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
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
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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
media.tenor.com
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.
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.
My cat will spend all night sleeping in the crook of my leg. Curled up and perfect and serene.
Then I’ll wake up, she wakes up, we both stretch, and she immediately commence work biting my hand.
Then I’ll wake up, she wakes up, we both stretch, and she immediately commence work biting my hand.
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My cat will spend all night sleeping in the crook of my leg. Curled up and perfect and serene.
Then I’ll wake up, she wakes up, we both stretch, and she immediately commence work biting my hand.
Then I’ll wake up, she wakes up, we both stretch, and she immediately commence work biting my hand.
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Shadow drop! Here is my brand new (first) video game: YOU'RE EMAIL.
It's a text adventure about sending an email. You have two options for who you can email. I haven't gone through it to see if anything's broken because I wrote it and I know what happens.
sbarsanti.itch.io/youre-email
It's a text adventure about sending an email. You have two options for who you can email. I haven't gone through it to see if anything's broken because I wrote it and I know what happens.
sbarsanti.itch.io/youre-email
November 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Shadow drop! Here is my brand new (first) video game: YOU'RE EMAIL.
It's a text adventure about sending an email. You have two options for who you can email. I haven't gone through it to see if anything's broken because I wrote it and I know what happens.
sbarsanti.itch.io/youre-email
It's a text adventure about sending an email. You have two options for who you can email. I haven't gone through it to see if anything's broken because I wrote it and I know what happens.
sbarsanti.itch.io/youre-email
I’m starting to wonder about this guy…
"House Democrats on Wednesday released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that President Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims, among other messages that suggested that the convicted sex offender believed Mr. Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged."
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I’m starting to wonder about this guy…
At The Heights Theater with the family to watch Singing in the Rain.
They have an organist playing before every show.
They have an organist playing before every show.
November 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
At The Heights Theater with the family to watch Singing in the Rain.
They have an organist playing before every show.
They have an organist playing before every show.
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Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
You fucking dolt. You maroon. You turnip-headed simpleton. You imbecile. You cretinous morlock. You finger-sniffing dimwit. You single-celled organism.
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
You fucking dolt. You maroon. You turnip-headed simpleton. You imbecile. You cretinous morlock. You finger-sniffing dimwit. You single-celled organism.
What if they just release a little Bond teaser where they show all of his body parts crawling across the ocean floor to reunite like the end of Iron Giant?
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
What if they just release a little Bond teaser where they show all of his body parts crawling across the ocean floor to reunite like the end of Iron Giant?
Off the shoulder is back this season and it is HOT
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Off the shoulder is back this season and it is HOT