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missalyssaread.bsky.social
Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀
@missalyssaread.bsky.social
She/Her, Disabled Comic Artist and Illustrator. Feral House Cryptid.

My website is HERE: missalyssaread.com
Read my webcomic The Emperor's Feast on Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/The-Emperors-Feast/info
My Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/missalyssaread
Hi! I'm a #Disabled comic artist and character artist! I'm AuDHD, have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and chronic, widespread pain. Art is what keeps me going!

My current project is The Emperor's Feast, a comic about food and creativity, over on Tapas: tapas.io/series/The-E...
December 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'm currently working on my comic The Emperor's Feast, which I post on Tapas! tapas.io/series/The-E...

Here are some pages I really like. The comic is themed around food and the creativity involved. Right now my biggest struggle is my health, I keep trying to post consistently, and I haven't got it
November 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
One of my favorite Dwarf Fortress things is scanning over your tavern and seeing a fucking RAVE going on.

Also damn the new tavern music SLAPS.
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Embracing my inner Bog Witch
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Dragalge is one of my Top Five favorite Pokemon, so I was SO stoked that it got a great Mega Evo in Legends ZA.

Also an excuse to play with some brushes, and I think I finally have a set I'm happy with again.

#Pokemon #fanart
November 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
My new girl Silence, part of a long running set of campaigns I've been in. Rogue, though I haven't decided subclass yet (we're playing 2024 rules).
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I was rummaging through my photos and found an early photo of my big boy Finn, when he was just a wee 2lb kitten. He's been pushing his way into my work for almost 13 years!
November 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Artists! Quote with your fanart
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Stede: "This is fine."

(That's his brother Ed's curly butt)
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
YESSSSSSSSSS
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Happy Birthday!

My favorite couple photos from the last month: Finn being his glorious chunky self, and Jin the rat, who was FAST asleep in this photo.
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Finally finished up this Ghost of Yotei piece, with coloring I was actually happy with. I ended up pulling the color palette from old Japanese woodblock prints.

I haven't quite finished #GhostofYotei but I am in Chapter 2 and I am LOVING the game.
November 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Finally ordered a new mouse pad, goodbye beloved rowlets, you're kinda gross.

Ratty mousepad from @rattycreations.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
There appears to be a braincell shortage at my house.

Yes, the rat on the ledge is asleep.
October 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Doing some messing around with my style, and just in case I end up hating it, I need to show off this horse, I will never draw another horse this good
October 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Thanks to @indivisible.org an overhead of the protest in Vancouver, WA
October 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This is a gorgeous, nuanced take by Oatmeal on the whole reason AI art feels...gross.

But also, this is my favorite panel
October 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I couldn't help myself, had to honor the "Time Till Dick" code.
October 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Took me a minute to find one where you can actually *see* his eyes, he's hard to photo cause he likes to bonk the camera. He's the white and brown child in the front. He also has dialated eyes pretty much unless he's in full sun.
October 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
My AI filters usually do a pretty good job of filtering out horrible AI.

...usually.
September 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Found this poor girl in our room, acting quite weak. Took her out and put her on this plant that is always COVERED in bees, and she went right to eating. No clue how long she'd been in the house!
September 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I don't draw men as often as I should, but I do love an excuse to post @theotherhappyplace.bsky.social 's boy.
September 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Having Spam and Rice from the food carts for lunch, and met this giant European Mantis. The Mantises are out in FORCE this year, I've been finding babies on our house for weeks now.
September 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This artist is...very tired.
September 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The face of a rat who has gotten SO much attention today and is REVELLING in it
September 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM