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J Carr's Brainstuffs
@badmonkeybrain.bsky.social
Artist, philosopher, steward of pop culture ephemera. If you love pinup art, comics, animation, and monkeys, then this is the place for you! Portfolio: www.brewlagoon.com
Jungle drums echo through the night air, tropical fronds waving in time with the rhythm. Dusk is mere hours away, beckoning the hues of sunset. Gigantic, almost prehistoric ferns blanket the path. The drums fade. A clearing shows through a break in the ferns. The party has started.
January 15, 2026 at 1:02 PM
WIP of a new version of an old doodle from the trusty sketchbook. Digital tools help bring new life into analog sketches! Using RetroSupply’s Ramen brush in Procreate.
January 9, 2026 at 2:56 AM
From a small island off the coast of the mainland, a keening echoed across the waves, calling to something below. A serpentine hump broke the surface off the southern point of the island, and a pale, feminine form swam out to it. The beast rose up beneath her. The hunt had begun.
January 7, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Work in process. I started trying to draw this one like 25 years ago! As 2025 closed, I reviewed old sketchbooks and decided to try to finish it. Done in Procreate with RetroSupply’s Ramen brush. Colors to follow!
January 4, 2026 at 11:08 PM
The countess moved soundlessly across the marble floor of the museum. Ligeia had awakened to these new hunting grounds; her coffin having been moved while she slept. The huntress leapt to a window and slipped into the night, anxious to sate her appetites in this city…
January 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I’ve been staring at a lot of old Image Comics lately—trying to get cross-hatching right. Hope y’all digs this latest entry into the world of Brew Lagoon!
January 2, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Since it’s the day after Halloween, I guess it’s time for some monsters! This started off as a way to ensure my fountain pens don’t dry out. It turned into a character design exercise.
November 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
RIP Loni Anderson. I had her poster on my wall until I left home for college. Actually, I still have it—it’s rolled up with my Susan Anton and Lynda Carter posters.
August 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Two comics that I’ve always had a great love of are She-shill and Marvel’s Savage Sword of Conan. How about mashing-up both?
July 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Happy Easter, y’all!
April 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Well, Shazayam! I'm obsessed with using cutting-edge software to emulate the effects of old print...
March 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I grew up loving the single page gags in Playboy. Imagine my joy at finding Bachelor Pad magazine, today's guide to the Atomic Age! I generally contribute a new gag to each issue. I'm slowly posting them to my Patreon, over time.
February 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The first trading cards I remember being obsessed with were the Star Wars bubblegum cards--it took forever to finish that set. This is an homage to that first card set, but with a Tiki, pinup girl, and the Floating Frog of Zen...
February 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Wanda the Barbarian--the version we really wanted to see in that Conan crossover!
February 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Kori loves a good Tiki drink.
February 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I told you there'd be monkeys...
February 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hope y'all dig my homage to everyone's favorite vampiress! Stay tooned for more! As always, you can find all the places I hang out on the inter webs on my web page: www.brewlagoon.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM