Ju's Troop 52 Art Blog

-Ju, 23 (she/they) -Eefthusiast -Painter, animator, worm lover -All art is original 🚬🐅 -Character interpretations are my own -Projects based around Nick Cutter's "The Troop" -Enjoy if you’d like, and if not that’s cool too ‼️

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INTRO POST:

Hi! I'm Ju-- I'm 23, and my pronouns are she/they. I'm a lesbian and a BFA Animation graduate, and this blog is dedicated to my art projects and fan works centered around the horror novel The Troop by Nick Cutter!

WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE :

I post a variety of hyatid-related stuff here, including my interpretations and designs of the characters, paintings, sketches, memes, comics etc. If it's wormy you'll find it here!

If you have a request, please send it to my ask box!! There's a very high chance I'll draw it 🪱

NOTE:

While a good bit of what I draw is canon, a lot of it is AU stuff in regards the idea of fleshing out the same characters from the book when/if they survived and got older. Sometimes you'll see the older versions around here, as well as in my horror/thriller fan thing "New Animal" which you can read on ao3.

𝙳𝙾 𝙽𝙾𝚃 𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃 𝙸𝙵 YOU ARE :

-Proship or comfortable sexualizing minors

-Cool with romanticizing or fetishize assault/abuse, or characters that assault/abuse

-Fine with endorsing pedophilic/abusive behavior, and just generally a fuckin weirdo when it comes to minors in fiction or otherwise

- "Self-ship" with the characters

-Homophobic or racist or misogynist or whatever (i feel like this goes without saying)

-An asshole

Gif credit: @troop52

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Happy national changed the trajectory of my life day to all who celebrate

( @piqueriisms in ye olde 2nd photo )

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he so small. only need one popcon

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This app is awful

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hi 3 troop fans let me in

art by the fantastic ju-draws-worms of course

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Shelley painting doubling as my next Tarot Card Illustration: The Moon. I had a ball painting this. One of my weirdest poses to date. 🌑

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Sorry for the dire post in regards to my wonderful new mutuals & worm friends but:

Just a heads up to all who check this hashtag, engage with my work or any Troop52 stuff. Another "proshipper" floating around as of recent, which I have learned is a hip-with-the-kids way to say "I'm cool with fictional child porn" so in that regard, and given that this book centers around children in very sensitive situations, please check everyone's bio before interacting with them & make your own calls on who to avoid.

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Hey!! Wanna join a cool discord server with these emojis in it!? Me and @piqueriisms have been cooking up an age-verified Troop 52 discord server for book talk, inspirations, shitposts, art, and whatever else have you worm-wise. If you are 18 or older and you'd like to swing in to chat with some wonderful people, post art & maybe enjoy a horror movie screening or two please DM me for the link! Anyone else is also welcome to use these for their own servers w/ credit of course :) Much love!!

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Starting a lineup of custom Troop 52 tarot cards with my own paintings/designs based on the personalities and roles of the characters in the book-- I started with Temperance today because I already sort of had a painting in mind for it. Hydrangeas are fun to paint.

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i tried making the boys on tomodachi island and i’ve unintentionally made kent my lookalike and i cant fix it. he keeps greeting me like im him and on god i am NOT

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This game is so evil already dude. I'm about to be MIA come this Thursday LMAO

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Goofin' off

(Working on a pretty big thing so take this less big thing in the meantime. Slaps it on your plate like a big bowl o' mashed potatoes)

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I finished reading the book not even five minutes ago and went straight to Tumblr to see some art and I feel like I stumbled across a goldmine with your blog. You’ve depicted the boys pretty close to how I had imagined them, I love your style and your dedication!!

If you’re open for art request, I was wondering if you’d be willing to draw Max and Newt helping the baby turtles into the sea after killing their mom? That moment was so powerful to me, especially considering the circumstances surrounding the event, I think you’d depict it perfectly

Ask for turtles and turtles you shall recieve, my friend. Thank you for the wonderful request and kind words

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This might be a boiling scalding take for the booktokers but if you truly read this novel and the only thing you got from it was "worms are scary and the guy who kills everyone is funny" and not "the patriarchy violates and eats men alive from the inside out" I would encourage you to read it again

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I will pelt you with filth, I will treat you with contempt and make you a spectacle

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The Troop in 2026:

Kent calls Tim zesty and Ephraim vapes

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I don't think Tim would survive this I'll be real with you

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

New Animal Ch. 6 is finally out! 7 is also fast approaching!

I had created New Animal in 2024, released 5 chapters and sort of “put a pin in it” as I transferred from college to my new job— I felt a few weeks ago it was time to bring it back from the depths.

7 will probably be the meatiest chapter— anticipating a drunken escapade in the woods, and someone breaking out of prison. I've also gone back through and added some more info + improvements to the previous chapters! For now, I truly hope you enjoy. This has been and will continue to be one of my favorite projects I’ve ever done.

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Updated lineup for New Animal :)

Ch. 6 is completely written! It will be released once I stop meticulously proofreading it over and over and over (haha). I am really excited to release more New Animal stuff (it is a really fun project) -- I hope it brings a little ray of sunshine into the day of those who have been waiting for it for a year or two. Hoping that drawing and painting some of the fun asks that have been sent in will take my mind off of the bad/damaging things I've seen recently as well. Tim design, that old Hot Ones comic I promised, a comic or two, and many silly sketches en route.