The Amber Tree, this monthโs riso print
Iโve always had a love for amber fossils, so this one was a great excuse to do a bit more reading on the prehistoric insects preserved within and trees that were responsible.
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The Amber Tree, this monthโs riso print
Iโve always had a love for amber fossils, so this one was a great excuse to do a bit more reading on the prehistoric insects preserved within and trees that were responsible.
Very late to seeing this, but thatโs not too much to say at all! It means the world to hear that, I canโt thank you enough
20.01.2026 15:31 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0And lastly, this is the piece of fossilized amber my wife gifted me last year that got this idea started! Itโs tucked away somewhere on the border too, but more importantly can anyone help identify the insect in there? I desperately want to know
20.01.2026 15:30 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Donโt forget to join up on my riso print subscription to weigh in on future monthโs themes, and get a print for less than on my site! Or if you want to pay full price just head to
www.secondatbestpress.com
The Amber Tree, this monthโs riso print
Iโve always had a love for amber fossils, so this one was a great excuse to do a bit more reading on the prehistoric insects preserved within and trees that were responsible.
Linnea Sterteโs World Heist and A Garden of Spheres, Book 1.
The Hanging by Aaron Losty, Daystar by Aaron Losty and Matt Emmons, and Winter King by Matt Emmons
This week I reduced my nightstandโs reading pile a bit by catching up with a few of my favorite cartoonists.
You can find them here at:
@decassette.bsky.social
@aaronlosty.bsky.social
@secondatbest.bsky.social
All three are truly exceptional storytellers and I hope to read more from them soon
Thanks so much Joseph! I appreciate you sticking around, and glad you enjoyed the books
17.01.2026 00:50 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0The Winter King is back! If you missed out on the riso edition, the second edition offset printing is here. This is probably my favorite sequence in the book, where a parade of ghosts gathers a few new members.
Iโll be shipping out preorders later this week, thanks everyone who already grabbed one!
Thank you!
14.01.2026 23:30 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Chipping away at this monthโs riso print
14.01.2026 18:54 โ ๐ 52 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Working on a bunch I canโt show (yet), but I did draw the fish from Over the Garden Wall when I was planning to put him in last yearโs riso print from my patreon print subscription
This monthโs is currently a three-way tie, if anyone wants to join up and help break the tie nowโs the time!
My cat was looking a little like a sneak thief so I drew her as such. I feel like sheโd be the type to betray you once, but then be a loyal friend after you escape her trap
29.12.2025 17:55 โ ๐ 117 ๐ 21 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0The Apiarist, one of my first prints from the riso print subscription I started this year
Definitely going to do a weird western story with this one (after I finish the other three books in front of it)
The Apiarist, one of my first prints from the riso print subscription I started this year
Definitely going to do a weird western story with this one (after I finish the other three books in front of it)
Holiday woodchuck, colored over a scan of the riso print
24.12.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 1332 ๐ 335 ๐ฌ 9 ๐ 1This is risograph printing with extra digital color, not wood block!
24.12.2025 19:06 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Canโt believe Iโve never thought of that
24.12.2025 15:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thank you Chris!
24.12.2025 15:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Holiday woodchuck, colored over a scan of the riso print
24.12.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 1332 ๐ 335 ๐ฌ 9 ๐ 1Hey guys!
I highly awared about our finances for the next year (everything's REAL bad) so i'm starting to look for a big cool coloring gigs for the next year - call me NOW if you wanna work with me in '26!
Pages from a few last comics made with @simonroy.bsky.social
And hereโs the actual riso print, I always love seeing the difference in color between the mock up and final print
11.12.2025 15:05 โ ๐ 90 ๐ 22 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Join the patreon this month to get this one, or pick it up full price in the shop (along with the other print featuring this guy)
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Soup on a snowy night - this monthโs riso print. Iโm thinking this mouse traveler might be a bit of a recurring character, where we see glimpses of his journey through the seasons
10.12.2025 15:52 โ ๐ 364 ๐ 112 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1Thanks so much Calvin! Glad to hear you enjoyed it
24.11.2025 12:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Finished this today, super good! Loved how many panels were absent of dialogue just letting you experience the scenery as the characters did, very contemplative in spots.
The physical book itself is great too, high quality printing/pages and a fantastic cover. It's clear a lot of love went into it
Maybe even pick up a few books while youโre there, I donโt mind
18.11.2025 15:45 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Last call to get Gardener on sale! Use code BIGGARDENERSALE for 30% off while you still can. Hereโs the pages introducing Jacob and Goo Man. Someday Iโll revisit this world as a ttrpg campaign setting, but my perfect ideal scenario would be an original Fallout-style isometric crpg. I can dream!
18.11.2025 15:45 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Congrats! Hope you get to settle in nicely
15.11.2025 17:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0