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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · 8d

I posted these earlier this year with a bit of a different look, but tis the spooky season at last!

12, small, black and white illustrations based on the Astrological Zodiac with a Halloween theme.

Row 1: Aquarius (a ghost dumping out a trick-or-treat bag), Pisces (a ghostly skull emerging from an open can of sardines), Aries (a ram’s head with a spirit board planchette)

Row 2: Taurus (a vampire woman wearing a bull’s mask), Gemini (two cats peering out a shattered window), Cancer (a crab holding a lollipop)

Row 3: Leo (an electrified Frankenstein lion’s head) Virgo (a witch overlooking a graveyard), Libra (a Luna moth with scales on its wings sitting on a skull)

Row 4: Scorpio (a sheet ghost but inside there’s the silhouette of a scorpion), Sagittarius (a jack-o-lantern, pierced with an arrow, sits by a gravestone), Capricorn (a goat with a fish’s skeleton seen it’s body)

#halloween

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Keith Frady @keithfrady.bsky.social · 8d

THE KICKSTARTER IS LIVE FOR THE USUAL CHOICES!

A 150+ page collection of short comics written by me, with a killer row of superb artists. From Lovecraftian sci-fi to existential autobiography, the collection returns to themes of love, death, gods, and monsters.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/kei...

Coming soon: The Usual Choices

A collection of short comics written by Keith Frady, with art by an killer line-up of talented artists.

www.kickstarter.com

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Bex Glendining @lgions.bsky.social · 14d

haze

a digital illustration of a women, her back turned away from the viewer. in the sky is different sea creatures, including whales and rays. there's clouds in the sunset sky, and green plants at the bottom surrounding the character

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sarah webb! @sarahwebb.bsky.social · 17d

one page comics from previous autumn equinoxes 🍂

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The bones of Natasha 🏴🌻 @alterici.bsky.social · 28d

I love making comics so much. I love figuring out the pacing, how much to show vs tell, composing each panel and the page as a whole, clever little sound effects or lettering touches, finding ways to streamline the process without compromising quality. ☺️

Ideal story-telling medium if you ask me.

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · Sep 9

SPX! I will be there (or more specifically here: Table W25)!
Very excited to say hello to everyone!

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · Sep 7

Trying to finish more repeating pattern designs as of late - here's a few older ones I finally uploaded to my Spoonflower shop

www.spoonflower.com/profiles/wyr...

Image features four rows of repeating patterns, each row is divided into two columns featuring the art with a light background and a dark background.

Row 1 features general objects associated with witchcraft; dried herbs, broomsticks, mortar and pestles, cauldrons, etc, illustrated in brown and beige tones.

Row 2 features botanical objects associated with witchcraft; wreaths, potted plants, pressed flowers, terrariums, etc, illustrated in green and beige tones.

Row 3 features spiritual objects associated with witchcraft; crystal balls, amulets, spell books, telescopes, etc, illustrated in purple and beige tones.

Row 4 features kitchen objects associated with witchcraft; kettles, frying pans, cookbooks, salt & pepper shakers, etc, illustrated in orange and beige tones.

Image is split in half diagonally to show two repeating patterns. The top half features cones of ice cream that look like they have a cat’s face and ears, placed in a row above yellow, cream and light pink stripes. The bottom half features a vertical pink stripe pattern with hearts made of strawberries.

Image is split in thirds diagonally to show three variant colors (blue, pink & yellow) of a repeating pattern design. The design features several sleeping cats & kittens sleeping on pillows rendered in pastel colors.

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · Jul 8

Happy #portfolioday!
I’m V. Gagnon! I’m a nonbinary freelance illustrator and comic creator! Currently available for illustration (especially book/comic covers), surface design, and 2D game illustration and concept art!

www.vgagnon-art.com
vgagnon-art.carrd.co

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · Jun 6

Framed my donation piece for #ALAAC25 recently, I'll be exhibiting at the Artist Alley (Booth 2461) with many books and prints!

A greyscale, ink, drawing of a busy library filled with animal characters, in a brown wood frame on a cluttered desk.

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · Jun 27

I will be tabling at the Artist Alley at #ALAAC25 this weekend - Booth 2461! Come say hello! I will probably be very horseshoe crab in a fresh water environment but I am excited to see everyone!!!

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Tiny Onion @readtinyonion.bsky.social · Jun 18

Have you flipped it?

#MonstersinLove #ChristopherChaos

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@wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · Jun 17

I learned my lesson from MoCCA, time to start fighting my printer and do whatever firmware update/print head cleaning/mystical chanting it needs to actually print things

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · Jun 17

what a strange moth

A digital painting of a Death's-head hawkmoth with a girl's face placed where the human-like skull pattern typically appears.

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · Jun 6

Framed my donation piece for #ALAAC25 recently, I'll be exhibiting at the Artist Alley (Booth 2461) with many books and prints!

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · May 25

A sketch of Baba Yaga's hut, I imagine the building jostles and adjusts to the cadence of the chicken's distinct strut & head bob

A digital painting of Baba Yaga's chicken-legged hut wandering a forest clearing on a foggy morning.

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Tate Brombal @tatebrombal.bsky.social · May 9

⚡️Just announced!

Every issue of CHRISTOPHER CHAOS will have a flip-book, backup comic called MONSTERS IN LOVE — featuring horror-romance stories by some of our favourite creators.

EIGHT extra pages of story every issue because we wanna spread that comics love. 🖤

Monsters in Love #1 Cover, featuring two monsters sharing coffee and loving glances on a park bench. Artwork by V. Gagnon.

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · May 3

behold the loooooooong kirby

Stylized illustration of the following characters: Sheik, Princess Peach, Pikachu, Kirby, and Captain Falcon.

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Skree Ghoulsen 🔜 LBX 105✨ @breebird33.bsky.social · Mar 30

😃

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · Mar 14

Got to make these spooky little zodiac illustrations for @readtinyonion.bsky.social ‘s promo newspaper for last year’s NYCC - they are based on vintage Halloween illustrations and distressed zine printing!

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · Mar 14

I will be tabling at MoCCA Fest this weekend! Come say hello at Table 64! I will have prints, washi tape, stickers, zines, comics, and particularly appropriate for the Ides of March, The Roman Stars: Vol 1&2!

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · Mar 14

Got to make these spooky little zodiac illustrations for @readtinyonion.bsky.social ‘s promo newspaper for last year’s NYCC - they are based on vintage Halloween illustrations and distressed zine printing!

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · Mar 14

I will be tabling at MoCCA Fest this weekend! Come say hello at Table 64! I will have prints, washi tape, stickers, zines, comics, and particularly appropriate for the Ides of March, The Roman Stars: Vol 1&2!

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · Feb 23

Crawling out of my cave to share this illustration of the "Virgin Goddesses" from Greek and Roman Mythology (Hestia/Vesta, Athena/Minerva, & Artemis/Diana)

Illustration of Athena, Hestia, and Diana bathed in warm fire light in an Ancient Greek temple.

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · Feb 23

Finished the art for this comic about a year ago, and have definitely been thinking about it increasingly since

Andrew Leamon @aleams.bsky.social · Feb 17

A year ago this month, I shared a 7-pg silent parable I co-created with V. Gagnon (@wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social) titled MONOLITH.

I'm deeply proud of the sequential art that V and I made, so I am sharing it again with you in two parts.

Here is the first part of the comic...

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Page One: Gigantic white and headless statues called Clergy descend in the heart of America.

Page Two: The Church melts into joy, believing the End Times -- as foretold -- are here.

Page Three: The members of the Church are baptized and cleansed again by the Chorus, a white angelic looking species in illustrious gown.

Page Four: The Church condemns the masses as the Chorus slaughter.

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V. Gagnon @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social · Feb 23

The Heart Hunter
(Find your soulmate… or live forever?)

Written by Mickey George
Illustrated by V. Gagnon
Lettering by Comicraft
Published by Legendary Comics YA

Available here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Cover Illustration for The Heart Hunter depicting it's main protagonist, Psyche, preparing to shoot her bow. Behind the tip of her arrow is a human heart and veins coiling into the red and purple background.

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