Patch Zircher
@patrickzircher.bsky.social
Writer. Artist. Colorist. Making new Solomon Kane adventures and Savage Sword of Conan stories for Heroic Signature & Titan Comics!
Drawn hundreds of comics for 'the other guys'.
Drawn hundreds of comics for 'the other guys'.
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Patch Zircher
@patrickzircher.bsky.social
· Dec 17
Writing, drawing, and coloring the adventures of Solomon Kane -- living Sword of Vengeance who wanders a fantastical 16th century.
I am also writing stories for The Savage Sword of Conan magazine, published by Heroic and Titan comics.
I love making these stories.
Thank you for looking.
I am also writing stories for The Savage Sword of Conan magazine, published by Heroic and Titan comics.
I love making these stories.
Thank you for looking.
General rule: I try not to get too upset about something that, with time, won't matter.
This keeps me enjoying art regardless of the artist.
There were scandals and politics 75 years ago, the art lives on.
This keeps me enjoying art regardless of the artist.
There were scandals and politics 75 years ago, the art lives on.
February 2, 2026 at 8:28 AM
General rule: I try not to get too upset about something that, with time, won't matter.
This keeps me enjoying art regardless of the artist.
There were scandals and politics 75 years ago, the art lives on.
This keeps me enjoying art regardless of the artist.
There were scandals and politics 75 years ago, the art lives on.
Ink is the life blood of comic art.
February 2, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Ink is the life blood of comic art.
Also, give me 'matchhead', parallel lines human torch (first image) over other versions.
The matchhead design was graphically strong, and singular.
The matchhead design was graphically strong, and singular.
February 2, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Also, give me 'matchhead', parallel lines human torch (first image) over other versions.
The matchhead design was graphically strong, and singular.
The matchhead design was graphically strong, and singular.
Nostalgia is tempting me to buy Fantastic Four omnibus 6. This is the FF when I was in Junior High and early high school. Lots of George Perez art.
This is one of the title's sweet spots.
This is one of the title's sweet spots.
February 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Nostalgia is tempting me to buy Fantastic Four omnibus 6. This is the FF when I was in Junior High and early high school. Lots of George Perez art.
This is one of the title's sweet spots.
This is one of the title's sweet spots.
Watched Toby Dammit, starring Terence Stamp.
Originally part of an anthology, it's currently on Criterion as a stand alone.
An alcoholic 'rock star' actor is haunted by death-- personified as a woman-child.
Quintessential Fellini with pans over exotic faces & figures, and quirks of dialog.
#FilmSky
Originally part of an anthology, it's currently on Criterion as a stand alone.
An alcoholic 'rock star' actor is haunted by death-- personified as a woman-child.
Quintessential Fellini with pans over exotic faces & figures, and quirks of dialog.
#FilmSky
February 2, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Watched Toby Dammit, starring Terence Stamp.
Originally part of an anthology, it's currently on Criterion as a stand alone.
An alcoholic 'rock star' actor is haunted by death-- personified as a woman-child.
Quintessential Fellini with pans over exotic faces & figures, and quirks of dialog.
#FilmSky
Originally part of an anthology, it's currently on Criterion as a stand alone.
An alcoholic 'rock star' actor is haunted by death-- personified as a woman-child.
Quintessential Fellini with pans over exotic faces & figures, and quirks of dialog.
#FilmSky
Lee Van Cleef's tombstone at Forest Lawn is engraved with "Best of the Bad".
True. Cool level: unchartable.
True. Cool level: unchartable.
February 2, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Lee Van Cleef's tombstone at Forest Lawn is engraved with "Best of the Bad".
True. Cool level: unchartable.
True. Cool level: unchartable.
On my drawing table, Mr. Solomon Kane:
February 2, 2026 at 4:30 AM
On my drawing table, Mr. Solomon Kane:
The variant covers for our first Solomon Kane series included works by Mignola, Marinkovich, Brereton, and Kayanan-- and I was just stunned and delighted as these came in.
February 2, 2026 at 4:17 AM
The variant covers for our first Solomon Kane series included works by Mignola, Marinkovich, Brereton, and Kayanan-- and I was just stunned and delighted as these came in.
Brian Stelfreeze
Denys Cowan
Trevor Von Eeden
Olivier Copiel
Chuck Patton
Ronald Wimberly
Billy Graham
Khary Randolph
Mark Bright
Khari Evans
Doug Braithwaite
Keith Pollard
Jamal Igle
Shawn Martinbrough
Matt Baker
Larry Stroman
Sanford Greene
George Herriman
Chris Cross
Darryl Banks
Ken Lashley
Denys Cowan
Trevor Von Eeden
Olivier Copiel
Chuck Patton
Ronald Wimberly
Billy Graham
Khary Randolph
Mark Bright
Khari Evans
Doug Braithwaite
Keith Pollard
Jamal Igle
Shawn Martinbrough
Matt Baker
Larry Stroman
Sanford Greene
George Herriman
Chris Cross
Darryl Banks
Ken Lashley
I’d love to know your favorite black comic artists.
My top three are Pollard, Stroman and Cowan
My top three are Pollard, Stroman and Cowan
February 2, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Brian Stelfreeze
Denys Cowan
Trevor Von Eeden
Olivier Copiel
Chuck Patton
Ronald Wimberly
Billy Graham
Khary Randolph
Mark Bright
Khari Evans
Doug Braithwaite
Keith Pollard
Jamal Igle
Shawn Martinbrough
Matt Baker
Larry Stroman
Sanford Greene
George Herriman
Chris Cross
Darryl Banks
Ken Lashley
Denys Cowan
Trevor Von Eeden
Olivier Copiel
Chuck Patton
Ronald Wimberly
Billy Graham
Khary Randolph
Mark Bright
Khari Evans
Doug Braithwaite
Keith Pollard
Jamal Igle
Shawn Martinbrough
Matt Baker
Larry Stroman
Sanford Greene
George Herriman
Chris Cross
Darryl Banks
Ken Lashley
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Noah Reid performing a tribute to Catherine O’Hara in 2021 when she received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award.
Noah Reid performs A Case of You | Noah Reid interprète A Case of You
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February 2, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Noah Reid performing a tribute to Catherine O’Hara in 2021 when she received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award.
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Reading a take so bad I checked to see who liked the take to be sure I wasn't following any of them.
Have to preserve my sanity.
Have to preserve my sanity.
February 1, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Reading a take so bad I checked to see who liked the take to be sure I wasn't following any of them.
Have to preserve my sanity.
Have to preserve my sanity.
Black History Month: 16 fave black authors:
Ralph Ellison
Tananarive Due
Toni Morrison
Samuel Delany
Percival Everett
Zora Neale Hurston
Alice Walker
Chester Himes
Walter Mosley
Octavia Butler
Richard Wright
Zadie Smith
Edwidge Danticat
Charles Saunders
Jean Toomer
Tracy K. Smith
#BookSky
Ralph Ellison
Tananarive Due
Toni Morrison
Samuel Delany
Percival Everett
Zora Neale Hurston
Alice Walker
Chester Himes
Walter Mosley
Octavia Butler
Richard Wright
Zadie Smith
Edwidge Danticat
Charles Saunders
Jean Toomer
Tracy K. Smith
#BookSky
February 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Black History Month: 16 fave black authors:
Ralph Ellison
Tananarive Due
Toni Morrison
Samuel Delany
Percival Everett
Zora Neale Hurston
Alice Walker
Chester Himes
Walter Mosley
Octavia Butler
Richard Wright
Zadie Smith
Edwidge Danticat
Charles Saunders
Jean Toomer
Tracy K. Smith
#BookSky
Ralph Ellison
Tananarive Due
Toni Morrison
Samuel Delany
Percival Everett
Zora Neale Hurston
Alice Walker
Chester Himes
Walter Mosley
Octavia Butler
Richard Wright
Zadie Smith
Edwidge Danticat
Charles Saunders
Jean Toomer
Tracy K. Smith
#BookSky
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The Witch’s House. Pg 41.
February 1, 2026 at 8:58 AM
The Witch’s House. Pg 41.
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It’s worth the three minutes to read judgement Fred Biery’s court order in the Liam Ramos case. Only 3 pages.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:31 AM
It’s worth the three minutes to read judgement Fred Biery’s court order in the Liam Ramos case. Only 3 pages.
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When someone says a movie villain is too cartoonish, direct them to the last 15 years of real life.
October 6, 2025 at 6:20 AM
When someone says a movie villain is too cartoonish, direct them to the last 15 years of real life.
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“It takes a long time to sound like yourself.”
— Miles Davis
— Miles Davis
January 31, 2026 at 11:08 PM
“It takes a long time to sound like yourself.”
— Miles Davis
— Miles Davis
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I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
January 31, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
It's a movie about marriage.
How the same things that attract us to one another can also keep us apart.
How the same things that attract us to one another can also keep us apart.
February 1, 2026 at 1:13 AM
It's a movie about marriage.
How the same things that attract us to one another can also keep us apart.
How the same things that attract us to one another can also keep us apart.
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I own several pages of the original inks and also Kevin's colors of Grimwood's Daughter. Decades ago I met Kevin at his home. Later he sent me to a friend's comic store where I bought a lot of artwork.
My uncle and Kevin went to art school together, worked at an ad agency & later shared a studio.
My uncle and Kevin went to art school together, worked at an ad agency & later shared a studio.
February 1, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I own several pages of the original inks and also Kevin's colors of Grimwood's Daughter. Decades ago I met Kevin at his home. Later he sent me to a friend's comic store where I bought a lot of artwork.
My uncle and Kevin went to art school together, worked at an ad agency & later shared a studio.
My uncle and Kevin went to art school together, worked at an ad agency & later shared a studio.
Elric - P. Craig Russell's, and the current ones from Titan.
Lankhmar, Dracula, and Hellboy - Mignola
Tor, Viking Prince - Kubert
Lights of Amalou - Wendling
Enchanted World, Sharaz De - Toppi
Dracula - Bess
Darkly She Goes - Mallie
Nausicaa - Miyazaki
The Monkey King - Chaiko
Den - Corben
Lankhmar, Dracula, and Hellboy - Mignola
Tor, Viking Prince - Kubert
Lights of Amalou - Wendling
Enchanted World, Sharaz De - Toppi
Dracula - Bess
Darkly She Goes - Mallie
Nausicaa - Miyazaki
The Monkey King - Chaiko
Den - Corben
What are your favorite non-Conan fantasy comics?
January 31, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Elric - P. Craig Russell's, and the current ones from Titan.
Lankhmar, Dracula, and Hellboy - Mignola
Tor, Viking Prince - Kubert
Lights of Amalou - Wendling
Enchanted World, Sharaz De - Toppi
Dracula - Bess
Darkly She Goes - Mallie
Nausicaa - Miyazaki
The Monkey King - Chaiko
Den - Corben
Lankhmar, Dracula, and Hellboy - Mignola
Tor, Viking Prince - Kubert
Lights of Amalou - Wendling
Enchanted World, Sharaz De - Toppi
Dracula - Bess
Darkly She Goes - Mallie
Nausicaa - Miyazaki
The Monkey King - Chaiko
Den - Corben
I'm extremely picky about 'acting' in comics. I want to see it on every page. In body language, expression, hand gestures, what characters wear, eat, certain speech preferences, everything.
No stiff, unemotive sameness.
Without acting, it isn't great visual storytelling.
No stiff, unemotive sameness.
Without acting, it isn't great visual storytelling.
January 31, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I'm extremely picky about 'acting' in comics. I want to see it on every page. In body language, expression, hand gestures, what characters wear, eat, certain speech preferences, everything.
No stiff, unemotive sameness.
Without acting, it isn't great visual storytelling.
No stiff, unemotive sameness.
Without acting, it isn't great visual storytelling.
Absolutely. You take jobs you weren't keen on. but you owe it to yourself to seek ones you want. To better your life. My kids are grown. Takes some pressure off.
Being asked what I like to draw was never enough.
Why shouldn't I couple my writing and drawing skills? It's such an opportunity.
Being asked what I like to draw was never enough.
Why shouldn't I couple my writing and drawing skills? It's such an opportunity.
I've seen a couple artists comment that a writer asked them what they like to draw. Makes me happy b/c you will get the artists best work. Sometimes I'm sure you took what jobs you could get like the rest of us. Mortgage payments, college, child expense. Adulting happens. Now you are more free.
January 31, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Absolutely. You take jobs you weren't keen on. but you owe it to yourself to seek ones you want. To better your life. My kids are grown. Takes some pressure off.
Being asked what I like to draw was never enough.
Why shouldn't I couple my writing and drawing skills? It's such an opportunity.
Being asked what I like to draw was never enough.
Why shouldn't I couple my writing and drawing skills? It's such an opportunity.
I use Blosser's timeline published in Kull and the Barbarians.
Kane is born in 1530. This makes him very long-lived but his arcane staff may have increased the previous owner's lifespan too.
Clues in Dark Agnes tales place her birth at 1496-1502.
About 30 yrs older than Kane.
Considering a team-up.
Kane is born in 1530. This makes him very long-lived but his arcane staff may have increased the previous owner's lifespan too.
Clues in Dark Agnes tales place her birth at 1496-1502.
About 30 yrs older than Kane.
Considering a team-up.
I'd like to read some more Dark Agnes! She could work with Solomon Kane, technically I think she's maybe a 100 years before. But it could work.
January 31, 2026 at 1:41 PM
I use Blosser's timeline published in Kull and the Barbarians.
Kane is born in 1530. This makes him very long-lived but his arcane staff may have increased the previous owner's lifespan too.
Clues in Dark Agnes tales place her birth at 1496-1502.
About 30 yrs older than Kane.
Considering a team-up.
Kane is born in 1530. This makes him very long-lived but his arcane staff may have increased the previous owner's lifespan too.
Clues in Dark Agnes tales place her birth at 1496-1502.
About 30 yrs older than Kane.
Considering a team-up.