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John A Dracula Cullen

@nellucnhoj.bsky.social

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Comics I have no idea what I am doing He/Him patreon.com/nhoj

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · Oct 17

Helloooooo, new followers!

I suppose I should do an intro post.

I john. I comics. Also patreon.

patreon.com/nhoj

4 panel comic

P1: A little one-eyed robot lies in a bed, tucked under a floral pattern quilt. Two scientists stand in the background, looking confused. The older one on the left, holding a tablet device in his left hand, says "I... I don't understand..."

P2: Close up on the scientists, as the older one says "I didn't program them to be capable of sleep, see?" as he hands the tablet over to the younger scientist. The latter looks down at the tablet with a look of bemusement, as he says "HUH. And they even..."

P3: The older interjects with "INDEED. I switched them on, and they immediately constructed a bed..." The younger guy raises the tablet for a closer look, with obvious shock on his face.

P4: Closeup on the robot, looking utterly snug and content. The older scientist finishes with "...then they just crawled right in. That was two weeks ago."

A four panel comic, with each panel being narrow, while filling the height of the page. Each panel shows a serene looking scene, with fluffy clouds filling the skies in each.

The first panel starts with a caption box which reads "This too--," while the fourth panel ends on "--shall pass."

16 panel comic, laid out --depending on how you look at it-- either on the outer or inner surface of a cube. I'm doing my best impression of Scott McCloud

A page from my comic "Land of NOJ," which was published in The Phoenix. Way too much to describe here. It's basically a kind of choose your own adventure comic, where the reader makes their way along either a red or blue path to try and make it to a good ending.

The setup is that a character called Suze is obsessed with games, so she uses a six-sided die to make a decision. The reader also requires a die to make their way through the comic.

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 1h

I remember thinking "surely not" way back when I first started getting into emulation, and I came across a ROM for this.

Bad Game Hall of Fame @bghof.com · 2h

'Duke Nukem 3D' on the Sega Mega Drive released on this day in 1998.

Tec Toy's "conversion" of Duke 3D to the Mega Drive is nothing short of a technical marvel. Unfortunately; it is also frustratingly clunky, notoriously difficult, and challenging to even visually parse.

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Big Hippo 🇮🇪 @bighippoart.bsky.social · 4h

Halloween is coming to the spooky forest 🦊

A fox walking into a magical foggy forest.

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 2h

This is a combination of flavours I did not realise I wanted 'til seeing this.

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Lane! Draws! Comics! @lanedraws.bsky.social · 2h

I go feral for any game that ties horror and RPG together, so when I found this Mystery Dungeon game inspired by Resident Evil, I had to give it a shot! Just a couple hours in, and it scratches an itch I didn't even know I had. store.steampowered.com/app/2005870/...

Save 10% on House of Necrosis on Steam

A turn-based horror RPG with retro 32-bit 3D graphics. Survive the horrors of the mansion that changes every time you enter.

store.steampowered.com

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 2h

if friend shaped then terrifying void also friend

John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 2h

only friend not enemy

John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 2h

ENTER LONG DUCK

the portal is safe do not question the void-inner

LONG DUCK FRIEND DUCK

old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 2h

long island duck, long island, new york, [between 1972 and 2008]

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Standard Issue Cell Computing @standardissuecomputing.blog · 4h

ok the Killzone 2 end credits theme is a banger

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 4h

When that infamous Edge review of Doom said "if only you could talk to these creatures," this is what they had in mind.

John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 4h

look at this perfect creature

Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 4h

Kani Bucho, an office boss with an entire crab for a head, is the mascot for Yokobiki, a company that makes metal roller shutters for store windows.

A mascot in a blue suit with a red crab for a head enters a building.

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 4h

Ha, close! The first book in the Malazan series.

John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 4h

It progresses nicely. A good healthy glow.

Another selfie, where I stare back goggle-eyed. The bruise under my right eye has grown in size a bit, and is now going very purple.

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 5h

"I have some notes"

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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David Cooper @davidbcooper.bsky.social · 8h

Rosie the Ribbiter

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 5h

Incredible work, yeah. It'd be difficult enough to nail those effects in a single drawing, but then having to repeat that for multiple frames? Mind boggling.

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_Mostly_Ghostly_ @mostlyghostly.bsky.social · 7h

Rita is what you’d get if Streets of Rage and Altered Beast had a baby 👊💥🐺

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · Feb 15

the only comic discourse I care about

A comic titled "How to Draw Comics," in which a serene looking being is stood before a table, on which is a single sheet of paper and a pencil. The being is staring at us.

They then peek down at the sheet of paper, and the POV switches to that of the being, so we can see what is on the page. A single word is written there:

"Don't"

The POV switches back, but is closer on the being's strangely serene face as they continues staring at the page.

They then stare directly at us, the serene face implying the opposite.

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 6h

Bloody hell, the smoothness of the motion through the interior of the car at the start.

Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 6h

god went looking for an example of TMS' work for Tiny Toons. doing crazy totally stunting on 'em animation shit for the most mid of mid around

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 8h

The first book in the Malazan series.

John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 8h

The corner too!

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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 10h

Found this from thirteen years ago. A big Bunny Vs Monkey picture search I did for The Phoenix, above are the inks and below the finished printed version. It’d be fun to do more of these but they take so long!

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 10h

"Of course, detective, of course! Oh, and please do help yourself to a complimentary Kindle on your way out."

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 10h

Oh, believe me, detective, I am equally *baffled* as to how this could have happened.

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 10h

The only thing I liked about him in the comics was his bromance with Beast.

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 12h

Yup.