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Joe McGhost
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BG Designer | He/him | dead? | chocy milk
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We're all just single sections of fence doing our best out there.
Panel 1: Cassie is beginning to climb on the fence as Two chimes in from the distance. C: Well I think this fence is doing a great job. T: Still not sure it is a fence! --- Panel 2: Cassie starts to balance on top of the fence as Two stops to listen to her. C: But it's impactful! It marks a significant point in our journey. --- Panel 3: In a wide shot we see Cassie walking along the top beam of the fence. Two is getting more animated in the discussion. Around them? Nothing. Still grass. T: Cassie. It's 5 beams of wood in the middle of nowhere! What could it possibly mark? --- Panel 4: Cassie now sits on top of the fence, one leg crossed over her other knee for stability. She's very casual. Two stands beside the fence, a bit dumbfounded. C: Where there is and isn't a fence.
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Startling discoveries?!!
Panel 1: Cassie stands on the side of the fence, enthusiastically talking to Two, contemplating the fence from the other side. C: So it's a fence. T: I don't know... --- Panel 2: Two crouches down to inspect the fence closer. T: I mean, it's built like a fence. Or part of one. But there's no other materials if it was ever going to be a full fence. --- Panel 3: Close up on Two's face T: And by definition a fence encloses an area or marks a boundary. This just... Is. Can a fence that doesn't fence be called a fence? Are things only defined by the purpose they actively serve? What purpose do I serve? --- Panel 4: Cassie continues to stand on the side of the fence. Her expression a little more flat as she talks to Two, who is now crumbling on the other side of the fence, grasping the side to keep himself up enough to talk to Cassie. C: So it's not a fence. T: I DON'T KNOW!
January 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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Oh no?!
Panel 1: Close up on a very angry looking Cassie. C: A FENCE?! --- Panel 2: Cassie is still very angry. C: All this time! All this effort! Just to be fenced off?! THIS IS RIDICULOUS! --- Panel 3: Close up on a silent Two. He stares blankly. He also has no face, so I guess he's always blank. --- Panel 4: Wide shot of an open field. In the middle is a single section of fence comprised of 5 planks: 2 vertical, 2 horizontal, and one going diagonally into the ground. Two stands beside it, continuing to stare, a bit dumbfounded. Cassie stands behind it, arms folded, looking over at Two with a big, dumb smile on her face. T: Truly.
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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Excitement! Discoveries?! What lies ahead for our intrepid explorers?!

Oh, wait.
Panel 1: Two looks off into the distance as Cassie is excited at what could be ahead. T: Hey Cassie, I think I actually see something up ahead. C: YEAH?! --- Panel 2: Cassie rushes off ahead, leaving Two behind C: I'll go ahead and check it out! --- Panel 3: Two continues forward and talks to himself for a moment. T: Finally a break in the horizon. After 2 days and 100km it'll be nice to actually pass by something. --- Panel 4: Cassie returns to Two, looking disappointed. Two seems a little stunned. C: We gotta turn around.
January 13, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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First Star Go comic!! These will run daily today through Saturday and end with a larger full color strip on Sunday.

I hope you like it.
Panel 1: Cassie and Two are walking away from a crashed escape pod. C: Hey Two, you know where we're going, right? T: Pretty sure I saw a port station somewhere to the West on our way down through atmo. --- Panel 2: Cassie and Two are walking in a vast field of nothing but grass. C: Well I see a whole lot of nothing. Why'd they launch us so early anyway? --- Panel 3: Cassie looks a little disgruntled walking next to Two. T: Probably because you kicked our shuttle captain in the head. C: He was rude. --- Panel 4: Cassie is looking very proud of herself as Two looks down at her approvingly. T: And TALL. Honestly, impressive kick
January 12, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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This is StarGo!!

It's about a little girl and her robot traveling the galaxy in search of adventure, critters, and connection.

Tomorrow I'm going to start posting daily Star Go comic strips. Only a weeks worth, Monday to Sunday, treating it like a classic newspaper strip. I hope you'll read it.
Illustration of a little girl, Cassie, laying on her back on a hill of pink grass. Beside her is her robot companion, Two, and between her legs is her rat, Zumi. Behind them is a vast, vibrant sky with 3 suns. Illustration of Cassie lounging on a big gelatinous creature Illustration of Cassie and Zumi racing along a very high up vine(?) thing, as Two walks slowly behind them, petrified of the height. Below them is a vast landscape of forest, a lake, mountains, and some flying creatures.
January 11, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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New followers! Hello, I'm Joe.

I'm a BG designer and have been for 10+ years. I've worked on stuff like Futurama, Casagrandes, and a bunch else.

I'm autistic and stereotypically like Sonic a lot. I also like Spider-Man, FLCL, and over-complicating things. I do my best.

Thanks for being here.
BG of a run down and very chaotic trailer BG of a chaotic obstacle coarse from Disenchantment BG of an overly-complicated machine schematic from Futurama BG of a spooky cemetery from Casagrandes
January 10, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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I know it's a little silly, but this is the first time on any platform I've ever reached 1k followers. I'm a little flabbergasted! First nice thing to happen this year!

Sincerely, thank you.
My bluesky profile reading 1k followers!!
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Holy crap I need this in my life right the fuck now
Jakks Pacific Sonic the Hedgehog 35th anniversary figure Tikal with Master Emerald Jakks Pacific Sonic the Hedgehog 35th anniversary figure Chaos 0 with Chao
January 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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The Simp Sins.
Maggie floats with mystical energy. She is off model. Bart eats his own shorts. He is off model. Near him are the words "eat pant" Lisa is the Lizard Queen, wearing a towel. She is off model. The words "I am the lizard queen" are superimposed in front of her.
January 4, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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Rowlf is the best Muppet and if he's not in the new special I'm gonna cry
ROWLF THE DOG ROWLF THE DOG stuffy, one of the first bits of Muppet merch! Rowlf storyboards!! IBM typewriters!! ROWLF THE DOG sketches
January 3, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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I met a big friend today!
Me and Big Bird hanging out at the Museum of The Moving Image
January 3, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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2026 already ate my yo-yo string.
My translucent orange Duncan butterfly yo-yo but the strong broke and I just got it today and I don't have a spare string, what the hell
January 1, 2026 at 5:33 AM
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I'll be entering 2026 on shakey ground but it's a horse year and I was born in a horse year, so I don't know. At the very least, I'll have some a new stuff to show that I'm excited to share.
An angled picture from my cintiq showing some of Clip Studio Paint and a few panels of a Star Go comic I'm working on.
January 1, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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2025 has been a bit of a year. A lot of good things, a lot of bad things. This is New Years Eve this year.
January 1, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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Happy Holidays, everyone!!
An illustration done in a soft watercolor style. A young brown rat is looking in a shop window display from the outside. Their gloves are against the window pane and we can see their breath on the glass. In the display are lots of toys and decorations, but their attention seems to be drawn to an ornate music box with a dancing white ballerina rat.
December 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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When you work really hard on a thing that no one will care about but it's ok because you're doing things again
A bunch of post it notes in a sketch book with lost of writing on them. Because I've been writing. A lot. Thumbnails in a sketchbook with more post it's and scribblings because I'm trying to do things again
December 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Every year I make rat themed holiday cards for my family and friends. These are the last 4 years!
2024 - a white card featuring a rat dressed in an old coat and vest with a scarf and top hat. They carry a cane and a wreath. They're depicted in red ink. 2023 - A small sequence of a rat wearing a red coat jumping, landing in the snow, rolling, and slamming into the back of a snowman, replacing it's face with their own, scaring a smaller rat in a purple coat. 2022 - A white rat with a blue striped scarf sledding. Behind them is a blue swirly trail - the white of the card making the snow 2021 - A conductor rat is driving a toy train under a tree with red and green lights. There are large presents in the background. The top left reads "Happy Holidays"
December 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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@thekellybear.bsky.social got me this beautiful sparkly boy for Christmas and everyone should gaze upon him
SOFVIPS Tails soft vinyl toy with a translucent sparkly orange mold, being backlit by a jar of Christmas lights
December 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Know what we're watching tonight!
It's Muppet Christmas Carol on VHS!
December 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Sharing this because I've been working on things for the first time in forever and I am excited about it
Black and white Star Go illustration with Cassie and Zumi on the left, being chased by a large rhino looking beast with 6 eyes. Two is in the background, hiding in a hole and calling out for Cassie
December 17, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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A pretty sick card pull
Gundam GQuuuuuuX wafer cookie card of Char Aznable
December 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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My Reese's Pieces had one brown piece and my need for an even amount of colors made me upset
A bag of Reese's pieces but there's a single brown piece and the color ratios are off
December 12, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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The best muppet
It's Rowlf the Dog
December 12, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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I don't see enough fan merch of the SA2 skeleton dog. I need more. I need a 3D printable skeledog. Someone please provide skeledog plushies. More skeledog. Make my Christmas wish come true.
SA2 Skeleton Dog model in all its glory
December 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM