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Mid-50s sad sack and also-ran. Cartoonist.
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Another ‘pencils and spot blacks/brushwork complete, but all line work yet to be done’ sort of day. I’m a little on the fence about panel one. Keeping Lily’s face indistinct seems important for this sequence, but maybe I’m just obsessing about minutia.
Another ‘pencils and spot blacks/brushwork complete, but all line work yet to be done’ sort of day. I’m a little on the fence about panel one. Keeping Lily’s face indistinct seems important for this sequence, but maybe I’m just obsessing about minutia.
January 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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Another ‘pencils and spot blacks/brushwork complete, but all line work yet to be done’ sort of day. I’m a little on the fence about panel one. Keeping Lily’s face indistinct seems important for this sequence, but maybe I’m just obsessing about minutia.
Another ‘pencils and spot blacks/brushwork complete, but all line work yet to be done’ sort of day. I’m a little on the fence about panel one. Keeping Lily’s face indistinct seems important for this sequence, but maybe I’m just obsessing about minutia.
New update at Substack, happy 2026 everyone!
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January 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
New update at Substack, happy 2026 everyone!
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Final page of the chapter, mostly roughs, but with one panel inked. The dialogue’s a little weird, but that’s intentional, because the ‘Ganderma is complimenting the efficacy of Lily’s homicide, while Lily is establishing her alibi.
Final page of the chapter, mostly roughs, but with one panel inked. The dialogue’s a little weird, but that’s intentional, because the ‘Ganderma is complimenting the efficacy of Lily’s homicide, while Lily is establishing her alibi.
January 4, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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Final page of the chapter, mostly roughs, but with one panel inked. The dialogue’s a little weird, but that’s intentional, because the ‘Ganderma is complimenting the efficacy of Lily’s homicide, while Lily is establishing her alibi.
Final page of the chapter, mostly roughs, but with one panel inked. The dialogue’s a little weird, but that’s intentional, because the ‘Ganderma is complimenting the efficacy of Lily’s homicide, while Lily is establishing her alibi.
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Finished line work on the current page. Given current events I’m feeling pretty low, but here’s some pictures.
Finished line work on the current page. Given current events I’m feeling pretty low, but here’s some pictures.
January 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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Finished line work on the current page. Given current events I’m feeling pretty low, but here’s some pictures.
Finished line work on the current page. Given current events I’m feeling pretty low, but here’s some pictures.
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Scrubbing off the blood might be a bit esoteric, but it’s okay if the reader doesn’t get it. Lily’s still a “wipe it off and just walk home because it’s no big deal’ type even if you don’t recognize her as a reverse Lady Macbeth.
Scrubbing off the blood might be a bit esoteric, but it’s okay if the reader doesn’t get it. Lily’s still a “wipe it off and just walk home because it’s no big deal’ type even if you don’t recognize her as a reverse Lady Macbeth.
January 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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Scrubbing off the blood might be a bit esoteric, but it’s okay if the reader doesn’t get it. Lily’s still a “wipe it off and just walk home because it’s no big deal’ type even if you don’t recognize her as a reverse Lady Macbeth.
Scrubbing off the blood might be a bit esoteric, but it’s okay if the reader doesn’t get it. Lily’s still a “wipe it off and just walk home because it’s no big deal’ type even if you don’t recognize her as a reverse Lady Macbeth.
Raw scans of today’s WIP with thumbnails.
Okay, it’s not technically cannibalism as long as Lily stays on four feet, so… Y’know what, forget I said anything; happy new year, everyone!🎉🍾🎉
Okay, it’s not technically cannibalism as long as Lily stays on four feet, so… Y’know what, forget I said anything; happy new year, everyone!🎉🍾🎉
December 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Okay, it’s not technically cannibalism as long as Lily stays on four feet, so… Y’know what, forget I said anything; happy new year, everyone!🎉🍾🎉
Okay, it’s not technically cannibalism as long as Lily stays on four feet, so… Y’know what, forget I said anything; happy new year, everyone!🎉🍾🎉
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Just one panel today, but that’s okay because it gave a chance to test some photoshop editing after drawing THE WRONG FUCKING HAND in panel 3 yesterday. Anyhow, completing this page on the first day of the new year will make a good omen.
Just one panel today, but that’s okay because it gave a chance to test some photoshop editing after drawing THE WRONG FUCKING HAND in panel 3 yesterday. Anyhow, completing this page on the first day of the new year will make a good omen.
December 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Just one panel today, but that’s okay because it gave a chance to test some photoshop editing after drawing THE WRONG FUCKING HAND in panel 3 yesterday. Anyhow, completing this page on the first day of the new year will make a good omen.
Just one panel today, but that’s okay because it gave a chance to test some photoshop editing after drawing THE WRONG FUCKING HAND in panel 3 yesterday. Anyhow, completing this page on the first day of the new year will make a good omen.
Raw scans of today’s WIP with thumbnails.
When I misbehaved as a kid my mother would threaten to tear off my arm and hit me with the wet end. Then there was that issue of Grendel with the Ripped Off Baby Arms movie poster. Anyhow, I just drew a torn off arm for thematic reasons, no big deal.
When I misbehaved as a kid my mother would threaten to tear off my arm and hit me with the wet end. Then there was that issue of Grendel with the Ripped Off Baby Arms movie poster. Anyhow, I just drew a torn off arm for thematic reasons, no big deal.
December 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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When I misbehaved as a kid my mother would threaten to tear off my arm and hit me with the wet end. Then there was that issue of Grendel with the Ripped Off Baby Arms movie poster. Anyhow, I just drew a torn off arm for thematic reasons, no big deal.
When I misbehaved as a kid my mother would threaten to tear off my arm and hit me with the wet end. Then there was that issue of Grendel with the Ripped Off Baby Arms movie poster. Anyhow, I just drew a torn off arm for thematic reasons, no big deal.
Never mind “Last update before Christmas,” this is the last update of THE ENTIRE YEAR!
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December 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Never mind “Last update before Christmas,” this is the last update of THE ENTIRE YEAR!
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Completed line work (well, except those two trees I missed) on the current page. Here’s the thing about the baby bull and the papa bull: running down there to fuck one of those cows is perfectly fine if you have a specific individual cow in mind.
Completed line work (well, except those two trees I missed) on the current page. Here’s the thing about the baby bull and the papa bull: running down there to fuck one of those cows is perfectly fine if you have a specific individual cow in mind.
December 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Completed line work (well, except those two trees I missed) on the current page. Here’s the thing about the baby bull and the papa bull: running down there to fuck one of those cows is perfectly fine if you have a specific individual cow in mind.
Completed line work (well, except those two trees I missed) on the current page. Here’s the thing about the baby bull and the papa bull: running down there to fuck one of those cows is perfectly fine if you have a specific individual cow in mind.
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Full pencils and just spot blacks inked on the current page. I had hoped to get further back on my horse today, but then my horse reminded me that it snowed last night, and explained that it would not be the one to shovel the walk and clean off the car.
Full pencils and just spot blacks inked on the current page. I had hoped to get further back on my horse today, but then my horse reminded me that it snowed last night, and explained that it would not be the one to shovel the walk and clean off the car.
December 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Full pencils and just spot blacks inked on the current page. I had hoped to get further back on my horse today, but then my horse reminded me that it snowed last night, and explained that it would not be the one to shovel the walk and clean off the car.
Full pencils and just spot blacks inked on the current page. I had hoped to get further back on my horse today, but then my horse reminded me that it snowed last night, and explained that it would not be the one to shovel the walk and clean off the car.
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Back on the post-holiday horse, which amounts to a full page of blues and single panel of completed inks adjusted for legibility, because horse riding and cartooning aren’t actually all that similar. Happy Kwanzaa/Boxing Day, here’s to werewolf vengeance!
Back on the post-holiday horse, which amounts to a full page of blues and single panel of completed inks adjusted for legibility, because horse riding and cartooning aren’t actually all that similar. Happy Kwanzaa/Boxing Day, here’s to werewolf vengeance!
December 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Back on the post-holiday horse, which amounts to a full page of blues and single panel of completed inks adjusted for legibility, because horse riding and cartooning aren’t actually all that similar. Happy Kwanzaa/Boxing Day, here’s to werewolf vengeance!
Back on the post-holiday horse, which amounts to a full page of blues and single panel of completed inks adjusted for legibility, because horse riding and cartooning aren’t actually all that similar. Happy Kwanzaa/Boxing Day, here’s to werewolf vengeance!
Raw scans of today’s WIP with thumbnails.
Back on the post-holiday horse, which amounts to a full page of blues and single panel of completed inks adjusted for legibility, because horse riding and cartooning aren’t actually all that similar. Happy Kwanzaa/Boxing Day, here’s to werewolf vengeance!
Back on the post-holiday horse, which amounts to a full page of blues and single panel of completed inks adjusted for legibility, because horse riding and cartooning aren’t actually all that similar. Happy Kwanzaa/Boxing Day, here’s to werewolf vengeance!
December 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Back on the post-holiday horse, which amounts to a full page of blues and single panel of completed inks adjusted for legibility, because horse riding and cartooning aren’t actually all that similar. Happy Kwanzaa/Boxing Day, here’s to werewolf vengeance!
Back on the post-holiday horse, which amounts to a full page of blues and single panel of completed inks adjusted for legibility, because horse riding and cartooning aren’t actually all that similar. Happy Kwanzaa/Boxing Day, here’s to werewolf vengeance!
Raw scans of today’s WIP with thumbnails.
It took me practically all week, but I managed to get a whole page done despite the holiday madness. Merry Christmas to all the poor little squirrels and jackass hunters being stalked through the snowy woods alike! 🎄🐾🩸
It took me practically all week, but I managed to get a whole page done despite the holiday madness. Merry Christmas to all the poor little squirrels and jackass hunters being stalked through the snowy woods alike! 🎄🐾🩸
December 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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It took me practically all week, but I managed to get a whole page done despite the holiday madness. Merry Christmas to all the poor little squirrels and jackass hunters being stalked through the snowy woods alike! 🎄🐾🩸
It took me practically all week, but I managed to get a whole page done despite the holiday madness. Merry Christmas to all the poor little squirrels and jackass hunters being stalked through the snowy woods alike! 🎄🐾🩸
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Last 3 panels of the current page reordered for storytelling. In the UK (or at least on Downton Abbey) they call the thing with the horses and the hounds hunting and what we call hunting is known as stalking. Just some random thoughts while I’m drawing.
Last 3 panels of the current page reordered for storytelling. In the UK (or at least on Downton Abbey) they call the thing with the horses and the hounds hunting and what we call hunting is known as stalking. Just some random thoughts while I’m drawing.
December 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Last 3 panels of the current page reordered for storytelling. In the UK (or at least on Downton Abbey) they call the thing with the horses and the hounds hunting and what we call hunting is known as stalking. Just some random thoughts while I’m drawing.
Last 3 panels of the current page reordered for storytelling. In the UK (or at least on Downton Abbey) they call the thing with the horses and the hounds hunting and what we call hunting is known as stalking. Just some random thoughts while I’m drawing.
Last Substack update before Christmas, Happy Holidays everyone!
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December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Last Substack update before Christmas, Happy Holidays everyone!
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Completed inks on page 2. Probably won’t get all that much more done before new years, just because holidays will holiday.
Completed inks on page 2. Probably won’t get all that much more done before new years, just because holidays will holiday.
December 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Completed inks on page 2. Probably won’t get all that much more done before new years, just because holidays will holiday.
Completed inks on page 2. Probably won’t get all that much more done before new years, just because holidays will holiday.
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Some stuff, mostly blues with some inks. I inked the landscape first because biathlon is fun.
Some stuff, mostly blues with some inks. I inked the landscape first because biathlon is fun.
December 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Some stuff, mostly blues with some inks. I inked the landscape first because biathlon is fun.
Some stuff, mostly blues with some inks. I inked the landscape first because biathlon is fun.
Raw scans of today’s WIP with thumbnails.
The top tier of page 3. You can’t tell yet, but I switched back to the three vertical, three horizontal layout because the thumbnails was doing nothing for me. Anyhow, the thing about living in werewolf country is, every goodbye could be your last goodbye.
The top tier of page 3. You can’t tell yet, but I switched back to the three vertical, three horizontal layout because the thumbnails was doing nothing for me. Anyhow, the thing about living in werewolf country is, every goodbye could be your last goodbye.
December 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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The top tier of page 3. You can’t tell yet, but I switched back to the three vertical, three horizontal layout because the thumbnails was doing nothing for me. Anyhow, the thing about living in werewolf country is, every goodbye could be your last goodbye.
