atlastalos - Tumblr blog

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"Mutant and Proud '92," one of my favorite pieces I've ever drawn. We all know the X-Men are just one big queer allegory, and the '92 cartoon were "my" X-Men growing up, so this felt appropriate.

This design is available in my Redbubble store too: https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Mutant-and-Proud-92-by-AtlasTalos/124910427.7KE4Y?ref=explore-for-you-recently-viewed

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Earlier this year with my creative partner Liz Ransdell, I launched Studio Metropolis Inc, a creative agency that specializes in entertainment and branding. We're still very early in our journey but there's a lot of promising things happening.

On our Patreon, we sat down and had a free-ranging discussion where we talk about our journey to this point, what we do as a studio, and the philosophy that drives us (public post!).

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hey it's #starwars day, here's some of the star wars stuff i've drawn in the last couple years

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"ACAB - Saturday Morning Toon Edition" - my latest t-shirt design, is now available on RedBubble.

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Alright, time for a re-introduction.

Sup, tumblr? long time. i’m coming back to this platform because twitter’s a fucking dumpster fire and my bff @skullamity​ led me to believe this is a good place to find community. I started this blog as a host for my portfolio way back in like 2016 and I’ve barely touched it since. I’m gonna leave the old work up here and start slowly posting more recent stuff and trying to be an actual part of things.

So, a little about me: I was born Trevor Halligan, and under that name you might have seen work from me in various places:

-A now-defunct slice-of-life webcomic called SHYEAH! that I drew with my buddy Brad back in 2009

-Several t-shirt designs submitted to various @forfansbyfans​ design contests, including the 2013 Deadpool contest, which I won.

-My webtoon Unmentionably Fresh, which ran from 2016-17, until severe depression ended its run after one season.

That depressive state lasted several years until I finally broke -- I was at a crossroads in my life. I could keep doing what I’d been doing or I could take control and try to build the life I’d always wanted. I chose the latter.

I came out as pansexual, left my abusive marriage, got laid off from my corporate job. even changed my name. I had to blow my life up to get where I wanted to go.

So, yeah. I’m Atlas. Nice to meet you.

It’s been just over a year since my legal name change was complete. In that time I’ve launched a new webtoon, My Boyfriend is a Shark with my creative partner, Liz Ransdell. Liz has been an absolute godsend for me; the exact collaborator I’ve always wanted. In addition to Shark, we’re also developing our first graphic novel (Kickstarter launching soon!) and started a creative studio as a venue for our future creative projects. I’ll be talking more about all those projects in this space in the future.

My calling as an artist is to help people tell their stories. I love creative collaborations -- skilled, passionate people using their various skills to create work that’s greater than the sum of their parts. If at the end of my life, I’ve helped others put their stories into the world, I’ll be able to die happy.

So that’s my focus. I’m hoping I can use Tumblr to bring folks along with me on that journey, and maybe even meet some dope future collaborators along the way.

If you read this far, sorry you’re having such a boring day.

Also thanks. 

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I made you some stuff to use in your infuriating conversations with Very Enlightened Centrists.

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whipped up a little sketch after the announcement was made official

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Album cover-style drawing of our old Star Wars d20 party.

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My dad hasn’t had a chance to play D&D in a long time, so for his birthday I gave him this in a frame with an offer to run a campaign for him.

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Miles doodle from a while back.

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My current 5th edition character: Artok Mammothtyr; Goliath Paladin; Champion of Tyr; Definitely not just The Tick in D&D.

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This was a D&D character design commission:  Calder, Water Genasi, Circle of the Moon Druid Monk of Selune.

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This was a piece created for the finale of our previous Star Wars D20 campaign; my first character came back as the BBEG to take his revenge on the party who he’d betrayed.

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Been a while! Time for an art dump!

This is our party for our upcoming #SW5E campaign. They’re a band of roughnecks working for an organized crime boss on the lower levels of Coruscant. 

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Been a while! Time for an art dump!

This is Galugg Akwa, a character in our upcoming #SW5E campaign. He’s a Herglic Berserker.

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Been a while! Time for an art dump!

This is Zed Bendugar, a character in our upcoming #SW5E campaign. He’s a Dug Jedi Consular, who left the Order and makes his way as a gambler and all around ne’er-do-well.

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Been a while! Time for an art dump!

This is Wilson Fishk, a character in our upcoming #SW5E campaign. He’s a Karkarodon Fighter/Gangster.