Phantasmic Tales

The tumblr of Adam Prosser, artist, writer, comic book maker, and god knows what else. I also have a Patreon!

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I feel a draft. We must be near the Sea of Holes.

Yellow Submarine (1968)

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I am very sad to hear of the passing of John Blanche. For many of us, John Blanche IS warhammer, and his artwork is what initially drew us into the hobby.

It cannot be overstated how much he contributed to this space that we love and cherish, in a way that is to me more significant than simply publishing books, writing rules, and selling miniatures.

John Blanche helped create the setting and bring to life many of the characters that we have grown to love over the years that we have enjoyed this hobby. His artwork stands alone in its style, the definitive aesthetic of “grimdark” that influences the game to this day.

As a person with a deep artistic background, Mr. Blanche’s work stood beside many that inspired my own work throughout the years and I cannot help but feel that the world is less bright because of his passing.

In a way, he will live forever, and I can only hope that his work continues to be shared and admired within this space.

Thank you so much, Mr. Blanche.

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Adeptus Titanicus

John Blanche

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Rip John Blanche, one of the definitive illustrators of a very specific type of sci-fi and fantasy art.

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John Blanche's first work for Games Workshop, the cover of White Dwarf #4, Dec/Jan 1977/78.

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An Indulgent Rant After a Frustrating Meeting

I've been doing this for sixteen years. I've seen with my eyes that giving people art, letting art move, letting stories breathe, allowing them to travel: it changes people. Those stories go places and lodge in people's hearts in ways you can't predict. That can't happen if you keep it all close to the chest, behind a paywall, locked in bureaucracy. It can't happen if you're afraid. If you operate from a place of ownership and grasping and the fear that there might be money left on the table. We want a piece of this, they say. We want to make sure we get our share. You wouldn't have made this without us. True. Of course. But who will move the story? Who will connect with the audience? Is it you? I don't think so. That's why you hired me. If you give someone something freely with intention, it carries gratitude in it like a seed. It's nonlinear. I've been saying this for years.

The "money left on the table" isn't thousands, or even hundreds. Often it's a loss! I pay to print comics to put out into the world because they will go places I can't. People will find their way back to me. If my life changed because of one college student's weird photocopied tall ship-themed zine I found in a bookstore in 2005, who knows where my work will go and what it will do.

It infuriates me to run up against this mentality because it is so hard to share anything in the world today. It is so hard to get stories into the hands of people who need them. You have to give everything a fighting chance—print it out, leave it in the library, share it on social media, post it on your blog. Yes, publish it. Put it in a book. Put that book up for sale. Of course. Of course. I want to eat. I'm not a fool. But if people don't find the story, they won't want to buy the book. That's how it works.

I'm tired of working in a system that operates on that fear. It feels juvenile. "What if someone steals my idea?" "What if someone reads my work and doesn't pay me for the privilege?" GREAT. SOMEONE HAS READ MY WORK.

I don't know how to sit in the seat of this power while also championing the fact that artists must be paid. Our work has value, but much of that value is slantwise. It doesn't come in linear channels. So yes, pay me, but also trust me. Trust that I know what I'm doing. Trust that art moves in mysterious ways. Trust in the story. If it is good and true, people will value it. They will bring that value back to you.

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Come see Cartoonists United at TCAF this year!

We will be located at Table 139 in the Hockey Rink where you can ALSO pick up a stamp card for our member stamp rally!

Art by shoona.bsky.social

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I will be at this table!

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IT’S FINALLY HERE! The gates are open and the comics are on display - take a stroll through the marketplace and get yourself some new reads! 👀👉👉👉 https://nif-shop.cartoonist.coop

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Dash Platypus and Edna Echidna (who actually knows how to fly a plane) (sort of) take to the sky to solve the mystery of CLOUDS.

Read this, and all other Dash Platypus stories, HERE:

Dash Platypus | Collection from Adam Prosser | 4 posts | Patreon

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We Might Have To Get A Little Less Fandom-y

We Might Have To Get A Little Less Fandom-y

Mo Drammeh There is something really wrong with the way we talk about books on the Internet. When I have a discussion with my real life frie

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Dash Platypus is getting all the hype, but you can also buy the complete collection (so far) of NIGHTBEACH right now for $3 American. The image says it all! Art by Dan Butler.

Nightbeach | Collection from Adam Prosser | 4 posts | Patreon

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Here's a, I feel I must emphasize, FIRST DRAFT of a possible cover for Dash Platypus. I'm actually really not very happy with how this came out--it's too cramped and the sense of motion isn't very strong, and honestly the linework kind of sucks too. HEY EVERYONE READ MY COMIC.

Seriously though, I do like the basic concept here and the statue came out really neat, so there's that.

Basically expect to see a better version of this at some point. I just had to slap together a cover image/thumbnail for a few things, including my website...which is here, if you're interested:

Anyway! Click below to purchase all current issues of Dash Platypus! More news coming soon!

Dash Platypus | Collection from Adam Prosser | 4 posts | Patreon

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Dash Platypus RIDES THE LIGHTING!!!

Read all of Dash Platypus HERE:

Dash Platypus | Collection from Adam Prosser | 4 posts | Patreon

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Hey everyone, it's time for COWBOY YETIS!!

Rough sketches for an upcoming Dash Platypus arc!!

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Donate to fund Ami's robotic mesh rectopexy repair in Madrid, Spain, organized by Ami Angelwings

Hi I'm Ami Angelwings, you may know me as the person who runs… Ami Angelwings needs your support for fund Ami's robotic mesh rectopexy repai

As I mentioned previously, I am getting surgery for a debilitating health condition I've been dealing with 14 months (dragged out because of doctors' misdiagnoses) that's basically destroyed my quality of life. I'm in pain daily.

Unfortunately, the surgery can't be done in Canada because it requires expertise (details in the GFM). Also because I'm trans there are surgeons who just don't want to take my case or are prohibited by their hospital from doing it (a US surgeon was going to operate but was stopped by her hospital considering it "gender affirming care").

So I have to go to Madrid for it which will cost €40,000 (approx $60,000 CAD, Canadian Dollars). I don't expect to raise all $60,000, but I am trying to raise half of it ($30,000). My family will be helping with the other half,

I don't really expect to get the $30,000, because it's a LOT of money, but I'm in a desperate situation and in pain every single day. If you could donate anything or even just boost and share to any platforms/communities you can, it would help me so much. <

I don't like asking for money and I don't like using EG to fund raise, and I know it's a tough time for everybody right now economically, but as I said I'm desperate, so I hope you all understand me using my platform for this.

If you want more details on what my condition and surgery are, they're in the GoFundMe post. I'd appreciate any help anybody can give.

You are welcome to share the link wherever you want.

Thank you,

Ami Angelwings <3

Edit: if you're getting an infinite loading screen after trying to donate, the solution is apparently to turn off your adblocker.

Alternatively, you can PayPal me at https://paypal.me/amiangelwings and I'll add you as an offline donor on GFM! (also thank you)

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Taking a break from our usual content to help a friend in need!

Ami is godmother of BABD, on account of @eschergirls being direct inspiration and also the mutual friend who connected us with each other. She is a wonderful person, and has been doing great work educating and encouraging people since the days of LiveJournal.

To anyone who's in a position to, please donate! And everyone please spread the word!

~Ozzie & - wincenworks

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<3 Thank you for the reblog, and being called the godmother of Bikini Armor Battle Damage makes me smile. :)

And thank you to everybody's who's shared my GFM and contributed. It means so much to me, and also all the kind words people have given me too. Somebody said they wanted their kids to be able to enjoy Escher Girls too when they donated. ;-; Like truly, to know my presence and blog means something and that people are so willing to help me has brought me to tears.

I can't believe we're already 57% to the goal... I never expected to get close to that... thank you all of you <3

And if people can continue to share my GFM where they can, I would really appreciate it.

Thank you so much again ;-;

<3 Ami