I rolled up to the holidays with a stack of these and I’m shocked how many family members actually wanted to read it. They even asked for more zines about other characters. 😮 The desire for physical media is so powerful it even compels random people to care about your TTRPG games. Amazing.

There are friends, and then there are friends who are willing to listen to your D&D character playlists.

Consider finding your local rapid response network. Train to be a legal observer. Protect and defend your community from these bloodthirsty maniacs.

When you try to actually draw the things you were excited to start working on over the holidays

My dentist made me schedule a checkup after the holidays since I had a really bad burn on the roof of my mouth. (I don’t remember doing it but maybe it was from some soup???) …a few days ago my dog accidentally headbutted me in the lip and now I have a nasty bruise/cut to show them on Monday lol

Going into 2026 with this energy from 1st Grade:

avoid self loathing ✅ your art is special because YOU made it ✅ literally anything you create is better than AI✅

My sister is an elementary school teacher. She translated this as “Barbie and a Lego Robot,” and I think she might be right.

Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.

#artvsartist for 2025. I could have picked a better photo of me but I dunno, it fits the end of the year vibe so well.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

It’s Kyle’s birthday so we’re gonna hangout on the couch and play video games all day just like he’d want us to. Come on by and drop an HBD in the chat for him. www.twitch.tv/joshy_d

I keep scrolling longingly through my media tab thinking dang i really wanna see more of these guys! turns out i gotta draw em myself???

“It’s the holidays, let’s use the good china.” *bringing out the 1997 Tokimeki Memorial Christmas plate*

there's a certain way certain people write fiction about disability that really sets my teeth on edge, and it's an approach that I can only describe as 'educational hugboxing' in this, portrayal of disability must be constantly affirming, and it must use specific and correct terminology (🧵)

#FFIX #FF9 フライヤとフラットレイ/ Freya,Fratley

artists! QRP with a piece that was an artistic turning point for you in 2025 🌟 It doesn’t look like much, but I feel like this made me see I was improving, and all the hours of practice was worth it! It kicked off a lot of artistic breakthroughs.

I checked out the local FB Marketplace scene in Wisconsin and

January 2025 vs December 2025. Pretty happy with my improvement!

In 2020 I stopped drawing due to major surgery and artistic burnout. In 2025 I got the drive to create back while playing/DMing TTRPGs. I used this energy to learn more about digital art. The first portrait of the year is in the top left corner, and the last in the bottom right. Here's to 2026!

Reminder that our Holiday Hotdish stream is tomorrow evening. Join us for a virtual dinner party!

how it feels to get a bunch of fire reacts in the group chat

Me, age 6: How come all the grown-ups in my life are so sad around Christmas? Don't they like presents? Me, age 36: Oh

Now that we’ve played a few games I replaced the placeholder token for Talia, a fresh LV2 Paladin to a sea god. She was raised in a coastal town and worked on ships after that, so she isn’t very knowledgeable about the rest of the world. Talia means well, but is kind of a Barbie orc Amelia Bedelia.

We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier. Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder. thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...

My Wild Magic Barbarian's noble parents have embarrassing family portraits decorating their estates. The party got to see what Flare looked like as an insecure elven preteen. She immediately reverted emotionally to this stage of her life upon seeing her brother, much to everyone's frustration.

I want to sit at home and draw my new paladin. Instead I’m flying 1000+ miles to my hometown to make cookies with my family. The sacrifices I make for them 😭

I feel like this every day

You are cordially invited to our 6th annual Holiday Hotdish virtual dinner party and stream. Bake a tater tot casserole at home and eat with us while I read a festive seasonal book. Monday Dec 22nd at 6PM on www.twitch.tv/joshy_d

There are so many amazing educational zines out there. This is not one of them. #ttrpg #d&d #ocsky

One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.

SONDER (2025), a short comic about a soul who leaves their body while sleeping to go explore the world 🗺️ 1/8

i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao

Grant me the confidence of the woman in this airport scrolling through short-form video content with a blissful smile on her face and no headphones

I think few things feel as validating to artists as having another artist draw your OCs. It's like.... "Oh! You can see them too! Good. It's not just me."

the panic I feel when family asks me what kind of art I’ve been making recently

the only time i ever gave back to my community (cinephile dorks whose parents claim they can't see it but we suspect are messing with us a little)

Phoenix Pro Wrestling's 11th anniversary show in Petaluma was a huge success! 🤼 📸 by Eric Molyneaux

I feel kinda bad about only doing extremely repetitive ttrpg oc art lately but like *gestures vaguely at Everything™* you know the adults yearn for whimsy

I redid this comic from awhile back. Flare tried to sneak off to a bathroom and reunite a relic with her sword. Turns out it wanted in her abdomen, and had the blades to make it happen. She tried to convince the rest of the party that nothing happened, but her explanation was a *little* thin.

"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace

“I can’t have imposter syndrome, I’m not talented enough!”

So... spells. We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning. And trapping evil cars in circles of salt. The old ways are new again.

Imagine if Flare went to therapy instead of hanging out with a sentient sword

woke up from a nap and panicked that I overslept, but no, it just gets dark at like 5pm now

I’m up early for a flight, have a comic I made about Flare’s backstory awhile back. The team recently met Ophelia, her childhood caretaker. She’s a pretty strong dwarvish woman who cares deeply for Elodie… er, I mean, “Flare”. She sure didn’t put up with the elf’s drama, though.