Erik
@erikwithapen.bsky.social
Erik. Erik with a Pen. Painter/photographer/cave wizard
merry christmas y'all
December 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
merry christmas y'all
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happy goblin day y'all
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
happy goblin day y'all
recent manga favs:
How Do We Relationship? (by Tamifull)
Tokyo These Days (by Taiyo Matsumoto)
Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You (by Jinushi)
The Metalhead Next Door (by Mamita)
Insomniacs After School (by Makoto Ojiro)
Pink Candy Kiss (by Ami Uozumi)
How Do We Relationship? (by Tamifull)
Tokyo These Days (by Taiyo Matsumoto)
Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You (by Jinushi)
The Metalhead Next Door (by Mamita)
Insomniacs After School (by Makoto Ojiro)
Pink Candy Kiss (by Ami Uozumi)
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
recent manga favs:
How Do We Relationship? (by Tamifull)
Tokyo These Days (by Taiyo Matsumoto)
Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You (by Jinushi)
The Metalhead Next Door (by Mamita)
Insomniacs After School (by Makoto Ojiro)
Pink Candy Kiss (by Ami Uozumi)
How Do We Relationship? (by Tamifull)
Tokyo These Days (by Taiyo Matsumoto)
Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You (by Jinushi)
The Metalhead Next Door (by Mamita)
Insomniacs After School (by Makoto Ojiro)
Pink Candy Kiss (by Ami Uozumi)
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Oh, the long-teased release of Jiro Taniguchi's Solitary Gourmet is finally out!
The Solitary Gourmet by Jirō Taniguchi and Masayuki Kusumi, translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian with Chitoku Teshima (Fanfare/Ponent Mon, 2025)
reviewed by TCJ first-timer Joe McCulloch! www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...
reviewed by TCJ first-timer Joe McCulloch! www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...
The Solitary Gourmet - The Comics Journal
Joe McCulloch offers his thoughts on the latest Jiro Taniguchi offering from Fanfare/Ponent Mon.
www.tcj.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Oh, the long-teased release of Jiro Taniguchi's Solitary Gourmet is finally out!
Rama Duwaji becoming First Lady of New York City probably makes her the coolest person to come out of VCU's Comm Arts program by default
(and there are a lot of cool people from that program that I am glad to have known, befriended and loved)
(and there are a lot of cool people from that program that I am glad to have known, befriended and loved)
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Rama Duwaji becoming First Lady of New York City probably makes her the coolest person to come out of VCU's Comm Arts program by default
(and there are a lot of cool people from that program that I am glad to have known, befriended and loved)
(and there are a lot of cool people from that program that I am glad to have known, befriended and loved)
Self Portrait Day 2025
November 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Self Portrait Day 2025
what if i told y'all the trojan horse never happens in the iliad
what does happen:
-getting stabbed in the dick, the worst death according to ares
-hector chiding his brother paris with the best insult of all time: "you are the very best at looking pretty" (also translated as "prince of beauty")
what does happen:
-getting stabbed in the dick, the worst death according to ares
-hector chiding his brother paris with the best insult of all time: "you are the very best at looking pretty" (also translated as "prince of beauty")
October 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
what if i told y'all the trojan horse never happens in the iliad
what does happen:
-getting stabbed in the dick, the worst death according to ares
-hector chiding his brother paris with the best insult of all time: "you are the very best at looking pretty" (also translated as "prince of beauty")
what does happen:
-getting stabbed in the dick, the worst death according to ares
-hector chiding his brother paris with the best insult of all time: "you are the very best at looking pretty" (also translated as "prince of beauty")
i may have spent multiple hours coming up with a list of 100 games i've played that have left some sort of thumbprint
October 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
i may have spent multiple hours coming up with a list of 100 games i've played that have left some sort of thumbprint
thinking about that time James Bond came up with the alias of economic journalist James Stock
October 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
thinking about that time James Bond came up with the alias of economic journalist James Stock
tbh the disillusionment m:tg fans feel towards UB and the ever increasing schedule of set releases is how I feel about Gunpla. I don't care how bleeding edge the newest Real Grade is. just show me some goofy lil guy from a 1982 MSV file instead of a 60 kit deep hoarder backlog
October 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
tbh the disillusionment m:tg fans feel towards UB and the ever increasing schedule of set releases is how I feel about Gunpla. I don't care how bleeding edge the newest Real Grade is. just show me some goofy lil guy from a 1982 MSV file instead of a 60 kit deep hoarder backlog
average m:tg fan: "i hate the tmnt pizza lands"
me: "the forest broccoli pizza needs more goat cheese to be like the broccoli-spinach-goat cheese ranch pizza they served at Alamo Drafthouse as a limited time special for TMNT Mutant Mayhem that was so good they brought it back for other movies"
me: "the forest broccoli pizza needs more goat cheese to be like the broccoli-spinach-goat cheese ranch pizza they served at Alamo Drafthouse as a limited time special for TMNT Mutant Mayhem that was so good they brought it back for other movies"
October 11, 2025 at 5:23 AM
average m:tg fan: "i hate the tmnt pizza lands"
me: "the forest broccoli pizza needs more goat cheese to be like the broccoli-spinach-goat cheese ranch pizza they served at Alamo Drafthouse as a limited time special for TMNT Mutant Mayhem that was so good they brought it back for other movies"
me: "the forest broccoli pizza needs more goat cheese to be like the broccoli-spinach-goat cheese ranch pizza they served at Alamo Drafthouse as a limited time special for TMNT Mutant Mayhem that was so good they brought it back for other movies"
You have Inktober
I have indigestion
We are not the same
I have indigestion
We are not the same
October 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
You have Inktober
I have indigestion
We are not the same
I have indigestion
We are not the same
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October 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM
the plot for final fantasy 16 is what happens when you grab your alien vs. predator action figures and make them fight by shouting bible verses at each other
September 28, 2025 at 6:31 AM
the plot for final fantasy 16 is what happens when you grab your alien vs. predator action figures and make them fight by shouting bible verses at each other
and now for my two cents of M:TG strawmanning: "marvel is ruining the magic i grew up with," says local man who has never played a card from Saviors of Kamigawa
September 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
and now for my two cents of M:TG strawmanning: "marvel is ruining the magic i grew up with," says local man who has never played a card from Saviors of Kamigawa
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No new words; everything we interface with publicly loves white supremacy and that’s just that
September 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
No new words; everything we interface with publicly loves white supremacy and that’s just that
the icon, the artist, the art
September 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
the icon, the artist, the art
hell yeah we're going to the books-a-million and buying yaoi
August 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
hell yeah we're going to the books-a-million and buying yaoi
self portrait where i realize i look like i can play mellotron in a band named after a mushroom
August 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
self portrait where i realize i look like i can play mellotron in a band named after a mushroom
mocked this up yesterday, need to put it on some sleeves
August 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
mocked this up yesterday, need to put it on some sleeves