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Tade Thompson
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Writer: Rosewater, Murders of Molly Southbourne, Far from the Light of Heaven, Making Wolf, Jackdaw, shorts, screenplays.

Arthur C. Clarke Award winner.
Hugo nominated.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Etcetera

Opinions mine.

He/him
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Emma is not a good girl.
A peroxide blonde woman stands behind a man with hands clasped over his eyes. A red glow escaping between the fingers
November 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Airtight Garage cover
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Pam Grier...
Woman with Afro
November 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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More old sketches
Face Monster Woman writing on her own back Feet study from Bernie Wrightson
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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From an old sketchbook
Wu Tang Clan logo
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Wake up, pick up a pencil...
The back of a muscular boxer
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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How your email finds me...
Superman overwhelmed by a number of hostile monsters
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Where's my Mal's Creed...ah.
A space cowboy in repose, saying: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.
November 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Happy Friday, folks!

Seize the day!

Carpe that diem!

Grab life by the- oh.
A red gryphon attacks Hulk from behind
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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From Chris Ware's sketchbook.
I need to use my time more wisely, regiment my artistic discipline, experiment more, widen my field of experience and esthetic vocabulary.
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Man in hat says: ALL OF THAT WAS SIMPLY TO SAY THAT THEY'RE RAISING TAXES AGAIN!
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Sometimes I sketch storyboards before I write the scene.
Storyboards of a chase between man and woman
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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I sketched it as soon as I woke up.
Face sketch
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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I dreamt of this dude last night.
Face in shadow, eyes and smiling mouth
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Move to sunny Innsmouth.

Lots of local colour..
A creature, long tongue, drooling, large featureless eye
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Anyway, here's a whale.
Whale .
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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"Depends on the speed of the bullet."
A silhouetted man in a red cape
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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What?

I only bought it for the articles, honest.
A Golden Guide: Hallucinogenic Plants Showing cannabis leaf, mushrooms etc.
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Presented without comment.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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I was doing ok then I woke up Charlie Brown, sat up in bed, background black
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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The Hulk in profile.
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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A woman in shadow, smoking
November 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Wait till they hear about tiny Jesus...
Jesus crying blood and a guy close to him.
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Man leaning against wall. Blue clothing Weird hair
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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We did a Frankenstein once upon a time.

Creatures: The Legacy of Frankenstein (2018)

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Cover to Creatures: The Legacy of Frankenstein Flesh color, staples, electricity, blood
November 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM