Jake Ēkiss
@jakeekiss.bsky.social
He/Him Comic creator, writer, editor, maker, flatscan.
Check my #art
Portfolio: https://cara.app/jakeekiss/portfolio
Check my #art
Portfolio: https://cara.app/jakeekiss/portfolio
The poster may be deactivating her stuff but since she does want it known I'm screencapping so folks are aware. This is one of many reasons I'm glad I'm not in many photos, especially not recently, but it's seemingly very easy to do and there appear to be no institutional guardrails.
January 6, 2026 at 1:42 AM
The poster may be deactivating her stuff but since she does want it known I'm screencapping so folks are aware. This is one of many reasons I'm glad I'm not in many photos, especially not recently, but it's seemingly very easy to do and there appear to be no institutional guardrails.
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Let me tell you, it has been SO NICE painting again after months of not doing any traditional art! I finally busted out my gouache paint, and it feels like home again.❤️ still rusty with painting, but happy with how this turned out.
✨bonus points to those who know what movie this is from 👁️
✨bonus points to those who know what movie this is from 👁️
January 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Let me tell you, it has been SO NICE painting again after months of not doing any traditional art! I finally busted out my gouache paint, and it feels like home again.❤️ still rusty with painting, but happy with how this turned out.
✨bonus points to those who know what movie this is from 👁️
✨bonus points to those who know what movie this is from 👁️
Just now learning that Dr. Mindbender (real name Brian Binder) got his MD in dentistry. He's an orthodontist by trade and was using brain-warp tech initially to relieve dental pain in surgery.
a cartoon of a man with a mustache and a blue eye
Alt: Dr Mindbender laughs(?) as the camera zooms into the gaping rictus of his mouth and the featureless pink void therein.
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Just now learning that Dr. Mindbender (real name Brian Binder) got his MD in dentistry. He's an orthodontist by trade and was using brain-warp tech initially to relieve dental pain in surgery.
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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The monkey calls business what the horse considers play
Don't ever forget this
Don't ever forget this
January 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The monkey calls business what the horse considers play
Don't ever forget this
Don't ever forget this
Post a famous bathroom scene.
January 5, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Post a famous bathroom scene.
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"Better a pig than a fascist"
January 4, 2026 at 8:02 AM
"Better a pig than a fascist"
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all this is both foolish and unnecessary
January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
all this is both foolish and unnecessary
Based. Always enjoyed Staple!
STAPLE! Policy update available on the STAPLE! website.
No form of A.I generated content is allowed at STAPLE!
staple-austin.org/policies/
No form of A.I generated content is allowed at STAPLE!
staple-austin.org/policies/
January 4, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Based. Always enjoyed Staple!
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Not sure how bad the deepfake problem is? Read Stella's farewell thread.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
January 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Not sure how bad the deepfake problem is? Read Stella's farewell thread.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
Y'all already know, but just in case you forgot, page 181 of Project 2025:
January 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Y'all already know, but just in case you forgot, page 181 of Project 2025:
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one time I took pics of cool lookin meat and made an OC out of it :v
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January 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
one time I took pics of cool lookin meat and made an OC out of it :v
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Rubio's little rat face in the background.
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Rubio's little rat face in the background.
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You don't have to listen to these professional liars who are barely trying. 9 months ago they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty
Vance pushes back and says this was not illegal, arguing "Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas."
January 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
You don't have to listen to these professional liars who are barely trying. 9 months ago they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty
Anybody use Plustek flatbed scanners for their large inked line art? I had an old Mustek for years and years that was brilliant for B&W and was dirt cheap, but it gave up the ghost a while back and I'm thinking of replacing it. Most oversized scanner options are obscenely priced.
Amazon.com: Plustek OS1180 - Flat Scanner for Graphics and Documents in A3 Format, Design Suitable for Libraries, Schools or Small Offices - Scanning A3 Documents in Approximately 9 Seconds : Office P...
Amazon.com: Plustek OS1180 - Flat Scanner for Graphics and Documents in A3 Format, Design Suitable for Libraries, Schools or Small Offices - Scanning A3 Documents in Approximately 9 Seconds : Office P...
www.amazon.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Anybody use Plustek flatbed scanners for their large inked line art? I had an old Mustek for years and years that was brilliant for B&W and was dirt cheap, but it gave up the ghost a while back and I'm thinking of replacing it. Most oversized scanner options are obscenely priced.
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Happy New Year everyone. May the future be better for you than the past.
January 1, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Happy New Year everyone. May the future be better for you than the past.
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this year, i am becoming more evil than ever
January 1, 2026 at 5:45 AM
this year, i am becoming more evil than ever
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Hi everyone let's talk about the Carlisle 52 series of cups, in particular the Carlisle 5216, a topic about which I am extremely normal. In my estimation, a triumph of thoughtful industrial design and is probably my favorite ever mass produced object. 🧵
oh also i stole this from the brewery where we had lunch earlier
October 14, 2023 at 12:21 AM
Hi everyone let's talk about the Carlisle 52 series of cups, in particular the Carlisle 5216, a topic about which I am extremely normal. In my estimation, a triumph of thoughtful industrial design and is probably my favorite ever mass produced object. 🧵
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Happy New Year, everyone.
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Happy New Year, everyone.
Once again they've started the New Year immediately after the old one ended. This continues to be inconsiderate, and management has ignored multiple emails on the topic.
January 1, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Once again they've started the New Year immediately after the old one ended. This continues to be inconsiderate, and management has ignored multiple emails on the topic.
It's 2 minutes to the new year, and I finally updated my Cara portfolio. So we're starting the year off right. #art #illustration #comics #commissions
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January 1, 2026 at 5:59 AM
It's 2 minutes to the new year, and I finally updated my Cara portfolio. So we're starting the year off right. #art #illustration #comics #commissions
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when I was starting out, (pre-internet) I asked another artist a question about buying the chemicals to make a blue line (again, very long time ago) & they said they weren't going to tell me because I was competition & that's when I decided I'd never be a dick like that to another artist
Cartoonists getting mad over the 'what brush do you use?' question baffles me (and I have absolutely seen them in uproar over it, ye gods 🙄). Someone wants to know about your tools! don't you like talking about the tools you use to make comics? I know I do! Ask me about my brush!!!
A surefire way to make comics readership shrink away is to make casual readers feel stupid & embarrassed for making basic comments or asking basic questions. That’s why I cringe when artists get loudly defensive about stuff like “this reminds me of Steven Universe!” or even “what brushes do you use”
December 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
when I was starting out, (pre-internet) I asked another artist a question about buying the chemicals to make a blue line (again, very long time ago) & they said they weren't going to tell me because I was competition & that's when I decided I'd never be a dick like that to another artist
What, and I cannot stress this enough, the fuck?
I just found out that our stuff is being sold on Amazon - WITHOUT our consent or any ability to opt out bc Amazon is just scraping artist’s websites and putting our shit in their search results. Again, without our permission.
December 31, 2025 at 4:28 AM
What, and I cannot stress this enough, the fuck?