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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 4h

Bonus sketch to celebrate!

creepy smiling lady says "It's time" with bloodiest writing behind her stating "Launch Day is Here"

pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 4h

Written: @joeyesposito.bsky.social
Art: @pandamusk.bsky.social
Coloured: @brainpulp.bsky.social
Letters: @paulallor.bsky.social
Alt Cover: @cotronis.bsky.social
Guest art: Valeria Burzo, Richard P. Clark, Richard Pace, and Eamon Winkle

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BruceWayneBrady @brucewaynebrady44.bsky.social · 4h

I really enjoyed @joeyesposito.bsky.social Pawnshop book and he's been a go-to for comics for me for a while. @pandamusk.bsky.social is an amazing artist and just a cool person in general.

Check out & support their latest project!

pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 12d

I can finally announce MADAM, a 164 page horror comic written by @joeyesposito.bsky.social, drawn by me, colours by @brainpulp.bsky.social w/ many amazing guest artists.

Official Kickstarter launch is October 14 to get it to print. Check out the prelaunch page:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

Coming soon: MADAM — An Original Horror Graphic Novel

What if Mary Poppins practiced Black Magic and traveled from family to family searching for human sacrifices to extend her immortality?

www.kickstarter.com

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 4h

Our @kickstarter.com is LIVE!!

The full colour 164 page horror graphic novel MADAM, created by @joeyesposito.bsky.social and myself!

Check it out and help us get it to print!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

Kickstarter Exclusive cover art (shown) by the amazing @cotronis.bsky.social

MADAM — An Original Horror Graphic Novel

A full-color 164 page supernatural horror comic from Eisner and Ringo-nominated writer Joey Esposito and fan-favorite artist Pandamusk.

www.kickstarter.com

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Joey Esposito @joeyesposito.bsky.social · 5h

We've been working on MADAM for a long time and the book is DONE and LIVE NOW on @kickstarter.com along with some truly macabre pinup art!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

W: Me
A: @pandamusk.bsky.social
C: @brainpulp.bsky.social
L: @paulallor.bsky.social

MADAM — An Original Horror Graphic Novel

A full-color 164 page supernatural horror comic from Eisner and Ringo-nominated writer Joey Esposito and fan-favorite artist Pandamusk.

www.kickstarter.com

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 5h

Day 14 #MADAMcomic x #inktober2025

TRUNK

the Wade family finally arrives, at the end of their journey...

And we are almost near the end of ours. Please come and help us the rest of the way! Campaign goes live TODAY! (Maybe even by the time you read this!!)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

The Wade family arrives in front of their new home. They are taking their luggage out of a London cab boot. Michael stretches after a long journey.

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 5h

@joeyesposito.bsky.social and I speak about MADAM!

Also, it's my first interview... ever?!

AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 6h

🖤 “Black magic Mary Poppins.”
Writer @joeyesposito.bsky.social & artist Pandamusk unleash MADAM, a decade-in-the-making horror OGN about generational trauma, false comfort, & pure evil hiding behind a smile. #comicsky
Now crowdfunding on #Kickstarter, @chriscoplan.bsky.social digs into the project:

Generational trauma and Mary Poppins: Joey Esposito and Pandamusk introduce us to ‘MADAM’

The new, deeply horrifying OGN is currently crowdfunding via Kickstarter.

aiptcomics.com

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 5h

Thanks, Chris!

Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 6h

Appreciate @joeyesposito.bsky.social and @pandamusk.bsky.social for taking the time to talk 'MADAM.' There's a lot of horror out there, but this one hits hard and fast as it should.

AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 6h

🖤 “Black magic Mary Poppins.”
Writer @joeyesposito.bsky.social & artist Pandamusk unleash MADAM, a decade-in-the-making horror OGN about generational trauma, false comfort, & pure evil hiding behind a smile. #comicsky
Now crowdfunding on #Kickstarter, @chriscoplan.bsky.social digs into the project:

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Joey Esposito @joeyesposito.bsky.social · 17h

see ya tomorrow…

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Joey Esposito @joeyesposito.bsky.social · 1d

Launching tomorrow at noon ET!!

Stoked to show off our campaign-exclusive alternate cover and a murderer’s row of pinup artists 🔪

Joey Esposito @joeyesposito.bsky.social · 13d

MADAM, 164 pages of horror by me, @pandamusk.bsky.social @brainpulp.bsky.social & @paulallor.bsky.social is coming to @kickstarter.com!

Madam McQuillen is a black magic Mary Poppins, and she's found a new family to torture.