The top tier of page 3. You can’t tell yet, but I switched back to the three vertical, three horizontal layout because the thumbnails was doing nothing for me. Anyhow, the thing about living in werewolf country is, every goodbye could be your last goodbye.
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Page 2, fully inked. Yeah, she just put the compass back in pocket. What can I tell you, it’s her bodily fluid, right?
Page 2, fully inked. Yeah, she just put the compass back in pocket. What can I tell you, it’s her bodily fluid, right?
December 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Page 2, fully inked. Yeah, she just put the compass back in pocket. What can I tell you, it’s her bodily fluid, right?
Page 2, fully inked. Yeah, she just put the compass back in pocket. What can I tell you, it’s her bodily fluid, right?
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Full pencils and some inks on page 2 of the current chapter. This isn’t the kind of story where anyone *discovers* Lily’s 2 human footprints with wolf tracks leading to and away from them, but it felt worth including all the same.
Full pencils and some inks on page 2 of the current chapter. This isn’t the kind of story where anyone *discovers* Lily’s 2 human footprints with wolf tracks leading to and away from them, but it felt worth including all the same.
December 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Full pencils and some inks on page 2 of the current chapter. This isn’t the kind of story where anyone *discovers* Lily’s 2 human footprints with wolf tracks leading to and away from them, but it felt worth including all the same.
Full pencils and some inks on page 2 of the current chapter. This isn’t the kind of story where anyone *discovers* Lily’s 2 human footprints with wolf tracks leading to and away from them, but it felt worth including all the same.
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Completed inks on the current page. After years and years of using an extremely tiny brush more like a very reactive pen nib than brush, I’ve finally decided to just use a pen. It’s going okay. 😐
Completed inks on the current page. After years and years of using an extremely tiny brush more like a very reactive pen nib than brush, I’ve finally decided to just use a pen. It’s going okay. 😐
December 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Completed inks on the current page. After years and years of using an extremely tiny brush more like a very reactive pen nib than brush, I’ve finally decided to just use a pen. It’s going okay. 😐
Completed inks on the current page. After years and years of using an extremely tiny brush more like a very reactive pen nib than brush, I’ve finally decided to just use a pen. It’s going okay. 😐
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Completed pencils on the current page, but I spent most of my time redrawing that one panel of Lily. The interaction of ‘pregnant but not too pregnant’ with ‘crouching in the snow wearing a one arm leather jacket’ made for some interesting cartooning.
Completed pencils on the current page, but I spent most of my time redrawing that one panel of Lily. The interaction of ‘pregnant but not too pregnant’ with ‘crouching in the snow wearing a one arm leather jacket’ made for some interesting cartooning.
December 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Completed pencils on the current page, but I spent most of my time redrawing that one panel of Lily. The interaction of ‘pregnant but not too pregnant’ with ‘crouching in the snow wearing a one arm leather jacket’ made for some interesting cartooning.
Completed pencils on the current page, but I spent most of my time redrawing that one panel of Lily. The interaction of ‘pregnant but not too pregnant’ with ‘crouching in the snow wearing a one arm leather jacket’ made for some interesting cartooning.
New update at Substack; Mandarin may not be Mandarin for Mandarin, but Iron Man is totally Iron Man for Iron Man.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
New update at Substack; Mandarin may not be Mandarin for Mandarin, but Iron Man is totally Iron Man for Iron Man.
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Mostly roughs with a few inks, but that middle panel of Lily is doing all the wrong stuff, so we’re already looking at a redraw. Look, whatever, it’s not weird, werewolf pee has been considered magic since Roman times, just be cool.
Mostly roughs with a few inks, but that middle panel of Lily is doing all the wrong stuff, so we’re already looking at a redraw. Look, whatever, it’s not weird, werewolf pee has been considered magic since Roman times, just be cool.
December 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Mostly roughs with a few inks, but that middle panel of Lily is doing all the wrong stuff, so we’re already looking at a redraw. Look, whatever, it’s not weird, werewolf pee has been considered magic since Roman times, just be cool.
Mostly roughs with a few inks, but that middle panel of Lily is doing all the wrong stuff, so we’re already looking at a redraw. Look, whatever, it’s not weird, werewolf pee has been considered magic since Roman times, just be cool.