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strangecrow.bsky.social
غراب غريب عجيب
@strangecrow.bsky.social
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Arab Queer Artist ✨|Slow Comics. Check out my work under the Media tab 👇. If you would like to support me, consider supporting:
- Any of the Gazan accounts on @mommunism.bsky.social feed
- https://fromtheperiphery.com/
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"NO PASARÁN!"

- A wonderful anti-fascist frog commissioned for @ayoub.bsky.social
A frog dressed in Gandalf's outfit surrounded by the text " No Pasarán!" (translation: You shall not pass) written in pink on each edge of a diamond outline. The frog holds a staff and a sword in the same way Gandalf did in the Lord of the Ring when confronting the Balrog. The color scheme is: Red, Black and Pink.
October 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Gardening day!
Comic read from right to left. P1: A crow stands next to a pot and a water can. P2: The crow plants a seed and water it. Red rot creeps towards the pot from the left. P3: A plant sprouts and the crow leaps in joy. The rot climbs the pot where the plant is. P4: The soil is infested with rot, and the plant is dad. The crow is shocked. P5: A cloud appears on top of the crow. It's raining. The crow hugs the dead plant. The rot is washed off the soil. P6: The rain stops and flowers have sprouted all over the crow and the floor. Mushrooms spring in the soil where the plant once died.
October 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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“I sure hope everyone’s okay!”

