Drawing of an extremely round possum standing on two legs. Their eyes are exhausted and staring. They point to themselves and say, with their very toothy mouth, “Oh me? I’m a living nightmare, mate.”

There are times when it feels like this particular possum has seized control of my brain. Like when I’m up at 1am reading a 1994 long form article about John Wayne Gacy
#possum #brainbad #poorlifechoices

Oh Christ I hadn’t seen any of those. Dear god that’s disturbing.

Saving this image

Really wish they hadn’t illustrated this with AI nonsense. Undermines the seriousness

Oh shoot… did I just reveal that I’m a lefty who can’t play banjo? 😅

Drawing is SUCH a good thing to focus on!

A comic drawing of a possum mother with five little baby possums clinging to her back. She’s standing on four legs, nose lifted, peering doubtfully into the distance. The caption reads, “How do I keep believing in a bearable tomorrow?”

What are things that help keep you going? www.zooniverse.org/projects/ali... - I like to help map roads in Sudan. I feel less passive.

A comic drawing of baby Moo Deng, world-famous pygmy hippo and sassy queen. She is running at top speed, mouth agape. So fast she’s leaving a blur behind her! So fast that her front and back feet are all gathered together in the middle of her as she speeds through the air. She’s also, obviously, very moist and shiny. From her mouth comes the heartfelt cry, “Heck!”

A comic drawing of baby Moo Deng, world-famous pygmy hippo and sassy queen. She’s peeping out from behind a rock or something, ears wiggling and cheeks blushing with delight. Above her head, surrounded by hearts, is the word “whomst?” It’s you, Moo Deng, it was always you who is whomst!

A colourful spread of products printed with comics by Jolly Lady Shark. There is a mug with an existentialist possum, a hat embroidered with an angry possum, a shirt with a possum holding a flaming sword. The text reads Goodies! Little treats! There is a link to the shop Jollyladyshark-shop.fourthwall.com

It’s ten o’clock. Do you know where your Moo Deng is?
#moodeng #pygmyhippo #cuteart

Darn varifocals…!
#cuterats #illustration

Percy appeared on first day of lockdown and staked out our house 24/7 till we let him in. He assertively demanded cuddles and always wanted ppl to go to bed. He was out neighbour’s but adopted us big time. Only knew him 2 yrs but he changed our lives.

They’re so beautiful. He looks so young.

Yep

A deliberately sketchy comic drawing of an angry possum sitting like people. The possum is snarling with their teeth bared and squinting angrily. Their whiskers are all crumpled, and their little arms dangle like t-rex arms. Their feet are like spiky pink stars. The caption reads “Local Queer is getting pretty sick of this shit.”

Just go ahead and screenshot this one- it’s gonna be pretty widely applicable for some time to come 😑
#antifascist #transrights #queerart

I assumed Conan was the beastie

Crying for this wonderful cat who I’ve had the pleasure of knowing through you. What a sweet big-headed man. Rest in peace, Charlie Brown ❤️❤️❤️

I don’t see any flaws in this system and I shall not be modifying my behaviour in any way 😌
#traumarecovery #traumaresponse #avoidantbehaviour

A drawing of an extremely fluffy possum sitting on a branch clutching a banjo. The caption reads “let me take you to funky town”

A drawing of an extremely fluffy possum sitting on a branch clutching a banjo. The caption reads “Anyway, here’s Wonderwall.”

A drawing of an extremely fluffy possum sitting on a branch clutching a banjo. The caption reads, “This machine kills fascists,” which is something Woody Guthrie painted on his guitar. The slogan has since been used and referenced by many others, including Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine.

A drawing of an extremely fluffy possum sitting on a branch clutching a banjo. There is a label with an arrow pointing to the possum. The label reads “Only plays Nickelback”

I couldn’t decide on a caption for this talented young marsupial #possum #wholesomeart #woodyguthrie

Thanks for the id! I got sloppy and forgot to add it here 🤦🏻

I’m gonna have to finish that one up. Have a feeling it’s gonna be evergreen 🌲🥲

To celebrate the end of Rattober, here are a few sketches from the month.

#rattober #fancyrats #sketchbook #sketchbookdrawings

Newsome is an untrustworthy centrist slimeball- trust your instincts. And look up how he’s refused to support California farm workers

Drawing of a rat dressed in wizard robes sitting in a darkened chamber, staring and an orb glowing with mystical blue light. The rat’s big pointy face is oriented towards the orb in fascination, faintly lit by its glow. The blue light shines on his robes and the wall behind him, casting deep purple shadows. It is based on the meme showing Saruman the White staring at an orb, an illustration from an old Lord of the Rings roleplaying game, which had been captioned “Pondering my orb.” This version is captioned “Who else up pondering their orb?”

Rattober Day 31: Pondering My Orb Rat
Please tell me y’all remember this meme? I feel like I’m citing the ancient lore here #rattober #ponderingmyorb

Rattober Day 30: Yarn Rat
My boys were obsessed with my knitting and crochet to the point it was basically impossible to do any if they were around. Really, I should’ve just gotten them some teeny needles and hooks and set them up to make their own scarves. #rattober #petrats #cuteillustration

Image ID: Drawing of a baby rat and a big rat snuggling. It is drawn as a puzzle, and the central piece is heart shaped and coloured red. The baby rat has a blond hood and red eyes, and his face is curled around the massive head of Siamese rat, whose eyes are closed happily

Rattober Day 29: Puzzle Rat
That moment when a bereaved older rat gets to meet the young rats who are going to be their new family—it’s like watching the missing piece slot into place.
#petrats #fancyrats #cuterats #cutecomic #rattober

A comic showing four stages of movement, one below the other. At the top, a grey and white hooded baby rat is curled up asleep, but a scent reaches her and she begins to sniff. Below, we see her lift her head and one hand, whiskers twitching and eye half-opened. Next, she’s fully awake and alert, rising up on her hind legs, leaning slightly forwards, eyes wide. “Oooh nice” she says. Finally, she’s stretched alllll the way up, standing on her tiptoes, ears and nose pointed excitedly forwards. “Now, yes, gimme gimme please” she says.

Rattober Day 27: Stretchy Rat
How do rat babies DO it? (Rattober is not dictated by the calendar. Rattober is a state of mind. Rattober is over when I say it’s over) #rattober #ratart #cuterats

A comic showing a small black and white cat wearing a pumpkin costume. His arms and legs are so short that only his paws poke out of the arm and leg holes. The markings on his face are like a little black mask, extending down the nose and his chin is also black, so he seems to smile. He has shiny green eyes and a hopeful demeanour. The text reads, “Gerald Monkton hopes you’re not too spooked by his costume.”

A comic showing a red-eyed white rat wearing a black cape. The rat has lil fangs. The caption says “Nosfer-rat-u”

A comic showing your basic Jack-o-Lantern. A plump white and grey hooded rat lolls out of the pumpkin’s mouth dramatically, waving his arms and shouting, “O horror! O holp! The gourd is upon me!” The caption beneath him reads “Is tricks”

A comic showing a Jack-O-Lantern, but two big possum heads are sticking out of the eye holes, grinning toothily. Their eyes glow red, probably from camera flash hitting the reflective tapeta lucida membrane in their eyes. Below them, the caption reads in flowing italic script, “Spoopy Season”

Happy Halloween!
I don’t have any exciting plans, but we always get loads of trick or treaters, which is impressive for the UK! #halloween #cuteart #cutecomics

A comic-style illustration showing a rat protesting against ICE. She is wearing a tiny version of the inflatable frog costume that has become iconic from the Portland protests. She’s holding a sign that reads “Abolish ICE!” in letters that she’s carefully drawn and shaded with blue and red markers. On either side of her are very large green feet and legs belonging to her fellow (human) frog protestors.

Rattober Day 27: Frog rat
Comrade rat has joined the protest! She’s sorry it took her so long to get here, but you have no idea how hard it is to find an inflatable frog suit in her size #abolishice #rattober

An illustration showing a rat burying its head in its hands in disgust at a stupid AI illustration. This particular awful AI illustration appeared as a figure in a scientific article Here the edges are nibbled. It shows a rat standing on its hind legs with an anatomical cross-section of its internal organs. These consist of a number of increasingly enormous, globular balls, sprouting a penis which towers so high it can’t actually fit into the frame. To the side are a series of figures which superficially resemble cells in a petri dish, except there’s also a serving spoon. The rat is helpfully labeled ‘Rat’. Its shoulder is labelled ‘stem cells.’ The stem cells are labelled ‘stermm cells.’ The nightmarish balls are labelled ‘testtoemcels’ and the penis is labeled ‘dck’. The illustrated rat, drawn by an actual human, says “Good grief, our balls aren’t THAT big!” In the corner, text reads “In Feb 2024, this alarmingly-endowed rat—and other AI nonsense—appeared in a (badly) peer-reviewed journal. But the stupidity isn’t the real problem with AI. It’s that asshole corporations are stealing our art, thought and work, then puking it out as vaguely-plausible slop. Then trying to tempt, trick or force us into eating this vomit as our future.”

Rattober day 26: rats against AI
Yes that’s a diagram from a paper published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.