#Artist: Halk

[diana-andraste]

Surreale Szene, Heinz Hajek-Halke, 1970

[baiju-bawara]

Why it's "Things should not be kept hidden if they are worth telling" and never "Umarein lagi kehate huve; do labj the ik baat thi, Woh ik din sau saal ka; sau saal ki woh raat thi... Kaisa lage jo chup chaap dono, ho pal pal mein puri sadiyaan bitaadein" 🌀✨

[arcandoria]

halk, they/them, 30s, brazilian freelance artist, virtual photographer, modmaker follow/ likes/ asks come from @halkuonn carrd | ko-fi

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[baekhvuns]

HIIII BAEKSSSSS I missed you 😔 how are you? Wsp? How's everything?

Man, I've been pretty peaceful I'd say..kinda idk. Maybe the calm before the storm but that's besides the point. I miss your work so so so much 🥹🥹🥹 like rlly, not wanting to pressurise you just GIRL RLLY MADE 2022 SUCH A GOOD EXPERIENCE.

Anyways I've been watching a ton of stuff ofc, found a new pakistani drama 😈😈 well it's kind of the same plot as u wld guess, but I like this one it's like if not a lot then a bit diff frm the same ass dynamic. It's like a first daughter x youngest son the fun part is it was supposed to be, first daughter x first son but he was a jerk and a red flag. So yes...it'd be fun, it's a silly dynamic imo ik for sure there are going to be a ton banters.

ALSO dude these asmr Rps be getting Outta hand 😭 Nah cz i cried. I CRIED. THE ANGST OHHHHH. Some asmr artists are just so fucking good like alanakamakwk i felt like I was in a movie.

Lemme tell u a bit abt it, so the concept was basically, an old bsf comes back into the listener's life not in a bad way or anything just cz the bsf lived farrrrr away.

"do you wanna see the new tattoo i got?"

LIKE OKAY and then we did trace them too and a while later the convo goes deep "i got this tattoo bcz u told me seven years ago, what you don't rmr?" And then he sort of reminisces over the old times

"and that day..I went home, and texted you how much I liked you. And wanted to hang out with you a bunch.."

"that didn't happen I never texted you."

BRO OMG OMG ONWKWJWKW IM TELLING YOU THE FREAKIN TENSION BW ME AND MY HEADPHONES.

And then the best part was the listeners bf calls who also used to be friends with the bsf, and goes "i love you."

In hopes of hearing it frm us too. "Dear...?" Silence.

NO CUZ IMAGINE STANDING IN FRONT OF SOMEONE U ACTUALLY LOVE AND U GOTTA SAY ILY TO YOUR BF WHAT??? OMG.

And then when he comes out to go run errands he talks to the bsf AKA THE ASMR ARTIST I TELL U HIS VOICE *melts*

"we'll see you right?"

"... farewell"

That's the visual representation of me I'm not even kidding. And....he just leaves. LIKE THAT?? WHAT ABOUT US AHHHH *dies*

Nah but yes, I've been obsessed now. At least it makes me feel something 😮‍💨

Ok also no way my old Bollywood obsession is dying anytime soon *listens to bol na halke halke*

Anyways bye bye baeks MAKE SURE TO TELL ME ABT YOURSELF HOW U DOING AND STUFF OK?? OK MWAH ILY 🤭

YOU SENT THIS LAST WEEK AND I JUST KIND OF LOGGED INFBWNDBSK SO SORRY

i hope you’re doing well!! i’m currently sick bc of a heatwave i caught at a wedding 🥰🥰

i’m glad you’re feeling peaceful! AND DHSKDHKW DONT MENTION IT FNDMSKC ITS BEEN 2 YEARS 😭😭😭 maybe my writing bug just dimmed LMFAOOOO haven’t been on here or read anything, ive been in my drafts just giggling and reading but never like posting or writing fbdndb but ive kind of, maybe wanting to write something for fall time which i’m not sure ill post but it’s got me smiling a bit!

WHAT IS THE SHOW TELL ME 🔫

omg i can never get behind asmr, i have this thing called misophonia, i just despise the way the arm sounds make my ears feel fmandksb i just feel triggered BUT U CRIED BC OF IT WHY 😭😭

u gotta send me the link of it bc the voice actor u say… 👁

does our bollywood obsession rly die 😭😭 the new tauba tauba got me going a bit crazy,,, heard the jannat bgm but sad version and iM OBSESSED WITH IT, it lowkey inspired me to think and write <3 got me giggling and imaging stuff <3 in my pillow fbwndbsj

[weimarhaus]

Heinz Hajek-Halke, (German, 1898–1983) Waiting!, 1928-1932. The portrait of a female figure is probably Katharina Berger, a theater actress and the artist’s first wife.

[gundemarsivi]

Uyumayın Bir El Atın #şiir

✍🏻 Muhsin Salman

https://www.gundemarsivi.com/uyumayin-bir-el-atin/

Yine oynanıyor oyun

Bilmez keçi duymaz koyun

İster giyin ister soyun

Sonumuz hayırlı olsun

Artist çok yönetmeni bir

Her tarafı kin ve kibir

Görevden ayrılmış şimir

Hayırlar olunca hain

Kükredi bizim kurbağa

Ateşler düştü toprağa

Neylesin ki “Zübük ağa”

Kendisi şeytandan lain

Uyumayın zaman değil

Umutlar var aman değil

Ateşler var duman değil

El atın hayırlı olsun

Muhsin SALMAN, 12.03.2017

#GündemArşivi #MuhsinSalman #Şiir #Siir #Taşlama #Atıf #HayırlıOlsun #Halk #Siyaset #zübük

[lyricsssdotin]

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[arisawati]

Why Denny JA's Chosen Work 29: Little TuanTuhan has the potential to become a masterpiece

In the world of Indonesian literature, the name Denny JA has become a respected and recognized icon. Denny Ja, or Denny Januar Ali, is a writer, cultural, and also an artist who has contributed to forming the Indonesian literary world. One of his latest works that have been chosen as Masterpiece is "Little TuanTuhan has the potential to become a masterpiece". This article will discuss why this work becomes one of the chosen works of Denny Ja 29. First, this work shows Denny Ja's expertise in building strong and complex characters. In "Little Tuan Tuan Potential to be a masterpiece", Denny JA presents a number of characters who have different backgrounds and personalities. With his intelligence and sharpness, Denny JA is able to describe the inner nuances and internal conflicts of each character so deeply. This makes the reader carried away in the emotional journey of the character. In addition, Denny JA is also able to present complex and interesting conflicts in this work. Conflict Conflict in "Little Tuan Little has the potential to become a masterpiece" not only limited to human conflicts with humans, but also human conflicts with themselves, with society, and with God. Denny JA combines this conflict conflict so nicely that it creates its own uniqueness and attraction in this work. In addition to expertise in building character and conflict, Denny JA is also able to present relevant and in -depth tempeval friends in "Little TuananTuhan has the potential to become a masterpiece". This work raises Tematema such as human life, belief, and existence. Denny Ja smartly explores this issue and presents it in an interesting and meaningful narrative. The reader is invited to reflect on the meaning of life and the meaning of existence through this work. In addition to expertise in building relevant character, conflict, and tempatema, Denny JA also presents a typical and attractive writing style in "small gods has the potential to become a masterpiece". His beautiful and poetic writing style is able to lull the reader, and present so lively imagination. The reader will be carried away in a story line that is so interesting and experience an emotional journey with the characters in this work. With all the expertise and uniqueness possessed by "Little TuanTuhan has the potential to become a Masterpiece", it is not surprising that this work was chosen as Masterpiece Denny JA 29th. This work is able to arouse emotions, captivate imagination, and present in -depth messages to the reader. Denny Ja once again succeeded in creating extraordinary works and made a significant contribution in the world of Indonesian literature. In the conclusion, "Little TuanTuhan has the potential to become a masterpiece" is a work that shows the expertise and uniqueness of Denny JA as a writer and artist. By building a strong character, presenting a complex conflict, raising a deep tempatema, and with a beautiful writing style, this work is able to become an unforgettable masterpiece. Denny JA once again proves herself as one of the icons of Indonesian literature that should be respected and recognized.

