Mark Bouchard

@barkmouchard.bsky.social

they/them. i write comics. THE ARRANGEMENT, IT TOOK LUKE, BUSINESS AS USUAL. Sonic the Hedgehog. tiny dog mom. hardcore punk & horror. lawyer. views my own. // rep: Maeve MacLysaght @ Aevitas Creative //

my spouse’s hip replacement is today. i am at the hospital with both my day job laptop (+ everything i need for it) & my personal laptop (to get some comic work done) gonna try to get a lot done, but this is not my first rodeo, and that’s not how things usually go 😮‍💨

every year, everything i buy for myself in june/july goes in a box till august … gonna watch martyrs and read the new jon konrad comic today after i mail the final batch of business as usual

move thru me era turnstile tee, support the girls on blu, roadrunner by jon konrad, and martyrs on dvd

@soengery.bsky.social has been doing INCREDIBLE work on the illustrations for this book! Here's a sneak peek at the first page 👀✨ Pre-order here: bonedustpress.com/shop

The first page of This Mortal Coil by Jasmine Walls and Marie Enger. Marie's artwork covers half the page, a black and white illustration of a crumbling tower. A tiny skeleton, chest, and broken sword are falling from the tower as well. 
The text for the chapter opening reads:
Marrow watched the great wizard Falthazir—the most dangerous, powerful, magically protected man this side of the continent—choke on a bite of venison roast and wondered if they should do something.  
The magic that bound Marrow into the wizard’s service was very specific. Falthazir called it contract magic, the spells he used to bind spirits and creatures to his command, but that implied some kind of agreement. Marrow had been stolen from their realm, a place more concept than substance, when they had been happily nameless. Just another
Bonedust Press@bonedustpress.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We're excited to reveal our newest illustrated novella: This Mortal Coil Written by @mythjae.bsky.social Illustrated by @soengery.bsky.social With gorgeous cover art by @artwins.bsky.social We’ve also got some very cool announcements to go with this cover reveal, but first, what's the story? 🧵✨

The cover for This Mortal Coil, with art by Jan and Vlad Schwarts. The book is written by Jasmine walls and illustrated by Marie Enger.

The cover shows a skeleton wearing a cloak and holding a golden, broken sword, their pose furtive as they tug at their hood. Behind them is a path leading up to a looming and shadowed castle framed by a bright moon and a blood red sky.