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Julie Mapes
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Queer comic creator she/they 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴‍☠️🏳️‍⚧️🌈
Nominated for changemakers award 2025

Creator of
🚲Cycling to Rome diaries🚲
💀A hole new world💀
✨Lover buoys✨

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Thank you for coming to my messy sketch library 😁
November 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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You know what? I am gonna just share a bunch, buckle up!!
November 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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It’s real sad social media is so hardcore on things looking perfect because I just want to share my messy little oc drawings all the time 🥺
#oc #art
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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FRONT COVER!
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Bonus pics!
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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(17/-) reflections now it’s over
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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(16/-) hanging with my frieeeeends!
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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(15/-) well it was hard but I got to Rome!
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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I really like Loki because he acts tough as hell but give him 5 minutes and he turns out to be an absolute softie.
#onepieceloki #onepiece #fanart #loki
Loki, a famously scary giant from the one piece series smiling slightly with a mild blush on his cheeks holding one hand out to make a heart shape. In the background behind his head made as a repeat pattern is the word cutie Loki has bright purple hair and a big Viking helmet on.
November 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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(14/-) cycling to Rome comic.
Beach day, deceived by Google, glorious hot springs and walking 10 miles.
October 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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(13/-) autobio cycling to Rome. Rain, snakes, tourism, caught red handed and broken bikes.
October 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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I’m at MCM London this weekend! Table m21 of artist alley!!
Artist alley table at MCM covered in fake orange flowers and prints and comics.
October 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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What if pirate ships where pirate ships too but then they see the Waverley and are baffled because steam engines are brand new and you need magic to make it work.
October 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Beltane waxing lyrical about the steam engine tech she nicked from a professor. (This may be a little too saturated even for me!)
An illustration of the inside of the engine room of a boat. There is a piston, a boiler and many pipes running along the walls. To the right woman with a shaved head, covered in tattoos is enthusiastically pointing at the piston while saying “so basically, I make steam with my magic. It’s technology I stole from this professor in Davaar I kidnapped, it means we can move these!”
October 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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(12/-) back into the hills!
Shout out to all the cool bugs and animals I saw.
Comic diary in black and white. Day 26 and 27. Venice and chill. Comic diary in black and white. Day 28 Venice to Cagnola. Illustrated comic diary in black and white. Day 29 Cagnola to Malabergo Black and white illustrated comic diary. Malabergo to Madonna dei fornelli
October 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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(11/-) Love a police raid at 3 am
Day 23-25, Gardolo to Venice.
Illustrated travel comic from “I quit my job and cycled to Rome” series. Day 23 Gardolo to merlo I avoid a hill by drinking my first Italian coffee which was delicious. I suffer up a hill. I swim in a lake. I once again marvel at how pretty the alps are. I struggle to find a campsite because of flood plains and cliffs. I find a horrific spot next to a town, in a thorn patch in the dark. Day 24 Merlo to Venice Illustrated travel comic from “I quit my job and cycled to Rome” series. I leave my campsite VERY early. I marvel at nearby villiage up a hill. I contain about Italian cycle infrastructure. I get eaten alive by mosquittos. I meet up with Allex, a fellow traveler I met in Munich. We have pizza and talk about Taiwanese puppets. Illustrated travel comic from “I quit my job and cycled to Rome” series. Day 25 - Venice I cycle over the causeway to Venice. I have no luggage so I feel like I have a cycle superpower. I marvel at Venice. It is very beautiful. I go to the mariner museum and fall in love with all the tiny boat models. Illustrated travel comic from “I quit my job and cycled to Rome” series. Venice part 2 I am asleep in the hostel. I am rudely awakened at 3 am and am mad about it. I go to sassily look over at the guys who are making a lot of noise, only to discover that’s the police who arrested one of our room-mates. Me and the ones left in the room gossip once they are gone.
October 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Glass scientists meets One piece

Magical gay pirates deprogram a sad, brainwashed man who could overturn the government if he only believed in himself. A story of learning to embrace your differences through fun pirate adventures!

#DVpit #YA #F #AC #HA #LGBT #ND #TV
October 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Corry keeps waking up in strange places with no memory of how he got there. Things come to a head when a crew of queer pirates kidnap him and slowly overturn everything Corry thought he knew about magic.

#DVpit #YA #GN #LGBT #F #TV
October 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Corry hates himself. Vrekan is a physical manifestation of Corry’s self image.
Corry unwittingly drags him into a horrible situation culminating in the death of a friend.
Corry needs to learn how to accept himself quick for the sake of everyone he cares about.

