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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 6h

Super rough sketch of the boys for my sanity.

Gunwoo, shirtless and wearing shorts and sparring gloves, says, "Jun, I've got a good feeling I can beat you at sparring today."

He did not, in fact, beat Hajun that day. Hajun finishes the fight by punching Gunwoo in the face.

Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 7h

It only took me almost 10 months to realize that they have their gi won wrong in the original. How did I make that mistake. JFC. FailAsian CB reporting for duty, I guess.

same image as the one in the quoted post, but the gi is drawn PROPERLY with the collar arranged left-over-right AS IT SHOULD BE

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Did I ever share this thumb + finished page comparison? Anyway, here it is.

thumbnail of "Running Late" page 4, showing the layout, rough sketches, and dialogue in blue

finished version of "Running Late" page 4

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sure do! Gunwoo - has a lot of scars due to his job, but those that hold significance are on his right palm and left forearm Hajun - the only scars on him are those inflicted by Demon Knives. The most significant ones are those that cover his abdomen. (More details in alt text)

Sunwoo holding his bracelet that Gunwoo gifted him. As he is in Gunwoo's body, you can see the scars crisscrossing over his right palm and a peek of a scar on his left arm.

Significance:
Left - failed suicide attempt
Right - first homicide

Feelings:
Gunwoo - he doesn't want to think or talk about it. Actively blocks out and refuses to feel anything. When he does feel anything, it's self-hatred.
Sunwoo - sad about the left scar. Doesn't know the full story about the right, but it would make him feel sad, too.

Hajun wearing judo-gi. His chest and abdomen are exposed, showing his abdominal tattoos and scars that riddle his stomach.

Significance: the first and only time Hajun came close to death

Feelings: he is ambivalent about it, but they've always made Gunwoo feel guilty, and he wish they didn't

Hajun with a scar across his right cheek.

Significance: result of the confrontation with Mr. Lim during the motorcycle chase (see: chapter 9)

Feelings: he's too preoccupied to think about it right now but it sure isn't nice to have a reminder of the night the love of your life was fatally assaulted right on your face, is it?

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Gee, that sure was stressful and unpleasant. Time to drown those feelings with alcohol! 5 pages inked. I think this should be enough for the next update. Need to add flats and shading now.

Panel 1:
Sunwoo picks up his own wine glass and looks up at the Chairman, who is rising from his seat.

Panel 2:
Sunwoo looks to the side, taking a sip of his wine and looking upset.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This panel gave me SO MUCH trouble. I practically spent my entire evening on it. Gonna call it a night and look at it with fresh eyes tomorrow after work.

Sunwoo slumps into his seat across from his father, who takes a sip of his wine.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Yes, sommelier-man. Time to nope outta there.

Sunwoo has risen from his seat and is appears to be alarmed as he talks to his father.

Behind them, the sommelier walks away. Mr. Kim is talking on the phone.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Have kids, they said! It'll be the most rewarding thing in your life, they said!

Sunwoo does not want to eat the two pieces of broccoli that are on his plate. The Chairman is not impressed

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Unsolicited art advice time: I highly encourage every new artist to get themselves some of these. They're cheap and accessible. I like this brand specifically (other ballpoint pens tend to get goopy with buildup that smudges the paper...)

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The look of a guy who really doesn't want to go talk to his dad.

A close up panel of Sunwoo's face half grimacing as he realizes the Chairman arrived and he has to go sit with him now.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oh hey, Yakuza 0! This clip took me FOREVER to capture because this is actually a pretty rare heat action where you have to 1) find an opponent that's wielding a knife, then 2) go up behind him before triggering the move.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Something a little less goofy. Damn, I'm glad I still have these videos from...2021(?)

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I am losing my mind at work and this cursed AU is today's source of solace

Nipple-eyes Mr. Cha goes to summon Nipple-eyes Gunwoo, but Gunwoo refuses to go along with someone other than Hajun.

Gunwoo then kicks Mr. Cha in the chest.

MR CHA: Ah, my eyes!

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If it were up to him, the number of nipple-eyed people Hajun knows would be 0.

Nipple-eyes Gunwoo is jealous that Hajun knows Mr. Cha, who also has nipple eyes.

GUNWOO: Jun, I don't like the fact that you know other nipple-eyed people.

HAJUN: Neither do I.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A Mr. Cha pin-up-ish thing that nobody asked for (sorry for repost. had to fix label)

Cha Taehan from Grand Sol, shirtless and his pants unbuttoned, leaning against some kind of shelf.

Behind him, his shadow is oddly disfigured with several eyes looking at the viewer.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

NOOOOOOOOOO I forgot SamSam's gray patch on his front leg. Make a calico, they said. It'll be fun, they said. (Nobody said this. This is entirely my doing. I have nobody to blame for my suffering but myself)

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The news about Tapas really sucks, and I can only hope all involved land on their feet. I really liked the Tapas community, and it made me happy to see real growth and hit some milestones on that site. It was a great two years 💗 But, we gotta keep moving forward. Show must go on. On to ComicFury!

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The origins of the balloon version of this painting. Who knew that Pomerani-Jun was involved?

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender

A scribble from a joke where archballoonangel Gabriel descended from heaven to give the Virgin Mary some balloons and a card saying "It's a boy!" to congratulate her on being the mother-to-be of the Son of God.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Whoa, hello, what happened on September 12th? Also, thank you everyone who has been checking out Grand Sol and supporting me through this long hiatus. It really means a lot. 🫶

Screenshot of Tapas' performance tracker for Grand Sol, showing 320 views on September 12th

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

God regrets giving me free will. I can feel it.

Jun-Balloon with a fancy hat, bowtie, and the most fabulous legs.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Working on the comic again feels very weird. I was really missing working on it again, so it's good to be back at it. At the same time I feel quite rusty at it and a teensy bit overwhelmed. I'm determined to finish this chapter before 2026 is over. Because this is ridiculous.

WIP of pages 37 and 38 of Chapter 11, which CB has finally returned to working on...

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Opened this page for the first time in forever and LMAO THE LEG IS STILL THERE.

A screenshot of a comic page. The first panel shows Hajun getting out of his car, but his leg is bare and he's wearing high heels. The panel is followed by a couple of very rough sketches.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Being forced into your brother's body as part of the transitioning process is very difficult, and sometimes you gotta do something special to reclaim your identity and define masculinity on your own terms. But, this ain't it. The longer Sunwoo's hair grows, the more evil he gets.

Sunwoo with his hands up and smiling as he says, "He was being rude, so I was just teaching him some manners. :>"

His shirt is covered in blood.

Oh, and his hair is longer and fashioned in a way that is reminiscent of the 70s.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The ratings buttons were static with no changes to indicate what rating you're choosing. I liked how the main site had buttons that highlighted up to the number you chose. Since there was only so much I can do with a preexisting svg icon, I played around with this and made the stars spin.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The full modified version (reposting because I noticed some minor errors)

The repeating pattern, but now in color!

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

One sad thing though is that my favorite part of the pattern is mostly covered up by the rest of the content.

A close-up of the colored Pomerani-Jun in flight. He is wearing pink ribbons. To his left is a blue butterfly safely flying away. To his right is a butterfly that is in the throes of burning to death.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Some scholars will look back at this and say that Hajun is engaging in something called "payback"

GUNWOO: [standing in front of a boiling pot, holding an open pack of instant noodles] How d'you make instant noodles taste good? I can never get it right.

HAJUN: Simple. Y'gotta get real close to the pot and say...

Hajun and Gunwoo both kneel down so their faces are level with the pot.

Hajun start saying "bogulbogulbogulbogul" at the pot like it's a totally normal thing to do. The pot seems to like it!

GUNWOO: [unconvinced] You serious?

HAJUN: Dead serious.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

1960s comics sound effects. Loud. Colorful. SO SAD

A screenshot of batman comic sound effects I found on Google

Blap sounds fun. I should use it someday.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

(reposting with some alterations to the image) Repeating pattern thingamajig

Repeating pattern of various references:

Pomerani-Jun
Jun Balloon
The "It Happened" card
Archdemon Samsek
CEO Samsek
"It's a boy!"
The Jang Brothers' identical shocked expressions
Sunwoo smiling through tears
Gunwoo seductively calling to Hajun
Gay cartwheel Gunwoo
Empty food bowl
How to beet a man diagram

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

For noncanon demon Sangha Mom, probably either one of these. The closest thing to cooking I could find was "turns water into wine." Pomerani-Jun is looking down at them judgingly.

Two candidates

#48 Haagenti

"Makes one wise and teaches everything. Can turn any metal into gold. Transmutstes water into wine."

Look at that winged bull. Looks so friendly!

#61 Zagan (leaning more into this one)

"Turns water into wine, and back again. Turns blood into wine. Turns any metal into legal tender coins. Makes fools wise."

Making fools wise? A very mom trait. Turning metal into legal tender? Important for running a mom and pop shop. You've seen Hajun grow two arms. What if Sangha Mom sprouted two extra forearms like this? Goddamn. She could chop things so much faster.

Ignore that turning blood into wine bit.
It's fine.

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Cranebones (v tired boyo) @cranebones.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

And because this story is "Oops All Demons," a sneak peek...

5 cards from the Occult Tarot

(Top row: Left to right)

#24 Naberius (7 of Pentacles)
"Teaches arts, sciences, and rhetoric. Restores list honours and dignities. Takes honoyr and dignity from others."

#67 Amduscias (9 of Pentacles)
"Causes any manner of music to be played. Causes trees to bend at will. Brings excellent familiars."

(Bottom row: Left to right)
#35 Marchosias (9 of Wands)
"A strong and faithful fighter. Follows all commands and answers all questions."

#37 Phenex (Queen of Cups)
"Teaches all sciences. Performs wonderful poetry. Follows all requests with excellence."

#41 Focalor (8 of Swords)
"Kills by drowning and can sink ships. Controls the seas and the winds. Will spare any life by request."

At the bottom of the cards are seals associated with them.

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