Patch Zircher
@patrickzircher.bsky.social
Writer. Artist. Colorist. Making new Solomon Kane adventures and Savage Sword of Conan stories for Heroic Signature & Titan Comics!
Drawn hundreds of comics for 'the other guys'.
Drawn hundreds of comics for 'the other guys'.
Post your favorite Star Trek character.
Wrong answers only.
Wrong answers only.
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Post your favorite Star Trek character.
Wrong answers only.
Wrong answers only.
Latest read, Hawksmoor (1985) by Peter Ackroyd; an ambitious occult/horror/mystery novel that divides its chapters between Nicholas Dyer, a satanic 17th century architect, Nicholas Hawksmoor, a 20th century Scotland Yard inspector--and the victims of the presence haunting Dyer's churches.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Latest read, Hawksmoor (1985) by Peter Ackroyd; an ambitious occult/horror/mystery novel that divides its chapters between Nicholas Dyer, a satanic 17th century architect, Nicholas Hawksmoor, a 20th century Scotland Yard inspector--and the victims of the presence haunting Dyer's churches.
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and the third.
I drew 17 of them before I had to 'get back to work'.
I drew 17 of them before I had to 'get back to work'.
January 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
and the third.
I drew 17 of them before I had to 'get back to work'.
I drew 17 of them before I had to 'get back to work'.
The second installment:
January 13, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The second installment:
The first installment of a comic strip, Mavan's Voyage, that I made for Patreon a few years ago.
January 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The first installment of a comic strip, Mavan's Voyage, that I made for Patreon a few years ago.
Here's the frontispiece and chapter heading I drew for El Borak: The Siege of Lamakan by James Lovegrove
January 13, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Here's the frontispiece and chapter heading I drew for El Borak: The Siege of Lamakan by James Lovegrove
Some frontispiece and chapter heading art I did for Kull: The Talons of Deep Time by Francesco Dimitri
January 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Some frontispiece and chapter heading art I did for Kull: The Talons of Deep Time by Francesco Dimitri
If you go farther back then Wally Wood it's even more amazing. Some of the early newspaper artists were extremely wealthy.
Rose O'Neill was a millionaire by age 40-- in 1913.
That's equal to 32 million today.
Rose O'Neill was a millionaire by age 40-- in 1913.
That's equal to 32 million today.
January 13, 2026 at 8:02 AM
If you go farther back then Wally Wood it's even more amazing. Some of the early newspaper artists were extremely wealthy.
Rose O'Neill was a millionaire by age 40-- in 1913.
That's equal to 32 million today.
Rose O'Neill was a millionaire by age 40-- in 1913.
That's equal to 32 million today.
There's a certain confidence in knowing you would live like this, if you had to, to keep doing what you do.
Money is nice. And necessary.
But not spending a lot of it-- is freedom.
Money is nice. And necessary.
But not spending a lot of it-- is freedom.
January 13, 2026 at 5:50 AM
There's a certain confidence in knowing you would live like this, if you had to, to keep doing what you do.
Money is nice. And necessary.
But not spending a lot of it-- is freedom.
Money is nice. And necessary.
But not spending a lot of it-- is freedom.
As the Ivermectin Kid rides into the sunset...
January 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM
As the Ivermectin Kid rides into the sunset...
They're so chill, little foxes run around on their shoulders.
January 13, 2026 at 4:13 AM
They're so chill, little foxes run around on their shoulders.
Without saying Gundam, name a giant robot.
My favorite giant robots are the gardeners of Laputa, from Castle in the Sky.
My favorite giant robots are the gardeners of Laputa, from Castle in the Sky.
January 13, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Without saying Gundam, name a giant robot.
My favorite giant robots are the gardeners of Laputa, from Castle in the Sky.
My favorite giant robots are the gardeners of Laputa, from Castle in the Sky.
What’s an obscure/less talked about comics run that you find is a marker of exquisite taste and instant friendship in someone else who likes it?
Hard to imagine not getting along with a fan of Mignola's Fafhrd & Gray Mouser or P. Craig Russell's Elric comics. Beautiful comic art. Fave characters.
Hard to imagine not getting along with a fan of Mignola's Fafhrd & Gray Mouser or P. Craig Russell's Elric comics. Beautiful comic art. Fave characters.
January 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
What’s an obscure/less talked about comics run that you find is a marker of exquisite taste and instant friendship in someone else who likes it?
Hard to imagine not getting along with a fan of Mignola's Fafhrd & Gray Mouser or P. Craig Russell's Elric comics. Beautiful comic art. Fave characters.
Hard to imagine not getting along with a fan of Mignola's Fafhrd & Gray Mouser or P. Craig Russell's Elric comics. Beautiful comic art. Fave characters.
Thinking about one of my favorite comics, one that is seldom discussed; Tomb of Dracula 50, with the Silver Surfer.
Immediate reaction: That's ridiculous. Actual comic: This is fantastic.
Gene Colan and Tom Palmer deliver a gorgeous comic. Wolfman writes it true to the characters.
Immediate reaction: That's ridiculous. Actual comic: This is fantastic.
Gene Colan and Tom Palmer deliver a gorgeous comic. Wolfman writes it true to the characters.
January 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Thinking about one of my favorite comics, one that is seldom discussed; Tomb of Dracula 50, with the Silver Surfer.
Immediate reaction: That's ridiculous. Actual comic: This is fantastic.
Gene Colan and Tom Palmer deliver a gorgeous comic. Wolfman writes it true to the characters.
Immediate reaction: That's ridiculous. Actual comic: This is fantastic.
Gene Colan and Tom Palmer deliver a gorgeous comic. Wolfman writes it true to the characters.
We're just about Irish twins and I feel the same. The comics when I was 13, I picked one but I could pick 20.
And Tomb of Dracula with the Silver Surfer shouldn't work but it's gorgeous and full of character.
And Tomb of Dracula with the Silver Surfer shouldn't work but it's gorgeous and full of character.
January 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
We're just about Irish twins and I feel the same. The comics when I was 13, I picked one but I could pick 20.
And Tomb of Dracula with the Silver Surfer shouldn't work but it's gorgeous and full of character.
And Tomb of Dracula with the Silver Surfer shouldn't work but it's gorgeous and full of character.
Latest read, Brighton Rock (1938) by Graham Greene; a masterful English classic with an immediate, dialog driven pace, that explores Catholicism, psychopathic behavior, the despair of loneliness, & the blind faith of love.
Influential to the "criminal/villain character study" novel.
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Influential to the "criminal/villain character study" novel.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Latest read, Brighton Rock (1938) by Graham Greene; a masterful English classic with an immediate, dialog driven pace, that explores Catholicism, psychopathic behavior, the despair of loneliness, & the blind faith of love.
Influential to the "criminal/villain character study" novel.
#BookSky
Influential to the "criminal/villain character study" novel.
#BookSky
Show me a comic you loved when you were 13, that's all I need to know about you.
P. Craig Russell levels up, delivers one of the most beautiful comics of the year-- and the run ends.
P. Craig Russell levels up, delivers one of the most beautiful comics of the year-- and the run ends.
January 12, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Show me a comic you loved when you were 13, that's all I need to know about you.
P. Craig Russell levels up, delivers one of the most beautiful comics of the year-- and the run ends.
P. Craig Russell levels up, delivers one of the most beautiful comics of the year-- and the run ends.
You may like Soul Tourists (2005) by Bernadine Evaristo. A black British, newly connected couple, Stanley and Jessie, travel Europe and the Middle East, struggling with their differences and their relationship, while the ghosts of historical figures keep appearing before and talking to Stanley.
January 12, 2026 at 5:24 AM
You may like Soul Tourists (2005) by Bernadine Evaristo. A black British, newly connected couple, Stanley and Jessie, travel Europe and the Middle East, struggling with their differences and their relationship, while the ghosts of historical figures keep appearing before and talking to Stanley.
Got it. It's fantastic. Rich with hundreds (more than a thousand?) comic strip samples.
Love it!
Love it!
January 12, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Got it. It's fantastic. Rich with hundreds (more than a thousand?) comic strip samples.
Love it!
Love it!
Latest read, The Compleat Crow (1987) by Brian Lumley; I love occult investigator stories. This novella & accompanying short stories are no exception. Nods and winks to the rich history of such characters & writers such as Lovecraft, Algernon Blackwood, & MR James.
But with swift modernity.
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But with swift modernity.
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January 11, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Latest read, The Compleat Crow (1987) by Brian Lumley; I love occult investigator stories. This novella & accompanying short stories are no exception. Nods and winks to the rich history of such characters & writers such as Lovecraft, Algernon Blackwood, & MR James.
But with swift modernity.
#BookSky
But with swift modernity.
#BookSky
My cat has fantasies only she understands.
January 11, 2026 at 4:02 AM
My cat has fantasies only she understands.
So true, Aparo's Aquaman moved like the proverbial knife through water.
He set the standard for the super-swimmer, for that body language/movement.
#OneCharacter#OneArtist
He set the standard for the super-swimmer, for that body language/movement.
#OneCharacter#OneArtist
January 11, 2026 at 3:29 AM
So true, Aparo's Aquaman moved like the proverbial knife through water.
He set the standard for the super-swimmer, for that body language/movement.
#OneCharacter#OneArtist
He set the standard for the super-swimmer, for that body language/movement.
#OneCharacter#OneArtist
#OneCharacterOneArtist
Jose Gonzalez's Vampirella is so definitive the public has forgotten over 20 artists drew her before he did.
Jose Gonzalez's Vampirella is so definitive the public has forgotten over 20 artists drew her before he did.
January 11, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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Jose Gonzalez's Vampirella is so definitive the public has forgotten over 20 artists drew her before he did.
Jose Gonzalez's Vampirella is so definitive the public has forgotten over 20 artists drew her before he did.
#OneCharacterOneArtist
Red Sonja by Frank Thorne. He didn't draw her first but he gave her sex. And sex, pretty much, never fails.
Red Sonja by Frank Thorne. He didn't draw her first but he gave her sex. And sex, pretty much, never fails.
January 11, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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Red Sonja by Frank Thorne. He didn't draw her first but he gave her sex. And sex, pretty much, never fails.
Red Sonja by Frank Thorne. He didn't draw her first but he gave her sex. And sex, pretty much, never fails.
#OneCharacterOneArtist
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Gil Kane and Neal Adams did some great Creeper drawings but Steve Ditko gets this spot. You have to have strange poses with the Creeper--and you have to go crazy with the red boa.
Ditko did that.
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Gil Kane and Neal Adams did some great Creeper drawings but Steve Ditko gets this spot. You have to have strange poses with the Creeper--and you have to go crazy with the red boa.
Ditko did that.
January 11, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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Gil Kane and Neal Adams did some great Creeper drawings but Steve Ditko gets this spot. You have to have strange poses with the Creeper--and you have to go crazy with the red boa.
Ditko did that.
#ComicSky
Gil Kane and Neal Adams did some great Creeper drawings but Steve Ditko gets this spot. You have to have strange poses with the Creeper--and you have to go crazy with the red boa.
Ditko did that.