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Brian T. Sullivan

@bthingsart.bsky.social

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I like a lot of things. I mostly draw a lot of pictures and write a lot of words. Digital and Analog/Traditional MY COMICS: Libby Sk8er Girl 🛹 Brandy de Hex ✨ Polarnoids 🐻‍❄️🐧 MY WEBSITE: StarryKnightStudios.com I also design fonts sometimes.

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Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 14h

Dark Horse comics (especially their graphic novels and collections) have a very particular smell that I can only describe as The Dark Horse Smell.

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 1d

A new Polarnoids!?! It must be Sunday. 🐻‍❄️🐧

Check it out at polarnoids.com!

#polarnoids #webcomic #ocsky #polarbear #penguin #foodcourt #puns

A small image of a comic strip is above text that says, "Read Polarnoids #276 today!"

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 2d

I definitely get what you're saying. I definitely prefer cute stuff, like what you draw.

I don't draw a whole lot of NSFW, but I do have a character in one of my webcomics who doesn't wear shirts? (Siobhán the Shirtless is her name.)

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 5d

Libby Sk8er Girl №242: "One Tiny Problem" is now living on the internet, waiting for you to read it!

Check it out at www.libbysk8ergirl.com!

#webcomic #ocsky #art #indieart #analogart #libbysk8ergirl #annalog

A black & white ink drawing. Libby Sk8er Girl has shrunken down, but her clothes have not. Her shirt is baggy and draping around her while she holds up her enormous pants.

Libby is looking up in annoyance at Anna Log. We only see Anna's legs, waist, and a hand holding a retro-futuristic shrink ray. Libby is saying, "I think you overshot…"

There is a URL in the lower-righthand corner that reads: "www.LibbySk8erGirl.com"

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Oni @onidraws.bsky.social · Mar 29

You know what? The doodle or drawing you consider being "bad" or "not good enough" is so, so much better than the AI garbage that is made.

So be proud of your own work, at least you made the effort to create it.

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Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 7d

I've got some new prints available in my INPRNT shop! Check 'em out if you're interested.

#art #artist #artshop #prints

www.inprnt.com/gallery/bthi...

Frieren is looking mischievously toward a closed chest that has a spotlight on it. (It's probably a mimic.)

A painted scene of woods with paper cutout-style illustrations of people. A prince is hiding behind a tree, watching an old woman climbing up a tower on a long braid of hair.

Monkey D. Luffy in a hockey uniform. He's holding a hockey stick and is missing a tooth.

Nico Robin, from One Piece, leaning back on a railing with the ocean behind her. She'e wearing a green mini dress with a plunging neckline and she's holding sunglasses in one hand while smiling and looking at the "camera."

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 8d

Polarnoids №275 is ready for reading at www.polarnoids.com!

#comicart #webcomics #polarnoids #myart #ocsky #polarbear #penguin

A picture of a comic strip above text that reads "Read Polarnoids #275 Today!"

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 12d

Something I'm really having fun with when drawing Zandra is the fact she's mostly humanoid but also has alien traits, like no nose, 4 digits per hand/foot, antennae, two navels, etc. Those little differences are an interesting change of pace!

#zandra #earthanzandra #art #ocsky #aliengirl #myoc

Cel-shaded drawing. Zandra (a blue alien with feathery antennae) is sitting on a stool while leaning onto a table. The stool is tilted, and Zandra is just wearing casual clothes (a T-shirt and athletic shorts).

Zandra is expressionless, looking at her phone, which she's holding in both hands. There appears to be a picture on the phone, and there is a little speech balloon coming from the phone with a heart in it.

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 12d

Libby Sk8er Girl №241: "Big Trouble" is out!!!

Read it on my website at www.libbysk8ergirl.com!

#libbysk8ergirl #ocsky #art #comicart #webcomic #inkart #annalog #gigantic

Libby is bending down, pointing at her friend Anna, who looks to be about as tall as Libby's shin. Libby's clothes are torn up. She is saying, "Oh no! Anna, did you shrink?"

In the lower-righthand corner is a URL that says "www.LibbySk8erGirl.com"

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Mr. Tyler Crook @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 15d

Comic books are (and this isn’t hyperbole) the greatest story telling medium that has ever existed. The combination of text and images rendered with a human hand is the most direct path from one mind to another. All other medium pale in comparison.

Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 18d

Anyone have a particularly hot comic take?

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Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 15d

Polarnoids №274 is now a part of the world and ready for you to read it!

Check it out at www.polarnoids.com!

#webcomic #ocsky #polarbear #penguin #ocean #originalart #myart

A promotional image with a small picture of a comic strip above text that says, "Read Polarnoids #274 today!"

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 16d

Just some fan art of my favorite Straw Hat Pirate!

