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A comic page with sketch lines and gray ink wash tones. A heavyset person with striped devil horns giggles, saying, "Ha! Ha! Imagine being hired to collect teeth for the tooth fairy!" A thought balloon shows what they're imagining: them and their friends—a tall skinny person with an angel halo and prosthetic legs, and a short dark-skinned person with glasses and puffy hair—carrying giant dental tools like weapons while running from a giant, angry-looking chattering teeth toy. The toy is noticeably missing a tooth, which the heavyset person is carrying.
18 HOURS LEFT to back #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction, the #comicanthology of stories about characters who love stories!
Inc. "Working For The Tooth Fairy" by @perpetualpeep.bsky.social , in which one person's dental distress is another's opportunity to conjure up a #surreal #fairytale
Link below!
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21 HOURS LEFT to back #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction, the anthology of stories about characters who love stories
Inc. "The Theory Of Relatability," a madcap collaborative story feat. all-star artists
@jerryordway.bsky.social
@schweizercomics.bsky.social
@fireflysummers.bsky.social
& me 🤷♀️
Link below
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A black-and-white comic page with some line patterns and graytones, titled "Safe Space" by Rachel Ordway. An unseen person is watching a flatscreen TV in a dark room bordered by bookcases crammed with DVDs, blurays, and videotapes. A cartoon on the TV shows a soldier in ant-shaped armor fighting a grasshopper-like monster. The woman watching thinks to herself, "I prefer fiction over reality because it has clearly defined rules." The scene on TV switches to show the lead any soldier shouting orders while other ant soldiers use primitive spears and pistols to fight the grasshopper monsters. The woman continues thinking, "Fiction has a beginning and an end; thoughtful, entertaining dialogue that always makes sense; and best of all, it's confined to a completely separate space, so I can sit and watch without being expected to—" Suddenly the lead ant soldier points directly at the screen, yelling "You!" The woman gasps. The soldier continues, "You in the chair! Why aren't you doing your part?!"
1 DAY LEFT to back #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction, the #comic anthology of stories about characters who love stories!
Inc. "Safe Space" by ME, about a woman who likes cartoons more than people—until the cartoons get too real!
Link below!
#introvert #anxiety #humor
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A partial comic page in a cartoony, gray-toned style. A cartoon is playing on a TV screen, showing beautiful sparkly young women playing in a band together. A tomboyish young girl is watching the show on a couch in a living room, surrounded by comics and toys of the girls onscreen. She yells, “Mom! Come watch ‘Pretty Pop Princess’ with me!” Through an open doorway we can see her mom washing dishes in the kitchen. Mom groans an unhappy “Ugh…” The text “Pretty Pop Princess” is in a curly font, and credits read “Story & Art: Josh Nickerson.” Next is a four-panel montage of mother and daughter watching the show together, Mom at first annoyed, then slowly getting into it, then getting as excited about it as her daughter is, all while Princess merchandise starts piling up on the couch around them.
40 HOURS LEFT to back #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction, the #comic anthology of stories about characters who love stories!
Inc. "Pretty Pop Princess" by @joshnickerson83.bsky.social about a mother and daughter bonding over a TV show—and meeting the princess herself!
Link below!
#sliceoflife #cartoon
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A black-and-white comic page with textured gray tones, titled "Powerscaling!" by Cullen G. A young black girl, Sabeena, and a young white boy, Drew, sit on the floor in front of a 90s-era TV set watching a movie called "Knights Of The Goblin Lord." Sabeena gushes, "That was the best movie ever! I could watch it a thousand times!" Drew replies, "Told ya! The last fight was freakin' awesome!" Sabeena says, "Tza'rah is so cool! Did you see how she kicked that one guy in the face?" She fantasizes about a dark-skinned warrior woman doing a high kick. Drew replies condescendingly, "Nuh-uh, Rathnar is waaay cooler! He studied the arcane sciences until he could bend fire to his will!" He fantasizes about a light-skinned magician in a long cloak casting fire magic. Sabeena taunts, "She would break your wizard boy in half!" Drew counters, "Not if he sets her on fire first!" Sabeena: "Muscles are better!" Drew: "Arcane science is better!" Lightning cracks across the page as they both shout "I'll show you!"
LESS THAN 48 HOURS to back #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction, the #comicanthology of stories about characters who love stories!
Inc. "Powerscaling" by @cullensart.bsky.social about a "who would win?" argument so intense it's life-changing!
#Kickstarter link below!
#fantasy #fandom #whowouldwin
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A fantasy comic page with painted graytones titled "The Moon & The Sun: An Honor Bound short story" by Jorge Santiago Jr. The story is set in a fantasy world. Rayner is a European-esque teen with shoulder-length light-colored hair wearing a cloak, Zheng is an East-Asian-esque teen with short dark hair wearing a Chinese-style buttoned tunic. Rayner is reading a thick book on the ledge of a window in a castle when Zheng approaches, commenting, "You sure read a lot, Rayner." Rayner asks, "Is there a problem, Zheng?" Zheng replies, "No, just observing. Your library is quite expansive. You're not learning to be a mage, are you?" Rayner says, "I just like to learn. Do you dislike wizards?" Rayner's expression turns serious as he continues, "History, science, alchemy, legends. All these books are a window to new worlds with untold mysteries to uncover. Why, even the strangest creature could be understood if there was a book..." Rayner trails off, looking at Zheng. "Hmm," mumbles Rayner. "...What?" asks Zheng, looking suspicious.
2 DAYS LEFT to back #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction, the #indiecomics anthology of stories about characters who love stories!
Inc. "The Moon & The Sun" by @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social about two friends bonding over different readings of an ancient legend.
Campaign link below!
#fantasy #mythology
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www.kickstarter.com/projects/rac...
We are fully funded so you are guaranteed to get your money’s worth and copies are available for the next 2 and a half days. I think a Superman guy might have done some art for this too. 👀
#NothingIsStrangerThanFiction #IndieComics
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9 print designs: A bearded man yelling in anguish at the sky as distorted ghostly faces rise into the air around him; a knight kneeling with a sword; a mermaid swimming excitedly under the surface of the water; a team of enthusiastic teenagers pointing at the viewer with the text “Be a first-rate you!”; a tough ogre woman wearing metallic armor decorated with rainbow-colored feathers; a water nymph wearing a pond lily on her head with garlands of flowers around her neck; a young girl dressed in magical girl cosplay with the text "Be weird in public”; a snorkeling fox visiting a catlike mermaid in the depths of the ocean; and a crowded subway car whose residents are oblivious to the alien in their midst
LESS THAN 3 DAYS left to back #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction, the comic anthology of stories about characters who love stories!
We just broke up the bundle and made ALL PRINTS available individually--but you have to add 'em to your pledge before the deadline!
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A black-and-white comic page titled "Lauren Ipsum Dreams On" by Charles Brubaker. Lauren, a bunny librarian, scolds, "Please try to return these books on time, Mr. Wolf." Mr. Wolf walks off with a stack of books, cheerily replying, "No promises!" Lauren thinks to herself, "Someday I'm gonna hit him with the mother of all late fees." Dewey the fox boy runs in, shouting, "Lauren! You won't believe what got added in the video library! 'Space Vixen On The Planet Moon'!" He holds up a DVD showing a fox woman with long hair looking stoic in front of a large moon.
3 DAYS LEFT to back #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction, the #comic anthology of stories about characters who love stories!
Inc. "Lauren Ipsum Dreams On" by @bakertoons.com , about bunny fangirl Lauren finally teaming up with her fictional fave!
#Kickstarter link below!
#furry #anthro #webcomic
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Stretch goal has been met with #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction, so you can get stickers with all physical rewards now!
You can now get individual prints in your order, including one I did featuring Dewey and Aqua. Campaign ends this Thursday, so get to now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rac...
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A black-and-white comic page titled "Kate Carter in The Land That Time Forgot" by Rob Jones. A young woman with long hair in a ponytail and glasses crouches on a tree limb wearing a retro-sci-fi space suit with a fencing sword strapped to her belt. She's gazing out over a prehistoric landscape with strange rock formations and plants, a T-rex roaming the ground below and pterodactyls flying in the sky above. Unseen by the woman, a large snake is slithering out of the tree behind her.
4 DAYS LEFT to back #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction, the #ComicAnthology of stories about characters who love stories!
Inc. "Kate Carter in The Land That Time Forgot" by @perfectstormpub.bsky.social , about an action heroine finding herself in an unexpected genre…
#Crowdfunding link below!
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A screentoned black-and-white comic page titled "Galaxy Mariner Gorgeous Marnie!!" by Fend Hamilton. A hand holds a smartphone taking a photo of an excited young girl with giant curly hair wearing a frilly outfit and holding a sparkly toy wand. She's posing in front of a sign that reads "Welcome new magic users! Please follow signs to Inhuman Services for Wand Enchantment and learner's permits." The girl, Marnie, says, "One more! One more! Did you get my full outfit?" Later, the girl is standing with a group of other kids all dressed in dark cloaks and pointy hats, holding thin stick wands. Another girl says to her, "I didn't realize we could cosplay!" Marnie waves at her mom saying "Hi, Mom!" Marnie's mother similarly sticks out from her own crowd, dressed in casual clothes while the other moms wear pointy hats and cloaks. Mom waves back with a tired expression, thinking "Hiiii...I hate it here..." An offscreen voice announces "Next is...Marnie Thorngrove!" and Marnie perks up excitedly.
4 DAYS LEFT to back #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction, the #comic anthology of stories about characters who love stories!
Inc. "Galaxy Mariner Gorgeous Marnie" by @fend13th.bsky.social about a witch-in-training choosing #magicalgirl cosplay over traditional robes
#urbanfantasy #sailormoon
Link below!
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A comic page in a cartoony art style. Title reads "Breakthrough" with "story and art by Nancy Olivo." A young person with long dark hair in a ponytail sits in a dorm room full of sports posters and figures, typing at their computer. They imagine two anime guys clasping hands saying "Good game out there!" "Same!" but they look worried and mutter, "Maybe I'm the only one who thinks this is cool." They hold down the "delete" key then resume typing, now imagining the anime guys glaring at each other. They look depressed as they mutter, "This is what everyone is reading now." With a heavy sigh, they submit a file titled "story_angsty" to a website called "FicNation.net" Later, they're standing in a hallway and look at their smartphone, which is pinging with notifications.
6 DAYS LEFT to back #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction, the #indiecomics anthology of stories about characters who love stories!
Inc. "Breakthrough" by @idoodleonmargins.bsky.social about a fanfic author struggling with chasing trends instead of following their bliss.
Campaign link in thread & bio!
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8 days left to back #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction, the #indiecomics anthology of fictional stories about fictional characters loving fictional stories!
Reminder that the print bundle and PDF bundle are CAMPAIGN EXCLUSIVE—not all pieces are available separately!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rac...
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A comic page in-progress with inks over blue pencils. The page doesn’t have panels, but the action and poses show the reading order. A teen football player runs across the field, then lifts his arms to catch an unseen football as other speed-blurred players race behind him. One of the players bumps into him hard, he stumbles, but recovers and keeps running.
#Football in progress! I love playing with panel layouts in action scenes, trying to make the act of reading itself as energetic as the situation and poses.
#indiecomics #wip #comic #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction
Only 9 days left to back the campaign!
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Inks-in-progress on a comic panel, A flatscreen TV shows a cartoon of soldiers in ant-shaped armor fighting monster grasshoppers. The lead ant soldier is shouting orders, holding a sword, while other ant soldiers fight with primitive spears and six-shooter pistols.
A Bug’s Life looks a little different than I remembered… 🤔
#wip #workinprogress
#NothingIsStrangerThanFiction
(Psst—we’re so close to $2500, wanna help us get there??)
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A photo of a partially inked comic panel. The view is from behind someone’s head at the flatscreen TV they’re watching, which shows a soldier in ant-shaped armor fighting a grasshopper-like monster. Framed posters on the wall depict parodies of cartoons like “Hatman and Bobby Pin” and “My Wife Is A Space Age Robot”
I made a last minute decision to ink with rulers instead of wobbly freehanding. I might regret it (in terms of time or how it looks next to my wobbly freehand) but clean precise weighted lines are so nice to look at!
#sketch #wip #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction
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Rough pencil sketches of an unfinished comic panel. A young black teen gazes at his reflection in a mirror, both faces showing intense anguish
I hate how slow I am at drawing, but facial expressions like these are worth fighting for 💪
#wip #sketch #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction
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Trying something different—here's an #inking #timelapse!
I used Clip Studio Paint and, since this character is an animated princess, a thin fixed-weight pen instead of my usual tools.
Check out the finished cover @ www.kickstarter.com/projects/rac...
#art #wip #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction
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A cartoony drawing of a light-skinned, brown-haired person wearing glasses smiling cheerfully at a white cat perched on his shoulder
A stylish graphic drawing of a person with short brown hair, glasses, lipstick, and guillotine-shaped earrings, smiling mischievously with two orange cats looming over her shoulders
Our first two "Meet The Artist" features are up on #kickstarter, spotlighting @bakertoons.com and @cullensart.bsky.social!
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I'll be posting these Mondays & Fridays, pledge or follow to get em straight to your email!
#artistspotlight
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Really nice ant-themed warrior! And I'm so glad your #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction comic got fully funded! And with just 26 days left to go! Power of community, am I right? You have real talent! Take it from an aspiring #IndieAnimation creator who knows! I am so glad I chose to follow you!
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A rough sketch of a comic panel. A cartoony figure in an ant-shaped suit of armor stands on a coffee table in front of a flatscreen TV, looking blankly perplexed.
Me too, dude
#sketch #wip
#NothingIsStrangerThanFiction
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Hi! Thanks for the shoutout and boost! #5!! #nothingisstrangerthanfiction #comicanthology #crowdfunding
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Text reads "$3000 stretch goal: stickers! Sticker pack of 5 featuring artwork by Charles Brubaker, Fend Hamilton, Josh Nickerson, and Sarah Sheely! (Included in the Book Hoarder reward tier and available as an add-on)" A graphic shows 5 sticker designs: An enthusiastic magical girl cosplayer with the text "be weird in public," a cartoon rabbit girl holding out a present, four identical rabbit girls running around carrying books and writing on typewriters, three oddly dressed people running from an angry-looking wind-up chattering teeth toy, and a cartoon pop star girl winking at the viewer while she sings.
Less than $1000 to go until we hit our stretch goal! Can we make this a lucky Friday the 13th and make you all some stickers??
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rac...
#kickstarter #crowdfunding #indiecomics
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A rough sketch of a comic panel in blue pencil. A heavyset woman recoils in astonishment against her armchair as a cartoon character dressed in ant-shaped full-body armor steps out of her flatscreen TV onto her coffee table, glaring and pointing at her.
Thank you all for getting us to 100% so I can finally stop writing posts and actually sit down to draw my pages
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#sketch #wip #NothingIsStrangerThanFiction
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screenshot of the Nothing is Stranger Than Fiction kickstarter page saying that we are nearly funded ($1020 out of $1500 raided)
Oh snap! Y’all are amazing! Thanks so much!!
Wanna push us over the finish line?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rac...
If love fiction and indie comics, please help us out! The early bird discount still applies!
#nothingisstrangerthanfiction #indiecomics
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A black and white comic panel of two kids and a dog watching a fantasy movie on a 2000s giant tube TV
Did you watch a movie when you were 12 that completely and permanently changed the trajectory of your life? Do you just love fiction? Do you love me?
If yes to any of those, then you should back this indie comics anthology! ✨
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#NothingIsStrangerThanFiction
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A print of a blue skinned elf girl with webbed fingers holding her hand in front of her face cutely. She's got a lily pad on her head and her green hair is woven with pink morning glory flowers
green-skinned half orc woman in a gold metal bikini. She is also wearing a rainbow feather one-shoulder cape with a tiger faced pauldron She also has matching tiger knee armor and rainbow feathered leg warmers. Think sexy bikini armor meets gay pride wrestling gear.
A flyer that reads Early Bird Discounts $5 off the book $10 off the full merch bundle (including 9 prints and 7 comics) ENDS 3/2!
The cover from Nothing is Stranger Than Fiction featuring a Disney-ish princess jumping out of a TV towards a very shocked goth girl. Think Enchanted meets The Ring. Art by Rachel Ordway.
Our anthology Nothing Is Stranger Than Fiction launches TODAY at 4pm. The early bird discounts are only for the first 48 hours, so please back us ASAP if you want bonus art (including 2 of my prints)
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#NothingIsStrangerThanFiction #indiecomics #fantasy #comics
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3 images of different styles of original art. 1: A shoulders-up color illustration of a solemn-faced feathery bird woman. 2: A black-and-white ink drawing with blue pencil underdrawing. A cheerful, energetic girl wearing a ninja-like outfit with a fox mask pushed to the side of her head leaps into the air, brandishing a sword and winking cheerfully. 3: A black-and-white drawing of the Marvel Comics superhero Thor in a battle stance
#NothingIsStrangerThanFiction launches TOMORROW 4 PM EST, but Early Bird discounts aren't the ONLY reason to hit "notify on launch"…
A limited # of #commissions slots are available from @cullensart.bsky.social, @perfectstormpub.bsky.social, and me!
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#kickstarter
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