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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 7h

had a thought about this last week...

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 30/09/2026

if you know who these guys are, we can be friends...

photo of some original toys from the 1970s. there is a vehicle called the Star Searcher with a large missile launcher on it, a giant robot with a red body and silver head, with a figure in the chest compartment driving it, and a small green figure with a blue helmet and a flight pack on with the wings extended.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 29/09/2026

artists, quote with your art with some shadows...

inkwash illustration by DW (Dærick) Gröss for Edge Of Midnight TTRP, 2006.

image is of a woman in a dark room with striking, film-noir inspired shadows. she dominates the foreground, a strong light source from her hand as she uses some form of magic or energy from her fingers to try and start up an old-timey flashlight. her hair and clothing suggests this is sometime in the 1940s.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 29/09/2026

ok ok... that other try was a fluke. this shit just cannot be r- ohgoddammit

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 29/09/2026

there is no way that is accur- well, shit.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 28/09/2026

once upon a time, i was both a working professional and an exhibitor...

image of a 2002 Comicon badge for Exhibitors, with "Pro" demarcation on it for DW (Dærick) Gröss and Studio G, his small-press comic publishing company.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 28/09/2026

he's Putin's bitch, plain and simple.

$two-panel cartoon of Trumpy (#45, volume 2), with the title/logo in the top left corner, "by the Dæricks Gröss" in the top right corner, the Studio G logo in the bottom left corner with "find us on BlueSky @trumpy.studiogart.net", and "Vol.2#45 01-18-2026" in the bottom right corner. Both panels depict Putin standing in front of a television in his office. The panels are exactly the same (though the first panel is a direct copy of an older Trumpy from 2018 and the second panel is a recreation, the Putins look a little bit different. Panel 1 Caption: "From Trumpy, Vol. 1, 07-11 2018" Television voice speaking: "Trump worries NATO with 'obsolete' comment" Putin speaking: "yes... good Trumpy. good boy." Putin thinking: "I love it when a plan comes together..." Panel 2 Caption: "January 2026" Television voices speaking: "...and NATO showing even more fracturing as the U.S. continues to threaten Greenland..." Putin speaking: "yes... good Trumpy. good boy." Putin thinking: "After years of getting Trumpy in place, I have *finally* successfully grabbed NATO with this pussy..."$

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 26/09/2026

watching the most recent @kurzgesagt.org video, i'm left thinking of my poor Krell. after a million years of shining sanity, they could hardly have understood what power was destroying them... Kurzgesagt's youtube video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW_j...

comic book page from Innovation Comic's adaptation of Forbidden Planet, issue #3 (1992). Commander Adams, Dr Ostrow, and Dr Morbius discuss the implications of Krell technology and why Dr Morbius seeks to hid it from mankind, when a message comes in alerting the commander that Chief Quinn was murdered rather horrifically. Morbius ends the page with the ominous statement "...it has started again...".

The art is all painted by hand by illustrator Dærick Gröss. Sr., capturing the look of the characters from the original 1956 movie.

panel from the comic mini series Forbidden Planet based on the movie. this panel is a closeup of Dr Morbius as he holds his hands to his head, raging at the realization that the monsters are an extension of his own id.

his voice balloons read: "kill me! kill me! i am guilty and now my punishment is that i cannot even save my own child! my evil self is at that door, and i have no power to stop it!"

art by Dærick Gröss Sr.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 25/09/2026

i had a similar thought, recently...

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 25/09/2026

echos my thoughts on this tiny weasel of a man. here's one i posted from last year...

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 22/09/2026

Collins also exemplifies why we need a press willing to stand up and push back, rather than spend years fearfully what-abouting and softballing around important and egregious things...

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 14/09/2026

yeah, Gaetz is a sleazy douche whose opinion is utterly meaningless. here is my take on him from december 2024. not much has changed...

screenshot from the final panel of the first Trumpy vol. 2 satire strip from Dec 4, 2024. the image is of Matt Gaetz rendered as a blend of both Beavis and Butthead. illustration by Dærick Gröss.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 12/09/2026

aaaand i'm spent. that's a wrap at the Kelso #HighlandGames for 2026. #WheresMyBeer

image of Dærick Gröss in the foreground from the shoulders up looking at the camera in a white tshirt and blue ball cap with sunglasses. behind him is the Kelso Highland Games field with other athletes in the background milling around between throws.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 12/09/2026

not gonna get to take many pics today, here's one out by the cabers just before throwing. today's stick for Masters 50 is 16'10" 69#. a doable toss, we'll see if i turn it today...

image of Dærick Gröss out on a field if grass with three cabers on the ground behind him over his right shoulder. we see Dærick from the shoulders up, wearing a white tshirt.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 03/09/2026

as i recall, Vance was supposedly against starting aggression with Iran. where's the pushback on that, JD?

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 28/08/2026

i know *my* current American Dream is definitely stronger than ever...

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 27/08/2026

if you're new to following me, you'll learn i am *very* pro-thorn (Þ). (and eth (ð) for that matter...) @levostregc.bsky.social & @robwords.com get it ❤️

closeup image of a black tshirt with the design imprinted in white for "Hardcore Thorn" written around a circle of Anglo Saxon runes, and in the middle of the circle is the specific rune "Thorn", an ancient letter that used to represent the 'th' sound of words like "thin" and "three".

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 23/08/2026

i look forward to the day i am no longer making stupid cartoons about all of this. here's something i threw together to help keep our focus and spirits up...

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 22/08/2026

i had a thought about this very subject just a couple days ago...

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 19/08/2026

like the data-nerd i am, i keep stats on my #Trumpy satire strip posts, and out of 68 strips to date and a bunch of promo images, my best performer so far is this little doodle from last November. i wonder why... #ShineALight #NoKings

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 16/08/2026

warning: not safe-ish for work or kids image went rummaging through some of my dad's stuff recently and found this photo that i *really* wish i knew the story behind. yes, that's Morganna the Kissing Bandit.

black and white nude(ish) pin-up photo of Morganna the Kissing Bandit. she is posed sitting almost naked on a stool in tiny panties, knee socks, a hat, and her nipples covered. the text below the image says "Morganna The Wild One 45-23-39". at the top is an autograph that reads "To Daerick Love Ya Morganna" referring to Dærick Gröss Sr.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 16/08/2026

glad to see Marvel finally coming around to a solid, imposing representation of Doom. while it is clear they obviously borrowed heavily from my 2009 halloween costume, i don't mind. happy to have inspired them so much for the movie...

image of Dærick Gröss as Dr. Doom for a halloween costume, standing in a dramatic and imposing manner.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 16/08/2026

@robwords.com congrats on your run in Edinburgh! Ivar salutes you! (as best he can, anyway)

humorous illustration by Dærick W Gröss of the viking Ivar the Boneless. he is depicted as actually boneless, a blobby mass collapsed on the grass in full viking war gear, including a helmet and chain mail tunic and holding a sword. behind him is a large stone with his round shield leaning up against it.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 14/08/2026

so, my old Mego action figures died in a house fire 25 years ago, i just learned that my Batcave survived(ish)! here's a view from Mego Museum, i'll share pics of mine when my office is fully built out in a couple months. www.megomuseum.com/wgsh/playset... #SoStoked #MegoForever

Ward's Christmas catalog image of Mego's 1974 Batcave playset. the captions read "Batcave with Batsignal $15.99" and "Batmobile $4.99". the image is of the playset fully built and opened up. the walls are all printed cardboard sealed in clear vinyl. the ad shows Batman and Robin figures fighting the Joker, with the Batsignal shining and the Batmobile parked nearby.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 13/08/2026

when your kid is hiding and doesn't want you to see them...

photo of a child hiding in the open on the kitchen floor, barely covering themselves with a drying mat.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 11/08/2026

i had a related thought about this a little bit ago...

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 11/08/2026

tuesday morning meetings. bring it.

boring photo of Dærick Gröss in a video meeting doing boring things boringly in a boring home office.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 10/08/2026

post you from a different era of your life (me pre-pandemic and in much better shape)

photo of Dærick Gröss circa November 2018. he is in the foreground smiling at the camera, standing next to a dart board and pointing to his shot. the dart has stuck in the rear of another dart, Robin Hood-style.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 06/08/2026

generally i shrug off being blocked or added to lists, but every now and then something makes my brain itch. i am truly curious what this person saw when they added me to this Narcissistic list, other than all the posts and photos about myself i post all the time. i am the best, after all...

bluesky list that the poster (Dærick Gröss) was added to, as taken from clearsky. it was created by user Oedipal Arrangements (6to12elbow.bsky.social) and the poster was added on March 2, 2026.

the list reads as follows:
Narcissistic
Self-important strangers clogging up everyone's feed with their comments-disabled/quote-posts disabled rhetorical questions or C-minus commentary, letting us know they're not interested in the "social" part of social media - just the "me talk now" part.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 05/08/2026

if you're a Lady Death fan, my father did lots of promo images and covers for her and others in the Chaos! comics line back in the day... iwt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/cbr-covers/c...

black and white illustration by Dærick Gröss Sr for a cover of Lady Death by Chaos! Comics.

Lady Death is striking a provocative pose and her hair is flowing all over in a very Art Nouveau stylized manner.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 04/08/2026

quoting with the energy i bring to bsky

image of Johnny the mischievous air traffic controller from Airplane (actor Stephen Stucker). in this image he is holding the power cable to the landing lights and making a silly, devious face towards the audience.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 04/08/2026

i'm sure i don't know what you're talking about...

image from the movie Airplane! where the air traffic controller unplugged the landing lights and looked mischievously at the camera holding the power cord.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 30/07/2026

post the first album you ever bought... #NoRegrets

cover of the album Rhythm Of Youth by Men Without Hats.

bright golden yellow field with a simple design in the center: a stylized outline of a man's head wearing a hat and a red circle with a slash across the center to indicate "no hats". across the top is the text "Men Without Hats" and across the bottom is the text "Rhythm Of Youth"

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 30/07/2026

i had this thought about it back before Trump was sworn in and all of this went to shit...

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 30/07/2026

i will never stop roasting this sorry excuse for a man every chance i get...

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 30/07/2026

and just to twist the knife (in jest, of course) for Rob, here is a picture of me about to ejaculate on the field in front of everyone... (upon reflection, this is probably why i don't get invited to parties very often)

image of a Highland Games event, specifically the Open Stone throw. the thrower is facing away from the viewer, out to the open field. he stands in the "trig", a defined space with a wooden beam at the front to mark where the thrower must stay within. he is dressed in a tshirt and a kilt, wearing high socks to the knee with "flash" (little red flags off the sides of the socks) and boots. his hand is raised over his head, holding a large stone, preparing for his turn to throw. to his right is a pile of other throwing stones of various sizes. in the distance are several people milling about the field, watching or focused on other throwing events outside the photo's view.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 26/07/2026

reminds me of this doodle i did back in October...

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 22/07/2026

live your life with the confidence of a 10-yr old at a wedding dancing with an 18-yr old hottie turning mid-dance to give his dad a big grin and thumbs up. i present to you my son, Mr. Debonair...

image taken from a video clip of a young boy dancing with a young woman at a wedding. the boy has turned to give the camera/his dad a big smile and thumbs up, like the legend he is.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 18/07/2026

just remember, everything he touches sours. every relationship fails. he can't help but cock things up. his coup will fail and one day we will regain our country back. #HoldFast #ShineALight #NoKings @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social (thank you for setting the example)

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 18/07/2026

i know a lot of people are wound up at the moment worried that "he's coming for the elections". yes, he is, but let's remind ourselves he has been all along and we've seen it coming. let's take a moment to breathe, compose ourselves, and remain resolute. he can't take them, and we *will* stop him.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 15/07/2026

i've had a couple cartoons on this subject...

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · 15/07/2026

Wormtongue Miller has his heels dug in deep, he unfortunately isn't going anywhere...

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