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Chico D. Mar 🏳️‍🌈
@mersaloon.bsky.social
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Artist | Author of Wet Frontier - 🧜‍♀️🧜A Mer-comic! 🧜‍♂️🧜‍♀️
Read here: www.wetfrontier.com
Comms: https://vgen.co/Chico-D-Mar

(He/Him/They/Them)
Watching Jaws and Little Mermaid at 7 did something to me. It made me a mer-obsessed, ocean fearing/loving cartoonist.
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Chico D. Mar 🏳️‍🌈 @mersaloon.bsky.social · May 5
TODAY IS THE DAY! Chp 1 of Wet Frontier is live and ready!

www.wetfrontier.com

#webcomics #mermay #mermaids #merfolk #webcomicart

Here's a mini-comic I made for bluesky to help folks get started:
A post it board with a sign that says "WHO". In the signage is an octopus mermaid with a squid for a head head waving at the camera, he says: "Hi I'm Chico D. Mar The merman has his human arms crossed behind his back and three of his tentacles are pointing now at a comic panel. "I draw a webcomic called Wet Frontier! It's all about merpeople in the wild west." The post it board asks "WHERE" In the board we see a drawing of an abstract planet of water split into 3 layers. The top layer has an ice castle fenced by cactus rocks. In the middle is a watery landscape of ruins with a volcano down the middle. In the bottom is a cave system of glowing light. Some islands can be seen hovering in the space besides the planet. The outlines of monsters hover about the outer rim. There is text that reads "Welcome to Logue! The land of beginnings and endings!" The post it board asks "Why and how" The squid man is to the left and shrugs all his tentacles and he says, "I have no idea" A mermaid appears to the right and says "The answer is fish"
mersaloon.bsky.social
On today's page of Wet Frontier, sore losers and sore winners are not allowed in this house.

https://www.wetfrontier.com 
https://www.wetfrontier.com/comics/1/#content-start

[ #WetFrontierUpdate | #webcomic ]
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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cartoonist.coop
The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:

cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
Hiveworks Guild logo. Two bees sitting on a bee hive holding hands.
January 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
mersaloon.bsky.social
On today's page of Wet Frontier, we learn about the fascinating intricacies about tentacles and mermaids. 

https://www.wetfrontier.com 
https://www.wetfrontier.com/comics/1/#content-start

[ #WetFrontierUpdate | #webcomic ]
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
2026 is going to be my year and that is a threat

(I listened to Hopes and Dreams on repeat making this)
Panel 1: A collage of a sketchbook, an ink bottle, ruler, eraser, pencil, nib pen and iPad with an pencil Caption: You have what it takes Panel 2: Character holds a spark to their chest, bursting with pink purple and light blue smaller sparkles Caption: your fear of failure can not stop you
December 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
mersaloon.bsky.social
Ah I remember this. My first art fight led to a lot of fun drawings for me.
December 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
mersaloon.bsky.social
On today's page of Wet Frontier, behold the infallible mermaid logic of a catfish. Also learn confusing gene lore.

https://www.wetfrontier.com 
https://www.wetfrontier.com/comics/1/#content-start

[ #WetFrontierUpdate | #webcomic ]
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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jaredr-k.bsky.social
For @merashera.bsky.social per our server gift exchange 🎁 🧜🏼‍♀️

#art #mermaid
A greeting card featuring a blue tailed, reddish-blonde haired mermaid in a seashell top forming a big heart with bubbles.
December 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
mersaloon.bsky.social
2025 has been a years of ups and downs. I feel like during this year I've gone on the path to truely finding an identity for myself, enough to make me restart my comic world and find new outlets outside of social media to express myself.

It's also come with a lot of external stressers. But...
December 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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dhumos.bsky.social
Drawings of two merfolk OCs from a few years ago. Never was able to settle on names for them. #mermaid #merfolk #digitalart #characterart #ocs #ocart #art
Digital drawing of two merfolk characters. One with the characteristics of a seahorse with scars on his face, the other with a more traditional fish tail and jewelry. Several illustrations of each character show: swimming fighting, and spending time together.
December 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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chiesha.bsky.social
#artwork #illustration #art #PortfolioDay
最近のイラストぽこぽこ載せていこう。
December 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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neojestar.bsky.social
I've been drawing these characters for a few months now and only just realized I've never had all four of them present in a single picture so i decided to fix that
An image depicting four mermaids underwater, the left has a copperband butterfly fishtail, the middle left has a dolphin tail, The middle right has a blue tang fishtail, the left has a pink mermaid-fishtail
December 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
mersaloon.bsky.social
Aw shoot. The page didn't upload correctly! But now the issue has been resolved everybody!

I also wanted to say there will be no page next week in observation of New Year's!
mersaloon.bsky.social Chico D. Mar 🏳️‍🌈 @mersaloon.bsky.social · Dec 22
On today's page of Wet Frontier, it's no longer the specific holiday in question, but turkey still is yummy for cats.

https://www.wetfrontier.com 
https://www.wetfrontier.com/comics/1/#content-start

[ #WetFrontierUpdate | #webcomic ]
December 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
mersaloon.bsky.social
On today's page of Wet Frontier, it's no longer the specific holiday in question, but turkey still is yummy for cats.

https://www.wetfrontier.com 
https://www.wetfrontier.com/comics/1/#content-start

[ #WetFrontierUpdate | #webcomic ]
December 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
mersaloon.bsky.social
This podcast has been bedtime material for years for me and this year's Bananza coverage has been the longest post-release coverage I've listened to for a single game release since Tears of the Kingdom.

It made those long hours grinding V-Ranks in Emerald Rush effortless.

Amazing work!
dkvine.com DK Vine @dkvine.com · Dec 18
The #Kongversation podcast had totally organic growth this year buoyed by nothing but our staggering personal charms. It definitely wasn’t the reveal and release of a huge Game of the Year contender that we talked about for months on end.
2025 growth for The Kongversation: Donkey Kong Universe Discussion. ^144% Total audience ^999% Total new audience 8.7K Listening hours The Kongversation: Donkey Kong Universe Discussion’s top countries for 2025. 1. United States 2. United Kingdom 3. Brazil 4. Sweden 5. Australia The Kongversation: Donkey Kong Universe Discussion’s 2025 growth outpaced 85% of other podcasts.
December 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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neojestar.bsky.social
Fourth for today is Mermei @/catic.bsky.social joined by Meris @/funtimemadness.bsky.social along with Ale who didnt have a handle, They're at a snowy beach eating gingerbread, Thats the last for today im gonna go take a nap we'll pickup where we left off tomorrow.
An image showing a Mermaid, a Merman and an Octomer on a snowy beach eating ginger bread
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
mersaloon.bsky.social
V-Ranked every Layer in on Difficulty 7 of Emerald Rush.

This was one of the best score attacks I've played in a long time and an amazing cap to my Donkey Kong Bananza journey.
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
mersaloon.bsky.social
A truely awesome mer mod and group leader.
December 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
mersaloon.bsky.social
A clownfish icon.
December 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
mersaloon.bsky.social
On today's page of Wet Frontier, we conclude chapter 2 with a slice of reality! Thank you all for joining me this fun chapter! Chapter 3 will be coming in 4 weeks. Until then, enjoy some bonus pages to tide you over! 

New Pages: www.wetfrontier.com

[ #WetFrontierUpdate | #webcomic ]
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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polygonblazr.bsky.social
Mermaid expressions
#oc #ocsky #originalcharacter #ocs #mermaid #mermaidsky #merfolk #digitalart #art
Mermaid giving three expressions 1: sarcastic sad pout, arms folded 2: apprehension, looking to the side while holding her arm 3: great stress, hands on her temples, eyes wide
December 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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zakinodo.bsky.social
Just 2 moon poolified mermaids, this time Uma and Lilan!~
http://linktr.ee/zakinodo
#mermaid #moonpool #oc #originalcharacter #digitalart
Uma and Lilan, drawn with a golden mermaid tail and bra
December 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
mersaloon.bsky.social
I am once again super excited to have contributed the art to this episode of @thepodondiscord.bsky.social Mermaid Podcast!

And happy to have contributed my useless movie knowledge for the sake of gushing about mermaid history again! Tune in!
Reminiscent of the Little Mermaid theatrical poster, Ariel is perched on a rock while 3 other merpeople are interviewing her, talking through spongey mics. A little squidman is peeking out of the water.
December 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
mersaloon.bsky.social
On today's page of Wet Frontier, some people just never get the lesson. So Lucy is about to drill those lessons in, the hard way.

New Pages: www.wetfrontier.com

[ #WetFrontierUpdate | #webcomic ]
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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neojestar.bsky.social
A downside of having a big tail-fin is that sometimes it has a mind of its own.
An image depicting two mermaids laying on the beach, the one on the left looks disappointed as her tail-fin has flopped over onto her head.
November 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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shes all done :-D
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM