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Patricia Baxter

@swirly313.bsky.social

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(She/her) Autistic bisexual geek whose interests cycle around animation, comics, and video games. You can find my writings at https://www.autisticobservations.com/ Icon by Stina Rudebjer. Header image from "Night in the Woods" (2017)

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Patricia Baxter @swirly313.bsky.social · 15m

You’re very welcome, I hope you enjoy the recs! And thank you for making such a lovely comic, it genuinely made me tear up. 🐍

Patricia Baxter @swirly313.bsky.social · 19m

Fraw shows up with an “the original Amuro fan” t-shirt and Char can only nod in acceptance while holding back tears

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masha 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @esshemasha.bsky.social · 3h

something stupid

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𝔭𝔞𝔷𝔭𝔞𝔷𝔭𝔞𝔷 ☞ SB Comic Fair 2025 @pazpazpaz.bsky.social · 3d

Movie night? Yes☑️ Yes☑️

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Awuradwoa Afful @rajieeee.bsky.social · 10h

old memories 👻

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Jae COMMITS TO THE BIT🩸✨ @naladraws.com · 10h

I’ve had maybe four (???) freelance gigs fall through over the last month with nothing lined up. If anyone needs art pls consider me! my portfolio is on naladraws.com

if you have disposable income and want to help me pay my bills this month, I’ll put links in replies.

#mutualaid

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Patricia Baxter @swirly313.bsky.social · 25m

“The Summer Hikaru Died” no question!

“Let’s Go Karaoke!” and “Leviathan” are tied for second place

Patricia Baxter @swirly313.bsky.social · 27m

I love them!

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jona @babynapa.bsky.social · 10h

these sketches i did a couple months ago are topical now

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Tred @tredlocity.bsky.social · 1h

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Patricia Baxter @swirly313.bsky.social · 11h

Well, I tried, but after ten episodes I just couldn’t get into the series. 😔

I will share my thoughts on CCA soon-ish though.

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Linda Liu @ SBCF 2025 @lindersliu.bsky.social · Aug 26

the aquarium in the west wing 🪸

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Jes & Cin @jesncin.bsky.social · 12h

Our Moon At Dusk, a Lunar Boy redraw of an Our Dreams at Dusk illustration ❤️🌈

Shimanami Tasogare radically challenged everything I knew about queer storytelling, it's still the most important influence to my art today.

#Art #OC #OCsky #Artsky #Illustration

Indu standing between Aminah and Noah. He is holding hands with Noah as Noah reads a book, they're both floating a bit.

Tasuku Kaname stands between Someone and Shuji Misora. He holds hands with Misora and they both float a little

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a swarm of Ghostly bugs @facefullabugs.bsky.social · 20h

A Little Sip Of Coffee For Scolipede Please? A Little Sip Would Not Hurt Scolipede. Please Put Cup On Snout For A Little Sip For Scolipede Just A Little Taste

Enormous alpha Scolipede in Pokémon za looking down at my player character’s outdoor cafe table in the silent imploring way only very big dogs are able to do, staring down silently, being Very Good about simply not leaning down and grabbing it

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Noor @noorlovelace.bsky.social · 1d

Disabled people should be allowed to get married without losing our healthcare. We shouldn’t have to choose between weddings and staying alive. In 2025 we still have no marriage rights or property rights. We never have, and it’s total shit. Fuck Eugenics, we deserve so much better.

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 4d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Patricia Baxter @swirly313.bsky.social · 14h

Tell them congratulations on the [spoilers] and that I hope they have a lovely future together!

Patricia Baxter @swirly313.bsky.social · 18h

You're very welcome! 🌕

Patricia Baxter @swirly313.bsky.social · 19h

You're very welcome! Thank you for making such a chilling comic! 🦋

Patricia Baxter @swirly313.bsky.social · 20h

I hope folks are able to discover at least one new comic that interests them because of this list!

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Patricia Baxter @swirly313.bsky.social · 20h

"War and the Maiden" by riotbones (@riotbones.bsky.social)

"We Were Just Playing Pretend" by Linda Liu (@lindersliu.bsky.social)

The cover of the comic “War and the Maiden” by riotbones. It shows a woman on the top center of the cover, standing in front of a stone building with a cloister vault, her expression pensive. In the center of the cover is a woman wearing armour, riding a horse while holding a spear in her right hand, attacking a European dragon. Various imagery associated with knights surround the cover’s borders. The cover is entirely coloured in deep blood-red with golden outlines.

The cover of the comic “We Were Just Playing Pretend” by Linda Liu. It shows a young woman, wearing a yellow qipao shirt and dark yellow pants, with black hair in twin braids, standing in the middle of a picture frame, her expression sad. To her upper left is a red butterfly, and butterflies are on the corners of the border of her picture frame. The comic’s title is typed out on the picture, with a word redacted above the word “playing”, and the word “pretend” circled by a pencil.

