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Reimena Yee 🦇
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Historical fiction comics skeleton with a whimsigoth vibe. Academic-practitioner & comics taxonomist. Co-founder of the @cartoonist.coop I am just chilling here when I am not making my (web)comics or blogging about craft.
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Here were the main points of reference (among many) for the details. I was mainly excited to experiment with visual devices in West/Central miniature that I hadn't been able to do for my previous graphic novel: the disregard for spatial dimension, architectural frames, and animation-like repeats.
Lineart version of the comic, without the colours and patterning. The pink dragon, which Alexander fights in the Romance: British Library, Add MS 16761, f. 190v. Alexander aims an arrow at the dragon, which is devouring a black bull. 5 soldiers watch on from behind a trench. Alexander receiving a message in court. Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venezia, Inv. Cod. Marc. Or. 90 (=57), ill. p. 21. The Ladies of Egypt Stunned by Yusuf's Beauty, Page from a Manuscript of the Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Not quite a proper update since it's missing its second half (to be posted later), but...
👁‍🗨 Alexander, the Servant & the Water of Life
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The comic, in a 2 page spread, is done in the style of Persian miniature. The story is this: The green-clothed Servant escorts Alexander and his mother Olympias behind the curtain (note: this was the previous 2 page spread, which was done in the ancient Greek style) …and delivers them both to the day of Olympias’ wedding (the Persian style, the comic you are reading now). The Servant tells Alexander, “In this story of the egg, your mother was bethrothed… (not to Philip! No! To none other than-) The Shah of Persia.” The chorus once again emerges from the palace’s treasure room. Each woman carries a tray, each with a golden egg of dazzling flair and style, envy of all. The Servant carries a tray, too, and bows to the wedding couple. “The wedding was one big part of a diplomatic parley that involved a gift of a hundred thousand golden eggs. Each one containing a precious gem. Of course, your mother was the crowning jewel.” “All seemed well… until it didn’t. Not long after the Shah rejected her. The dragons wailed in despair: Why?, they asked.”
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Been around the traditionally published block long enough to have an edition of my graphic novel remaindered (aka PULPED) 🧍‍♂️ this “ouija board” edition was originally for libraries and hard for me to even acquire, so I’m glad to be able to rescue a few for my online shop! Cover design: Patrick Crotty
My children’s graphic novel Seance Tea Party, with a purple hardcover designed to look like an ouija board.
October 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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When the Night Grew Teeth - illustration based on my vampire webcomic The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a rerun next year
An elegant looking Ottoman era man (AKA the main character of the webcomic) inside a cage of thorny roses. His neck is titled upwards and pricked deeply and bloodily by two thorns, an allusion to the vampire who killed him. A hawk with blood red eyes flies behind him. The illustration is tinted blue, with the only other colours being the blood red on the previous noted areas and some other thorns, and a subtle gold embroidery on the character's coat.
October 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Alexander in the 21st Century
A 21st century Alexander the Great (in contemporary clothing; of the luxury outdoors fashion type) stands in front of the Alexander Mosaic in Pompeii. The entire mosaic is covered with graffiti of slogans sourced from various anti-war, climate change, anti-capitalism, anti-fascist, anti-AI, land back and Palestinian protests across Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur and the English-speaking world at large. The majority are English slogans: "The climate is changing, why aren't we? Stop the war. Only one planet. They stole my future. We are queer we are here. Always was, always will be. We won't fight another rich man's war. From the river to the sea. There is no Planet B. No Kings. Surveillance capitalism. Fuck fascists. Never again means now. Get real friends. Touch grass. Land back. We are not free until everbody is free." Some of the slogans are in Malay: Hancurkan patriarki, bukan planet. Jaga bumi macam jaga mak sendiri. Bersih. Dari sungai ke laut."
October 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Evolution of this layout. We will see if I nail it during colours.
The 3 pictures I uploaded here are the layout in increasing stages of doneness. The first is quite scribbly and bland, the second is still kinda scribbly but has more construction (like, the panels used look architectural) and the third is the second but cleaned up in thin brown lineart. The layout tells the story of how Alexander's mother married the Shah of Persia as part of a diplomatic parley involving a hundred thousand golden eggs, each containing a jewel. All was well... until the Shah rejected her one day.
October 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Just finished this pet portrait of Baby, Mimo and Watson.
Halloween/Autumn style commissions are still open reimenayee.com/commissions
A small grey cat, a fluffy dilute orange cat and a fluffy black cat frolicking among the stars, plants and various small insects such as dragonflies, bees, beetles and moths.
