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S.S. Julian
@octopolis.bsky.social
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Cartoonist and creator of Octopolis, a sci-fi fantasy about the future where humans are extinct and octopuses have inherited the Earth. Get Issue #1 now at octopoliscomic.com
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S.S. Julian @octopolis.bsky.social · Jun 25
Hi there! I’m SS Julian, a cartoonist, designer and marine science enthusiast. I write and illustrate Octopolis, a scifi fantasy about a future where humans are extinct and octopuses have inherited the Earth! About time, right? Octopolis is self-published, get it at octopoliscomic.com
An illustration depicting several cartoon octopuses and fish in an aquatic environment. An imposing yellow octopus hovers above a happy purple octopus holding the arm of a yellow scared octopus. A yellow cuttlefish swims alongside them. Below an orange octopus wearing a lobster headdress rides an aggressive wolf eel and stares at the party menacingly. In the background an octopus rides a manta ray while another rides a zeppelin. A castle wall of coral can be seen against a background of the ocean surface. Text: S.S. Julian: Octopolis. octopoliscomic.com Two clothed octopuses enter a dark cavern that appears to be a submerged subway station. In the distance a human skeleton lies leaning against a concrete pillar. One octopus says 'Welcome to Octopolis!' and the other exclaims 'Abyss below!' in surprise. Two octopuses look on in apprehension from a cave at a shark swimming overhead. The shark is being ridden by an octopus wielding a shell spear and wearing shell armor. The shark has a bridle, harness and several saddle bags. A purple octopus riding a giant crab overlooks a gigantic coral wall. Small figures of other octopuses appear riding animals and vehicles in the distance. A gap in the wall is gated at its base and at the surface of the water. Then gates are guarded by octopuses wielding spears.
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Why is the Onion writing niche humor for me, specifically
Californians Approve Measure To Redraw ‘Garfield’
SACRAMENTO, CA—Passing the Democrat-backed initiative with a resounding 60% of the vote, Californians overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure this week to redraw the cartoon character Garfield. “The ...
theonion.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Artist be like if I shift this line 0.05 cm to the left, increase overlay by 2%, and move this character’s head slightly by 3° will make a life changing difference that everyone notices
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Douglas Adams predicted ChatGPT in 1987
An excerpt from Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adam’s (1987). Text: The Electric Monk was a labor-sav-ing device, like a dishwasher or a video recorder. Dishwashers washed tedious dishes for you, thus saving you the bother of washing them yourself, video recorders watched tedious television for you, thus saving you the bother of looking at it your-self; Electric Monks believed things for you, thus saving you what was becoming an increasingly onerous task, that of believing all the things the world expected you to believe. Unfortunately this Electric Monk had developed a fault, and had started to believe all kinds of things, more or less at random. It was even beginning to believe things they'd have difficulty believing in Salt Lake City. It had never heard of Salt…
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Happy Halloween! Throwback to some of my favorite #octooctober sketches from a couple years ago
octopolis.bsky.social S.S. Julian @octopolis.bsky.social · Nov 1
I have one last Octo-october costume to share: an all-souls-day outfit. Very pleased to end on this festive note

#octooctober #octopus #halloween #costume #drawtober #inktober #halloweencostume #ocean #skull #diadelosmuertos
drawing of an octopus dressed in dia de los muertos style
November 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Gone fishing
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A cartoon drawing of sardines with a purple octopus holding a fishing rod in the foreground. By ss Julian octopoliscomic.com A cartoon drawing of sardines with a purple octopus holding a fishing rod in the foreground. The fishing rod has a letter attached to it. By ss Julian octopoliscomic.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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My friend said he wanted to make comics but he's bad at drawing so with these crude little examples I tried to explain that you don't need to be a good artist to make good art. Lighting and composition are cheat codes. People don't care about skill, they care about emotion
October 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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fr3aksh0w.bsky.social
*eats the rich so capitalism can't consume me*
octopolis.bsky.social S.S. Julian @octopolis.bsky.social · 14d
Words to live and die by.
🐙🐡🐋
A digital ink illustration of an orange octopus grasping a striped pyjama shark. The text reads ‘Devour that which would consume you’. Octopoliscomic.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Words to live and die by.
🐙🐡🐋
A digital ink illustration of an orange octopus grasping a striped pyjama shark. The text reads ‘Devour that which would consume you’. Octopoliscomic.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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I got to tour my local recycling center! The good folks at @republicservices.bsky.social were kind enough to show us around. I left with a renewed respect for the complexity of the work involved. Below are some key takeaways:

#environment #recycling
October 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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shells! 🐚
October 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Welcome to America where the sick people don’t wear masks so the vulnerable have to
October 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Thanks @octonation.bsky.social for drawing with me! That was a blast. I loved diving into coloring octopuses at the end, that’s a whole area of exploration in itself!
Screenshot from How to Draw an Octopus with SS Julian and Octonation Screenshot from How to Draw an Octopus with SS Julian and Octonation Screenshot from How to Draw an Octopus with SS Julian and Octonation Screenshot from How to Draw an Octopus with SS Julian and Octonation
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Come draw an octopus with me! Link to join the livestream:
October 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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I hope @danharmon.bsky.social is getting royalties for this
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (2025) Official Trailer
YouTube video by Lionsgate Movies
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October 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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We are live in 2.5 hours!
octopolis.bsky.social S.S. Julian @octopolis.bsky.social · 21d
I will be doing a 'How to Draw an Octopus' livestream with @octonation.bsky.social this Thursday at 10AM PDT! The event is free to join, so please drop in if you're so inclined. Link to calendar event below:
A promotional image of a cartoon purple octopus half-way illustrated with blue tracing lines visible on one side. Text: Octonation + Octopolis: How to Draw an Octopus Live-stream with SS Julian. October 23, 10AM PDT
October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Love this journey through an artist’s octopus drawings
rally.luckyraven.cc Allie @rally.luckyraven.cc · Oct 1
I'm starting my own drawing challenge this month. It's called #October, and every day I'm gonna try to draw an octopus. It'll be a fun way to draw something that isn't human-shaped, or even a vertebrate. You're welcome to join me if you'd like. Here's Day 1:
An octopus sitting between some rocks and kelp.
October 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Next up in my Octopolis Tarot deck: The Magician! As in classical antiquity, these reality-shapers are called 'alchemists'.
#octopolis #tarot #octopus 🐙🐡
A tarot card illustration by SS Julian of the Alchemist. A spotted octopus wields a piece of coral before an alter of scallop shells on which sit a giant pearl, tunicate and shell. Above the scene a ghostly monkey watches in surprise.
October 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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I will be doing a 'How to Draw an Octopus' livestream with @octonation.bsky.social this Thursday at 10AM PDT! The event is free to join, so please drop in if you're so inclined. Link to calendar event below:
A promotional image of a cartoon purple octopus half-way illustrated with blue tracing lines visible on one side. Text: Octonation + Octopolis: How to Draw an Octopus Live-stream with SS Julian. October 23, 10AM PDT
October 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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It's #MolluscMonday ! So with that, we want to highlight our colorful nautilus pins~

They come in a wide selection of pride colours so there's something for everyone ❤

Find them in our store - link in the bio!

#ammonite #lgbtq #fossils
October 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
octopolis.bsky.social
Great to have a batch of new followers overlap with #portfolioday! Welcome all, I'm S.S. Julian: cartoonist, designer and #sciart artist. I make Octopolis, a science-fantasy comic series about the future when humans are extinct and octopuses have inherited the Earth!

Portfolio: ssjulian.com
A digital illustration by SS Julian. Title: Octopolis purple and yellow octopuses wearing clothes float in front of a host of other characters... a dangerous-looking yellow octopus, an angry orange octopus riding a wolf eel, all before a castle wall of coral. A digital illustration by SS Julian of a rainbow-colored octopus that appears to adopt the colors of the pride flag. A digital illustration by SS Julian featuring a repeated pattern of nudibranchs A digital illustration by SS Julian. Two kids dive into a watering hole filled with fish that look like maple leaves.
October 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Were you excited about the ‘Carnarvon flapjack octopus’, but disappointed at the lack of cute photos? To rectify this, I have read the article and here offer my artist's interpretation of the newly described species:
#sciart #octopus
A screenshot of the article abstract in the Australian journal of taxonomy by Tristan Joseph verhoeff. A digital illustration by SS Julian of the newly described Carnarvon flapjack octopus. the octopus is red-orange with white spots. it has big eyes and cirrate fins on either side of its small mantle.
October 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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October 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Life imitates art?
stupjam.bsky.social stupjam @stupjam.bsky.social · Oct 9
octopus riding a shark for World Octopus Day!
it is one of the best things I ever saw.

based on a video posted by University of Auckland.
#octopus #worldoctopusday
drawing of orange octopus on a gray shark. Half the camera is underwater, the octopus is above water. It’s a sunny and slightly cloudy day.
October 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Making this my goddamn desktop background
October 13, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Pandemic Season 4 is going to be fucking impossible
sherylnyt.bsky.social Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · Oct 11
FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM