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🌿Elaine Tipping🍃 @triaelf9.bsky.social · 13d

Also, if you don't already read my stuff, I've got a ton of free webcomics that I make, some in the many 100s of pages, to cronch down onto, if you need some fun reading & love archives to catch up on XD

elainetipping.com/comics/

Comics – The Art of Elaine Tipping

An ancient empire awakens, bent on reclaiming the world they once dominated. A small group of people, drawn together by a common cause, are determined to stop them. However, they face more than threats from the outside…. A queer, high fantasy adventure (with a dash of sci fi).

elainetipping.com

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🌿Elaine Tipping🍃 @triaelf9.bsky.social · 13d

HEY Happy National Comic Book day!!!! Ya'll should check out Dani & Bree's comic, their awesome recs, and if I might add a few more, you gotta check out @alakotila.bsky.social @kaijubean.bsky.social @bob-artist.bsky.social @jemyoshioka.bsky.social and @kodyisover.com if you haven't yet!!

Dani Carr @itsdanicarr.bsky.social · 13d

Apparently it’s National Comic Book Day! Go support your Friendly Local Comic Shop & if you’re interested in webcomics, check out Sable: A Ghost Story by @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social or Side-Quested by @alepresser.com or even The Witch Wolf by myself and @larkspurns.bsky.social! (thewitchwolf.org)!

The Witch Wolf

A webcomic about love and magic - and the complications of both. Updates every full moon. By Dani...

thewitchwolf.org

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · 13d

Ahh thanks for the shout-out!! 💖💖

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Calico Cocoa 🐾 @calicococoa.ca · 14d

-insert darude sandstorm music-

Seven grouses and ptarmigans are gathered together and are wearing party hats and are surrounded by confetti. One of them, a small chick, sleeps in a cupcake, while another is holding a balloon. A rock ptarmigan in the foreground pops up from the bottom, causing a motion blur.

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · 14d

I love this so much 💖

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · 21d

A new Into the Smoke HIATUS GUEST EPISODE is up!

Check out this absolutely stunning piece by @lumiscuro.bsky.social !! So many fun Easter eggs in there too, especially for the Chicago crowd. I'm obsessed!!

intothesmokecomic.com/episode/hiat...

#intothesmoke #webcomic #comic

A panel from a guest episode of Into the Smoke. Blaze stands outside a bookstore, looking in through the window display. His reflection gazes out at the audience, surrounded by and overlapping with the reflections of several ghosts. Inside the bookstore are several shelves full of ghost stories and spooky books.

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Lumiscuro 🦕 @lumiscuro.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks again for having me! This was so much fun to draw ❤️

Highly recommend checking out Bob’s comic, Into the Smoke!

Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · 21d

A new Into the Smoke HIATUS GUEST EPISODE is up!

Check out this absolutely stunning piece by @lumiscuro.bsky.social !! So many fun Easter eggs in there too, especially for the Chicago crowd. I'm obsessed!!

intothesmokecomic.com/episode/hiat...

#intothesmoke #webcomic #comic

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · 21d

Thank YOU for such an awesome gorgeous guest piece!!! I just love it so much 💖

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · 21d

A new Into the Smoke HIATUS GUEST EPISODE is up!

Check out this absolutely stunning piece by @lumiscuro.bsky.social !! So many fun Easter eggs in there too, especially for the Chicago crowd. I'm obsessed!!

intothesmokecomic.com/episode/hiat...

#intothesmoke #webcomic #comic

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · 29d

12 HOURS LEFT!!!

Queer Games Bundle live now! @queergamesbundle.bsky.social · Sep 8

4️⃣2️⃣ You have 42 hours left to buy Queer Games Bundle 2025. Get over 600 radical, heartfelt games and projects for $60 (or $10+), less than the price of one AAA game. This morning, we've passed $80,000 for queer artists.

itch.io/b/3062

pixel art shows the numerals 1 through 80 over a background of genderfluid pride flag colors. each number is on a section of a ribbon shape creating a woven appearance, with rainbow and transgender pride flag colors and various textures.

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Queer Games Bundle live now! @queergamesbundle.bsky.social · Sep 8

4️⃣2️⃣ You have 42 hours left to buy Queer Games Bundle 2025. Get over 600 radical, heartfelt games and projects for $60 (or $10+), less than the price of one AAA game. This morning, we've passed $80,000 for queer artists.

itch.io/b/3062

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · Sep 4

Into the Smoke HIATUS EXCLUSIVE minicomic! 🔥

Find out what happens when Blaze looks up with an actual living person.

It's only up during hiatus, and then it's getting locked away. Working hiatus is one of the most important times to support a webcomic!

www.patreon.com/bob_artist

#intothesmoke

A preview of a sketched minicomic panel shaded in blue and purple. Blaze sits in a cemetery with his back against a tombstone while kissing a man. In the background are more tombstones, trees, and a coyote.

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · Sep 4

Into the Smoke HIATUS EXCLUSIVE minicomic! 🔥

Find out what happens when Blaze looks up with an actual living person.

It's only up during hiatus, and then it's getting locked away. Working hiatus is one of the most important times to support a webcomic!

www.patreon.com/bob_artist

#intothesmoke

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · Sep 3

The first Into the Smoke hiatus GUEST EPISODE is up, and omg I love it so much!!! Check out this very cute and funny (and gorgeous!!) AU episode by @madeofline.bsky.social !!

intothesmokecomic.com/episode/hiat...

#intothesmoke #webcomic #comic

A panel from a guest episode of Into the Smoke. Blaze, an androgynous man with shoulder-length red hair, stands smiling in a brightly lit room. Plants and rising steam are visible around him, and he appears to have apron straps over his bare, tattooed shoulders.

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✦ maddy ✦ @madeofline.bsky.social · Sep 3

😭🤠 oh whoa that's me!!!
Tysm @bob-artist.bsky.social for having me and allowing me to draw your cutie pies with the intensity of 1,000 suns, I had SO much fun on this ❤️❤️❤️
PS your kind words mean the world to meeee 😭🥹 wow!!

Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · Sep 3

The first Into the Smoke hiatus GUEST EPISODE is up, and omg I love it so much!!! Check out this very cute and funny (and gorgeous!!) AU episode by @madeofline.bsky.social !!

intothesmokecomic.com/episode/hiat...

#intothesmoke #webcomic #comic

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ahh, thank YOU so much for the awesome guest art that makes me so so so happy!! 💖

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · Sep 3

The first Into the Smoke hiatus GUEST EPISODE is up, and omg I love it so much!!! Check out this very cute and funny (and gorgeous!!) AU episode by @madeofline.bsky.social !!

intothesmokecomic.com/episode/hiat...

#intothesmoke #webcomic #comic

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · Aug 21

And that's a wrap!

Big thanks to everyone who read Into the Smoke through its run! HUGE thanks to those who had kind words to say about my art, or who showed up to cheer my milestones. You are rare and special. ❤️

There are still guest episodes! After, I'll let you know what's coming in the future.

Blaze from Into the Smoke, waving his hand

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · Aug 21

In case you missed the final #intothesmoke episode yesterday!

Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · Aug 20

Into the Smoke chapter 2 episode 16 is up, and it's the final episode before hiatus!

TWENTY-EIGHT PANELS!! 🔥
intothesmokecomic.com/episode/chap...

Blaze's optimism knows no bounds.

#intothesmoke #webcomic #webcomics #🖋️coop

Two panels from the webcomic Into the Smoke. Panel 1: Blaze stands near his kitchen counter. With a smile full of idealistic hope, he clasps his hands together and says, “I’m gonna help you cross the veil into the light!”

Panel 2: Alastor furrows his eyebrows, glaring at Blaze with intense, glowing white eyes. He pauses, then asks, “What light?”

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · Aug 20

Into the Smoke chapter 2 episode 16 is up, and it's the final episode before hiatus!

TWENTY-EIGHT PANELS!! 🔥
intothesmokecomic.com/episode/chap...

Blaze's optimism knows no bounds.

#intothesmoke #webcomic #webcomics #🖋️coop

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · Aug 20

Haha! I'd argue that his cuteness and his Very Scary Hand are pulling equal weight! (*maybe*, lol)

But hmm, the hot priest IS due for an appearance, isn't he? 😁

Thank you so much for reading!! ❤️

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · Aug 20

Haha that makes me so happy!! ❤️

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · Aug 20

Into the Smoke chapter 2 episode 16 is up, and it's the final episode before hiatus!

TWENTY-EIGHT PANELS!! 🔥
intothesmokecomic.com/episode/chap...

Blaze's optimism knows no bounds.

#intothesmoke #webcomic #webcomics #🖋️coop

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Saraaahh N. 🎃 @vermillionworks.bsky.social · Aug 19

I can't remember if I ever posted this silly sketch here. Probably did but oh well.

A sketch of a very bored Knell dangling her limp self over Devere's (who is reading a book) leg. Devere says, "Knell, go play." It's based on an image from a movie.

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · Aug 20

Omg! 😂 I love this so much

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