Josue Cruz

Boss of world 1 (Graveyard). This big ghoul is shown coming out of an open grave, surrounded by moss covered tombs. The GroundsKreeper is a large, one-eyed figure with a bag of fertilizer for its head. It where’s a tattered pair of overalls with a dirty work shirt and work boots. In one of its garden gloved hands it holds a rusty sickle. Its arms are completely composed of tangled worms! Flavor text reads: “ It is no easy task to keep this cemetery looking so overgrown and destitute. Be careful, this ghoul will cut you down to size!” quote: “I’m done pushing daisies!”

The first boss in the game wasn’t really the hardest challenge. Essentially it was a game of whack-a-mole, where the boss would come out of one of the 6 open graves. You’d have to get your hits in before it swung that huge sickle that had a pretty wide hit box.

Kap N Stein, A brutish enemy from World 1 (Graveyard), a large frankenstein’d body topped with the grunt enemy, Frank-Kap. It’s flavor text reads: Slow-moving and as dense as a brick wall, getting past these brutes is a challenge! These guys know how to get a-head!” Quote: “Oh, this one’s just a lease!”

These took multiple hits to take out, sometimes The Frank-Kap would pop out, and the body would move around the screen on its own, quickly and randomly 💀

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Oddbol, a tiny crow-like bird with skull markings on its beak from world 1 (graveyard), it drops a coin as it flies past. Flavor text reads: CONSIDERED GUIDES FOR THE DEAD. THESE BIRDS SEEM TOO JOVIAL FOR SUCH A JOB. WATCH OUT FOR THEIR HEAVY DROPPINGS! Quote: “Caw-fee used ta’ cost a dime!”

These guys were annoying too. Usually three would swoop at a time from off screen meaning you would have to move Quickly to dodge the coins they drop.

Grave-Robber a hidden trap enemy from World 1 (Graveyard). It looks like a typical burial patch, but the ones with the flowers are the ones to look out for. A pair of rotting arms come out of the ground to grab you. The flavor text reads: A PATCH OF DIRT WITH A GHASTLY GRIP! TREAD LIGHTLY, AS THESE MOUNDS OF MALICE ARE TIRED OF PEOPLE WALKING ALL OVER THEM! Quote: “Keep off the grass!!”

God I remember really hating these enemies. If you didn’t button mash to get loose, they’d take like half your life bar.

Frank-Kap, a small grunt enemy from World 1 (Graveyard) that appears to be a bipedal, one-eyed cerebellum hiding under the scalp of some of reanimated creature. The flavor text reads: Discarded Byproducts of failed experiments. they waddle around the graveyard looking for an unsuspecting host to seize.‬ Quote: “Excuse me, is this seat taken?”

Grunt enemy from young Josue’s favorite SNES cousin-game, Hallowed Nights: Curse of the Ringmaster.

*ding ding ding* FA-RI-DU-LA SI-MA-NET DO-NI-PUANA VO-RI-NET PI-NA-SA-MI MA-NI-SET DANA-FONSI LOU-BON!!! *DING DING DING*

The Ultimate Warrior!

I’m cranky

Photograph of post-it notes. Scrawled on the first note: “First video call with a gender therapist and the webcam is set to mirrored”. The second post it had a crude drawing of myself seated at a computer, back to the reader, as the distorted reflection of my face is shown to me through the webcam. My character says: “Huh..”

I still ask that you check out my non social media options to look at my arts. I have a free patreon tier.

A mischievous demon holding a cartoon bomb.

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Had the pleasure to work on another cover for @krimeguys.bsky.social These books are limited runs and if the last volume was any indicator, will sell out quick!!

Had the pleasure to work on another cover for @krimeguys.bsky.social These books are limited runs and if the last volume was any indicator, will sell out quick!!

Krime Guys - Wet and Wild A chaotic love letter to graffiti by lifelong writer Vince Vertical, told in graphic novel form.

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Last page, decorative, of my comic Hotdog. And illustration of a dog in the shape of a red frankfurter, its ears made of mustard, a drizzle of the condiment on its back. The bun that surrounds the frankfurter is where its legs stick out of as it emphatically jumps to scream in an ecstatic speech bubble, “HAWTDAWG!” Fin.

Hotdog! [5/5] #comic

Page four of my comic Hotdog! Single splash panel, wide shot with the dog and owner in the foreground, the dog looking back at me with a side-eye looking concerned. I am in the background meekly waving, narration, “I’ll just treasure this for myself.”

Hotdog! [4/5] #comic

Page two of my comic Hotdog! Panel one, large panel side view of woman walking sausage dog, as he gingerly trots on the cement, narration, “No such breed of dog could possibly exist in real life. What kind of pedigree could produce the exact shape of a deli counter bologna?” Panel two, POV shot of me looking down at the dog as it walks away from me, narration, “what a beautiful creature.”, panel three, same shot but in foreground my hand emerges with a phone, narration, “Maybe I can snap a photo…”, last panel, same shot, but dog takes notices, turning its chubby face to look at me in surprise, the phone is pulled back down, narration, “-oop!”.

Hotdog! [3/5] #comic

Second page my comic Hotdog! First panel, wide shot of me still sweatin’ walking toward the viewer, narration “The other day, while I was on my uphill trudge back home…” Next panel, close up as I wipe my face of sweat, head turning to see something off frame, narration “…I found something absolutely magnificent.” Third panel, over the shoulder shot, a woman in a sun hat walks a dog, narration, “A tiny dog!” Last panel, reverse shot of small dog in foreground, me excitedly posing in the background, narration, “Shaped like an overstuffed sausage!”

Hotdog! [2/5] #comic

Page one of a comic, opening splash panel, wide shot, of cartoon me huffing and puffing as I walk up the steep hills of San Francisco.

Hotdog! [1/5] #comic

YouTube video by hbomberguy ROBLOX_OOF.mp3

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YouTube video by Power Pak MyHouse.WAD - Inside Doom's Most Terrifying Mod

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My house.wad by Power Pak and hbomberguy’s robolox_oof.mp3 are my emotional support video-essays.

Fear and Loathing in San Diego Comic Con pt.2 Finding purpose in the work, not the reward.

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Josue (me) sitting on a pile of dusty books while they watch a video on their phone. The phone plays audio “welcome back! This is episode 7 of the Freddie fish creepypasta explained!”

Give a hoot, read a boot!

Two brothers with peppers for heads (Pepper and Oncino) hang out behind the SABROSO snack shack while a line forms.

Break time. #dapperpepperbros

You may have already tried this but sometimes an outdated driver would cause this issue on my cintiq.

Overheard on the bus:
Little boy: what part of town is this?
Caretaker: that is a Target

A photo from the "How To Draw An Octopus" panel at comic-con shows the seated audience looking at a large screen, on which is projected the title of the panel, an octopus eye, and the three in-progress drawings of the panelists. Text overlaid on the photo is connected with an arrow to each of the three drawings, explaining what's in them. The text reads, "Sam: Start with simple shapes to draw an octopus. Josue: Make it a character with posture and expression. Danna: Scribble over anything you don't like and say it inked."

My latest newsletter covers the comic-con panel I did with @octopolis.bsky.social and @xjosuecruz.bsky.social, deep-sea research by @kakanikatija.bsky.social @mbarinews.bsky.social, and an explainer of the mysterious software life cycle
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“Eat your vegetables”
-Josue Cruz