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Gratuitous Monster

@martianhop

RAY/JOCKO ✦ he/him white trans dude ✦ 21 years going on 44 ✦ retro hound and occasional artist

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Ooh, this anti-aliased brush looks really nice, although I would still say it can go either way and you should prioritize whichever one you enjoy using more

28.02.2026 08:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I like the lettering! Should be more uniform in height though

28.02.2026 00:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Yeah, leather and denim jackets and vests with a wing motif are absolutely a classic, and it could still have 3d wings. I think of this eagle jacket from a 1977 skit

23.02.2026 22:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It WOULD be cool, but my fear is it might kind of take me out of the 80s setting unless I could find an example of a similar harness from then. But also that's me being too concerned with "realism" in fun fantasy stories.

23.02.2026 22:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Oh my god, thank you for pointing it out, I missed it but I love it

15.02.2026 19:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I like it, I think it's cool to include shit like that just in general but also reminds me of a few people I knew or admire who had it ✌️ go MS rep

13.02.2026 07:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A rough painting of two of my characters, showing Dickey whispering in Clancy's ear.

A rough painting of two of my characters, showing Dickey whispering in Clancy's ear.

take me to the river

18.10.2025 20:49 👍 143 🔁 36 💬 0 📌 0
plastic man #1

plastic man #1

plastic man #70

plastic man #70

Jack Cole was so talented and seemed to only get better as he went along too, really inspiring tbh

10.02.2026 08:02 👍 18 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

It's packed full of new wave greats, I have no idea why it's so obscure when most of the performances are also on Youtube. My dude Skafish crimally underrated... but I would give anything to see Klaus Nomi for the first time again

10.02.2026 03:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Kanopy has Urgh! A Music War and every 80s freak should be watching

10.02.2026 02:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

She also has funnier roles in Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman, highly recommend, but I'm not sure where they stream

30.01.2026 20:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Was almost torn between posting this one and A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow but really... you should just go watch A Mighty Wind. it's on Youtube

30.01.2026 20:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Mitch & Mickey - When You're Next to Me
Mitch & Mickey - When You're Next to Me YouTube video by D A Smith

Gotta love Catherine O'Hara forever
youtu.be/FMbeMmYkAXQ?...

30.01.2026 20:22 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

this looks insane, great work!!!

28.01.2026 20:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
an illustration of various ships (and one boat) drawn in red afloat on stylized blue waves, next to a photo taken aboard the charles w. morgan. text in the lower right reads "sail on, sailor!"

an illustration of various ships (and one boat) drawn in red afloat on stylized blue waves, next to a photo taken aboard the charles w. morgan. text in the lower right reads "sail on, sailor!"

let's go sailing!

#art #retro

28.01.2026 14:48 👍 154 🔁 47 💬 4 📌 0

This is why I'm only really into the original Jack Cole stuff, and don't see eye to eye with fans of the same character who know him from more recent DC works instead 😓

23.01.2026 02:10 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I forget where I read it but someone said modern creators completely missed what made Plas work: He was the straight guy reacting to the craziness around him. When you make him overly zany it either falls flat because it's not actually funny or it wears thin fast. He's not supposed to be The Mask.

23.01.2026 00:42 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
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You really do lose a lot of the character when he’s in those team books precisely because the nuance of “Woozy Winks is the silly one, Chief Branner is the serious one, Plastic Man ends up being in the middle” is just gone.

22.01.2026 22:23 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
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lol I do read them eventually, I haven't done this but it sounds like a fun idea. Trevor especially...

22.01.2026 07:24 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

WOOZY!! I love this, the pose and the look on his face lmao

12.01.2026 23:23 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Illustration of a dalmatian dog is overwhelmed by a storm of colorful glass rain droplets.

Illustration of a dalmatian dog is overwhelmed by a storm of colorful glass rain droplets.

Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain (Pitter Patter)

10.01.2026 21:45 👍 1775 🔁 523 💬 16 📌 3

I LOVE THIS IDEA. yes pleaze

10.01.2026 04:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Screenshot from King of the Hill Season 1, Episode 1

Screenshot from King of the Hill Season 1, Episode 1

29.12.2025 17:19 👍 36 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

good to see you 🙏

26.12.2025 21:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
25.12.2025 16:40 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I've been thinking about this because I want social media to be boring. I don't want it to draw me in to spending more time on it I just want to see what my friends are up to

24.12.2025 19:00 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

'What they think they're like' and 'What they're actually like' is such a great distinction to make on a character sheet

22.12.2025 19:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What the hell? I wasn't even invested in this and I'm still disappointed

22.12.2025 18:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It really is fantastic stuff. I was about to start telling my friends all about it but I realized I could write whole essays about how well thought-out every page seems... I could be making my own comics instead if he inspires me so much!!

16.12.2025 22:14 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Happy Birthday Mr. Cole!! such an inspiration to me, glad you reminded me it's today 🎉

14.12.2025 21:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0