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Comics, illustration, storyboards, and concept art from the biggest collective of comics artists in North America. http://helioscopepdx.com

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Screenshot of comic pages laid out in a booklet design program

Screenshot of comic pages laid out in a booklet design program

I am making my first minicomic in… probably about 20 years?
Public post: www.patreon.com/posts/152110...

05.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I just photo bombed some cosplayers like it’s 2008, were so back #EmeraldCityComicon

05.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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I get the best commission requests! The Human Fly, drawn for David at #eccc @emeraldcitycon.bsky.social!

05.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A stylized, high-contrast illustration in warm yellows and oranges. In the foreground, a simple line-drawn figure rides a bicycle up a curved hill. Behind them, rounded clouds and rolling hills fill the background. Large, partially visible bold letters at the top spell β€œIT IS,” cropped by the frame.

A stylized, high-contrast illustration in warm yellows and oranges. In the foreground, a simple line-drawn figure rides a bicycle up a curved hill. Behind them, rounded clouds and rolling hills fill the background. Large, partially visible bold letters at the top spell β€œIT IS,” cropped by the frame.

Some of my favorite pages I've ever drawn are in this 15-page comic called "It Is." Made it as a thank-you for supporters. Patrons can check it out here: www.patreon.com/post...

05.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cat Farris @cattifer.bsky.social & Ron Chan @rondanchan.bsky.social greeting fans at Emerald City Comic Con. #eccc @emeraldcitycon.bsky.social

05.03.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
A half-inked page of comics on a wooden table. There’s a giant tree toppling into the sea with a β€œthoom” sound effect ballooning above it. Below, a capybara in a naval uniform bellows to the crew.

A half-inked page of comics on a wooden table. There’s a giant tree toppling into the sea with a β€œthoom” sound effect ballooning above it. Below, a capybara in a naval uniform bellows to the crew.

Clocking in. Had to dash off some cover design ideas yesterday, but we’re back with 18 pages left. Many of those are half finished and it’s making me feel like I’m going nowhere, which means I am NOT allowed to start any new ones no matter how nice it feels to freehand panel borders. Keep me honest.

05.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Adam Yauch of the beastie boys playing bass. He is wearing a bad brains t-shirt.

Adam Yauch of the beastie boys playing bass. He is wearing a bad brains t-shirt.

Commission #2 Adam Yauch aka MCA

04.03.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Text reads: Oh no! I was supposed to be at ECCC but instead I caught the flu! So it's time for a huge shop drop. There's also a doodle of me laying in bed. A collage of various risograph prints, stickers, and a book fill the page.

Text reads: Oh no! I was supposed to be at ECCC but instead I caught the flu! So it's time for a huge shop drop. There's also a doodle of me laying in bed. A collage of various risograph prints, stickers, and a book fill the page.

Folks, I caught the flu this week and won't be able to make it to ECCC. I've just dropped a bunch of new/con exclusive stuff on my online shop to help make up for the loss, and you can get 15% off til 3/15 if you use the code "BOOFLU"

kendrap.com/shop
Shares greatly appreciated!

05.03.2026 01:01 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 133 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 7

Green Lantern fans are incredibly annoying, and I know if you're a real Green Lantern fan you agree

05.03.2026 05:44 πŸ‘ 181 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 2
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Having to write a bio for a publisher and so far I have this picture (which I love because it makes me look insane) and then one sentence of...

~ Paul has mastered the "Big 3" of writing... Horror, Romance, and Dirty Limericks. ~

Maybe that's enough of a bio? I should stop.

04.03.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
Folk artist Peggy Seeger smiling and holding her banjo; her right hand is in a claw hammer position at the base of the neck.

Folk artist Peggy Seeger smiling and holding her banjo; her right hand is in a claw hammer position at the base of the neck.

Commission #1 Peggy Seeger with a banjo.

04.03.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dark Horse CEO/Founder Mike Richardson exits after 40 years as new owners bring in new boss from gaming & Lord of the Rings Embracer replaces Dark Horse CEO Mike Richardson with Middle-earth Enterprises exec in leadership shakeup.

Dark Horse CEO/Founder Mike Richardson exits after 40 years as new owners bring in new boss from gaming & Lord of the Rings.

Read on: www.thepopverse.com/comics-dark-...

04.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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04.03.2026 05:32 πŸ‘ 418 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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The Creators Of ECCC 2013 [Photo Gallery]

Time Machine: Comics Alliance's collection of artist alley photos from @emeraldcitycon.bsky.social 2013!
Photos by Anna Goellner. Go see what the past 13 years have done to your favorite cartoonists.
comicsalliance.com/creators-ecc...

04.03.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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All my ECCC 2026 details here, including booth times, sketch/signature rules and prices-

thebombshellter.blogspot.com/2026/03/eccc...

04.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A wooden bookshelf in a sunbeam packed with a wide variety of indie comics.

A wooden bookshelf in a sunbeam packed with a wide variety of indie comics.

A table display of graphic novels, demon plush toys, stickers, and postcards.

A table display of graphic novels, demon plush toys, stickers, and postcards.

A woman just stopped in at the studio to pick up her anti-ICE fundraiser postcards and it turns out she’s tutoring a kid in town. Gaped at all the comics for a moment and then shyly asked if she might be able to bring him by sometime. Yes, obviously x 1,000,000. This is my favorite thing.

04.03.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Detail shots. #acrylicart #traditionalartist #fantasyart #dungeonsanddragons #helioscopepdx #Valkyrie #landscapepainting

04.03.2026 03:06 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A quickly drawn picture of a woman's face. She's smiling with long blonde hair and saying "Holy shit. Can I see it?"

A quickly drawn picture of a woman's face. She's smiling with long blonde hair and saying "Holy shit. Can I see it?"

Want a weird old comic? Here's a 20-page "chaos book" I drew in 18 hours using 27 prompts from Patreon backers. There's a blind date, a monocled lobster, and a Waffle House.
www.matthewbogart.ne...

04.03.2026 05:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Seacritters Snapshot #14 (No Community Zoom this month!) | Lucy Bellwood Get more from Lucy Bellwood on Patreon

What's that? You want a proper big-ass written Seacritters update with SPREADSHEETS and COLORED ART and FEELINGS? Well okay: www.patreon.com/posts/seacri...

03.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahh! So cool! I'm oblivious about Virginia geography, but if this is near you please go check it out!

03.03.2026 03:54 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A rosy sunset sequence of panels showing Monty Mellivore, hapless badger, climbing the rigging of the topsail schooner Rodentia for the first time. He is not having a Baja Blast.

A rosy sunset sequence of panels showing Monty Mellivore, hapless badger, climbing the rigging of the topsail schooner Rodentia for the first time. He is not having a Baja Blast.

A moody green cabin where Miss Mortar, a mad-looking echidna in bunny slippers, shows Monty around her store of explosives.

A moody green cabin where Miss Mortar, a mad-looking echidna in bunny slippers, shows Monty around her store of explosives.

Cannot overstate how fortunate I am to be working with @charmgardens.com and @nyaatalie.bsky.social for the colors on this book. Every update to the Dropbox folder has me vibrating in my seat for hours afterward. Wizards, the both of ’em.

03.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
pen and ink art by Aud Koch.

pen and ink art by Aud Koch.

Ten years ago today: My friend Aud Koch surprised me with this incredible drawing she did of characters from my then-new Image Comics series The Fix.

03.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

New painting from @markmolchan.bsky.social!

04.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I think this cover ALSO got revealed for Hello Darkness #20, from Boom Studios. This was a lot of fun hahah.

03.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 495 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 2
6 tall, narrow snippets of my favorite pieces from January through June of 2025. 

January: "Weathering the Storm", an autobio comic with Oh Joy Sex Toy about my relationship with dresses and skirts as an agender person. The preview is from page 2 where a half dozen self-portraits of myself from high school to present dance in line.

February: An illustration of my original characters Josephine and Louella, an Aasimar and Tiefling, dancing. 

March: "Outgrowing Social Anxiety", an autobio comic for Oh Joy Sex Toy, where I go over my experience at a small kink convention as someone who gets very anxious in crowds, ESPECIALLY when we're all there for such personal reasons!

April: A commission for a friend, depicting their FFXIV character Zoisette.

May: A sketchy drawing of my character Ash smooching the shoulder of a friend's character, Skyler. 

June: A snippet from page 3 of "Garden Retrospective", my pledge drive comic for Oh Joy Sex Toy. In this one I talked about all the gardens I've had over the years and what I learned from them!

6 tall, narrow snippets of my favorite pieces from January through June of 2025. January: "Weathering the Storm", an autobio comic with Oh Joy Sex Toy about my relationship with dresses and skirts as an agender person. The preview is from page 2 where a half dozen self-portraits of myself from high school to present dance in line. February: An illustration of my original characters Josephine and Louella, an Aasimar and Tiefling, dancing. March: "Outgrowing Social Anxiety", an autobio comic for Oh Joy Sex Toy, where I go over my experience at a small kink convention as someone who gets very anxious in crowds, ESPECIALLY when we're all there for such personal reasons! April: A commission for a friend, depicting their FFXIV character Zoisette. May: A sketchy drawing of my character Ash smooching the shoulder of a friend's character, Skyler. June: A snippet from page 3 of "Garden Retrospective", my pledge drive comic for Oh Joy Sex Toy. In this one I talked about all the gardens I've had over the years and what I learned from them!

Oh phew, it's already March and I completely forgot to post my 2025 Art Summary!

My output dropped pretty dramatically last year, but I still made some bangers.

#art

03.03.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Lucy is standing looking at eight demons that hang off of her hands. The demons say "This thing! Me now! My turn! Me! No, me! This! But wait, also this! Ooh also me!"

Lucy is standing looking at eight demons that hang off of her hands. The demons say "This thing! Me now! My turn! Me! No, me! This! But wait, also this! Ooh also me!"

The demon is shouting into a megaphone. Lucy stands atop a pile of paper. The demon yells, "YOU'RE FALLING BEHIND!" Lucy says, "I inked five pages today, smarty. What did YOU do?"

The demon is shouting into a megaphone. Lucy stands atop a pile of paper. The demon yells, "YOU'RE FALLING BEHIND!" Lucy says, "I inked five pages today, smarty. What did YOU do?"

Lucy is working on a comic, sitting on a large candle with both ends burning. The candle is resting on top of the demon's pointy ears. Lucy is saying, "I have enough time."

Lucy is working on a comic, sitting on a large candle with both ends burning. The candle is resting on top of the demon's pointy ears. Lucy is saying, "I have enough time."

You ever flip through a book you drew in 2018 and feel like youβ€˜re just living in a time warp?

02.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not a call-your-senator guy--I think we're pretty far past that being useful--but please, if you understand the importance of these forests, use the links in the article to object to this decision. Defending these places is a cause I'd probably die for, and would definitely [redacted] for.

02.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If I offered 13 spots drawing your favorite musicians for 100 bucks a piece would any of you be interested? The original you'd get would be 4.25 X 5 and black and white. Willing to draw whole bands too for 250 (8.5 X 11)

02.03.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 6
Red Mike Allred cover for THE BATMAN '66 COMPENDIUM, collecting everything in softback

Red Mike Allred cover for THE BATMAN '66 COMPENDIUM, collecting everything in softback

I will happily bring some of these heavy bruisers to Seattle this weekend if I know there are interested parties, if so lmk by Wednesday! I will be at E-27, drawing, signing, gossiping

02.03.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Off Panel #541: ComicsPRO LIVE! with Heidi MacDonald and Christina Merkler - SKTCHD In an episode recorded in-person at this year’s annual conference for the trade organization for comic shops, ComicsPRO, The Beat’s Heidi MacDonald and the head of Lunar Distribution and Discount Comi...

This week's episode of Off Panel is a special one, one that was recorded live at ComicsPRO, and it finds @comicsbeat.bsky.social's @comixace.bsky.social and Lunar Distribution/DCBS' Christina Merkler joining me for a conversation about ComicsPRO vibes, our read on the world of comics, and more.

02.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2