Nick Wanserski
@nickwans.bsky.social
Illustrator and writer
Formerly @ The A.V. Club, currently occasional @ Retronauts contributor, the St. Paul half of the Twin Cities.
He/him
Formerly @ The A.V. Club, currently occasional @ Retronauts contributor, the St. Paul half of the Twin Cities.
He/him
Mfr. Scarlett in the Master Roskn with the Crndlsttk
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Mfr. Scarlett in the Master Roskn with the Crndlsttk
The amount of effort that man’s heart is exerting to push blood through the rich nougat center of that his body is akin to directing the full psi of a firehose through overcooked elbow macaroni.
Decades of abdominal obesity, eating fast food on airplanes, etc. etc. has left this man’s cardiovascular system *checks notes* perfectly wonderful.
New — White House doctor's memo on Donald Trump’s recent MRI (which White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just called “preventative").
The memo says Trump's cardiovascular and abdominal imaging is “perfectly normal" and that "he remains in excellent overall health."
The memo says Trump's cardiovascular and abdominal imaging is “perfectly normal" and that "he remains in excellent overall health."
December 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The amount of effort that man’s heart is exerting to push blood through the rich nougat center of that his body is akin to directing the full psi of a firehose through overcooked elbow macaroni.
I just learned that Captain from Captain and Tennille’s real name was Daryl Dragon and I gotta say that seems like the superior stage persona.
December 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I just learned that Captain from Captain and Tennille’s real name was Daryl Dragon and I gotta say that seems like the superior stage persona.
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One week early for our Patreon subscribers: @feitclub.bsky.social & @ohpoorpup.bsky.social navigate the maze of Namco arcade history to discuss this year's Shadow Labyrinth
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December 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
One week early for our Patreon subscribers: @feitclub.bsky.social & @ohpoorpup.bsky.social navigate the maze of Namco arcade history to discuss this year's Shadow Labyrinth
Sign up & listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/144775...
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So many people who were famous aren’t any longer due to the hard reality of a merciless business.
But you jack it in front of your non-consenting peers and all the sudden your birthright has been ripped from you.
But you jack it in front of your non-consenting peers and all the sudden your birthright has been ripped from you.
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
So many people who were famous aren’t any longer due to the hard reality of a merciless business.
But you jack it in front of your non-consenting peers and all the sudden your birthright has been ripped from you.
But you jack it in front of your non-consenting peers and all the sudden your birthright has been ripped from you.
Seeing folks online getting sentimental how ‘Black Friday ain’t what it used to be’ really demonstrates how we will absolutely become nostalgic for anything.
November 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Seeing folks online getting sentimental how ‘Black Friday ain’t what it used to be’ really demonstrates how we will absolutely become nostalgic for anything.
I will make no claim of my ability to cook an actual meal, but I will mess you up with my cheese boards.
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I will make no claim of my ability to cook an actual meal, but I will mess you up with my cheese boards.
I just had to use a pair of industrial scissors to cut off the bottom of a Talenti gelato container since apparently the lid has been fused on at an atomic level.
November 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I just had to use a pair of industrial scissors to cut off the bottom of a Talenti gelato container since apparently the lid has been fused on at an atomic level.
Both pets are maximizing their sunbeam potential
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Both pets are maximizing their sunbeam potential
I did draw myself into a banner graphic for an AV Club piece once. But it was me being mad at a video game, and also, I was fully clothed.
I regret to inform you there is more Olivia Newzzi: the print VF will feature a nude portrait by artist Isabelle Brourman that is also destined for Art Basel Miami Beach. Notably, its inclusion appears be a surprise to VF staff. VF looking worse and worse here. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I did draw myself into a banner graphic for an AV Club piece once. But it was me being mad at a video game, and also, I was fully clothed.
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Heads up for our Patreon supporters: we are accepting nominations for the best SNES games in our Discord for an upcoming ranking hootenanny. Open to all $5 supporters!
patreon.com/retronauts
patreon.com/retronauts
a super nintendo logo is shown on a dark background
Alt: an animated super nintendo logo with four colored dots is shown on a dark background
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November 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Heads up for our Patreon supporters: we are accepting nominations for the best SNES games in our Discord for an upcoming ranking hootenanny. Open to all $5 supporters!
patreon.com/retronauts
patreon.com/retronauts
Given our expanding understanding of neurodiversity and the countless permutations of ADHD, ADD, autism, Asperger’s, and others -Is it still possible for someone to just be a big nerd or a giant dork?
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Given our expanding understanding of neurodiversity and the countless permutations of ADHD, ADD, autism, Asperger’s, and others -Is it still possible for someone to just be a big nerd or a giant dork?
Do a total rebrand and I think you have a viable market.
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Do a total rebrand and I think you have a viable market.
No, that one you can stay on.
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
No, that one you can stay on.
It’s not nothing that the most nakedly eager, exposed belly bootlicker of a party of bootlickers is openly discussing life after el presidente.
LMAO -- Ted Cruz is on Fox News talking about running for president in 2028
November 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It’s not nothing that the most nakedly eager, exposed belly bootlicker of a party of bootlickers is openly discussing life after el presidente.
My brother’s standard high school breakfast was a Kudos bar, Mountain Dew, and a cigarette.
Adolescence is a miraculous time when your body can transmute pure dog shit into fuel.
Adolescence is a miraculous time when your body can transmute pure dog shit into fuel.
Kudos Bars (1986-2017): A line of chocolate-covered chewy granola bars, marketed as a healthier snack for kids, despite ostensibly being candy bars. Available in flavors like chocolate chip, peanut butter, cookies n creme, and many more. then eventually actual candy variants like Snickers and M&Ms.
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My brother’s standard high school breakfast was a Kudos bar, Mountain Dew, and a cigarette.
Adolescence is a miraculous time when your body can transmute pure dog shit into fuel.
Adolescence is a miraculous time when your body can transmute pure dog shit into fuel.
Oh wow, Link does talk in this.
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Oh wow, Link does talk in this.
1. Characters in a subservient position who are smarter and more capable than those they swore service to.
2. Peaceful, philosophical characters who are given no choice but to finally, absolutely kick tons of ass.
3. Blind! Sword masters!
2. Peaceful, philosophical characters who are given no choice but to finally, absolutely kick tons of ass.
3. Blind! Sword masters!
My top 3 can't-miss movie cliches:
1. Villain is killed whilst monologuing
2. Crusty, sour older relative gifts super-meaningful heirloom to young protagonist
3. Dog to the rescue!
1. Villain is killed whilst monologuing
2. Crusty, sour older relative gifts super-meaningful heirloom to young protagonist
3. Dog to the rescue!
November 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
1. Characters in a subservient position who are smarter and more capable than those they swore service to.
2. Peaceful, philosophical characters who are given no choice but to finally, absolutely kick tons of ass.
3. Blind! Sword masters!
2. Peaceful, philosophical characters who are given no choice but to finally, absolutely kick tons of ass.
3. Blind! Sword masters!
Given the all over the place reviews, I was surprised to find Del Toro’s Frankenstein to be his strongest movie in years. Helped by the amazing performances, for certain, but it has the strong, aching emotional core that’s been somewhat absent from his more recent stuff.
November 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Given the all over the place reviews, I was surprised to find Del Toro’s Frankenstein to be his strongest movie in years. Helped by the amazing performances, for certain, but it has the strong, aching emotional core that’s been somewhat absent from his more recent stuff.
I wish Stereolab formed in the 70’s because I’d love to see the Muppet Show skit that used their song.
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I wish Stereolab formed in the 70’s because I’d love to see the Muppet Show skit that used their song.
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
What an absolutely German metaphor.
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
What an absolutely German metaphor.
I’m so happy someone got to illustrate this panel.
Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-denies-writing-36-volume-comic-titled-don-and-jeff-time-pedophiles/
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I’m so happy someone got to illustrate this panel.
Ask anyone you’ve ever met who knows a 16-year old if it’s not as bad for them to be trafficked by a bunch of decomposing oligarchs as opposed to a 10 or 5 year old and see how well they treat that semantic exercise.
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Ask anyone you’ve ever met who knows a 16-year old if it’s not as bad for them to be trafficked by a bunch of decomposing oligarchs as opposed to a 10 or 5 year old and see how well they treat that semantic exercise.