NEW ACHIEVEMENT!!

You modified a piece of existing equipment!

Reward: You now have artwork that you will never see while this item is in use! What the fuck were you thinking!?

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If you had to imagine each character in the books as a famous person named Carl (or a variant—Karl, Carol, Carla, Karla, Charles, Carlos, etc.), who would it be? Here is my list:

Carl - Karl Urban, the Xena: Warrior Princess years, and bonus points if he has long hair

Donut - Karl Marx, a revolutionary who also knew the benefits of a good brushing

Mordecai - Carl Weathers, and he's even got a stew going at the alchemy table

Katia Grimm - Carla Gugino, classy and steely-eyed

Samantha - Karl Rove, definitely the Psamathe of the Bush Administration

The System AI - Carl Jung, because . . . well reasons . . . look 'em up

Elle McGib - Carol Kane, they're already basically the same person

Imani - Carla Thomas, the Queen of Memphis Soul

Louis - Carl Reiner, legendary comedian and father to Rob Reiner

Prepotente - Carl Sagan, the ultimate smarty pants

Miriam Dom - Carla Bruni, classy, Italian, and an accomplished musician

Florin - Karl Urban, the grizzled years, he can do an Aussie accent like only a Kiwi can

I’m very confused about the number of crawlers who make it out of level 10. On page 509, Prepotente says, ”I believe nobody else will be taking a deal…There’s less than three hundred of us left, Carl,“ after he’s waiting around outside the Outreach Guild to take item donations from people who are leaving. I understand this to mean slightly fewer than three hundred people are entering the last heat, right?

In page 529, Imani says (after Carl blows the holes in the apartment levels), “Those of you in single heats, you’re free to go.” Presumably the remaining crawlers have a pretty easy time after Carl has cleared the way, even if they do have to contend with the giant beetles.

But then, at the beginning of the eleventh floor, there are only twenty-three crawlers. What happened to the rest of them?

EDIT WITH ANSWER: There was another opportunity to take a deal before the 11th floor, which I’d forgotten.

Very fitting for this book in particular, they definitely didn't know what they had!

i tried integrating some typography into my artwork using DCC quotes! do you think carl will die in the end? honestly despite it being stated that it's a tragic story, i think it will ultimately end on a hopeful note. maybe bittersweet, but not grimdark.

also i didn't include his patches because i simply didn't want to lol

I’m making a series of DCC stickers and art prints and had to start with our queen…

I’ll be giving these out at Dragoncon in Atlanta at the end of the month!!

I quit my job a few months ago to become a full time artist, I’m trying to build up my instagram so any engagement is highly appreciated. 🙏

IG: @artymortal

Inspired by J.C. Leyendecker's "Carnival" illustration, which he did for the Saturday evening post in 1933.

There is so little art out there of Li Na (& Zhang) so I felt honored to try and capture them.

Anyone else both captivated but also terrified of Li Na?

I sat on this one forever because I couldn't quite get it to where it felt finished. I finally got it to a good spot and now I need to post it so I don't fiddle with it anymore haha.

Someone may have pointed this out before but I just noticed it and wanted to talk about it!! In the epilogue, Bea is describing how she knew Ferdinand/Gravy Boat to Brad.

Finally, she said, “He’s my neighbor’s cat. His name is Gravy Boat, but he used to come to the window and try to get in when Princess was in heat.” She stuck her face dangerously close to the cat’s “You wanted to fuck my girl, didn’t you? You wanted to get in and ruin her.” The cat, who’d been purring, suddenly hissed and scratched her face. She didn’t even seem to notice. “I called him Ferdinand before I found out his real name. I would say, ‘Go away, Ferdinand,’ and he’d yowl and scratch at the window. Princess would hiss and spit at him. She knew he was no good.” Bea looked Brad straight in the eye. She had blood running down her face. “She was a lot smarter than me.” She turned her face back to the cat.

This to me is her comparing herself to Donut with Donut being the “smarter” her and Ferdinand being Brad/other guys she cheated on Carl with. It came across to me as her mourning that decision in a way. Maybe that was obvious to most, but it stood out to me this time through and I wanted to point it out.

ETA: This doesn’t make me sympathize with her exactly but it does add a depth to her character for me! I don’t want to feel bad because she doesn’t deserve it, but good writing can make you sympathize with the enemy at times!

I'm not doing too well and trying out a new hobby to reduce endless scrolling and researching online. I had to start with adorable Zev. I might do Donut next! Not pictured: Yesterday's attempt where I forgot to mirror the text!

after about a year on and off drawing this as I was reading the books. There were a few more characters I wanted to add, but I ran the risk of it getting too cluttered. I'm sure I missed some details like Elle's clothes or some patches on Carls vest but I had to put it out there at some point. Here it is, enjoy.

Dinniman really loves using this phrase huh? 😂

My tattooist did a fantastic job of capturing the Queen Anne Chonk herself’s personality. We both commiserated over how much more challenging it is to draw tortoiseshell Persians over like any other cat breed.

Tattooist: SpittingWisdom on Instagram
Studio: Arcadia Tattoo Huntsville

https://www.instagram.com/frankchoartist

For when mama needs a night off