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Dan Purcell
@danpurcell.bsky.social
· Nov 14
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Dan Purcell · Serendipity · Song · 2020
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Hey BlueSky! I am
An artist, musician, video editor and lover of all those things.
I’m hoping this little thread can direct you to some good music + art that will ease your minds a bit, check out my biggest song below!
open.spotify.com/track/7u8j2R...
An artist, musician, video editor and lover of all those things.
I’m hoping this little thread can direct you to some good music + art that will ease your minds a bit, check out my biggest song below!
open.spotify.com/track/7u8j2R...
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THIS spread, you guys. This one took a minute to draw/letter/color. There’s a LOT going on here, click on it and zoom in and look around.
Comics, man.
From SPECTRUM #2 by Rick Quinn & Dave Chisholm. Listen to our conversation with both creators on our latest Book Club episode🔗🧵⬇️
From SPECTRUM #2 by Rick Quinn & Dave Chisholm. Listen to our conversation with both creators on our latest Book Club episode🔗🧵⬇️
January 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
THIS spread, you guys. This one took a minute to draw/letter/color. There’s a LOT going on here, click on it and zoom in and look around.
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I'd love for Nebula to be for indie filmmakers what it is for indie video essayists, explainers, and documentarians. We should build out a community of folks who have proven they're committed to the work, then help elevate them to the next level with opportunities and resources.
Any indie filmmakers looking for a home for their short or indie feature?
January 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I'd love for Nebula to be for indie filmmakers what it is for indie video essayists, explainers, and documentarians. We should build out a community of folks who have proven they're committed to the work, then help elevate them to the next level with opportunities and resources.
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Covers of Absolute Martian Manhunter 1 and 2. And the cover of number three, which is my favorite so far, can't be shown yet.
January 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Covers of Absolute Martian Manhunter 1 and 2. And the cover of number three, which is my favorite so far, can't be shown yet.
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SPECTRUM issue 2
Flip-through
Be sure to check out the in-world ads at the end of the video!
I am SO hyped for this series!!
@riqkquinn.bsky.social
@madcavestudios.bsky.social
@jamesbemmett.bsky.social
Flip-through
Be sure to check out the in-world ads at the end of the video!
I am SO hyped for this series!!
@riqkquinn.bsky.social
@madcavestudios.bsky.social
@jamesbemmett.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
SPECTRUM issue 2
Flip-through
Be sure to check out the in-world ads at the end of the video!
I am SO hyped for this series!!
@riqkquinn.bsky.social
@madcavestudios.bsky.social
@jamesbemmett.bsky.social
Flip-through
Be sure to check out the in-world ads at the end of the video!
I am SO hyped for this series!!
@riqkquinn.bsky.social
@madcavestudios.bsky.social
@jamesbemmett.bsky.social
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You only need to know as much as you need to tell your story. Sometimes that’s a lot, but it can be a lot less than you think.
I really want more writers to embrace “I don’t know.” You don’t have to know how all of your mythology perfectly fits. You don’t need to know how the magic works or how the lore all connects.
Sometimes fantasy stories are just isolated little fables, best understood by the heart, not the head.
Sometimes fantasy stories are just isolated little fables, best understood by the heart, not the head.
January 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
You only need to know as much as you need to tell your story. Sometimes that’s a lot, but it can be a lot less than you think.
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January 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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SPECTRUM issues 1-4 covers
@riqkquinn.bsky.social and I wanted a design container that felt different from typical comic covers and had structural and motivic connection to the art in the book. Went through many iterations before we found this one!
@madcavestudios.bsky.social
@riqkquinn.bsky.social and I wanted a design container that felt different from typical comic covers and had structural and motivic connection to the art in the book. Went through many iterations before we found this one!
@madcavestudios.bsky.social
December 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM
SPECTRUM issues 1-4 covers
@riqkquinn.bsky.social and I wanted a design container that felt different from typical comic covers and had structural and motivic connection to the art in the book. Went through many iterations before we found this one!
@madcavestudios.bsky.social
@riqkquinn.bsky.social and I wanted a design container that felt different from typical comic covers and had structural and motivic connection to the art in the book. Went through many iterations before we found this one!
@madcavestudios.bsky.social
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Brass: a multi-generational superhero story exploring the themes of family history through the mantle of “Brass” an identity donned by multiple members of the Toussaint family, whom with the aid of a mysterious magical trumpet, access seemingly limitless power.
December 23, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Brass: a multi-generational superhero story exploring the themes of family history through the mantle of “Brass” an identity donned by multiple members of the Toussaint family, whom with the aid of a mysterious magical trumpet, access seemingly limitless power.
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Happy Festivus everyone. Always amazed this crazy episode birthed a real celebration that seems to be enjoyed by so many around the world. So may your feats be strong and your grievances few. Enjoy.
December 23, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Happy Festivus everyone. Always amazed this crazy episode birthed a real celebration that seems to be enjoyed by so many around the world. So may your feats be strong and your grievances few. Enjoy.
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Can I just say, making fun of New Jersey was only ever a thing because the New Yorkers who wrote TV shows in the 90s only knew about three states.
New Jersey is great.
New Jersey is great.
December 15, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Can I just say, making fun of New Jersey was only ever a thing because the New Yorkers who wrote TV shows in the 90s only knew about three states.
New Jersey is great.
New Jersey is great.
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Here are the four new preview pages from SPECTRUM issue 2 that premiered online yesterday.
That fourth one was FUN to put together.
Fun fact: everything in SPECTRUM completed before the third page here was done before my Miles Davis graphic novel—like an 18-month gap!
That fourth one was FUN to put together.
Fun fact: everything in SPECTRUM completed before the third page here was done before my Miles Davis graphic novel—like an 18-month gap!
December 12, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Here are the four new preview pages from SPECTRUM issue 2 that premiered online yesterday.
That fourth one was FUN to put together.
Fun fact: everything in SPECTRUM completed before the third page here was done before my Miles Davis graphic novel—like an 18-month gap!
That fourth one was FUN to put together.
Fun fact: everything in SPECTRUM completed before the third page here was done before my Miles Davis graphic novel—like an 18-month gap!
CAN YOU SEE ALL OF ME
HYUCK INTO MY MYSTERY
HYUCK INSIDE AND HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIIIIFE
Gawrsh
HYUCK INTO MY MYSTERY
HYUCK INSIDE AND HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIIIIFE
Gawrsh
December 11, 2024 at 11:56 PM
CAN YOU SEE ALL OF ME
HYUCK INTO MY MYSTERY
HYUCK INSIDE AND HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIIIIFE
Gawrsh
HYUCK INTO MY MYSTERY
HYUCK INSIDE AND HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIIIIFE
Gawrsh
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Did you get a chance to read SPECTRUM issue 1 yet? If so, tell four friends, and instruct them to each tell four friends, and eventually we'll have made some kind of "pyramid" kind of scheme--wait, I'm being told that this is a BAD thing, sorry.
Just read the book and get hyped!
Just read the book and get hyped!
Flipping through the first issue of SPECTRUM, at comic shops everywhere November 20, courtesy of @madcavestudios.bsky.social
This book is so important to @riqkquinn.bsky.social and me and we can’t wait for you to read it!
This book is so important to @riqkquinn.bsky.social and me and we can’t wait for you to read it!
December 10, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Did you get a chance to read SPECTRUM issue 1 yet? If so, tell four friends, and instruct them to each tell four friends, and eventually we'll have made some kind of "pyramid" kind of scheme--wait, I'm being told that this is a BAD thing, sorry.
Just read the book and get hyped!
Just read the book and get hyped!
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ENDLESS FANTASIA follows Jack & Jill, two teenagers who hunt down shadowy demons called “Wolves.” Together, they protect EverAfter — a sprawling city in the sky, inhabited by reimagined characters from classic fairytales and storybooks.
Think Sonic meets Kingdom Hearts, with a little bit of Shrek.
Think Sonic meets Kingdom Hearts, with a little bit of Shrek.
December 9, 2024 at 11:28 PM
ENDLESS FANTASIA follows Jack & Jill, two teenagers who hunt down shadowy demons called “Wolves.” Together, they protect EverAfter — a sprawling city in the sky, inhabited by reimagined characters from classic fairytales and storybooks.
Think Sonic meets Kingdom Hearts, with a little bit of Shrek.
Think Sonic meets Kingdom Hearts, with a little bit of Shrek.
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It went by so fast.
The cast and crew of "Superman & Lois" make the most (and then some) of the reduced budget for their final season, building to a shattering climactic episode that gets to the heart of why Superman has endured for nearly a century. www.ign.com/articles/sup...
The cast and crew of "Superman & Lois" make the most (and then some) of the reduced budget for their final season, building to a shattering climactic episode that gets to the heart of why Superman has endured for nearly a century. www.ign.com/articles/sup...
Superman & Lois Season 4 Review - IGN
Despite losing much of its cast and having to stage a Man of Steel-Doomsday bout on a shoestring, Superman & Lois crafts an incredibly moving final season.
www.ign.com
December 6, 2024 at 8:11 PM
It went by so fast.
