Penny Merman
@idesofmerch.bsky.social
She/Her late-30s cartoonist, comic maker, sprite artist, pornographist, 3D set-builder, and jester, with an EMMY™ nominated husband.
I'm trying my best!
I'm trying my best!
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Penny Merman
@idesofmerch.bsky.social
· May 12
I hear it is #WebComicDay! I make a webcomic! You can start reading it here: www.pilotside.us/comic/glowin...
If your hole land looks like this, please see a doctor.
Hole Land
Source: Amusement Life 17 (May 1984)
Scan Source: DFJustin (Internet Archive)
#retrogaming #arcadegaming
Source: Amusement Life 17 (May 1984)
Scan Source: DFJustin (Internet Archive)
#retrogaming #arcadegaming
January 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
If your hole land looks like this, please see a doctor.
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going insane via PS1 games
January 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
going insane via PS1 games
Winning the rights to the Looney Tunes from David Zazlav by hustling him on a street corner with the cup and ball game.
If he had watched the cartoons, this wouldn't have happened.
If he had watched the cartoons, this wouldn't have happened.
January 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Winning the rights to the Looney Tunes from David Zazlav by hustling him on a street corner with the cup and ball game.
If he had watched the cartoons, this wouldn't have happened.
If he had watched the cartoons, this wouldn't have happened.
It Happened One Night (1934) is an amazingly charming movie considering it doesn't have a single nice person in the whole film.
January 6, 2026 at 3:52 AM
It Happened One Night (1934) is an amazingly charming movie considering it doesn't have a single nice person in the whole film.
Watching a 3.5 hour documentary about post-Termite Terrace Looney Tunes and suddenly thinking "No cis person could possibly care about Looney Tunes this much" and then finding out that I was correct.
January 6, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Watching a 3.5 hour documentary about post-Termite Terrace Looney Tunes and suddenly thinking "No cis person could possibly care about Looney Tunes this much" and then finding out that I was correct.
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After finding out that Vincent Price is from St. Louis, I've decided that that's the way everyone from St. Louis talks, and you can do nothing to convince me otherwise.
January 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
After finding out that Vincent Price is from St. Louis, I've decided that that's the way everyone from St. Louis talks, and you can do nothing to convince me otherwise.
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the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
Getting fashion inspiration from a Bugs Bunny merchandise catalog from the early 90s.
January 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Getting fashion inspiration from a Bugs Bunny merchandise catalog from the early 90s.
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random thought ive had for weeks: a version of “Virtua Cop” where Buffalo Springfield gently warns you when bad guys appear
April 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
random thought ive had for weeks: a version of “Virtua Cop” where Buffalo Springfield gently warns you when bad guys appear
As an animation historian, I can confirm that at least 90% of animated shorts before color are just Rhythm Heaven.
Welcome to the Public Domain, ARCTIC ANTICS (1930) ❄️
🐧 Another 10 Silly Symphony shorts join the public domain. No rattling bones like last year's THE SKELETON DANCE, but we do get up to some Arctic Antics 🐻❄️
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain
🐧 Another 10 Silly Symphony shorts join the public domain. No rattling bones like last year's THE SKELETON DANCE, but we do get up to some Arctic Antics 🐻❄️
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain
January 2, 2026 at 8:28 PM
As an animation historian, I can confirm that at least 90% of animated shorts before color are just Rhythm Heaven.
Dating a curly-haired butch is just like this.
Welcome to the Public Domain, MOROCCO (1930) 🎩
🎥 Marlene Dietrich was bending the rules as she pleased. See her iconic suit & daring kiss in this pre-Code classic. 🌸💋
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree
🎥 Marlene Dietrich was bending the rules as she pleased. See her iconic suit & daring kiss in this pre-Code classic. 🌸💋
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree
January 2, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Dating a curly-haired butch is just like this.
Please refer to it by it's proper name, as dictated by the box art "Super Mario Bros. 2: Mario Madness"
We're ranking Super Mario Bros. 2 TONIGHT at 8pm CT! How does this wily little plumber compare to the likes of Green Dog and Bubsy? twitch.tv/retropals
January 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Please refer to it by it's proper name, as dictated by the box art "Super Mario Bros. 2: Mario Madness"
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sometimes i intentionally idle my hands just to let the devil know im thinking about him
January 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
sometimes i intentionally idle my hands just to let the devil know im thinking about him
Two queer asexuals heavily flirting with one another and not realizing it.
January 1, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Two queer asexuals heavily flirting with one another and not realizing it.
Considering grabbing and learning a piece of movie editing software to take out a single gag from the film Top Secret!.
December 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Considering grabbing and learning a piece of movie editing software to take out a single gag from the film Top Secret!.
Dr. Gasongas and the Self-Constructed Perpetual Motion Machine That Causes Panic Attacks
The start of the chapter: www.pilotside.us/comic/glowin...
The start of the book: www.pilotside.us/comic/glowin...
The start of the chapter: www.pilotside.us/comic/glowin...
The start of the book: www.pilotside.us/comic/glowin...
December 31, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Dr. Gasongas and the Self-Constructed Perpetual Motion Machine That Causes Panic Attacks
The start of the chapter: www.pilotside.us/comic/glowin...
The start of the book: www.pilotside.us/comic/glowin...
The start of the chapter: www.pilotside.us/comic/glowin...
The start of the book: www.pilotside.us/comic/glowin...
Not to get too mushy, but my husband has a very reasonable amount of impulse control.
December 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Not to get too mushy, but my husband has a very reasonable amount of impulse control.
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Oh is a yearsball happening
December 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Oh is a yearsball happening
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We're so blessed that Krillin didn't get tall. It's easy to take it for granted now but it wasn't a given at the time.
December 30, 2025 at 5:42 AM
We're so blessed that Krillin didn't get tall. It's easy to take it for granted now but it wasn't a given at the time.
You'll know that they've decided to use my brain to power AI if you type in "What time is it?" and the search results start talking about Rey Misterio Jr's Filthy Animals era theme song.
December 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
You'll know that they've decided to use my brain to power AI if you type in "What time is it?" and the search results start talking about Rey Misterio Jr's Filthy Animals era theme song.
I have now seen someone get so high they had to double check with themselves whether or not they were still capable of internal thought.
December 29, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I have now seen someone get so high they had to double check with themselves whether or not they were still capable of internal thought.
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when you insult me you're insulting the award-winning team of dozens of puppeteers and special effects wizards responsible for bringing my baffling physical presence to life. so maybe think twice about your careless words
September 1, 2023 at 3:28 AM
when you insult me you're insulting the award-winning team of dozens of puppeteers and special effects wizards responsible for bringing my baffling physical presence to life. so maybe think twice about your careless words
Hey, man, you fucked up the consistency of that eggnog real bad.
December 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Hey, man, you fucked up the consistency of that eggnog real bad.
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On the website bluesky, you can retweet cartoons of animal women with boobs to show your friends, peers, and colleagues about what women you think are shagadelical.
December 24, 2025 at 4:55 AM
On the website bluesky, you can retweet cartoons of animal women with boobs to show your friends, peers, and colleagues about what women you think are shagadelical.