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Brian Burke

@burky.bsky.social

Illustrator. Always hungry. He/him. Enn/eff/Tee's, AI bros - DNI IG - instagram.com/velocitraktor #fanart #illustration

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A black and white, stylized portrait of a long-haired character with elf ears, wearing jewelry and some make-up. Various stylized shapes decorate the portrait.

A black and white, stylized portrait of a long-haired character with elf ears, wearing jewelry and some make-up. Various stylized shapes decorate the portrait.

01.03.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1035    πŸ” 307    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads:

The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you.

And our governments are very much the same...

- Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

28.02.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 18144    πŸ” 7757    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 113
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Gorillaz "The Mountain" 8-minute short film is now online.
Directed by Jamie Hewlett, Max Taylor & Tim McCourt at The Line studio.
An homage to the golden era of 2D animation, produced with a hybrid analogue-digital workflow.
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2026-02...

27.02.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6896    πŸ” 2616    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 195
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30 years of Pokemon is crazy

27.02.2026 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3090    πŸ” 988    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3

God, this is incredibly energising to see an actual leftist candidate step up and win a By-Election. These are the victories that are possible when politicians have clear principals and beliefs. The first of many Green victories to come.

27.02.2026 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
drawing of leon s kennedy punching a zombie dressed in doctor’s white coat with a boot to its face. zombie is grabbing leon on his jacket. understandable

drawing of leon s kennedy punching a zombie dressed in doctor’s white coat with a boot to its face. zombie is grabbing leon on his jacket. understandable

happy requiem day to all who celebrate ! #re9

27.02.2026 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2929    πŸ” 1003    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

The buzz for RE:Requiem is surely going to trigger FOMO in the coming days πŸ˜…

Honestly, just such great news to know that Capcom are still making quality Resident Evil games after all this time.

26.02.2026 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jaysus that one is a relic!

25.02.2026 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck every last one of you that voted for Fianna FΓ‘il and Fine Gael.

25.02.2026 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Chapter 1 of Moby Dick, page 1 

The phrase β€˜Call me Ishmael’, the first sentence of the book, is highlighted in blue, with careful highlighting on the very big C at the start. Above this, written in ballpoint pen β€˜His name’

Chapter 1 of Moby Dick, page 1 The phrase β€˜Call me Ishmael’, the first sentence of the book, is highlighted in blue, with careful highlighting on the very big C at the start. Above this, written in ballpoint pen β€˜His name’

Love the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got

25.02.2026 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 14958    πŸ” 2980    πŸ’¬ 194    πŸ“Œ 236
Oc portrait of RenΓ© in a Cubism style

Oc portrait of RenΓ© in a Cubism style

Oc portrait of Dr Hugo in a Cubism style

Oc portrait of Dr Hugo in a Cubism style

more portrait drawings

24.02.2026 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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(bonus)

24.02.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Straight up, a GDPR breach not disclosing or obfuscating that someone is being recorded/ having information analysed let alone how much of a fucking creep you need to be to wear these. Indefensible ever needing to use these other than causing harm.

24.02.2026 06:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

is done

27.11.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 525    πŸ” 106    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

Some WIP since I last posted - may eventually find the time and motivation to get this done one day. #thewitcher #wip #fanart #ciri #wiedzmin

23.02.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI will not save us In fact, it's probably going to make our lives much, much worse

In the New Statesman this week, I channel just some of my hatred toward AI Hype into 900 words.

On the grifters and rubes surfing a bubble atop a pyramid, and the economy-shattering fraud the rest of us can no longer escape.

www.newstatesman.com/science-tech...

23.02.2026 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 274    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

Really looking forward to perishing in the water wars because Chris in HR needed a robot to write his emails for him

22.02.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Grayscale drawing of Leon Kennedy from resident evil 4 remake. He's a handsome floppy haired guy in a leather jacket with shearling collar. We see him in profile, holding a pistol in his hand.

Grayscale drawing of Leon Kennedy from resident evil 4 remake. He's a handsome floppy haired guy in a leather jacket with shearling collar. We see him in profile, holding a pistol in his hand.

One more week until it's Leon time again

22.02.2026 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy 40th anniversary to Legend of Zelda! First game + it's art was a big inspiration for this piece! #zelda40th #tloz40anniversary

21.02.2026 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Link - the hero of The Legend of Zelda video game series, raises his  master sword using his right hand above his head, carrying his shield with his left arm. Above him, sinister shadow hangs above, Ganon - The King of Darkness.
The two figures are surrounded by a border depicting pixel art of all the items Link collects throughout the course of the games.

Link - the hero of The Legend of Zelda video game series, raises his master sword using his right hand above his head, carrying his shield with his left arm. Above him, sinister shadow hangs above, Ganon - The King of Darkness. The two figures are surrounded by a border depicting pixel art of all the items Link collects throughout the course of the games.

πŸ›‘ The Hero of Time πŸ—‘

#legendofzelda #fanart #fantasy #illustration #gameboy

04.02.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So how come the people who are all like "you're just afraid of technology" are opposed to medical science and renewable energy and open source software (technology that's actually good) and mostly just want useless planet killing incel fantasy generator dogshit instead

21.02.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Josuke Higashikata & Okuyasu Nijimura headbusts.

Josuke Higashikata & Okuyasu Nijimura headbusts.

Jean Pierre Polnareff headbust.

Jean Pierre Polnareff headbust.

Bruno Bucciarati headbust.

Bruno Bucciarati headbust.

Caesar Zeppeli headbust.

Caesar Zeppeli headbust.

Some more Jojo headbusts! #jojosbizarreadventure #anime #illustration

20.02.2024 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Been reading Absolute Wonder Woman and I dig it.

20.02.2026 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1169    πŸ” 269    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 2
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Samson

19.02.2026 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 665    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

Between Prince Andrew finally facing consequences to also same day, the ex-South Korean President getting life by trying to mastermind an insurrection, stay hounding these absolute monsters. They can be held accountable if we refuse to be apathetic. We absolutely fucking need to.

19.02.2026 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Did a painting of my Nana for her funeral. I’m not the best at portraits, but she would disagree.

19.02.2026 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 213    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 0

Good work man! Congrats!

18.02.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Teaser poster for PINHOLE movie features a camera with an eyeball protruding from the lens.

Teaser poster for PINHOLE movie features a camera with an eyeball protruding from the lens.

Okay time to spill the beans.

Pinhole is my debut feature film. It just went live today on Kickstarter. Check it out.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/der...

18.02.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 114    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1