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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · 7d

Hey #phoenix area pals! I’m doing a pop-up appearance at @dreadnought_comics in #northphoenix tomorrow from NOON-4pm. I’ll have copies of the First Americans #3, new prints, and a bunch of art. Please join us! See you #tomorrow #localcomicshop #lcs #dreadnoughtcomics #popup

Flyer for Kraig Rasmussen appearing at Dreadnought Comics in North Phoenix, October 4th, from noon-4pm

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · 12d

We’ve added another round of signing for the First Americans issue 3 at @criticalentertainment booth 1427, today from NOON-2. Stop by for your signed book and discover the world of exciting stories Critical offers! #indiecomics #criticalentertainment

Flyer for signing of the First Americans comic at LA Comic Con, Critical Entertainment booth 1427.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · 13d

For today’s First Americans @comicconla signing, I’m bringing the ORIGINAL ART framed for sale, plus two gorgeous 13x19 framed color prints, a stack of 11x17 framed prints, and a bunch more unframed. Come get your signed book and take home some art too! From 1-3 at @criticalentertainment booth 1427.

Framed and unframed prints of the cover image form First Americans #3, plus the original art.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · 15d

Yogana has never met a spell or a man she couldn’t break. Sometimes it’s both. Self contained strip done for last weekend’s HP Lovecraft Film Festival Newsletter, (the “joke” definitely makes more sense if you’re aware of #lovecraft lore). #penandink on 14x17 Bristol. #hplovecraft

Comic strip about a sorceress summoning Cthulu from within his human disguise.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · 16d

Join us at LA Comic Con THIS WEEKEND! Pick up my variant cover of the First Americans #3 end have me sign it on Saturday at the @criticalentertainment booth, #1427 from 1-3pm! See you there🙌🏻 #lacomiccon #indiecomics #criticalentertainment

Flyer for Kraig Rasmussen signing during LA Comic Con at the Critical Entertainment booth 1427, Saturday from 1-3.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · 25d

More moon buggy cruisin’ but this time it’s black diamond trails all the way! #handdrawn #penandink #greyalien on 6x9 Bristol. SOLD at #tucsoncomiccon earlier this month. Working on another for someone from SDCC and have a couple more to share. Want one? DM me to #commission - #scifiart

Drawing of a Grey Alien drag racing his moon buggy over cratered hills.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 29

@tucsoncomiccon is on! Find me at Artist Alley booth AA215. LOTS of original art, new books, stickers & more. Spend your Labor Day in awesome Tucson! #tucsoncomicon #tucson #comiccon #laborday2025 #indiecomics #monkeygong

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 28

We had just topped the ridge when a sight of wonder presented the perfect moment to reflect. How could I know that sitting with you there would change my life, while a planet matured beneath our feet? “Volcano Vista”, a 6x9 #penandink commission from 2022… I think. #pentelbrushpen #monkeygong

Ink drawing of two space explorers sitting on rocks, watching volcanoes vent on an alien world.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 27

“Get in loser, we’re goin’ probing!” Morning moon brew with your saucer-pool pal. #penandink on 6x9 Bristol. More Greys for that thingy I’m putting together for after Odds & Ends. Stay tuned for more! #penandinkart #pentelbrushpen #scifiart #greyaliens #getinloser #originalart #monkeygong #scifi

Grey aliens, one outside, one inside a floating flying saucer, greet each other for their morning commute together.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 26

Get in your moon-buggy and ride, I always say! Part of a #greyalien series I have going as part of that #upcoming small thing I mentioned that one time. #penandink on 6x9 Bristol. Find this & more small #penandinkart this weekend at @tucsoncomiccon ! #handdrawn #scifi #pentelbrushpen #monkeygong

Ink drawing of a grey alien cruising across a moon in a small flying saucer.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 25

Captain Wilkes knows his ship is untested and his crew uneasy, but with the world in ruins behind them, they have no other path ahead but the stars— The ship isn’t called Wayfinder for nothing. #penandink of the color cover I shared before #sdcc. #scifi #pentelbrushpen #monkeygong #indiecomics

Ink drawing of a Space Captain looking back at us over his shoulder, three ships fly in the foreground as a missive black hole consumes the bottom of the page.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 24

Gonna need that book title!😜

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 23

Last minute announcement: I’ll be tabling at Tucson Comic Con next weekend. Details to come!

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 23

#phoenix area friends: I’m still looking to rehome my rescue Rovie.

He’s sweet, cuddly, and indoor trained but not getting along with my girls. Things have been escalating all week, so im hoping to find an immediate solution.

Please spread the word or send me a DM if interested🙏🏻

Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 22

Now that he’s stuck on Earth in the past, Dr. Asimov Brown is a DIFFERENT kind of #spaceexplorer to say the least. Ursula just wishes he would blow his GALAXY smoke out the window and stop stinking up the house. #handdrawn in #penandink on 11x17 Bristol. #scificomics #indiecomics #pentelbrushpen

Pen & ink comic book page of super smart monkey taking bong rips of stars.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 21

Alice takes the challenge from the Queen of Hearts in stride. She has the skills to take both the game, and her friend Cheshire from under the Queen’s heel. #penandink #comicbookcover from my Alice in Wonderland short Vundaland in the upcoming Odds & Ends. #lewiscarroll #aliceinwonderland #scifi

Drawing of a sci-fi take on scene adapted from Alice in Wonderland

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 20

Mutant dog in a familiar mask!!#sketchcover mash-up fun with @nightofthechihuahuas & @boom_studios #somethingiskillingthechildren - Done by hand on a #notc blank cover in #penandink and colored in marker & colored pencil. #siktc #nightofthechihuahuas #pentelbrushpen

Color crawling of a blood covered mutant chihuahua wearing a Something is Killing the Children bandana on its face.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 19

In my studio soundtrack regular rotation! Surf grooves & art grooves are often the same groove.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 19

Dark finds while exploring an alien world. “How did you end up here…?” Deep reflections upon unknowable history on an unknown world🤔Hand drawn in #penandink on cheap 3.5x5.5 paper. #pentelbrushpen #scifiart #scifi #comicart #spaceart #spaceexplorer #alienworlds

Close up ink drawing of an alien skull as the hand of an astronaut reaches to pick it up.

Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 18

Lumpy asteroids frame a clouded planet and its five moons. Hand drawn in #penandink on 6x9 Bristol. Another piece of the small space project coming later this year once I get the final story done for ODDS & ENDS. #staytuned #cosmicart #spaceart #scifiart #scifi #comicart #pentelbrushpen #handdrawn

Ink drawing of asteroids framing a planet with five moons.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 15

Scattered crystal shards orbit a pair of dead moons. More #cosmic #penandink fun on 9x12 Bristol. One Planetoid piece of at least a baker’s dozen with more on the way… #staytuned #cosmicart #spaceart #scifiart #asteroids #scifi #comicart #monkeygong

Pen & ink drawing of Crystal asteroid shards orbiting two dead moons.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 14

Drones in the sky over a long dead alien city. Rescued from the recesses of my hard drive, this is “Space Dig 2”, a 6x9 #penandink commission from #sdcc a couple years back. Compiling a bunch of #scifiart this size for a thing later this year. Stay tuned! #scifiillustration #scifi #comicart

Ink drawing of a female space archaeologist surveying her dig.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 7

Speaking of art that needs a place to live, taking bids on this guy I did last year, and somehow never shared - #absolutebatman - 6x9 #penandink on Bristol. Bidding starts at $100, included a decent frame and shipping too! Bidding ends Monday at 5pm. DM me if you want him🙌🏻 #batman #dccomics

Pen & ink drawing of Absolute Batman charging forward with his axe.

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 7

Really enjoyed drawing Lotsa Heart Elephant for @comicslibrarian.bsky.social at SDCC! One of my favorite con drawings and con people!!

Jack Phoenix (a comics librarian) @comicslibrarian.bsky.social · Aug 7

Additions to the Care Bear Sketchbook from #sdcc

Lotsa Heart Elephant by @kraigcomx.bsky.social

Wonderheart Bear by @tomking.bsky.social

Prize Bear by Adam Rose

Be Me Bear by Luke McGarry

A cartoon elephant with muscular arms is floating in space, wearing a shirt with a heart emblem. It is holding a cube with a heart design while surrounded by stars and planets.

A hand-drawn bear with exaggerated features and a heart design on its belly. The bear is waving and has the text "I wuv you!" above it and "Not sorry!" written below.

A cartoon bear with a playful expression is making a rock hand gesture. The bear has a star emblem on its belly and is surrounded by a speech bubble saying, "WHO! YEAH! ALRIGHT, UH-HUH!" The drawing is signed

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Kraig Rasmussen @kraigcomx.bsky.social · Aug 7

I’m so glad you shared this! And we gotta get a pic together next time🙌🏻

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