Nancy 5/30/26

New statement from San Diego Comic Con on the Eisner-nominated anthology using AI:

if you left instagram, you aren’t missing much

artist for hire! send me gigs plz! mildpain.art

It's the weekend, baby

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller May 04,1942 Getting His Pipes Crossed

had a wonderful time at @cakechicago.bsky.social !! ty Chicago for being my home and being a comix hub

hey ho I’ll be reading from We Are The Sickos! at the @cakechicago.bsky.social after party ! 🤘

chicago im coming home!! so honored to be a special guest at @cakechicago.bsky.social ! find me there at table 90A with Mild Pain & We Are The Sickos! i’ll be on a lovely panel about DIY arts organizing in comics communities beyond festivals/expos I’ll also be reading at the CAKE after party!

The program schedule is LIVE on the CAKE website! Workshops, panels, and more are happening Saturday & Sunday at the Irish American Heritage Center -- all FREE 🎉 www.cakechicago.com/26schedule Take a look and make a plan to join us next weekend 😎

redraw of an old one

losing contact with the earth for 40 minutes sounds nice

outside

Nancy 4/1/26 … Olivia Jaimes part 4, happy april fools day

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller March 29,1957

SPECIAL GUEST! Abby Kacen (she/her) is a migratory cartoonist and DIY organizer. She’s the creator of the self-published fictional series, Sid & the Sickos, and autobio series Mild Pain. Mark your calendar so you don’t miss Abby (AKA @mild-pain.bsky.social ) at CAKE this year ⚡️

do you like the garlic butter snail crisps or the original snail crisps better?

Mild Pain is here! ORDER NOW ⬇️ mildpain.bigcartel.com IF U LIVE LOCALLY ⬇️ These will be available at Bizarro-Wuxtry later this week but… I’ll be debuting at @flukeathens.bsky.social on Saturday March 28 (this weekend) from 10a-5p at Live Wire

when you don't have creative people involved we can tell

I have a new comic on the way! This 204-page book is filled with five years of autobio comics. It’s a book of growth in all the ways, literal aging, creative style, storytelling, process, and biiiig emotions. Coming out this month! Look for it on my web shop mildpain.bigcartel.com

@flukeathens.bsky.social pre-party reading is March 27! comic to FLUKE on March 28

twin peaks

Make Art (1/4)

nowhere is safe

My demo comic from my last Friday Night Comics workshop with @comicsworkshop.bsky.social always a delight to teach with SAW

It’s the end of the month and here are some Venmos supporting rent funds for MN: NorthMplsMA jamesirving jessica-shortall supporteastside canmn centralcaresteam colectivabilingue And if you’d prefer a GFM, there are a few very close to their goal on www.standwithminnesota.com#mutualaid

protest

I’m teaching a free workshop this Friday with @comicsworkshop.bsky.social ! Come through! bit.ly/SAW-MildPain

New comic published on the best punk & hardcore newsletter see-saw.fun/hardcore-liv...

they should make an eisner award for the guy who draws the most things that suck to draw. the eisner for drawing 1000 cars. the eisner for drawing 2000 horses

I’ve started a newsletter to keep all you indie cartoonists and zinesters up to date on fest/show applications, award opportunities, open submissions, residencies, and grants! (applicable to North American artists) keep-it-weird-art-news.beehiiv.com/p/welcome-to...

astrology

the foxes visit bird town

Season’s Greetings from The Sickos!

happy holidays from a perturbed fox

cruelty-free

christmas

do something

If you need a stocking stuffer for a spooky comics fan in your life, may I suggest Bezoar #5? With work by @neilaglet.bsky.social, @mild-pain.bsky.social, @joeyweiser.bsky.social, @joshnickerson83.bsky.social and more, it's sure to please! Available now at: Bezoarcomic.bigcartel.com

vintage

just thinking

"You shouldn't make art for the money" buddy I'll take it one step further and say we shouldn't have to labor for capital at all but in the meantime pay an artist

disney

smart consumer

shop small

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...