#nicorobin #fanart #onepiece #robinonepiece #onepiecefanart

Nico Robin is leaning on the railing of a ship with the ocean stretching out behind her. She is holding her sunglasses in one hand and looking at the viewer. She is wearing a long, green dress with a scoop neckline.

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 19d

Part of making art is about communicating and finding community. When that community remains unfound, it's so isolating 😞

Milk'n Cookies @milkncookies.bsky.social · 20d

I don’t think ppl understand the whole “who cares if nobody likes it! make content for yourself” is extremely dismissive
Bc we ARE making the content for ourselves but it feels /bad/ when people don’t engage or show interest. You can care about both at the same time

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 19d

Woah! Constantia returns (after nearly 200 episodes) in this week's installment of #LibbySk8erGirl!!!

Check it out at www.libbysk8ergirl.com!

#comics #webcomics #vampire #skateboarding #ocsky #sk8ergirl

A black & white ink drawing. Libby Sk8er Girl is looking behind her in shock. (She is wearing cargo pants and a long-sleeved crop top that says "TERRIBLE DONKEY.")

Behind Libby is a vampire woman with her hair in a bun and long, pointy ears with multiple piercings. She is wearing a cape and is smiling somewhat smugly, with long fangs poking out. This vampire is saying "I am back!!!" in text that looks old fashioned.

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 20d

I'd prefer Akane before Shampoo, but still exciting! #ranma½ #ranma1/2

Rumic World @furinkan.com · 20d

New sculpts based on the new anime, Ranma 1/2 returns to SH Figuarts with female and male Ranma getting released in March 2026 and Shampoo in May.

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 21d

Zandra as Wednesday Addams

#EarthanZandra #Zandra #WednesdayAddams #AddamsFamily #aliengirl #fictionalcosplayer

An alien girl with feathery antennae and no nose is dressed up as Wednesday Addams. She has a sullen expression and appears to be snapping with both hands. (Color version.)

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 22d

Polarnoids №273 is ready to be read!

Check it out on my website: www.polarnoids.com

#polarnoids #webcomics #comics #ocsky #graduatedcylinder #puns

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you!!!

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 23d

I didn't have BlueSky when I drew this, so here it is now!

I STILL haven't played Marvel Rivals, but this outfit is cute and Squirrel Girl is one of my favorite superheroes. (The series by @ryannorth.ca & @ericafails.bsky.social was part of what got me into comics!)

🐿️🌰

#fanart #squirrelgirl

A sketchy drawing of Squirrel Girl. She's smiling and making a "peace" sign with her fingers.

She is wearing her Marvel Rivals outfit, which consists of brown shorts, an orange crop top, and a brown bomber jacket with the sleeves rolled up.

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Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 25d

Font stuff always takes longer than I expect it to.

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 26d

Libby Sk8er Girl №239: "Book Girl" is now available to the world!

Check it out at www.libbysk8ergirl.com!

#libbysk8ergirl #ocsky #webcomic #blackandwhitecomics

Libby Sk8er Girl is curled up against a giant stuffed penguin. She is reading a book. There is a URL in the lower-right corner that reads, "www.LibbySk8erGirl.com"

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 28d

I got wistfully sad in the wee hours of this morning, so I've decided to start a rewatch of the #Supergirl show.

The warmth and sincerity made me cry. I missed this show so much 😭

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 29d

Zandra cosplayed as Nico Robin (from One Piece) the other day, so now she's going as another famous Robin—Batman's sidekick! (But Zandra's way cooler than Batman, don't worry!)

#Zandra #EarthanZandra #robin #dccomics #fanart #oc #cosplay #aliengirl #fictionalcosplayer #robindc

A drawing of Zandra dressed as Robin, from DC Comics. Zandra is an alien with a bob haircut and bangs, as well as two moth-like antennae coming from her head. She does not have a nose, and she has blue skin.

Zandra's costume looks more or less like Robin's classic costume—red shirt, green short shorts, yellow cape, and a domino mask. Zandra has her hands on her hips, and she is smiling.

The background is black with highlights around Zandra.

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · 29d

Polarnoids №272 is ready for you to read!

🐻‍❄️ www.polarnoids.com 🐧

#polarnoids #webcomic #puns #ocsky

A preview image for a comic strip. The comic itself is small enough that the text is illegible, but the panels alternate between drawings of a polar bear and of a penguin before the final panel, which looks like a polaroid picture and has a drawing of brains wearing wigs.

There is text at the top that reads "Starry Knight Comics," and then underneath the comic strip is text that reads "Read Polarnoids #272 Today!"

Brian T. Sullivan @bthingsart.bsky.social · Sep 19

Ugh, I WISH my friends could pick up on hints as well as yours do!