Abby Kacen
@mild-pain.bsky.social
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🖋️ Cartoonist ⭐️ Mild Pain no. 5 out now! 🦇 We Are The Sickos out now!
https://linktr.ee/mildpain
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
11 days ago
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The new southeast anthology I am in is here! Bezoar #8 featuring some southern cartoonist powerhouses!
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Bezoar Monster Anthology #5
Monster Romance themed comics by artists from across the southeast. Cover is by Lee Gatlin - Cover color will be random. 5.5 x 8.5 48 pages Black...
https://bezoarcomic.bigcartel.com/product/bezoar-monster-anthology-5
16 days ago
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iykyk
20 days ago
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Halloween vibes
20 days ago
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Rick V.
20 days ago
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
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Mild Pain
Comics/Zines/DIY
https://mildpain.bigcartel.com/
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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
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had a great time at Zinecinnati, pretty sure my presence in the city is what helped the bengals win
28 days ago
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Tabling at Zinecinnati this Saturday!
about 1 month ago
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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! 💥
about 1 month ago
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FLUKE Small Press Explosion
about 1 month ago
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:
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WE ARE MOVING
https://flukeisawesome.blogspot.com/2025/10/we-are-moving.html
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Here at
@cartooncrossroads.bsky.social
all weekend! Stop by 18A for my new book!
about 2 months ago
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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!
about 2 months ago
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Late to post but
@smallpressexpo.bsky.social
was a total blast! Loved kicking it with
@renkorama.bsky.social
and
@maryshyneonline.bsky.social
💞
2 months ago
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Mary Shyne
2 months ago
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
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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!
2 months ago
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Oh man,
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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
2 months ago
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Emily L'Orange 🦆🍊
2 months ago
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
add a skeleton here at some point
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Pokechester !?!!🍉
2 months ago
I can draw whatever I want no matter how cringe
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Mar Julia 🌱
2 months ago
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.
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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
3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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Garfield and Friends Screens
3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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3 months ago
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Joey Weiser
3 months ago
Working on something…
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🌙Evil Sonny Ross🌞
3 months ago
I drew this on my lunch break your excuses are fucking pathetic
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My book is here in the flesh! Order now! Or come find me at SPX Table C10B or I’ll be at CXC!
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3 months ago
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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!
3 months ago
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Monthly update for paid subscribers on Patreon and Substack is live!
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Hot walks
and gettin' it done
https://open.substack.com/pub/mildpain/p/hot-walks?r=yh0n6
3 months ago
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me returning to beginner level guitar after a 2 year hiatus
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3 months ago
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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 💫
3 months ago
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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
4 months ago
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thus concludes the first southern cartoonist retreat! 💫💞
4 months ago
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I just finished inking my graphic novel project of 3 years
4 months ago
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Gumby Screens
4 months ago
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4 months ago
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I don’t even watch baseball but I’ve lowkey started a ball cap obsession
4 months ago
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5 months ago
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It sucks being online and seeing things and now constantly having to ask myself “is this AI?”
5 months ago
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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
5 months ago
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🦇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 ⭐️
5 months ago
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hell yeah, that’s the only way! get you on the pain train
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5 months ago
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I made a cake
5 months ago
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A page from Mild Pain no. 5! Available now
mildpain.bigcartel.com
5 months ago
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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!
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5 months ago
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Samuel Edme
5 months ago
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!
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more tiny sketchbook
5 months ago
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Hi hello my new autobio comic zine comes out this Friday!
5 months ago
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