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You told me everyone needs a friend. You've been mine. I hope to god that I've been yours.

Batman: Turning Points (2001) #5

(Greg Rucka, Paul Pope)

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Here is the animatic for Bluejay Joe, an animation I am currently working on.

I work largely traditionally, on paper.

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I present to you - my storyboards for 'The Four-Angled Whale', the origin of the Irish harp, according to Irish mythology! These storyboards are for an envisioned short film or animation.

Based on one of my favourite Irish myths, whereby Cana Cluadhmor invents the Irish harp based on a beached whale.

This is set in pagan Ireland, in a pre-Christian era.

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I present to you - my storyboards for 'The Four-Angled Whale', the origin of the Irish harp, according to Irish mythology! These storyboards are for an envisioned short film or animation.

Based on one of my favourite Irish myths, whereby Cana Cluadhmor invents the Irish harp based on a beached whale.

This is set in pagan Ireland, in a pre-Christian era.

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This is my most popular Tumblr post so far! Thanks everybody!

Currently working on a graphic novel and many more comics in the mythic tradition, so please follow me to keep informed!

Also, get in touch! I'd love to hear feedback!

The art of my new single-page comic, TĒ MĀNGŌROA (The Long Shark). A short comic about the origin of the milky way according to the Māori of Aotearoa or New Zealand, featuring the Polynesian trickster god Māui. Read it in colour and with captions here: https://oreganillo.org/te-mangoroa

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Here are the storyboards I was commissioned to create for the Aludariari Story Cellar in Lithuania.

At first, it was intended that the mascots would begin as humans, and then transform into glass mascots in the finale. However, it was then decided that they should be glass mascots throughout. Hence, there are two versions of each storyboard! This decision was made before they were completed, hence the unfinished nature of the human-focused storyboards.

They say storyboarding is all about REboarding.

Only the first animation was completed before the project was abandoned. See it here: https://oreganillo.org/aludariari-charles

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This was an advertisement in Instagram reel format, commissioned for the Aludariari Story Cellar in Lithuania. It features a glass mascot, a CEO named Charles.

The animation was created traditionally, entirely on paper.

The company decided to take a different direction in their marketing campaign. There were three more animations which were intended to follow this before the project was abandoned. Such is the nature of the creative industry.

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Here are the storyboards I created in preparation for my 2D hand-animated trailer for JÁ Fest 2023!

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Inspired by the various strikes in the creative industries this year, here is a work in progress pages on my new editorial comic, 'Beneath Marvellous Feet'. It discusses the historical exploitation of the toiling artists behind the Marvel brand.

Spot the Hulk, Wolverine, Thor, Spider-Man, the feet of Iron Man & Ant-Man, and Storm...

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Any Ant-Man fans out there?

Ant-Man & the Wasp, cover style illustration with a brush, pen and ink and digital colour!

I love the classic designs, by the King Jack Kirby. The iconic helmet of Ant-Man, the tipped headwear and raised shoulders of Wasp.

So many ants to draw!

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Ant-Man & the Wasp, cover style illustration with a brush, pen and ink and digital colour!

I love the classic designs, by the King Jack Kirby. The iconic helmet of Ant-Man, the tipped headwear and raised shoulders of Wasp.

So many ants to draw!

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The dolphin piercing the waves.

Illustrated with a brush, pen and ink.

I feel affinity for the dolphin, they are on my family crest.

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Here is a blast from the past - my mini-comic 'Krypto's Trick', made when I was 17 (I'm 25 now)! Featuring Superman's loyal dog.

I coloured this using watercolor!

At this stage, I was very overtly inspired by Frank Quitely, I think it comes across in the thin lines. He's still a master.

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Now in colour! My new single-page comic, TĒ MĀNGŌROA (The Long Shark). A short comic about the origin of the milky way according to the Māori of Aotearoa or New Zealand, featuring the Polynesian trickster god Māui.

I’m an Irish cartoonist, and I made this in post-colonial solidarity with the people of Aotearoa. Mythology is a preservative form of storytelling, and contains human history. 

If you like my work, please follow me! I'm cooking up a graphic novel (or several).

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The art of my new single-page comic, TĒ MĀNGŌROA (The Long Shark). A short comic about the origin of the milky way according to the Māori of Aotearoa or New Zealand, featuring the Polynesian trickster god Māui. Read it in colour and with captions here: https://oreganillo.org/te-mangoroa

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Batgirls #1 (February 2022) variant cover by Yoshitaka Amano.

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Hawkman & Hawkgirl, illustrated with a brush, pen and ink, and digital colour! I always loved these Hawk characters, very visually iconic. Alex Ross Kingdom Come comes to mind.