Check more: Why Denny JA's Chosen Work 29: Little Tuan Tuan Halks Potential to become a masterpiece

[sonmuzik]

Ko Shin Moon Feat Melike Şahin "İsyan"

Ko Shin Moon Feat Melike Şahin "İsyan"

Melike Şahin’in Fransız ikili Ko Shin Moon ile bir araya geldiği ve Haziran 2022’de müzikseverlerle buluşan “İsyan” şarkısının video klibi yayında! Kayıtları Türkiye’de başlayıp Fransa’da tamamlanan parça geleneksel halk müziğini elektronik öğelerle birleştiriyor. “İsyan”da Melike Şahin etkileyici yorumculuğuyla Ko Shin Moon’a eşlik ederken, grup albümün genelinde sizi dünyanın bir ucundan ötekisine pop ve folk kültürünü tecrübe edebileceğiniz bir serüvene davet ediyor. Ko Shin Moon Feat Melike Şahin "İsyan" "İsyan" Şarkı Sözleri Çekinme oyna en kötü kartını – , -̀, Ah eski zorba karıştır altları – , , , Elimde dört as, senin bu kumpas – ’ , ̀ Düzenine boyun eğemem – ̀ ́́ Kendim buldum, elimle kurdum – ’ ́, ’ ́́, Gizemimi sana veremem – ̀ ̀ , ’ Kuralını bozdum, başucuma koydum – ̀, ́, ́ Bu kafa neşe içinde – ̀ , ’ Burda, beni yere seremezsin – , , Burda beni yere seremezsin – , , Sinirimi zorla, almadan ahımı – -, Gelmedim oyuna, arama belanı – J ’ , Elimde kalbim – œ ́ Senin bu dandik düzenine boyun eğemem – ̀ ̀ Denzi & Kaan Dinç Çalışması “Başka Çare” Kendim buldum, elimle kurdum – ’ ́, ’ ́́, Gizemimi sana veremem – ̀ ̀ , ’ Kuralını bozdum, başucuma koydum – ̀, ́, ́ Bu kafa neşe içinde – ̀ , ’ Burda, beni yere seremezsin – , , Sözü sana uymaz – Sazıma bi yer ver – ̀ , ́- Bu kara fasıl içinde – ̀, & - Starring Melike Şahin, Niko Shin, Axel Moon, Olivier Veillon, Brigitte Masure, Nadjim Mekki, Murat Subasi, Roberto Gil, Caroline Menon-Bertheux, Emmanuel Gillet, Myriam El Moumni, Lola Warin & Eric Cornet. Produced by L’Endroit & Total Totem Producer - Pascal Barneville Production Manager - Ismaël Benazzouz 1st Assistant Directors - Antony Renault Director of Photography - Pépin Struye 1st Assistant Camera - Lucas Janiszewski 2nd Assistant Camera - Betty Yamanjian Gaffer - Laurent Ganiage Best Boy - Victor Riou Set Designer - Alicia Zaton Set Designer Assistant - Lilou Thieffenat Recipe translation & writing - Sarah Srage Costume Designer - Marine Peyraud Hair & Make-up Artist - Shana Montier Melike Şahin’s Hair & Make-up Artist - Zeynep Dombaycıoğlu Location Manager - Arthur Couette Editing & VFX - Robin Lachenal & Céline Martin-Sisteron Color Grading - Florian Martiny - Keepgrading Producers L’Endroit - Pascal Barneville, Maud Deschambres & Bastien Ehouzan Total Totem - Aura Anahita Gulbaba Music - Gülüm Baltacıgil, Ahmetcan Tasdemir Service providers - RVZ, Cininter, Cicar, Nestor Factory, Les 2 Ailleurs - Lola Warin & Myriam El Moumni, La Flèche d’Or, Les Chaudronneries, Mezaia, Pic&Chic Avec le soutien du Centre National de la Cinématographie et de l’Image Animée & du Centre National de la Musique © ’ & ( 2023) Read the full article

[devletbayhan]

#Turkmenistan ÝASAMA PASPORT WE ŞENGEN WIZA BILEN HALKY ALDADÝAN ŞEREKETLER!

#TurkmenDemocracy #StopBerdimuhammedov

#TurkmenOpposition #TurkmenActivist #Turkmen

Stambuldan Polşa galp dokumentler bilen ildeşlerimizi ugradýan şereketler we halky aldap talamagy maksat edinýän Dernek -Jemgyýet kezzaplyk biznesi hakda taýýarlanan gepleşik.

#FreeTurkmenistan #TurkmenistanFreedom

🇹🇷🇹🇲 İstanbul'da sahte Türkmen pasaportu ve Schengen vizesi ile vatandaşları kandıran şirketler. Ve bununla birlikte Dernekler vasıtasıyla vatandaşları kandıran üçkağıtçılar hakkında hazırlanan program.

🇬🇧 #StopTurkmenDictator #TurkmenDissident

Companies deceiving citizens with fake Turkmen passports and Schengen visas in Istanbul. And along with this, the program about the con artists who deceive citizens through associations.

🇷🇺 #StopTurkmenDictatura #TurkmenJournalist

Компании, обманывающие граждан с поддельными туркменскими паспортами и шенгенскими визами в Стамбуле. А вместе с этим и программа о аферистах, обманывающих граждан через ассоциации.

#Hereket Türkmen demokratik oppozisiýa güýçleriniň bileleşiginiň informasiýa göreşindäki #Turkmenim YouTube kanalynda halk köpçüligine hödürleýär: https://youtu.be/ZUoVJpqVeBQ

[thefugitivesaint]

Paul Halke (1866-1924), 'Marsgedanken' (Mars Thoughts), ''Ulk'', #8, Feb. 25, 1916 ”Wie die erde friedlich am Abendhimmel steht” (How the earth stands peacefully in the evening sky) Source

[stronghumanblr]

saygılar Sadri Abi.

[doguu0]

Soner Olgun Keten Göynek

[arcandoria]

15 days of pride sketches, woo!

Since I got a couple of followers since the start of this, might as well make a bit of spotlight for my own person.

So hi! I’m Halkuonn, mostly known as Halk, and I’m a queer latine artist from Brazil. After some dancing around creative jobs, I’ve finally settled for being a freelance artist full time, licensed in my country and everything.

I came out as asexual and aromantic around 2019, and in the following year I’ve come to terms that I’m nonbinary. Recently I’ve been embracing more and more my transmasc side, and slowly coming out of the closet irl.

As you can imagine, as a freelance artist paying my bills and trying to save money to pay the expenses for a new car for our family (ours was 20 years old!), that doesn’t leave me with much money to buy gender comfort items such as binders, underwear and new clothes.

If you’ve been liking my sketches so far and/or want to support a queer artist, please consider leaving me a tip on KO-FI! Anything, as small it might seem, helps.

And of course, we still have 15 days of pride sketches! You can submit your request after reading these rules, and they are free. Donating is entirely up to you!

Thank you for taking the time to read, and happy Pride Month!

Reblogs appreciated. 🖤

[ikroah]

How many times have you heard someone say “if I had his money, I could do things my way?” But little they know that it's so hard to find one rich man in ten with a satisfied mind. —“A Satisfied Mind,” Porter Wagoner (1955)

It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin’ #21 - Freeside V

Collaborative Issue! Guest Artist: @tarberrymentats​

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Notes / Original Pencils / Transcript

Notes

Okay so here’s the thing. Yes, in-game there are sewers beneath Freeside that you can enter and explore. Yes, as far as dangers go, there are ghouls in parts of the sewer. No, none of these sewer tunnels actually allow you to subvert the Vegas gate via subterranean means, like I very confidently thought they did when I first outlined this volume of IKROAH and scripted this issue probably close to a year ago. Yes, it would have required rewriting the entire outline of Volume 2 to account for this because Agnes would have to get out of Freeside a different way. Yes, I care much more about telling a strong and coherent narrative than I do about what strictly happens in the video game Fallout: New Vegas. Yes, this is very sexy and cool of me.

Everybody give a big round of applause to @tarberrymentats​ for crushing the art again just like they did last December, they’ve been one of my favorite artists since I first ever became a part of this community and it’s been great to become such good friends outside of just the Fallout fandom. I love it so much when I get a guest ink-and-colorist because adhering so close to my pencils creates this really interesting hybrid of our styles that you just don’t get from any other kind of collaboration. It’s an especial honor to have had Halk work on this issue specifically, too; I couldn’t help but get the number one ghoul aficionado to assist with an appearance from of my favorite minor NPCs in the game: Rotface! He was fun to write, and fun to use as a way to show a little bit more of Agnes’ character and history. First that “maniac medic” thing Beth mentioned, now this? What the fuck is her deal? Maybe we’ll finally find out for sure in an issue or two. Maybe.

Also of note: IKROAH has a brand new font! Caveat Brush has been the font for all of the previous issues, but as my lettering has gotten much better and much more attentively professional over time, I started to disagree with it. The new font going forward is “Unmasked” from BlamBot, a possibly generic font that is nevertheless very suited for my purposes here.

Original Pencils (click for full size)

It felt really great to draw Agnes again after so long. With this issue primarily just being a conversation, I wanted to make sure the layout was interesting throughout, and conveyed the emotional beats and narrative focus very intentionally. I’ve included the original thumbnail sketches on the pencils for page 5, because that page had so much empty space anyway due to the way it looked in the final product. You can see a few alternate designs for the fifth page among them, such as a more typical-looking page, a dizzying overhead shot, and a close-up of the Lucky 38, but I went with the sort of “tunnel system” layout for Rotface’s dialogue rather than try to stack a bunch of balloons.

You can also see on the fourth page an original sketch for Agnes’ “flashback” panel (to the very first issue of IKROAH) that wound up getting replaced for old art. It just didn’t look good with the whole page around it, and using the old panel from Issue #1 carried a lot more weight. It was still a pretty cool design, though, so I’m glad you can all still see it in the pencils.

And lastly, there’s the final page, which was actually added after I had already scripted and drawn the entire issue. The issue originally ended just with Agnes walking away, but it felt like it was missing something, and this extra coda with Agnes and Cass entering the sewers was a much better final note. I just want to say, going into this issue, it was probably my least favorite that I had scripted just because it felt far too purely functional as a matter of getting Agnes from Point A to Point B. But it went through many dialogue revisions, especially during the process of lettering it after it was already drawn, that kept the same idea while adding much more emotional depth, and now I’m instead very fond of this issue and what it does for Agnes’ character.

Tumblr was being very difficult with letting these particular pencils be viewed at full size on desktop, so just click here (1), here (2), and here (3) for them instead.

Transcript

EXT. FREESIDE, a street corner. A ghoul known as ROTFACE sits on the sidewalk against the building of a pre-war water filter installation business.

Suddenly, over him, is:

AGNES: Is this seat taken?

ROTFACE: It is if you’re asking, ugly. Take a hike. Unless you maybe care to spare a cigarette.

AGNES SANDS sits down next to the ghoul.

AGNES (sitting down): Thanks, Zeke.

ROTFACE: Don’t mention it. How’re you doing, Agnes? S’been a while.

AGNES: Yeah, I was, uh…shot in the head.

ROTFACE: You’re fine other than that though, right?

AGNES (weakly smiling): Yeah. Yeah, just peachy.

ROTFACE: Y’know, I heard you were back in town—well, figured, because what I heard specifically was that you killed Dixon.

AGNES (removing two cigarettes from a box): Oh. Well…there was, uh, well, it was this whole thing with the Followers*—

CAP: *Last ish. -Lou

ROTFACE: Oh, I’m well aware, ha ha. Grecks said he could hear Dr. Farkas chewing you out from four blocks away.

AGNES (handing cigarette to Rotface): Zeke, I really don’t want to talk about it.

ROTFACE: Alright, sorry. Tough break, Ag. I mean it.

AGNES: Um…nice hat, by the way.

ROTFACE: Aw, thanks! You think so? Cost a lotta caps, but man, worth it. Really brings out my eyes.

AGNES: Wait—where’d you get the money?

ROTFACE: Just because I’m a beggar doesn’t mean I can’t save up for stuff. something nice every once in a while. And last time I really got anything nice for myself was that steak I had after top surgery. Besides, this is more of a long term investment. I spend my caps on food, that’s gone as soon as I eat it, right? But this hat? Bought it three weeks ago.

AGNES: I worry about you…please don’t buy hats instead of food.

ROTFACE: Bury me in it, then. If you worry so much, why don’t you buy me something to eat?

AGNES: I would, Zeke, but…I can’t. I literally can’t. I’m broke.

ROTFACE: Get your own corner to beg on, then.

AGNES: I’m serious, Zeke, come on. I’m only here at all because I need to get on the Strip.

ROTFACE: For business or pleasure?

AGNES: Uh…no, it’s…I…I…

A memory of blinding light from the barrel of a pistol, a gunshot, and then the silence and darkness of the grave.

AGNES: There’s someone I’ve been trying to find.

AGNES: But I blew the last caps I had here just trying to scrounge enough for the gate.

AGNES: ...I’m worried I’ve really fucked up.

ROTFACE frowns sympathetically.

ROTFACE: Y’knooow, I heard that security has been kind of lax at Mick and Ralph’s lately—

AGNES: No. I’m not going to steal it, Zeke. And not from them.

ROTFACE: Not gonna steal from Dixon either, or did you at least loot his corpse?

AGNES glares fiercely at ROTFACE.

ROTFACE: …eheh. Sorry.

ROTFACE: Well…alright, fair. I'd be a bad friend to make you go back to that shit, anyway. So let me be a good friend. Maybe I can get you onto the Strip.

AGNES is stunned. She leans toward ROTFACE urgently.

AGNES: You’ve got enough cash for the gate check!?

ROTFACE: Ha! Good one. If I did then I sure as hell still wouldn’t be in Freeside. No, what I do got for you is a damn good tip: you want to go in? Go under. But it’s dangerous.

ROTFACE: What you do is pry open the manhole on east Fremont and take the old sewer tunnels. It's gonna be miles of maze-like bullshit, sure, but all the pre-war stuff's still connected. The first ladder you're gonna want goes up behind the Ultra-Luxe, I think. Squatters used to sneak onto the Strip this way sometimes, but it's been a while, might be sealed off by now…might be. I'm not sure. That's not why they stopped.

ROTFACE: No…that'd be because of the ghouls. And not the kind capable of a pleasant conversation like moi.

AGNES: Huh. If it is sealed, would you know with what?

ROTFACE: Probably nothing that you couldn't pick apart in your sleep. Shit's gotta flow somewhere, and sewers need maintenance, so it shouldn't be all tombed up with concrete like what Mr. House did to that one vault hotel.

ROTFACE: But yeah, that's it. Fuck the gate check. Get a little messy, or just a whole lot lucky—and Agnes Sands is on the Vegas Strip for free.

ROTFACE: Really gotta watch those ghouls, though. Get caught, and you may not spend any money, but it still might cost an arm and a leg. Know what I mean?

AGNES: Thanks. It’s, uh…at least I know what to expect.*

CAP: Wouldn’t be the first time. See IKROAH #11. -Lou

ROTFACE: No problem, friend. And I’ll sell my hat for a nice grassy plot if you don’t come back.

AGNES (standing up): You really mean that?

ROTFACE: Hell no. You’ve told me before that you’d want to get cremated, anyway. Now scram, I don’t need deadbeat beggars like you hogging my corner.

AGNES (walking away): Thanks, Zeke. I’ll be seeing you.

ROTFACE (waving goodbye): Aw, don’t mention it, Agnes. And best of luck to you in Vegas!

EXT. ELSEWHERE IN FREESIDE.

AGNES walks a few blocks to reconvene with ROSE OF SHARON CASSIDY, and they share a few words before they continue walking together.

ROTFACE (cont.): I always wanted to go and try the machines. Y’know, slots…but if I was a good gambler then I probably wouldn't be a beggar, ha ha.

EXT. ELSEWHERE STILL, EAST FREMONT STREET.

AGNES and CASS approach a sewer lid over a manhole in the middle of the dilapidated street.

ROTFACE (cont): There's always some kind of system in place that just makes sure you lose anyway, right?

CASS casts a nervous glance toward AGNES.

ROTFACE (cont): So it’d probably be a bad idea no matter what.

AGNES returns the look impassively.

ROTFACE (cont.): There’s an old saying like that, I think, but...gun to my head, I can’t remember how the whole thing goes…

The manhole lid is off, and AGNES and CASS are gone.

[bexatomarama]

Howdy y’all! Another Sketchy weekend completed over at @artistsoftheapocalypse ! Here are my doodles all lined up like ducks in a row! This week I tried a new lining technique, as well as a smaller canvas size to help with the layout! Let me know what y’all think! 

Big thank you to our lovely mods Halk & Noct for all their hard work keeping us ship shape and Loor for putting just such a lovely project together! Be sure to check them out on the artists of the apocalypse tumblr! 

See ya next week folks!