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NYT Best selling cartoonist, salamander enthusiast and aquarium nerd. He/him Patreon.com/blackmudpuppy Portfolio: ethankocak.com Shop: blackmudpuppy.myshopify.com Blog: mossyunderlog.blog Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/blackmudpuppy

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Fun tangentially related fact: The herp in herpes and in herpetology comes from the Ancient Greek word herpeton, meaning “to creep”

10.03.2026 18:30 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

They are generally a bit calmer, but also depends on subspecies/complex of A.equestris

10.03.2026 18:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Sleeping Wizards A ragtag party of wizards & thieves brave a dangerous dungeon to free themselves, and find out what happened to Eliza's missing father!

Just ONE WEEK REMAINS to back Sleeping Wizards on Kickstarter! We are just a hair shy of 75% FUNDED!

Help support this sword-and-sorcery tale of vengeance and magic! ebooks are just $6.00!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...

10.03.2026 16:11 👍 7 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0
A large Smallwood’s anole (Anolis smallwoodi) on my hand.

A large Smallwood’s anole (Anolis smallwoodi) on my hand.

A large Smallwood’s anole (Anolis smallwoodi) on my hand.

A large Smallwood’s anole (Anolis smallwoodi) on my hand.

The same anole running off into her terrarium

The same anole running off into her terrarium

She hates me

10.03.2026 16:19 👍 50 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0

It is almost time to take the hognoses out of brumation, but you can't do it before St. Patrick's Day or you'll offend the leprechauns.

10.03.2026 13:25 👍 44 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Young tokay gecko, (Gekko gecko) on a piece of cork bark. His colors are gray blue as a base and bright orange spots over that.

Young tokay gecko, (Gekko gecko) on a piece of cork bark. His colors are gray blue as a base and bright orange spots over that.

Young tokay gecko, (Gekko gecko) on a piece of cork bark. His colors are gray blue as a base and bright orange spots over that.

Young tokay gecko, (Gekko gecko) on a piece of cork bark. His colors are gray blue as a base and bright orange spots over that.

Closeup of the tokay gecko head

Closeup of the tokay gecko head

Bitey. He might be the most photogenic gecko I have now.

09.03.2026 12:40 👍 204 🔁 19 💬 10 📌 0
An illustration of a cat sat on top of a skull. There are potions and books and paper strewn around, and a knocked over bottle of ink with some little inky pawprints leading to the culprit.

An illustration of a cat sat on top of a skull. There are potions and books and paper strewn around, and a knocked over bottle of ink with some little inky pawprints leading to the culprit.

The witch’s apprentice 🐾

12.02.2026 08:46 👍 127 🔁 43 💬 0 📌 0

Ides of March coming up, how are we all celebrating?

10.03.2026 13:01 👍 66 🔁 12 💬 13 📌 4
Dave, as the Mayor of Spilt ordering his guards to drag Gram and the others off. Take 'em to the Rock!

Dave, as the Mayor of Spilt ordering his guards to drag Gram and the others off. Take 'em to the Rock!

theunfamiliars.site/comic/56/
Curse you Dave!

09.03.2026 12:56 👍 33 🔁 5 💬 5 📌 0
Mothman crashing into Bigfoot’s idea lightbulb

Mothman crashing into Bigfoot’s idea lightbulb

Godtangit mothman

09.03.2026 23:16 👍 63 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
Mothman crashing into Bigfoot’s idea lightbulb

Mothman crashing into Bigfoot’s idea lightbulb

Godtangit mothman

09.03.2026 23:16 👍 63 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0

This is also why art is important. I learned about the Troubles because of the Cranberries song Zombie. I was only six or seven at the time, but it was such a powerful and terrifying song and music video that I asked my family what it was about. They told me as best they could.

09.03.2026 22:59 👍 1008 🔁 161 💬 16 📌 0
A mockup of a hardback of The Raven and the Reindeer. It is snazzy and has printed edges.

A mockup of a hardback of The Raven and the Reindeer. It is snazzy and has printed edges.

Behold, the shiny cover for the shiny new UK edition of Raven & Reindeer!

09.03.2026 18:05 👍 943 🔁 83 💬 19 📌 10

Haha, the 50 page payoff

09.03.2026 23:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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two cartoon characters are riding in a car with the words gojira location above them Alt: two cartoon characters are riding in a car with the words gojira location above them

Us:

09.03.2026 22:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Heh, I mean, Ive been aggressively unmarketable from the jump, but like, now I feel good about it

09.03.2026 22:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

That has been the biggest lesson ive learned by far over the last few years

09.03.2026 22:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks for pointing that out, I think it was a typo. There was a point where I had a thing with them chasing another character too so it may have been a holdover

09.03.2026 22:44 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

hell yeah

09.03.2026 22:37 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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a man taking a shower with the words sobbing uncontrollably written below him Alt: a man taking a shower with the words sobbing uncontrollably written below him
09.03.2026 22:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A tan and brown mottled gecko hiding under a leaf.

A tan and brown mottled gecko hiding under a leaf.

A tan and brown mottled gecko hiding under a leaf.

A tan and brown mottled gecko hiding under a leaf.

Halmahera gecko (Gehyra marginata)

09.03.2026 12:05 👍 64 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Brownish gecko on my hand

Brownish gecko on my hand

Brownish gecko on my hand

Brownish gecko on my hand

Brown gecko on my hand

Brown gecko on my hand

Brownish gecko hiding among plants

Brownish gecko hiding among plants

Madagascar velvet gecko (Blaesodactylus sakalava)

09.03.2026 12:11 👍 79 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
Gram the cat fawning over magical trading cards of disappointing wizards

Gram the cat fawning over magical trading cards of disappointing wizards

Gram and Karell flee from the Annoying Boulders and the boulders retreat when loud sounds emanate from a mysterious tree stump.

Gram and Karell flee from the Annoying Boulders and the boulders retreat when loud sounds emanate from a mysterious tree stump.

You might enjoy my webcomic about a cat familiar who has to save the world from a host of disappointing wizards.
theunfamiliars.site

09.03.2026 17:30 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks

09.03.2026 15:05 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’m fine guys, but thank you. Carry on carry on.

09.03.2026 14:45 👍 21 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0

Fuck it, terrarium maintenance today instead of other tasks

09.03.2026 14:20 👍 43 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

*Sits down to work on website freelance on only day I have to work on it*
*Cloudflare down*
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09.03.2026 13:33 👍 28 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Dave, as the Mayor of Spilt ordering his guards to drag Gram and the others off. Take 'em to the Rock!

Dave, as the Mayor of Spilt ordering his guards to drag Gram and the others off. Take 'em to the Rock!

theunfamiliars.site/comic/56/
Curse you Dave!

09.03.2026 12:56 👍 33 🔁 5 💬 5 📌 0

We both put our hearts and souls into some kind of pursuit of truth, society doesn't value us at all so we're all dirt poor, we all tend to be some variety of neurodivergent, etc

09.03.2026 12:54 👍 50 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

The thing that kills me about it, after meeting so many scientists and working with them as an artist, is how dang similar artists and scientists tend to be.

09.03.2026 12:52 👍 52 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0