For November, 25% of ALL sales from my shop will be donated to NE GA Foodbank + Freestore Foodbank. I’ll be rounding up + donating on top of total $ raised 🥘 Low inventory on shirts (DM to purchase, $20, sizes XL-S). All purchases comes with a free sticker! mildpain.bigcartel.com

The new southeast anthology I am in is here! Bezoar #8 featuring some southern cartoonist powerhouses! bezoarcomic.bigcartel.com/product/bezo...

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Halloween vibes

Check out this old Ghost-band related comic: Coady and the Creepies by Liz Prince and Nations of Amanda. @lizprincecomics.bsky.social @nationofamanda.bsky.social And the current full-on creature-band comic: Sid & The Sickos by Abby Kacen aka @mild-pain.bsky.social mildpain.bigcartel.com

Abby Kacen is a midwestern cartoonist making fictional and autobiographical comics to explore emotional growth, change, and identity. Her recent publications include We Are The Sickos! and the Mild Pain digest series. @mild-pain.bsky.social

had a great time at Zinecinnati, pretty sure my presence in the city is what helped the bengals win

Tabling at Zinecinnati this Saturday!

I’m hosting comics club and tabling at Zinecinnati next weekend! If you’re in the NKY/Cincy area be sure to come through! We got special guests @msharkness.bsky.social and @audra-stang.bsky.social on deck for readings! 💥

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re moving. FLUKE 2026 Saturday, March 28, 2026 10am-5pm Live Wire Athens 227 W. Dougherty St Athens GA More information here: flukeisawesome.blogspot.com/2025/10/we-a...

Here at @cartooncrossroads.bsky.social all weekend! Stop by 18A for my new book!

Had a wonderful book release party in sweet, little Athens, GA last night! thank you everyone for comin’ out 🌟 tomorrow we fly out to Columbus for CXC!

Late to post but @smallpressexpo.bsky.social was a total blast! Loved kicking it with @renkorama.bsky.social and @maryshyneonline.bsky.social 💞

THIS THURSDAY! I'll be reading at @partnersandson.bsky.social in Philadelphia with @cashbrowns.bsky.social and @audra-stang.bsky.social! 6pm! There will be beverages and yes you can bum a smoke off me

So excited to return to @cartooncrossroads.bsky.social 🌟 Find me and my new works in Columbus, OH for CXC at table 18A on September 20 & 21!

Oh man, @smallpressexpo.bsky.social is upon us! Catch me and @renkorama.bsky.social Sept 13 & 14 at table C10B! 💫 we’ll be kicking it next to the wonderful @maryshyneonline.bsky.social We have comics for you to take home and I’m debuting my new book, We Are The Sickos! 💞 #smallpressexpo

Your reminder that 99.99% of the artists you interact with are sustained by a second job or spouse/family, and followers do not actually translate directly to dollars

I can draw whatever I want no matter how cringe

CHINGA LA MIGRA 🐊💥 risograph prints will be with me at SPX on some kind of sliding scale, with sales donated to the Florida Immigrant Coalition, a coalition of advocacy groups across the state, and CASA, a group active here in Maryland as well as Virginia and Pennsylvania.

pink book, pink bat, pink shirt 💞 this limited run of tees will be available at my book release party at Flicker Bar on 9/17 in Athens or you can DM me and I’ll ship you a shirt! black tees and pink available S-XL in very limited quantities so don’t miss out! $20 not including shipping

Live in Athens? Come celebrate the release of my new book! There will be a live reading, live music, karaoke, and comics! $5 cover to pay our amazing bands: Telemarket, Fatal Error, and Derby

debuting my new book We Are The Sickos! at @smallpressexpo.bsky.social ! It’ll be my first time there and I’m so excited! Catch me at table C10B for some rock n’ roll fiction and introspective autobio comics

My new book “We Are The Sickos!” is here! It took me 3 years to bring this book together & I’m really proud of it and excited to share it! Get you a copy! DM me for local pick up in Athens or international shipping estimates, everyone else in the US can visit mildpain.bigcartel.com

Working on something…

I drew this on my lunch break your excuses are fucking pathetic

My book is here in the flesh! Order now! Or come find me at SPX Table C10B or I’ll be at CXC! mildpain.bigcartel.com/product/we-a...

Tour Time! I’m making my first trip to Bethesda for SPX where I’ll be debuting my new book, We Are The Sickos! Then I return to @cartooncrossroads.bsky.social and Zinecinnati in Ohio! Book launch party in Athens TBA!

Monthly update for paid subscribers on Patreon and Substack is live! open.substack.com/pub/mildpain...

me returning to beginner level guitar after a 2 year hiatus

For the first time in years, I am formally opening my commissions! I love making posters and merch but I also love unique projects. See more of my stuff at mildpain.art I got cheap rates! Send me an email ([email protected]) or DM me! Let’s talk about it 💫

The music scene in Dogwood City is popping off after a pandemic lockdown. An up & coming band, Sid & the Sickos, has gone viral. The rise to local fame & unresolved personal issues race to a fever pitch. Will these Sickos be able to stick together? Preorder now! mildpain.bigcartel.com

thus concludes the first southern cartoonist retreat! 💫💞

I just finished inking my graphic novel project of 3 years

I don’t even watch baseball but I’ve lowkey started a ball cap obsession

It sucks being online and seeing things and now constantly having to ask myself “is this AI?”

Slick 👻 Everyone’s favorite ghost — Slick is Sid’s roommate & the master of keys in the band. He drinks tea, studies art ed., and is pure chill. Catch Slick in the new book, “We Are The Sickos” debuting this fall or read about the group now in Sid & the Sickos mildpain.bigcartel.com

🦇Sid Taylor🦇 Who is Sid? He’s the lead singer, songwriter, and guitar player of a hot new band, Sid & the Sickos! He’s printing merch, booking shows, & hustling to get the Sickos to the next level, but do his band mates share his drive? Find out in my new book: We Are The Sickos! Fall 2025 ⭐️

hell yeah, that’s the only way! get you on the pain train mildpain.bigcartel.com

I made a cake

A page from Mild Pain no. 5! Available now mildpain.bigcartel.com

Mild Pain no. 5 is out now! The fifth issue of my autobio comic digest series is all graphite this time. A soft exploration through pencil as I search for inner peace after yet another major life change. Snag a copy in my shop! mildpain.bigcartel.com/product/mild...

In Saturday's newsletter, I reviewed the seventh volume of @rustbeltreview.bsky.social Midwest anthology The Rust Belt Review with cartoonists like @audra-stang.bsky.social @davidgcaldwell.bsky.social @mild-pain.bsky.social @drewbhall.bsky.social and more! samsstudios.substack.com/p/week-of-69...

more tiny sketchbook

Hi hello my new autobio comic zine comes out this Friday!