Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Starting a new, and very ambitious project. I've had it in my head for a while to draw a strange, esoteric and magical library. This is probably the toughest thing I've ever attempted to draw. 000
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 02/04/2026The coloured version, which took many days to complete! Great fun ti work on, though. Happy 40th anniversary Transformers the Movie! #tillallareone #Transformers #Transformersthemovie 010
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Day 8: I'm about half way through now. The autobots and Unicron will be the toughest to ink, and then I've got to colour this somehow! #Transformers 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 06/03/2026How common is this for Fathers? Put it this way-- I earnestly look forward to when my kids finally grow out of nut-punching height. 000
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Day 7: Being very careful and painstaking with the inking. I don't want to lose the energy of the drawing or any details. #transformers 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Went nuts today and filled in much of the remaining detail. Floating Optimus and Megatron heads (they will be dropped back in the finished piece) Quintessons and Sharkticons. Quint judge was super fun to draw. #Transformers 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Day 5: Added a bunch of Sweeps, a smudged Wreck-Gar and Daniel Witwicky in his Cybertronian romper suit. #Transformers 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Day 4: Drew everyone's favourite planet-gobbling behemoth Unicron and a fist of Autobots, including Wheelie, who looks like he's having more fun than anyone who bought the toy. #transformers 120
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Day 3: Pressed for time again, but managed to fill out Galvatron, draw Arcee and finesse that Matrix of Leadership. #transformers 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Day 2. Didn't have time to do much today, but managed to get Ultra Magnus, Hot Rod, Cyclonus and Scourge (or a Sweep?) Down. #transformersthemovie 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 24/02/2026New project! To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Transformers the Movie, I'm creating a commemorative piece. #Tillallareone #Transformers #transformerstgemovie 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Very happy with my inks for this, which is not normally the case! I went very maximalist with the starfield to create that Jack Kirby/ George Perez feel. #Voltron 000
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Next Project: Voltron! I decided to create my own Ro-Beasts rather than use any from the various cartoons. My personal favourite? Giant Space Ninja. #voltron 110
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Finished! I completed colouring all the Zoids and just went for the background. There's a lot of detail in the foreground so I didn't want to overcomplicate the scenery. #Zoids 010
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Progress has been slow on this! Colouring Kraak, Redhorn and Zrk took a lot longer than I anticipated. It's a really painstaking job, but worthwhile! #zoids 120
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Done! I'll wait until I've brought the Zoids piece closer to completion before starting to colourise this. #secretwars 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Tarantulon done, and a little of the foreground. I really don't want to rush this, but I'm also feeling a little impatient. I have to fit this project in around paid work so I can't spend too much time on it. #zoids 110
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Finished the Walker and the lower level of Doombase. Added Constrictor sitting next to Barin Zemo there in the second roller. The end is in sight! #secretwars 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Doom Roller, She-Hulk, Titania, Wolverine, Mr Fantastic and Absorbing Man finished. Hobgoblin is piloting the roller. He wasn't in the original comic series, but he was released as a figure in the accompanying toy line. #secretwars 110
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Finished Big Boy, who is probably the most tricky and detailed thing on the page to colour. Next: Explody Tarantulon #zoids 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Finished inking Thing, Ultron, Cap, Doom and Wasp in the foreground. Time to tackle that looming Doom Roller next-- not looking forward to it! #secretwars #avengers 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 10/03/2025I think we're done here. Now for inks! #secretwars #avengers 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Incremental progress, mainly on the Tower O' Doom and the tri-walker with Doc Ock and two of the Wrecking Crew. My aim for this piece is a fusion of the toy line and the comic. #Secretwars #avengers 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Colourisation begins! It's going to be quite painstaking! 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 04/03/2025I got really stuck on drawing that Doom Roller. Such a nightmare! But I managed to hash it out, I think. Redrew She-Hulk and Titania fighting on top of it. After overcoming a big block, will hopefully be able to progress with this now. #secretwars #avengers 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 25/02/2025It's all done! Now to find some place where I can scan this for colourisation. #zoids 110
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 25/02/2025I didn't like the drawings of Cap and Doom. Something felt off, and it's bothering me so much that it's slowing down progress, so I redrew them. 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 15/02/2025My approach to this piece is far more slapdash than Zoids. I'm kind of doing everything all at once which is making things messy. Redrew the tri-walker to make it make sense. Decided to have Doom-Rollers emerging from the fort. #secretwars 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 14/02/2025New project! After I'm done with the Zoids piece I'm creating a little homage to another childhood favourite of mine-- Secret Wars! This was the comic that introduced me to all the marvel characters when I was young. #secretwars 110
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Inking progress: Finished the foreground, and tackled Big Boy and the Great Zrk. #zoids 110
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Inking progress: I'm hitting the foreground first with the exploding Tarantulon and Krok poking his snout in. So far this is pleasantly cathartic-- not looking forward to inking Zoidzilla, though. #zoids 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Really wasn't much left to add-- a few more invading Red Zoids in the background, some decals on Zoidzilla. Tightened up the pencils a bit. Now to ink the bastard! #zoids 110
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Day 5: Not much more to add to this now. A small flight of Terrazoids swooping in to support Zoidzilla. Krok poking his snout in there from the side. Some background details added. #zoids 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Day 4: Added Kraak, Prince of Darkness and a couple of flying minions. Would love to have been in the meeting where they named this guy- I reckon somebody just picked him up, started flying him around making 'kraak' noises and the boss was like "BOOM, THATS IT!" #zoids 100
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Day 3: Drew Redhorn the Terrible and the Great Zrk. Fantastic names these Zoids had! Love how Tomy just rolled with the insanity. The Great Zrk! What's a Zrk? Who cares! It just sounds cool. #zoids 173
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Day 2: Finished Zoidzilla and the Hellrunners. Drew a Tarantulon and his pal, who is being exploded by ??? ...maybe a Hydrozoid or the Great Zrk. #zoids 174
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Zoids! My son asked me what I liked to draw as a kid, so I told him about how I'd get a big sheet of paper and draw epic Zoids battles. I thought I'd try this again aged 46. Easy, right? WRONG. Drawing Zoids is H-A-R-D! #zoids 150
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 27/12/2024I can't even hide effectively from my three year old-- those velociraptors would be splitting me apart like a cheestring 000
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 24/11/2024300 verses Gladiator! They were set on the same planet, both films practically advertised this 130
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Watching episode 5 of the Daemons and, if I'm feeling sassy, moving straight on to Day of the Daleks. 000
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Saruman about to find out that Sauron doesn't share power. 000
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 16/11/2024A Mexican-American border agent's account of his work. He describes with beautiful economy the lives of the people he comes across. It humanises those who are reduced to statistics and scapegoats. Really informative about the history of the US/Mexico border too, from the perspective of a Brit. 020
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 15/11/2024"Hey, whatever Matt wants, Matt Gaetz AMIRITE?!" -- Matt Gaetz, presumably. 000
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Here's a little sampling of my work. I'm a cartoonist, with a comic-book slant to my style. DM me for more details, or just say hi! #artist #comics #Death'sHead 010
Mike. @mikem1978.bsky.social · 15/11/2024I'm on Bluesky now, in case any of tge 125 bots who follow me on (--REDACTED--) care. 010