- this comic was made with the wonderful @ayoub.bsky.social
An Otter couple is watching TV together in their cozy living room while it snows. The TV forecast says “Another snowy day folks! Stay warm, grab your pumpkin spice late and see you soon!” The otters look at one another, grateful. The Otter in a green sweater says:” Don’t you love snuggling under our warm blanket?” The Otter in a pink sweater says: “While watching that awful storm? hihi yes!” The TV: ”and now… the news” The otters are chocked/scared at what the news bulletin: “In Today’s Headlines: President Von Anglerfish has tooted the executive horn once again, slashing public funds, removing corporate taxes, closing down most government agencies, withdrawing from all international organizations, invading a few countries, and erasing all species that don’t adhere to common sense and individuals with oddly shaped plumage and fur” The otters have now calm down and resumed settling into their coziness. The Otter in green says: ”Oh gosh! I sure hope everyone’s okay!” The Otter in pink says: “amen.” The Otter in green thinks to themself: “nailed it!”
June 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Hike (Part 2): و شحار يا ليلي شحار
The crow leaves the diner. In the background the cat and snake continue their conversation: - Snake: MAN. That Blake song ROCKS! - Cat singing: “ On Ma Way’eah The Rhino way’eah Get’in ma truck With that 6 pack ready Load that gun And spread those shots” The crow walks down the street, kicking a rock. A car rushes besides them on the highway. The crow sings: يمّا التعتير يمّا“ يمّا الEscalation through De-Escalation يمّا و شحار يا ليل شحار كل الWays شحار" The crow has climbed a billboard near the highway that says “ What would God say - Dial: Jesus - 7776”. The scene has a sunset palette, and we can say a water tower, high grass and the shadows of mountains. The crow responds to the billboard saying “ بلا هبل"
January 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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New comic: Hike (Part 1).
Crow sits in a diner with a cup of coffee. A cat and a snake are having a conversation in the background. The tv in the back reads “Tom’s Winning Touchdown”. The crow is frustrated. The Tv in the background shows birds being burned alive. The cat and the snake converse: - Cat: I finally went on that hike trail with Ash - Snake: It’s sooo beautiful. Mitchel, Lizzy and I did it last week. Just us, the little family. Mitch pulled a fit of course. That’s how teens are you know? You gotta give’em the cold shoulder, show’em some discipline. - Cat: Amen. Ash and I loved it. If it weren’t for the gas prices we’d do it every week. The crow is more upset. The Tv in the background shows two news anchors, a crocodile and a duck, saying: - Duck: More than 70,000 killed with no hostage deal in sight. - Crocodile: In his most recent press conference. P.M. Vulture the Plague assured the listeners that his cabinet were working around the clock with their allies to de-escalate the ongoing violence through escalation and get the hostages home. - Duck: A visionary Phil who will go down in history along with the greats like the late peace laureate Fishy Fishenger. The cat and the snake remark: - Cat: GOD. Why won’t they just talk it out. - Snake: Yea. Or better yet, just take your kids and leave instead of getting yourself killed while they clean up this mess. A coffee mug in the center of the image, the crow is reflected in the coffee. In the coffee vapor we see a mirage of the burning birds from earlier. The news anchors continue: “In other news, Blake has topped the charts again with his hit “I’m a Rhino going my own way”” The cat reacts: “F’in Blake man!”
January 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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From my last comic.
pop art-esque image showing bombs, explosions and the remains of a person and a tree in smokes.
January 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Part 3 of موسم الزيتون | The Season of the Olives.
The background shows several olive trees. The dialogue reads: - Gharib: "You must have grown olive trees for years" - Samar: "My entire life, my family taught me everything there is to know. I remember playing under their shade... And then much later, they became my confidants on moonless nights when no one else was left in the waking world. They take generations to grow - and it only took seconds for a monster to wipe us all out..." In the background a wicker basket with olives and in the foreground an olive harvester picking olives. The dialogue reads: - Gharib: "What was the harvest season like?" - Samar: "It was the best time of the year, the days still sunny and warm. All my loved ones would visit. We'd spread blankets under each tree and collect the olives by beating their branches with rakes. We'd pickle the good olives for the winter, or grind them for oil. All the others would be turned into soap." The crow and the flame now sit under an olive tree, the sky has the dark orange hue of a sunset. The dialogue reads: - Gharib: "We've arrived. Thanks for sharing your story with me." - Samar: "Will you not come and visit me sometime ?" - Gharib: "Inshallah. For now, you'll have to walk the road ahead without me. This mystery is not for my eyes just yet."
January 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Part 2 of موسم الزيتون | The Season of the Olives.
The crow and the flame fly as the sky grows darker and the moon appears. The dialogue says: - Samar: "Who are you ? You seem familiar" - Gharib: "I am Gharib" - Samar: "Hah! That's a funny name for a crow!" - Gharib: "I am a spirit farer. I find lost souls like you and take them to places where I know that they will be safe" In the background a blanket is covered with olives. The dialogue reads: - Samar: "Where are we going ya (oh) Gharib" - Gharib: "To the olive trees if that's okay with you?" - Samar: "It is. The olive trees are my friends" - Gharib: "Oh ?" In the background the shadow of a city, in the foreground a lady waving goodbye. The dialogue reads: - Samar: "My family didn't want me to leave the city." - Gharib: "Then why did you go back ?" - Samar: "I couldn't abandon the trees. They are a part of me. What was I supposed to do? Rot in a place that didn't want me? The big city is beautiful but it isn't home. I don't know how to be myself away from the fields." In the background several bombs and explosions. In the middle, a tree and the remains of a person engulfed in smoke. The dialogue reads: - Samara: "I used to take care of them in my home village. It was olive season and I was heading back for the harvest when..."
January 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Part 1 of موسم الزيتون | The Season of the Olives.
Arabic Calligraphy saying: The Season of Olives A purple crow carrying a red flame in the afternoon sky. - The flame asks: "Where am I ? I can barely feel myself" - The crow responds: "You are safe. I picked you up not too long ago" A dark panel with tears in the backgrounds. The dialogue reads: - Flame: "I feel so light... Am I ...?" - Gharib: "I am sorry Samar..." - Samar: "And to the earth we return" The dark panel with tears and speech bubbles from the previous panel in the backgrounds. In the foreground, the crow and flame fly through them breaking the speech bubbles in their path. A moon appears on the upper right side.
January 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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A short comic about Harry the Heron. للرفيق للازم ياخد نفس.
#comic
Heron with a military tankie outfit perched on a rock saying the word “Imperialism” The text reads: “Comrade Harry the Heron had lost perspective… He could only say a single word” Close-in on Harry now saying “Say what now!” in response to listening to others. The text reads: “Then one day, comrade harry learned to listen to marginalized voices” Harry wearing a keffiyeh, a sweater and stars around his eyes. Harry has flags hanging around his wings from Palestine, Tibet, Kurdistan, Congo (DRC), Free Syria, Sudan, Taiwan, Tigray, Ukraine, etc. Harry is dancing on his rock while singing “People not states” The text reads “Now Harry sang a tune from the periphery and threw the old tape away”
December 17, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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Farid (فريد) is happy for the Syrian people & is overjoyed to see the prisoners freed. Farid celebrates the end of the Assads reign of terror & helps center Syrian voices during this historic moment instead of spewing dumb assadist opinons online. Be like Farid. #art #syria #comic
Farid is a crow wearing a beanie and a sweater. Farid is drinking tea while nestled in a warm blanket.
December 10, 2024 at 6:51 AM
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(Wadi) وديع over here is a fabulous Walrus who likes croquettes and has an excellent skincare routine. When وديع is not busy talking about how much he loathes leftists who like Assad & Putin, he likes to listen to Abdel Halim Hafez with his cat friend Froufrou.
Wadi the Walrus with a bow tie, a monocle and a tiny hat. Wadi has great makeup and skincare.
November 30, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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فتكات (Fatakat) is a sassy crow who takes shit from nobody and spends her morning drinking tea with the girls. Her design is based on سهير البابلي (Soher El Bably) in the play ريا وسكينة (Raya w Skina). It was a good excuse to work on some calligraphy. #art #bird
A crow named Fatakat wearing a Galabeya, jewelry and a floral headdress
November 28, 2024 at 6:02 AM
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While waiting, here is the frog حليم (Halim) king of the discotheque. He has unbeatable dance moves.
Frog named Halim wearing jewelry and a green feather boa. Halim has fantastic dance moves.
November 27, 2024 at 1:56 AM
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موسم الزيتون
Person in Keffiyeh behind olive branches
November 25, 2024 at 4:06 AM
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Hello folks, I am a queer arab artist trying to resist giving in to despair. When I'm not drawing extremely depressing things I draw extremely flamboyant animals (among other things). عفيفة (Afifah) over here does not stand anyone's racist none sense.
Secretary bird with fancy punk outfit, they look great and they know it.
November 24, 2024 at 4:53 AM
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حتى بالحلم عم تقصفوا؟ فشرتوا
Dream like scene from a window of a city, Beirut, burning behind a palm tree, the sea and the fishermen boats.
November 23, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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Based on the story of a Lebanese paramedic who found a dead mother and her child holding one another under the rubble. Consider supporting one of the mutual aids in the link below:

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Comic depicting a mother and her child holding one another under the rubble, based on the story of a Lebanese paramedic who found them like that, killed. This is one of the many horrors of Israel’s ongoing war on Lebanon and the ethnic cleansing of the south of Lebanon.
November 23, 2024 at 1:31 AM
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Palestinian women burn in the middle of the night. Comic style depiction of one of the many horrors of the g*nocide.
November 23, 2024 at 1:04 AM