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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens

@8bitartist.bsky.social
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In the top 2% of Mikes, which is still the bottom 40% of humanity. I draw, mostly unprofessionally. I like horror and giant robots. 85% delightful.

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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
HA!
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
I will personally hand-polish your baby's face with Murphy Oil Soap for a fraction of whatever they are charging.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Ha! nice! Yeah, that sounds awesome
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vashíto @vashperado.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
👊💥
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Ha! If I ever have the energy (spoiler alert: I NEVER have energy of any type), I would love to do a Scooby-style running loop with Kong and Godzilla + guest(s)
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
The same!
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Oh! Package it with the wind up depression lady from those pharma ads that slowly loses will to live and I'm in!
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Haha
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Screenshot of my Twitter from 2023. It reads: 

"Let's do Terrible Names for Classic Superheroes for $200." followed by a screen capture of the trending topics, Holocaust and McHenry
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Haven't actually used Twitter since The Event (no, not that one. No not that one, either. No, before that. No, the other--), but I am mining my profile for memories before deleting everything and found this.
Screenshot from my Twitter in 2023: 

Saw a custom license plate over the weekend that said "LVRLSLT" and assume this car was gifted by parents who want their child to know they love them no matter how much of a little slut they are.

This car was being driven by a man who was not a day less than 60 years old, but I dunno; he looked slutty enough.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Oh, sorry. I like the Maskihoo. 😅 Great sense of scale throughout here, too.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Nice! Do you happen to like James Gurney? If you haven't checked out his Color and Light books, they're aces, and a lot of the examples have creatures in this vein, so you might dig it!
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
(I think this was an AA joke, but I saw "donuts" and the brain went rogue. Don't worry, I am docking myself points.)
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
God (no pun intended), this reminded me that the only thing I miss from having my Catholicism lapse is access to the post-service homemade lumpia and occasional Portuguese donut.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Ha. I, too, approve. I was just thinking yesterday that I want more metal album covers with goofy/non-standard (for metal) fonts/logos/art.
Slayer logo, but in a silly "children's" font with a star for an 'A' and bubble letters
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
I'm so sorry.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Luck is finally turning around, folks. Found this animal paw outside and you're not gonna believe this but it still has 2 whole wishes left.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
It shows! 🙂
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Lovely woodcut-ty vibes you're pulling out of those pens. Beautiful work.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Haha. You look great, Joe! 😆
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
media.tenor.com
a woman in a blue tank top is drinking from a mug
Alt: A woman attempting to drink water while laughing. Joe, just take my Like.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Makes a neat diptych! Hmm. Curious: if you were gonna do a triptych/[n]tych, what pieces of yours would you have in mind to fit that bill?
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Haha. If it every materializes from the ether (I am about 16 fake books deep right now), I'll put you on the list for a free copy. 😀
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Just realizing me and my friends had every hairstyle portrayed in this video over the course of about 9 months during high school. @brianbelew.com
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Aye! It is a struggle just to keep plugging away. But that also means plugging away in spite of [gestures at universe] is a victory in itself, so bravo. 🙂 Also, buy my new book, "Highly Non-motivational Motivational Aphorisms for Use in Social Media"
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Man, I thought this was heavy as hell when I was 15.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Hard to do escapism when trying to be ready for actual escape, I guess. I hear you.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
HA! That's actually pretty fantastic. 😆
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Ha! Thanks.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Yeah! I think you've hit it on the head. And he IS great at comedy; he's not wasted! But I don't think I realized he had such chops until (ironically, because comedy) The Good Place. And now we're in the post Ted Danson Made Me Cry timeline and I am reevaluating everything.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
YES! He's fucking TERRIFYING is the thing. I can't believe it didn't occur to me before you said it. Bravo to your brain casting director! (Hot take: Cabaret is a horror movie)
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Fun fact: the red dye is what's barely legal!
Product photo of Airheads candy
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
I will also second Roy Scheider AND Ted Danson, the latter whom I seem to appreciate more and more as an actor the older I get.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Joel Grey Joker is now gonna haunt me as a missed opportunity for humanity. That's a good one!
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
It is not a secret that I am a fan of the debut album by Paw, Dragline, and it is further no secret that I learned about the band originally because of Road Rash, but what you might not know is that three tracks in a row are about Nabokov, George Kennedy, and Archie Comics, respectively.
Partial track listing from Paw's album Dragline, showing songs 7 thru 9, "Lolita", "Dragline", and "Veronica"
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Enjoy!
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Oh, happy birthday!
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Nice!
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Cool! I've only seen the artist recently; mostly in cover shots, but I like his style.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Lovely work!
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Oh, that sounds awesome. I'm gonna seek that out. Thanks for the heads-up!
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
There's a radio play version? Oh, that must be scary as hell.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
OH HELL YES PONTYPOOL
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Dan Mora cover? I like his art a lot. Only really started seeing his stuff in the last year or so.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Haha. Np!
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Oh, you're good at this!
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Freddie @stringerseven.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Hi #PortfolioDay ! I’m Freddie a #gamedev who enjoys making #darkart #horrorart #penandink drawings:
Xenomorph body horror, pen and ink and digital .The Thing inspired creature, pen and ink.Split face maw zombie skull, pen and ink.Flying wolf skull tentacle creature with inner skull, pen and ink, and digital.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
😀
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Related: I love Discontinued Foods. Great account. I've learned many things there, mostly about how easily swayed I can be by bratwurst-flavored offerings in products that probably don't need to have bratwurst tie-ins.
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The Ghost of H.R. Pickens @8bitartist.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Agree!
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