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Read Bittersweet Candy Bowl >8U

common art tags of interest: #diarycomic #artfight #poketober #webcomic #bcbart #sonic
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Vero @taeshi.bcb.cat · May 12
It’s #WebcomicDay! I’m Taeshi and I make Bittersweet Candy Bowl - a slice-of-life romantic drama about falling in love with your childhood bestie, then destroying what you had. Read for love triangles, long-distance relationships and plenty of MESS!! Updates Mon/Wed/Fri!!

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A page from the webcomic Bittersweet Candy Bowl. It’s page 51 from the chapter “Eternal Flame.” Mike and Lucy are having a conversation at night in a park while it’s snowing. Panel 1 Lucy: __Sure__ you don’t wanna smack it up a bit? Mike, rubbing his eye after crying: Ugh.. I’m too drained to be angry right now. Panel 2 Mike, cricking his back: I feel like.. I was carrying something really heavy, and now.. it’s just gone. Lucy, smiling: Breakups can do that. Panel 3 Lucy, feeling the snow fall onto her hand: It’s getting pretty late, you know. Panel 4 Lucy: Do you think you’ll be okay? Mike: I dunno.. Panel 5 Mike, touching his chest with his hands, face off-sceen: It hurts.. Panel 6 Lucy, smiling: You’ve dealt with worse. Panel 7 Lucy, continuing to talk while the panel focuses on Mike staring at her as he continues to rub his eye and clean away his tears: Might feel like crap now, but one day you’re gonna look back on this and cringe. Panel 8 Lucy: “Why was I such a bitch?” “Why’d I even shed a tear for this girl!” Y’know. Mike, nervously: Heh. A page from the webcomic Bittersweet Candy Bowl. It’s page 29 from the chapter “Back and Forth.” Panel 1 Paulo stands in the hallway holding a soda can. He grins at Mike, laughing and scratching his ear. Paulo: Hahahaha! The MAIN ROLE?! How'd a shrimp like you manage THAT?! Panel 2 Paulo: Hahahaha! Mike glares over his shoulder at Paulo from his open locker. Panel 3 Mike crosses his arms and scowls at Paulo. Mike: I could stop paying for the Blasto, you know. Paulo grins and points his thumb at his chest, still holding the soda. Paulo: You want the bike, I stomach the soda. You NEED me. Panel 4 Mike stands by his locker, frowning at Paulo. Behind him, two shadowy shapes approach. Mike: I'll save up for one instead! It's better than having to deal with your crap. Panel 5 Paulo: Oh, you're so mad. Mike looks away, frowning. Behind him, the two shadowy shapes face away from Mike. Exclamation points appear over their heads. Mike: Shut up. None of you guys take me seriously.. Panel 6 Paulo: Oh, I'm sorry, dude. Wanna talk about it? Mike smiles, looking surprised. He puts his hand back in his locker. Behind him, a shadowed figure runs away. Mike: What, really? Panel 7 Paulo: Actually, I don't give a rat's ass HAHAHAHAH Mike frowns, staring at Paulo with a hurt expression. He pulls a "MATH WORK BOOK FOR DUMMIES" from his locker. Behind Mike, dark figures approach. Panel 8 *Mike scowls and slams his locker shut. His outstretched arm inadvertently blocks Tess and Lucy as they run up behind him.* Mike: Why do I BOTHER with you, Paulo?! Panel 9 Mike looks startled as Tess and Lucy run up, looking furious. The panel darkens behind them. Panel 10 Mike stands in front of Paulo, cringing with his fur and tail puffed out. Lucy and Tess lean toward Paulo with furious expressions, their tails bristling in irritation and arms straight at their sides. Paulo stares at them without reaction, still holding his soda. Lucy and Tess: PAULO YOU MAN WHORE!! A page from the webcomic Bittersweet Candy Bowl. It’s page 28 from the chapter “Link Play.” Mike is having a phone call with his girlfriend Sandy in his room. He’s lying on his bed. Panel 1 Sandy is talking to Mike on the phone, he sits on his bed listening carefully Sandy: Honestly, I was gonna try to keep it as a surprise, but.. Panel 2 Sandy: The way this break is turning out, I might be able to visit Roseville sometime in February? Sandy: I thought we could spend ~Valentine’s Day~ together! Panel 3 shows Mike sitting there, thinking it over, with a small surprise. But not necessarily joy. Panel 4 Mike leans back into the pillow of his bed, with a smile on his face Mike: That sounds pretty nice! Sandy: Well, don’t get TOO excited! A page from the webcomic Bittersweet Candy Bowl. It’s page 33 from the chapter “Double Down.” Mike and Daisy are having a conversation in the school library. This is after Mike kissed Daisy on the cheek. Panel 1 Daisy stares at Mike with shock in her eyes, her face blushing brightly. Mike is looking away from her, ashamed. Daisy: What? Mike: Sorry. Panel 2 Daisy, touching her face: No, seriously, WHAT? Panel 3 Mike, turned away from Daisy, his expression not visible: I thought.. this’d make me and Sandy even now, right? If she’s gonna keep secrets, might as well have one of my own. Panel 4 Mike, looking annoyed and defeated: Ugh, that’s so dumb. Why do I want to make things fair? None of this is fair. LIFE isn’t fair. None of this matters. Panel 5 Mike, burying his face into his blue scarf: Maybe Paulo knew what he was talking about. I could have let all those girls do whatever they wanted to me. Why not if I’m just gonna get cheated on anyway. Panel 6 Mike, turning to look at Daisy: Why’d I never give you a chance? We should have dated. We could’ve— Panel 7 Daisy suddenly kisses Mike passionately on the lips, there are swirls in her eyes to show how crazy she’s being. Mike is in utter shock and blushes brightly. Panel 8 The make-out continues, as Mike wraps his arms around Daisy and they continue this absurd affair.
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haridraws.bsky.social
Diary comics thread for hourly comics day ✏️ intro/9am
#hourlycomicday #MEcfs #ChronicIllness
graphic reads ‘hourly comics day disability diaries’ with a drawing of me (white nonbinary guy w black facial scruff & short green hair) lying in bed looking shattered. Lower text reads ‘hello. I make comics, and—‘ “This year’s my 10 year anniversary of chronic illness (ME/CFS)” - a small cartoon of me with a balloon going ‘wow!!’ then ‘…wait.’ In an inset past year’s comic, I’m going ‘hopefully later I’ll be well enough to draw a little!’ but end up lying still in bed all day - ‘alas’. “*8 years of my illness being “moderate to severe” = mostly bedbound, unable to walk down the street or prepare a meal without collapsing.” “I’ve been making a day of hourly comics every February since I first got ill” (some pics of many years worth of hourlies,w ith me waking up feeling exhausted, too ill to sit up) “It can be hard, but it means a lot to share the reality of my daily life honestly and to hear from others in the same boat. So here’s Hourly comics day 2026” - a small baloon now reads ‘still here!’ next to the same drawing as the first, me now waking up. 9am - “good morning my body feels like it’s been run over by a train’
February 8, 2026 at 11:13 AM
taeshi.bcb.cat
I always see indoor-all-day hourlies as a fun challenge, honestly.. like being able to reflect on what you did for the past hour and maybe unearthing some observations you wouldn’t otherwise focus on!
February 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
taeshi.bcb.cat
God what a stressful event! You handled everything like such a champ, I’m so glad the border experience ended up a lot more manageable than expected. Also love the shirt trick to swoop the cat up haha
February 9, 2026 at 6:39 PM
taeshi.bcb.cat
The current chapter is not in print but it will be one day! We do collect physical volumes of the comic :D www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/store/ (volume four is sold out though, we will solve that problem one day..)
Store - Bittersweet Candy Bowl
Support the comic by buying books, plush toys and more!
www.bittersweetcandybowl.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
taeshi.bcb.cat
Eeeeeee I’m so EXCITED to FEAST 🍽️

I’ve been really digging the current Sam arc btw! “What about me? Who can I trust” made me wheeze, the emotional minefield of a teen…..
February 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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chimney1022.bsky.social
🤍
February 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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jammyness.bsky.social
It's Hourly Comics Day! I'm catchin' up on the morning situation
#hourlycomicsday2026
Hourly Comics Day - Feb 8 2026 (Sunday) - a strip of black and white comics p1: 8am: catte-jam is asleep in bed. Sunlight is streaming in through the skylight. Satsuki the black cat is standing on them screaming "MEW!!!" p2: 8:30 catte-jam slowly peels themselves off the pillow to look at the light streaming through the skylight. jam: "oh... it's actually a nice day today..." cats (off panel): "Mew!!" "Mweh!!"
February 8, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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secase.bsky.social
UPDATE: Rigsby WI chapter 4 page 221

Rigsbywi.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:24 PM
taeshi.bcb.cat
Lots of history.

#webcomic #comic #webcomics #bittersweetcandybowl
Made Fresh, page 34
Hopefully Daisy didn’t really hear that final name.. hopefully in the context of that final name Daisy assumes by “quick” relationships he meant a relationship that didn’t really get started in the end, lol… truly the elephant of all elephants in the room. Then again Paulo does mention Tess and he never went all the way with her! That in itself was a weird quick awkward relationship.
www.bittersweetcandybowl.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
taeshi.bcb.cat
Final hourlies are done!! Unfortunately the ink is good quality so nothing faded away.. my prostrat is obsolete now. Anyway thanks for reading!!!! Good night!

#hourlycomicday #hcd #hourlycomicday #hourlycomicday2026 #hcd2026 #comic
More hourlies for hourly comic day 2026! 8PM Panel 1 Me, slowly becoming enraged due to lack of sleep: what the hell are you doing procreate stop it stop this right now Quit it QUIT IT STOP YOU LITTLE BITCH FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU Panel 2 Me, suddenly calm: oh I fixed it Souppy is panicking in both panels unsure what to do or how to help 9PM Panel 1 Narration: Erasing the bonus chapter sketches Me, holding eraser: Sometimes I used to successfully erase ink errors if I erased hard enough Panel 2 I quietly stare at the inked page while holding eraser Panel 3 I start erasing rabidly, implying I made a lot of mistakes on this page 11PM Panel 1 I’m shown in bed sleeping with Souppy beside me Panel 2 I jump to action, opening Pokemon go gifts, capping in trades, and doing this final comic Panel 3 I go back to sleep Happy hourly comix day!!!!!!!!!
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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tyako089.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
taeshi.bcb.cat
More hourlies! man I’m losing steam.. I forgot I’ve only had about two hours sleep. I also forgot to check if my cup was full of drink before shoving a ton of pills into my mouth lmao

#hourlycomicday #hcd #hourlycomicday #hourlycomicday2026 #hcd2026 #comic
More hourly comics for hourly comic day 2026! 5PM Panel 1 Follow-up call from clinic. I’m sitting in the bedroom so Souppy can hear the call. Me: Use the trigger shot tomorrow at 11pm for the IUI on Wednesday? Sure! Panel 2 Me: I never got a text from CVS, was the prescription sent to them? Receptionist on the other line: Oh.. I don’t see that, I’ll message the doctor now. Me, thinking to myself: Thank goodness CVS sends nagging texts ALL THE TIME 6PM Panel 1 Narration: Doing Pokemon Go trades for a friend in Germany Me, with two propped up phones: Take my damn yellow oricorio Panel 2 Souppy, concerned: .. Are you mad? Me: No, I’m just real sleepy Souppy: Maybe you should take a nap? Me: No. Trades. 7PM I feel like a pelican Panel 1 Souppy, giving me a cup of pills: Here’s all your vitamins Me, grabbing the cup immediately and tossing the pills into my mouth: Thank you. Panel 2 I forgot to get a drink, and tilt my head up in surprise and mild panic over what to do about this. I have A LOT of pills in my mouth. Souppy, rushing to the refrigerator: I got it!
February 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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quasimaddi.bsky.social
mucho texto
hourly comic: 1:00pm. through three "panels", the user sits, working, at their desk. Text reads: Este año, estoy trabajando en tres proyectos de comics. Hoy, estoy dibujando los layouts (?) para un libro con 250+ páginas. An asterisk leads to: native speakers, corrígeme porfa! (correct me please!) The intended English meaning of the previous text: this year, I'm working on three comics projects. Today I'm drawing some layouts for a 250+ page book. Similar drawing as previous, with sweat emanata. Text reads: When I get into the groove of language study, sometimes Spanish comes to mind before English. Even though I'm not fluent! The Spanish words sometimes float around in my head when I'm thinking. Spanish words float around the previous text. Similar drawing as previous; the user turns to the reader. Text reads: They're not always correct, though. For example, instead of "pàginas" I initially wrote "pàjaros". That means "birds". I already drew a book with 250 birds, kind of. Nero from Tiffany's Griffon pops out of the side of the image.
February 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM
taeshi.bcb.cat
The candlepin kisses are so sweet I can’t get over itttttt
February 8, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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rachaelsmith.bsky.social
It's Hourly Comics Day!

Here's 7am - 9am

#hourlycomicday #hourlycomicsday #hourlies
Hourly Comics Day 2026 by Rachael Smith A comic about Rachael's 7am. She has a dream about dogs and is woken up by her cat and son. A comic about Rachael's 8am. Rob makes coffee, she reads with her son Henry, and they make brunch plans. A comic about Rachael's 9am. Rob does some DIY up the chimney. Henry plays with lego. Rachael gets dressed.
February 8, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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hikari5050.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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shoona.bsky.social
Yeah thats right we are DOING hOURLIES BABYYYYYYYYYY #hourlycomicday #comics #myart
7am-8am panel 1: 2 people cuddling in bed, one person stretched forward panel 2: a cat suddent appears under the stretching arm saying “pet pls” as the person looks surprised saying “wha—“ 8am-9am panel 1: a person with a beard says “want a french toast stick?”while holding a plate of french toast sticks panel 2: a person in the shower with a towel on looks awkward saying “Ummmmm I’m ok….thanks.” with a caption that says “i love this little weirdo” 9am-10am 1 panel: a person singing while driving “And I sweeeeeaaaaaar I’m really trying!” with a caption saying “Singing Will Wood in the car on the way to Mudita” 10am-11am panel 1: a perso. eating avocado toast with the caption “ordered an avocado toast & a rose latte (i love to drink flowers) panel 2: 4 people sitting in a cafe together drawing comics. caption says “drawing comics with my friends :) “
February 8, 2026 at 5:35 PM
taeshi.bcb.cat
More hourlies! Finally home now.

I’m still wearing my coat :)

#hourlycomicday #hcd #hourlycomicday #hourlycomicday2026 #hcd2026 #comic
More hourlies for hourly comic day 2026! 2PM Panel 1 Souppy and I are finally home, closing the front door behind us, both sighing in relief. Panel 2 I’m sitting at my desk, still wearing my winter coat, shivering. Me: Why am I so cold NOW? 3PM Panel 1 I’m sitting at my desk, catching up on hourlies, using my legs to prop up the iPad, while my foot rests against the desk Panel 2 I get a charlie horse flinching and raising my left leg up in the air as the toes lock into an uncomfortable position, the big toe unaffected 4PM Panel 1 I’m sitting at my desk, answering discord DMs that have to do with Pokemon Go Narration: Oh god all my lucky friends are reaching out to coordinate The keyboard makes “tp tp tp” sounds as I respond to them. Panel 2 Souppy, meanwhile.. is fast asleep, cuddled into bed, his head obscured by the pillow, gone from this world.
February 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
taeshi.bcb.cat
More hourlies! Appointment is finally over so it’s the slow trudge back home.. upstate new york is not very pedestrian-friendly lol

I was able to wake the phone back up and defeat the dynamax eevee >8)

#hourlycomicday #hcd #hourlycomicday #hourlycomicday2026 #hcd2026 #comic
More hourlies for hourly comic day 2026! 11AM Panel 1 We’re walking home and I spot a sign that says “BanZai Hibachi Steak House” Me: What does “hibachi” mean? Souppy: I think it means “grill”? Panel 2 Me, confused: So why is it called a “hibachi wand”? Souppy is amused but sweatdropping. 12PM Panel 1 Souppy, eating lunch with me at a diner: Doesn’t the plate have nice colours after a blueberry pancake? Me, eating an egg and bacon sandwich: Whoa you’re right! The empty plate has blue and brown streaks around it, looking quite pretty, honestly! Panel 2 We are walking home now and the sidewalk has not been properly cleaned, leaving a bunch of very icy old footsteps that I’m slipping over Me: Whoaaa! Whoa! 1PM Narration: This took longer than I promised Panel 1 Me talking to Souppy, as I’m about to cross the street: Wait here, just gonna grab a dynamax eevee two blocks away Panel 2 I’m shown blowing hot air onto my phone which shut off due to it being too cold Me, frustrated and blowing air at the phone: Oh my GOD you stupid frozen phone, why shut off NOW!! I’m trying to warm it up by blowing into it so it can turn back on and I can complete the dynamax eevee on pokemon go #pokemongo
February 8, 2026 at 8:17 PM
taeshi.bcb.cat
More hourlies! I was able to get Souppy’s scarf before the bus arrived whew, I thought the wind would blow it away 😭😭😭

#hourlycomicday #hcd #hourlycomicday #hourlycomicday2026 #hcd2026 #comic
More hourly comics for hourly comic day 2026! 8AM Panel 1 Narration: heading to the first bus stop. Me, thinking: For the love of all that is fraggable— I’m walking with Souppy all bundled up because it’s very cold, with a lot of frozen snow and frozen dog shit everywhere Panel 2 Souppy, feeling his chest: Wait didn’t I have a scarf? Me, seeing his scarf fluttering away on the sidewalk: AAAAAAAA 9AM Panel 1 Narration: on the metro north We’re sitting in the metro north train while I work on hourlies in panic, Souppy casually reading on his phone. Panel 2 Narration: Waiting for another bus Me, thinking: Why are they standing on the seats There are people in the bus waiting area standing on the seats chatting to each other 10AM Panel 1 Narration: Monitoring appointment before IUI Doctor, looking at my ultrasound as I sit with my legs spread out: 16mm! Let’s order you that trigger shot. Souppy is in the same room, surprised by the sight. Panel 2 Souppy, touching my bare legs while I’m getting dressed with affection: You’re so hot! Me, shy: Hey! Souppy: I believe in your follicles!
February 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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magnoliapearl.bsky.social
Let’s get started. Bare bones this year, freehand sharpie on paper, if we make mistakes so be it. Midnight-6am #hourlycomicsday
February 8, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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meredithgran.com
Hourly comics! Let's get to it

#HourlyComicDay
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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areyoshi.bsky.social
It's #HourlyComicDay! I'll be updating this thread throughout the day, but I'm doing them on the iPad this year so who knows how it'll go. It might take me longer to finish, I'm bad at procreate somehow?
🎨 #HCD2026 #comicoop #Dimension20

patreon.com/areyoshi
ko-fi.com/areyoshi
Single panel comic for hourly comic day 2026. 12am. apricot is sitting in an arm chair with the legs up, a silly fluffy cat sitting next to them and another cat creeping behind the chair. The caption reads: "We're so close to finishing Fantasy High season 3... I don't like most actual plays, but I was convinced to give D20 a try by that season 2 Baron animation." Off screen, presumably coming from the television, someone is saying "Blimey!" in reference to a specific scene with Ally Beardsley. apricot is quietly saying "nooo K2"
February 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
taeshi.bcb.cat
More hourlies! Gonna tackle the day now!

Unfortunately I am not like those well-put-together cartoonists that can lovingly render their food 🙈 (and have good calligraphy lol)

#hourlycomicday #hcd #hourlycomicday #hourlycomicday2026 #hcd2026 #comic
More hourlies for hourly comic day 2026! 4AM Panel 1 Me in bed, thinking: Ugh I want to sleep so bad but it’s not happening Panel 2 I finally fall asleep 6AM Panel 1 Narration: what time is it I wake up randomly and check my phone Panel 2 Me at noticing the time: oh god dammit 7AM Panel 1 Me, sitting on the bed, holding a thermometer: Gotta take my temperature again Panel 2 I’ve drawn a parody of hourlies that render their meals throughout the day, only I’m just having a yakult drink. I’ve drawn leaves and berries and sparkles around it, with “breakfast” written in cursive Breastfast A damn yakult drink Ingredients: blah blah blah blah (the words get cut off)
February 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
taeshi.bcb.cat
More hourlies! Gonna make myself go to bed now because I really do need to get up at 7am today aufhdgHRKDGHKDGH

#hourlycomicday #hcd #hourlycomicday #hourlycomicday2026 #hcd2026 #comic
Hourlies for hourly comic day! 1AM Panel 1 We always voice-chat after the movie on Saturdays. I’m shown talking with apathy about the movie Belle, with my likeminded friends, who similarly did not like the movie at all. We’re talking through discord, Panel 2 While my friends continue to yap yap yap, I think to myself “I wonder if I can ink the last two pages of this chapter before bed” 2AM Panel 1 I’m shown sitting perched on my chair, inking a piece of paper with a brush, the paper resting on my legs. Narration: Inking this bonus chapter traditionally. Me: Fuck! Panel 2 Me: Ugh! Tch! What a bad line. Panel 3 Narration: I wonder why I stopped working traditionally Me: god fucking dammit! 3AM Panel 1 Narration: Finished inking the whole thing! Maybe I can start watercolours tomorrow. I’m shown with my face resting tiredly at my desk, staring at 22 pages of comics inked, with sparkles around them. I have an old worn smile. Panel 2 Narration: Now to wake up in three hours ughhhhhhhhhh I’m shown in bed sleeping with Souppy
February 8, 2026 at 8:44 AM