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Lighthousemen of Eilean Mòr

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Have you seen Tasting History with Max Miller? Do you watch it? ‘Cause I heartily recommend giving it a try. It was among the few really fabulous and reliable YouTube channels my household watched during lock-downs and shut-ins and the just-getting-used-to-not-having-cable times. For someone who loves old recipes and story behind food, it is perfect.

But that’s not actually what I wanted to talk about. Max’s most recent episode, above, reminded me of a thing I did a long time ago for a comic anthology submissions call. It didn’t get in the anthology, but I am super proud of it all the same: The Lighthousemen of Eilean Mòr.

The short comic follows the real mysterious disappearance of three men from the Eilean Mòr, and the strange clues they left behind.

Comic challenges have always resulted in some surprising results for me. I have more of them in my comic directory if you’d like some fun reading.

Levi Levi: continuing?

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Hello hello! So…if you had previously been a reader of Levi Levi, and were wondering if I would ever finish the 3rd installment of the comic, well I have some news for you. Levi Levi has quietly begun posting again, picking up from the page it malingered on for so long. I promise I really want to finish up this volume and I do have ideas for more stories.

Happy Blogiversary to me!

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I missed the last year or two of celebrating the Bean on its anniversary. We’re getting pretty old here, but I’ve been through so many migrations its a little hard to tell how old. I can say for sure that the Bean, as a blog, was started in December of 2007. Happy 14th birthday, Bean! 2007 is also when theLeEMSmachine.com first came about, giving a really real URL to a website I had build at the old Angelfire free pages in 2002. So, happy 19th to LeEtta’s online persona? Only, I am not sure of the month.

When I migrated to a new internet host and started using WordPress for the Bean in 2010 I lost a lot of the original Bean content. I also decided it was an opportunity to change the way I blog – less consumption, more production, and I think it has worked out rather well. Since 2010 we’ve had over 1,100 posts, mostly drawing, a lot of comics, and, especially lately, a handful of research:

#DRAWLLOWEEN #modernwitchesdaily #witchyartchallenge 24 hour comics day art books challenges characters Christmas comics consumption copyright crafting doodling drawing EveryMonthIs__HistoryMonth fabulous ideas gardening halloween history holiday Holidays in Movies inktober language Levi Levi librarians movies music NaNoWriMo Octoberfest Penelope Sea projects ranting recipes research shopping site updates stories television the house traveling webcomic witches Wolf and 7 Kids writing

I can’t say I was super productive drawing wise this year, but I have dug up a handful of year in review doodles:

For those of you who sometimes drop in on my comics, like Levi Levi and No Evil, I am still working on those and more. I also have a handful of zine projects ongoing that I will be dedicating more time to. This is starting to sound like a new years resolution post, too. Well, there you have it. Thank you all for stopping by and for hanging in with me! I hope you like what you see most days.

Un-Authorized Recipes of Doomed Moviethon zine

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This past year has felt frustratingly un-productive, but I did finish a thing. Though I have been dragging my feet on taking pictures and getting it listed in my Etsy shop, I am happy to say that I completed the ‘Un-Authorized Recipes of Doomed Moviethon’ zine!

So, if you ever wanted to follow along with Richard Schmidt’s excellent book, eating and drinking what he did (because I fed him), then here are the recipes you need to recreate those insane moments. I also slipped in some movie inspired comic strips.

No Evil Universe

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Some original characters from the world of my No Evil comic. They may deserve a story of their own…

Gyrojets: Pieces

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I did a two page comic for the Gyrojets contributions to Tales of Terror II. I’m especially proud of this one ’cause Richard can’t get over how weird it is.

New Short Comic: The Witches Curse

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Panel from The Witches Curse

New Comic Here, Folks! New Comic! I have been slow on my comicking for a while now. In order to jump start myself into the swing so I can get back to long running comics like Levi Levi, I took a moment to do this short based on a dream I had. The Witch’s Curse started posting yesterday and will be posting on Tuesdays and Saturdays for a couple weeks. Go check it out!

Mother Shipton comic

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I drew a comic about Ursula Southeil, aka Mother Shipton, for my contribution to the Four Corners Halloween zine. Aren’t you lucky, you get to see it here!

Four Corners

The Four Corners Halloween zine is still available for purchase in both print and digital edition. In addition to my comic it has recipes, costumes, crafting, tarot, crystals and more.

No Evil in the Funhouse

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Four Corners Halloween Zine

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The zines are in! I posted a little bit ago about getting to work on a zine project with some amazing ladies. Well the zines are in from the print shop and live in the store. The pre-order sale may be over, but you can get your copy faster than ever.

Buy Your Copy!

Four Corners Halloween zine

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Hey ya’ll! I got to work on a collaborative zine with some lovely ladies. Check it out!

Now available for pre-order: The Four Corners Halloween zine features insights, articles, recipes, and how-tos on all aspects of magical living to help you celebrate the season.  Four Corners is a 7x 10.5 in., 24 page full color zine.

All pre-orders are the sale price of $7, shipping included, and will be sent out at the beginning of October. Secure your copy now, on sale, before rates go up!

Pre-order now!

Four Corners can also be purchased as a digital edition. If you are proudly paperless, you can get your digital print today!

Authors

Contents

  1. Death:  The Great Equalizer and Bringer of Transformation (Tarot feature)
  2. Witch Goddess Nicnevin
  3. Creating an Altar
  4. Top 10 Movies and Music to get you in the mood
  5. Magick Scent
  6. Art of the Costume
  7. Power Stones and Crystals
  8. Connecting with Spirits
  9. Soul Cakes Recipe
  10. Sandworm Necklace Craft
  11. Witches from History:  Mother Shipton (comic)

Clay Jackson from No Evil

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If you haven’t read the latest No Evil, then this is the perfect time to take a break and delve into The Zombie, story by Richard Schmidt of Doomed Moviethon.

Artsy doings in 2017

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So, it looks like in 2017 I finished a few big projects, which is good, but neglected to share much regular doodlin, which is bad. Here’s the gist of my 2017:

Newly for sale!

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Available now in my Etsy shop are my witches trading cards. Each of the 42 cards features the portrait of an accused or admitted witch or witch collaborator. Card backs feature biographical information and trivia.

Also newly available in my Etsy shop is Levi Levi and the Time Machine, the second chapter of Levi Levi.

Levi Levi and Comics

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Ya’ll knew, right?  That Levi Levi is back!  New comics are posting on his very own comics site:  http://theleemsmachine.com/comics/levilevi/.  If you view the Bean in it’s natural state you will see a combined feed of comic pages on the right.

Pretty soon, print versions of Levi Levi and the Time Machine will be available in the shop; stay tuned…

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