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Io Black
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Co-writes weekly cyberpunk webcomic Drugs & Wires. Contributor: . Tech, comics, gaming, sci-fi, et al. Him.
Inquiries: dnw.ioblack@gmail.com
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Somehow this site hasn't wholly imploded yet, so here's your monthly reminder that I'm (a) technically still alive... ish and (b) still dropping that D&W commentary for our intrepid True Internaut backers over on Patreon.
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2022 was an absolute wash on both a personal and creative level, so here's hoping things start stepping up in the months ahead.
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Officially capping off this year of D&W commentary with an eminently rare three-fer of pages and some musings on the panel economy. patreon.com/posts/76590868
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You know, while AI art is shaping up to be a whole Pandora's Box of terrible for the artistic community at large, moments like these almost - almost - justify its existence.
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Many of you sent me that spectacular AI art of "Jodorowsky's TRON." I felt inspired to take a stab at the concept with some other properties. Step into a dark portrait of the human psyche in...
Jodorowsky's FRASIER
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As reminder, backing D&W through Patreon not only gives Mary a lift, but now helps pay for additional support in getting new pages out the door - and even the smallest support can be a big help.
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Getting a touch more introspective than the usual in this month's Patreon creator commentary, though that might well just be the viral infection talking. patreon.com/posts/75327156
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Kind of wild to consider that this might legitimately be the very last time I can wish a happy birthday on this platform, but here we are.
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Hello #artistsoftwitter I work in mobile games by day but can't share any of that so here is some garbage I draw in my free time 😎
I also have a webcomic which I will one day update drugsandwires.fail
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Always a treat to see other artists taking a swing at Sad Skeleton Boy - and Michael's really nailed the vibe here.
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Been a while since I did any webcomic fanart. Here's one for Drugs and Wires (drugsandwires.fail), which I just caught up with ;<;
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Who's going to this weekend? Catch me by looking for the freakishly tall guy, or attending my Sunday talk at 12:30 on how became a thing 😎
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From combat to desire, self-care to artificial intelligence, there's something for everyone in #AdvX22's talk line-up on Sun 6th
adventurexpo.org/sun-6th-speake
Tickets: wegottickets.com/ft/CseNKpTWz8
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Or at least a happier one than, say, coming back to this platform just as Emerald Pockets Molloy slouches his way into Twitter HQ with a proverbial can of extra-fiery gasoline and book of all-weather matches.
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I'd love to say that I specifically aimed for this Code4Food-centric commentary to drop exactly on All Hallow's Eve, but nope - all just one of those happy coincidences.
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the Worst cyberpunk dystopia
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As you might be aware, the D&W Patreon will be running more than a tad slower while gets herself settled in Germany, but our True Internauts can continue to enjoy my customary end-of-month free association exercises. Y'know, if that's your bag.
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Mary's gearing up for her next big move - keep your fingers crossed for her! - so to celebrate, here's... a few paragraphs of me going on about the specifics of gynoids in the Wire-Verse?
OK, then. patreon.com/posts/71322122
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Good luck to future pedestrians who don't have this app, which lets a self-driving car tell you that it "will not be stopping at the crosswalk."
Patent no. 11396271 (Ford)
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I'm far beyond guessing why the almighty algorithm decided I needed woozy Korean neo-psychedelia in my feed, but I'm not certainly complaining.
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Kickstarter rewards are finally starting to roll in again.
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While Dan's off in the Bat Country of his malware-addled brain, this month's D&W commentary takes a fond look back at Troy and Mira's original meet-cute. patreon.com/posts/69852011
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Somebody's adbot just had a wee bit of a psychotic break.
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✨I am available for work✨
Non-commercial use prices:
$200 for a rendered full body figure and simple bg
$140 for a waist-up
$80 for a portrait ($100 for real humans)
Contact me for a quote for custom illustrations and commercial work.
marysafro.crd.co
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There's no parenting manual in the world capable of preparing you for the extended arguments you'll get into with your 6-year-old at 10 PM about the importance of the letter Þ.
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The worst part is knowing this will become a normal, accepted part of our world within a few years' time.
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New: recently BMW announced plans to charge a subscription for heated seats. We spoke to the grey market hackers prepared to bypass that lock, and who already remotely access BMWs to permanently unlock features as more cars move to a subscription model vice.com/en/article/7k8
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Neurocracy has officially gone free-to-play - if you've been on the fence about checking it out, this is the perfect chance to give it a spin. And if you like what you see, consider backing the game on Patreon to help raise funds for future content from folks like yours truly.
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On this one-year anniversary of #Neurocracy's first release, we have an update for you all 
#Neurocracy is now available for free!
We've set up a Patreon to support it...
...starting with an updated release for 2023!
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#Neurocracy is now available for free!
We've set up a Patreon to support it...
...starting with an updated release for 2023!
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Rejuvenated an old cover for volume 2 👀
...Let's see if I can get this KS going in the next 2 weeks
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Time to face the music, I guess.
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Dates & Wires joins a lineup of almost 800 indie titles to help raise money for the Collective Power Fund, which directly supports local abortion funds in over 20 US states. itch.io itch.io/b/1472/indie-b
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No wild, random swerves in this month's D&W creator commentary - only a missed opportunity to make a well-past-its-sell-by-date "winter is coming" crack. patreon.com/posts/68472156
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Drugs & Wires Chapter 9 cover art ✨
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Knowing it was coming doesn't make it any less grim.
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As an inherently visual person, I always appreciate a game that understands the value of letting its illustrations set the tone - especially when its central hook is hoisting a defiant middle finger out of the ashes of the Anthropocene.
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The list of art contributors in 's Ecopunk 2044 is pretty much a who's who of some of my favorite Twitter artists, so backing this one was a bit of a no-brainer.
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