Aidan Casserly
@aidancasserly.bsky.social
Illustrator & story artist. Creator/writer/artist of the comic SCAPULA. Concept artist and graphic designer for Sideshow, storyboard artist and creature designer for the Chiodo Bros. You can find my portfolio at www.aidancasserly.com
Just a great big pile of a lot of comics, books, and art I've worked on over the years. To everyone out there creating your art, please keep on doing it. Every step of the creative process is a wonderful experience and you'll be much happier for it. Keep creating, go nuts!
July 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Just a great big pile of a lot of comics, books, and art I've worked on over the years. To everyone out there creating your art, please keep on doing it. Every step of the creative process is a wonderful experience and you'll be much happier for it. Keep creating, go nuts!
Oddities are welcome! A high-res version of this artwork and a new short story are available as patron-exclusives; simply jump right in at any level: www.patreon.com/scapula
July 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Oddities are welcome! A high-res version of this artwork and a new short story are available as patron-exclusives; simply jump right in at any level: www.patreon.com/scapula
It's always a blast when I get to draw kaiju on the job; here's a sticker design I made for @collectsideshow.bsky.social where they allowed me to indulge in my usual monster-mania!
June 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
It's always a blast when I get to draw kaiju on the job; here's a sticker design I made for @collectsideshow.bsky.social where they allowed me to indulge in my usual monster-mania!
Enjoying your summer? Another reminder that the 18+ branding on my Patr-[algorithmblock]-eon page is due to the figure drawings; join in the fun at any level to see this full artwork and other exclusive goodies! www.patreon.com/scapula
June 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Enjoying your summer? Another reminder that the 18+ branding on my Patr-[algorithmblock]-eon page is due to the figure drawings; join in the fun at any level to see this full artwork and other exclusive goodies! www.patreon.com/scapula
Unfortunately I didn't get around to making a "No Kings" post last Saturday...on a completely unrelated topic, here's a drawing of the Edgar Allan Poe classic tale 'Hop-Frog'. I needed the right reference for the evil and foolish king so I went with a modern source.
June 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Unfortunately I didn't get around to making a "No Kings" post last Saturday...on a completely unrelated topic, here's a drawing of the Edgar Allan Poe classic tale 'Hop-Frog'. I needed the right reference for the evil and foolish king so I went with a modern source.
Enjoying the June gloom? Remember, creepy kiddies, the best way to avoid the summer sun is to stay inside and read comics! aidancasserly.bigcartel.com
June 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Enjoying the June gloom? Remember, creepy kiddies, the best way to avoid the summer sun is to stay inside and read comics! aidancasserly.bigcartel.com
I recently watched the documentary "Pee-wee as Himself"; I've only ever drawn Pee-wee once before, as part of a drawing request where a patron asked for a 'Face/Off' parody but with Paul Reubens and Nicolas Cage (and hey, I think it could have worked as a movie!).
June 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I recently watched the documentary "Pee-wee as Himself"; I've only ever drawn Pee-wee once before, as part of a drawing request where a patron asked for a 'Face/Off' parody but with Paul Reubens and Nicolas Cage (and hey, I think it could have worked as a movie!).
"7 Faces of Dr. Lao" artwork I drew forever ago (it's almost as old as Dr. Lao himself!); the quote, of course, is taken from the movie.
June 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"7 Faces of Dr. Lao" artwork I drew forever ago (it's almost as old as Dr. Lao himself!); the quote, of course, is taken from the movie.
Celebrating Pride Month with Scapula's happiest nemesis, Dio Sukuri the Copycat. You can see more of the perky li'l brat in the pages of Scapula: Doubly Dark & Deadly! aidancasserly.bigcartel.com/product/scap...
June 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Celebrating Pride Month with Scapula's happiest nemesis, Dio Sukuri the Copycat. You can see more of the perky li'l brat in the pages of Scapula: Doubly Dark & Deadly! aidancasserly.bigcartel.com/product/scap...
Gruesomely great times at Collector's Paradise in Pasadena! Thank you so much to everyone who came to the signing (and a huge thanks to the @collectorsparadise.bsky.social staff for being so awesome) and hope you enjoyed all the weirdness!
June 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Gruesomely great times at Collector's Paradise in Pasadena! Thank you so much to everyone who came to the signing (and a huge thanks to the @collectorsparadise.bsky.social staff for being so awesome) and hope you enjoyed all the weirdness!
Tomorrow! Join me and all of the creepy comic creatures at @collectorsparadise.bsky.social Collector's Paradise in Pasadena; there will be Scapula books, sketchcards, and spooky silliness for all to enjoy....but don't feed the dinosaur...
May 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Tomorrow! Join me and all of the creepy comic creatures at @collectorsparadise.bsky.social Collector's Paradise in Pasadena; there will be Scapula books, sketchcards, and spooky silliness for all to enjoy....but don't feed the dinosaur...
Here's a selected storyboard sequence from 'Dr. Caliban and the Beasts from Earth's Burning Hole', showcasing one of the battle scenes (yay, fighting!). Like the other episodes this was all done in Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, a program I used back when I was a storyboard artist for films & animations.
May 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Here's a selected storyboard sequence from 'Dr. Caliban and the Beasts from Earth's Burning Hole', showcasing one of the battle scenes (yay, fighting!). Like the other episodes this was all done in Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, a program I used back when I was a storyboard artist for films & animations.
Looking back on a slew of horror-star caricatures I did over a decade ago; my skills did improve more over the years but I'm still glad I got to have so much fun drawing these and paying homage to all of the creative creepy creatures who inspire my work.
May 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Looking back on a slew of horror-star caricatures I did over a decade ago; my skills did improve more over the years but I'm still glad I got to have so much fun drawing these and paying homage to all of the creative creepy creatures who inspire my work.
Happy World Goth Day, darlings. I don't know where the bird came from; he just wandered into the shot (I asked him when we was taking off...he just said, "Nevermore, b**ch"). #worldgothday
May 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Happy World Goth Day, darlings. I don't know where the bird came from; he just wandered into the shot (I asked him when we was taking off...he just said, "Nevermore, b**ch"). #worldgothday
A sketch I did for my wife 2 years ago when she went to Cruel World (the year Iggy Pop and Siouxsie Sioux performed, despite the weather's wrath). Cruel World sounds like fun, if you're not getting scorched in the sun, soaked in rain, or chased away by thunder...one of these years I'll actually go!
May 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A sketch I did for my wife 2 years ago when she went to Cruel World (the year Iggy Pop and Siouxsie Sioux performed, despite the weather's wrath). Cruel World sounds like fun, if you're not getting scorched in the sun, soaked in rain, or chased away by thunder...one of these years I'll actually go!
We survived the Weekend of Weirdness! I'm very grateful to have been alongside such awesome creators as Leonie O'Moore, Christie Shinn, and Nicholas Doan (with extra special thanks to Corinna Sara Bechko and Andy Talbot Smith for all of their help)!
May 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We survived the Weekend of Weirdness! I'm very grateful to have been alongside such awesome creators as Leonie O'Moore, Christie Shinn, and Nicholas Doan (with extra special thanks to Corinna Sara Bechko and Andy Talbot Smith for all of their help)!
Weekend of Weirdness begins today! See you creepy kids at @collectorsparadise.bsky.social Collector's Paradise in NoHo at 11am, plus tomorrow at The Open Book in Woodland Hills at 4pm.
May 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Weekend of Weirdness begins today! See you creepy kids at @collectorsparadise.bsky.social Collector's Paradise in NoHo at 11am, plus tomorrow at The Open Book in Woodland Hills at 4pm.
Books are good for the brain (and there's lots of hungry zombies out there)...come visit me this Sunday at The Open Book's Indie Graphic Novel Fair!
May 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Books are good for the brain (and there's lots of hungry zombies out there)...come visit me this Sunday at The Open Book's Indie Graphic Novel Fair!
Come visit me and the monsters this Saturday at Collector's Paradise in North Hollywood! @collectorsparadise.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Come visit me and the monsters this Saturday at Collector's Paradise in North Hollywood! @collectorsparadise.bsky.social
Weekend Double-Header! Two big signing events coming up for you comic-lovers: @collectorsparadise.bsky.social Collector's Paradise in North Hollywood this Saturday, and The Open Book in Woodland Hills on Sunday, along with other awesome comic creators. Come on out and enjoy the shows!
May 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Weekend Double-Header! Two big signing events coming up for you comic-lovers: @collectorsparadise.bsky.social Collector's Paradise in North Hollywood this Saturday, and The Open Book in Woodland Hills on Sunday, along with other awesome comic creators. Come on out and enjoy the shows!
Frankenstein Friday: here's some older art I drew of kaiju caveman Furankenshutain battling Baragon and Oodako in the cult classic 'Frankenstein Conquers the World'!
May 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Frankenstein Friday: here's some older art I drew of kaiju caveman Furankenshutain battling Baragon and Oodako in the cult classic 'Frankenstein Conquers the World'!
R.I.P. Jim Smith. I've written a longer obit for him on my other social media (too long to post here), so I'll give the quick version now that he was a super-nice guy and always fun to work with. Here's hoping he's still drawing really crazy, weird, messed-up cartoons on heaven's clouds right now.
May 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
R.I.P. Jim Smith. I've written a longer obit for him on my other social media (too long to post here), so I'll give the quick version now that he was a super-nice guy and always fun to work with. Here's hoping he's still drawing really crazy, weird, messed-up cartoons on heaven's clouds right now.
Here's a brief sequence from 'Dr. Caliban and the Beasts from Earth's Burning Hole', where the new gang attempts to recruit a kaiju plesiosaur...with obvious results.
May 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Here's a brief sequence from 'Dr. Caliban and the Beasts from Earth's Burning Hole', where the new gang attempts to recruit a kaiju plesiosaur...with obvious results.
Alas, no FCBD signings for me this year, but today I urge you all...Read comics! Love comics! Make comics! Support your local comic shop, your favorite creators/writers/artists, and give comic-creating a shot if it's something you've ever wanted to do. Enjoy your Free Comic Book Day!
May 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Alas, no FCBD signings for me this year, but today I urge you all...Read comics! Love comics! Make comics! Support your local comic shop, your favorite creators/writers/artists, and give comic-creating a shot if it's something you've ever wanted to do. Enjoy your Free Comic Book Day!
New 'poster' art I made for the latest Dr. Caliban episode, done in the style of vintage horror movies and comics (which is always fun to draw). If you haven't already seen the new show, give it a watch and enjoy the monstrous lunacy!
April 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
New 'poster' art I made for the latest Dr. Caliban episode, done in the style of vintage horror movies and comics (which is always fun to draw). If you haven't already seen the new show, give it a watch and enjoy the monstrous lunacy!