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Patricia Baxter @swirly313.bsky.social · 20h

"The Last Wizard of Cwmdafi" by Fortune’s Fool (Tess Powell)

"The Right Choice" by Taylor Blossom

"The Shepherd and the Sleeping Knight" by Rose Bousamra (@rosebdraws.bsky.social)

"Tropisms" by Vincent Lau (@vincentlalalau.bsky.social)

The cover of the comic “The Last Wizard of Cwmdafi” by Fortune’s Fool (Tess Powell). It shows a woman sitting while holding a brown pointed hat in her hands, smoking a cigarette, her expression exhausted. She has blonde hair, and is wearing a brown jacket over a white dress shirt and dark blue pants. Above her is a purple creature that resembles a cat, only with an elongated body and a long possum-like tail. In the background is a series of houses on a steep hill. The cover’s background is yellow with red outlines.

The cover of the comic “The Right Choice” by Taylor Blossom. It shows a woman and a man, the man being taller than the woman, gazing into each other’s eyes and blushing. The woman’s left hand is on the man’s right shoulder. The only colours in the cover are various shades of black, white and grey, with the exception of a red and white textbox which reads “Drawn on the Nintendo 3DS”.

The cover of the comic “The Shepherd and the Sleeping Knight” by Rose Bousamra. It shows a man sleeping in a stone building, laying on a bed with colourful sheets with various different patterns on the blankets. He has wavy auburn hair and is wearing a purple shirt. To the man’s left another man, who is awake, is observing the sleeping man, a slight blush on his face. He has long dark brown hair and is wearing a white shirt. Behind him is a wooden shepherd’s crook. Surrounding the men are seven sheep, curiously observing the sleeping man.

The cover of the comic “Tropisms” by Vincent Lau. It shows a man and a woman, in the middle of a field of white flowers with pink-red carpels. They are facing opposite directions and holding hands with their left hands. The man, who is facing towards the reader and is standing on grass, gazes at a single bright pink butterfly is a distrustful expression. The woman, whose face isn’t visible and is standing in the flowers, is gazing at a swarm of the same pink butterflies, whose flying bodies resemble stylized hearts. Her right hand is raised slightly as if to reach out towards the insects.

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Patricia Baxter @swirly313.bsky.social · 20h

"On An Even Moon" by B. Mure (@bmure.bsky.social)

"On Love and Lepidoptery" by Simone Stehouwer (@lordofnowhere.bsky.social)

"Ornithomancy" by Lily Vie

"The Era of Aquario" by Paz (@pazpazpaz.bsky.social)

The cover of the comic “On An Even Moon” by B. Mure. It shows two figures, one wearing a straw hat and cloak and the other without a hat and wearing plain clothes, standing on a mound of sand, gazing towards the horizon. Two purple celestial bodies are on the horizon. The only colours are various shades of purple, orange and yellow.

The cover of the comic “On Love and Lepidoptery” by Simone Stehouwer. It shows two women, one in the foreground and the other in the background. The woman in the foreground has short curly hair and is wearing an indigo dress and cloak and pince-nez glasses, observing a white butterfly that is sitting on her left index finger. The woman in the background has brown hair in a bun, and is also wearing an indigo outfit, gazing longingly at the other woman.

The cover of the comic “Ornithomancy” by Lily Vie. It shows a large white seabird flying over the sea at night, its beak touching the water’s surface, creating ripples, gazing at its reflection. Its right eye, which is red, is visible on both the bird and its reflection. Surrounding the image is a border including symbols such a metal pipe, raindrops, water ripples and seaweed. The cover’s background is deep purple.

The cover of the comic “The Era of Aquario” by Paz. It shows a robot woman, who is not wearing any clothing, gazing towards something to her left, blushing. Her chest cavity is exposed, revealing green mechanisms that resemble organs. She has no forearms, green cables emerging from her elbows instead. She has short light-brown hair, two small brown wings on her back. Surrounding her are six different versions of the same woman, with long hair wearing a dress and large wings on her back, each holding a yellow heart. The background resembles a green circuit board.

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Patricia Baxter @swirly313.bsky.social · 20h

"Knightfall" by Rowan Fartousi

"Ladies of the Living Princess" by Theo Stultz (@theoplum.bsky.social)

"Laura" by Marty Tina G. (@geezmarty.bsky.social)

"Meet Me At the Seafloor" by Gojiberry (@gojiberrybbq.bsky.social)

The cover of the comic “Knightfall” by Rowan Fartousi. It shows two men, upside down, one with black hair with blonde tips wearing a purple cloak and the other with long wavy black hair wearing a blue guard’s tunic from European-inspired fantasy settings, holding up a spear to the other man. Both men have tense body language. Their shadows connect to younger versions of themselves, sitting and chatting happily together. In the background is the blueprint of a building.

The cover of the comic “Ladies of the Living Princess” by Theo Stultz. It features two young women standing together in the foreground. The woman on the left has straight brown hair, brown skin, and is wearing a red dress, wrapping her right arm around the other woman. The woman on the right has wavy brown hair, white skin, and is wearing a brown dress, looking towards the other woman. They are both holding hands, with their right hands, and are blushing. In the background are several women with opaque veils over their heads, and a mural with a woman wearing a crown holding a red heart in her hands. All of their clothing resembles the Early Renaissance era of Europe, with the exception of the mural which has clothing from an earlier era.

The cover of the comic “Laura” by Marty Tina G. It features a woman wearing a black dress from 19th Century Europe and pince-nez glasses, her hair in a bun, holding a lit candlestick in her hands, her expression exhausted. The front of her dress is unbuttoned revealing her upper torso which has a red bite mark on her chest. Surrounding her are various mirrors, the head of a woman with long black hair emerges from the top left mirror, while the rest have five incorporeal arms reaching through to lovingly caress the woman. The only colours are black, grey, white and red.

The cover of the comic “Meet Me At the Seafloor” by Gojiberry. It features two women, a selkie and a human, under the water together, green air bubbles surrounding them. The selkie has long dirty-blonde hair and green mottled skin, her hands gently holding the other woman’s torso. The human has long black hair in several braids in dreadlocks, wearing a green overalls, a plaid shirt, a red bandana, and glasses, her hands on the selkie’s shoulders. They are gazing into each other’s eyes.

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Patricia Baxter @swirly313.bsky.social · 20h

"Fashion Intervention" by Chereen Francis-Roberts

"Hero in the Serpent’s Skin" by Hwei (@lalage.bsky.social)

"In The Eyes Of A Dog" by Pearl Law (@pearlperoni.bsky.social)

"Injest" by Mapurl (@mapurl.bsky.social)

The cover of the comic “Fashion Intervention” by Chereen Francis-Roberts. It shows two women, one human and one demon, standing in front of a walk-in closet. The human standing in the foreground is wearing casual clothing, in dull colours, her head in her hands, visibly distressed, and the demon standing in the background is wearing stunning fashionable clothes, in bright colours, a red horn on top of her head. Various clothes in the closet are floating with sparkles surrounding them. The background is various shades of pink.

The cover of the comic “In the Eyes Of A Dog” by Pearl Law. It shows a dog, with long black fur, and large brown eyes, looking towards the reader. The background is a park, with a trail, some bushes, and an orange sky.

The cover of the comic “Injest” by Mapurl. It shows a jester, his back to the reader, wearing a green cap and bells that connect to a green and black tunic with harlequin-style diamonds. He is holding a bloodied sword, with the face of another man reflected on it. Through the diamonds a wolf, fangs bared, chases a jackalope, and below the animals is a stone medieval castle with a tall tower.

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Patricia Baxter @swirly313.bsky.social · 20h

"An Excess of Self" by Pautipeep (Paloma Carvajal)

"Asunder" by Narrenstrich (@narrenstrich.bsky.social)

"Dead Horses" by Freya JN (@goblinstunts.bsky.social)

"Exo" by Jaye Fabel (@kelpienet.bsky.social)

The cover of the comic “An excess of self” by Pautipeep (Paloma Carvajal). It shows a close-up of a red and black bug in the center, and below it is two women, one with brown hair in a pony-tail and the other with red hair in a bun wearing glasses. The red haired woman is holding up the bug on her right index finger. Seven circles surround the bug, six of them show different flora in different stages of life, and one showing a fingerprint.

The cover of the comic “Asunder” by Narrenstrich. It shows the stone statue of a woman, dressed in the style of royalty, holding up a bronze scale on her left ring finger. She has bindings around her eyes, to be fair and impartial, but her left eye is unobscured. The scales have a woman knight, wearing a red cloak, kneeling on the left plate, and a brain on the right plate. The brain is heavier than the knight. The title is stylized to appear sliced in half, the top and bottom half of the letters are unaligned.

The cover of the comic “Dead Horses” by Freya JN. In the foreground are two anthropomorphic cat people, an adult and a child, standing in a field. The woman is wearing a jumpsuit and mask over her face, a sniper rifle slung over her right shoulder, while the girl is wearing a hoodie that resembles a caterpillar, holding a butterfly in her hands. In the background is a horse, enveloped in flames. The letters of the title are butterflies in various stages of metamorphosis, arranged to resemble letters in the Latin alphabet. The title is written a second time in plain text in parentheses below.

The cover of the comic “Exo” by Jaye Fabel. It shows a knight, laying on some green foliage, wearing white armour with an iridescent sheen, his helmet cracked and with blood near the damage. He is wearing a white shirt over the armour. His left eye is visible, looking upwards towards something, or someone, unseen. He is being lovingly caressed by the hands of an unseen person.

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