October 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Here’s a teaser of next update’s style. Which also allows me to feature a special cameo of my darling vampire son 🤩
Photo of the sketch of the comic drawn on my ipad. It adapts the formalist elements of persian illumination into comics form. The sketch is also sitting side by side with a reference of actual historical illumination
October 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Alexander retells the strange dreams his parents had before his birth
👁‍🗨 Alexander, the Servant & the Water of Life
4 Page Update, start here: alexanderromance.com/comic/chapte...
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The card is supplementary to the post, but it's just a preview of the latest page (Alexander's mother with her eyes closed like Sleeping Beauty), links to the website, and some little blurbs reminding folks the printed edition of Book 1 is available and that they can also support me on Ko-fi. The card is framed by drawings of angels and artists from across eras, including a portrait of me, the sun and the moon, foliage, and Alexander, Bucephalus and the Servant riding atop a fish. “Philip had a dream, too. In his dream, he placed a seal on my mother’s womb. The mark which emerged was none other than a lion’s face.” Alexander’s storytelling is interrupted by cries from the Greek chorus – female oracles, who are attending to the scene between young Philip and Olympias. “This is no empty promise, Philip. Your wife carries the exalted one. The lion of Macedon. Euai!” Cheers of Euai ring across the chorus as they receive the seal from Philip’s hand and inspect the auspicious lion’s head, passing the seal down one by one until the last of the chorus oracles delivers the seal to Philip’s heir, Alexander. “Impressive!” cries the Servant. “So many omens in anticipation of your arrival!” Alexander smiles as he tosses the seal back to the chorus. “Right? And you know that’s not all!” The Servant replies, “Ah, indeed! The thunderbolt and the seal are not all there is to your provenance. There is, of course, the story of the egg… Come!” The Servant dutifully escorts Alexander and the pregnant Olympias away from the scene to a room behind a curtain…
October 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Today is Love Your Bookshop Day!! If you are in Australia/New Zealand you can buy 2 Penguin books to get your own exclusive little guy… and guess what two books can also qualify you to penguin ownership 😝
I will be signing my books throughout the day in Melbourne CBD!
Stack of My Aunt is a Monster and Seance Tea Party with a box of Your Personal Penguin (orange box with penguin logo pattern) Signed doodle in gold pen for Seance Tea Party Signed doodle in red pen for My Aunt is a Monster
October 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Knight in shining armour
Halloween Pet Portrait Commissions (reimenayee.com/commissions)
A tuxedo Cornish Rex in a knight costume and sword vanquishing his plush toy dragon, in a background of autumnal leaves and berries and ghosts.
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Ivy and Thistle | Pet Portrait
Commissions for Halloween/Fall Style portraits are open until Oct 31 reimenayee.com/commissions #art
Two tabby cats curled up in an orange background of thistle and ivy (their namesake), pumpkins, candles, ghosts and stars.
October 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Familiar Series (1/?) Barn Owl | Mysterious, gentle and silent
Barn owl posing in front of some lily of the valley and celestial motifs.
October 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Grommit-building-train-tracks designing the next Alex Comic update
A woman asleep: her dream is tangled up in her hair.
September 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Some recent pet portraits. Commissions open right now for Autumn/Halloween Season reimenayee.com/commissions
September 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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[spider warning] I can also do non-seasonal customisations and all kinds of companion animals (fish, reptiles, bugs, equines, rodents, etc). I've been doing pet portraits since 2014, so I've got a pretty big portfolio: reimenayee.com/pet-portraits/
September 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Autumn - it doesn't need to be orange/yellow
September 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Single portrait (Halloween, costume) (obviously I need more costumed commissions lol)
September 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Group portrait (Halloween, no costume)
September 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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I am opening Halloween/Autumn Pet Portrait Commissions until October 31. Dress or decorate your pet(s) for the warm, cozy season... or for a spooky costume party. Prices and info: reimenayee.com/commissions
Portfolio of almost 1000 portraits: reimenayee.com/pet-portraits/
Samples in thread ⬇️
September 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Alexander misses his mom
👁‍🗨 Alexander, the Servant & the Water of Life
4 Page Update, start here: alexanderromance.com/comic/chapte...
About: reimenayee.com/alexander
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The card is supplementary to the post, but it's just a preview of the latest page (Alexander looking at his blue stone necklace while framed by a phoenix and two women), links to the website, and some little blurbs reminding folks the printed edition of Book 1 is available and that they can also support me on Ko-fi. The card is framed by drawings of angels and artists from across eras, including a portrait of me, the sun and the moon, foliage, and Alexander, Bucephalus and the Servant riding atop a fish.
September 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Here’s a flipthrough of the zine
September 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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I am not going to sell a zine of God of Arepo ever - anyway I made a personal copy for myself and deckled the edges by hand. Bound with merino wool thread that I thrifted for another project which happens to work for this zine colourwise. Will sew a felt leaf on it later.
The zine in question with strips of torn paper on the ground.
September 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Two drawing-that-is-also-not-drawing pieces from my hobbies: a punch needle portrait of my friend’s cat, and a block print that I carved and plan to use as The Carpet Merchant’s 10th anniversary stamp
Punch needle portrait of an orange tabby cat with green eyes A square rubber block with a bat and bird in iznik inspired florals and a scroll
September 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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If you are in Melbourne come to the exhibition launch next Wednesday evening at Pink Ember Studios! There will also be a comics live performance.
RSVP at emergingwritersfestival.org.au/event/comics...
Logo is a kangaroo emerging out of a speech bubble that can also be read as a panel. Comics off the page. Exhibition. Live reading. Workshops. Pink Ember Studio. 22 Allenby St, Coburg. Workshops on Sat 13 2 PM to 4.30 PM Exhibition launch and live reading starting at 6 PM. Poster designed by me Alternate poster drawn by Aaron Billings. Kangaroo escaping from a panel portal. Speaking to Pictures, as part of the exhibition Comics Off the Page. Venue and time details as in previous poster.
September 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM