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Taco Viking
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A doodler, geek, and advocate on a mission to fight ignorance, challenge cruelty, and spread joy. Making spoopy, nostalgic, and absurd art. Stay weird! TacoVikingStudios.com
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Taco Viking @tacoviking.bsky.social · Dec 18
I did the Art Vs Artist thing on another platform, but I forgot to share it here.

I've done over 1000 illustrations in the last year (342 of them are just freakin' zombies.) That made it hard to compress everything down into one little post. But here are some of my personal faves.
A portrait of M.A. Brotherton, a bald man with glasses and a beard, alongside a cartoon version of himself holding a giant pencil. The text reads: “M.A. BROTHERTON – Doodler | Geek | Advocate.” A paragraph introduces M.A. as an illustrator and creator who fights ignorance, challenges cruelty, and spreads joy, with humor about living with bipolar disorder and being a College of Lore Bard who might multiclass into a Paladin. At the bottom, bold yellow text highlights “FUN FACTS ABOUT ME,” including loving cartoons, self-help books, and holding a life coaching certification. A 3x3 grid featuring colorful artwork by M.A. Brotherton. Each square showcases a unique cartoon illustration, including: - A happy brain-like creature reading a book. - A chicken with a terrified expression surrounded by spirals. - A goofy green goblin with a huge tongue sticking out. - A skeleton zombie climbing a pile of toys. - Silhouettes of three armed characters labeled “Yeti’s Charlies.” - A Christmas-themed goblin version of M.A. Brotherton. - A green dragon reading books with “Book Wyrm” written below. - A pink unicorn with a golden horn. - A goblin lounging under a mushroom at night. A spread of art prints fanned out against a green background. The central print reads “Hello From Alien Beach,” featuring aliens on a beach. Other prints include themes like a food-person D&D adventure, monster mental health, library support, horror movies, and the Eldritch Breakfast Club. Large white text reads: “THEMED MONTHLY EXCLUSIVES ON PATREON.” A collage of zombie illustrations with various themes, including funny, spooky, and relatable moments. In the foreground, a cartoon green zombie wearing a yellow beret and red shirt holds a paintbrush and smiles while saying, “THAT’S ME!” At the bottom, bold text reads: “THE DAILY ZOMBIES – A new zombie adventure or illustration, every day!”
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#DailyZombie: Family Holiday Photo

Five days until Christmas, and that means it is time for the annual family holiday photo!

Happy Holidays!

#Zombie #Cartoon #OC
December 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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#DailyZombie's Secrete Holiday Obsession

Daily Zombie has a confession to make about his favorite Christmas movies. They fall into a very specific category of films... films that might... mark the halls.... for a lifetime...

If you know what I mean...

#Zombie #Christmas #Cartoon #OC
December 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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#DailyZombie: The Reason for the Season

We are a week out from Christmas and Daily Zombie is serious about the holiday spirit and the real reasons for the season--GIVING.

#Zombie #Christmas #Cartoon #OC
December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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#DailyZombie: Cookies or Ribs? Chef Zombie's Santa Prep

The countdown to Christmas continues! Today, Chef Zombie is in the kitchen prepping for the big night with one question:

Go with the modern route of milk and cookies, or the traditional offerings of booze and meat?

#Zombie #Cartoon #OC
December 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Daily Zombie says your playlist defines you as a "Christmaser." Skip the generic mall tunes and check out his mega-awesome, totally rad "Christmas Jams" playlist on YouTube Music!

buff.ly/Hl81Rlo

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December 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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#DailyZombie: 10 Days to #Christmas!

The countdown is on! With only 10 days left until Christmas, the Daily Zombie knows it's time to get absolutely SERIOUS.

What about you!?

#Zombie #Cartoon #OC
December 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Billy Corgan warned us that the World is a vampire, and vampires burn up when exposed to sunlight.

It just makes sense.

Thank you for coming to this highly educational ZED Talk!

#DailyZombie #Zombie #Cartoon #OC
December 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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#DailyZombie's #Christmas Carol Part 4

The final spirit has arrived, but Daily Zombie thinks he is prepared to deal with the grim future... He can't be scared by a sad grave because he's already unalived.

But that's not what the future has in store for him...

#Zombie #Cartoon #OC
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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#DailyZombie's #Christmas Carol Part 3 - Christmas Present

Daily Zombie is ready for all this nonsense to be over so he can go back to his beauty rest, but with barely enough time for coffee, the second ghost appears and she wants show him the less fortunate .

#Zombie #Cartoon #OC
December 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Theme Reveal Time:

Ski_Trip.exe - The Robot Ski Trip!

Shout out to a Patreon member for the phrase, "Let It Snowbots."

I almost renamed the pack to that when I saw it. But I would've always known...

#Art #StickerArt #Patreon #Theme
A circular logo on a dark green background. The image features a stylized retro robot head with large, wide, red eyes and a big smile. The robot is wearing a fuzzy, yellow knit winter hat with a white pom-pom. Below the robot head, the title "Ski_Trip.exe" is written in bright green, retro computer font. The logo clearly signals a cozy, vintage robot theme.
December 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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#DailyZombie's Christmas Carol Part 2 - The Past

Daily Zombie is finally awake (and a little wet), so it's time for the first ghost to visit him. The Ghost from Christmas pass is pretty far out and groovy, man... you can dig it, right?

Zoinks!

#Zombie #Cartoon #OC #Christmas
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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The final robot in the pack! Have you figured out the theme?

Let me know in the comments if you have a guess and I will reveal it all TOMORROW AFTERNOON!

#Art #StickerDesign #DigitalArt #Robot #Cartoon #Patreon
A white, 90s-style robot with a green translucent face and robotic floppy ear on its conical head is relaxing in a wooden hot tub filled with blue water. The robot has a small drink with a parasol in its left hand, and puffs of steam are rising from the water. The robot and hot tub are outlined as a sticker and placed on a repeating background pattern of small, colorful robots.
December 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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#DailyZombie's Christmas Carol (Part 1)
It's only the beginning of Daily Zombie's Christmas Carol and it is already off to a rocky start?

Will Daily Zombie receive his spiritual warning in time or will he have a bad Christmas?

Make sure you're subscribed to find out!

#Zombie #Cartoon #OC
December 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Here is the fourth robot for the December 2025 Patreon sticker pack. This one's got a book by a cozy fire.

Maybe the robots are enjoying a nice wintertime vacation of some sort...

#Art #DigitalArt #StickerArt #StickerDesign #Robots #Retro
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Here is the third sticker in the pack!

I bet it throws a monkey in the works for your best guesses as to the theme. So far, the closest guesses have included too much holiday focus. But, winters are long and cold...

Only two stickers left to unveil in this month's pack!

#stickerdesign #art
A retro-style sticker illustration of a square-bodied robot, styled like a 1950s toy, wearing red ski goggles over its red eyes. It has green antennas coming from the sides of its head. The robot is depicted on a pair of skis and appears to be mid-slope. The main body is blue-grey, with exposed mechanical arms and a large, green-lit gauge on its chest. The sticker has a white border and is set against a repeating background pattern of small, colorful robots.
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Here's the next sticker for the December Patreon pack! Any guesses as to what the theme is going to be? It's pretty obvious, isn't it?

#DigitalArt #StickerArt #Patreon
A sticker preview featuring a friendly, blue and white cartoon robot holding a steaming mug of hot cocoa. The robot has a pixelated, smiling face screen. It hovers above a blue, concentric ring base. The background is a repeating pattern of small, colorful retro robots.
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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I realized today that Krampusnacht and Ninja Day are the same day, which made me also think that Krampus probably has some ninja training.

Anyway, here's a random illustration!
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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#DailyZombie was just minding his own business when a NINJA ARRIVES!

How will it end? Probably not the way you think.

#Zombie #Cartoon #OC #NinjaDay
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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I have finished all of my November projects (finally) and am starting to work on my December Projects, beginning with this month's Patreon pack.

Can you guess the theme?

#art #digitalart #stickerart #originalart
A cute, friendly-looking robot with a computer monitor head and a yellow scarf stands next to a small, lopsided snowman. The snowman has stick arms, three yellow buttons, and a smiley face drawn on a square box for a head. The background is a repeating pattern of small, colorful, retro-style robots.
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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#DailyZombie: Letter to Santa

December 4 is #SantasListDay. That's the day Santa puts together his Naughty or Nice list. If you manage to make it on the Nice List, Santa is contractually obligated to bring you goodies.

So, be like zombie and take advantage of that.

#Zombie #Cartoon #OC
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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#DailyZombie: Winter Introspection

Winter is here in full wintery force now, and that brings with it a certain level of introspection for Daily Zombie... and an excuse to celebrate the fluffy and tasty parts of life.

#Zombie #OC #Cartoon
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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#DailyZombie: Giving Back

It's the #NationalDayofGiving (aka #GivingTuesday) and the Daily Zombie has an important message about kindness.

#zombie #BFCM #consumerism #cartoon #OC
December 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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I might not be a financial expert since I only have a Masters degree and a decade of experience working for a state tax agency, but I do know that when you inflate a balloon too fast, it pops and so, "rapid expansion of the AI market" probably isn't a good thing in any way...
December 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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#DailyZombie's Post-Thanksgiving Fitness Routine!

Thanksgiving is a weekend stuffed full of food, candy, food, drinks, food, and of course.... food. So, you have to do the right thing and burn off those extra calories...

Otherwise, how will you eat more Christmas Candy?

#Zombie #Cartoon #OC
December 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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#DailyZombie: Zombie's Black Friday Offer | #Zombie #Cartoon

Thanksgiving is over, so it is time to relax. Unless you absolutely want to spend all of your money, in which case, Daily Zombie has a plan for you!

#OC #Art #DigitalArt
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM