hzs-modblog

[hzs-modblog]

Ashore and fish are different creatures and walking fish are certainly a thing only in fairy tales and art.

[hzs-modblog]

Okay, maybe that guy was a bit fishy. We need the right detective for this case.

Dedicating this to all the Columbo comments under three fish in a trench coat, he's a catfish now.

[hzs-modblog]

[hzs-modblog]

[hzs-modblog]

can bro dribble head perhaps like basking ball

it would be cool maybe radical

Dunking Doughnuts

[hzs-modblog]

She loves to cook

[hzs-modblog]

Enjoying a tasty boba

[hzs-modblog]

Horn over eyelids

[hzs-modblog]

16-page zine about a long-term interest of mine, atmospheric diving suits. I love these underwater "robots" and their strange & varied histories

[hzs-modblog]

https://www.artstation.com/tedrick94

[hzs-modblog]

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co, 1991

[hzs-modblog]

Leyendecker study with Nina, Rocky, and Freckle

[hzs-modblog]

When you’re making the comics, or any art using the style from the comics, do you use reference sheets for the characters like with the pilot? If so, will you ever release them? Also btw, I love your comics, I can’t wait for the next page lmao, and I’m just as excited for the series, honestly my favourite media ever

I did reference my old, old character sheets very early on, but I stopped after maybe a page or two of experimental comic-making because I was starting to get a better sense of who the characters were and I was becoming more comfortable drawing them from memory. They naturally began evolving and looking a little more like themselves pretty quickly, if that makes sense. There's always some drift away from the inception point. The old designs are kind of amusing to look back on maybe, but functionally, they've been obsolete for a long time.

That's just me drawing for the comic, though, where I suppose the character process must be seared into my hippocampus by now. When it's a whole team of people who haven't been drawing the same host of characters for years, yet everyone must be on the same page stylistically, and you can't leave anyone guessing what stripes go here, and how many buttons go there, you have to provide some pretty comprehensive reference material.

Also, thank you for the kind words! I'm honored!

[hzs-modblog]

Its me Bio the Lizard

[hzs-modblog]

Guy who places all the rings

[hzs-modblog]

03/10/2025

Satan returns with his most DEVILISH DESIGN YET??!!

___

JOKE-OGRAPHY: 1. In this Bible story, Jesus goes out into the desert to fast. After 40 days, the devil appears to test Him with three temptations. "You look hungry, so break your fast by turning this rock into food!" and "I'll give you all the kingdoms of the world if you worship me just a little!" For the third and final temptation, the devil asks Jesus to jump from the top of the temple, telling Him that Scripture says God will send angels to catch Him. Jesus replies that Scripture ALSO says not to test God, so the devil gives up and runs away. In this cartoon, the series of events plays out mostly as in the story, except the devil is portrayed by a muppet, his final temptation is slightly less sophisticated, and Jesus uses slightly less theology to resist it. 2. Jesus's blue-over-red clothing and His pose in the first panel are based on the painting "Christ in the Wilderness" by Ivan Kramskoi. Like old icons, Kramskoi gave Jesus a red chiton/tunic (symbolizing His blood and humanity) and a blue himation/cloak (symbolizing His purity and divinity). I was surprised by how much I liked those colors, though for the most part going forward, I'll keep Jesus in the more recognizable red-over-white. 3. The googly-eyed Muppet-Satan has been a feature of Tomics ever since 2017, when I drew him tempting Eve in the Garden of Eden. There, he had disturbingly human arms, but after Genesis 3:14, he's had to make due with picket signs and gloves on sticks. In this cartoon, I also gave him the Evil Kermit cloak, as well as the scrunched-up Kermit face when he's thwarted.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: We're in a season of death and rebirth, and so here's another "Tomics Resurrection," where I've taken what was dead and given it life anew. This comic was originally drawn six years ago, featuring four panels starting with the devil's final temptation. In the new version, I expanded on the story to give some context for those who may be unfamiliar. Tell me, which version do you prefer?

[hzs-modblog]

Abruptio, written, edited and directed by Evan Marlowe