Chris "Human Cryptid" Mole
@chrismole.bsky.social
Writer (Brigantia, The Black Rubric), letterer (The Phoenix), musician (Powerhouse), raconteur, bisexual. He/him. 🚫 AI. Avatar by @frogapples_🍎!
Website: www.chrismole.co.uk
Website: www.chrismole.co.uk
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Pinned post time! I'm Chris Mole, a writer, letterer and editor from Sheffield. My works include BRIGANTIA, THE BLACK RUBRIC, a ton of PROFESSOR ELEMENTAL COMICS and the toilet-themed anthology SECRETS OF THE MAJESTIC. Plus I'm a pretty mean guitarist if I say so myself..! 💪
It's been a most triumphant weekend but I am so weary 😭
What a weekend! Great to kick it off supporting SKYCLAD on Friday then an amazing sell out ceilidh at Crookes social last night! We’re all feeling tired but very happy today ☺️
#ceilidhband #powerhouseceilidhband #folkmetal #sheffieldceilidh #livemusic
#ceilidhband #powerhouseceilidhband #folkmetal #sheffieldceilidh #livemusic
February 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
It's been a most triumphant weekend but I am so weary 😭
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What a weekend! Great to kick it off supporting SKYCLAD on Friday then an amazing sell out ceilidh at Crookes social last night! We’re all feeling tired but very happy today ☺️
#ceilidhband #powerhouseceilidhband #folkmetal #sheffieldceilidh #livemusic
#ceilidhband #powerhouseceilidhband #folkmetal #sheffieldceilidh #livemusic
February 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
What a weekend! Great to kick it off supporting SKYCLAD on Friday then an amazing sell out ceilidh at Crookes social last night! We’re all feeling tired but very happy today ☺️
#ceilidhband #powerhouseceilidhband #folkmetal #sheffieldceilidh #livemusic
#ceilidhband #powerhouseceilidhband #folkmetal #sheffieldceilidh #livemusic
I don't generally shill for any company but I can't recommend Butternut Box highly enough - Max's health has improved massively since we got him on it and his coat is extra glossy! If you have a dog, give it a go and use this link so we both get some quids off: butternutbox.com/Chris3981?sh...
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February 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I don't generally shill for any company but I can't recommend Butternut Box highly enough - Max's health has improved massively since we got him on it and his coat is extra glossy! If you have a dog, give it a go and use this link so we both get some quids off: butternutbox.com/Chris3981?sh...
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⚔️Knight Share⚔️
The cover and some pages for a comic I illustrated. Of Ichor and Bone follows a knight with Imposter syndrome.
Written by @asawheatley.bsky.social Colours by @jpjordan.bsky.social Letters by @chrismole.bsky.social Edited by @illusclaire.bsky.social
The cover and some pages for a comic I illustrated. Of Ichor and Bone follows a knight with Imposter syndrome.
Written by @asawheatley.bsky.social Colours by @jpjordan.bsky.social Letters by @chrismole.bsky.social Edited by @illusclaire.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
⚔️Knight Share⚔️
The cover and some pages for a comic I illustrated. Of Ichor and Bone follows a knight with Imposter syndrome.
Written by @asawheatley.bsky.social Colours by @jpjordan.bsky.social Letters by @chrismole.bsky.social Edited by @illusclaire.bsky.social
The cover and some pages for a comic I illustrated. Of Ichor and Bone follows a knight with Imposter syndrome.
Written by @asawheatley.bsky.social Colours by @jpjordan.bsky.social Letters by @chrismole.bsky.social Edited by @illusclaire.bsky.social
.....sorry, what??
February 6, 2026 at 8:16 AM
.....sorry, what??
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This is a great time to get off Substack. Beehive and Ghost are good alternatives.
As an added benefit, your blog won't be driving traffic to Nazis and their sycophants.
As an added benefit, your blog won't be driving traffic to Nazis and their sycophants.
The popular blogging platform Substack – used by numerous British comic creators to promote their work – has suffered a data breach. The company is warning users to take extra caution with any emails or text messages you receive…
https://downthetubes.net/substack-data-breach-hits-comic-creators/
https://downthetubes.net/substack-data-breach-hits-comic-creators/
February 5, 2026 at 7:14 AM
This is a great time to get off Substack. Beehive and Ghost are good alternatives.
As an added benefit, your blog won't be driving traffic to Nazis and their sycophants.
As an added benefit, your blog won't be driving traffic to Nazis and their sycophants.
Overjoyed to report that the new Muppet Show special is absolutely wonderful - I laughed, I cried, I was filled with warm nostalgia! MORE OF THAT PLEASE
a group of muppets are standing together with their mouths wide open
ALT: a group of muppets are standing together with their mouths wide open
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February 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Overjoyed to report that the new Muppet Show special is absolutely wonderful - I laughed, I cried, I was filled with warm nostalgia! MORE OF THAT PLEASE
Go and follow my folk rock/metal ceilidh band so we can feel good about ourselves! 🙌
Hello to our first followers here! We're excited to share the news that we're playing @shrewsburyfolk.bsky.social this year! We'll be kicking off the ceilidh programme on Friday 28th August to get your festival off to a roaring start!
Tickets available now at the Shrewsbury Folk Festival website 🤘
Tickets available now at the Shrewsbury Folk Festival website 🤘
February 2, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Go and follow my folk rock/metal ceilidh band so we can feel good about ourselves! 🙌
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Hello to our first followers here! We're excited to share the news that we're playing @shrewsburyfolk.bsky.social this year! We'll be kicking off the ceilidh programme on Friday 28th August to get your festival off to a roaring start!
Tickets available now at the Shrewsbury Folk Festival website 🤘
Tickets available now at the Shrewsbury Folk Festival website 🤘
February 1, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Hello to our first followers here! We're excited to share the news that we're playing @shrewsburyfolk.bsky.social this year! We'll be kicking off the ceilidh programme on Friday 28th August to get your festival off to a roaring start!
Tickets available now at the Shrewsbury Folk Festival website 🤘
Tickets available now at the Shrewsbury Folk Festival website 🤘
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Sinners... but make it Leyendecker
#SinnersMovie
#SinnersMovie
December 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Sinners... but make it Leyendecker
#SinnersMovie
#SinnersMovie
I would like to note that Max has his tea at about the same time every single day. And yet, 30 mins prior to teatime, here he is giving me the saddest stare any dog has ever turned on their owner:
February 1, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I would like to note that Max has his tea at about the same time every single day. And yet, 30 mins prior to teatime, here he is giving me the saddest stare any dog has ever turned on their owner:
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People really underestimate just how fucking cool Tetsuo Hara actually is. He is almost blind and it is about as effective against his drawing as a wet napkin against Kenshiro's iron chest. He funds children's hospitals. He said AI will never win because it can't be prepared to die like a human.
Tetsuo Hara drew these to commemorate his having filed his tax return using his smartphone. Notice how he drew both of these on the same day despite no longer really being able to see particularly well. Stuff like this makes me even more irate that the upcoming TV series will be in crap looking 3DCG
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
People really underestimate just how fucking cool Tetsuo Hara actually is. He is almost blind and it is about as effective against his drawing as a wet napkin against Kenshiro's iron chest. He funds children's hospitals. He said AI will never win because it can't be prepared to die like a human.
Watched this video and it's a real eye-opener - but despite having been a real musician for 20+ years I couldn't say with certainty that my (admittedly half-deaf) ears would be able to immediately identify an AI slop remix, so I can't really blame other people falling for it. Very upsetting!
25-minute video by Nukeledge walking through the wave of A.I. slop VGM “remixes”
youtu.be/D1-7DPkNAh0
We’ll stay over here with real music created by real musicians.
A.I. music doesn’t involve real skill or development.
youtube.com/ocremix
youtu.be/D1-7DPkNAh0
We’ll stay over here with real music created by real musicians.
A.I. music doesn’t involve real skill or development.
youtube.com/ocremix
YOU are listening to AI-generated Video Game Music, Please Stop
YouTube video by Nuclear [NUKELEDGE]
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Watched this video and it's a real eye-opener - but despite having been a real musician for 20+ years I couldn't say with certainty that my (admittedly half-deaf) ears would be able to immediately identify an AI slop remix, so I can't really blame other people falling for it. Very upsetting!
Also while I'm here, in relation to the constant stream of news and bad things - I'm going to stop thinking "maybe THIS is the thing that will get the bad guys" because let's be real, there is no one thing that will impact any of these rich people because the rich are shielded from consequence.
January 31, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Also while I'm here, in relation to the constant stream of news and bad things - I'm going to stop thinking "maybe THIS is the thing that will get the bad guys" because let's be real, there is no one thing that will impact any of these rich people because the rich are shielded from consequence.
I was literally talking to a colleague at work on Thursday about how great Catherine O'Hara was in Schitt's Creek (and everything else, tbh) without any knowledge of what was coming - deeply sad news and a tragic loss 💔
January 31, 2026 at 7:40 AM
I was literally talking to a colleague at work on Thursday about how great Catherine O'Hara was in Schitt's Creek (and everything else, tbh) without any knowledge of what was coming - deeply sad news and a tragic loss 💔
So I have been really enjoying MIO: Memories in Orbit (beautiful Metroidvania, lovely vibes) but this "permanent health loss because you explored the map" mechanic is absolute fucking BULLSHIT. It's a MV!! I should not be penalised for exploration!!
January 29, 2026 at 10:23 PM
So I have been really enjoying MIO: Memories in Orbit (beautiful Metroidvania, lovely vibes) but this "permanent health loss because you explored the map" mechanic is absolute fucking BULLSHIT. It's a MV!! I should not be penalised for exploration!!
I'm all for doing things online for convenience but this whole remortgage process is doing my nut in, absolute Sisyphean nightmare 😤
January 27, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I'm all for doing things online for convenience but this whole remortgage process is doing my nut in, absolute Sisyphean nightmare 😤
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for me it was the fact that the author is one of the main driving forces behind the global movement to kill my trans friends and erase their existence
hope that helps
hope that helps
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:47 PM
for me it was the fact that the author is one of the main driving forces behind the global movement to kill my trans friends and erase their existence
hope that helps
hope that helps
All the Philly folk gearing up for some protests
January 26, 2026 at 2:27 PM
All the Philly folk gearing up for some protests
All the emails for SCARF will go out in a few hours so I just wanted to post a few thoughts/notes on the curation process and explain how we got to our decisions:
a man standing in front of a bulletin board with papers on it including one that says pepe
ALT: a man standing in front of a bulletin board with papers on it including one that says pepe
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January 26, 2026 at 9:31 AM
All the emails for SCARF will go out in a few hours so I just wanted to post a few thoughts/notes on the curation process and explain how we got to our decisions:
I have scheduled so many emails this morning (all going out tomorrow) 😮💨
January 25, 2026 at 10:26 AM
I have scheduled so many emails this morning (all going out tomorrow) 😮💨
My mental file of "creative people who are actually transphobic cunts" is getting depressingly overstuffed as of late. It's not that hard to be a good person, is it??
Declan Shalvey allegedly donated to anti-trans activist Graham Linehan
Declan Shalvey came under fire on social media for allegedly donating to a fundraising campaign for anti-trans activist Graham Linehan.
Declan Shalvey came under fire on social media for allegedly donating to a fundraising campaign for anti-trans activist Graham Linehan.
Declan Shalvey allegedly donated to anti-trans activist Graham Linehan
Declan Shalvey came under fire on social media for allegedly donating to a fundraising campaign for anti-trans activist Graham Linehan.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:18 PM
My mental file of "creative people who are actually transphobic cunts" is getting depressingly overstuffed as of late. It's not that hard to be a good person, is it??
Spent a large chunk of my day reading an @edzitron.com newsletter about the state of AI at the end of 2025 and I am once again wholeheartedly recommending it to all fellow AI haters, because he's done the research & is laser-focused on explaining how this whole thing is a fucking con!
NVidia chief creep says resistance and scorn for AI have done a lot of harm. Good. Nice confirmation it's working. Keep it up. Although the main thing is this stuff is harmful crap so the mind and body tend to revolt against it automatically.
January 23, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Spent a large chunk of my day reading an @edzitron.com newsletter about the state of AI at the end of 2025 and I am once again wholeheartedly recommending it to all fellow AI haters, because he's done the research & is laser-focused on explaining how this whole thing is a fucking con!
Came into work early specifically so I can have a longer lunch and go to the new Hong Kong cafe near my office for noodles... no, I'm not always thinking about food, why do you ask?
two men are standing next to each other with the words " what about second breakfast " above them
ALT: two men are standing next to each other with the words " what about second breakfast " above them
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January 23, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Came into work early specifically so I can have a longer lunch and go to the new Hong Kong cafe near my office for noodles... no, I'm not always thinking about food, why do you ask?
I'll be sending out all the applicant result emails for SCARF on Monday, so keep an eye on your inboxes (and thank you in advance for your understanding!) 🙏
Office GIF
ALT: Office GIF
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January 22, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I'll be sending out all the applicant result emails for SCARF on Monday, so keep an eye on your inboxes (and thank you in advance for your understanding!) 🙏