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they/them. if you know a mindprobe (or @RefinedMicrobe) from somewhere else that's me, probably. hello. with apologies to Dan Jurgens, I have no special affinity for the DC Comics character "Skeets".

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42 people. millions of trans people are being tortured by their governments because of 42 people.

12.03.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 4362 πŸ” 1377 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 23
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watched an old episode of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe the other day where he was interviewing various TV writers about craft, and I'm still thinking about what RTD said about dialogue

13.03.2026 04:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Stories are always about people, not things. When there are things it’s really about people’s reactions to them.

12.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 105 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Gavin Newsom confirms he's only going to give the fascists an inch on trans rights, presumes they won't then demand a mile

09.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 241 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
Chris Achilleos' original cover art for Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion by Terrance Dicks (as used on the 2011 reprint)

Chris Achilleos' original cover art for Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion by Terrance Dicks (as used on the 2011 reprint)

Andrew Skilleter's clean cover art for the 1981 reprint of Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion

Andrew Skilleter's clean cover art for the 1981 reprint of Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion

it's cool to me that two of the all-time best pieces of Dr Who cover art are for the same book

04.03.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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So sad to share that legendary colorist Tatjana Wood has passed away at the age of 99. Her pioneering painterly touch graced scores of DC & Vertigo series. She was truly one of a kind and a special friend. May her memory be a blessing.

27.02.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 1543 πŸ” 427 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 79
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Here’s another art sample I did while working at an advertising art studio in 1979. I think the reference is from the Fairburn System books

27.02.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Had to move some stuff around in my studio today, ran across this illustration sample I did of Jack Nicholson from β€œOne flew over the cuckoo’s nest”

27.02.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Commission drawn recently for a fan, Michael Keaton’s Batman β€˜89!

25.02.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 188 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
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Here’s a cover I painted earlier in the 2000s for a collection of Earth one and Earth two stories. They added a background color in the printed version.

20.02.2026 05:04 πŸ‘ 192 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 2
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I drew this in 2005 for a friend who shared my love of the Marvel Superheroes tv show of the 60s!

13.02.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 247 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 3

Post a black and white panel and tell us who drew it.

This one is Oswal (Osvaldo Viola).

17.12.2025 01:19 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Post a black and white panel and tell us who drew it.

This one is Alberto Breccia

16.12.2025 21:38 πŸ‘ 107 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 21
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At the risk of self promotion, I am pleased with how this panel I drew came out

16.12.2025 22:05 πŸ‘ 167 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Post a black and white panel and tell us who drew it.

This one is Jaime Hernandez.

16.12.2025 20:06 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 18

it has been more expensive than i have any real way to sustain trying to ratproof this damn apartment. i need to pick up naltrexone this week, it is $60 and i have less than that. any help appreciated, tysm

22.02.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

trans healthcare in the UK:

23.02.2026 11:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't remember whether that film is actually any good but another gag from that scene makes me laugh whenever I think of it:

"Lance Hunt wears glasses! Captain Amazing *doesn't* wear glasses!"

"He takes them off when he transforms!"

"That doesn't make any *sense*! He wouldn't be able to *see*!"

23.02.2026 11:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

a movie quote that I think of on a daily basis is Hank Azaria in Mystery Men, when asked why his superhero name is the Blue Raja when his costume doesn't have any blue on it, saying "If we can step out of our *literal minds* for just *one* moment..."

23.02.2026 10:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

overlaps with this, which is v formative to my understanding of how fiction works bsky.app/profile/mind...

23.02.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ursula K. Le Guin β€” Ursula on Writing: A Message about Messages

I'd already written the above when I went looking for this piece I vaguely remembered seeing quoted elsewhere at some point, so it was gratifying that the sentiment is so close as to make what I said slightly redundant lol www.ursulakleguin.com/message-abou...

23.02.2026 05:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

imv a writer's most fundamental job is to make music with words. music can convey deep things about the human experience, but one doesn't generally ask it to conclude with a thesis statement. writing stories that way can be like picking up a woodwind instrument and trying to use it as a microphone.

23.02.2026 05:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

gonna get "stories are not essays" tattooed on my forehead for ease of reference

23.02.2026 05:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

if an instinctual subconscious response to this is "but can i trust trans women to depict themselves Accurately and not in an idealized way?" do you hold this standard for anyone else, including yourself? this is a form of paternalistic misogyny. sorry to be harsh. you are not the arbiter here

22.02.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 467 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

there's no shortage of trans women artists drawing trans women in beautiful and dynamic ways. once again failing to represent trans women with love and care in your heart is a skill issue

22.02.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 1285 πŸ” 253 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 5
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TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS: GUY GARDNER #1 Variant Cover.

20.02.2026 11:37 πŸ‘ 316 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 7
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Paul Fischer (1860-1934) Evening, West Rampart Street, Copenhagen

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

20.02.2026 08:05 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Thumbnail of a youtube clip of Patrick Stewart on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert from three years ago; the title of the video cuts off at "Can Sir Patrick Stewart Still Pulll ..."

Thumbnail of a youtube clip of Patrick Stewart on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert from three years ago; the title of the video cuts off at "Can Sir Patrick Stewart Still Pulll ..."

bit of a personal question

20.02.2026 08:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Call your house rep and tell them to support HB 2540 which will increase the amount disabled people can save from $2k to $10k and remove the marriage penalty where you lose your only source of income if you get married regardless of how little they make. Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

19.02.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 4756 πŸ” 3858 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 83