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Kody Okamoto
@kodyisover.com
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Queer cartoonist. Punk's not dead, we're just trans now! he/they 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Creates the gay bummer of a webcomic #KeepingTime @ keepingtimecomic.com (Updates Tuesdays)

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · Aug 27
There are now 3 full chapters (that's 106 pages!!) of completely free-to-read KEEPING TIME, the queer, slow burn between two former friends and now current bandmates who - for better or worse - fall in love.

#KeepingTime #webcomics

🎸 keepingtimecomic.com
A comic page from KEEPING TIME. Daniel, a Japanese American man, sits on stage at a grand piano and stares out in disbelief at Denver, a blond punk with a neck tattoo who looks equally stunned. A caption title says, "CHAPTER 1: 2:45 AM" A second panel. Denver llifts the lid of a dumpster, while two figures stand behind him in a dark alleyway. A third panel. Denver lights both his cigarette and that of Daniel's. Denver says, "I'm impressed, y'know," while Daniel answers with a, "Hmm?" A final panel. Denver motions towards Daniel with his lit cigarette while Daniel smiles gently.
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Stefon Martin:
- could use an extra 3 hours of sleep
- is still bummed he never had a Zoobooks subscription as a kid
- is indifferent towards his band's new singer. so what if this guy was someone his bandmates knew in high school, is that important or something

#webcomics

🎸 keepingtimecomic.com
A panel from the webcomic Keeping Time. Stef, a guy with a gap between his front teeth in a legally distinct from the White Sox hat is looking down, not smiling but not actively frowning as he remarks, "Master of none."
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Stefon Martin:
- could use an extra 3 hours of sleep
- is still bummed he never had a Zoobooks subscription as a kid
- is indifferent towards his band's new singer. so what if this guy was someone his bandmates knew in high school, is that important or something

#webcomics

🎸 keepingtimecomic.com
A panel from the webcomic Keeping Time. Stef, a guy with a gap between his front teeth in a legally distinct from the White Sox hat is looking down, not smiling but not actively frowning as he remarks, "Master of none."
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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WITCHING SEASON HAS A LITTLE OVER 2 DAYS LEFT

It's almost there, with just around 8k left to go!! If you haven't, go back it IMMEDIATELY
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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A reminder that my books make great gifts (for yourself or others) and you can easily buy them here: bookshop.org/lists/graphi...
Graphic novels & comics
Checkout out this list on Bookshop
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November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
bgrueskin.bsky.social Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2d
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.

He is a computer safety researcher.

And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.

In under 1600 words.

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I Want You to Understand Chicago Politics Chicago 2025-11-08 I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. “We could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st. Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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I'm mostly taking the day off from my phone/computer, so this will be very lovely and/or devastating to return to look at
zoewithasword.bsky.social Zoe Tunnell @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 2d
Ah, the Twitter classic. Go nuts.
post this on your profile and let your followers associate you with a fictional character that you remind them of
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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run, dog, run

#KeepingTime
Comic page inks of a dude with one arm in a sling, carrying a skateboard, absolutely booking it
November 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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while I'm doing "whatever, side account energy on mainvis fine," this is the funniest karaoke video I've ever seen in my life. this woman is my hero
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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I am going to sing the most rage filled rendition of オトノケ the world has ever heard
kodyisunder.bsky.social kody is under @kodyisunder.bsky.social · 2d
not literally, not yet, but I'm going to Japanese style karaoke with pals tonight so like in 2 hours, it will be literal
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Call now. You can use the @5calls.org app, they have a script for this.

Unless you're repped by @padilla.senate.gov, whose turned off his voicemail bc he doesn't care about his constituents.
mississippifreepress.org Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 2d
Democrats are considering a Republican deal to reopen government with a promise of a later vote on extending health-care tax credits—but no guarantee.

One Democrat says it'd amount to "unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double."
Democrats Consider GOP Deal to Reopen Government, With Promise of Later Vote on ACA Subsidies
Democrats are considering a Republican offer to reopen the government with a promise of a later vote on extending ACA health-care tax credits.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
joshtpm.bsky.social Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2d
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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run, dog, run

#KeepingTime
Comic page inks of a dude with one arm in a sling, carrying a skateboard, absolutely booking it
November 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Damn I step away for an hour and yall showed up 😭♥️ pls buy my yuri to support my agenda lol 🥹

