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Mike Keesey
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Software engineer with occasional illustration and evolutionary biology work. I make prehistoric comics (https://www.keesey-comics.com) and a website with free silhouettes (https://www.phylopic.org/).

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And this:
Homicide: The Movie
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Or, somewhat more accurate answer (a friend of mine was even an extra in it):
True Lies
November 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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A movie that takes place where you’re from.
The Blair Witch Project
November 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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The first and last photos of Jean Louise “Scout” Keesey. We miss her terribly.
A kitten rests on a 31-year-old man. A cat rests on a 48-year-old man.
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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A doll with long black hair looks away with a sarcastic expression.
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Pics from the Bob Baker Marionette Theater Annual Costume Ball
A woman dressed as Shari Lewis with Lambchop and a man dressed as Jim Henson with Kermit the Frog. A man dressed as Jim Henson with Kermit, sipping some tea.
November 1, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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THE INNOCENTS is a wonderful old film based more closely (I think) on “The Turn of the Screw”. Highly recommend that as a companion watch—it holds up.
A black and white film frame showing a woman carrying a candelabra.
October 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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New batch of PhyloPic silhouettes up. Here’s a fun one I did, see if you recognize it: images.phylopic.org/images/0df51...
October 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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I dunno what’s going on, although I guess technically this *is* black and white.
September 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Walt Kelly is a must-have.
Panel from POGO showing a huge variety of lettering.
September 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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I saw 28 YEARS LATER last night—loved it. But also, someone needs to make a movie where Jodie Comer and Fionnula Flanagan play the same character at different ages, because they are dead ringers.
Fionnula Flanagan Jodie Comer
July 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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I haven’t done a serious attempt. The Mononykus in Prehistoric Planet is very good:
July 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Also, the critter in The Big Lebowski is called a marmot in the film, even though it is a ferret, which is neither related to nor particularly resembles marmots.
Three nihilists, one holding a ferret.
July 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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New double-page spread for PALEOCENE #5. Going for a pulp-y feel on this one.

The Kickstarter campaign is in its final stretch—check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/kee...

#paleoart #sciart #comics #comicart
A band of primate-like animals, led by a one-armed primate, fend off a pack of stem-carnivoran predators.
July 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Only 10 days left in the Paleocene #5 Kickstarter. Haven’t checked it out yet? MOVE! #paleoart #sciart #comics #comicart

www.kickstarter.com/projects/kee...
“MOVE!” A troop of primatomorphs starts to hop away across a field of boulders. Two of them stare hungrily at a one-armed baby primate.
July 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Nope, mirror numbers.
Quiz involving numeric symbols flipped horizontally (“mirrored”).
July 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Image I created a while back attempting to show the complexities of human evolution. #sciart #Paleoart #Evolution #paleoanthropology
An image divided into two parts. Part I is labelled, "This is not what evolution looks like." It shows silhouettes in a formation similar to the "March of Progress", starting with prehistoric apes and ending with humans. Part II is labeled, "This is what evolution looks like." It shows silhouettes of hominins in a complex family tree with divergences and introgression. Text at left: "by T. Michael Keesey/Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license" Text at right: "PhyloPic.org"
July 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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All stemming from the ultimate source in the ‘50s.
Ralph and Alice Cramden in THE HONEYMOONERS
July 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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If you use the official borders L.A. is a bit under 4 million and Paris is a bit over 2 million, which is also not that different. But also, have you seen L.A.’s official borders???
June 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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“Legacy Americans???!”
John Redcorn, a Native American character from KING OF THE HILL, looks angry and holds a microphone.
June 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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What actor’s expression in a movie will stay with you for the rest of your life?
A large, young, pale man, seen from the shoulders up, stares at us, head downturned, teeth bared in a strange, wide open smile. His hair is close cut and he wears a white shirt. The right side of his face is in shadow. Behind him light falls on a wall through unseen windows. (Vincent D’Onofrio in FULL METAL JACKET)
June 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Panel from the book version of that Peanuts special.
Snoopy goes completely berserk and bites into a husky around the neck.
June 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Here’s the first page of my upcoming prehistoric comic book, PALEOCENE #5. Read more about it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kee...
Panel 1: Two baby primates sleep in a dark hollow. Panel 2: One baby, who has a single tooth, wakes up. He says, “MAMMA?” Panel 3: He goes to the hollow’s opening and looks out. “MAMMA, WHERE YOU GO?” Panel 4: He wakes the other baby, who has no teeth, saying, “HEY, I NOT SEE MAMMA.” She responds, “HMM?” Panel 5: Both babies stand and look around. Her: “WHERE SHE GO?” Him: “I NOT KNOW.” Panel 6: A big, scaly, taloned foot reaches into the hollow to grab the toothless baby. The other one screams, “SKRAAK!”
June 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Pasadena “No Kings” rally.
June 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Its use* is not limited to humans.

* or a slightly different phrasing
Cartoon: Two polar bears stand around an igloo. One has eaten the top of the igloo, and is speaking to the other, mouth full of ice. Human footprints lead into the igloo but not out of it. Caption: “Oh hey! I just love these things! . . . Crunchy on the outside and a chewy center!”
June 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM