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I’m actually just three penguins in a trench coat.
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Maris Wicks @mariswicks.bsky.social · Dec 1
December 1 is Antarctica Day! (and the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959). I’m drawing a penguin a day for the month of December. If you wanna join me and draw pengies too, please do! Here’s a little Adélie penguin.
A ballpoint pen drawing of an Adélie penguin. Scratchy black on the head and back, white tummy and under wings. Hot pink feet. They’re sitting on the ground with a little pebble next to them, waving at you.
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Hey baby. Is that a Musa Paradisiaca in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? ;)

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a set of six cards with a blurry pink foreground with white sparkles. the text on the frontmost card says "Our love is like a Horseshoe Crab ... Tough, Timeless, Unrelated to the true crab." the card has a hand-drawn image of a Horseshoe crab. Card by Rosemary Mosco
January 20, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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LAIKA Studios has officially set a date for their new film #Wildwood - Coming to theaters October 23.
January 20, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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My contribution (a little late) to the #ICEOUT #ICEOUTMPLS comic posts. My experience with ICE in my city so far, keeping the language as vague as possible to protect the groups on the ground helping people here.
Digitally-drawn comic panel in tones of blue, showing a map of southern Minnesota with several cities marked: St. Cloud, Willmar, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester, Mankato and Albert Lea. Boxed captions say "We're an hour south of MPLS, a blue dot in the MN valley with a large immigrant population." Digitally drawn comic panel in blue hues, showing an angry crowd of city residents in the foreground, silhouetted, a police officer sitting at a table and shrugging in the midground in medium blue, and a semi-circle table of council members sitting in front of 3 limp flags in light blue in the background. Captions say "After ice pepper-sprayed civilians in old town last week, we packed a 3.5 hour city countil meeting, begging the head of police to use their $2M budget to stop kidnappings." Panel showing a person looking around on a street while removing a paper grocery bag from the back seat of a sedan, with captions saying "It basically feels like we're on our own. But we're tenacious. People are taking part in mutual aid and filling needs as they arise, regardless of weather." Panel in various blue hues, showing the view from the driver seat of my car with my gloved hand resting on the bottom of the open window; an elderly person has reached out and placed one mittened hand over mine while the other holds a whistle. The elderly person has a speech bubble saying "You're here to help?" My speech bubble says "yeah" and theirs responds "me too." The captions say "I ran into myn neighbor, who I rarely see, when several of us were keeping watch at our local elementary school. Things feel scary, but not lonely."
January 20, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Abolish ICE. A little journal comic from South Minneapolis.

#iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics #iceoutofmpls
Just before Christmas, I got a puppy. Her name is Minerva, and we call her *Minnie. I'm still learning how to understand her. Me: Do you need to go outside? Do you need to go outside, little baby? Do you need to do a poo? Do you need to do a widdle piddle? Minnie: Arf! *I just call her "little baby" most of the time. I'm also realizing I can't turn off the baby talk now. Nobody tells you about that. I got so lucky with my first puppy. Her wonderful foster parents had her completely house-trained by the time we adopted her, so taking her outside for potty time has been pretty easy. I've got the puppy poopy routine pretty much down, now. Me, putting on my coat: Let's see... I got the little poopy bags, puppy treats for bribes, jacket, scarf, phone… I think that's everything… Oh yes! And my passport. I had been carrying around my passport for a while, but I knew it didn't matter. This is wrong. Nobody is required to carry around their papers. I became a US citizen when I was seven. Since I was born in a refugee camp, I was stateless. The US is the only nation where I've ever held citizenship. It's the only passport I've ever had, and it still felt important. Protective. I would hold it in my pocket like a talisman, like it might ward off ghosts or something. But I realized I was holding onto it basically out of superstition. ICE will pick up anybody. I know that. So I tucked my passport away. And I largely avoid leaving my house. I live a few blocks just South of George Floyd Square. I was in the neighborhood for that, too. And all the neighbors came together to protect each other. We're already organized. We'll do our best to get through this. Me, to my dog: I hope I can take you for a walk someday soon. Won't that be nice, little baby?
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Cartoonists, I’d love to hear your stories! For local resources, please check out @defend612.bsky.social
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ICE OUT Cartoonists against ICE Calling on cartoonists and artists to tell your stories about the ICE occupation of your towns and cities! *4-panel comics* *3:4 Instagram format* Use this Blue: *There is a color drop block of blue to copy * Use these hashtags: #iceout[your city] #iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics
January 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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I’m so excited to share the cover for our upcoming graphic novel: The Greater Good: People, Power, and Public Health. Out 11/3 from @23rdstbooks.bsky.social!

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January 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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This was such a fun book to work on!! *pushes up glasses* although TECHNICALLY there are no dinosaurs in this book, only prehistoric marine reptiles, invertebrates, fish, and pterosaurs! Yes, my editor loves me; why do you ask? 😅
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Happy Dinosaur Day! 🦖 Share DRAGON BONES by Sarah Glenn Marsh & @mariswicks.bsky.social with your dinosaur obsessed readers! It is the picture book biography of fossil-hunter Mary Anning, who discovered a dinosaur skeleton that changed paleontology. #dinosaur

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Dragon Bones by Sarah Glenn Marsh, illustrated by Maris Wicks Under rubble, through puddles, inside tunnels, and with her trusty tools, Mary searched for buried treasures. Mary always wanted to be the first to spot something more than an ordinary rock poking out of the mud.
January 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Adventure frog is complete and ready to protect his pond 🐸🛡️
#frogart
A ceramic frog with a sword and shield sculpted strapped to its back.
January 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Dec 26 penguin(s): Polar plunge! That water is an icy -28F/-2C (salt water has a lower freezing point).
Three drawings of an Adélie penguin, showing their dive into the water: jumping off the rock, mid-air, and finally, the plunge.
January 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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Dec 27 penguin: Hang in there. (drawn with Sharpie and color pencil on the back of a piece of cardstock from a Ferrero Roche box)
A paper cutout of a very long cartoon penguin. Black and white with pink feet. The background is a green plaid placemat. The same penguin cutout, but cut in half and sticking out of a Christmas stocking. The top half of the penguin has their wings flopping over the top of the stocking. The bottom of the penguin is upside down, sticking out of the top of the stocking so you just see their tail and feet.
January 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Dec 28 penguin: Almost forgot to draw this little guy, so I scribbled him on a scrap of paper before I fell asleep.
A tiny ballpoint pen drawing of a penguin holding up a little heart.
January 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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Dec 29/30 penguin(s): Grouped these two swimmers together. For all the time penguins spend in the water, most of my drawings of them have been from land. They are so damn graceful underwater though!
A ballpoint pen drawing of two Adélie penguins, swimming through the icy cold waters off the coast of Ross Island in Antarctica.
January 9, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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Tidepooling is an amazing way to explore the outdoors, but it’s important to do so responsibly to protect the incredible creatures that call these habitats home. Here are a few key tips for tidepooling with care. Take a moment to review, share and help spread the word! 💙
January 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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This is so, so sad. Dan was such light in the world. I didn’t know him well, but I always enjoyed running into him at local comics shows. His work was full of that same energy - seeing it always makes me want to draw more.
January 6, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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体の小ささでキクイタダキとはりあうけど、声はめちゃくちゃでかいミソサザイ。

The wren is the king of birds, small but with a very loud song.

#BirdArt
January 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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Dec 25 penguin: Hope y’all had a nice break! I have continued to penguin it up.
A marker drawing of three very cool Adélie penguins: the top one is adjusting a pair of hot pink sunglasses, looking in your direction. Yes, you. To the right, another penguin cruises by on a skateboard. At the bottom, a penguin grabs the back of their skateboard while coming out of an icy halfpipe, a hot pink beanie flying off of their head.
January 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Let’s make 2026 the year of the bog. The world’s most unique and interesting plants, clean water, cooler climate. Bogs deserve our thanks, care, and deep respect. Please join me and love a bog today.
Image of an Alaskan bog with water and red moss in the foreground and trees in the background.
January 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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Happy #nationalbirdday

Puffins! Art by @mariswicks.bsky.social

Coming April 14th from @mackidssl.bsky.social
@mackidsbooks.bsky.social

#Birdsky
#edusky
#skybrarian
#kidlit
January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Dec 24 penguin: The Galapagos penguin! Livin’ that equatorial life. Cheers!
A drawing of a black and white Galapagos penguin, reclining on some volcanic rocks, holding a frosty pink drink that is garnished with a dead fish. In the background, an excited fur seal has popped up out of the water. The seal has a ridiculous grin. At the top of the drawing, it says Happy Holidays in pink.
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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素敵な夜を
December 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Dec 23 penguin(s): A chinstrap pengie with two chicks. (drawn in sharpie and pencil on an old grocery list)
A chinstrap penguin standing up, drawn in thick black line. Under the penguin’s chest are two grey, fluffy chicks, drawn in pencil. This was drawn on a piece of paper that had an old grocery list on it.
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Pervushovisaurus and Baculites friends
fantastical drawing of Pervushovisaurus, an extinct marine reptile similar to a modern dolphin but with four flippers. it is colored in shades of blue, red, and lavender. Surrounding it are several Baculites, extinct cephalopods related to squids with long pointed shells
December 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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December 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Dec 22 penguin(s): HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK
A black and white ballpoint pen drawing of 5 honking penguins in various excited poses: jumping, bending, flipping. They are just so stoked to be honking!
December 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Dec 21 penguin: Winter Solstice! Thinking of all my penguin friends down in Antarctica enjoying 24-hour sunlight right now.
A marker and color pencil drawing of a penguin looking up at the night sky. There are ribbons of green-red aurora and a few twinkles of stars. The same drawing, but zoomed out so you can see how the drawing looked before I played with the contrast and saturation.
December 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM