ICE. A little journal comic from South Minneapolis.

#iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics #iceoutofmpls
Just before Christmas, I got a puppy. Her name is Minerva, and we call her *Minnie. I'm still learning how to understand her. Me: Do you need to go outside? Do you need to go outside, little baby? Do you need to do a poo? Do you need to do a widdle piddle? Minnie: Arf! *I just call her "little baby" most of the time. I'm also realizing I can't turn off the baby talk now. Nobody tells you about that. I got so lucky with my first puppy. Her wonderful foster parents had her completely house-trained by the time we adopted her, so taking her outside for potty time has been pretty easy. I've got the puppy poopy routine pretty much down, now. Me, putting on my coat: Let's see... I got the little poopy bags, puppy treats for bribes, jacket, scarf, phone… I think that's everything… Oh yes! And my passport. I had been carrying around my passport for a while, but I knew it didn't matter. This is wrong. Nobody is required to carry around their papers. I became a US citizen when I was seven. Since I was born in a refugee camp, I was stateless. The US is the only nation where I've ever held citizenship. It's the only passport I've ever had, and it still felt important. Protective. I would hold it in my pocket like a talisman, like it might ward off ghosts or something. But I realized I was holding onto it basically out of superstition. ICE will pick up anybody. I know that. So I tucked my passport away. And I largely avoid leaving my house. I live a few blocks just South of George Floyd Square. I was in the neighborhood for that, too. And all the neighbors came together to protect each other. We're already organized. We'll do our best to get through this. Me, to my dog: I hope I can take you for a walk someday soon. Won't that be nice, little baby?
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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yamino.bsky.social
Reminder to all Sailor Moon yuri fans- I have drawn a lot of Sailor Moon zines 👀🌈💖
shop.yamino.art/collections/...

Every purchase helps me keep making more 🤪🤙🏼

##SailorMoon #yuri #lgbt #manga #anime
The cover of Yaminos Sailor Moon doujinshi ,"Kissing Game," featuring Minako Aino smiling and posing with the "v for victory" hand sign, and a tune soda bottle like a microphone A sample page from Kissing Game A sample page from, "Holding Flame"
January 15, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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itsnero.com
New Ultraviolents page is up! Grips you grips you grips yo-

🔞 Read almost 300 pages for free: https://uv.itsnero.com
⛓️ Read from the beginning: https://uv.itsnero.com/comic/ch-1/ 
🔪 Early updates and support: https://itsnero.com/join

#spiderforest
Comic update banner. A man gripping his leg.
January 16, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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doncardenasart.bsky.social
My comic isn’t chat gpt diarrhea plagiaristic AI slop and it’s currently at 90% funded and hopefully the first of many volumes @stevebryantart.bsky.social and I hope to pour our hearts and minds into for everyone for many years

www.kickstarter.com/projects/don...
Evie and the Helsings Volume 1 Trade Paperback
Evie Van Helsing just wants to rock…but she has to kill some vampires first. Collects the acclaimed first story arc!
www.kickstarter.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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bussyconnoisseur.bsky.social
his mouth says he's straight, his eyes say 'marry me'

come read keeping time to witness the queer man being looked at this way implode in real time
webcomic panel from keeping time by kody okamoto. denver stands in front of daniel, looking as if a black and white world has suddenly erupted back into colour as he asks 'daniel?' webcomic panel from keeping time by kody okamoto. denver, leaning his cheek against his fist, looks at daniel onstage with levels of fondness and longing that should require a license. truly a shoo-in for the pining world championships
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Keeping Time updated yesterday but I do not think I could do a better job of summarizing it than @bussyconnoisseur.bsky.social 🥹

#KeepingTime #webcomics

🎸 Latest update: keepingtimecomic.com
🎸Start from the beginning
Comic panels from the webcomic KEEPING TIME. Denver, a blond dude with a neck tattoo has a soft gaze as he watches Daniel, a pianist on stage, who looks away when he notices Denver looking at him
December 11, 2024 at 6:39 PM
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nicolefoy.bsky.social
I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens

All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
A teenage boy with dark hair and a black and gold football jersey holds his helmet, standing on the side line of a green football field
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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LRP i want to be in chicago while alex horne and greg davies are in chicago....
January 15, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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We’re in Chicago
January 15, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Hey 👁️
Do YOU Have a webcomic? Is it on the Webcomic Travelogue?
Well it should be (if its not! please check first!)

Submit YOUR webcomic to the Webcomic Travelogue to help the team over at WcT categorise and organise hundreds of webcomics for folks to check out!

webcomictravelogue.com/submission/
Submit Your Comic - The Webcomic Travelogue
A travelogue, for webcomics
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July 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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lol my accountant made a mistake on last year's taxes and now i owe almost $2k so I need to sell some prints STAT 💀

🇨🇦 All 8"x10" and 5"x7" prints in my shop are 10% off over this weekend with code TAXSZN!!

🌎 10% off my INPRNT shop until Monday! Code: T831SYSY
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ART FER YER WALLS IMPORTANT INFO: All print orders placed after DECEMBER 16 will be processed in the New Year starting the week of January 5th. NEW PICKUP LOCATION! The good folks at Bear Face General...
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January 15, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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Hey #MeetTheWebcomic! I make Keeping Time, a longform drama that's ostensibly a band romance between former friends, but might be better categorized as an adult coming-of-age story where that self discovery is painful and hard-fought.

#KeepingTime #webcomics

🎸 keepingtimecomic.com
A promotional graphic that reads #MeetTheWebcomic Keeping Time Romance, Drama, LGBTQ+ Daniel and Denver haven’t spoken since Alex died. When a chance encounter reunites them as friends and bandmates, they find themselves falling in love - for better or worse. keepingtimecomic.com with an illustration of two men playing electric guitars, bathed in stage lights. A comic page from KEEPING TIME that tracks an interaction between Denver, a blond punk with a neck tattoo, and Daniel, a Japanese-American guy who seems perpetually sad. Denver and Daniel sit on a steel work access staircase in an alley, catching up on the years that have passed since they lost saw one another. In the final panel, Denver suggests Daniel should swing by band practice, because "the band's still going strong." Another page, this time tracking an interaction between Denver and his roommate, Tomás. Tomás expresses hesitancy at the idea of inviting Daniel back into the band, which immediately earns him an angry, snapped response from Denver. A third and final page. Denver and Daniel are walking together on a winter's night. Denver shares that he now lives with Tomás, but that it comes with difficulties because of Tomás and their cheap apartment's plumbing. Daniel laughs for the first time maybe all comic.
December 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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phantomarine.bsky.social
I really do want to highlight that the same person who said and did these things to me and my friends in Hiveworks makes one of the softest, cutest webcomics out there.

That fact has made me mad, sad, and confused for a long time.
Two panels from the webcomic Crow Time. A crow watches a falling star. It’s light reflects in its eyes. It says “soft caw”
January 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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iit's update day! mm.

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an out of context comic panel from HANS VOGEL IS DEAD. Hans hunches uncomfortably over his makeshift shield, talking about something.
January 15, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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oh to be as loved and adored as a freaky lil deep sea creature is by the Ocean Exploration Trust marine biologists giggling in delight as they look at them through a remotely controlled camera
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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melliemillie.bsky.social
When Daniel and Denver have to create a diversion to avoid Denver’s ex 🤭

This 4koma is based on Keeping Time, a webcomic by @kodyisover.com about two friends reconnecting after a fall out through music.

🎸 www.keepingtimecomic.com/comic/page-1...
A 4koma of Keeping Time, a webcomic by Kody Okamoto. Daniel and Denver are loading a van after a show when Denver notices two girls coming. Denver says: "Oh shit! It’s my ex coming! I’ve got to hide!" Daniel doesn’t loose any time and starts kissing Denver while the two girls pass without noticing them. When the girls are gone, Daniel stops kissing Denver (who’s still stunned and dazed) and says with a smug smile: "She’s gone now!" At the same time, Stef is coming out of the venue with an annoyed expression thinking: "What are they up to again…"
January 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM