otava heikkilä

i make comics / represented by Paloma Hernando / / he pronouns

[otava heikkilä @claystorks]

i'm otava, i make queer comics for adult audiences about whatever sordid thing is occupying my heart at the moment

WEBSITE: https://t.co/aHDQvCx6mG - links to full catalogue & contact info
ITCH STORE: https://t.co/SS1AzqaKG7 - pay-what-you-want comic releases

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dusting off this account to say the second chapter of "Time Will Devour His Children" is out, check it out if queer fantasy is your thing: https://t.co/P4nNUb0vsZ

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find me over here if you're looking for me

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also over at https://t.co/tqCNBBZmkB

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(loads up a post with a link in it and shoots it into the void) posted two new gouache paintings on the wip tier of my patreon, sweet: https://t.co/ysdbRE2bvv

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also over at https://t.co/tqCNBBZmkB

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SBCF is over, thanks so much to everybody who got my comic and left me such thoughtful & kind messages! Now it's time for a little rest, and then on to next comic adventures... 🧙‍♂️⛓️

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@morbid_lizard I will, don't worry!!

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Five hours left to get my comic, Home by the Rotting Sea, through the Shortbox Comics Fair! Thanks so much!
https://t.co/h2N7Fj7nSe

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The final hour! 🌾🔥

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Five hours left to get my comic, Home by the Rotting Sea, through the Shortbox Comics Fair! Thanks so much!
https://t.co/h2N7Fj7nSe

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And the interview I did for Coop Journal - I enjoyed doing this one, the questions were so well chosen & interesting!

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I talked about Home by the Rotting Sea, my process & creating in general for the lovely Coop Journal - be sure to check out the other interviews also, they've been a delight!

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my SBCF comics recommendations list - this is still missing some that I did read but haven't had time to add, and some that I want to read but haven't had time to yet - this year's comics crop has been of incredible quality:

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In honor of the final week, here's my Shortbox Comics Fair 2024 recommendations thread, updated daily or until my executive function runs out:

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Final rt of the preview also - Shortbox Comics Fair is on for a few more hours, during which you can get this comic, - thank you very much to everybody who has so far!

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Home by the Rotting Sea (1/3)

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@hanpanmangaki Ohhh Hana thank you so much! 😭🧡

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@_sphynx7 Thank you!!

[stevie @sneckoil]

last 24-ish hours to get "Dr. Limos Plays God" my 160+ page comic about the messiest guy ever that learns nothing

https://t.co/pADSLVTM5E

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It's the final 24 hours to get comics from the Shortbox Comics Fair, including my comic, Home by the Rotting Sea: https://t.co/h2N7Fj7nSe

For the last daily showcase, here's the final color palette test I made before starting the comic. :] It feels pretty nostalgic now!

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@MotzieD thank you!! <3

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BALLAD FOR BLACK CASSANDRA by Olivia Stephens @OliveOilCorp
Kinetic, live-wire storytelling. Olivia's markmaking is so unique & effective here, the story flows with horrible & well-realized resolve to its conclusion, - an aching, beautiful read:
https://t.co/68FCUzdhTe

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Those Who Leave by cowlick @cowlickmeadow
This personal contemplation on Chinese death rituals is one of those comics that manages to mend and hurt your heart in perfectly bittersweet proportions, a beautiful and detailed account in just 23 pages:
https://t.co/PGQwzvd8Zo

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@saint_vagrant @bluedelliquanti SACRED BODIES by VER @verface
A negotiation between a newly wedded couple that takes an angle not usually explored in a dynamic like this, but where it fits like a glove. And, you know, it looks THIS stunning:
https://t.co/9esZUUlVnJ