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If napping was an Olympic sport, I'd win the gold.

Elder Millennial '87 | he/him🏳️‍⚧️♠️ | 🇰🇷🇺🇸

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈👹🔪🔞Grand Sol webcomic on Tapas: tapas.io/series/grandsolcomic
**Updates Biweekly on Thursdays (mostly🥲)**

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Cranebones @cranebones.bsky.social · Aug 18

Hey all! I'm Cranebones, creator of the webcomic Grand Sol!

Wanna read a drama exploring trans identity, generational curses, and the heartbreak that is the fight between Duty and Self-Actualization?

There are demons involved.

Check it out on Tapas! 👹🔪
tapas.io/series/grand...

#webcomic #comic

Sunwoo, a young man with an eyepatch covering his left eye lightly holds a knife in his right hand while his left hand gently lifts the necktie of Hajun, the man sitting in front of him. Behind them, the sun is setting over a city, its light forming a halo of sorts around Sunwoo's head.

Poses are a reference to the Bernini sculpture "The Ectasy of Saint Theresa"

A young man in a hospital gown and an oxygen mask pulls himself up from bed to confront a young woman sitting at his bedside.

With a raspy voice, he says, "Who the hell are you?! What the fuck is going on?! It was you, wasn't it?"

A flashback sequence showing two men on a bed, one atop the other. They are holding hands with their fingers intertwined.

In the present, someone asks "What you felt for Jang Gunwoo... Was it pity or something else?"

A young man shifts his gaze from a paint in front of him to the man beside him. He says, with a cryptic smile, "Jun. Who would you hate first? The world or yourself?"

Cranebones

@cranebones.bsky.social

Prototype for the "It Happened" card that I was talking to @bigbogbug.bsky.social about.

Useful for Every Occasion.

The cover of a card has a generic 6 petaled flower on it

Card interior that is completely blank except for a "It happened."

February 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM

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Kody @ ECCC Wandering

@kodyisover.com

Sometimes a band is made up of a guitarist who has no idea he's the romantic lead in a queer romance, his roommate, the new-old singer he wooed back into the band, & a bassist who radiates kid brother energy

#KeepingTime #webcomics

🎸 Latest update: keepingtimecomic.com
🎸Start from the beginning

A panel from the webcomic KEEPING TIME. Denver, a blond punk with a neck tattoo, has his arms around Stef, a Black bassist wearing a denim jacket covered in band patches. Denver says, "I’ve never seen anyone win over Stef that fast. This must’ve been some sort of record," while Stef grunts, "Mmph."

February 17, 2026 at 6:05 PM

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Caro ❄️ | comms OPEN

@carotdraws.bsky.social

Back on the comic grind :') Come hang out! 💖 I'll maybe do some adopts later uwu

www.twitch.tv/carotdraws ✨

February 17, 2026 at 1:57 PM

Cranebones

@cranebones.bsky.social

Hajun, you can't be forgetting important dates on the work calendar just because your boyfriend died. C'mon. Get it together.

#WIP #comic #webcomic

Hajun is puzzled at the mentioning of a ceremony and asks what ceremony Mr. Yoon is talking about.

He looks surprised at the reminder that the 100 year anniversary is happening.

February 17, 2026 at 8:10 AM

Cranebones

@cranebones.bsky.social

@hjacreates.bsky.social said I should draw Gunwoo kabedon-ing Hajun, but like Weird Barbie with his leg up.

Tricky thing about having a character with years of martial arts training is that I have to imagine what their reflexive stance would be when faced with such a powerful assertion of dominance

Gunwoo has Hajun pinned back against the wall by raising his leg and slapping his foot against the wall. Gunwoo rests an arm on his...knee and grins slyly.

Hajun looks absolutely alarmed and has his hands up and crossed over himself in a defensive reflex.

Gunwoo says "Hi. <3"

February 17, 2026 at 5:33 AM

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Eden Complex (🏳️‍⚧️🤖📿 webcomic)

@edencomplex.bsky.social

daily panels time~ 😌 more mysterious troubles abound 😶‍🌫️...
(but w/ some hints scattered throughout the season~ 👾)

from CH70 of 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Eden Complex: edencomplex.carrd.co
on webtoon + tapas! #comic #nb #cyborg #smallartist

2 long panels left to right
left is a wide shot revealing a large roughened up underground area with dark strands + white claw marks scattered throughout, all leading to a cross-like section that holds a bloody mark + a wired device above the mark. Gabi (childlike cyborg) sits at the bottom + looks at this site from a distance, musing "how much more trouble do you plan to bring..."

the text leads to the 2nd panel, black at top "...Kari Sok?"
2nd panel show a closer view of Gabi's front side, looking down at the large underground area w/ a nervous expression.

webcomic webtoon tapas lgbt nonbinary agender oc ocart ocsky comics art
#webcomic #webtoon #tapas #lgbt #nonbinary #agender #oc #ocart #ocsky #comics #art

February 17, 2026 at 3:01 AM

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Comic-Nerdy VA

@thatonecomicguy.bsky.social

And we're back! Reading some more of one of my fav comics for your enjoyment! Come on in, grab a seat, the Endless Archive is open for your leisure once more!

www.twitch.tv/thatonecomic...

#Envtuber #Lichtuber #Lewdtuber #Writer #Comics #Webcomics #Voiceactor

Reading Lady Chef Royale live at twitch.tv/thatonecomicguy

February 17, 2026 at 1:16 AM

Cranebones

@cranebones.bsky.social

Been seeing some posts about drawing for the self vs wanting people to like it/reposting one's art to get more eyes on it.

And today, it reminds me of something that I've always disareed about when it comes to self-care.

🧵

February 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM

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Eden Complex (🏳️‍⚧️🤖📿 webcomic)

@edencomplex.bsky.social

🎵~the simulation just went bad 🤖⚡
but you're the best i ever had
🙏💘 like handprints in wet cement
(he) touched me, it's permanent~🎵

tfw ur #toxicyaoi otp have a red string of fcked-up c-section fate 🥺🩸✨
happy #Valentines from 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #comic >> edencomplex.carrd.co <<

Kari (tanned spiky brunet trans guy) is holding his husband Marc's (pale dirty blond cis guy at the front) waist w/ a newly stitched scar.

Kari is also wearing his combat gauntlets that have lil electric thing coming out of it. behind them is splash of pink, with heart shaped stitches background w/ the stitch color glowing in cyan like the electric shock. the text "be my Bloody VALENTINE" also has that color palette.

(now let's see if alt txt tagging works >.>...)
oc ocsky bl transart ftm webcomic
#oc #ocsky #bl #transart #ftm #webcomic

February 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM

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Beef (they/them)

@beefsen.bsky.social

yippeee print proofff!!!!! i could redo it to change a mistaken plural instead of singular word in the description but you know what it looks good we ball yayyy

PRINT SOON, VERY SOON... but for now, the digital edition is still here: beefsen.itch.io/dead-time

i love printing books

an open black and white comic book, specifically Dead Time by Beefsen (me)

a printed comic cover - Dead Time, a Tale from the Wrought Iron Sea (No.1) by me, Beefsen! It has pretty letters and a pocketwatch on the cover.

February 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM

Cranebones

@cranebones.bsky.social

I made a Venn Diagram

A Venn diagram showing two distinct circles that do not intersect at all.
One circle represents "ergonomic position for my arm and wrist." The other circle represents "ergonomic position for my neck and shoulders."

Text on the bottom says, "The solution to this conundrum is probably a slablet, but then I draw super slow. (Skill issue. I know.)"

February 17, 2026 at 12:15 AM

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Cranebones

@cranebones.bsky.social

I've been trying to find a clip of this that's not on Instagram to no avail.

Anyway.
Ever since I've seen this, I've been wanting to make an animatic for it because, yes.

RIP Hajun's nerves.

www.instagram.com/reel/DJz_uUu...

Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

www.instagram.com

December 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM

Cranebones

@cranebones.bsky.social

In Grand Sol, eyes are like names.
You don't get eyes unless you're named.

(Well, no, that's not true. Van-driver-dude from Chapter 9 got eyes when he didn't have a name, but that's because he needed eyes to drive. C'mon)

#WIP #comic #webcomic

Three henchmen standing next to each other. Two of them on the left don't have eyes. One DOES have eyes and a scar on his eyebrow. He is making a wide gesture and looks like he's making some kind of argument.

February 16, 2026 at 10:21 PM

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K. Rhodes and Jen Xu

@kaijubean.bsky.social

(In David Attenborough's voice): For the wild vampire, six out of ten hunts ends in failure...
novaecomic.com

February 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM

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(Leaf)Saw

@leafsaw.bsky.social

Hooray for charts!

Basically I have a story in my head and, in my mind, all the draws I make of OCs from it are little snippets from that or their day-to-day lives :D

#octalks

The OC creator spectrum for LeafSaw
Zebra finches mark where I lie on each category.

Writer/Artist: Mostly artist
Solo/Collab: Only solo
Experiment/Expression: Almost always experiment
Plot first/Design first: Mostly plot first
Heavy lore/Light lore: Slightly more heavy lore
Angst/Flugg: Slightly more angst
Fantasy/Non-fantasy: Evenly contended
Canon/Headcanon: Almost always canon
Main-OC centric/Cast-Centric: Mostly evenly contended, a tad toward cast.
Fixed-Pairing/Multi-ship: Exclusively fixed pairing
Few OCs/Many OCs: Slightly more to many OCs
Gatekeep/Lore Dump: Evenly contested

February 16, 2026 at 9:19 PM

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Kody @ ECCC Wandering

@kodyisover.com

Who has two thumbs, a blue shirt, and has just rejoined the band he quit back in high school because the guitarist he has complicated feelings for begged him to come back? Daniel. Daniel does.

#KeepingTime #webcomics

🎸 Latest update: keepingtimecomic.com
🎸Start from the beginning

A panel from the webcomic Keeping Time. Four bandmates in their early 20s sit at a booth in a bar cheersing, although they show varying levels of enthusiasm.

February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM

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Latonya "Penn" P.

@wordsfromapenn.com

Happy Soul Ace Day to my fellow Black asexuals! Here is a primer on Soul Ace Day that I wrote this time last year www.intomore.com/culture/iden...

There's a new holiday for Black asexuals and I'm here for it - INTO

Given that Black asexuals get twice (or even thrice) the amount of grief, I was happy to learn about SoulAce Day

www.intomore.com

February 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM

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Lan ⛈️

@aquapunked.bsky.social

CH 4 IS HERE!!! 🏜️

#TheTitan is a post-apoc dramedy romance between a guy who maybe has second thoughts and a girl who just wanted some fresh air.

#romance #SpecFic #TransMen #TransHet #webcomic #comicoop

🦾 Latest: titancomic.net
🦾 Start: titancomic.net/comic/v1c1
🦾 Patreon: patreon.com/lo

February 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM

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Amélie

@melliemillie.bsky.social

My Valentine’s Day comic is here!!

A modern AU of Behind the Trees where Maël and Giroflée relive their first meeting at the university library where Maël works and Giroflée studies 💌❤️

#behindthetrees

Maël is placing books in a bookshelves. We see him from the back. Someone is placing a letter on his book trolley. When he goes back to the trolley, he sees the letter and takes it. Someone is watching Maël reading the letter from behind. Maël turns around and sees Giroflée, trying to hide behind a bookshelve. Giroflée is too shy so he runs away. Maël wants to go after him but doesn’t. He smiles and blushes, still holding the letter in his hands.

The next day, Giroflée arrives early at the library, yawning. Arriving where he always sits, he sees a letter waiting for him. He takes it and reads it: « Cher Giroflée, J’aimerais beaucoup être ton valentin. Voici mon numéro: 555-555-5555 Maël. » At the same time he finishes reading Maël’s letter, he hears a squeaky sound coming his way. In the corridor, Maël is passing with his trolley. He stops and waves at Giroflée, blushing.

February 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM

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abhorken

@abhorken.bsky.social

February 16, 2026 at 6:16 AM

Cranebones

@cranebones.bsky.social

Five is too many minutes, Hajun. C'mon.

Chain @chainraven.bsky.social · 1d

I've been MIA all day and I come back to see another new bonus episode and this is what my brain immediately saw. I'm sorry for poorly editing them into this sdlkgsjka

The meme from Shrek where Shrek is screaming at Donkey to not be himself, but with Hajun's face over Shrek's and the caption edited to say "For five minutes, could you not be horny?" the second image is from the most recent bonus episode with Hajun's hand slapped over Gunwoo's face and the caption "For five minutes!"

same meme as before but without the horny comment edited in, bc I could've sworn he said "For five minutes could you stop talking" lol. So it reads "For five minutes, could you not be yourself? For five minutes!"

February 16, 2026 at 5:31 AM

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Chain

@chainraven.bsky.social

I've been MIA all day and I come back to see another new bonus episode and this is what my brain immediately saw. I'm sorry for poorly editing them into this sdlkgsjka

February 16, 2026 at 5:29 AM

Cranebones

@cranebones.bsky.social

For sake of my sanity and efficiency so I won't keep delaying comic updates, Grand Sol will henceforth be drawn in this style.

Thank you for your understanding.