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Brandon - Love and Hex

@crookedgoat.ca

Comic artist (Love and Hex, sometimes other things), librarian, dungeon master, mad home brewer. Chaotic good. My code is a dog's code. He/him.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 5d ago

There is a certain level of obtuseness in (some) "AI" apologists when they flounce up to point out what "AI" is good for in science, etc, while eliding the fact that almost none of that use is driving the current market capitalization, environmental degradation and resource hogging of the field

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · last wk.

Getting Ready (Love and Hex #154) Hey, the changeling is still here! It's her wedding! Don't let the other characters' shenanigans distract you from her story. (This is more a message to myself than to you.) #comics #webcomic #art #drama #dnd #ttrpg #monstergirl #loveandhex #bskyart

1. Changeling Kayra, dressed for her wedding and still looking like a human, sits in front of a mirror while her mother fusses with her hair.

Changeling: "Mother, you've been fussing over me for hours."

Mother: "It's just these few stubborn strands..."

2. Mother and daughter look at each other affectionately.

Mother: "You long beautiful, dear. Even more than usual."

Changeling: "Thank you."

Mother: "And you've become such a wonderful, talented, lovely woman... You have always made me so proud."

3. Mother claps her hands. "now - *sniff* let's get you married!"

Changeling interjects: "Just a moment, mother-"

4. Changeling Kayra takes her mother's hands to plead with her.

Changeling: "I know I breaks tradition, but I REALLY need to speak to Jonathan-"

Mother: "Dear, Johnny loves you. There's nothing you can tell him that will change his mind."

5. Mother leaves the room and shuts the door behind her. Changeling Kayra looks on, alone.

Mother: "And the ceremony is about to start! You can talk so you like after the views are exchanged. It would be terribly bad luck if Johnny saw you in HERE - you'll see each other very soon!"

Changeling: "Sigh... Jonathan has NEVER really SEEN me..."`

6. Changeling Kayra looks at herself in the mirror and Reaves to touch her reflection. The reflection shows her true self: a construct of mud, sucks, and buttons.

Changeling: "...But he will."

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · last wk.

Kayra makes a guest appearance in Mage x Witch! (Check out the comic on Webtoon)

Themeguy | MagexWitch Comic@themeguy.bsky.social · last wk.

#MagexWitch - Eye’d Tea Hagatha shows off one of her special recipes! When I was drawing this comic all I could think was “The Love & Hex crew would love this drink” So special thanks to @crookedgoat.ca for letting me use Kayra in the bonus strip! #oc #art #comic #webcomic #Webtooncanvas #Webtoon

Panel 1 of 4:

Hagatha is stirring a glowing green concotion in her cauldron. Vivian leans into the scene through an open window, peering at Hagatha through green fumes as she asks:

“Hey Hagatha! What’s brewing?”

Hagatha smiles at her and replies “Oh, Vivian, dear! You’re just in time for the finishing touches!”

Panel 2 of 4:

Hagatha’s hands tilt a bowl filled to the brim with an ungodly amount of eyeballs into the cauldron. They land in the green mixture with splooshes and plops.

Vivian, with a shocked yet awed expression exclaims: “Woah! That’s a lot of eyeballs! You must be cooking up one heck of a potion!”

Panel 3 of 4:

Hagatha replies, wagging a finger, “Not a potion, my love! I’m making one of my SPECIAL recipes!”

With her other hand, she is skimming the surface of the cauldron with a cup, catching as many of the eyeballs floating on the surface as she can.

Panel 4 of 4:

Hagatha proudly exclaims the name of her creation: “WITCH BOBA!”

The eyes float at the bottom of the glass of fluorescent green liquid like boba balls.

Themeguy | MagexWitch Comic @themeguy.bsky.social · last wk.

BONUS COMIC
Panel 1 of 2:

Vivian stares uneasily at the glass of Witch Boba in her hand. She says to herself “It was nice of Hagatha to spare me a glass, but I don’t know if I’ll like this…I’ve only ever had eyeballs baked into muffins.”

A voice from off-screen replies “Oh it’s delicious! Trust me!”

Panel 2 of 2:

Kayra, a character from the webcomic series “Love and Hex” is revealed to be the source of the voice, smiling at Vivian with an empty glass of witch boba in hand as she exclaims:

“I’m about to ask Hagatha for my third glass!” She holds up two of her fingers and her thumb, since she only has four fingers.

Vivian, shocked, replies “KAYRA!? You’re not even from this comic!”

Kayra replies: “And yet I’m here! It’s THAT good!”

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 2w ago

A collaboration between Love and Hex (that's my comic!) and Feral Mills by @kewkoh.bsky.social. Lester and Nanny Muk were first paired up on the cover of the latest Sunday Comix (sundaycomix.com); we thought it would be fun to actually show them on a date together. #comics #webcomic #art #bskyart

Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Great Decoupling chart from @epi.org shows wage growth rose in tandem with productivity growth until 1979, then fell way, way behind. (De-industrialization and gutting of private sector unions; rising automation of manual tasks in admin and retail; growing corporate concentration)

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 3w ago

Love and Hex #153: A natural actor Of course the bard takes the credit for a successful social check. Our rogue doesn't seem to mind. #comics #webcomic #art #dnd #ttrpg #tabaxi #bskyart

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 4w ago

Bought a pair of new speakers and a receiver which did not come with wires. Perfect opportunity to use the giant box of misc wires and cables I've accumulated over the years Nope. Not one foot of appropriate speaker cable. So I bought a 50 foot coil Used about 8' And put the other 42' into my box.

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · last mo.

I'm in danger

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Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · last mo.

Love and Hex #152: Being Bad Charlie currently has a human mind and body, but he's still an owlbear. #comics #webcomic #dnd #ttrpg #loveandhex

Page 152 from the comic Love and Hex.
Charlie, currently magically polymorphed into a burly and wild-looking man but normally an owlbear, stands in a dark room about to eat an enormous roasted leg of fowl. Sassy, a muscle-bound half-orc woman, stands silhouetted in the doorway, taking a seductive pose.

Sassy: "I found you, mister Charlie - Hey! The food's for AFTER the ceremony!"

Charlie: "I'm hungry NOW."

Sassy presses him to the wall and gets in close. Charlie is confused, still holding the roasted leg.

Sassy: "A rebel, are ya? Good thing I like bad boys."

Charlie: "Huh?"

Charlie thinks back to his experience being called a "bad boy": him as a huge owlbear with the dwarf's legs dangling from his mouth, Singing Cricket scolding him: "Charlie! Put down the dwarf! BAD BOY!"

Charlie: "You like... Bad boys?"

Sassy gets in even closer.

Sassy: "Mm-hmm... How about you put down that axebeak leg and show me how bad you are?"

Charlie: "But... It's mine."

Sassy: "I'll rassle you for it."

Charlie tears open his shirt dramatically. Sassy gasps.

Charlie: "All right."

Singing Cricket appears in silhouette in the doorway. "Charlie? Where did you -- CHARLIE!"

Singing Cricket escorts Charlie out the door.
"That is not how civilized people behave in public!"

Sassy, one shoe off and in the midst of taking off the other, blushes with embarrassment. She wanted to rassle.
"Right. Of course it isn't."

Taddy Ink @taddyink.com · last mo.

June Art Challenge: Draw your OC's celebrating Pride Part 2 Art by @crookedgoat.ca @goddamnficus.bsky.social @tateufel.bsky.social

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 2mo ago

I've been on Mastodon longer than Bluesky exists, and aside from its smaller user base, Mastodon is really good. Despite the fear mongering, it is not at all hard to use. You'll find me there at @crkdgt@mastodon.art. giants-club.net/articles/jus...

Look, just fucking use Mastodon already

A short, unnecessarily profane rant about modern social media, not really serious but not really a joke, either. With apologies to McSweeney’s.

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Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 2mo ago

Love and Hex #151: Faux Paws Now it's Maki's turn to feel awkward. #comic #webcomic #loveandhex #cute #dnd #ttrpg #funny #art #bskyart

Page 151 from the comic Love and Hex. Full transcript: https://crookedgoat.ca/comic/151/

Maki puts her foot (paw?) in her mouth and tries to deflect.

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 2mo ago

A Charlie the #Owlbear plushie is in the works: www.gimmeswag.com/products/cha... To make sure there's enough interest, they're gathering pledges - a $2 committment to buy a plush when it launches, which is refunded if they don't get at least 100 pledges. #comics #webcomic #loveandhex #plushie

Charlie the Owlbear Plushie

Why Support? Singing Cricket's feral pet owlbear, now in a form you can cuddle! I promise he won't bite. If you're a fan of Love and Hex or just a fan of owlbears, consider backing and help bring Char...

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Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 2mo ago

Love and Hex #150: A New Friend Alone and bored at the wedding, Tamilda finds a new friend. (I swear I did not plan for this story arc to begin during #Pride month..) #comics #webcomic #art #funny #cute #bskyart

Page 150 from the webcomic Love and Hex. Full transcript: https://crookedgoat.ca/comic/150/#comic-page

Tamilda is bored at the wedding because there are no other young folks around, till she finds a cat to befriend.

Tamilda, cosplaying as Misako from the game River City Girls, crosses her arms and glares at the reader. She is promoting the Love and Hex Patreon (https://patreon.com/love_and_hex), saying:
"Hey, there's bonus art and other stuff, y'know. But it's only for patrons. And the book. The comic was drawn to be read on paper. Look for Love and Hex on Amazon."

Hollering Elk Comics @holleringelk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🐆 "I don't really do politics..." 🐆

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 2mo ago

Language Barrier The fantasy trope that every member of a given species speaks the same language is a bit silly. Co-author credit to my daughter, who came up with the concept. For more of my comics, read "Love and Hex" on Webtoon! #comics #webcomic #dnd #ttrpg #dragons #funny #art #bskyart

Feral Comics #21 by Brandon Weigel.
Panel 1: A trio of human adventurers - a short female rogue with a bow, a male fighter in armour with a sword, and a female mage in a robe with a staff, are in a cave. Sets of red and green dragon talons reach toward them from the camera perspective. The fighter looks afraid, but the mage puts a hand out to stop him.

Fighter: "Look out - Dragons!"
Mage: "Don't worry. I studied Draconic!"

Panel 2: Two huge dragons look menacingly at the trio, while the mage attempts to communicate in a script that looks like the dragon language from Skyrim. Translated, it says, "O mighty dragons, we beseech you allow us safe passage through your territory."

Panel 3: The dragons talk to each other while the human mage goes on. The green dragon looks confused, but the red dragon looks smug and confident. They do not understand the mage. Green dragon: "Humans! What do you suppose they want?" Red dragon: "Don't worry. I studied human."

Panel 4: The humans are puzzled as the red dragon addresses them in Chinese. Translated, it is saying, "Welcome, humans! Please take your boots off when you enter the cave. Would you like a biscuit?"

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 3mo ago

Love and Hex #149: True Tales from the Tavern A parody of the "True Tales from the Bar" by Bryan Kelly, but also a canonical part of the story. #comics #webcomic #loveandhex #comicstrips #dnd #ttrpg #funny #art #bskyart

Page 149 from the comic Love and Hex.

1. Title card: Love and Hex presents, True Tales from the Tavern. This is a clear tribute to Bryan Kelly's comic, True Tales from the Bar.

The upper half of Tobias the bartender's face looks up at the titles. He wears rectangular glasses and a toque, looking like the sort of hipster guy that doesn't really exist anymore.

2. Shot from behind the bar, over Tobias's shoulder. Hey, he's also wearing a plaid shirt with a scruffy beard. He's from Harbourland. On his counter is a sliced lemon and a knife, and a small chest with eyes and teeth. That's probably a mimic.

Approaching the bar are two customers: Kayra (night hag, disguised as human, young and hot) and Granny Dismal (night hag, disguised as human, ancient and scary). Kayra leans over the bar holds up two fingers.

Kayra: "Two bloody marys, please!"

Granny Dismal: "With extra blood."

3. Tobias starts mixing the drink, pouring liquor into a shaker.

Tobias: "Heh. I actually hear that joke a lot."

The ladies look respectively disappointed and displeased with his response.

4. Granny Dismal's eyes blacken. She points at the knife as a hypnotic aura emanates from her. Tobias and the mimic both follower her finger and look down at the knife.

5. Kayra grins happily as Tobias picks up the knife and holds it over his palm, sweating.

Tobias: "Y-yes, of... of course, ma'am..."

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 3mo ago

Strawberry Season PSA (Love and Hex) Stop wasting strawberries! By the way, if you were ever thinking "I'd like to get my hands on Kayra's 'Hug Your Hag' apron," now's your chance! The apron AND more limited-time stuff will be available at thecomcraft.com/shop/love-an... for preorder tonight!

Page 75 from the comic Love and Hex. Full transcript: https://crookedgoat.ca/comic/075/#comic-page

Kayra explains how to properly hull strawberries. She then suggests applying her method in other situations.

An apron with stylized "Hug Your Hag" image. Available for pre-order starting at 6pm Eastern tonight and for the next two days, with other cool stuff, at https://thecomcraft.com/shop/love-and-hex. Preorders get a 10% discount.

