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Ibrahim Moustafa

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Eisner-nominated comics Writer/Artist. Big thumb energy = TYPOS. Thoughts ≠ Emp. Custom Action Figures. CEO of "Screw It! I'll Do It Myself!" UMM ACTUALLY's Not Welcome IG: @ibrahim_m_art He/him🇺🇸 🇪🇬 PDX Free Palestine 🇵🇸 www.ibrahimmoustafa.com

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · Jul 23

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT!🚨

VERY excited to share w/ you all the title & synopsis of my next OGN coming from Humanoids:

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Story/art by me, colors by @20eyesbrad.bsky.social

Launching soon via kickstarter-- click the link below to be notified when it goes live!
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“Do you believe in fate?” asks Senjuro, The Black Demon, to all those who cross his path. Victim or guide.

A masterless, mixed-race samurai, Senjuro skulks through the shadows of an evolving feudal Japan, seeking to serve...but the age of the Samurai flickers on the winds of modernization, and any work to be had is less than honorable. That is until Claire, a wealthy British explorer and anthropologist, swings through the tavern doors seeking aid from the man whose reputation precedes him; the one they call The Black Demon. Her family has just been monstrously slain and exsanguinated, and signs point to perpetrators beyond human. Along with Claire and her Sikh companion Jangveer, Senjuro the Black Demon must face hell on earth to deliver their reckoning, and in the process, find the honor he so desperately seeks.

From the singular mind of Ibrahim Moustafa, who turned time inside out in RETROACTIVE, reimagined The Count of Monte Cristo as a sci-fi epic in COUNT, and put the Western back in Space Western with CYN, comes a thriller that combines worlds have been long-destined to meet, but will collide for the first time within these pages.

Accompanied by an image of our samurai, Claire, and Jangveer in Sikh armor standing at a portcullis with fang-like spikes, dripping with blood.

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 11h

That time Drew Struzan did a cover for Superman #800 (an homage to ACtion Comics #1 that featured himself in the corner!).

Drew Struzan's painted image of Superman lifting a car

The iconic cover to Action Comics #1 where Superman is lifting a car

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 11h

Back in 2013, there was a documentary about Drew Struzan. Here's a trailer for it. This is a must-watch. It's free with a Fandango Now acct: athome.fandango.com/content/acco...

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Drew: The Man Behind the Poster Official Trailer 1 (2013) - Documentary HD

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Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 19h

Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.

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Bitches on Comics, a comic and pop culture podcast @bitchesoncomics.bsky.social · 16h

We really loved Etheres and are absolutely delighted to see it coming back!

Read @lettersofpriya.bsky.social chatting with @anasabdulhak.bsky.social and Dennis: bitchesoncomics.com/the-afterlif...

Then go support the kickstarter to get your hands on a copy! www.kickstarter.com/projects/den...

Etheres: Ringo Award Nominated One-Shot Comic Returns

Anas Abdulhak and Dennis Menheere invite you to journey into Etheres, a realm where souls go when they don't belong anywhere else.

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 6d

#Comics folks, I need you to pull up to this one.

The world sucks right now, and we have the opportunity to do a little bit of good for a displaced and marginalized member of our community. Please join me in supporting this KS campaign!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/den...

If you're somebody who values supporting marginalized voices in comics, here's your chance to put your money where your values are!

The writer of this RINGO NOM’D INDIE COMIC (and a very dear friend of mine) is a Syrian Refugee who has been through more continuous hardships than I have space to list here; constantly navigating visa applications, unstable living conditions, predatory landlords (limited options as a refugee).

Anas just wants to make comics and live a normal life like what so many of us take for granted. Backing this campaign will help Anas to take the next step toward freedom and autonomy, helping to fund a move to another country with more stable employment options. This is truly one of the most important comics purchases you will ever make.

Middle Eastern and North African comics creators are some of the most underrepresented in the comics industry of the western world. Anas isn’t running a GoFundMe to support this move, and is not asking for charity. Simply, Anas is using their talent for storytelling, along with Dennis’ gorgeous art, to offer you a beautiful experience in the comics medium, that also goes toward funding a better life for Anas.

I’m so proud of Anas, and humbled by their experiences and perseverance. I would like to see Anas’ Dream realized, and I’d love to see this community help to make that happen. Please join me in pledging to the Etheres Kickstarter campaign! (link below).

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 16h

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🙌!

Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 17h

🙏🙏🙏!

Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 20h

Thanks! No it was a combination of toys and materials. Check out the video in the link for the process!

Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 20h

We lost a lot when movie studios started opting for bad photoshop jobs over painted posters.

Feels timely that we lose one of the greatest living illustrators at a moment in history when oligarchs are trying to outsource creativity to machines.

Magic like Struzan’s is what has kept me going 🙏🙌

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 20h

I’ve seen several artists over the years (who are already top-tier) level-up, and when they’ve done so they’re often embracing Struzan’s techniques. For a lot of us it’s like unlocking a new level of ability and understanding of the craft. That’s how significant and influential he is.

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 20h

My favorite thing about his work is that he used relatively basic, inexpensive tools. But he was able to make masterpieces with them.

He was so brilliant with compositions, likenesses, and rendering. Most artists struggle their whole lives to become competent at ONE of those; he mastered them all.

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 20h

Struzan’s work was the first art I saw as a kid that made me feel like I saw a magic trick. Like, I knew it wasn’t a photograph, but I just couldn’t work out exactly how it was a painting, either. A true instance of “how is this possible??”

Even after seeing footage of him working it’s still magic

Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 22h

We’ve lost Drew Struzan. A modern master, who by all accounts was a humble, sweet, loving, dedicated man. His work influenced culture itself, & we’ll be seeing that influence until the end of the modern world. What a legacy. What a body of work. May he rest well, & may his memory be a blessing.

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 21h

You can't make this up. A Palestinian author literally banned from a BANNED BOOK WEEK event.

Solidarity with @hannahmoushabeck.bsky.social ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

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NC State Blocks Palestinian-American Author Hannah Moushabeck From Reading Her Children’s Book Due to UNC System Rules

NC State administration barred Palestinian-American author Hannah Moushabeck from reading her children’s book “Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine” due to the University of North Carolina system r...

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Jason Song Quinn @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 21h

If you know me, this is obviously one of my favorite movie posters of all time. Imagine being illustrated by Drew Struzan…damn, a master at making characters/actors really feel mythological. (Also just realized that is a CV radio thing in Jack Burton’s hand, his weapon really was being a loudmouth)

The Big Trouble in Little China movie poster

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 21h

Forgot alt text for the accompanying photo above: pencil self-portrait on toned paper of Drew Struzan by the artist himself.

Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 22h

Ah y’know, I actually have that and remember to use alt about 85% of the time besides, but this was a screen-cap that I shared directly to the app and the alt add-on doesn’t seem to catch those, apparently. So this one slipped through. It’s a self-portrait of Drew Struzan by the artist himself

Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 22h

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 22h

Thanks so much! 🙏🙌

Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 23h

I do! Here’s a YouTube playlist of all of my process videos 🙏🙌: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 23h

Thank you!

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Councilor Sameer Kanal @councilorkanal.bsky.social · 1d

This Wednesday at 6 PM, Council will consider 2 items about federal actions in Portland: the Protect Portland Initiative resolution, & the Sanctuary City Codification ordinance.

@counciloravalos.bsky.social & I made this video to give a little more info about the legislation.

See you Wednesday!

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 1d

Much appreciated, Lesly! I’ve got them all compiled on a playlist if that’s helpful! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 1d

a man is sitting at a table and smiling while asking why not both ?

ALT: a man is sitting at a table and smiling while asking why not both ?

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much!