Dan Schkade
@danschkade.bsky.social
[SHKAH-dee] — Eisner and Ringo award-nominated cartoonist (FLASH GORDON, LAVENDER JACK, THE SPIRIT) He/him, fair condition
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My favorite major GOT character is obviously Jaime Lannister, because he's the best one with the best performance and, all things considered, probably best survivor of the writing dip in the back half of the show. Also he's got a great scene with the Blackfish, my GOT GOAT
February 12, 2026 at 8:33 AM
My favorite major GOT character is obviously Jaime Lannister, because he's the best one with the best performance and, all things considered, probably best survivor of the writing dip in the back half of the show. Also he's got a great scene with the Blackfish, my GOT GOAT
My favorite minor GAME OF THRONES character is Brynden Tully, The Blackfish. Great dialogue, sick look, total screentime of like 20 minutes but you feel like he's got a whole show just off-screen. I'm shooting for something like this in FLASH GORDON next month, but obviously this is GRRM's whole bag
February 12, 2026 at 8:25 AM
My favorite minor GAME OF THRONES character is Brynden Tully, The Blackfish. Great dialogue, sick look, total screentime of like 20 minutes but you feel like he's got a whole show just off-screen. I'm shooting for something like this in FLASH GORDON next month, but obviously this is GRRM's whole bag
More of my SPIDER art, featuring (left) the progression of the Master of Men from troubled millionaire to shrieking volunteer Shinigami, and (right) Nita Van Sloan wearing the Spider costume and fully acting the part🕷️
February 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
More of my SPIDER art, featuring (left) the progression of the Master of Men from troubled millionaire to shrieking volunteer Shinigami, and (right) Nita Van Sloan wearing the Spider costume and fully acting the part🕷️
For some reason I'm seeing my art of THE SPIDER doing the rounds — The Spider is of course my favorite pulp hero, being as he is a cackling psycho who dresses like a scary witch to kill gangsters with his girlfriend
February 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
For some reason I'm seeing my art of THE SPIDER doing the rounds — The Spider is of course my favorite pulp hero, being as he is a cackling psycho who dresses like a scary witch to kill gangsters with his girlfriend
28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE was an INSANELY interesting movie. Holy hell.
February 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE was an INSANELY interesting movie. Holy hell.
I'm realizing I haven't said this explicitly: I have never and will never use generative ai in my personal or professional work. Whether it's Lavender Jack or Iron Rand, love it or hate it, it's all me baby
February 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I'm realizing I haven't said this explicitly: I have never and will never use generative ai in my personal or professional work. Whether it's Lavender Jack or Iron Rand, love it or hate it, it's all me baby
I was hanging out with an old Broadway guy from the 90s and man, dude, brother, I love THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL so god damned much
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
I was hanging out with an old Broadway guy from the 90s and man, dude, brother, I love THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL so god damned much
Digging through my old files in the process of finishing formatting LAVENDER JACK VOL.2, I found this. I think it was a present for my creative director back when I was doing those WB Games/LEGO side gigs? Anyway, enjoy some alt history Edwardian minifigs
February 6, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Digging through my old files in the process of finishing formatting LAVENDER JACK VOL.2, I found this. I think it was a present for my creative director back when I was doing those WB Games/LEGO side gigs? Anyway, enjoy some alt history Edwardian minifigs
Thank you! Azura's the kind of villain who should always be doing something with her hands. When she laughs she definitely pulls one of these:
February 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Thank you! Azura's the kind of villain who should always be doing something with her hands. When she laughs she definitely pulls one of these:
My version of Azura draws on number of inspirations, such as:
-Louise Brooks
-Maleficent
-Inque
- that recurring dream about being smothered to death by a massive swarm of bats
-Louise Brooks
-Maleficent
-Inque
- that recurring dream about being smothered to death by a massive swarm of bats
February 5, 2026 at 8:31 PM
My version of Azura draws on number of inspirations, such as:
-Louise Brooks
-Maleficent
-Inque
- that recurring dream about being smothered to death by a massive swarm of bats
-Louise Brooks
-Maleficent
-Inque
- that recurring dream about being smothered to death by a massive swarm of bats
Clip Studio Paint! I've been using it pretty much exclusively since 2016 or so. Sometimes I'll still be tweaking the colors or inks after I place the letters, which leads to artifacts like this, but other times I get lucky with a nice clean panel like today's.
February 5, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Clip Studio Paint! I've been using it pretty much exclusively since 2016 or so. Sometimes I'll still be tweaking the colors or inks after I place the letters, which leads to artifacts like this, but other times I get lucky with a nice clean panel like today's.
A textless version of today's Azura reveal panel, for the cave dwellers among us 💀
February 5, 2026 at 7:58 PM
A textless version of today's Azura reveal panel, for the cave dwellers among us 💀
Grabbed that new Connoisseur Edition of Darwyn Cooke's THE SPIRIT — you can see from my wrist how SOLID this thing is, ye gods
February 4, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Grabbed that new Connoisseur Edition of Darwyn Cooke's THE SPIRIT — you can see from my wrist how SOLID this thing is, ye gods
Not that I'm an expert, but I really liked QUANTUM AND WOODY (irreverent superhero buddy comedy), THE DEATH-DEFYING DOCTOR MIRAGE (stylish supernatural action-drama), and BRITANNIA (ancient Roman fantasy True Detective)
February 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Not that I'm an expert, but I really liked QUANTUM AND WOODY (irreverent superhero buddy comedy), THE DEATH-DEFYING DOCTOR MIRAGE (stylish supernatural action-drama), and BRITANNIA (ancient Roman fantasy True Detective)
I've done other variants I DO actually remember, like these WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT and GRENDEL: DEVIL'S ODYSSEY covers (both third issues, both written by Matt Wagner, both colored by Brennan Wagner) and this recent one I did for the instant classic STARTLING TALES OF SANTA CLAUS
February 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I've done other variants I DO actually remember, like these WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT and GRENDEL: DEVIL'S ODYSSEY covers (both third issues, both written by Matt Wagner, both colored by Brennan Wagner) and this recent one I did for the instant classic STARTLING TALES OF SANTA CLAUS
I saw this Pre-Covid JUGHEAD'S TIME POLICE cover I did and it unlocked these memories of all the old covers I've done and since forgotten. I drew a variant for a Centipede comic? If you say so man
February 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I saw this Pre-Covid JUGHEAD'S TIME POLICE cover I did and it unlocked these memories of all the old covers I've done and since forgotten. I drew a variant for a Centipede comic? If you say so man
ABSOLUTE FLASH GORDON
(not canon, just freestyling)
(not canon, just freestyling)
February 1, 2026 at 10:29 PM
ABSOLUTE FLASH GORDON
(not canon, just freestyling)
(not canon, just freestyling)
I like how this makes it look like they all have Stands
February 1, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I like how this makes it look like they all have Stands
Late night Guts (and Puck)
January 28, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Late night Guts (and Puck)
A cold Tuesday bonus: head turnarounds for Doctor Hans Zarkov, who has some pretty fun stuff coming up in this arc. Certain versions have given him more hair, but combover machismo is just such a powerful vibe, I had no choice but to go classic with it.
January 27, 2026 at 6:19 PM
A cold Tuesday bonus: head turnarounds for Doctor Hans Zarkov, who has some pretty fun stuff coming up in this arc. Certain versions have given him more hair, but combover machismo is just such a powerful vibe, I had no choice but to go classic with it.
Whoof, Bluesky shellacked the colors on this one! Here's the black and whites, anyway
January 27, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Whoof, Bluesky shellacked the colors on this one! Here's the black and whites, anyway
I'm glad to be bringing back the Shark Men for a while, people really seemed to like them last year. Which makes sense. They're a culture of ripped warrior swimmers who are both sharks and bastards
January 22, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I'm glad to be bringing back the Shark Men for a while, people really seemed to like them last year. Which makes sense. They're a culture of ripped warrior swimmers who are both sharks and bastards
WEDNESDAY EVENING BONUS: My designs for the dragonman uniforms. At first I played around with a more 70s American GI look (green clothes and gear, etc) but that almost immediately turned into Rogue Trooper, so I pivoted into the dark fantasy Kira vibe instead. It's where they're from, after all.
January 21, 2026 at 10:34 PM
WEDNESDAY EVENING BONUS: My designs for the dragonman uniforms. At first I played around with a more 70s American GI look (green clothes and gear, etc) but that almost immediately turned into Rogue Trooper, so I pivoted into the dark fantasy Kira vibe instead. It's where they're from, after all.