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 3mo ago

Happy #WebcomicDay! Try out Love and Hex, a comic fantasy about a retired adventurer's relationship with the young night hag who once tried to steal his soul. Instead, she stole his heart. The Addams Family meets Betwitched in a Discworld-inspired #DnD setting. www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/lo...

Love and Hex

A retired adventurer pursues a relationship with the young night hag who had once tried to steal his soul. This time... she's stolen his heart. A comic fantasy, with elements of romance and the occas...

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Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 3mo ago

True Polymorph might give an owlbear human shape and intelligence, but it can't give him understanding of human cultural norms. #comic #webcomic #loveandhex #art #funny #dnd #ttrpg #bskyart

Page 148 from the comic Love and Hex. Full transcript at https://crookedgoat.ca/comic/148/#comic-page

Kayra and the rest enter the wedding venue and meet Sassy. She takes a liking to Charlie in his new human form, and he takes a liking to her.

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I need you to understand how FUCKING INSANE this story Jeremy broke is. The separatists legally obtained Alberta electoral data....and then proceeded to PUBLISH IT AS A SEARCHABLE DATABASE WITH THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF OVER HALF OF THE POPULATION OF THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA!!!!!

Jeremy Appel 🍉@readtheorchard.org · 3mo ago

SCOOP: I attended the launch of David Parker’s Centurion Project last night. I happened to step outside when an Elections Alberta investigator and the cops arrived. open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 4mo ago

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Release Doug's Texts

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Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 4mo ago

Love and Hex 147: Plus One This will not to quiet those claiming Granny Dismal and Nanny Muk are AU #Discworld witches - but they're going to a fancy event and have a feral pet. Were they supposed to leave him behind? #comic #webcomic #dnd #ttrpg #owlbear #magic #witches #art #comics #funny

Page 147 from the comic Love and Hex. Hey, this one's in colour! Full transcript: https://crookedgoat.ca/comic/147/#comic-page Singing Cricket, Kayra, and the rest are dressed up for the Changeling's wedding. Charlie the owlbear wants to come to. Kayra proposes a way to accomplish this.

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 4mo ago

I am really quite pleased with Kayra's human disguise here. She's cute and looks like she could be Tamilda's older sister. She is excited because she is about to do something utterly ridiculous. (You'll see what that is tomorrow if I remember to post.) #art #comics #loveandhex #oc

Kayra the young night hag, glamoured to look like a human woman. She has short brown hair swept over one eye (much like her friend Tamilda's, whose older sister she is pretending to be), lots of freckles, and a revealing black dress with a slit leg. She also wears a choker featuring an upside-down pentagram. She clasps her hands, excited to do something insane in tomorrow's comic.

The Sunday Comix Collective!@sundaycomix.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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Sunday Comix #28 - ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION

This is issue’s cover was lovingly done by… ~checks notes~ oh, EVERYONE! Starting from the top, left to right, we have the characters from Shave Your...

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Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 4mo ago

YouTube dubber steals a comic from me and @tiffandevecomics.bsky.social I file a takedown request YouTube responds by taking down my account instead

YouTube claiming my copyright claim may be fraudulent and taking down my account instead of the thief's

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 4mo ago

Toronto has a lot to learn from this guy.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 4mo ago

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

Ankaret Wells @ankaret.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Politics has unexpectedly hit a special interest of mine so here is a quick rundown on the Avignon Papacy.

Brandon - Love and Hex @crookedgoat.ca · 4mo ago

Love and Hex #146: The Bridesmaid Sassy first appeared a few years ago in a one-off comic called "Goblin's First Date".. I guess that's canon now. #comics #webcomic #loveandhex #art #dnd #ttrpg #bskyart

Page 146 from the comic Love and Hex. Full transcript: https://crookedgoat.ca/comic/146/#comic-page

Sassy, Changeling-Kayra's half-orc friend, is there to support the bride as she prepares for the wedding, but she doesn't do a great job of it.

Sassy the half orc, dressed nicely, with even her axe gussied up with ribbons. A link to the Love and Hex Patreon - https://patreon.com/love_and_hex -- heads the image. Sassy speaks:

"It ain't like I've NEVER been on a date. The author did a cute lil' comic about a blind date of mine a while back. There's a bonus panel for that one, on the patreon. ...No, it ain't THAT kinda bonus panel! Not that I'd've minded if it were... Anyway, he's got a book, too. Go buy it."