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803164...
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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This fucking guy
Frank
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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The comic is real special to me and I can't recommend it enough. Support this gorgeous comic & the incredible story it's telling with with help from late 2000's vibes aplenty. It's also got lots of music stuff in it too ;) 2/2🛑

www.keepingtimecomic.com
Keeping Time
- a queer bummer of a romance
www.keepingtimecomic.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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3. KEEPING TIME By @kodyisover.com
SCORE: 9.5/10

Yet another webcomic I've already discussed over on the channel. Just reminding y'all to check it out for yourselves cuz it's literally peak in every way. Queer Bummer Romance for the win🔥 1/2⏬

youtu.be/3kADV7VkQsU
You Should Read KEEPING TIME
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November 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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I am so pleased a lot of folks are noticing the little sign on the door in the latest #KeepingTime updates!!! it has been hiding there since chapter 2!!! I dedicated a whole update post about it back then, HEHEHE

🎸 keepingtimecomic.com
A panel from the webcomic, Keeping Time. Denver, a blond guitarist, argues with Stef, a Black bassist in a denim battle vest. (It is not much of an argument because Stef is correct, as always) Denver: "Me? I sound like shit?" Stef: "Yeah. Your head’s obviously not in it right now." Another, more recent Keeping time panel from the same vantage point. Denver and Stef are once again arguing, and once again Stef is correct. Denver: "Hey, c'mon. Hütz is the best, and you know it. You rather we practice at that overpriced country club in the suburbs?" Stef: "Portage Park isn't the suburbs, dude."
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Look at the geotag on this photo!! I literally took it where the album cover was shot!! I'm!! Gonna!! Cry!!
A photo of a hand holding DRAGON GATE tickets. Google photos shows it was taken at the corner across of Imadegawa station and Kyoto Gyoen.
November 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Oh my gosh. My heart just jumped in my throat because the new GRMLN single came on and I immediately recognized the cover to it as viewing Doshisha kitty-corner from the konbini by the Imadegawa station exit
GRMLN and Yoodoo Park's cover to "Traffic" which appears to be a photo of Doshisha's main campus near Kyoto Gyo-en Google maps street view from outside the Family Mart kitty corner to Imadegawa station beneath Doshisha's campus
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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a mock up for Zohran Mamdani's iconic font & color combination, but instead of any campaign message it reads GREG PAK TAUGHT ME how to get rid of the 'for'
November 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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REAL friendship is using the Zohran Mamdani campaign font generator to fulfill your bud's request. Preeti is a true pal
runwithskizzers.bsky.social Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 3d
YES but it has to say "Teenage Mutant for ninja turtles" lol
a mock up for Zohran Mamdani's iconic font & color combination, but instead of any campaign messsage it reads TEENAGE MUTANT for ninja turtles
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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a mock up for Zohran Mamdani's iconic font & color combination, but instead of any campaign messsage it reads BUT I WON'T DO THAT [for love]
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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ok yeah i am doing this right
a mock up for Zohran Mamdani's iconic font & color combination, but instead of any campaign messsage it reads I WOULD DO ANYTHING for love
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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in hindsight, I don't think the boys have actually answered your question here....

#KeepingTime
The first panel of a yonkoma gag comic. Daniel, a Japanese dude, looks at a letter in the foreground and asks, "Do I have to answer this one? In front of everyone?" His boyfriend, Denver, a blond punk, points and yells, "Yes, and be extremely specific." Stef, their bassist, is extremely unamused in the background. Daniel asks, "Specific? Like?" Denver cuts him off with, "Like, describe what your fantasy of me was. Was I ripped, like Van Damme, or..." Denver imagines his own face over Claude Van Damme on the poster of Lionheart, and Stef ducks to avoid the unappealing thought balloon of it. Stef stabs Denver's imagination with his bass guitar while saying, "Literally no one in the history of the planet has jerked off to your face on Van Damme's body." Denver throws finger guns at the viewer and says, "That just means the title for first is up for grabs, if you beat Dan to it! (Get it? Beat, like--)" Daniel's soul exits his body as he questions all his life decisions and Stef announces he's going home.
September 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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the ebook for HAMMAJANG LUCK, my cyberpunk lesbian space heist, is on sale for $1.99 across platforms!!! that includes Bookshop.org!

don't have an indie to support? can I suggest one of mine?

@sidequestbooks.bsky.social @narrativebookshop.bsky.social @allshewrotebks.bsky.social
graphic showing the cover of Hammajang Luck on a green, orange, and blue nebula background. the text reads "HAMMAJANG LUCK" and "'s ebook is $1.99 this month!!!"
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM