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Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc

@escherbug.art

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Taxon-agnostic entomologist, science communicator and cartoonist. Artist of ARISE, YE SKELETON KING!, cat dad, man sensu lato, special little guy. Looking for work! (He/Him)

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Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · Jun 18

Howdy! I'm Escher. I draw comics and make little guys!
🎶🎷🐛

Portfolio: escherbug.art
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/escherbug
Commissions: ko-fi.com/escherbug/co...
ARISE, YE SKELETON KING!: skeletonking.rip

Panel from Ch.1 of ARISE, YE SKELETON KING in b/w. A smug little man with huge mouselike ears sits at a table without a care in the world, looking back at an elf with a sharp nose and her hair up nonchalantly taking a seat. A dark-skinned girl with natural hair held up in a bandanna hungrily reaches around a barmaid to get at her plate of hand pies, and a huge, leafy, mossy man with a square face and big eyebrows nervously crouches behind the table, looking around with caution.

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Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · 6h

Yeah I've definitely been admiring your work since finding it on DA in high school. It feels weird to think about that

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Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · 6h

Ohh thank you ;0; it would be within the scope of my job to go if I were not Literally starting that month

Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · 6h

OHHHH now I'm bereft I can't make it this year 😭

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pseudonym jones @pseudonymjones.bsky.social · 18h

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Our primate demonstrates some things they learned to the other primates. Tool-making, fishing, fire-starting. The primates sit around a small fire peacefully.

Our primate walks into their cave, places worm-in-a-rock god on a bed of leaves and then lies down in their own. They sleep peacefully.

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Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · 6h

More realistically in context it feels to me like a Jessica Rabbit situation, but as a gay man and a cat owner personally I think he looks like both an inscrutable wizard and a trashy alley cat who eats treats out of my hand (positive)

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Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · 7h

(looking at him gayly) I get it

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Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · 8h

Second time in two weeks I found a hole in the jeans I was wearing... I will fix them but I guess I need to get. New gray jeans. Because now all of them need to be patched and will look less tidy in settings that are appropriate only to wear unmarred jeans

Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · 9h

Really gorgeous!

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Lala Lyla!! 🎶 @lylahammar.bsky.social · 10h

finally workin on shtuff that I'm allowed to post :3 (WIP)

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Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · 11h

Ok well NOW I got you covered

Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · 11h

Do people not love to just like ... See a pikmin

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 14h

kobayashi maru y'all

👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 15h

the answer to the trolley problem is not to pick who to sacrifice, it’s to dismantle the system that led to an unsafe trolley crossing.

if any part of your morality strategy involves picking a group to let die on a hill, throw the entire strategy out. it’s wrong.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 16h

John Boorman's Zardoz (1974)

Speaking to the magazine Films and Filming in 1974, Sean Connery said that "Zardoz" was "one of the best ideas [he'd] come across for ages" and claimed to have been "gripped" by lack of "spaceships and rockets" in a sci-fi movie.

Sean is team big-flying-stone-head☝️

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Miles, knitting screaming agony werewolf @queermedieval.bsky.social · 14h

omg. just came across this knitting pattern and I need to knit this immediately. I need this for winter. I need to add a whimsical chaperon with an extra-whimsical lirripipe to my cold-weather gear posthaste

Nottingham pattern by Nim Teasdale

Nottingham is a fancy pants hooded cowl (or ultra-mini cloak) inspired by the snazzy folks of the Middle Ages. (Basically, a more elaborate cousin of Sherwood, with more everything.)

www.ravelry.com

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 14h

It's Banned Books Week. If you are an author, please join @authorsabb.bsky.social! If you work in the publishing industry, please join @pubprosabb.bsky.social! Canadian authors, you can now join Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book bans: linktr.ee/caiabb. Working together feels good! 📚✍️👏

The black and white cover of a zine titled Do you make books? Yes? I want YOU to join Authors Against Book Bans! By Maia Kobabe. The image shows author Maia Kobabe holding a stack of books and pointing at the reader

WHAT IS AABB?
A coalition of writers, illustrators, editors & other book creators, standing united against the unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We support the availability of diverse voices in our libraries, in our schools, & in our culture. We pledge to band together against the oppression of literature, to speak when our voices are silenced, to go where our bodies are needed, & to fight to ensure this freedom.

Our concern is not only for the books, but for the children, families, educators,
librarians, & communities who suffer when the freedom to read is challenged and taken away.

WHAT CAN AABB OFFER YOU?
- Regional groups working on legislation to protect authors & the freedom to read state-by-state
- Online trainings on digital security, public speaking, & how to counter book challenges in your community
-Affinity groups for BIPOC authors, queer authors, authors with disabilities, indie, nonfiction, romance writers & more
-Support if your book is challenged or your school visit is canceled!
-A very active discord community

Maia: I’ve been facing intense challenges to my book since 2021. Knowing that I am not alone in the fight against censorship is what keeps my spirits up!

Watching the folks in AABB share information, co-write legislation, show up to library & school board meetings, & speak up to publishers about the need to protect diverse books & minority authors has been amazing!

This is a weird & scary time to be an author, but you are not alone! Join thousands of us fighting for the freedom to read, the freedom to write, the freedom to teach, the freedom to learn, & the freedom to share our stories!
-Maia Kobabe, 2025

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adam @kumerish.bsky.social · 14h

what made the cows laydown

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Bee @beeonthyme.bsky.social · 14h

i love him so much

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Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · 14h

Hell yes amazing

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Jack Grimes @jackapedia.design · 18h

Hey folks - I urgently need to get some freelance in this month while I continue to look for full-time work. You'd be doing me a huge favor with even a small gig.

Jack Grimes @jackapedia.design · Feb 11

I'm a designer, illustrator & artist looking for work. If you need graphics of any kind, get in touch:
🌐 jackapedia.design
✉ [email protected]

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Colin Purrington @colinpurrington.bsky.social · 2d

Show idea for PBS crowd: "Bamboo Evictions," where a crew goes around the country removing bamboo from residential properties and then planting native plants to fill the void. Modeled after "Hoarders." Would have interviews with neighbors, of course. #InvasiveSpecies #NativePlants #gardening #bamboo

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Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · 19h

Truly would watch the hell out of this

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Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · 20h

... Shockingly I only have a twink robot?? I didn't realize my ojisan bias had gone this far

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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 23h

LRT about the Taito photo goes hand in hand with this video by Kurzgesagt, talking about how AI posted by official sources will creep back into the datasets as legit information until it will be impossible to verify what is real and what’s not

Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 1d

AI slop is ruining our lives. Do not be a part of the problem.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN...

AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel

YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

www.youtube.com

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Global Crowd Management Alliance® @globalcrowds.bsky.social · 2d

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Research Confirms It: Live Events Are Good for You! 🎶

Freshly accepted for publication, this revised paper from researchers at the University of Sussex provides robust evidence that attending live music events boosts wellbeing and can even inspire positive behaviour change.

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Saleem @seemo.bsky.social · 1d

You should all buy our new game when it comes out so that we can increase our salaries and hire all our talented friends being laid off. This is a perfect plan.

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