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PANEL 1: Low-angle shot. On the left, a silhouette of the shovel in the dirt pile. On the right, the anteaters touching snouts. In the center, Esperanto is sitting at the front of the stage, and Valdez is sitting behind it. PANEL 2: Valdez's bare hands wringing out a washcloth. PANEL 3: Valdez, topless, is sitting on a stool. He is washing himself above a metal washbasin. His upper armor is laid neatly on the ground nearby, and his hat and other accoutrements are hanging on a coat rack. PANEL 4: Close-up on Valdez's face. He sighs.

Scam the Gods, Fib 6.5, Page 3

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PANEL 1: Low-angle shot. On the left, a silhouette of the shovel in the dirt pile. On the right, the anteaters touching snouts. In the center, Esperanto is sitting at the front of the stage, and Valdez is sitting behind it. PANEL 2: Valdez's bare hands wringing out a washcloth. PANEL 3: Valdez, topless, is sitting on a stool. He is washing himself above a metal washbasin. His upper armor is laid neatly on the ground nearby, and his hat and other accoutrements are hanging on a coat rack. PANEL 4: Close-up on Valdez's face. He sighs.

Scam the Gods, Fib 6.5, Page 3

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PANEL 1: The head of the dead dragon, laying on the ground. Cavatappi, dwarfed by the head, kneels in horror. Sticks from the dying trees are scattered around them. PANEL 2: Closeup on Cavatappi. The skull mask falls off the wooden chest on her back, bounces off the panel border, and lands face-up on the ground. PANEL 3: Close-up on the skull mask.

Scam the Gods, Fib 6.5, Page 2

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PANEL 1: The head of the dead dragon, laying on the ground. Cavatappi, dwarfed by the head, kneels in horror. Sticks from the dying trees are scattered around them. PANEL 2: Closeup on Cavatappi. The skull mask falls off the wooden chest on her back, bounces off the panel border, and lands face-up on the ground. PANEL 3: Close-up on the skull mask.

Scam the Gods, Fib 6.5, Page 2

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Exciting! Crowd scenes always take me forever. I'll need to keep an eye on this.

Secret Spy Notebook pages from November 22, 2025.

I'm going to have to put off my next drawing tips installment until after Thanksgiving, but it'll be about drawing crowd scenes, so I've been practicing in my little 4x6" secret spy notebook.

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The Scam the Gods merch store is now live!

I've got physical copies of Lie 1, stickers, sticker sheets, and keychains! Check it out, maybe!

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PANEL 1: A mountain, silhouetted by the black hole-like eclipsed sun hanging in the sky behind it. PANEL 2: Cavatappi, climbing up the mountain with a large walking stick. Her path is flanked by cracked and falling trees. PANEL 3: Cavatappi looks up in shock and distress. PANEL 4: Cavatappi's knees hitting the ground.

Scam the Gods, Fib 6.5, Page 1

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Commissions Full-body Character $70 B&W +$10 Color Landscape $100 B&W +$20 Color Comic Page $150 B&W +$25 Color +$50 if you only have a script @keithjamescomics

Commissions are open! DM me here, email me at keith@keithjamescomics.com, or message me on Discord (keithjamescomics) if you're interested!

Also consider checking out my webcomic Scam the Gods and my Patreon!

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PANEL 1: A mountain, silhouetted by the black hole-like eclipsed sun hanging in the sky behind it. PANEL 2: Cavatappi, climbing up the mountain with a large walking stick. Her path is flanked by cracked and falling trees. PANEL 3: Cavatappi looks up in shock and distress. PANEL 4: Cavatappi's knees hitting the ground.

Scam the Gods, Fib 6.5, Page 1

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Really love this piece! Would be cool to play a creepy office building dungeon crawler like this.

Image is set up like a video game hud, featuring a character in a suit with a swollen smoking head with the twisted remains of a smile underneath. He says "I've been really getting into cigarettes lately, both as an accessory and a lifestyle. There's a lot of interesting occult significance to smoking if you think about it, let me send you a link to my blog."

Smoker

PANEL 1: Valdez's feet and the edge of Esperanto's swirly coattails, standing next to the pit, now full of dirt with the shovel stabbed into it. PANEL 2: Valdez and Esperanto, downcast. ESPERANTO: "I'm sorry, Valdez." VALDEZ: "No, no, you were right. It had to be done." PANEL 4: Close-up on Valdez, his hat covering his eyes. VALDEZ: "I'm just... Glad I still have you." PANEL 5: Esperanto watches Valdez walk away towards the stage, dejected. PANEL 6: Close-up on Esperanto's face. A lot of emotions are running through his sad, tired eye.

Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 54

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And after just over a year, that's the end of Lie 6! Fib 6.5 will begin next week!

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PANEL 1: Valdez's feet and the edge of Esperanto's swirly coattails, standing next to the pit, now full of dirt with the shovel stabbed into it. PANEL 2: Valdez and Esperanto, downcast. ESPERANTO: "I'm sorry, Valdez." VALDEZ: "No, no, you were right. It had to be done." PANEL 4: Close-up on Valdez, his hat covering his eyes. VALDEZ: "I'm just... Glad I still have you." PANEL 5: Esperanto watches Valdez walk away towards the stage, dejected. PANEL 6: Close-up on Esperanto's face. A lot of emotions are running through his sad, tired eye.

Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 54

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And after just over a year, that's the end of Lie 6! Fib 6.5 will begin next week!

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Stunning!

Illustration for the Castlevania Piano Collection vinyl

PANEL 1: Valdez and Esperanto stare at a bottle in Valdez's grasp. VALDEZ: "The last bottle..." PANEL 2: Valdez takes a swig of the bottle, to Esperanto's shock. PANEL 3: Valdez looks at the bottle, its label revealing it to be the Extra-Strength elixir. PANEL 4: Valdez, grinning, recorks the bottle. Esperanto is unamused. VALDEZ: "Hey, I'm immune to this one now! Maybe we could--" ESPERANTO: "Bury it." PANEL 5: Valdez, disappointed, tosses the bottle.

Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 53

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The final page of Lie 6 is coming next week, with Fib 6.5 to follow!

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PANEL 1: Valdez and Esperanto stare at a bottle in Valdez's grasp. VALDEZ: "The last bottle..." PANEL 2: Valdez takes a swig of the bottle, to Esperanto's shock. PANEL 3: Valdez looks at the bottle, its label revealing it to be the Extra-Strength elixir. PANEL 4: Valdez, grinning, recorks the bottle. Esperanto is unamused. VALDEZ: "Hey, I'm immune to this one now! Maybe we could--" ESPERANTO: "Bury it." PANEL 5: Valdez, disappointed, tosses the bottle.

Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 53

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The final page of Lie 6 is coming next week, with Fib 6.5 to follow!

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Illustration of Valdez dressed as the King of All Cosmos from Katamari Damacy and Esperanto, who is significantly more miserable-looking, dressed as the Queen of All Cosmos.

In honor of the release of Once Upon a Katamari, Valdez and Esperanto's Halloween costumes this year are the King and Queen of All Cosmos!

Esperanto doesn't know what this shit is, but Valdez convinced him to wear it.

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Illustration of Valdez dressed as the King of All Cosmos from Katamari Damacy and Esperanto, who is significantly more miserable-looking, dressed as the Queen of All Cosmos.

In honor of the release of Once Upon a Katamari, Valdez and Esperanto's Halloween costumes this year are the King and Queen of All Cosmos!

Esperanto doesn't know what this shit is, but Valdez convinced him to wear it.

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PANEL 1: Valdez's foot, digging the head of a shovel into the ground. PANEL 2: A pile of Dr. Thorndyke ephemera, haphazardly tossed into a deep pit. PANEL 3: Worms-eye view of Valdez and Esperanto staring down into the pit Valdez has dug. The twin moons watch overhead. PANEL 4: Esperanto pats Valdez on the shoulder. They are downturned, the brims of their hats covering their eyes. VALDEZ: "Goodnight, Dr. Thorndyke. May you rest in peace, never to be tied back to us." ESPERANTO: "He was a good gimmick, Valdez." VALDEZ: "Yeah..."

Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 52

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PANEL 1: Valdez's foot, digging the head of a shovel into the ground. PANEL 2: A pile of Dr. Thorndyke ephemera, haphazardly tossed into a deep pit. PANEL 3: Worms-eye view of Valdez and Esperanto staring down into the pit Valdez has dug. The twin moons watch overhead. PANEL 4: Esperanto pats Valdez on the shoulder. They are downturned, the brims of their hats covering their eyes. VALDEZ: "Goodnight, Dr. Thorndyke. May you rest in peace, never to be tied back to us." ESPERANTO: "He was a good gimmick, Valdez." VALDEZ: "Yeah..."

Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 52

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Stunning! I love how with a few brush strokes you're able to convey a city being shattered apart by this ancient god's wrath.

Lord of Frenzied Flame

That's some incredible texture!!

CHAOS WARRIOR

PANEL 1: The anteater's front paws, rushing. PANEL 2: Cavatappi watches Valdez and Esperanto pass by in the cart, their masks back on. One of her friends is laying against a tree. CAVATAPPI: "How'd it... How'd it go? What was all that noise?" PANEL 3: Valdez raises his arms, calling to Cavatappi. VALDEZ: "We've done all we could! There is a good chance that your god will pull through. But you must allow him to rest!" PANEL 4: Cavatappi watches the cart ride off into the distance. VALDEZ: "For at least a day!" PANEL 5: Valdez lowers his arms, pensive under his skull mask. VALDEZ (THINKING): "Or until we're far enough away that you can't catch up to us."

Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 51

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