Xam i am

Sam i am : Salgood Sam : Sadax Golum : Xam Salguod/Max Douglas :: Monkey aspires to entertain; Maker of art, often comics. Storyteller, podcaster and publisher of blogs/

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Notions about something I'll be doing for Mind Engine going forward. The Left Pages | Verso - Recto. <- that's titles and structure. Substack note has the explanation. #workblog #notes #ideas #politics

The Left Pages | Verso - Recto

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Notions about something I'll be doing for Mind Engine going forward. The Left Pages | Verso - Recto.

The Left Pages | Verso - Recto

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Jan 1 2026

I’m pretty sure I’ve talked about in the past how I decided I needed to work in the personal anthology format, even though it was not particularly economically viable… …when I’d shopped the idea of Revolver around most publishers winced and said let them know when the stuff in serial is ready to be put out as stand alone books. They always say they found them hard to sell. At least in the past…

Jan 1 2026

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The new hall task and medicine station

Hi folks, so if you’ve been reading you know I’ve been on temporary layoff until march, and one of the ways I’m using that time was to get some big dangling life issues resolved. Sorted out a pile of back taxes with the aid of an accountant, after hiring an OT for accountability help getting tons of paperwork sorted last year. Now along with trying to get the next instalment of Mind Engine done…

The new hall task and medicine station

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A segue into sculpture to work out some blocks drawing my comics! The bug has caught, I'm going to be doing a lot more sculpting for sure with this stuff.

A good week in the studio.

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I made this flag/shield design, back in May. I'm sharing it with the world in the hopes it will be utilized to counter the ethno-nationalism of Zionist ideologies and foster unity for ALL descendants of the land, and their diasporic family.

The flag of Tikkun olam

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Textiles from Le Sémaphore on Vimeo.

Diffusée lors de la soirée d’ouverture de la place publique devant Kabane77, un espace culturel autonome du Mile-End, cette intervention réalisée en collaboration avec Laurence Grandbois-Bernard portait sur une ancienne enseigne commerciale, celle de la Textiles Central American sur la rue Bernard Est. Le collectif souhaitait faire revivre, par la projection, une icône et un legs important du passé industriel du quartier. lesemaphore.org/portfolio/textiles-1/

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Bercy from Le Sémaphore on Vimeo.

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TCAF UPDATE - Table 233A!

Hey all, I’m just packing, doing the day before dance. Good thing I got a noon bus, so I can sleep in a bit. I seldom get to sleep early the day before a show or travel. I got my table info a yesterday, so for June 7 & 8 you’ll find me at the Mattamy Athletic Centre, 50 Carlton Street, Toronto, On. I’m at table 233A in the Ice rink near the Zamboni gate on the north west corner of the rink in…

TCAF UPDATE - Table 233A!

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An update for the launch of Mind Engine at #FBDM and #TCAF!

FBDM &amp; TCAF 2025!

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The Timekeepers of Eternity from Aristotelis Maragkos on Vimeo.

NOW AVAILABLE ON VHS (sort of..) vhstimekeepers.square.site/ instagram.com/timekeepers_on_vhs/

The Timekeepers of Eternity a film by Aristotelis Maragkos Greece / 62' / 09/2021 / experimental animation

Mr Toomey has an important business meeting in Boston, but he dreads the thought of arriving. The only relief from the screams of his father in his traumatic dreams of childhood, is obsessively tearing paper - ripping it into strips. When he wakes on his flight, there seems to have been a tear in reality as most of the other passengers have vanished. When the survivors land, the airport is eerily empty of life, like a blank page. Something is coming to rip this weird paper purgatory of the mind apart - Monsters only Mr Toomey can confront.

Footage from the 1995 Stephen King TV movie The Langoliers is edited, printed and animated into a paper nightmare.

starring Bronson Pinchot

Sound Design: Lowtronik Composer: Amulets World sales: Square Eyes

imdb.com/title/tt15528116/

Festivals Fantastic Fest, United States (23 – 30 September, 2021) Official Selection Denver Film Festival, United States (3 – 14 November, 2021) Official Selection Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece (4 – 14 November, 2021) Greek Competition Sharjah Film Platform, United Arab Emirates (19 – 27 November, 2021) Experimental Competition Won: Best Experimental Feature Film Film Maudit 2.0, United States (12 – 23 January, 2022) Official Selection Glasgow Short Film Festival, United Kingdom (23 – 27 March, 2022) Opening Film Kaboom Animation Festival, the Netherlands (28 March – 3 April, 2022) Feature Competition Festival du Cinéma de Brive, France (4 – 9 April, 2022) International Competition Wisconsin Film Festival, United States (7 – 14 April, 2022) Official Selection Fanatastic Film Festival Australia, Australia (16 April – 1 May, 2022) Official Selection BAFICI – Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, Argentina (20 April – 1 May, 2022) Official Avant-Garde & Genre Competition Special Mention Fantaspoa – International Fantastic Film Festival, Brazil (20 April – 1 May, 2022) Animated Feature Competition Young Film Fest, Czech Republic (21 – 24 April, 2022) Official Selection Won: Best Youth Film Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival, Spain (22 April – 1 May, 2022) Band A Part Competition IndieLisboa International Film Festival, Portugal (28 April – 8 May, 2022) Director’s Cut Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival, Spain (6 – 14 May, 2022) Panorama Beldocs – International Documentary Film Festival, Serbia (11 – 18 May, 2022) Fireworks Jersey Festival, Channel Islands (12 – 15 May, 2022) Animafest Zagreb, Croatia (6 – 11 June, 2022) Feature Film Competition Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania (17 – 26 June, 2022) No Limit Chattanooga Film Festival, United States (23 – 28 June, 2022) Official Selection Slaughter Fest: The International Festival Of Art Horror Film, Serbia (1 – 3 July, 2022) Official Selection Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, Switzerland (1 – 9 July, 2022) Official Selection Festival ECRÃ, Brazil (1 – 10 July, 2022) Official Selection ANIMATOR Festival, Poland (8 – 15 July, 2022) Feature Film Competition Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico (21 – 31 July, 2022) Special Showcase: Movies with Mummy Atlàntida Film Festival, Spain (24 July – 24 August, 2022) Main Online Programme Popcorn Frights Film Festival, United States (11 – 21 August, 2022) Official Selection Fantoche – International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland (6 – 11 September, 2022) Official Selection Sydney Underground Film Festival, Australia (8 – 11 September, 2022) Official Selection Bafici Itinerant – Santa Fe, Argentina (22 – 28 September, 2022) SLASH Filmfestival, Austria (22 September – 2 October, 2022) Official Selection Tacoma Film Festival, United States (6 – 13 October, 2022) Official Competition Won: Best Late Night Film Lima Alterna Festival Internacional de Cine, Peru (13 – 23 October, 2022) Opening film Archivio Aperto, Italy (20 – 24 October, 2022) Midnight Special

Press quotes “The Timekeepers of Eternity is an ambitious, unexpected experiment in remixing art with multiple techniques and mediums. It’s a singular vision and a complete story that mines new ideas from a nearly three-decade-old made-for-TV miniseries” Review: Meagan Navarro – Bloody Disgusting

“The Timekeepers of Eternity is a shining example of the infinite creative lifespan of art.” Review: Noah Ramer – Silver Linings Reviews

“It was the overwhelming, painstaking artistry of director and animator Aristotelis Maragkos that kept me seriously riveted.” Review: Aundria Parker – Daily Grindhouse

“The Timekeepers of Eternity is a combination art cinema project, labor of love, and eerie science fiction/horror tale. It truly needs to be seen to be believed.” Review: Joseph Perry – Scariest Things

“it takes one of the worst Stephen King adaptations and – just like Toomy – r

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WIP update | Do you remember webrings?

A peek at the inking on the new layout of pg10, and I've joined a webring! #WIP #comics #blog #art

A peek at the inking on the new layout of pg10, not a ton will get done this weekend it looks good so far I think. It continues to be interesting to work over the digital versions of this art I’d done in clip studio. It’s so overly detailed! Click to embiggen! Click to embiggen! Some of the details when I do want to keep them, I’m doing with my draftsmen’s lamp but even then, I can only do…

WIP update | Do you remember webrings?

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WIP on NUTS | Dream Life book two

It's a slow saturday after a Friday night out, but getting into it a bit at the desk. Did some editing and finished inking pg 9 over the week. Started lettering 9, cut the next page, and compress the next three after into one. #WIP #comics #drawing #dreamlifecomic #cats #canarts #cancon #process

Did some editing and finished inking pg 9 over the week. Started lettering 9, cut the next page, and compress the next three after into one. Revised the work I had from what was planed before into new blues, and starting inking 10 now. Doing the panel boarders is a sacred ritual at the start if inking of a page. Nuts is a sequel to Dream Life, but it will have it’s own feeling for sure. My…

WIP on NUTS | Dream Life book two

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Boycott for me, but not for thee!

I don't do political cartoons often but when the irksome rage strikes...

I’m all for boycotting & counter tariffing as strategic leverage against Trump’s BS. But there is a certain palpable, corpse ridden murderous hypocrisy, to this contrast in stances.

Boycott for me, but not for thee!

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New years, shedding skins, Meta & Substack on notice.

What to do about the Enshittification and ethical issues with tech platforms? Why, go back to personal blogging of course!

New years, shedding skins, Meta &amp; Substack on notice.

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The Rose 1979 (2880p) from Bulgarian iliYia ra-di-love on Vimeo.

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The Rose 1979 (2880p) from Bulgarian iliYia ra-di-love on Vimeo.