#DVpit #GN #YA #F #AC #HA #LGBT #ND
Page 12+13 Panel 1 - Brigton town shot (full left page and ½ of the right page) It is a bustling fishing village with terracotta tiles and sandstone walls. There are dinghies laying out and anti - curse propaganda posters (that include Baird.) In the foreground, there are men in religious gowns interrogating a concerned looking citizen. Panel 2 - Rayne is sitting down at an outdoor cafe, sipping on an espresso. His outfit is different. He is wearing the same white shirt with floppy sleeves as well as the same buckled shoes. However, his trousers are full length and tight leather. His shirt is also laced down, revealing some of his pectorals and chest hair. He is also wearing gloves instead of rings on his hands. And earrings. Panel 3 - He notices something. Panel 4 - A woman is looking at him. (Angela, a member of the Seavixen pirates.) Panel 5 - She gestures for him to follow her into an alley and he does, hands in pockets, comfortable. Page 14 Panel 1 - Rayne “ah, Angela, always a pleasure!” She asks “Can I assume you succeeded in your Mission? Panel 2 - Rayne, leaning against the wall, hand on hip. “Why, of course! I’ve set you up a window into the royal chambers.” He hands her a wooden block wrapped in fabric. She takes it as Rayne warns her “Make sure to keep it heavily wrapped, sound goes both ways. I will keep it open for you for 24 hours.” Angela says “Thank you.” Panel 3 - Angela looks up, shoving the portal into her side bag. Panel 4 - Angela says “As we agreed…” She hands him a pouch. Rayne nods. Angela continues “And one more thing… Panel 5 - Angela close up. “...You asked us to look out for people. Well I’ve found someone.” Page 16, full page of black fading into light Corry is lying unconscious under the mottled light of trees. Page 17 Panel 1 - A view of Corry's face, close up. his eyes are closed, his nose is bruised and bloodied, highlighted by the lighting. Panel 2 - Same view, Corry opens his eyes. Panel 3 - Corry sits up, looking to the side, confused. Panel 4 - Corry holds his head in his hands, another headache. Panel 5 - He brushes his nose, looking to the side. Panel 6 - He winces, it’s swollen, there’s dried blood coming out of it (its broken) Panel 7 - He resets it with a crunch and a “UMPH!” of pain. Page 18 Panel 1 - He sees blood on his knuckles “It’s like I…” Panel 2 - There is a flash of a punch that Corry remembers. Panel 3 - He leans forwards, hands on his head, eyes wide, shocked at what he remembers. (It looks a little cute.) Panel 4 - He gets himself up, wobbly Panel 5 - He trips on some rubbish Panel 6 - He walks a little, holding his wrist and looking back. Panel 7 - He ties his hair. Panel 8 - He grips his wrist and squeezes his eyes shut as he walks past more posters. Page 19 Panel 1 - Show Susan’s shop exterior, it looks like a Victorian style business It has bay windows, hand painted sign above the window, plants hanging on the corners, propaganda posters nearby. Panel 2 - Corry clenches the doorframe, bruised knuckles visible. Panel 3 - A grimace on his face, he’s sweating Panel 4 - Walking through the entrance, he acts like everything is fine. He greets Susan with a “morning susan!” Susan, looking down at her work, says “That's an interesting way of saying good afternoon, Corry” Corry responds sheepishly “Ah, sorry.” Panel 5 - Susan continues - “Luckily, we are still ahead thanks to your stint the other night.” Corry - ”thanks… I can't seem to keep track of my time these days (he's looking away, stressed and ashamed.) Panel 6 - Susan finally notices Corry's nose when she looks up. She exclaims “Corry! Your face! What happened?” Corry rubbing the back of his neck while gesturing calmingly with the other hand says “Ah.. A wall, it was the most ridiculous thing, walked right into it!”
October 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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FANTASY GN
Corry keeps waking up in strange places with gaps in his memory. He is riddled with anxiety over being discovered with magic or accidentally hurting someone. He meets magic pirates and is dragged into a conflict that could change the world.

#DVpit #GN #YA #AC #HA #HF #LGBT #ND #TV
Grand adventure yonder front cover. The characters are standing on a large sailing ship. Rayne leans forward hand outs reached to the camera. Ailsa leans in smiling warmly, she’s wearing a simple long dress and has her hair tied up. Beltane leans in enthusiastically with a notepad and pen, she has tatoos and a buzz-cut. Marin looks down from the upper deck smiling. Out in the sea there is a volcanic plug island with a castle on top. R Page 12+13 Panel 1 - Brigton town shot (full left page and ½ of the right page) It is a bustling fishing village with terracotta tiles and sandstone walls. There are dinghies laying out and anti - curse propaganda posters (that include Baird.) In the foreground, there are men in religious gowns interrogating a concerned looking citizen. Panel 2 - Rayne is sitting down at an outdoor cafe, sipping on an espresso. His outfit is different. He is wearing the same white shirt with floppy sleeves as well as the same buckled shoes. However, his trousers are full length and tight leather. His shirt is also laced down, revealing some of his pectorals and chest hair. He is also wearing gloves instead of rings on his hands. And earrings. Panel 3 - He notices something. Panel 4 - A woman is looking at him. (Angela, a member of the Seavixen pirates.) Panel 5 - She gestures for him to follow her into an alley and he does, hands in pockets, comfortable. Page 14 Panel 1 - Rayne “ah, Angela, always a pleasure!” She asks “Can I assume you succeeded in your Mission? Panel 2 - Rayne, leaning against the wall, hand on hip. “Why, of course! I’ve set you up a window into the royal chambers.” He hands her a wooden block wrapped in fabric. She takes it as Rayne warns her “Make sure to keep it heavily wrapped, sound goes both ways. I will keep it open for you for 24 hours.” Angela says “Thank you.” Panel 3 - Angela looks up, shoving the portal into her side bag. Panel 4 - Angela says “As we agreed…” She hands him a pouch. Rayne nods. Angela continues “And one more thing… Panel 5 - Angela close up. “...You asked us to look out for people. Well I’ve found someone.” Page 16, full page of black fading into light Corry is lying unconscious under the mottled light of trees. Page 17 Panel 1 - A view of Corry's face, close up. his eyes are closed, his nose is bruised and bloodied, highlighted by the lighting. Panel 2 - Same view, Corry opens his eyes. Panel 3 - Corry sits up, looking to the side, confused. Panel 4 - Corry holds his head in his hands, another headache. Panel 5 - He brushes his nose, looking to the side. Panel 6 - He winces, it’s swollen, there’s dried blood coming out of it (its broken) Panel 7 - He resets it with a crunch and a “UMPH!” of pain.
October 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Corry keeps waking up in strange places with no memory. He lives in fear of the hatred that will follow if anyone learns his dark secret, he is cursed. One day he is kidnapped by a crew of queer pirates who upturn everything Corry ever believed to be true.

#DVpit #DVArt #YA #GN #F #LGBT #ND #TV
Page 16, full page of black fading into light Corry is lying unconscious under the mottled light of trees. Page 17 Panel 1 - A view of Corry's face, close up. his eyes are closed, his nose is bruised and bloodied, highlighted by the lighting. Panel 2 - Same view, Corry opens his eyes. Panel 3 - Corry sits up, looking to the side, confused. Panel 4 - Corry holds his head in his hands, another headache. Panel 5 - He brushes his nose, looking to the side. Panel 6 - He winces, it’s swollen, there’s dried blood coming out of it (its broken) Panel 7 - He resets it with a crunch and a “UMPH!” of pain. Page 18 Panel 1 - He sees blood on his knuckles “It’s like I…” Panel 2 - There is a flash of a punch that Corry remembers. Panel 3 - He leans forwards, hands on his head, eyes wide, shocked at what he remembers. (It looks a little cute.) Panel 4 - He gets himself up, wobbly Panel 5 - He trips on some rubbish Panel 6 - He walks a little, holding his wrist and looking back. Panel 7 - He ties his hair. Panel 8 - He grips his wrist and squeezes his eyes shut as he walks past more posters. Page 19 Panel 1 - Show Susan’s shop exterior, it looks like a Victorian style business It has bay windows, hand painted sign above the window, plants hanging on the corners, propaganda posters nearby. Panel 2 - Corry clenches the doorframe, bruised knuckles visible. Panel 3 - A grimace on his face, he’s sweating Panel 4 - Walking through the entrance, he acts like everything is fine. He greets Susan with a “morning susan!” Susan, looking down at her work, says “That's an interesting way of saying good afternoon, Corry” Corry responds sheepishly “Ah, sorry.” Panel 5 - Susan continues - “Luckily, we are still ahead thanks to your stint the other night.” Corry - ”thanks… I can't seem to keep track of my time these days (he's looking away, stressed and ashamed.) Panel 6 - Susan finally notices Corry's nose when she looks up. She exclaims “Corry! Your face! What happened?” Corry rubbing the back of his neck while gesturing calmingly with the other hand says “Ah.. A wall, it was the most ridiculous thing, walked right into it!” Character sheet for grand adventure yonder featuring Rayne, Ailsa, Corry, Vrekan, Beltane and Marin Panel 1 - There is a boat establishing shot with text saying “Somewhere in the western sea.” The boat has paddles, the view is mostly of the lower side (port) it’s sailing towards the same island as chapter 1, page 1. Panel 2 - Marin in their room plotting a course. Panel 3 - Baird knocks, marin looks up, “Come in” Panel 4 - “Morning captain” Baird has a cup of tea for Marin. Panel 5 (better view of the room, a portal is open under a weird wooden hanging shelf, there are strange objects hanging up on the wall to Marin’s left. They are things that Rayne uses on the go, such as darts, money, handcuffs and books.) Baird tells marin “There’s a strong easterly today so we are making very good time, I just spotted Brigton (get a better name) on the horizon” Marin smiles softly “finally” while reaching out for the tea Baird brought. Panel 6 - Baird says “I wonder if he has picked up any cursed- ah mm- magic users” Panel 7 - Marin's eyes flick to Baird's Panel 8 - They brush off Baird's faux pas and say “All that man needs is a day in a new place to find a stray, honestly, I’m surprised I haven’t gotten word of a whole new crew.” they say, grinning. (for Mar, they are not extremely expressive.) Scene 4 - rayne, in town
October 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Our flag means death x X-men

Magical gay pirates de-programming a brainwashed sad man who has the power to overturn a government if he believes in himself.
Read as he learns to live with his curse, love himself and see a world of cultures outside his own.

#DVpit #DVArt #YA #GN #F #LGBT #ND #TV #HF
A young man is laying in the grass, unconcious. Light filters through the leaves and hits him, dappling his skin. He has blood on his nose and his clothes are a little scuffed up. Text on the screen reads “grand adventure yonder” Page 12+13 Panel 1 - Brigton town shot (full left page and ½ of the right page) It is a bustling fishing village with terracotta tiles and sandstone walls. There are dinghies laying out and anti - curse propaganda posters (that include Baird.) In the foreground, there are men in religious gowns interrogating a concerned looking citizen. Panel 2 - Rayne is sitting down at an outdoor cafe, sipping on an espresso. His outfit is different. He is wearing the same white shirt with floppy sleeves as well as the same buckled shoes. However, his trousers are full length and tight leather. His shirt is also laced down, revealing some of his pectorals and chest hair. He is also wearing gloves instead of rings on his hands. And earrings. Panel 3 - He notices something. Panel 4 - A woman is looking at him. (Angela, a member of the Seavixen pirates.) Panel 5 - She gestures for him to follow her into an alley and he does, hands in pockets, comfortable. An illustration of Corry wearing a new outfit. It is a pair of baggy trousers, sinching both at the waist and at the ankles. On sketch of him walking to the side one of him walking forwards. His shit is tucked in pooling outwards after the tuck. The text reads Corry, great bridge outfit. A character mood sheet of Beltane. She has a buzz cut and large blocky tattoos. Some of the times she’s wearing a tank top and sometimes she’s covering the tattoos. She looks enthusiastic and playful.
October 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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(10/-) the ALPS! Day 20-23
Day 20 of the “I quit my job and started cycling to Rome” series. I went do I saw some very cool mountains? I met a very cute small kitten. I had to build a lean too and I made a cricket friend. Day 21 of my series I found a really bridge. I had to cycle up a huge hill. There was major headwind stopping me from going fast and I appreciated more mountains while crossing the border to Italy. Day 22 I quit my job and started cycling I saw a cool lizard, cycled through a cool tunnel I appreciated monasteries on the top of mountains but did not visit them because I did not want to go to the top of the mountain. While collecting water for myself. I made friends with a farmer who gave me a bunch of apples. And I appreciated more mountains. Day 22 of my I quit my job and started cycling to Rome series. While camping at night, I was sitting in my hammock and was running to buy a wild boar. Spend the rest of the evening worrying it would come back but luckily it did not.
October 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM