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Danie Stirling

@whitherling.bsky.social
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I make comics! CRUMBS (Etch/Clarion), SMALL BLESSINGS and more-- see whitherling.carrd.co for info!🇨🇦 Rep'd by Marietta Zacker at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency.

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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy first day of fall!😊🍂🍄
A character looks slightly offscreen, smiling. In front of his face, someone holds a handful of glowing chanterelles.A night scene with moth wings reflecting light. One perches on the bark of a tree.A character holds a flashlight over her shoulder, smiling and bright-eyed.Glowing chanterelles in leaf litter.
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy first day of fall!😊🍂🍄
A character looks slightly offscreen, smiling. In front of his face, someone holds a handful of glowing chanterelles.A night scene with moth wings reflecting light. One perches on the bark of a tree.A character holds a flashlight over her shoulder, smiling and bright-eyed.Glowing chanterelles in leaf litter.
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.kyyy. @garou-art.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
if you 🫵 are a webcomic creator and live in the Canadian maritime provinces 🇨🇦, I'm collecting information and data for local conventions!! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Please feel free to share this around! 🙌
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Jordaan 🪶🏳️‍⚧️ @itsyaboijordaan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
My latest pin set launched on @backerkit.com today! Based on my favorite cooking challenge, I've got a whole farmer's market of mini pins to collect! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a... #transartist #Indigenousartist #fuckai
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Smol, Little, Tiny Farmer's Market
A mini pin set inspired by your local farmer's market.
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I swear I thought I posted this here already.😭
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Chimera Comics Collective @chimeracomics.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
#microcomicsummer belongs to the community, let's make short comics together!

**#MicroComicSummer 2026!**

Let's end the summer with comics!

Create a small scale comic over the summer, and share it on September 22nd with the hashtag #microcomicsummer!
**How to participate**

-Challenge your story telling skills by creating a shorter than your average comic over the summer!
-share it on September 22 (thats the end of summer) using the hashtag
-Check out the comics created and posted during that event!
-All mediums, skills, and styles are encouraged to participate, have fun!
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Molly @mollyarts.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Hello, #portfolioday! I'm Molly, I'm an animator and artist who loves painting and is looking to get into illustration and/or commission work! ⭐https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxjCNxYf4fI demo reel! ⭐molly.mcv@gmail.com
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ROWAN @rowanclair.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hello, I'm an illustrator and surface pattern designer, I love depicting themes of nature, fantasy and the environment with vibrant colours and detail. #PortfolioDay ⭐portfolio - rowanclair.com ✉️contact@rowanclair.com 🌟further links - linktr.ee/rowanclair
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Léa Charbonnier @cleadraw.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
👋 Hello #PortfolioDay, I am Léa, an artist from Europe. I am available for your next project, from pictures book to adult stories. I have a special interest for book cover and lgbtqia+ stories. 🌈 Leacharbonnier.art ✏️ Represented by @sandraproudman.bsky.social at @galltzacker.bsky.social
Two teen seated on the bleachers. A young man and a kid seated on a coffee shop bar with a barista looking at them amused. Two men in space holding hand surrounded by planets. Three kids in a school hallway.
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Text: Book News! Emilia Rhodes while at HarperCollins bought Trove, a YA graphic novel by Danie Stirling (Crumbs). When impending separation threatens to erode their friendship, Nessa and Juliette promise to make their last memory together the best by finding the rumored lost book from their favorite series. Marietta B. Zacker at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency brokered the deal for world rights.
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MK but a skellington but all the meat's back on magically @hospitalvespers.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
ok here’s my backpack!! when I started sewing this January I saw this pattern and was like ‘I gotta get good enough to make that’ and I DID! the blue and white parts are hand quilted~
a brown and blue hobbit style backpack. The front pocket has a quilted star in white, yellow, green, and blue fabric. The top flap is dark blue and folded over and has green quilting with embroidered flowers. The buckles holding the front flap closed are antique brass. There’s a pin of a puffin on the front pocket. the same back now has the top flap unfolded, revealing a cream coloured panel with green quilting radiating out from a circle. inside the circle is a ring of flowersthe back of the bag, showing the brown fabric quilted with a lembas bread style chevron patternthe inside of the bag, which is a green fabric with delicate little white flowers
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Doing stuff… making things…
Black-and-white sketches of partial faces clipped from comic pages.
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
FINALLY made it to TriCon in Halifax, halfway through🥲 Planning to make the most of the half that’s left!
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Kris Nguyen @hakuku.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
pretend they figured out a way for rocky to survive without their suit and theres braille on the cards 😂 #projecthailmary
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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
TriCon, the scifi/fantasy/horror/weird literary conference we're hosting, now has a full program schedule posted! Nova Scotia, if you love sff books, writing, publishing, and are interested in the issues that face our culture, this us for you. May 15-17 2026! tricon-halifax.com
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Home - TriCon Halifax
TriCon is Atlantic Canada's literary conference for writers of speculative fiction. TriCon 2026 will be held May 15th-17th, 2026.
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Aleksi Gray @alakotila.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I'm looking for some freelance work! Editing, inking, character flats, illustration I have worked on over 40 comic series as an editor. I edit, ink and flat at Webtoon Originals pacing (Prince of Southland, Castle Swimmer, Crumbs, Manny) so hit me up if you are in need of a Webtoon assistant.
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Have I been able to think about anything but Project Hail Mary since I watched it? NOPE.🥹
A pencil sketch of Ryland Grace and Rocky from the film Project Hail Mary, sitting side by side on the shore.
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
A very unserious discussion🙂🎨 (I love my silly little comic creatures).
Illustration of one character smiling and leaning back into another while they gesture vaguely at the ether with an annoyed expression.
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
A very unserious discussion🙂🎨 (I love my silly little comic creatures).
Illustration of one character smiling and leaning back into another while they gesture vaguely at the ether with an annoyed expression.
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
It’s Portfolio Day again!😊
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Power & Magic Press @powerandmagic.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
HOW TO TOUCH GRASS is now LIVE on Kickstarter! Full-color, 300+ pages, nearly 40 comics by BIPOC and LGBTQ+ creators across the globe! An anthology about the joys (and stakes!) of going outside: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
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HOW TO TOUCH GRASS: Comics to get you outside! [Relaunch]
A humungous, full-color comics anthology about the joys (and stakes!) of going outside.
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.kyyy. @garou-art.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Happy TDOV! This is a piece I did for Beyond Your Binary: a Trans Anime Zine. Not my usual style, but I wanted to play with halftones and limited colours. #tdov 💙💗🤍💗💙
digital fanart of kino from kino's journey, leaning against their motorrad, hermes, parked in a field of pink flowers. A flurry of flower petals are in the foreground and four birds flying off in the distance. the artwork uses the transgender flag colour palette.
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Molly @mollyarts.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Some Deltarunes that I drew for watercolour/inking practice! Pretty happy with how they turned out. #art #watercolor #deltarune (also, real talk, I'm thinking about setting up watercolour commissions like these on Kofi if anyone would be interested!)
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jam @jammyness.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Hi everyone! Are you a 🍁 Canadian Cartoonist Opposed to AI 🚫🤖? Do you want to tell the government about it? 📢 Read on! (Deadline Sunday March 15) 🧵
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Clem @clemsayshowdy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
big thanks to everyone who's already checked out the first 5 episodes of my silly little library comic! episode 6 is now up if ya want to give it a read👀📚 #webcomic www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/th...
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Leehama 🍳 Preorder GOURMET HOUND, VOL. 1! @leehama.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
🍎 ☕️ "Gourmet Hound, Vol. 1" will be coming to print as a graphic novel this fall! ☕️ 🍎 I'm so excited to finally be able to announce the graphic novel version of Gourmet Hound! Volume 1 will be on sale October 27, 2026! #GourmetHound Preorder here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827227...
Digital graphic showing Lucy and Graham, the protagonists of my webtoon Gourmet Hound, standing in front of a screenshot of the Penguin Random House page for "Gourmet Hound, Vol. 1". Lucy says, "We're excited to announce... Gourmet Hound is coming to print!" A little version of my author avatar is in the bottom right corner, saying, "Thank you!"A second graphic with an enlarged version of the cover on it. Above it reads, "On sale October 27"
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Tuesday comic-adjacent silliness~
An inked comic illustration of two characters with their foreheads pressed together. Each has a slight smile and an expression of determination and/or challenge.
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Joanna @purenonsens.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Bringing back this evergreen Brain Eno quote on the matter
Brian Eno quote: Whatever you now find weird, ugly, uncomfortable and nasty about a new medium will surely become its signature. CD distortion, the jitteriness of digital video, the crap sound of 8-bit - all of these will be cherished and emulated as soon as they can be avoided. It’s the sound of failure: so much modern art is the sound of things going out of control, of a medium pushing to its limits and breaking apart. The distorted guitar sound is the sound of something too loud for the medium supposed to carry it. The blues singer with the cracked voice is the sound of an emotional cry too powerful for the throat that releases it. The excitement of grainy film, of bleached-out black and white, is the excitement of witnessing events too momentous for the medium assigned to record them.
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Little style experiment😌
A digital ink illustration of a person leaning forward on a flat surface, looking at the viewer. One hand dangles a rose, while the other holds a few plucked petals.
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Clem @clemsayshowdy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
In the process of uploading my silly little library comic to webtoon! You should check it out👀 #webcomic www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/th...
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Little style experiment😌
A digital ink illustration of a person leaning forward on a flat surface, looking at the viewer. One hand dangles a rose, while the other holds a few plucked petals.
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
More of the same🙃
A sketch of one person resting an arm on top of the head of another as he sits at a table, trying to write.
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
More of the same🙃
A sketch of one person resting an arm on top of the head of another as he sits at a table, trying to write.
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Cloudy🐈 @hellocloudy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
the forbidden candy
a bowl filled with ceramic worry stones shaped like cats
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Focus 📖
A sketch of two people reading a large paper map. The one holding the map looks up at the the person behind her, who has his hands over her ears. Both are grinning.
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Georgia @ Sun Princess.jpg @geohen17.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Hello please read my comic about a shy little black girl here sunprincesscomic.com/comic/26-17-... Or throw me some ko-fi for the PDFs! bsky.app/profile/geoh...
sunprincesscomic.com
$26.17 || Part III || pg. 45-46
Visit the post for more.
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Droplets🌧️
An illustration of a character looking up at the leaves overhead as large, sparkling drops of water fall down towards them.
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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Artist wanted! In conjunction with @tricon-hfx.bsky.social this May, we're looking to exhibit a Nova Scotia artist who works with fabulist, speculative, or otherwise fanciful themes! If you are interested, please email tridenthalifax@eastlink.ca with an introduction & link to your work.
A poster with a green and white background (art by Calcifer Poolar) reads "Fabulist Art Wanted" with the call for applications in black text.
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prongles @prongles.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
stories from Minneapolis. #iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics #iceoutofmpls
The first time I witnessed someone get abducted was Sunday, December 14th, 2025.
ICE left behind his wife and an infant child in the car.
The family was going to church.
"We pulled over, but then they told us they would take us too if we did anything. We have our own baby in the back seat."
None of us knew what to do. No one tells you how useless you feel when someone is taken.The next abduction I witnessed was a couple weeks later.
Both times, I hadn't even gotten out of bed yet when I heard the whistles.
I was better at responding the second time. There's not a lot you can do except make noise and be annoying.
I'm good at being annoying.
At this point, being annoying is liable to get you shot or tear gassed or blinded. 
It is what it is.Focusing on anything but the occupation has been difficult. That's what I've come to call it now--an occupation. What else do you call a bunch of soldier bullies driving around the streets trying to find people to kidnap?
I try to be more present for my friends and neighbors.
"Hey, do you have some time to drop off some donations this weekend?"
"Yeah, I'll do a Costco run!"
"I've got some blankets and coats to donate."
"I can come pick them up tomorrow! You guys need anything from the store?""Is anyone available to watch the bus stop?"
"I can!"

[An image of two people at a bus stop. They're both wearing whistles.]

A news article clipping: ICE detains 4 Colombia Heights students, including 5- and 10-year-olds sent to Texas. Colombia Heights Public Schools leaders addressed the ICE surge into the district, saying the community is "shattered."

And they say they're "catching criminals." Sure.
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
The cold early-morning feeling when the sun starts peeking out.😌
Two people in winter coats stand in front of a shop in early morning light. One is opening the door and tucking keys in a pocket. The other holds a pair of coffee cups. their breath and the coffee cups send puffs of steam into the cold air.
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
The cold early-morning feeling when the sun starts peeking out.😌
Two people in winter coats stand in front of a shop in early morning light. One is opening the door and tucking keys in a pocket. The other holds a pair of coffee cups. their breath and the coffee cups send puffs of steam into the cold air.
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steph @mallowboo.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
cover reveal for our debut graphic novel PRESIDENT OF THE ANIME BOOK is here!!! out September 1st ! @diggymungo.bsky.social #graphicnovel #books
Book cover for graphic novel PRESIDENT OF THE ANIME CLUB published with First Second.

The title is written in white chalk on a chalk board. Our three protagonists sit on desks in front of the board reading manga and smiling. Doodles of a character in chibi form are on the chalkboard…who is she? 👀
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Ashlena @ LBX 219 @ashlenasharma.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Hi #portfolioday! I’m Ash, a Canadian artist in search of full-time/freelance opportunities! I have 7+ years of experience in design for animation and illustration for backgrounds, characters, books and editorials ✨ portfolio: ashlenasharma.com contact: ashlenasharmaart@gmail.com
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Happy #PortfolioDay! I'm Danie Stirling and I do graphic novels (and also cherish a little wish to be asked to do a few B&W spot illustrations someday). 🎨My Portfolio 📨Links & Contact
The cover of the graphic novel Crumbs. Two characters stand facing each other, smiling. One carries a broom upside-down; the other hides floating cakes behind his back.A Halloween-themed illustration of two costumed characters meeting in midair for a dance in front of  skeletal trees and a large orange moon. One wears bat wings and a mask, while the other carries a pumpkin head.A digital pencil illustration of two characters chatting at a picnic shelter at the beach. On the table between them is a cooler. One has a towel over his shoulders and holds a cup of soda. The other is holding her hair down in the breeze and has taken a bite of her sandwich.An ilustration of two characters in tall dune grass at night, silhouetted by light. The mood is hopeful and vaguely mysterious. The background is bisected by a curtain of light pushed back by the girl in the foreground, while the other character peeks out. An open toolbox lies on the ground in front of her and she holds a pair of open scissors in her hand.
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✨Hanne✨@ Looking for Work! @badnightstar.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Hi #portfolioday! I'm Hanne, I'm a Mexican-Canadian background artist, and I've been unemployed since May! I'm available for both Freelance or Contract, Union or Non Union! 🖥️badnightstar.com ⭐Hanahazelart@gmail.com (shares much appreciated!) #Art #BGpaint #animation
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Mei {🐺My Werewolf Girlfriend🏳️‍🌈} @speremint.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Hello #portfolioday! I'm Mei, I'm a queer comic artist with a love for writing queer supernatural romances. Currently I'm working on my second comic project "My Werewolf Girlfriend", a free WLW webcomic. Prev: WEBTOON, DC, Wattpad. ✉️mrothsc@gmail.com 🎨www.speremint.com 🐺 mywerewolfgirlfriend.com
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Crystal Jayme (Scotty) Comic Artist @scottycomics.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
Hello Portfolio Day! My names Crystal Jayme and I'm a comic artist currently drawing 2 graphic novels for Clarion/HarperCollins and 3 ongoing webcomics for Hiveworks! I'm looking for GN work, Adult, YA, MG. Horror, Action, Historical & Book Covers! scottycomicsportfolio.carrd.co #portfolioday
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AAAAHH-lex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · 13/01/2026
Heyoooo #PortfolioDay! I’m Alex, a Canadian illustrator/cartoonist on the prairies. Mostly focusing on tabling/print sales and taking on mural work at this time while I finish my first graphic novel!! #art 🌱 aplante.com/portfolio aplante.com/shop (🇨🇦) www.inprnt.com/gallery/apla... (elsewhere)
a stylized illustration of the clock tower in the middle of Mont Tremblant, QC with the ski hill in the background and a couple of people carrying a snowboard and skis trudging through the snow.my hand holding a sticker that looks like a brightly-coloured "no parking anytime" sign vandalized to read "NO AI ANYTIME" insteada bright, simple illustration of a winter snow-covered field in the prairies. The sky is a bright blue with big fluffy clouds on the horizon. Tufts of dead brown grass poke through the snow, and a crescent moon sit up high in the sky. A long freight train with brightly coloured cars snakes its way about two thirds of the way across the horizon,  far in the distancepower lines going down a back lane, silhouetted against a pink and purple twilight sky. the trees and houses along the lane are all cast in blue shadow. the colours are laid out in a way that suggests the bi flag. very bisexual lighting. a street lamp glows, and some birds flying in the distance.
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Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Happy #PortfolioDay! I'm Danie Stirling and I do graphic novels (and also cherish a little wish to be asked to do a few B&W spot illustrations someday). 🎨My Portfolio 📨Links & Contact
The cover of the graphic novel Crumbs. Two characters stand facing each other, smiling. One carries a broom upside-down; the other hides floating cakes behind his back.A Halloween-themed illustration of two costumed characters meeting in midair for a dance in front of  skeletal trees and a large orange moon. One wears bat wings and a mask, while the other carries a pumpkin head.A digital pencil illustration of two characters chatting at a picnic shelter at the beach. On the table between them is a cooler. One has a towel over his shoulders and holds a cup of soda. The other is holding her hair down in the breeze and has taken a bite of her sandwich.An ilustration of two characters in tall dune grass at night, silhouetted by light. The mood is hopeful and vaguely mysterious. The background is bisected by a curtain of light pushed back by the girl in the foreground, while the other character peeks out. An open toolbox lies on the ground in front of her and she holds a pair of open scissors in her hand.
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Kody @kodyisover.com · 12/01/2026
Hiveworks artists have dealt with SO much over years of mismanagement, and they need your support. There's a "How You Can Help" tab of their statement that calls for supporting affected Hiveworks artists, spreading the word, and perhaps, most importantly - reducing speculation!
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