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molly murakami 😷🍉
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rice evangelist, library enthusiast, cartoonist and minnesota person ✶ BLUE STARS MISSION 1 ✶ she/her ✶ twt @heymolls ✶ heymolls.carrd.co 🌐
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one more ❄️⚡️🏀 #LynxRecognize
Illustration of Courtney Williams, Napheesa Collier, Kayla McBride, Bridget Carleton, and Alanna Smith. Two lynx with glowing eyes stand in the snow in front of them.
October 20, 2024 at 8:59 PM
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oh, my life is changing everyday in every possible way ☘️🌈🤍 #derrygirls
James, Orla, Erin, Michelle, and Claire from Derry Girls stand in front of a chalkboard in their Our Lady Immaculate College uniforms.
October 19, 2024 at 9:21 PM
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may i devil ur minion in this trying time 😴 #iwtv
Daniel Molloy and the vampire Armand are all curled up and snoozing.
October 19, 2024 at 8:38 PM
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another one for #tedlasso just bc roy and jamie's amsterdam date was the ̶o̶n̶l̶y̶ ̶g̶o̶o̶d̶ ̶ best part of s3
Jamie teaching Roy how to ride a bike in Amsterdam.
October 19, 2024 at 8:33 PM
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miracle grow 🌱 // a short (old) #comic
Panel 1: A small plant sits next to a bag of potting soil and an empty planter. Text reads: "I used to think I couldn't care for a plant." Panel 2: Molly removes the plant from its nursery pot. Text: "I thought that people who had trouble taking care of themselves-" Panel 3: Molly examines one of the plant's leaves. Text: "-probably shouldn't be responsible for such a delicate living thing." Panel 4: Molly packs the soil down on the new plant, now in its planter. Text: "Because plants are sensitive and easy to hurt." Panel 5: Molly holds a new plant while shopping. Text: "But I bought a plant." Panel 6: Molly pours coffee while another new plant sits in the windowsill behind her. Text: "I gave it love and water and light." Panel 7: Spoon and some misplaced dirt sit next to the bag of potting soil and another planter. Text: "And it didn't die." Panel 8: Stretching across the bottom of the page, a group of happy plants sit growing in sunlight. Text: "It grew."
October 19, 2024 at 8:28 PM
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supergiant games’s #hades x the song of achilles by madeline miller #patrochilles
Patroclus and Achilles styled after Supergiant Games's "Hades" character designs stand together. Achilles holds and kisses Patroclus's hand.
October 19, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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many posters have come and gone over the years… but roy kent always remains. ⚽ #tedlasso #afcrichmond
Roy Kent proudly bumps Jamie Tartt on the arm and Jamie smiles back at him.
October 19, 2024 at 8:16 PM
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i’ll be the boy with the pink carnation pinned to my lapel who looks like hell and asks for help, and if you do, i’ll know it’s you 🌸 #boygenius
Boygenius in their Grammy 2024 Thom Browne suits, pink carnations in each boy's lapel.
October 19, 2024 at 8:14 PM
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#challengers x that one twelfth night promo pic 💚🎾💚
A recreation of a Twelfth Night promotional image from 2009 originally featuring Audra McDonald, Anne Hathaway, and Raul Esparza. Tashi is positioned on the left kissing Art, middle, as Patrick leans against Art’s shoulder with his eyes closed. Tashi is holding a racket that is aimed at Patrick’s chest, mimicking stabbing.
October 19, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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i just think they’re neat 🇺🇸💞🏹 #amerikate
America Chavez and Kate Bishop stand back to back.
October 19, 2024 at 8:11 PM
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we’re gonna win in the end ⚔️✨
S5 She-Ra and Catra hover back to back, holding hands.
October 19, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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come crawling faster, obey your master 🦇🎸⚡️
Eddie Munson as Kas the Bloody Handed flies and plays his BC Rich Warlock in the Upside Down; demobats fly in the background. The sky is on fire behind him.
October 19, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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i'm molly, tall mixed person cartooning in mn. interests include plant hoarding, book reading, and the dismantling of oppressive systems. going to try to hang out here more often. thx for tagging along 🪩🍉

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Illustration of Molly sitting and blowing a bubblegum bubble. Text reads: "Molly, Minneapolis, she/her. Likes: Cake Sort, Chappell [Roan], Reese's Puffs Minis. Dislikes: Email, Humidity, Unskippable ads." Illustration of boygenius in their 2024 Grammys suits. Illustration of Maya Dawn and Riley Halfmoon from Blue Stars by Kekla Magoon, Cynthia Leitich-Smith, and Molly Murakami. The girls laugh as Maya gives Riley, holding a big blue star, a piggyback ride.
October 17, 2024 at 7:18 PM
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i am full of anxiety. see u tomorrow! 🩵💙🎈

preorder: tinyurl.com/2u2juyy3
Maya and Riley hold up "1" fingers to the viewer; kids of South Side Middle School join them in the background. Text reads: "One day! Blue Stars x Red Balloon."
March 5, 2024 at 12:42 AM
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⭐️⭐️ make it two stars for the blue stars! thank you PW for the lovely review, and cheers to my amazing authors @keklamagoon.bsky.social and cynthia leitich smith! 🩵💙 #bluestarsseries
Riley dangles upside-down above Maya; the girls smile and look at each other, both holding a blue star. Text reads: "Thank you! Blue Stars coming March 5." From Publisher's Weekly: "Bustling slice-of-life plot beats by Magoon and Smith, paired with animated art by debut illustrator Murakami, culminates in a realistically rendered and impeccably paced graphic novel series opener that accessibly highlights the importance of youth involvement in local politics."
January 11, 2024 at 7:21 PM
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⭐️ an honor! thank you kirkus and extra big thank yous to my wonderful authors @keklamagoon.bsky.social and cynthia! 🩵💙 #bluestarsseries
Maya gives Riley a piggy back ride, Riley whoops and holds a blue star. Text reads: “Thank you! Blue Stars coming March 5.” From Kirkus Reviews: “This middle-grade graphic novel…has everything: nuanced and empowered protagonists, a funny, gripping story, age-appropriate treatment of social issues, and expressive comic illustrations begging to be lingered over.”
December 18, 2023 at 3:39 PM
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“i don’t have a favorite woman on doctor who” -me, lying
A digital sketch of River Song from Doctor Who
October 15, 2023 at 6:03 AM
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baby's first arc 🩵🌟 very excited to share riley, maya, and the rest of the south side with you all this spring 💫 #bluestarsmissionone
Photo of a hand holding the ARC of "The Blue Stars: Mission One, The Vice Principal Problem" written by Kekla Magoon and Cynthia Leitich Smith, illustrated by Molly Murakami. Handwritten text over the image reads, "Blue Stars Mission One cover reveal and release date! Coming March 5, 2024 and available for pre-order now!" A line drawing of protagonists Riley (L) and Maya (R)'s heads smiling and saying, "See you March 5!"
September 22, 2023 at 5:13 PM
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i am starting an incredibly infrequent newsletter if that's your deal click the link for words ✌🏼

mollymurakami.substack.com/p/oh-hey
Molly at work. Seen from back sitting at her computer, drawing with headphones on. Light shines in from the right.
September 9, 2023 at 5:24 PM
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i am here now #goodomens
Loose b&w sketch of Aziraphale. Loose b&w sketch of Crowley.
August 15, 2023 at 5:25 AM
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sometimes i catch myself in the mirror and and i’m just like yeah. you’re really following character design guidelines today
Cartoon Molly sitting watching tv. She has glasses on and her hair is up in a small bun.
August 14, 2023 at 8:39 AM
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choo choo 🚂🤠

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Illustration of the Williams sisters against a brightly colored tennis court background. Venus sets up to serve behind Serena, who is lunging to make a return. Two panels from "Remembering Linsanity," featured in RISE: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now. From L-R: (Panel 1) Close-up shot of Jeremy Lin dribbling; his jersey is split to show all the teams for which he has played during his NBA career. Text reads, "And then, 26 days later, it was over. Over that time and over the years, I went from 'Oh, that's so cool!' to 'I'm scared,' to 'I'm jaded,' to 'I'm bitter,' to 'I'm angry and resentful.' But now I've come full circle. I've been humbled. I learned to cherish those memories. I love that I had that. I love who I am. I love what I've been able to do as that guy in the middle of 'Linsanity.'" (Panel 2) Lin and a young Asian American boy dribble on an outdoor court. Text reads, "And now, looking back, 'Linsanity' was a moment in time, but it was also a mentality ... a combination of faith and perseverance that proved dreams and miracles can happen when you give yourself a shot to succeed." Panels from two non-consecutive pages of Molly's original short comic, Mountains. The comic is drawn monochromatically in black and white with no gray tones. The top three panels depict a needle and thread, a fish impaled on a spear, and the beginning growth of a seedling. The text reads, "I learned to mend and hunt and grow," and is spread across the three corresponding panels. The bottom three panels depict a simply-dressed figure wading in a shallow stream. They hold their hand down by the stream's surface, watching its reflection. In the second panel, they still stand gazing into the stream. In the third panel, we see only the stream and the flora in the background; the figure has left. Variant cover for Issue 3 of IDW's Dark Spaces. A woman in scuffed and dirty firefighting gear pulls at the green handkerchief that covers the bottom of her face. She is wearing goggles and a helmet, and looks off toward an unseen light source. Behind her are smoke clouds obscuring a large technical panel with luminescent blinking lights.
August 4, 2023 at 8:46 PM
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journal comic about making journal comics
Panel-less image of two hands on either side of an opened sketchbook's blank page and a pen. The text above and below reads, "I don't remember how to do this. I don't remember how to do this."
August 2, 2023 at 8:30 PM
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sometimes a comfort show is a black comedy about small town serial killers and the 40-something disasters that hunt them down #deadloch
Eddie Redcliffe and Dulcie Collins from Deadloch.
August 1, 2023 at 5:41 AM
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no good art updates lately so here are some old #yellowjackets sketches 🐝⚽️
Clockwise from top left: Lottie Matthews, Misty Quigley, Taissa Turner, Van Palmer, Natalie Scatorccio, and Shauna Shipman as teens. Clockwise from top left: Lottie Matthews, Misty Quigley, Taissa Turner, Van Palmer, Natalie Scatorccio, and Shauna Shipman Sadecki as adults.
July 30, 2023 at 7:18 PM