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Artist for Illustration, Comics, TTRPGs and anything you can dream up. Horror, Sci-fi and YA ๐Ÿ”ช๐Ÿ›ธ๐Ÿšฒ๐ŸŒˆ she/her UTC -5 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ email Mary.Verhoeven@gmail.com https://sob-comix.com/

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A comic panel depicting a small, young, awkward preteen on her home computer, circa early 2000s.

A comic panel depicting a small, young, awkward preteen on her home computer, circa early 2000s.

'Wanna Cyber?' My comic for Pulping Volume 2: REALITY. Part 1 of 6

11.02.2026 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 375    ๐Ÿ” 97    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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"Sweet mother, I cannot weave โ€“ slender Aphrodite has overcome me with longing for a girl." #francheala

11.02.2026 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1690    ๐Ÿ” 447    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A rabbit in overalls and a goat in pants are sitting on the ground drawing pictures. The rabbit is saying โ€œART POSES A THREAT TO CORPORATOLRATIC SYSTEMS BECAUSE A PURPOSE OF ART IS TO REMIND THE INDIVIDUAL OF THEIR INHERENT AUTONOMY.โ€, the goat adds โ€œTHEIR HUMANITY.โ€

A rabbit in overalls and a goat in pants are sitting on the ground drawing pictures. The rabbit is saying โ€œART POSES A THREAT TO CORPORATOLRATIC SYSTEMS BECAUSE A PURPOSE OF ART IS TO REMIND THE INDIVIDUAL OF THEIR INHERENT AUTONOMY.โ€, the goat adds โ€œTHEIR HUMANITY.โ€

Make Art (1/4)

10.02.2026 12:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11688    ๐Ÿ” 4267    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 38    ๐Ÿ“Œ 40
the front cover of cosmic dyke patrol with some blurbs

the front cover of cosmic dyke patrol with some blurbs

Well, ghouls! The time is finally here! Lor Gislasonโ€™s COSMIC DYKE PATROL is out now through Ghoulish Books. Glorious goopy sex! Romantic body horror! Strange otherworldly creatures! This book has it all! Get it here: ghoulish.rip/who-ya-gonna...

@lormaggot.ca

10.02.2026 21:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

It looks possible, even likely, that we'll hit 666 backers.

Might celebrate that by writing a scenario wherein our heroes must claw their way out of the underworld that you can only play with rogues who have died in previous adventures.

03.02.2026 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 76    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

This is my thread of #HourlyComicsDay! Or #Hourlies or may even #HourlyComicDay2026 depending on your funky flow.

08.02.2026 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Almost entirely in parallel with @sobcomix.bsky.social

09.02.2026 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
11-12am: Big panel of G and I drawing in a cafe, looks of concentration on our faces. There's two little drawing of dogs, too. TEXT: "We draw our first few hourlies in the bagel cafe, like real artists. Lookit me now, ma! It's nice, warm, smells like bread, people are in a surprisingly good mood, desite the cold. Several cute dogs show up!"

11-12am: Big panel of G and I drawing in a cafe, looks of concentration on our faces. There's two little drawing of dogs, too. TEXT: "We draw our first few hourlies in the bagel cafe, like real artists. Lookit me now, ma! It's nice, warm, smells like bread, people are in a surprisingly good mood, desite the cold. Several cute dogs show up!"

One of my fave things about hourlies, is how different my drawings can look from panel to panel. I think it's about where I draw things, sometimes. Where did I draw this one? YOU'LL SEE!

10.02.2026 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a panel of me and g walking to a business closing yard sale in freezing weather TEXT: "we layer up & walk to what was once Coco's coffee shop. They're selling of the shop stuff, post close". two small spot of us deciding it's too cold to wait in line TEXT: "The line is long, and it is cold. Is it woth it? NO.". A drawing of a luscious bagel TEXT: "We scamper over to college street bagle [sic]. This is a phenomenal idea, all my vital essences are replenished".

a panel of me and g walking to a business closing yard sale in freezing weather TEXT: "we layer up & walk to what was once Coco's coffee shop. They're selling of the shop stuff, post close". two small spot of us deciding it's too cold to wait in line TEXT: "The line is long, and it is cold. Is it woth it? NO.". A drawing of a luscious bagel TEXT: "We scamper over to college street bagle [sic]. This is a phenomenal idea, all my vital essences are replenished".

Against all odds, we're still at 'er!

(that bagel was a lifesaver)

10.02.2026 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a bright, neon drawing done in pencil crayon, and a collapsing, on fire city behind idyllic plains. a person and a horse have made camp by a fire, and the person is staring into it while saying "man...". I'm shown below this, sleeping and looking annoyed.
text: xx-8am: Dreams of TLOU, living in the apocalypse & being annoyed at still having to go to work...I'm sure it means nothing.

a bright, neon drawing done in pencil crayon, and a collapsing, on fire city behind idyllic plains. a person and a horse have made camp by a fire, and the person is staring into it while saying "man...". I'm shown below this, sleeping and looking annoyed. text: xx-8am: Dreams of TLOU, living in the apocalypse & being annoyed at still having to go to work...I'm sure it means nothing.

Hourlies are upon us! Good morning*

(*listen.)

08.02.2026 18:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This is my thread of #HourlyComicsDay! Or #Hourlies or may even #HourlyComicDay2026 depending on your funky flow.

08.02.2026 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

a little wonky looking, because these are photos taken with my phone outside. It's cold as balls out here, but damn that sun is euphoric.

08.02.2026 18:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
black pen drawing on grid paper. I'm looking dishevelled in a house coat, sitting on a couch with my feet tucked under a blanket, gesturing with one had as I prepare to sip from a large mug of, I can assure you, very tasty coffee. In the foreground is the back on my friend g's head. You can mostly just see their curly hair as they bring a mug of coffee up to drink, pointing at me with their other hand.

text: Me "you should git your nails done, it's yer Bday!" them: "it's true!".

black pen drawing on grid paper. I'm looking dishevelled in a house coat, sitting on a couch with my feet tucked under a blanket, gesturing with one had as I prepare to sip from a large mug of, I can assure you, very tasty coffee. In the foreground is the back on my friend g's head. You can mostly just see their curly hair as they bring a mug of coffee up to drink, pointing at me with their other hand. text: Me "you should git your nails done, it's yer Bday!" them: "it's true!".

Ambrosia hour with my roomie. Everyone, say happy birthday @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social !

08.02.2026 18:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
pen drawing on grid paper. In the first panel, a hand reached over the edge of a wardrobe and taps the snooze button on a phone. In the second panel, I'm getting out of bed, naked, my computer in the forefront, apparently still sleeping. I'm saying "a'wright, a'wright".

text: 8-9 AY-EM: under the first panel, "We're snooze-maxing over here. Sleep-pilled. Grinding our rest potential, etc etc etc.." under the second panel, "But all good things must en, so we get up, despite all evidence that this rarely solves any of our problems. (i'm sleepyyyyyy)..."

pen drawing on grid paper. In the first panel, a hand reached over the edge of a wardrobe and taps the snooze button on a phone. In the second panel, I'm getting out of bed, naked, my computer in the forefront, apparently still sleeping. I'm saying "a'wright, a'wright". text: 8-9 AY-EM: under the first panel, "We're snooze-maxing over here. Sleep-pilled. Grinding our rest potential, etc etc etc.." under the second panel, "But all good things must en, so we get up, despite all evidence that this rarely solves any of our problems. (i'm sleepyyyyyy)..."

Yearly tit reveal.

08.02.2026 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a bright, neon drawing done in pencil crayon, and a collapsing, on fire city behind idyllic plains. a person and a horse have made camp by a fire, and the person is staring into it while saying "man...". I'm shown below this, sleeping and looking annoyed.
text: xx-8am: Dreams of TLOU, living in the apocalypse & being annoyed at still having to go to work...I'm sure it means nothing.

a bright, neon drawing done in pencil crayon, and a collapsing, on fire city behind idyllic plains. a person and a horse have made camp by a fire, and the person is staring into it while saying "man...". I'm shown below this, sleeping and looking annoyed. text: xx-8am: Dreams of TLOU, living in the apocalypse & being annoyed at still having to go to work...I'm sure it means nothing.

Hourlies are upon us! Good morning*

(*listen.)

08.02.2026 18:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thank you! :)

08.02.2026 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Page of black and grey scratchy doodles of a woman smiling eerily at the camera, and young girl poking some trash and saying ew, a young woman standing naked and dazed with her hand potentially missing, and small drawing of a girl just SCREAM "aaaaa" in a cartoony way, a crouched over young woman who is naked and looks a bit crazed, a teen girl bundles in some blanket looking furious with the conversation next to her that goes "we rescued her from the woods" "...are you sure?", and a kind of knobbly hand. It's okay as far as sketchy hands go. They can't all be winners.

Page of black and grey scratchy doodles of a woman smiling eerily at the camera, and young girl poking some trash and saying ew, a young woman standing naked and dazed with her hand potentially missing, and small drawing of a girl just SCREAM "aaaaa" in a cartoony way, a crouched over young woman who is naked and looks a bit crazed, a teen girl bundles in some blanket looking furious with the conversation next to her that goes "we rescued her from the woods" "...are you sure?", and a kind of knobbly hand. It's okay as far as sketchy hands go. They can't all be winners.

I rescued a teen girl from the woods, and all I got 36 years later was This Horrible Woman!

Page o' sketches, some from a few months ago, some from a few minutes ago!

23.10.2025 00:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 105    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œdey lambastin me in da funny pages!!โ€

05.02.2026 22:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I should have known you were already well informed ๐Ÿ˜Œ

04.02.2026 22:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@diarmid.bsky.social c'mere a sec

03.02.2026 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

she succeeded

01.04.2024 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6501    ๐Ÿ” 2109    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
a handmade marionette monster photographed in front of a snowbank. it has long arms with branch-like hands, a long neck with a false human face & a lower jaw like a sperm whale, & is dressed in all white/off-white lace & rags with pearl accents. watermark says "Ezra Rose"

a handmade marionette monster photographed in front of a snowbank. it has long arms with branch-like hands, a long neck with a false human face & a lower jaw like a sperm whale, & is dressed in all white/off-white lace & rags with pearl accents. watermark says "Ezra Rose"

a back view of the puppet showing its cape with fur, fleece & pearl accents

a back view of the puppet showing its cape with fur, fleece & pearl accents

a few more shots - no video, sadly, since i was rushing to get her to the show, but she has a working jaw, can tilt her head, & her arms are controlled with a separate hinged hand bar. she floats really eerily & overall i'm very pleased with how she came out!

02.02.2026 21:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 263    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An illustration of a white torso against a blue-green background, with ten red crosses scratched across the image as if by two hands

An illustration of a white torso against a blue-green background, with ten red crosses scratched across the image as if by two hands

claws

03.02.2026 00:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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[from 2024] avebela constantly humming at the back of my mind #dragonage

02.02.2026 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 459    ๐Ÿ” 131    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

YES!

02.02.2026 21:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hey friends! We're so grateful for all of the support for our @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social event/workspace fundraiser so far! Contribute if you're able, share if you're not - truly everything helps! We couldn't do anything without the love & support of our community! ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿค—

fnd.us/littleghosts...

02.02.2026 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to announce that Slay the Princess has officially surpassed one million units sold!

When we started work on it, we couldn't imagine a visual novel would be able to hit such a milestone let alone being backed by critical acclaim. And yet, here we are. We couldn't have done this without you.

02.02.2026 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1790    ๐Ÿ” 522    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36

I sold 3 books in 3 days last week simply by sharing this link each day - who would like to help me sell more? ๐Ÿ‘€

02.02.2026 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A poster for a festival named OCAF Ottawa Comic Arts Festival to happen on April 4th 2026 from 10am to 3pm at the Gelebe Community Centre with a playful illustration of little gremlins stacked up to hand over a comic to a regular sized person.

A poster for a festival named OCAF Ottawa Comic Arts Festival to happen on April 4th 2026 from 10am to 3pm at the Gelebe Community Centre with a playful illustration of little gremlins stacked up to hand over a comic to a regular sized person.

Official Poster #1 for OCAF designed by Rebecca "Beccs" Champagne! @beccschampagne.bsky.social
We have three illustrations made by stellar local artists! โœจ๏ธ
Spot 'em around the city in these coming months.

#ottawa #ottawacomics #ocaf2026 #ottawacomicsfestival

01.02.2026 00:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Reporters! Every time a politician talks about Heated Rivalry, please follow-up with a question about declining arts and media funding in Canada.

30.01.2026 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 419    ๐Ÿ” 131    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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