Rachel (Rae) Dukes
@mixtapecomics.bsky.social
Comic artist & cat enthusiast • Frankie Comics and The Wizerd (@OniPress 2020) • Chronically Ill • They/them • mixtapecomics.com
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I've had to raise the goal again with this new estimate and after receiving the results after the ultrasound. Vega's organs are not looking good at all.
I hate seeing him in pain...
Please please share, and thank you 💔
gofund.me/9763e4234
I hate seeing him in pain...
Please please share, and thank you 💔
gofund.me/9763e4234
Donate to URGENT: Little Vega is very sick. We need help., organized by Beetle Sohn
My name is Beetle and I am raising funds for my beautiful 9 year, 7 month … Beetle Sohn needs your support for URGENT: Little Vega is very sick. We need help.
gofund.me
November 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I've had to raise the goal again with this new estimate and after receiving the results after the ultrasound. Vega's organs are not looking good at all.
I hate seeing him in pain...
Please please share, and thank you 💔
gofund.me/9763e4234
I hate seeing him in pain...
Please please share, and thank you 💔
gofund.me/9763e4234
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Have you heard about the snazziest newspaper-format journal of comics criticism around? The Comics Courier Issue 3 Kickstarter is chugging towards it's end date on Oct 31 - make sure to get your pledge in today!
The Comics Courier, A Comics Criticism Journal [Issue 3]
A newspaper-format journal dedicated to in-depth comics criticism edited by Tiffany Babb
www.kickstarter.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Have you heard about the snazziest newspaper-format journal of comics criticism around? The Comics Courier Issue 3 Kickstarter is chugging towards it's end date on Oct 31 - make sure to get your pledge in today!
This Sunday, Oct 19! 🌯 I’ll be tabling at San Diego Zine Fest in Barrio Logan! I’ll have mini-comics, risograph prints, Frankie Comics, stickers, and all sorts of good stuff! Can’t wait to see you there!
This event is FREE and open to the public.
October 18 & 19, 12–6pm
2212 Main St., San Diego, CA
This event is FREE and open to the public.
October 18 & 19, 12–6pm
2212 Main St., San Diego, CA
October 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This Sunday, Oct 19! 🌯 I’ll be tabling at San Diego Zine Fest in Barrio Logan! I’ll have mini-comics, risograph prints, Frankie Comics, stickers, and all sorts of good stuff! Can’t wait to see you there!
This event is FREE and open to the public.
October 18 & 19, 12–6pm
2212 Main St., San Diego, CA
This event is FREE and open to the public.
October 18 & 19, 12–6pm
2212 Main St., San Diego, CA
The Secret Life of Shapes is debuting in Hullabaloo magazine this January. 💟 Treat yourself! www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
October 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The Secret Life of Shapes is debuting in Hullabaloo magazine this January. 💟 Treat yourself! www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
Hullabaloo Comic magazine is live on @kickstarter.com 🎉🎉🎉 Subscribe to get four new pages of comics from @michaelsweater.bsky.social and I in your mailbox every month! www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
September 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Hullabaloo Comic magazine is live on @kickstarter.com 🎉🎉🎉 Subscribe to get four new pages of comics from @michaelsweater.bsky.social and I in your mailbox every month! www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
On the road to SPX! I’ll be at table J4A this weekend with new prints, comics, and other fun things. Can’t wait to see you there! 🩵🩷💛🖤
September 11, 2025 at 6:05 AM
On the road to SPX! I’ll be at table J4A this weekend with new prints, comics, and other fun things. Can’t wait to see you there! 🩵🩷💛🖤
Any antique doll fans here? I’m trying to learn more about my nana’s doll. 1940’s, bisque head-and-shoulders, no joints, bisque limbs, synthetic wig, inset eyes (not painted on), closed mouth. Twin face makers mark. She looks like a Kester or Bradley doll to me, but I’m having trouble confirming.
September 4, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Any antique doll fans here? I’m trying to learn more about my nana’s doll. 1940’s, bisque head-and-shoulders, no joints, bisque limbs, synthetic wig, inset eyes (not painted on), closed mouth. Twin face makers mark. She looks like a Kester or Bradley doll to me, but I’m having trouble confirming.
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Art Journal Page Dump
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Cute stickers and found objects from:
@littlekittybigcity.bsky.social
@mixtapecomics.bsky.social
@tigerstooth.bsky.social
@uppermindink.bsky.social
@royallydivine.bsky.social
@giantrobotstore.bsky.social
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Cute stickers and found objects from:
@littlekittybigcity.bsky.social
@mixtapecomics.bsky.social
@tigerstooth.bsky.social
@uppermindink.bsky.social
@royallydivine.bsky.social
@giantrobotstore.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Art Journal Page Dump
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Cute stickers and found objects from:
@littlekittybigcity.bsky.social
@mixtapecomics.bsky.social
@tigerstooth.bsky.social
@uppermindink.bsky.social
@royallydivine.bsky.social
@giantrobotstore.bsky.social
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Cute stickers and found objects from:
@littlekittybigcity.bsky.social
@mixtapecomics.bsky.social
@tigerstooth.bsky.social
@uppermindink.bsky.social
@royallydivine.bsky.social
@giantrobotstore.bsky.social
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"If your books were uploaded to LibGen/fed into the LLMs, add your name to the potential class action lawsuit by tomorrow." Details:
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"If your books were uploaded to LibGen/fed into the LLMs, add your name to the potential class action lawsuit by tomorrow." Details:
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
Excited to be back at Now or Never Comics w/ @uppermindink.bsky.social, @royallydivine.bsky.social, & @michaelsweater.bsky.social on 7/23 leading up to @sandiegocomic-con.bsky.social. 🎉Catch us there from 11a-3p, slinging comics, zines, riso prints and more!
July 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Excited to be back at Now or Never Comics w/ @uppermindink.bsky.social, @royallydivine.bsky.social, & @michaelsweater.bsky.social on 7/23 leading up to @sandiegocomic-con.bsky.social. 🎉Catch us there from 11a-3p, slinging comics, zines, riso prints and more!
2003: Small Press at SDCC. Approved a week before the show, I made a zine describing my in-progress comics & promoting my webcomic. I had buttons & magnets for sale, & shared the 6' table w/ friends. 2024: A2CAF, where I filled my 3' w/ comics, zines, stickers, plush, and prints!
July 11, 2025 at 5:44 AM
2003: Small Press at SDCC. Approved a week before the show, I made a zine describing my in-progress comics & promoting my webcomic. I had buttons & magnets for sale, & shared the 6' table w/ friends. 2024: A2CAF, where I filled my 3' w/ comics, zines, stickers, plush, and prints!
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Tom Tenney is a veteran comics artists. He's got COPD and his family is facing eviction. (they're also struggling to afford his medication and buy food.) If you can help, please do. gofundme.com/f/emergency-donations-for-veteran-marvel-artist-thomas-tenney
Donate to Emergency donations for veteran Marvel artist Thomas Tenney, organized by Christina Durbin
Hello everyone. We want to start out by thanking you all so m… Christina Durbin needs your support for Emergency donations for veteran Marvel artist Thomas Tenney
gofundme.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Tom Tenney is a veteran comics artists. He's got COPD and his family is facing eviction. (they're also struggling to afford his medication and buy food.) If you can help, please do. gofundme.com/f/emergency-donations-for-veteran-marvel-artist-thomas-tenney
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It's (and I'm not making this up) National Cartoonist Day. I will accept gifts and tribute.
May 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
It's (and I'm not making this up) National Cartoonist Day. I will accept gifts and tribute.
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Despite the name, Free Comic Book Day isn’t free for the comic shops, so make a purchase as well.
Ask for a recommendation
Start a pull list
Pick up a new series
Buy a gift card
Support your local comic shop tomorrow, this week, next month, all year long! 🖤
Ask for a recommendation
Start a pull list
Pick up a new series
Buy a gift card
Support your local comic shop tomorrow, this week, next month, all year long! 🖤
May 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Despite the name, Free Comic Book Day isn’t free for the comic shops, so make a purchase as well.
Ask for a recommendation
Start a pull list
Pick up a new series
Buy a gift card
Support your local comic shop tomorrow, this week, next month, all year long! 🖤
Ask for a recommendation
Start a pull list
Pick up a new series
Buy a gift card
Support your local comic shop tomorrow, this week, next month, all year long! 🖤
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Re: small press/publisher agreements, if your advance is $2k, you're gonna see those royalties much sooner than if your advance were $50k from a traditional publisher. At least small publishers are forthcoming about what the costs to be made back are. 50/50 is a GOOD deal.
May 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Re: small press/publisher agreements, if your advance is $2k, you're gonna see those royalties much sooner than if your advance were $50k from a traditional publisher. At least small publishers are forthcoming about what the costs to be made back are. 50/50 is a GOOD deal.
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REMINDER!
Tomorrow is #FreeComicBookDay - a yearly event where a whole bunch of comics are made specifically to be given away to you FOR FREE at your participating comic shop!
It's a great day to
1) Get a whole bunch of free comics
2) Support your local comic shop by buying/pre-ordering comics
Tomorrow is #FreeComicBookDay - a yearly event where a whole bunch of comics are made specifically to be given away to you FOR FREE at your participating comic shop!
It's a great day to
1) Get a whole bunch of free comics
2) Support your local comic shop by buying/pre-ordering comics
May 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
REMINDER!
Tomorrow is #FreeComicBookDay - a yearly event where a whole bunch of comics are made specifically to be given away to you FOR FREE at your participating comic shop!
It's a great day to
1) Get a whole bunch of free comics
2) Support your local comic shop by buying/pre-ordering comics
Tomorrow is #FreeComicBookDay - a yearly event where a whole bunch of comics are made specifically to be given away to you FOR FREE at your participating comic shop!
It's a great day to
1) Get a whole bunch of free comics
2) Support your local comic shop by buying/pre-ordering comics
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If you enjoyed the Beat's coverage of the Diamond Bankruptcy Drama this week - or the rest of our coverage of Big Two comics, indie comics, kickstarters, webtoons, and even wrestling.....Please consider supporting us on Patreon - everyone little bit helps.
www.patreon.com/comicsbeat
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Get more from The Comics Beat on Patreon
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May 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If you enjoyed the Beat's coverage of the Diamond Bankruptcy Drama this week - or the rest of our coverage of Big Two comics, indie comics, kickstarters, webtoons, and even wrestling.....Please consider supporting us on Patreon - everyone little bit helps.
www.patreon.com/comicsbeat
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A lot of us know Bianca in the comics community, pls help by sharing the donation link www.paypal.com/paypalme/bia...
May 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A lot of us know Bianca in the comics community, pls help by sharing the donation link www.paypal.com/paypalme/bia...
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Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more
January 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more
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With most small publishers, you almost never see royalties even on a modest seller; it's almost always the case that while they take 50% of the profits (larger publishers give you a percentage of cover, which is harder to creatively doctor), 100% of the costs, not 50, are deducted from your end.
May 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
With most small publishers, you almost never see royalties even on a modest seller; it's almost always the case that while they take 50% of the profits (larger publishers give you a percentage of cover, which is harder to creatively doctor), 100% of the costs, not 50, are deducted from your end.
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Holeeeeeee shit. Give it up for @graphicpolicy.com reporting on a new bombshell.
Why did Alliance bail on their Diamond purchase?
Now we know.
graphicpolicy.com/2025/04/29/a...
Why did Alliance bail on their Diamond purchase?
Now we know.
graphicpolicy.com/2025/04/29/a...
Alliance Entertainment Submits Complaint Against Diamond Claiming Fraud and Deception - Graphic Policy
This is a bombshell
graphicpolicy.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Holeeeeeee shit. Give it up for @graphicpolicy.com reporting on a new bombshell.
Why did Alliance bail on their Diamond purchase?
Now we know.
graphicpolicy.com/2025/04/29/a...
Why did Alliance bail on their Diamond purchase?
Now we know.
graphicpolicy.com/2025/04/29/a...
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Let’s spill some personal tea at CAMP panel Self-Gossip: Diary Comics with @lizprincecomics.bsky.social , @mixtapecomics.bsky.social , Nicole Testa LaLiberty and Kristen Schull!
Sign up here: www.comicartsmaineportland.com/programming2...
Sign up here: www.comicartsmaineportland.com/programming2...
March 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Let’s spill some personal tea at CAMP panel Self-Gossip: Diary Comics with @lizprincecomics.bsky.social , @mixtapecomics.bsky.social , Nicole Testa LaLiberty and Kristen Schull!
Sign up here: www.comicartsmaineportland.com/programming2...
Sign up here: www.comicartsmaineportland.com/programming2...
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The news is out! I am working with my friends at Lifeline Comics, @comicuno.bsky.social & @philfalcowrites.bsky.social for a HORROR ANTHOLOGY about WITCHES!
paid comic work! submissions open til may 4, show me what you've got:
forms.gle/SXM1S9ozbstW...
paid comic work! submissions open til may 4, show me what you've got:
forms.gle/SXM1S9ozbstW...
a group of young women are standing next to each other .
Alt: the baddies from the craft walking down a hall, Nancy blowing a kiss (to me off panel)
media.tenor.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The news is out! I am working with my friends at Lifeline Comics, @comicuno.bsky.social & @philfalcowrites.bsky.social for a HORROR ANTHOLOGY about WITCHES!
paid comic work! submissions open til may 4, show me what you've got:
forms.gle/SXM1S9ozbstW...
paid comic work! submissions open til may 4, show me what you've got:
forms.gle/SXM1S9ozbstW...
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