The cast and crew of "Superman & Lois" make the most (and then some) of the reduced budget for their final season, building to a shattering climactic episode that gets to the heart of why Superman has endured for nearly a century. www.ign.com/articles/sup...
The cast and crew of "Superman & Lois" make the most (and then some) of the reduced budget for their final season, building to a shattering climactic episode that gets to the heart of why Superman has endured for nearly a century. www.ign.com/articles/sup...
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I tell my students that the “comics industry,” as nebulous as that is, continues to basically be friendly to outsider art and so-called “amateur” styles. You don’t need some expert’s permission. Make comics!
be less afraid to create clumsy comics. awkward tangents. amateur lettering. weird sequentials and pacing. You Can Just Make it. you dont need to be trapped in a cycle of perfectionism and imposter syndrome when you could have a finished work instead. print that thing out and staple it!!!
December 1, 2024 at 1:34 PM
I tell my students that the “comics industry,” as nebulous as that is, continues to basically be friendly to outsider art and so-called “amateur” styles. You don’t need some expert’s permission. Make comics!
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Thank you to @nyaliss.bsky.social for the wonderful review of the first issue of SPECTRUM!
If you haven't already, contact your local comic shop and pick this comic up!
If you haven't already, contact your local comic shop and pick this comic up!
''SPECTRUM is that song you came across by accident and suddenly you’re thinking that you are capable.''
Read
@nyaliss.bsky.social's review on the @madcavestudios.bsky.social book from @davechisholm.bsky.social
gatecrashers.fan/2024/11/26/s...
Read
@nyaliss.bsky.social's review on the @madcavestudios.bsky.social book from @davechisholm.bsky.social
gatecrashers.fan/2024/11/26/s...
Spectrum #1 Review: Can You Hear the Music? - GateCrashers
Elemental beings with the power to alter reality through music pursue Melody as she tries to escape in Spectrum!
gatecrashers.fan
November 26, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Thank you to @nyaliss.bsky.social for the wonderful review of the first issue of SPECTRUM!
If you haven't already, contact your local comic shop and pick this comic up!
If you haven't already, contact your local comic shop and pick this comic up!
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This is one of those videos that you could work on forever, but suddenly it felt very important to make it, so I finally did: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Pn...
Populism, Media Revolutions, and Our Terrible Moment
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:59 PM
This is one of those videos that you could work on forever, but suddenly it felt very important to make it, so I finally did: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Pn...
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Attaboy, my comic book disguised as a video game instruction manual. Published by @madcavestudios.bsky.social available there, comic shops and through my shop! www.etsy.com/shop/tonymcm...
November 24, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Attaboy, my comic book disguised as a video game instruction manual. Published by @madcavestudios.bsky.social available there, comic shops and through my shop! www.etsy.com/shop/tonymcm...
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David Bowie - Space Oddity
Commission
2024
Be sure to zoom in and look around at this one--it's the full song in comic form--my interpretation of it, anyway!
If you're a big music nerd, you can pretty much follow along, one measure per panel (not when things happen BETWEEN panels, though).
Commission
2024
Be sure to zoom in and look around at this one--it's the full song in comic form--my interpretation of it, anyway!
If you're a big music nerd, you can pretty much follow along, one measure per panel (not when things happen BETWEEN panels, though).
November 25, 2024 at 1:25 AM
David Bowie - Space Oddity
Commission
2024
Be sure to zoom in and look around at this one--it's the full song in comic form--my interpretation of it, anyway!
If you're a big music nerd, you can pretty much follow along, one measure per panel (not when things happen BETWEEN panels, though).
Commission
2024
Be sure to zoom in and look around at this one--it's the full song in comic form--my interpretation of it, anyway!
If you're a big music nerd, you can pretty much follow along, one measure per panel (not when things happen BETWEEN panels, though).
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Kids today will never know how it feels to own a copy of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom taped off the TV at Christmas and you've watched it fifty times so you know the order of the adverts off by heart and you just flat-out watch them every time.
November 25, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Kids today will never know how it feels to own a copy of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom taped off the TV at Christmas and you've watched it fifty times so you know the order of the adverts off by heart and you just flat-out watch them every time.
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My brain assumed Thomas Edison was always old. Never knew that he had an era like this.
November 24, 2024 at 1:22 AM
My brain assumed Thomas Edison was always old. Never knew that he had an era like this.
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Go ahead and post old art. You don’t even have to tell people it’s old. It doesn’t matter.
November 24, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Go ahead and post old art. You don’t even have to tell people it’s old. It doesn’t matter.