Other favourites:

The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (absurdist action)
Zebra Girl (urban fantasy with a great protagonist villain arc)
Multiplex (theatre employees slice of life)
Zen Pencils (famous quotes illustrated)
EL Comics (sci fi / horror anthology)

Fav comics with queer characters / themes:

Dresden Codak (whimsical cyberpunk dystopia)
El Goonish Shive (teen urban fantasy)
The Glass Scientists (queer retelling of Jekyll & Hyde)
Skin Deep (follows the secret life of cryptids)
Rain (catholic high school slice of life)

Another example with some light editing, like slow zooms (and more views). I can't speak for all fans, but I don't feel like there's anything MISSING when I click on a short like this – adding too many flashy effects can sometimes be distracting, even

www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2oc...

Wish I could find better examples on short notice, but these are more or less what I'm describing!

www.youtube.com/shorts/t0Ap3...
www.youtube.com/shorts/_-zP9...

@natediggadoggity.bsky.social is right that it's mostly a voice actor trend, but I don't see why artists couldn't get in on it

IMO comics don't need to be animated to get traction on video-based platforms. I've seen vids that show panels one at a time as still images, with some voice acting

It's win-win, you don't outsource creative jobs to AI, and it's actually less jarring / more polished-looking than this

Fear Menu #3: Spiral Vegetable Tart

Under the veggies is a hidden layer of cheesecake. I wanted people's initial impression of the dish to be misleading, to confuse their palate with an unexpected dessert, plus I'm riffing on the 'Is it cake?' trend from a few years back #TheMagnusArchives #TMA

I am delighted to report that someone already published a really good affectionate parody of Macbeth from the perspective of the witches (no 'Boy Macbeth,' though, so I guess maximum woke has yet to be achieved)

If a piece of info would result in identical treatment, then why insist upon having that info at all?

You can claim it's just for 'identity verification,' but for that purpose your ID photo is a million times more useful than your AGAB, and in fact the latter may be actively misleading

It's a real trolley problem with voters at the lever. Republicans have tied a shit-ton of people to one side of the track, and democrats didn't have to tie ANYONE to the other side, but they did. They made the choice difficult by crafting bad policies

Freedom of speech for whom, exactly? Not all the people of colour & trans folks you just fired, I guess

This is a fucking craven effort to curry favour with the fascists in power, and everyone can see it

If I had the power to improve their situation, I'd do so in a heartbeat! But as long as that power is out of my hands, I can find some solace in our shared experience

For example, say I'm having trouble finding a job. If all my friends are posting about their fulfilling careers, my unemployment might start to feel like a personal failing. If I see someone else struggling in the same way that I am, I find that reassuring

I've never understood it to mean MAKING others miserable, personally? I think a lot of people WANT others to be happy, but find that happiness hard to watch when they themselves are going through a tough time

I'm not, like, a tech bro boot licker, as far as I can tell my politics are mostly aligned with yours. I was just hoping for a little more grace on what is, I guess, an unpopular opinion.

Far be it from me to overstay my welcome, though ✌️

Prioritization is rational, but eliminating all funding for something one deems unimportant feels more like a right-wing move. Do you remember the 'Olfactory Ethics PhD' debacle?

I want to live in a world where we put at least a LITTLE research into all topics, no matter how esoteric