Campaign starts Oct. 14, sign up now!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

Coming soon: MADAM — An Original Horror Graphic Novel

What if Mary Poppins practiced Black Magic and traveled from family to family searching for human sacrifices to extend her immortality?

www.kickstarter.com

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 1d

There will also be (5) B&W A4 art commissions spots in another tier.

Any fictional comic, horror or pop culture character with limited background. Style will depend on character. All requests will be considered.

First come, first serve!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

Coming soon: MADAM — An Original Horror Graphic Novel

What if Mary Poppins practiced Black Magic and traveled from family to family searching for human sacrifices to extend her immortality?

www.kickstarter.com

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 1d

When the Kickstarter launches tomorrow, these sketch cards will be available in a pledge tier (random drop). I've written notes on the back about what they reference +/- some behind the scenes info.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

back page of an inktober sketches. Pencil writing says: Kelly pokes at a jar with a demon starfish. Remixes chapter 3 Page 9, Panel 1. Yes, there's a ninja turtle reference in that Panel. Followed by a love heart, signature and inktober details. Inktober2025 x Madam. "Starfish"

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 1d

Day 13 #MADAMcomic x #inktober2025

DRINK

Monica keeps looking for answers in the wrong places.

also: ONE DAY TO GO!!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

A woman looks down a near empty wine glass, empty bottles around her. She sighs.

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 1d

Lol I forgot I slipped an Uncharted 2 reference in there.

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 2d

Day 12 #MADAMcomic x #inktober2025

SHREDDED

[stops & looks at camera]

MADAM is made for mature audiences. It contains graphic scenes of violence, sex, nudity and other really messed up stuff @joeyesposito.bsky.social made me draw.

[rocks quietly, blank stare]

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

Ink drawing of close up of two consenting adults, nude in each other's company. The male is muscled and replete with chest hair. The unimpressed woman is saying "Meh."

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 3d

Day 11 #MADAMcomic x #inktober2025

STING

MADAM is being chased by the Law, but will they catch her in time?

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

ink drawing of man looking through horizontal blinds, the shadows covering his face

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 4d

Day 10 #MADAMcomic x #inktober2025

SWEEP

Dark arts? A book of flesh? She must be a witc--

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

A woman sits on a stool, turned away from a broom against a wall. She is saying "No" with a petulant expression.

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 5d

Day 9 #MADAMcomic x #inktober2025

HEAVY

Is Detective Gil Harris willing to sacrifice all to find the killer?

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

Male Detective is hunched over his desk in a dark office. He pores over clues, oblivious of an officer next to him.

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Joey Esposito @joeyesposito.bsky.social · 5d

October Soup Dad Comics newsletter is out!

Dishing on MADAM and the hell that awaits within ☂️

soupdadcomics.beehiiv.com/p/8-introduc...

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 6d

Day 8 #MADAMcomic x #inktober2025

RECKLESS

Ahh youth. So confident. So foolhardy.

Don't go into the woods at night, Jack.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

Young male walks in the rain, unlit cigarette in his mouth. A silhouette of a woman with an umbrella is in the background.

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Joey Esposito @joeyesposito.bsky.social · 6d

me after we reveal some rippin’ MADAM guest art when we launch the kickstarter next week

madam mcquillen asking “it’s quite good, isn’t it?”

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Joey Esposito @joeyesposito.bsky.social · 6d

The October Soup Dad Comics newsletter will be going out tomorrow, talkin' MADAM and MMPR and some other cool shit.

Sign up/read past issues here: soupdadcomics.beehiiv.com

Soup Dad Comics

Updates about comic books from Joey Esposito.

soupdadcomics.beehiiv.com

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 7d

Day 7 #MADAMcomic x #inktober2025

STARFISH

Don't touch anything!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

Young girl (Kelly) peers between shelves. She stares at a jar with a starfish, unaware of the danger.

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 7d

Excuse the halftone scaling error that happens during export.

Here's a Time-lapse of @blessingjr.bsky.social @kindafunnyvids.bsky.social poster. I initially intended this to just be a b&w halftone manga drawing. This colour version was done in parallel after the initial ink outline.

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pandamusk @pandamusk.bsky.social · 7d

Looking through early sketches of Madam (circa 2014) before I settled on sharper facial features and her trademark (and everchanging) Helmet Hair bouffant. #MADAMcomic

early sketches of a female character with different period hairstyles and of differing facial features.

A close up of a comic panel, of the same woman with a bouffant hairstyle.

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