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Kat 💖

@ocicatsy.bsky.social

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Comic artist & half of the Fangs With Benefits team. Updates at @kendraandkat misadventurecentral.com

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Louie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social · 1d

manul

a stylized 3d render of a large manul sitting on a georgian orthodox church.

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Komi @littlefreakkomi.bsky.social · 4d

Hey USA Shawols! I'm editing a fan artbook for Keyland USA & we want YOUR beautiful artwork for it! With the help of SHINee USA, we hope to gift the book to Key on tour (if approved!) Follow the link below to learn more and submit your art! (on X @ forevr5fanbooks)

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Announcement graphic: KEYLAND FANBOOK/ APPLICATIONS OPEN/ Details: We are looking for your fanart to create a beautiful fanbook to present to Key & USA Lil Freaks for Key's upcoming Keyland tour! Application period: 10/10 - 11/3. See form below for details! SHINEE USA/ Editor @forevr5fanbooks (twitter)

Kat 💖 @ocicatsy.bsky.social · 4d

The lace was fun! But now I want this shirt to be real

Kat 💖 @ocicatsy.bsky.social · 4d

Aw thank you ☺️

Kat 💖 @ocicatsy.bsky.social · 4d

💕💕💕 thank you!

Kat 💖 @ocicatsy.bsky.social · 4d

hehe

Kat 💖 @ocicatsy.bsky.social · 4d

I love bats 🥰

Kat 💖 @ocicatsy.bsky.social · 5d

Glamour (as in vampire charm) & Bat

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 7d

It's Banned Books Week. If you are an author, please join @authorsabb.bsky.social! If you work in the publishing industry, please join @pubprosabb.bsky.social! Canadian authors, you can now join Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book bans: linktr.ee/caiabb. Working together feels good! 📚✍️👏

The black and white cover of a zine titled Do you make books? Yes? I want YOU to join Authors Against Book Bans! By Maia Kobabe. The image shows author Maia Kobabe holding a stack of books and pointing at the reader

WHAT IS AABB?
A coalition of writers, illustrators, editors & other book creators, standing united against the unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We support the availability of diverse voices in our libraries, in our schools, & in our culture. We pledge to band together against the oppression of literature, to speak when our voices are silenced, to go where our bodies are needed, & to fight to ensure this freedom.

Our concern is not only for the books, but for the children, families, educators,
librarians, & communities who suffer when the freedom to read is challenged and taken away.

WHAT CAN AABB OFFER YOU?
- Regional groups working on legislation to protect authors & the freedom to read state-by-state
- Online trainings on digital security, public speaking, & how to counter book challenges in your community
-Affinity groups for BIPOC authors, queer authors, authors with disabilities, indie, nonfiction, romance writers & more
-Support if your book is challenged or your school visit is canceled!
-A very active discord community

Person: What if my book hasn’t been challenged?
Maia: JOIN!
Person: Ok, but what if I’m really busy and can’t do much organizing right now?
Maia: JOIN ANYWAY!

Even if all you do is sign up, your membership will help lend weight to the letters & statements AABB sends out. As of fall 2025, AABB has nearly 5000 members. Check out the open letter to publishers on AABB’s socials & feel free to share it with your publishing & industry contacts.

An Open Letter to Our Publishers- instagram.com/p/DCzYmKcR8uq

Maia: I’ve been facing intense challenges to my book since 2021. Knowing that I am not alone in the fight against censorship is what keeps my spirits up!

Watching the folks in AABB share information, co-write legislation, show up to library & school board meetings, & speak up to publishers about the need to protect diverse books & minority authors has been amazing!

This is a weird & scary time to be an author, but you are not alone! Join thousands of us fighting for the freedom to read, the freedom to write, the freedom to teach, the freedom to learn, & the freedom to share our stories!
-Maia Kobabe, 2025

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MounaBat @mounabat.bsky.social · 6d

My birthday is tomorrow, so patronage would be awesome!
All my blacktober art for this year will available for early access on my Patreon~ www.patreon.com/mounabat

Mouna | Patreon

www.patreon.com

Kat 💖 @ocicatsy.bsky.social · 9d

Vampire drawtober

Dante and Rook kissing. Dante has blood and his chin and Rook has small wounds on his neck

Rook touching his neck and turning his face away, wearing lace with a skull motif

Rook on the other side of a rainy window, contemplating a skull carved with a pentagram

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chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · Jun 30

since pride month is wrapping up, please consider checking out SONG OF THE BULL RIDER by @moonsheen.bsky.social ! art by me

it has:

🌈 NB/intersex protag + queer cast
🏹 archery superiority
⚔️ war! action!
🐍 political poison
😳 spicy D/S scenes
🐂 cow appreciation

littlefoolery.com/songofthebul...

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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 11d

Sonic meme saying "I want shorter comics with worse art made by people who are paid more to work less and I'm NOT KIDDING"

Kat 💖 @ocicatsy.bsky.social · 12d

I'm in love with your colors

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MounaBat @mounabat.bsky.social · 13d

a sweet Sphinx~🍮🍓🍒🍨
drawn in 2015 for a monsterboy zine 💗
#MounaBatArt
#ocsky #digitalart #cuteart

a boy with lion ears, a tail, paw-hands, and feathery wings wearing a cute pastel outfit, sitting on top of a giant flan pudding. His hair resembles frosting with sprinkles on it. He's holding a giant cherry he bit into. There are giant strawberries in the background.

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Hamlet Machine @hamletmachine.bsky.social · 15d

Lucifer's Garden digital is now 10USD off! 💋
Use the code TENOFF until November 1st at midnight, purchase it here:
nightmarelandpress.com/products/luc...

#lucifersgardencomic

Promo illustration for Lucifer's Garden: the two characters gazing at each other over a pile of skeletons!

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Helen 🍉 comms OPEN! @helenicchi.bsky.social · 18d

"What character changed your brain chemistry?" and it's my own OCs

Kat 💖 @ocicatsy.bsky.social · 18d

This is so fun!!

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Hamlet Machine @hamletmachine.bsky.social · Oct 24

VS

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早柚Sayu @descendinight.bsky.social · Sep 9

🪲

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早柚Sayu @descendinight.bsky.social · 22d

Commission🫛 #illustration #gothic

Kat 💖 @ocicatsy.bsky.social · 21d

Ooo this looks good! Love the most lighting and the way you rendered the details around the door

Kat 💖 @ocicatsy.bsky.social · 21d

Awww

Kat 💖 @ocicatsy.bsky.social · 21d

Aaa I love this!

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e! @lynnmint.bsky.social · 22d

happy bday kibum 🥹🩷 #key #shinee #art