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Here's the TLDR version of my previous State of MystoPress update (so ignore where it says read post below!) Stay tuned for what we'll be up to in 2026, we will still be around! <3

So I definitely meant to update folks on Bluesky about the campaign, and about MystoPress in general but tbh it has been a very tough year and things have slowed down so much more than expected. But the good news is, Paroxysm 5 has been funded and we are on track for fulfillment at the eom! (1/5)

MystoPress has one final sale where everything is 20% off now until Dec 15! Due to several recent issues with Etsy I will be closing up shop in December. I hope to reopen in 2026 on my official website but could use any support in the meantime to keep us afloat. Thanks! www.etsy.com/shop/mystopress

🎃🎃PAROXYSM VOL 5: HAUNTED is now live on Kickstarter!🎃🎃Check out our featured contributors, our rewards, special add-ons, and more on our page! Live from Oct 1—17 www.kickstarter.com/projects/mys...

Looking forward to running this virtual panel on queer horror and healing for @queerzestzinefest.bsky.social tomorrow @1—2PM EST!

Our Kickstarter is just a little over a month away! With 15 contributors and more comics and art than ever, I'm so excited for you to see what we've been cooking all these months. The prelaunch page is live so please head over to give it a follow so you'll be notified the moment we go live!

In addition to tabling this month for @queerzestzinefest.bsky.social I will be doing a virtual panel on healing within the horror genre, with a focus on community catharsis and queer horror. I hope you can join us and participate in the other workshops and events they have going on all month long!

I'm really excited to participate in @queerzestzinefest.bsky.social this year AND hosting my very first panel on healing and horror comics. Join me and many more great zinemakers next month via this virtual zine fest!

We've been hard at work behind the scenes and can't wait to share our featured creators this year including folks brand new to Paroxysm like the fabulous @bowsully.bsky.social Stay tuned!!!

Really excited to come back to Wilmington in just a few weeks for Stone Soup, so if you’re in the area and want to grab zines/trade, I’ll be there and at 2 more events. Unsure what things will look like event wise for me in the future, but I know I’m not the only one who had to scale back this year.

A peek at the very first contribution by @artofddraik.bsky.social to Paroxysm Vol 2 (so long ago!) as we gear up for their work in the upcoming Volume 5!

Just A Regular First Date accordion-folded mini now available at the fabulous distro @radiatorcomics.bsky.social along with most of my other comics & zines, come and get emmmm

It's been a while since I've shared a longer form comic from years past on here. "Muse" has to be one of my favorites, featured in Paroxysm Vol 2 back in...2020. Damn. It's kind of a love/hate letter to art school, inspired partly by a horrible rash I had on my hands during that time. (1/3)

MystoPress will be returning to Stone Soup Zine Fest August 9th in Wilmington, NC! Presented by the good folks at @milkandhoneycomics.bsky.social be prepared to see some amazing artists and fellow zinesters! I also hope to have a new thing printed by then. Hope to see you there!

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@nomizu.bsky.social has a fantastically eerie comic getting featured in this year's anthology!

IT'S OFFICIAL: PAROXYSM VOL 5 will be launching on Kickstarter October 1st! Get ready for horror comics, art and writing centered around the theme of HAUNTED made by our largest lineup of contributors yet. If you want to support indie/marginalized creatives, stay tuned for more campaign info soon!

I blue pencil a LOT of thumbnails for stories I want to work on when I only have the time to quickly and loosely jot down ideas. These all sit in gigantic folders in my office. I recently pulled pages out from circa 2019 when I made a metric ton of these, and decided to pencil them in. (A thread)

Tonight I'll be in Durham with my zines! If you can please come out and support independent small creators!

Recently I found a box full of misprint copies of Paroxysm Vol 2 that are slightly smaller with darker pages than the regular books. No less chilling though, just some pages have details missing due to the darker print! I am listing them on my shop at a discount here www.etsy.com/listing/4302...

THIS FRIDAY I'll be in Durham for the Works On Paper Roundup at the Armory! I printed a few copies of my First Date mini and am bringing any remaining copies of my other zines (Paroxysm anthologies aplenty though!) And later in the year I'll be at the NC Art Museum for their Art Book Fair in Sept!

I don’t know how to tell you all this, but using reference photos to draw things you’ve spent decades of your life trying to master from memory gets comics drawn much faster. Forget trying to prove I can draw a car, bitch-ass Honda is getting a traced under layer and we’re MOVING ON goddamnit.

JUST A REGULAR FIRST DATE is a comic I started almost exactly 1 year ago and only managed to finish it now. So glad i revisited it much later, the final result is all the better for it. It's a pretty silly idea, but do let me know if this is how online dating usually goes. I wouldn't know. (1/2)

LAST DAY TO GET 20% OFF on all my comics!--> www.etsy.com/shop/mystopr...

Got a better table picture. Much more welcoming

MystoPress is ready to go at Chboro Zine Fest in Carrboro! Come see us 11-4 at Carrboro Town Commons 👋

This Sunday I'm tabling at my first event of the year in Carrboro. Please come out and support this indie zine fest in its second year from 11-4 at Carrboro Town Commons!

A spider inspecting its newly caught prey

In the weeks since I’ve mentioned my need to raise more funds to restock comics, I’ve received more income from shop orders than I’ve ever gotten in a single month since my shop has been open. I am floored but at the same time I had a medical emergency this week so I’ll be shipping a bit late (1/2)

Silent Hill 2 fan comic has now officially sold out! I hope I get to reprint it again someday. If you want to give it a read, I’ve posted the full comic here 👇👇👇

Finally getting my energy back to work on new comics, so here’s a peek at what I’ve been working on for the upcoming PAROXYSM 5 book: A short piece about a haunted lake that has me drawing forests and bodies of water again…it's ok if I make forests/water my backgrounds for every comic right?

I’m running a shop sale this month in order to raise funds to restock some of my most-loved comics & zines. It’s unlikely when I’ll be able to get everything restocked, but right now you should grab what you can before I run out! Sharing also really helps. Many thanks! www.etsy.com/shop/mystopr...

I regret to inform you all that I went outside, touched grass, heard birdsong, smelled spring flowers, and it improved my mental health significantly. I also lament to announce I will need to continue these activities indefinitely so my brain will stop trying to eat itself. I’m so sorry everyone.

I’ve only got a few more copies left of my Silent Hill 2 fan comic before it sells out! So glad it’s gotten this much love. Not sure when I’ll be able to restock them so grab one while you still can! Shop link —> www.etsy.com/listing/1802... and you’ll also get a bonus Pyramid Husband sticker 👌

Another fantastic artist I’ve added to the lineup for Paroxysm Vol 5: Haunted launching on Kickstarter in October 👻🦇🩸stay tuned for upcoming updates regarding this monumentous anthology!

In a continuing effort to post more full comics so they’re available/accessible in case I run out of the ability to stock them, here is I Thought I Saw A Deer Last Night. One of my favorites, this wordless comic was made right in the peak of quarantine. (1/3)

Icon vs artist

I don't know guys, I think it might be time to start living deliciously 🐐📖

Just so you know my words and actions are one and the same.

Mysto coded characters

introduce yourself with 4 movies aka welcome to Mystocore

UNDER is a comic I made mid pandemic that's all about catharsis and how feeling like you're alone in your pain is heavy and real. I've never actually done a physical print of it, maybe this is the year I do. (figured out how to add alt text to posts so that's now available!) (1/3)

Excited to be on the roster for this anthology! I'll be contributing an illustration.

Storyboarding my project for this year! Doing a little bit on some personal family history: NDEs/Ghosts/and of course, trauma. This year will be a relief print narrative that I am excited to get started on.

Not a surprise I loved this game #mouthwashing

VESSEL is a body horror mini zine based on my own gender identity journey and real things that were said to me along with the way. I’m really proud of this one for how candid I get, always glad to see it resonate with others. CW: dysphoria and gore (1/2)

I’m so excited to be a part of Paroxysm Vol 5!! Check out a sneak peak of my comic contribution below, and follow @mystopress.bsky.social for updates on the anthology (and for their awesome art too 👀)