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@simonroy.bsky.social

Artist/Writer of such comics as Griz Grobus, Habitat, Jan's Atomic Heart, Prophet, and more Find my sweet comics here: https://linktr.ee/simonroy

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The elaborate footwear of the dowager sorceress

11.12.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 140    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The elaborate footwear of the dowager sorceress

11.12.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 140    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lord Doka's Adjutant - the Dowager Sorceress. She has taken quickly to life in Karazad, but her main goal - to master the necromantic powers of the Great Transformer - remain elusive.

10.12.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Huge thanks from both of us for the support!!!

10.12.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The humble village necromancer’s temple. The design mimics the tiered shape of reality itself. The world tree above ascends to the heavens, and beneath it all, the stone chamber of the underworld, where the necromancer does his work…

25.11.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 294    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Lord Doka's Adjutant - the Dowager Sorceress. She has taken quickly to life in Karazad, but her main goal - to master the necromantic powers of the Great Transformer - remain elusive.

10.12.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Lord Doka, the Domekan military governor of Karazad. The traditional skull-cap favored by Domekan nobility has been modified for his new domain, with a fold-down mask for spiritual defense. Notably, a karazadi nobleman's helm, presumably a war trophy, is displayed on his desk.

09.12.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 159    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

my comics advice is: show feet

it sounds like dumb online meme nonsense but it's not; every 2-3 pages make sure you draw your character so their feet show, it grounds them in the environment and forces you to vary your panel composition.

09.12.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1875    πŸ” 315    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 21

god i wish that was me

09.12.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

dream career

09.12.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
photo of a bookshelf showing various bits and pieces of comics swag and books.  a framed page in the background, a couple of resin minis in the foreground, and several books to the right (all drawn and/or written by Simon Roy)

photo of a bookshelf showing various bits and pieces of comics swag and books. a framed page in the background, a couple of resin minis in the foreground, and several books to the right (all drawn and/or written by Simon Roy)

life advice per @simonroy.bsky.social - get you one who winks at you like they wink at you at santo elisabeto abbey.

09.12.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lord Doka, the Domekan military governor of Karazad. The traditional skull-cap favored by Domekan nobility has been modified for his new domain, with a fold-down mask for spiritual defense. Notably, a karazadi nobleman's helm, presumably a war trophy, is displayed on his desk.

09.12.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 159    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

A crossover/team-up featuring Jonah Hex and Rocket Raccoon, who're chronally displaced in the Hyborian Age - only to meet and be assisted by Conan the Cimmerian and Red Sonja in order to return home.

I'd have either @simonroy.bsky.social or @farel.bsky.social, if not *both*, illustrate it.

09.12.2025 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Domekan encampment, outside the shattered gates of Karazad. Their livestock refuses to enter the city - an ill omen that keeps most of the invaders from sleeping inside its walls.

03.12.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 261    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

One of the city’s garrison-crypts - built to hold the fighting dead of the demiurge, torn asunder during the fall of the city.

04.12.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 164    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

An intact Karazadi double-vaulted garrison-crypt. Built with extensive fortifications, as well as quarters for their necromancer commanders, each vault extends deep underground, for keeping the fighting dead cold and well preserved…

08.12.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 239    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

It also depends on how image comics feels after we get order numbers on the latest book (the softcover of a star called the sun), so I’ll know more once it’s released in February

08.12.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Very excited to see some music inspired by this piece!!!

08.12.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

An intact Karazadi double-vaulted garrison-crypt. Built with extensive fortifications, as well as quarters for their necromancer commanders, each vault extends deep underground, for keeping the fighting dead cold and well preserved…

08.12.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 239    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

My plan is to eventually get paperbacks printed for all of the book! The timelines on that are a bit more ambiguous though, sadly

08.12.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is absolutely wonderful- thank you for sharing! I love how you started it with the ambient street noise too

08.12.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Streets of Karazad A track inspired by the worldbuilding series of illustrations by Simon Roy depicting the world and city of Karazad https://bsky.app/profile/simonroy.bsky.social

After seeing this illustration a couple weeks ago (as well as the rest of your Karazad series) I knew I had to make a track inspired by it. Hope you like it!
soundcloud.com/robinsong-18...

08.12.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Streets of Karazad A track inspired by the worldbuilding series of illustrations by Simon Roy depicting the world and city of Karazad https://bsky.app/profile/simonroy.bsky.social

First proper post here, plugging my new medieval/folk track inspired by the work of @simonroy.bsky.social, specifically their recent worldbuilding series depicting the world of Karazad
soundcloud.com/robinsong-18...

08.12.2025 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Huge thanks to @oneshoup.bsky.social - readers like you keep me in the comic business!

08.12.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today on the patreon - the first issue of of NIGHTSOIL, collected in a handy pdf. On a distant, barren world, a hermit is forced to rejoin the society he tried to reject, decades ago... (with colors, of course, by Sergey Nazarov).
www.patreon.com/posts/nights...

05.12.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Incredible photos from a patron (Matt Milkowski) who cut out his set of paper dolls! Through experimentation he also found the best way to cut and fold the bases so they stand properly (see last slide for details- and you can find these paper dolls yourself, hidden away on the patreon)

07.12.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Incredible photos from a patron (Matt Milkowski) who cut out his set of paper dolls! Through experimentation he also found the best way to cut and fold the bases so they stand properly (see last slide for details- and you can find these paper dolls yourself, hidden away on the patreon)

07.12.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You: Yeah I get these glasses are really useful for registered sex offenders, but what about me, how will it help in my daily life as an electrician?

Zuckerberg: well, you buy them and I become richer.

You: that's not a very persuasive argument

Zuckerberg: But I get more money

24.10.2025 07:02 β€” πŸ‘ 256    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

its actually harder to half-watch than columbo because its a lot more exciting lol

05.12.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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