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Comic Book Writer & Artist, creator of the kaiju series Stomped, superhero universe SpandEx and anthropomorphic adventure series Bill the Platypus. Currently residing in Portland. www.rossradkeart.com

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Choppin Blades #2, Stomped TPB, Monster Matador Blood of the Matador #2, Drip #1 and Neon Spring

Choppin Blades #2, Stomped TPB, Monster Matador Blood of the Matador #2, Drip #1 and Neon Spring

Some awesome recent rewards from @monstermatador.bsky.social @damienbecton.bsky.social @bdepillis.bsky.social @iancinco.bsky.social @rossradke.bsky.social the indie comics scene is eating!

08.03.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Inked the Emperor Scorpion I drew last month at bug night. Colored pencils and sepia Micron pens.

03.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of my guiding rules for the next issue of Stomped is β€œShin it up!”, meaning, don’t settle for the easiest option, inspired by cinematography from the Shin Godzilla & Ultraman films. The pages I’m working on now were originally talking heads, but I want to push things as dynamic as possible.

03.03.2026 07:20 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The best comics lean into what makes them unique from film, so instead of using wide panels and unusual framing exactly like the Shin films, I’m trying to capture similar energy in the layouts, creating a sense that the reader is in the scene, zipping around the characters.

03.03.2026 07:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of my guiding rules for the next issue of Stomped is β€œShin it up!”, meaning, don’t settle for the easiest option, inspired by cinematography from the Shin Godzilla & Ultraman films. The pages I’m working on now were originally talking heads, but I want to push things as dynamic as possible.

03.03.2026 07:20 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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If I offered 13 spots drawing your favorite musicians for 100 bucks a piece would any of you be interested? The original you'd get would be 4.25 X 5 and black and white. Willing to draw whole bands too for 250 (8.5 X 11)

02.03.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 184 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 6

King Ghidorah
12x9” commission
Brown Micron, Copic markers, Posca white out

06.12.2025 23:40 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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I drew some bugs!

Star Bar and the Portland Insectarium host a monthly Drink & Draw with a bunch of live and mounted bugs. Haven’t drawn with colored pencils in a while, so it was fun practice.
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Hercules beetle, emperor scorpion, budwing stick insect and praying mantis.

09.02.2026 09:04 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Finished line art.

09.01.2026 07:52 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I attempted this a while back, mostly with artists who worked on Hellboy & BPRD comics. Some styles are easier to riff on than others. I think most of these are interesting failures.

18.02.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Giant Robot Hellboy!
6x9” sketch commission, assorted pens and markers

18.02.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cheetah lady sketch

24.02.2026 07:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shard
OC from my superhero comic SpandEx.

Mostly wanted to try drawing these weird cut out shorts I had a few reference photos of, then practice rendering metallic pink skin.

26.02.2026 06:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of several Stomped graphic novels sitting on a bed of bubble wrap in a box. The covers depict a varied group of giant monsters on a green background.

Photo of several Stomped graphic novels sitting on a bed of bubble wrap in a box. The covers depict a varied group of giant monsters on a green background.

Contributor copies of @rossradke.bsky.social's Stomped have arrived! This book collects all four issues of the kaiju comics anthology series. I contributed to two issues and the prologue new to this book.

26.02.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shard
OC from my superhero comic SpandEx.

Mostly wanted to try drawing these weird cut out shorts I had a few reference photos of, then practice rendering metallic pink skin.

26.02.2026 06:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cheetah lady sketch

24.02.2026 07:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@rossradke.bsky.social AT LONG LAST! IT HAS EMERGED!

24.02.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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WIP and my first attempt, which felt a bit too sloppy.

18.02.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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WIP and my first attempt, which felt a bit too sloppy.

18.02.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Giant Robot Hellboy!
6x9” sketch commission, assorted pens and markers

18.02.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Rad-Key.

Not that hard but I’ve heard people try to pronounce it Raid-kuh and even Raw-dick. πŸ˜†

18.02.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What you’ve done here is helpful.

18.02.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I attempted this a while back, mostly with artists who worked on Hellboy & BPRD comics. Some styles are easier to riff on than others. I think most of these are interesting failures.

18.02.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@rossradke.bsky.social THEY ARRIVED! Thank you so much, I love these little guys! T.T

14.02.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome! This is the first I’ve seen that the books are actually going out!

14.02.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@rossradke.bsky.social
LETS GOOOOOOO!

13.02.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Started building the third iteration of the kaiju model I plan to use as reference for the next volume of Stomped.

Shout out to my buddy Kevin for doing most of the actual construction. I’m impressed that this thing actually supports its own standing weight!

12.02.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Started building the third iteration of the kaiju model I plan to use as reference for the next volume of Stomped.

Shout out to my buddy Kevin for doing most of the actual construction. I’m impressed that this thing actually supports its own standing weight!

12.02.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I hope these two are on your watchlist.

10.02.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Haven’t been posting much art lately, so here’s me trying to figure out how a striped hoodie works. Used reference photos but decided on limiting to fewer stripes so it reads better when she tiny on the page. Kim from my indie kaiju comic Stomped.

27.01.2026 05:56 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0