Rick V.

@itsmerickv

Low tier cartoonist. Aging punk. Nerd. Anti-Capitalist. GOGOGO. Razorcake. hehim Currently in Bloomington. itsmerickv.com

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Rick V.@itsmerickv· 1d

"Hey Stupid, stop measuring the quality of your "art" by how many of us there are."

"Yeah, stupid. Just make yer shit and quit cryin'...stupid."

Rick V.@itsmerickv· 5d

@yokoikids.bsky.social anybody else print out a map like a big ol dorkus?

Rick V.@itsmerickv· 7d

Going to do a twofer and see two OLD bands tonight at two shows at the Hi-Fi in Indy. ALL at 6:pm and Shonen Knife at 8:pm. I will probably write a thing for @razorcake.bsky.social and talk about old people things.

ALL
Snodgrass + Stevensons
All My Senses

8/4 Indianapolis Hi-Fi
Summer Tour 2026

Shonen Knife (Osaka Ramones & SK Favorites)
with Bingo Boys.

US Tour 2026

August 4th Hi-Fi
hifiindy.com

Rick V.@itsmerickv· 8d

Part 2 of many?

1. Wimpy GOes to Hell Part 2

2. "Hamboigers!? Why are these doomed wretches cooking Hamboigers instead of pushing boulders?!" "Oof! And where do you think they got the meat?

3. "Hey Sinner, who told you that you could Grill instead of being put through agony? "Somebody put that guy Wimpy in charge."

4. "Wimpy? No sir, Jones in the naem. I'm one of the Jones' boys."

Rick V.@itsmerickv· 12d

A OLD comic from 2012.

1. Sometimes you’re sitting at home trying to force yourself to draw something. “I’m so out of practice” “I suck!” “Nobody cares!” “I’m talking out loud!”

2. Then you decide to drive to the store to buy some shorts. “I’m sure I’ll look sharp and sassy in these.” [Jnco 40% off]

3. Then you go home and draw a cartoon about it. “Sometimes you gotta walk away from a standstill to get things going.”

(Inspirational!? 6/30/12)

Rick V.@itsmerickv· 15d

Tng! #startrektng #enignro #preemptivestrike #picardseason3

“Ensign Ro is now working with the rebels. Too bad there isn't a send off episode for other side characters IE Lt Broccoli.

And would you believe there is a folllow up to Ro joining the rebels in Picard season 3?”

“Rick I have three things to say about this”

1) I feel guilty when I watch this episode and Lt. Ro appears bc my first thought isn’t “Oh there’s an intelligent and badass freedom fighter” but instead “She’s so hot.” But then one of the first things Captain Picard HIMSELF says to her is “You’re looking fit!” and I feel validated that even Picard gets distracted sometimes. And maybe that’s why we don’t get a sendoff for Lt. Broccoli.”

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2) The basic plot of this episode is that an imperialist nation is providing weapons to colonizers that are murdering and terrorizing the inhabitants of the land they want to steal. It’s almost as if there’s a lesson we could learn from that…
3) You’re never going to convince me to watch Season 3 of Picard, not even if Ro is in it!

Rick V.@itsmerickv· 19d

One from 2018. Shout out to @bensnakepit.bsky.social and @jimjinkins.bsky.social

Goblin - Lacaccia
1. At the Airport: "What character is that on your shirt?"
2. "It's Ben Snakepit. He's been drawing 3 panel comics of his day every day for eighteen years. It's really good."
3. "Oh, I thought it was DOUG tm". bensnakepit.com

Rick V.@itsmerickv· 22d

@yokoikids.bsky.social In 2016 I got my pal @angrylanks.bsky.social a copy of Operation C for his birthday. And tonight, a mere four days before the tenth anniversary of that gift, we beat the game. Matt took down the final boss with no lives left. It was very tense.

Rick V.@itsmerickv· 22d

1. Wimpy goes to Hell
2. "Well, J. Wellington, how would you like to be tortured for eternity?"
3. "Well my good man. I would be mortified to have to be in charge of anyone. I've always worked for me, myself, and I" "he he he"
4. "Ho-hum. I am in such misery."

Rick V.@itsmerickv· 26d

From 2018.

1. "You look like crap." "Thanks....I didn't get much sleep last night."
2. "You should probably go to bed early tonight." "Planning on it."
3. 10:pm "welp, time to sleep."
4. "Hmm...how did the last episode of Family Ties go down? Maybe I should look it up." "And then watch five episodes"

Rick V.@itsmerickv· Jul 9

Comics from 2016.

This could go Two Ways...

1. Hey! You know What?
2. Yep.
3....
4. Then I'll be going then...

This could go Two Ways...

1. Hey! You know What?
2. Yep.
3....
4. "And its great!" "Wooooo!!!"

Rick V.@itsmerickv· Jul 3

Playing a show tonight!

BUIO OMEGA (MPLS Punk)
BOOT CAMP (Iowa City punk)
BIRTH REJECTS (Actually not playing)
BLEEDER!
GOGOGO
Friday July 3rd 7:30
Harmony School 909 E. 2nd St. $10 PWYC

Rick V.@itsmerickv· Jul 2

Oldie from 2016

1. When we were kids my cousin Chance and I used to pretend we were zombie hunters. [headset walkie talkies] [Two by four shot guns]

2. In our scenerios we would get calls about a zombie attack and we had to go exterminate.

3. Chance's character was half zombie for some reason.

Happy birthday Chance. 6/26/16

Rick V.@itsmerickv· Jun 29

1. Two people are at a movie theater and see a movie poster for Boop 5. "Oh god! I can't believe there's another sequel to Boop." "Isn't like your favorite movie?" 2. "It is! But there are so many unnecessary sequels and remakes. It's such a waste of time" 3. "I dunno. It's cool they're still making horror movies like that, and clearly there is still an audience for it" 4. "It's so dumb and needs to be killed with fire!" "Then don't see it..." 5. "Oh, I'll see it alright. On opening night..." 6 "...and hate ever second of it...."

Rick V.@itsmerickv· Jun 27

De-mustifying some 70s Justice League comics. Also, does anybody need any de-mustified 70s Justice League comics?

Rick V.@itsmerickv· Jun 24

Make a Terrible Comic Day was launched by Emma Elliot ( @pseudonymjones.bsky.social )to encourage people to put pet to paper and get that shit out there. Make a crappy comic. Now. #makeaterriblecomicday makeaterriblecomicday.com