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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

not pictured: liquid snake outside not being let into the villains bar because he won’t put a shirt on

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

for the warrior paying attention to their potassium intake #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a sword: the hilt is shaped like a banana, and the cross guard is the banana peel. The blade is also colored like the inside of a banana.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

On my last day in Tokyo back in May, I did a chiikawa gatcha and considered whichever character I got to be fate. shisa became my pocket companion and they are now my favorite

A photo of Emily, a woman with short brown hair and glasses, smiling, giving a peace sign to the camera. She is wearing a hello from the Magic tavern tshirt with a plaid button up shirt over it, and in the pocket is a little shisa plush

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I can’t buy more figures, I can’t buy more figures, I can’t—

A photo of the good smile shisa nendroid

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

on back in the saddle / on metafiction / on mantra / on days

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

for the wizard who knows when they need a little extra edge in the fight #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a wand casting a spell, causing a hole to open up in the world and a purple blade emerging from the hole. Bright pink magic flies off of both the blade and the tendrils of the hole. The wand is a gnarled stick of wood, wrapped at the bottom with cloth and decorated with small charms.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

for the Druid who found a home in the woods and vice versa #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a sword: the blade is short and slightly wide, with the hilt and crossguard holding a birds nest filled with blue eggs. The pommel is a cracked blue egg, and a small round yellow bird sits atop the blade chirping merrily.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

new Keep On Bookin’ It! entry! Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman was a quick read for me but deeply dear to my heart

An illustration of a woman with short black hair, pinned back with a barrette, dressed in a blue button up shirt and red apron with a name tag pinned to the edge. She looks directly at the viewer with an impassive face. Half of her face is obscured by a large ad, advertising a 3 for 500 yen deal for fried chicken at a convenience store.

A typed review of Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, too long to be replicated in alt text

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

every once and a while you just gotta look at the jon bois randy cunningham seizes the means of production union screenshot

a screenshot from the video Randy Cunningham Seizes the Means of Production by Jon Bois. Jon Bois, a white guy with short ginger hair and a beard, stands in the corner of a white room, holding a pen and looking at the camera. On the left wall are the words "Pro-Union: Workers deserve leverage for the purpose of securing pensions, health care, proper compensation. In other words, their fair share." On the right wall are the words "Anti-Union: Assholes"

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

for the at-home baker, still not used to their retired life from adventuring #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a sword: the entire thing is shaped like a whisk, but the outermost loop of wire is thicker and has an outer sharpened edge. Batter drips off of the blades. The handle is aqua with an orange bow wrapped around it, looking much like a hilt and crossguard.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

for the gardener who uh, well that’s, girl you sure you want to fight with that thing #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a dagger: a leaf-shaped blade emerges from a screaming mouth at the top of the hilt, flanked by a leaf on either side. The hilt itself looks like a root, like ginger, but with eyes, a head, arms (which make up the cross guard) and stubby legs.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

for the trickster who knows that the house always wins #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a thin, fencing like sword: the blade is gold, the cross guard is shaped like a roulette rake with a small roulette wheel in the center. The handle of the hilt is padded black leather with a golden pommel.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

a pause in the swordtember catch up for a Keep On Bookin’ It! entry! this time it’s about Jenny Odell’s How To Do Nothing, for which I took a more personal approach to the illustration

An illustration of a small flower fairy creature sitting on top of a blooming pink rose. Sunlight beams behind the rose.

A typed review of Jenny Odell’s book, How To Do Nothing. Text too long to be replicated in alt text.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

for the consummate thespian who trained in duel wielding #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a sword: the hilt is made of a Roman Doric column and a smiling comedy mask with purple ribbons spooling out from either side, making the cross guard. The blade is wide, emerging from the mask and also wrapped in purple ribbon.

An illustration of a sword: the hilt is made of a Roman Doric column and a frowning tragedy mask with purple ribbons spooling out from either side, making the cross guard. The blade is wide, emerging from the mask and also wrapped in purple ribbon.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

for the manor guest, with the candlestick, in the parlor #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a sword: the blade is a tall red candle, bladed on one side and dripping with wax on the other. A wick is lit on top of the candle and its flame glows brightly. The hilt of the sword is an ornate silver candlestick, wax dripping over it.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

for the artist whose skill lies not only on the page #swordtember #swordtember2026

$An illustration of a sword shaped like a traditional calligraphy brush, but the bristles are a small blade with fractures. A chain with an ink block is wound around the bottom of the brush.$

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

weird to post any other art today, but The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop is in part about grief, so maybe this next Keep On Bookin’ It! entry is fitting today 🌸❤️

An illustration of a round, calico cat sitting next to a stack of books with a blooming cherry tree in the background

A typed review of The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop, text too long to be replicated in alt text

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

new Keep On Bookin’ It! entry!! this time, we’re getting lesbians with it (and talking about The Beauty’s Blade)

an illustration of two women, one in red robes and one in ice blue robes. the woman in ice blue robes holds the woman in red robes as she cheekily swoons. The woman in ice blue robes looks annoyed by this.

A typed review of the beauty’s blade, text too long to be replicated in alt text

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

and you torture me with those big eyes / and you punish me with pity / but I’m going to Cleveland — buttons for the Cleveland tMG show today! Cleveland will always be a part of my heart, so had to do the obvious ❤️ I’m an early line arriver, so feel free to ask me for a button if ya find me!

An illustrated button design, dark blue text on a light blue background reading “I hear the Cuyahoga calling,” framed with the outline of a river and white flowers.

A photo of a hand holding three buttons with the previously described design

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

time for another Keep On Bookin' It! entry! today it's The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon

An illustration of a woman with her back to the viewer, raising one first in the air and yelling out of a megaphone held with the other hand. She wears a jean jacket adorned with several patches, including ones that read Abolish ICE, an ACT UP Silence = Death patch, a trans flag patch, a progress Pride flag patch, and a Palestinian flag patch. A crowd of people stand in front of her, holding signs and with arms raised in the air.

A typed review of The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon, too long to be replicated in alt text.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Katia is a doppelgänger…who turns into a blob if she changes her mass too quickly…consider #dungeoncrawlercarl

A ditto with a Mohawk, smiling and saying “hi Carl”

A ditto with a purple Mohawk and its little arms raised up in triumph

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

back at it again with the book zine; this time about Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher!

$An illustration of a woman sticking her arm through a mirror; the arm emerges gray and fractured, joints spawning from all angles and seemingly fracturing into existence. The woman looks frightened and concerned at this development.$ A written review of T. Kingfisher’s Hemlock & Silver, unfortunately too long to be replicated in alt text.

A written review of T. Kingfisher’s Hemlock & Silver, unfortunately too long to be replicated in alt text.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

i cannot explain the paths discord movie night went down tonight

a screenshot of ao3 that reads "1-20 of 36 works in tom and jerry: the movie (movie 1992)"

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

hello #portfolioday! I’m Emily Kardamis, a cartoonist and illustrator (and designer, and zine maker, and—) I love bringing fun characters and vibrant worlds to life! check out my portfolio site here emilykardamis.com and shoot me an email if you want to talk about a project! (:

A poster for the Hello from the Magic Tavern 10 Year Tour: Arnie, Usidore and Chunt stand upon a cliff with waves crashing from the ocean below, bathed in the golden hues of sunset. A crow flies by above the title of the podcast.

A photo of a plant with pea pod like seeds, overlain with an illustration of a small, flower fairy like creature who holds one of the pods in her hands. It’s winter time.

A crop of The Lost Adventures of Dripfang, chapter 4, for Hello from the Magic Tavern. Dripfang stands on top of a slain demon as a village crowd cheers behind him. He remarks, sourly, “I’m in hell.”

A panel from a comic for Push the Roll with Ross Bryant, the “The Levers that Tilt the World” scenario. In it, three of the player characters huddle around an old computer, searching for information, while the fourth player character gets attacked in the background by an animatronic rabbit skeleton.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

dude HIGHLY RECOMMEND, even in what was just essentially the story set up i was wilding out about some of the stuff it pulls also there are delinquent bird stickers

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

why post when I can be a hamster with a cowboy hat on

A photo of a switch 2 screen showing Kirby air riders, specifically the city trial start screen showing Rick the hamster with a cowboy hat on

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

got another Keep On Bookin’ It! entry for y’all: Summers End by Juneau Black!

An illustration of Vera Vixen, drawn as a bipedal fox with a v neck shirt and satchel with papers flying out of it, and Lenore, a raven, dashing through a forested field at night.

A written essay about Summers End by Juneau Black. The text is too long to be replicated in alt text, and a link will be provided in the next Bluesky post.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I swear, you save two worlds ONCE— (3/3)

Panel 5: Rocky shoves Grace out of frame unceremoniously, knocking his glasses off in the process with a "Ok now Grace leave." Grace objects, laughing, with a 'aw come on, dude!"

Panel 6: Rocky stands triumphantly in the center of the panel, two arms raised, cheering, "Rocky zine called 'Rocky' not 'Rocky AND Grace'!" Grace, now off panel, quips, "Fame's going to your head."

Panel 7: Rocky and Grace sit next to each other, both in cross-legged positions. Rocky quietly says to Grace, "Rocky just kidding. Grace just as important as Rocky," to which Grace replies, "Thanks bud."

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

it is time for MORE little guys. or. maybe just one little guy (1/3)

A title card that reads "Thinkin' 'Bout Little Guys, vol. 2, oops! all rocky"

Panel 1: An illustration of Rocky from Project Hail Mary; he's a little rock creature with five legs splayed out from a main rock body, kinda like a spider. He has green spots on his body. The title over him reads "Rocky (Project Hail Mary)" and Rocky waves at the viewer saying "Hello!"

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

illustrated the new cover art for @pushtheroll.com’s Patreon exclusive Monsterhearts campaign! super fun to explore and design these characters and try to capture the vibe of the lurking drama of the game 👀