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been over five years since the last issue of Tabula Rosetta and clearly i've missed drawing horror comics

Two panels of lavishly detailed ink illustrations from this month's Clippings column. The topmost panel features a back-to-back portrait of the European mythical figures of Krampus and Frau Perchta, with them fading into each other in a fog of snow.

The caption reads,

"Most folks these days are aware of the legend of Krampus, the fuzzy, horned beast that often finds himself as the anti-Santa mascot in holiday horror flicks. But tragically under-portrayed is the figure which he evolved from; Frau Perchta, or, as Al Ridenour puts it, “the egg from which it all hatches”
Frau Perchta’s origins have her not as a curmudgenly child-scaring mnemonic device, but as a goddess. Some legends have her leading the Wild Hunt alongside fellow god Odin–who, it can be argued, was pretty damn
queer himself. Others have her as a psychopomp, ushering the dead into the afterlife they deserve."

Below that is a portrayal of the Icelandic folklore figure, Gryla, chewing through a human arm. The visible portion of the caption reads:

"Myth often finds itself repeated across geographical boundaries, and Iceland’s own variation on the “winter punisher” formula, Gryla, is no slouch either. As Terry Gunnel put it to Smithsonian Magazine, “She ate one of her husbands when she got bored with him. In some ways, she’s the first feminist in Iceland.”"

this month in Clippings: your favorite graphic journalist takes a holiday from the hard stories and draws you all some very trans Christmas monsters of myth and legend

. . . look, they can't *all* be super heavy, okay?

coming soon to
@assignedmedia.org

#writing #research #makingcomics

A Linux desktop running i3wm.

The top row shows a Waterfox browser window with an article from Smithsonian Magazine, titled "Why Iceland’s Christmas Witch Is Much Cooler (and Scarier) Than Krampus", on the left.

To the right on the top row, an instance of Evince (a document reader) is open, showing an excerpt from "The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil" by Al Ridenour.

Finally, on the bottom of the screen, a Ghostwriter (markdown editor) window is visible, with the text reading as follows:

"# A CLIPPINGS SCRAPBOOK: KRAMPUS, TRANSMASC ICON, AND OTHER QUEER YULE MYTHS AND MONSTERS

For all of the nonsense about tradition, religion, and you-dont-belong we all hear from our conservative relatives this time of year, historical Christmas traditions sure have a lot of genderqueer entities ready to feast on the bastards of this world. Here's some of them.

We've covered a lot of heavy topics this year in this column, from the unsung heroes of the AIDS epidemic, to the trans men written out of history, to cautionary tales of exlcusionist writings in trans history....and my dear friends, it is the Holiday and I need a damn break.

So, in the interest of giving myself some fun things to draw and giving all of my fellow goth kids some new blorbos to love on, this month we're diving into the very, very queer roots of the modern Christmas myth, and the history of the Christmas monsters of folklore. "

So #Antumbra chapter 1 drafts are being made!

#manga #wip #makingcomics #comic #comics #traditionalart #mastoart #draft #sketch #pencil

Draft of a comic/manga page in pencil. Top panel shows the sign of a whisky bar. Below it are two panels that show on the right a hand holding a glass and the left a man drinking from the glass in zoom. Below them are three panels. Right one shows the bottom face of a man with a sigh. Middle one shows the left half of a man in backview raising his hand's index finger. Left of the one is a panel with a glass hitting downwards. Bottom panel shows liquid being poured into a glass from a bottle.

on the board / on the screen

working through some heavy duty text boxes on Iowa's civil rights history while watching Grimith and Lethalfeline stumble through one of my favorite games

#wip #makingcomics #comicart #process

The illustrator slowly pencils her way through a series of long text boxes, documenting Iowa's civil rights history and recent trans rights struggles. A very rough pencilling of Iowa's state capital building takes up most of the first panel, and the Iowa state flag and Progress pride flag take up the third. The bottom rows of panels have yet to have their borders inked in.

(The text of those panels can be read in the next image's alt text)

A Linux desktop running i3wm, with calendar.vim's Clock feature and an smplayer window with a let's play of the game "Potionomics" in the right hand side of the screen. On the left is a script that reads as follows:

On April 3, 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in favor of the plaintifs in Varnum V. Brien, making Iowa one of the first states in the union to recognize same sex marriage.

(Art notes: A drawing of the Iowa state capitol building.)

One line from the Iowa Supreme Court Ruling, on page 15, stands out:

"Our responsibility, however, is to protect constitutional rights of
individuals from legislative enactments that have denied those rights, even
when the rights have not yet been broadly accepted, were at one time
unimagined, or challenge a deeply ingrained practice or law viewed to be
impervious to the passage of time."

Iowa has always had a strangely progressive position in politics in the Midwest; the state was the first to allow women to practice law, defended the rights of Black folk decades before Brown V. Board Of Education, and in 2007 added gender identity as a protected class under Iowa state law.

(A drawing of the Progress pride flag and trans pride flag hanging next to the Iowa state flag.)

However, during a spree of anti-trans bills and laws, Kim Reynolds and the Republican controlled house voted to revoke gender identity as a protected status, giving the state a new first: the first state to remove the civil rights of any group altogether.

He abocetado esta página un montón de veces, las escenas más "irrelevantes" son las que más quebraderos de cabeza me dan.

#makingcomics #astronómico

Boceto de una página de 7 viñetas. En la primera viñeta se puede ver un plano general de una especie de cafetería espacial con una montañita/jardín detrás. En la segunda un plano detalle de alguien removiendo un batido. En la tercera un personaje gesticula muy entusiasmade tomando algo en la barra de esa cafetería, otro cliente mira sorprendido. En la cuarta un plano general del interior de la cafetería muestra a 3 personas en la barra, más el camarero en primer plano. La persona que gesticulaba en la viñeta anterior sigue con sus aspavientos. En la quinta viñeta el camarero le ofrece más bebida a otro personaje que le acerca el vaso mientras ambos miran un café solitario en la esquina de la barra. En la sexta, mientras en primer plano vemos como la mano que sujeta la jarra sirve más bebida, el personaje que sujeta el vaso mira de reojo hacia fuera de la cafetería. En la séptima los ojos de una estatua que parece una especie de deidad ocupan toda la viñeta.

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And the 3-page commission for
@fodongozine is ready! Here are two samples/teasers from the inked and final version of the page shown before and the final version of the 3rd page! I hope you find it good and vive la #revolution!!

Once it has been released officially and is available freely on fodongo I will make an extra page with some recommendations of material that will further enhance the experience!

#freeculture #traditionalart #digitalart #mastoart #comics #manga #makingcomics #anarchy #rebellion #antifa #politics

Three comic panels in manga stylization, read from left to right, each having at the top a narration text in a rectangle. Left panel shows a man in a jacket and scruffy hear handing out a pamphlet to a passer-by, who is smiling and wears a jacket with dotted pattern. The man says "Pleaaaaaaase grab one? Pleaaaase?" and the passer-by replies "haha! ok! sure!". At the background is a man walking in a front of a stone building with big windows. The narration: "give away self-made zines and pamphlets to wake people up". The middle panels shows a woman in a library reading a book on top of a pile of other books. The narration: "read books to learn and understand much more". The right panel shows three dudes sitting at a table and discussing. The one on the left is bored holding his head with his fist on his cheek, the one next to him talking passionately and the one sitting in front of them with his back on the reader leaning forward. The passionate one says "...love your rage, not your cage!!" and the leaning one replies "so, that is how the revolt started?! That is dope!!". The narration: "...share your new knowledge with friends! let them know!"

Two panels of a comic page in manga stylization, and white with two narration rectangles. The left one zooms at the face of a man shouting with his mouth wide open and a japenese sounds effect "gyaaa" next to the man's face. The narration that covers the man's forehead reads "but most importantly!! do NOT let "them" keep you calm! your anger is a gift! shout!" The background is a gradient of stipples going black on top to white below. The panel on the right shows a lot of people shouting with mouths wide open and hands raised! Some wear bandanas and some beanie-hats. The narration rectangle covers a man's nose and eyes and reads: "shout until your voice reaches other people! and then all together will bring a change!!" The background is deep black to light gray gradient.

Pre-inking phase (of the drawings at least) of the 2nd page for the @fodongozine commission! "Rebellious cocktail" by yours truly!

(It kinda bums me that people don't actively engage against things that fuck their lives up... So this is _my_ try to shake something up.)

#freeculture #traditionalart #pencil #mastoart #comics #comic #manga #makingcomics #rebellion #anarchy #revolution #politics

Work in progress of a comic page. It has 8 panels The narration bubbles are on top of each panel and are inked. Drawings in panels are done with blue and graphite pencil.The top left shows a woman with a Mohawk shrugging and the bubble:The resistance though... Need not be violent" The panel next to her is empty and bubble:It's easy. Take part in a demonstration. Mid left panels shows a person giving away something. Bubble: give away self-made zines and pamphlets to wake people up. Mid mid panel shows a woman reading a pile of books. Bubble: read books to learn and understand much more. Mid right panels shows 3 people talking all together in one place. Bubble: ...share your new knowledge with friends! Let them know! Bottom left shows a woman in front of a desk with a mouse and a monitor. Reader sees her back. Bubble: share news and opinions with non-comformative media. Bottom mid panels is empty. Bubble: you can even make a stand with art!!!. Bottom right panel has only words: listen to music that goes against the grain! watch movies that raise awareness with others! Really, the options are limitless!!!

Inking of an upcoming 3-pager for @fodongozine is finally done! I'm super excited with how it turned out :D

(I am sorry for not adding a more thorough and explanatory description but it's beyond my current mental capacity atm :/)

#freeculture #traditionalart #ink #comics #comic #manga #makingcomics #rebellion #revolution #attitude #anarchy

An inked comic page with 8 panels. It depicts a rebellious attitude and a description of how a molotov cocktail is connected to "bad" stuff but also to rebellious attitude.

I’m kind of tired of working on this page ☠️ Should be up tonight on #Patreon. #WIP #makingcomics

And this is a the teaser of what's going to come!! :D

All hail @fodongozine
@jectoons \o/

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Picture of a part of a comic page. It is a work in progress. At the top there is a panel with a bottle with a cloth that has fire at its neck. Next to it is a panel with a narration bubble saying "it is really a very simple construct!" and bellow it is a drawing of a bottle of beer, an old rag and a plastic bottle, with lines pointing to them and having the words "bottle", "old rag" and "flammable liquid". Bellow them at the left is a panel showing the back of a man holding a molotov cocktail burning with heavy depiction of shadows and light. On top of his head is a narration bubble saying "...riots...". At its right is a draft with pencil of an armoured man throwing a molotov cocktail and the narration bubble at the top saying "even with terrorism!!". Bellow them are two more panels, still at the draft stage, with narration bubble "of rebellion..." and "...and of protes oppression, injust". The text and panels are cut off, due to the pic. The panels and drawings are inked with hatching.

JOIN US FOR A MONTH OF DAILY DRAWING PROMPTS! Welcome to #SAWtober -- Prompts for every day this October to spark your creativity.

Featuring just one of THREE unique prompt lists we have available this year. Feel free to use just one, mix and match, or create your own. See all three lists! https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/blog/sawtober-2025

This prompt list is by ALEXANDRA LEAVER!

#comics #comic #makecomics #makeart #sawtober #inktober #comixtober #comix #comicmaking #makingcomics #startmakingcomics

Spider
2. Cauldron
3
4
6
Scared
Mummy
5. Shadows
Full Moon
Werewolf
8.
9
Candle
Witch
10.
11.
12.
Goblin
Ghost
Mushroom
October
wM
Candy Corn
23. Horror film
14.
15.
Scared
24. Black cat
Frankenstein's
25. Owl
Monster
26. Rats
16. Pumpkin
27. Vampire
17. Skull
28. Candles
18. Spell
29. Raven
19. Hidden
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Zombies
20. Graveyard
31. Creature
21. Under the
from the
bed
black
22. Bat
lagoon

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New Podcast! Supporting and Understanding Comics. Link in bio!

Tom Hart and Georgia Webber are launching a four-part series designed to help comics creators by giving the people around them a better understanding of their work. The first episode sets the tone with a casual, conversational feel. Listen in on two professionals brainstorming ways to strengthen the comics industry.

https://sawcomics.substack.com/p/supporting-and-understanding-comics?r=2k8t21&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

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