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And by "freehand," I mean completely without reference. As a kid, I had tons of spiral-bound notebooks filled with sketches based purely on imagination. But now I like to tinker with perspective too much, which is harder to conceptualize for some reason. Like I said, getting that muscle memory back.

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Thanks. I definitely use rough models as reference. For now. Back when I was younger I could draw freehand and very quickly, but then I stopped for about a decade, due to circumstances, and I've been working to build the skill and speed back up. Hope to keep improving day after day.

Thank YOU! Inspire me every day. Once met you in Athens at Fluke, and you were exceedingly kind. Bought everything on your table. You're an all-timer, man.

Anthony Isaiah @ospiritsarise.com · 12/09/2026

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My favorite couple in DC Comics? Abigail Arcane and Alec Holland, aka Swamp Thing. A quick drawing of the lovebirds to get back in the creative groove. #Art #Comics #DCComics #SwampThing

Abigail Arcane and Alec Holland, aka Swamp Thing. Art by Anthony Isaiah.

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Lee Gatlin is one of the best to ever do it. A deceptively simple style that's enragingly difficult -- nay, impossible -- to imitate. Has impeccable taste. Funny as hell. If I could sling a pencil 1/16th as well as him, I'd never put it down. Fingers would be nubs. Open jars left-handed forever.

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It's October. Time to draw some spooky comics. Oh, I do that every month? No wonder I rarely look at the calendar.

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Kind of looks like Dracula is afraid of breasts. Love it.

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Anthony Isaiah @ospiritsarise.com · 18h

Thanks to everyone at AEW for stepping up. The wrestlers who selflessly honored their friend. Pouring hearts out. Rushing returns. Putting over the message. The production staff who tied it all together. The commentary. The T-shirts. The video packages. A classy, unforgettable show. #AEW

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Anthony Isaiah @ospiritsarise.com · 18h

The theme of PAC's tribute was abundantly clear: "EVEN NOW HE MAKES US BETTER." Rivals showed respect. Grudges ended. Villains played fair. It was exactly what I hoped for and needed. Kindness conquered death. #AEW

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Anthony Isaiah @ospiritsarise.com · 19h

Jon Moxley said there are two kinds of eulogies: remembrance of deed and remembrance of character. Last night on AEW Dynamite, PAC received BOTH. He was that damn good. Inside and outside of the ring. Had me in tears the whole time. #AEW www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9xR...

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A look at the life and legacy of Benjamin "PAC" Satterley

YouTube video by All Elite Wrestling

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Anthony Isaiah @ospiritsarise.com · 01/10/2026

Tonight is for you, PAC, you lovable Bastard. #PAC #AEW #WrestleSky

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I love discovering 503 errors in my upstream server.

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Nice. I must admit, thought, my magic system is pretty haphazard. Basically, "What do I want to draw? Will it look funny? Can I justify any of this later down the road?"

Yes. Unless his first name is Goody. Then it's cognitive dissonance.

When I was drawing this portrait the other day, I thought, "What color should the background be?" I had completely blanked on his entrance, due to grief brain, but I landed on red anyway. Deep down I knew the right answer. PAC really left an impression. Tonight is not going to be easy.

The one and only PAC. Art by Anthony Isaiah.

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Thank you! Much appreciated!

I have, indeed, and I do like it! A fun flick!

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Check out O SPIRITS, ARISE! A webcomic updated twice weekly on BlueSky, Instagram, and ospiritsarise.com. Horror so tame you’ll laugh. Humor so nonsensical you’ll scream. Thanks for the chat, everyone! #HorrorWritersChat

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Wonder if I could write a good story based on Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights," maybe? Might be something in there. #HorrorWritersChat

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Mozart has to listen to AI-generated music for eternity. #HorrorWritersChat

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Music plays a small part in my comics. Spells, for instance, tend to be written in verse. (Inventive, I know!) Also, the main demon sort of dresses like Mick Jagger from THE ROLLING STONES ROCK AND ROLL CIRCUS. #HorrorWritersChat

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I'm technically a horror-comedy cartoonist, but writing is writing, yeah? Make silly comics about demons, witches, and haunted roadside inns. Hammer Films meet the Sunday funnies. Listen to a lot of James Bernard soundtracks. Oh, and Annie Lennox, David Bowie, Kate Bush... #HorrorWritersChat

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LEE GATLIN @neilaglet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I wonder what DOCTOR WHO fandom would look like today if the original series had been a puppet show à la Gerry Anderson's "Supermarionation." Any differences? Better? Worse? Or would people still be harping about continuity issues and rating their Doctors based on snogability?

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A drawing of a witch flying on her broom in front of an big orange circle. The point of her tall hat is bent back on the wind, and the brim is pushed back. She cackles, HEEHEEHEE, while her black cat holds on for dear life on the back of the broom. A small bubbling cauldron with a foot sticking up out of it hangs off the front of the broom trailing steam. A spider dangles by its web from the tip of the broom.

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Good question! I hadn't even noticed before. Probably intentional? Or the costumer just thought, "On this planet bad guys are trash cans and good guys are... pirates who wear vests made out of old comforters."

The man, the myth, the legend. Thanks for keeping it classy, AEW.

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I salute your dedication! HAMMER ON!

Diana Rigg and Peter Cushing in the same frame is TOO MUCH SEX APPEAL for anyone to take.

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AI enthusiasts and toxic fans are basically the same person. To them art is solely a product. Something to be consumed. Owned. Remixed for their own amusement. It has no value beyond what they can personally extract. Their "participation" matters more than anything else.

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If THE MUPPET SHOW needs a new format, might I suggest VERY IMPORTANT PUPPETS* hosted by @vicmmic.bsky.social? *Not to be confused with @veryimportantpeople.dropout.tv, of course. Concept art (by me) to dangle the carrot for Disney:

Vic Michaelis and the Muppets. Art by Anthony Isaiah.

It doesn't exactly "hold up," but it's fun. Especially if you shut your brain down beforehand. I have an easy on-off switch.

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I actually love this film. Know it doesn't work on multiple levels, but the things it gets right really resonate with me. One of my favorites growing up. Yeah, I know I'm weird.

I don't believe in guilty pleasures. I will gladly take the heat for the things I love.

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With the current Director General of the BBC praising AI garbage, it's nice to be reminded of DOCTOR WHO's handcrafted roots. The tactility of everything onscreen. Give me scale models and rubber suits and stage-bound sets any day. Imagination over expediency. "Marinus" has it in spades.

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The Voord are interesting antagonists, at least visually. Tokusatsu frogmen with cool-ass helmets. I shudder to think of the modern "update" they might receive, though, if they ever showed up again. The Marvel treatment, maybe? Armor plating? Panel lines? Piping? Yeesh.

A Voord does his best Crocodile Dundee impression. DOCTOR WHO.

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DOCTOR WHO REWATCH: "The Keys of Marinus." A planet decides to put all of its societal eggs in one artificial intelligence basket, and the only way to amend the system is to... go on a six-episode fetch quest. Another ripped-from-the-headlines plot: "Computers Are Bad Policymakers. Blow Them Up."

Ian, the Doctor, Susan, and Barbara consult... the Pope? DOCTOR WHO.

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With that exchange and the "You're a beautiful woman, probably" line... it has to be one of the funniest WHO episodes.

They are heroes in their own minds... and only their own minds. See more at ospiritsarise.com! #Art #Comedy #Comics #Horror #Webcomics

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Imagine being exceedingly good at a Tucker Carlson impression. Culhane's curse is our gift, I guess, or vice versa.

Dan @golazodan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Had to draw the magnificent "Bastard," to stave off the sadness. I stopped watching pro wrestling for years, and PAC was one of the reasons I came back. Just an awe-inspiring athlete -- superhuman, even -- and by all accounts a lovely person. He will be sorely missed. RIP. #PAC #AEW #WrestleSky

The Bastard PAC, Death Rider, founding member of AEW. Art by Anthony Isaiah.

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Wrestling’s greatest sneak attack.

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