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Lars • Iskotaa ⏸️
@lars.bsky.social
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Bringing back slow internet one hiatus at a time.

Visit me on the world wide web @ https://iskotaa.com. Co-founder of @twigbit.games.

My work is 100% pure, old-fashioned, homegrown human.

they/he 🏳️‍🌈 yvr 🇨🇦

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Lars • Iskotaa ⏸️ @lars.bsky.social · 29d
Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Lars and I am an artist and game dev. I have an ongoing webcomic Beast Fables, am working on a graphic novel, and make games with @twigbit.games!

Everything I work on goes on my website if you’re interested @ iskotaa.com/about! 💕
An illustration of my dad sitting at his desk on the computer. He is in a wheelchair and using a universal cuff to type. Twiggy, a little 3D computer-headed character, looks inquisitively at painting of the Twigbit logo in the style of the Mario 64 paintings. The painting is in an ornate frame. Rey, a fox wearing a tunic, is sitting in front of a box on a small stool. She looks expectant. On the box is painted “Knigt errant” and a little sign says “cheep!”. A painting of Herbert Swellsparrow for a short story about a bird who overcomes his confidence troubles and seeks adventure in unlikely places.
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ellie.bsky.social
I am heartened to no end that 220 (!) people and counting have showed up at a budget hearing to tell Ken Sim and ABC to get wrecked.
seanorr.bsky.social SEAN ORR @seanorr.bsky.social · 6h
200: watching comunity disappear. You’re not cutting waste you’re cutting the ladder, pulling it up after you go up. Where is the money going? Police. You take away dignity and housing. This budget is class warfare. It’s sleight of have. You’ve abandoned your city. Remove yourself from office.
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 AM
lars.bsky.social
I've been so delighted to learn since starting my website that websites are alive and well, and it has been worth the effort to divest from social platforms as much as possible.
A screenshot of my website traffic for iskotaa.com, showing eight thousand unique visitors over the last 30 days.
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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davis.social
Hey #Godot devs 👋 Do you have recommendations for multiplayer frameworks?

At @twigbit.games, we used Nakama for Sky Museum, and now we're building a bigger game and I want to field my options before committing.

I've heard good things about Epic Online Services 🤔

Please let me know your thoughts!🙂
November 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
lars.bsky.social
A little self portrait with all of my OCs.

#selfportrait #ocs
A self-portrait of the artist drawing their OCs. A person sits at a desk with a monitor and lamp attached at cartoony angles, and draws on a tablet with a small pointy-nosed creature (named Aarty) looking over their shoulder. Above them are various cartoon heads, from left to right, bottom to top: Chaunti the chicken, Hans the Swedish Superstar, Thorn the Squirrel, Rey the fox, Turing the robot, Scurvy the pirate rat, the Twigbit Games logo, Errant Em, and Herbert Swellsparrow.
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
lars.bsky.social
This comic has my favourite final panel...EVER. I've peaked. There's nowhere left for me to go.

Click the link below and you too can be delighted by Beast Fables 🦊🐓🐿️! #beastfables #webcomics #reynard

iskotaa.com/comics/beast...
Rey the fox and Chaunti the chicken lay groaning on the grass. They are looking a little bruised. Chaunti says "I should have read Beast Fables today..." and Rey responds "yea...". The website where you can read this brilliant dialogue is in the top right corner: iskotaa.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
lars.bsky.social
Overseen on the Tumbles

www.tumblr.com/caressthosec...
A screenshot of a Tumblr post by 'random-brushstrokes' with a painting by Leonid Pasternak called "The Torments of Creative Work". The painting shows the subject with face in hand, surrounded by books and paper, and pen in hand. They look exhausted. An ashtray is filled with used cigarettes. The caption below the painting says "Leonid Pasternak (Ukrainian, 1862-1945) - The Torments of Creative Work". Below is a quotepost of the original by "caressthosecheekbones" that says "oh leonid, we're really in it now"
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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lars.bsky.social
Happy Halloween from Rey, Thorn, Chaunti, and me! 🎃

iskotaa.com/comics/beast...
A watercolour painting of Rey, Thorn, and Chaunti sitting under a tree full of bright yellow, orange, and red leaves. Rey pops a candy corn in her mouth as she relaxes, Thorn carves a cyclops face into a pumpkin, and Chaunti looks contemplative as they decide what to write. "Happy Halloween" appears as text above them.
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
lars.bsky.social
Happy Halloween from Rey, Thorn, Chaunti, and me! 🎃

iskotaa.com/comics/beast...
A watercolour painting of Rey, Thorn, and Chaunti sitting under a tree full of bright yellow, orange, and red leaves. Rey pops a candy corn in her mouth as she relaxes, Thorn carves a cyclops face into a pumpkin, and Chaunti looks contemplative as they decide what to write. "Happy Halloween" appears as text above them.
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
lars.bsky.social
New Beast Fables drops early this week as I prepare a spooky painting for tomorrow. 🦊🐓🐿️

iskotaa.com/comics/beast...
Rey sits up, and says "What's that sound?". "AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH" extends across the top of the panel, growing in size. The website where you can read it all, Iskotaa.com, is printed in the bottom.
October 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
lars.bsky.social
Back on hiatus for a bit. I’ll be posting out Beast Fables reminders on Friday but otherwise hopping off of social.

You can find me where I always am 👇🩷
lars.bsky.social Lars • Iskotaa ⏸️ @lars.bsky.social · 29d
Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Lars and I am an artist and game dev. I have an ongoing webcomic Beast Fables, am working on a graphic novel, and make games with @twigbit.games!

Everything I work on goes on my website if you’re interested @ iskotaa.com/about! 💕
An illustration of my dad sitting at his desk on the computer. He is in a wheelchair and using a universal cuff to type. Twiggy, a little 3D computer-headed character, looks inquisitively at painting of the Twigbit logo in the style of the Mario 64 paintings. The painting is in an ornate frame. Rey, a fox wearing a tunic, is sitting in front of a box on a small stool. She looks expectant. On the box is painted “Knigt errant” and a little sign says “cheep!”. A painting of Herbert Swellsparrow for a short story about a bird who overcomes his confidence troubles and seeks adventure in unlikely places.
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
lars.bsky.social
For our next game @twigbit.games, I really want it to improve people's lives in some small way, and I think that's kinda a weird but compelling USP for me
October 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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emilylorange.bsky.social
*sitting up sudenly* maybe a fresh stardew valley game would fix me
October 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
lars.bsky.social
I added comic support to Escape Pod! You can grab it here: gitlab.com/iskotaa/astr...

If you're not familiar with Astro, the blog post (iskotaa.com/blog/2025-10...) I wrote will guide you through the setup including downloading the zip. Hope this helps a few people out!
Studio Iskotaa / Astro Escape Pod · GitLab
Give yourself a permanent home on the internet and escape the constantly fluctuating social media landscape.
gitlab.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
lars.bsky.social
I think it might be time to update my "Escape Pod" site template to add comics so artists can host their own comics for free like I do. No strings attached. No evil hosting platforms. Take it wherever you want.

iskotaa.com/blog/2025-10...
October 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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lars.bsky.social
Critics are raving about the hottest webcomic to drop since 2004:

"Does anyone even read comics anymore? Why are you wasting your time?"
- Mom

"It's...ok? I guess."
- Todd

Click below to read the latest Beast Fables comic! 🦊🐓🐿️
iskotaa.com/comics/beast...

#webcomics #beastfables
A panel from Rey's perspective. Chaunti’s head in frame. Chaunti is a chicken with a plucky disposition. They say, "Hi! I’m Chaunti!" They call out to you to click on the link and read Beast Fables, only at iskotaa.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
lars.bsky.social
Vibes
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening playing on my Analogue pocket. It’s the original cartridge I bought 20 years ago still going strong for yet another playthrough. The screen is lit in a dark room with books, controllers, and a Kirby card in the background.
October 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
lars.bsky.social
Excited for this tonight!
ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social Ryan Fitzpatrick @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social · 20d
If you're in Vancouver, I hope you'll be able to make it out to Talonbooks' fall poetry launch at the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall. It's looking like a busy weekend of poetry, but this should be worth your time. All of these books are excellent (though I might be biased). Hope you can make it!
talonbooks.bsky.social Talonbooks @talonbooks.bsky.social · 20d
TOMORROW!!

You're invited to the Talonbooks Fall 2025 Launch on October 24! Join us at the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall or on the Talonbooks YouTube channel to celebrate the release of five fantastic poetry collections. Attendance is free! The venue is accessible, light fare will be provided.
October 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
lars.bsky.social
Critics are raving about the hottest webcomic to drop since 2004:

"Does anyone even read comics anymore? Why are you wasting your time?"
- Mom

"It's...ok? I guess."
- Todd

Click below to read the latest Beast Fables comic! 🦊🐓🐿️
iskotaa.com/comics/beast...

#webcomics #beastfables
A panel from Rey's perspective. Chaunti’s head in frame. Chaunti is a chicken with a plucky disposition. They say, "Hi! I’m Chaunti!" They call out to you to click on the link and read Beast Fables, only at iskotaa.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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erasu.bsky.social
So this is just legitimate ragebait. The context was specifically about expanding the Nintendo IPs and the Nintendo Museum where they can see and use old hardware. Here's the question and answer
October 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
lars.bsky.social
Good thing there aren't coaching awards at Grand Prix events, or dance would be...
🏆 Most seasoned coach: Marie France!
🏆 Up and coming team coach: Marie France!
🏆 Best dressed coach: Marie France!
🏆 Best coach of a British team: Marie France!

#GPFRA #GPFigure
October 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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bifanoland.bsky.social
Peeling the paint off a new PleinAir of a favourite barn. The days are getting shorter and colder, soon indoor hobby season will be upon us. I’m excited to sew some cute clothes this winter!
October 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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ellie.bsky.social
@lars.bsky.social, with regret: "I need to listen to that weasel screaming in my ear to order decaf."
October 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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secondlina.com
Fall [part 1/3]
A cartoon crow is looking up as orange, red and yellow fall leaves dance in tje wind around him. The crow is walking on the crunchy leaves, saying "what a perfect day!" The crow is marveling at how lovely all the leaves are, new seeing a stone in his path. The crow trips on the stone right on his face.
October 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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cabfolio.com
My inking #PortfolioDay post might've been a little niche so here are some more representative illustrations. I'm not looking for work right now but I always enjoy sharing some art :)
🏠 cabfolio.com
cabfolio.com Cab @cabfolio.com · Jul 9
Salut les amigos du #PortfolioDay ! Je m'appelle Cab et je suis bédéiste et illustratrice de Montréal. Je cherche pas de boulot en ce moment mais j'ai une chouette boutique de prints qui mérite le détour :)

Mon portfolio: cabfolio.com
Ma boutique : shop.cabfolio.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
lars.bsky.social
Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Lars and I am an artist and game dev. I have an ongoing webcomic Beast Fables, am working on a graphic novel, and make games with @twigbit.games!

Everything I work on goes on my website if you’re interested @ iskotaa.com/about! 💕
An illustration of my dad sitting at his desk on the computer. He is in a wheelchair and using a universal cuff to type. Twiggy, a little 3D computer-headed character, looks inquisitively at painting of the Twigbit logo in the style of the Mario 64 paintings. The painting is in an ornate frame. Rey, a fox wearing a tunic, is sitting in front of a box on a small stool. She looks expectant. On the box is painted “Knigt errant” and a little sign says “cheep!”. A painting of Herbert Swellsparrow for a short story about a bird who overcomes his confidence troubles and seeks adventure in unlikely places.
October 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM