#inksplot

[otherclawdeen]

The way the black rose trap starts off like a 2D rose and expands and swallows Mel, Elora, and Ambessa reminds me of the Inksplot story by Gahan Wilson. It's about a mysterious black 2-dimensional carnivorous plant that starts as a tiny sprout shape and grows every time it reappears.

[sharry-arry-odd]

"Do you understand?" Archer did not, quite, but he gave a reasonably good imitation of a man who had.

Unnatural Creatures, stories selected by Neil Gaiman “[Inksplot]”, by Gahan Wilson

[otherclawdeen]

(across the spiderverse spoiler warning⚠️)

Before going to see Across the Spider-Verse or knowing anything about the film, I happened to be reading Inksplot by Gahan Wilson. The story is about a weird carnivorous black spot from another dimension that appears and reappears throughout a guys house. This being reminded me of The Spot from Across the Spider-verse. While The Spot is a person, the spot in the book is more like a plant. Once a character looks away from the spot, it disappears and reappears in a different place with new growth. I just thought it was interesting that The Spot and the black spot/blob are both these sort of all-consuming, inter-dimensional beings. Also, both atsv and the short story end on giant cliffhangers, where it's unclear how either The Spot or spot/blob might be defeated or somehow made less harmful. I can't wait to see Miles Morales and the other characters again, as well as what will be revealed, in the next spiderverse movie!

another note: (Spoiler warning for across the spiderverse and everything everywhere all at once⚠️) I also feel like atsv was totally referencing Everything Everywhere All At Once with Spot’s whole “you threw a bagel at me and also I’ve decided to basically become the Everything Bagel” thing. Which is so fun.

[juliavdw11]

or it's opposite #penandink #drawing #sketch #lineart #Calligraphy #penaddict #dailydoodle #flexnib #zipper #inksplot #fountainpens #desideratapens #noodlersxfeather #strathmorepaper #artistsofinstagram

[reaperclowns]

Playing with ink at work. Why don't you all tell me what you see?😁 #feelingartsy #feelinginspired #inked #ink #layers #inksplot #whatdoyousee

[pawlschwartz]

#eyeswithoutaface #inksplot #pawlschwartz #zine #inksketch #inksplatter #bizarrofiction has me totally aPAWL _ed

[ink-splot]

They say it hurts like hell when you lose someone special, but that's not true at all. Hell is filled with a fiery passion, with rage and suffering and a burning deep in your bones. When I lost you, I was numb. There was a cold that refused to leave my bones, that sunk in deep until I couldn't feel the pain. I became accustomed to it, and soon realized I was oblivious. I couldn't feel anything, and that hurt more than any fire could. I wish I had been in hell, because maybe the fire could have warmed my soul to the idea of surviving without you.

Ink-Splot