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Rye Hickman
@ryehickman.bsky.social
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They/them. I make comics!
Portfolio: ryehickman.com
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A group chat* wanted to see all the frogs I told them I’d be penciling today so I guess y’all can see them too

*one person in a group chat lol
A pencilled illustration of a frog, close up A pencilled illustration of a frog in a boy’s hand A pencilled illustration of two frogs in a bucket with a hand about to set a third inside A pencilled illustration- two partial panels. In one, five frogs sit atop a rock and two teens face them. In the other, a boy holds two frogs, about to place them in the bucket
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Does anyone else pick new brushes to try based on how notable they’d be as sex toy descriptions or
A screenshot of brushes in PS: Kyle’s Paintbox - Natural Feel 1 Kyle’s Paintbox - Natural Feel 2 Kyle’s Paintbox - Natural Feel Dry Kyle’s Paintbox - Natural Feel Hurry Kyle’s Paintbox - Natural Feel Super Kyle’s Paintbox - Rough Dry Fun Big! Kyle’s Paintbox - Spatter Kyle’s Paintbox - Supreme Spatter & Textu A screenshot of brushes in PS: KYLE Ultimate Inking Thick ‘n Thin KYLE Ultimate Oil Color Jitter KYLE Ultimate Oil Detail Brush 30px KYLE Ultimate Oil Flat Wonky KYLE Ultimate Oil Lush KYLE Ultimate Oil Soft and Smooth KYLE Ultimate Oil Thicker
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Travel photos on this thread, I post so rarely these days why not
Rye’s favorite little guy from el museo de antropología en CDMX Affogato and branded table setting at the Hello Kitty Cafe in CDMX Paste-up that reads, “me quiero morir pero tengo cosas que hacer” attributed to butters_256, sin contexto Street art of a pink sharklike hominid, a reverse-rainbow between its arms. Rye is next to it, somewhat mimicking the pose
October 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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First vacay purchase, so on-brand that I wonder if I might be a parody of myself
Rye’s hand holds the front cover of a book: fix de Eva, by Carla Lamoyi Rye’s hand holds the back cover. The synopsis reads: “Historia de amor de inicios de siglo xxi, crónica sobre la vida BDSM en la ciudad de México y una reflexión sobre los límites de la identidad en el arte contemporáneo. Epifanías, nalgadas, un glosario, incertidumbres, miedo y orgías. Te ordeno que leas este libro”
October 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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It’s so weird how my story about immortality, parental expectations, and christian trauma turned into a vampire story
A photo of Rye’s ipad. The text on it reads: “—Just for one day The bubbles of a lava lamp curve slow through pink light. Then North’s worried, reflected face, warped by the bubbles. North sits on a pleather couch in the main area of the airstream, bare feet sunk into white shag carpet, FIDO curled up at their feet. They’re clean and dressed in new clothing- all retro. A wide-collared black polyester shirt, shiny black latex pants, and a red kerchief tied around their neck. Their eyes are vacant and unmoving. North(int): Ruthven. Are you kidding me. There’s coincidences and then there are coincidences. Apparently The Vampyre was published without its author’s consent. North(int): What a legacy.”
September 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Quote with your queer characters

(Yes these are 3 distinct characters don’t worry about it)
A bust illustration of my character Nadir, wearing the “pride month demon” shirt Five outfit illustrations featuring my character North 1.0 holding a bullwhip An illustration of my character North 2.0 sitting with a cigarette on a very long cigarette holder
September 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Hey whoever decided this was an acceptable way to credit a collection of shorts come meet me in the alley behind my studio I just wanna talk
A verso page listing creators by their role, each in a big ole soupy list. It’s not done alphabetically or anything The NEXT recto page (already an insane choice) now listing the table of contents, the creators completely unconnected from their work. My goal to figure out who did what is now infinitely more annoying
September 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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🖐️ 🙏 🤚
An illustration of a half-faced figure with four hands, two out in either supplication or a shrug, the other two together in a prayer position
September 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Oh also this- but full disclosure I am more of a “west coast best coast” person than even I think I am
Me sending three texts. First says: “I took the marc train to the DC metro and like…DC vibes are rancid. Everyone looks like they’re a gov grunt or intern, I walked past the fucking national guard just standing around in fucking camo staring blankly at everyone commuting, and the subway was full of ads for bitcoin” Second says, “Khaki pants, samsonite bags, and lanternflies everywhere once I exited the subway.” The third text is the melting smiley-face emoji
September 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Haaands
A photo of a tablet screen, which features an illustrated pair of elongated, clawlike hands
September 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Today and tomorrow!
There’s SO many more amazing comics people here than just the ones listed with me. If you’re in the area, def come by!
August 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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A photograph of a napkin dispenser with a sticker on its side. The sticker features a photo of a dog and the text, “Have you seen Tahoe Blu? Now you have”
August 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Designwork!
A photo of a tablet screen. On it is a head from a 3/4 angle A photo of a tablet screen. On it is a loosely pencilled american bullfrog A photo of a tablet screen. On it is a partially-drawn figure of an old man holding a beer. The loose underdrawing is somewhat visible
August 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Plane drawings from the trip to and from Flame Con!
Illustration of a figure in a folding chair facing a figure with a very large head who is behind a desk A sheet of line-only drawings of the same character in various poses and outfits- 15 total A bust illustration of a figure in three-fourths view, in hot pink, orange, and purple A close-up illustration of a figure facing the viewer and looking away. Many colors contribute to the lighting
August 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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I HAVE FINISHED PENCILING GALAXY TWO! Now I gotta ink…let me see…eleven more pages!
A photo of Rye’s tablet: on it is a pixelated zoom of pencils, focusing on Argus (a corgi) making literal heart eyes
August 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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I’ll be at a few shows this year!
Flame Con- Aug 16-17
BCAF- Aug 30-31
SPX- Sept 13-14
Hope to see folks there!
An infographic- the title says “RYE @ CONS 2025” and the info is Flame Con (August 16-17) BCAF (August 30-32) SPX (Sept 13-14) the graphic is Rye’s profile illustration
August 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Some predictable inking warmups from the past month or so
(I warm up less often than I should)
A collection of five little black and white drawings
July 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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If you see this post a character with white hair.
(Here’s a twofer)
A black and white illustration of two nigh-identical white haired characters entering water, their faces blurring together in what could be called a kiss
July 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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A screencap of a search result from Australian Geographic that states: Did you know kangaroos have three vaginas?
July 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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I got to see them read last year and I don’t, actually, have the words for how powerful that was. What a gift to have been on the planet at the same time as Andrea Gibson, for at least a little
ALL THE GOOD IN YOU When all the good in you starts arguing with all the bad in you about who you really are, never let the bad in you make the better case. "What if I don't want the monster to stop being a monster? What if that's the only anchor I have left? What if my sanity depends on being able to point at a bad thing and say, That is the bad thing. Haven't I already lost enough time losing track of who the enemy is? I've spent half of my life not knowing the difference between killing myself and fighting back "Just to be clear I don't want to get out without a broken heart. I intend to leave this life so shattered there's gonna have to be a thousand separate heavens for all my flying parts." “I could never trust anyone who’s well adjusted to a sick society.”
July 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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:(
A photo of a digital sign that says CANCELLED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES TONIGHT’S SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED
July 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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I busted out my steel-toed docs for it (and then biked thru a thunderstorm 🥲 so now I am drying out before we walk over good thing grunge is my vibe I guess)
A selfie of Rye’s 16 eyelet steel-toed docs, which have sone fun wet dust on them to accompany their general wear and tear
July 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Roomies by @bonerbob.bsky.social showed up in my mailbox today and it fucking rocks
Photo of Rye holding the Roomies comic open with a focus on the left hand page, on which Disease for Rats has started playing a banger
July 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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This is me right now basically
Screenshot that reads: My average writing experience: “Alright I think I’m almost done actually-“ *Google doc grows a second health bar and a choir starts singing in latin*
July 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Treating myself to some time fixing my personal-project’s chaotic denouement by reviewing this character’s arc (I thiiiink that’s the biggest problem?)
A black and white illustration of a massive statue with a half-face and four hands. Standing in its lap is a human-size character, conversing Black, pink, and red illustration of the half-faced character. It wraps a forked tongue around the middle finger of one of its four hands. Another hand reaches behind its head. The other set, one hand pokes into the palm of the other
July 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM