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Heather R. Holden
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Comic writer and artist. Horror comedy enthusiast. Creator of THE UNDEATH OF ME. (She/Her.) http://uniquelyholden.com/
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The Undeath of Me updated! Follow this #webcomic over on Webtoon or Tapas for more... uniquelyholden.carrd.co
Baptiste steals his smartphone back from Ethan, before Ethan has a chance to smash it. -Baptiste: "How would you feel if I broke YOUR phone?!" -Ethan, unfazed: "Go ahead and try! If it can survive a disaster like ME for years, there's nothing YOU could possibly do to hurt it!" -Baptiste: "So my ex never managed to break it, either?" -Ethan, running off, suddenly panicked: "SHIT!!!"
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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The Undeath of Me updated! Follow this #webcomic over on Webtoon or Tapas for more... uniquelyholden.carrd.co
Baptiste hugs an annoyed Ethan from behind, while staring down happily at his smartphone. -Baptiste: "Ooh! Look at--" -Ethan: "I swear, if that's another cat video, I'm gonna break this phone even worse than the last one!" Baptiste pouts momentarily, then returns to his prior enthusiasm, hugging Ethan even more tightly. -Baptiste: "But--!" Staying true to his word, Ethan steals Baptiste's smartphone and gets ready to hurl it to the ground.
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Ethan is currently married to Lilibeth! Becoming a vampire has put a strain on their marriage, though...
Strip #141 of my webcomic, the Undeath of Me. Ethan has a memory of marrying Lilibeth, which then shifts into a more recent memory of him--now a vampire--biting and almost killing her. A bloodstained Baptiste snaps him out of his thoughts by telling him how he has found his wedding ring.
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Only one more day until the Undeath of Me returns!
uniquelyholden.bsky.social Heather R. Holden @uniquelyholden.bsky.social · Nov 7
The Undeath of Me returns next week! Here are the latest updates for this #webcomic, in the meantime! uniquelyholden.carrd.co
Ethan examines his outstretched arms, as Baptiste sits next to him on the couch. -Ethan: "Is one arm shorter than the other now?!" -Baptiste: "Were they the same length before?" -Ethan: "I dunno...I never checked." -Baptiste: "Then don't worry about it." Grumpily resigned to his fate, Ethan slumps downward, crowding out Baptiste. Ethan grumpily hugs a bat pillow close to his chest, as Baptiste leans toward him on the couch. -Baptiste: "Do you want to watch--" -Ethan: "No." -Baptiste: "Then how about--" -Ethan: "No." -Baptiste: "Well, what if--" -Ethan: "No." -Baptiste, standing: "I can just LEAVE, if you'd rather--" -Ethan, while yanking Baptiste back down: "NO." Curled up on the couch, with his back turned to Baptiste, Ethan hugs a bat pillow close to himself. Baptiste watches silently, unsure of how to react. "QUIT STARIN' AT ME!" Ethan snaps at him, making Baptiste look away. Ignored by Ethan once again, Baptiste sits around, bored, before pulling out a smartphone for entertainment. Ethan peers over his shoulder at this in confusion. -Ethan, pointing at Baptiste's smartphone: "Didn't I break that damn thing?" -Baptiste, all smiles: "This is one of the phones my ex stole from me! I found it in his bag after cleaning up his remains! Isn't that great?!" -Ethan, crossing his arms: "Why would I think that's great?" -Baptiste, no longer smiling: "Because you're the one who told me not to waste money getting my other phone fixed. Thought you'd be happy about being right!" -Ethan, as Baptiste grows more disillusioned: "Meh."
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Digital Art Program Journey

Photoshop Elements -> Clip Studio Paint

Only stopped using Photoshop because my new laptop at the time didn't have a CD-rom drive, and I wasn't willing to upgrade to something that forced me into a subscription... 🙃
vermillionworks.bsky.social Sarah N. @vermillionworks.bsky.social · 26d
MSPaint (sort of, too annoying to use) > Jasc Paint Shop Pro > Photoshop > Clip Studio Paint

Yep, that's about it, unless you count specific versions, which I can't really remember. I also recall also using Microsoft Picture It! quite often with Paint Shop Pro in my early digital art days. 😆
a-n-d-y.bsky.social Andy P @a-n-d-y.bsky.social · 26d
Digital Art Program Journey

KoalaPaint > MacPaint > TARGA-PAINT > Photoshop 1 > MacroMind Director > Illustrator 88 > Painter > Flash > Clip Studio Paint > Procreate > Affinity Design

At the moment I mainly use Photoshop (work) and Procreate (personal)
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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The Undeath of Me has updated on Patreon, and will return to Webtoon and Tapas this Wednesday! Here's a preview... #Webcomic uniquelyholden.carrd.co
Close-up of Baptiste hugging an annoyed Ethan from behind, while staring down happily at his smartphone.
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Reposted by Heather R. Holden
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The Devil's Trill - Chapter 2, Page 42: Euphoria
vermillionworks.com/devilstrill

Chapter 3, Page 5 is up at Patreon.
patreon.com/c/vermillion...

A Victorian horror romance webcomic.
#thedevilstrillcomic #webcomics #victorianera #darkromance #webtoon #horrorromance #dance #gothicromance
When Florian and Miriam straighten back up, Florian adjust his hold on her by moving both of his hands to her waist. He has a mischevious grin on his face. Their environment appears to be becoming bright and multicolor as Joseph resumes playing the song. Florian: In fact, I insist we botch it! Let's twirl all around until we're sick. Miriam smiles at him, still with tears of relief in her eyes. Miriam: Heh... heheh, aye, let's! Florian and Miriam hold each other close while spinning in careless circles. Florian: It's the Polka-Nausea! Miriam: Hehahah! Florian: That's more like it! A closeup of Miriam's face. She's laughing with her eyes closed as they twirl, her tears flying away on the wind. Miriam narrates: Perhaps the tea and cakes had just made me giddy... A shot of the music room. Joseph plays the song on the piano without much of a care, while Miriam and Florian continue to twirl around. Bright colors of various shades seem to engulf everything. Miriam narrates: But as our dancing went on, the world seemed to become more colorful and vibrant. A whirlwind of delirious euphoria. Freedom... at last. End of Chapter 2
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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At this point in the Undeath of Me, I'm inclined to say Ethan, due to how intensely he feels all kinds of emotions, both good and bad, which includes love...
dailyocs.bsky.social Daily OC questions @dailyocs.bsky.social · 29d
#CoupleQuestion💗 Does one OC of your couple love more than the other?

#dailyocs
November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Close-up of Cosmo the Merry Martian with Bigfoot, from Robert Hack's variant cover for Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica #12. The panel reads: "Aliens join forces with Bigfoot to overthrow government! Are they America's last hope?"
November 8, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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The Undeath of Me returns next week! Here are the latest updates for this #webcomic, in the meantime! uniquelyholden.carrd.co
Ethan examines his outstretched arms, as Baptiste sits next to him on the couch. -Ethan: "Is one arm shorter than the other now?!" -Baptiste: "Were they the same length before?" -Ethan: "I dunno...I never checked." -Baptiste: "Then don't worry about it." Grumpily resigned to his fate, Ethan slumps downward, crowding out Baptiste. Ethan grumpily hugs a bat pillow close to his chest, as Baptiste leans toward him on the couch. -Baptiste: "Do you want to watch--" -Ethan: "No." -Baptiste: "Then how about--" -Ethan: "No." -Baptiste: "Well, what if--" -Ethan: "No." -Baptiste, standing: "I can just LEAVE, if you'd rather--" -Ethan, while yanking Baptiste back down: "NO." Curled up on the couch, with his back turned to Baptiste, Ethan hugs a bat pillow close to himself. Baptiste watches silently, unsure of how to react. "QUIT STARIN' AT ME!" Ethan snaps at him, making Baptiste look away. Ignored by Ethan once again, Baptiste sits around, bored, before pulling out a smartphone for entertainment. Ethan peers over his shoulder at this in confusion. -Ethan, pointing at Baptiste's smartphone: "Didn't I break that damn thing?" -Baptiste, all smiles: "This is one of the phones my ex stole from me! I found it in his bag after cleaning up his remains! Isn't that great?!" -Ethan, crossing his arms: "Why would I think that's great?" -Baptiste, no longer smiling: "Because you're the one who told me not to waste money getting my other phone fixed. Thought you'd be happy about being right!" -Ethan, as Baptiste grows more disillusioned: "Meh."
November 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Baptiste has been a vampire for so long that he no longer remembers anything about his childhood! As for Ethan...probably discovering how useful duct tape can be. His depression pretty much tarnishes every other memory!
dailyocs.bsky.social Daily OC questions @dailyocs.bsky.social · Nov 7
What's your OC's happiest childhood memory?

#dailyocs
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Reposted by Heather R. Holden
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Carotid Chapter 1, Page 7 updates for free members today: www.patreon.com/posts/142857...

This week, Monty serves up a crumb of lore.

For $1, you can support an artist and read two weeks ahead of free members- in November that's five pages!

#webcomic
A drawing of a cranky man in a suit slumps in an armchair, arms folded. "bro read my comic."
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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This is how I'm gonna look every time someone hits the dislike button on one of my posts
-Archie: "Jughead, am I repulsive?" -Jughead: "No more than usual!"
November 7, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Trying to live with my brain on a daily basis, like...
Comic panel of Archie yelling at Veronica... -Archie: "Do you HAVE to depress me?" -Veronica: "Yes!"
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Reposted by Heather R. Holden
vermillionworks.bsky.social
The Devil's Trill - Chapter 2, Page 42: Euphoria is up at VermillionWorks.
vermillionworks.com/devilstrill

Chapter 3, Page 5 is up at Patreon.
patreon.com/c/vermillion...

A Victorian horror romance webcomic.
#thedevilstrillcomic #webcomics #victorianera #darkromance #webtoon #horrorromance #dance
The Devil's Trill webcomic update banner with a preview of the new page: Miriam smiling while dancing, her tears flying away on the wind.
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Ethan's a foul-mouthed disaster, while Baptiste is a perky airhead with no sense of boundaries, so both are equally annoying in different ways! The two of them being vampires just makes things worse for all the humans around them...
A pair of vampires from my webcomic, the Undeath of Me. Baptiste is very proud of the matching kitty-ear hats he has knitted for himself and Ethan. Ethan stands grumpily next to him, resigned to the fact that he has to wear one.
November 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Working on some new Archie homages for the holidays! These have quickly become some of the most ridiculous things I've ever drawn, LOL. See the sketches exclusively on Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/wip-ch...
WIP: Christmas-Themed Archie Homages | Heather R. Holden
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November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Wasted lots of paper trying to ink a new strip for my webcomic today. If I weren't even worse at digital inking than I am at the traditional kind, days like this would make me convert purely for that glorious undo button... 😅
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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October 31st vs November 1st
Archie and the gang, all dressed up for Halloween, watch in awe as Sabrina magically makes candy float in the air around them. Comic panel of Archie, jingling away in a whimsical Santa Claus suit. He says to Veronica, "Greetsville, girlie! Santa makes the scene!"
November 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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Ethan takes his daughter trick-or-treating every year! His wife, Lilibeth, isn't always able to join in, because of work, but she's the most obsessed with Halloween out of the three of them, to the point where she'll leave spooky home decor out year-round!
dailyocs.bsky.social Daily OC questions @dailyocs.bsky.social · Oct 31
Is there anything like Halloween in your OC's world? If yes, do they celebrate? 🎃 👻 🍂

#dailyocs
October 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Something silly I drew for Halloween, in case anyone missed it!
October 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Ethan, the Unfriendly Ghost! #Webcomic uniquelyholden.carrd.co
A non-canonical comic strip for my webcomic, the Undeath of Me, featuring Baptiste and Ethan as ghosts for Halloween! Ethan, going the more stereotypical route, has draped himself with a polka-dotted bedsheet, complete with eyeholes. The patches he's sewn on are all speckled with blood, since he kept stabbing himself with the needle by accident. Baptiste's costume is far more extravagant. His aristocratic suit is torn and ragged, and has a reflective sheen. Broken chains dangle from his wrists. He has used contacts and eyeshadow to give his face a more haunting look. Smiling brightly at Ethan, he says, "What do you think of my ghost costume?!" Salty over how much more impressive Baptiste's costume is, Ethan double-handedly flips him off as well as he can from beneath the bedsheet. Baptiste's smile turns into the saddest of frowns.
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Reposted by Heather R. Holden
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#FREE for two more days! In every one of their games, the bard dies first. This time, she may be the only one who can save them. BLIGHT OF THE NECROMANCER is a great Halloween treat! #fantasy #LitRPG #freebooks #booksky www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJVQWR84/
Cover for the dark fantasy book, Blight of the Necromancer, surrounded by its tropes. Grim dark fantasy, smart female protagonist, torn bard, LitRPG based on TTRPGs, tons of undead, quest, characterization over stats, bone dragon, heroes not OP, and kill the necromancer, win the game?
October 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Halloween art for my webcomic, the Undeath of Me, featuring costumes readers voted for in 2020!
Baptiste has dressed up as a devil for Halloween, complete with horns and a pristine red suit. Ethan is a bedraggled angel, the broken halo on his head barely holding on with duct tape. Muffling Ethan in the middle of an F-bomb, Baptiste says, "Stay in character!" Ethan celebrating Halloween with his wife, Lilibeth, back when he was still human. Lilibeth is dressed as a black cat, while Ethan is a witch. He uses a broom to keep her pressed against him, their gazes locked. Their costumes won't be staying on for long. My characters, Spencer and Jay, dressed as a prince and fairy for Halloween. Jay watches helplessly as a smirking, bloodstained Spencer thrusts an even bloodier sword in front of his face.
October 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Working on some art for the holidays already, even though Halloween is still days away--I'm such a slow artist that none of these would be completed in time, if I waited till November! 😅
October 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM