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False Knees

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False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Plan

Male mallard in water says "I'm a mallard with a plan! Nothing will distract me from my goal!" Second panel, a female mallard stands on a rock while another mallard inspects something brown floating in the water next to them. The female yells to the first mallard "Hey! We found some nasty old bread over here!" Third panel, the male mallard is sweating over a very real distraction from his goal.

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Toronto! Come to the comic arts festival happening right now! I’ll be there today and tomorrow :>

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False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 3y ago

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False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New Bird Poster! It's got 37 hand painted birdies of Eastern Canada at half their true size, based on photos I've taken myself. Bird names in Latin, English, and French. Link to my store in my story!

It's an ad for a new bird poster I've drawn. The image is of the poster in a gold frame hung on a white wall with dappled light shining. It is an attempt to make the product look like something the customer would like to purchase.

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 3mo ago

caw caw caw! (celebratory)

It's an image that says "My book has been nominated for an Eisner award! If you're eligible to vote, consider choosing my silly bird comics for best humor publication". There is a picture of the cover of "Ew, It's Beautiful" with a Will Eisner nominee sticker on top.

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A goose honks at another, honk honk honk. We see the inside of its head which reveals a smaller goose at a control desk with many buttons that say honk

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Nervous

Two american goldfinches on a telephone line. One says "I wish I didn't get so nervous talking to new birds" The other responds "Have you ever tried looking at the space between their eyes?" We zoom in on the speaking bird between their eyes so close that we can't really make out what they're saying. In the final panel, our first bird laughs "Hahaha" and says "Thanks!" overtop of the second bird saying "why are you laughing? It's not supposed to be funny"

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Seed Song

A chipping sparrow is humming to itself while hopping around a forest floor in early spring. New plants are sprouting through fallen years from the year before. Zoom in on the bird in the second panel as it sings "I never had a seed that I didn't like / dry ones hard ones sharp ones even taste alright / if you don't eat them fast, they turn into a grass! / if you let them be, they become a tree!" It stops to munch on some morsels of sparrow food, whatever that is, at the base of a plant that towers over its head. It looks up and up. The final frame is zoomed out to see the top of the plant, which is a trillium. The sparrow cheerily says "Good morning!". And that's how you make a comic!

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Reserved

Two long horizontal panels. In the first we see one chickadee hopping along a branch toward another chickadee. "Hi there, hello?" it says, "yeah sorry–I actually booked this area–I'm expecting friends". To which the other chickadee says "Um, ok like the branch?". In the second panel, we are zoomed in close to the first chickadee's face who is looking hostile "The whole tree is reserved actually"

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Cute Face

2 blue jays on the ground, one is about to eat an insect. The first jay says "I don't know how you cat eat grasshoppers" the second says "mm?". First goes "I can't eat anything with a cute face". The second jay appears confused "but... grasshoppers aren't––". We are looking down from the blue jay's perspective to see that the grasshopper has big eyes and a cute little smile. The final frame shows the blue jay gasping in surprise.

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Focus

It's a tight crop on an intense crow's face that is rendered in many pen lines. Background is a vivid vermillion, as are the crow's eyes. The crow is tinted teal. It has a small speech bubble which reads "Focus"

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Intelligent

2 Blue Jays conversing in a spruce. First Jay asks "What if we aren't the only intelligent species in the universe? What would they be like?" The second replies "Let's see... they'd need to be good at problem solving, and to have advanced communication skills, a social structure, self-awareness..." "... the ability to fly?" continues the first Jay. "That goes without saying!" exclaims the second. The first states confidently "And a strong beak, of course". To which the second responds rhetorically "How could you do anything intelligent without a strong beak?"

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Confession

The title of the strip is "Confession". There are four juncos, our hero says "Ok ok I got one I got one, I kinda like cats! You Know? They're cute!" The other juncos are incensed. One says "What the hell!" Another "You can't say that". Our hero continues "'RAARR!!' haha those teeth? They're adorable! Always jumping everywhere... awww!" One is saying "What are you talking about?!" out of frame.

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How To Live A Good Life #oldknees

The first panel shows a crow with the title "How to live a good life". The second panel shows a crow cawing at itself in the mirror with the subheading "Make friends". The next panel says "Explore" and shows a crow looking into a commercial waste bin. The next says "Try new things" with a crow eating something vile. The next one says "Be curious" and shows the crow grabbing a hissing cat's tail". The final frame says "Get a hobby" and shows the crow looking closely at a book of matches.

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Venus

Two chickadees sit on a branch, one says: "Whoa! Look!" indicating a light in the sky over the horizon. The other one says: "Pretty!" The first one says "Do you think that's Venus or just a bright star?". The second one looks nervous, stumbling "Oh... uh... yeah it's probably Bemus"

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 4mo ago

101

A tree sparrow is speaking: "Artistic creation shouldn't be considered carelessly! Good art is made deliberately! With emotion! Physical exertion! If you aren't crying or bleeding by the end, you'd better look into another lifestyle...". We see a class of birds with piles of sticks and a big banner that reads "Intro to nest building" made out of twigs. The teacher continues: "Ok! Does everyone have their bundle of soft moss?"

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A crow is standing next to a melting snowbank and says "I love when the snow starts to melt and all the treasures appear". It hops along and says "Let me show you my collection". We see an assortment of objects at its feet. "54 aromatics nubs, a fine preener, assorted flavour discs, beak lovelies, flim-flams, shiny poke-stick, and best of–wait..." We see a close of of the crow looking over its shoulder "where's my jiggly squibbler?"

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Life After Life was nominated for a Bédélys award for best indie english publication in Québec! 💙💙💙

Image shows 'Life After Life' book in finalists for Bédélys award for best independent english publication.

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A crow says "I just want to"

"Focus" Crow is now very detailed and crouching down

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The Artful Corvid #oldknees

A crow whistles to itself on a bright winter day. It's scratching at the snow with its foot. It sees something blue and plastic sticking out of the snow and says "Hello what's this". It reaches to pick it up with its beak and yanks it out with a "shing!"

The thing is revealed to be a blue bic pen. The crow holds it triumphantly above its head. There is a magic light emanating from the pen which is creating a blue crosshatching effect on the sky.

The crow holds the glorious pen and the words "I AM ARTIST" frame the image.

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hold On Tight

Pencil drawing of two crows in a tree with heavy snow fall. One crow is pulling a PRIVATE PROPERTY sign off of the tree. The crows are now on the snowy ground. One says "Hold on tight!" the other replies "To what?" looking down at the sign it is standing on. The first crow pushed the second and it slides down a hill screaming AAAAAHHHH. Perspective from between the legs of the crow going down the hill. Snow streams by as it continues to scream AAAAAAHHHHHHHH. The first crow watches from the top of the hill as the second screams "I'll never forgive youuuuuuu". The second crow's scream continues "uuuuu–oh I've stopped. That was thrilling!" It is covered in snow, face is plastered with the stuff. In the distance at the top of the hill, the first crow is crying "my turn! my turn!"

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hourly Comics Day 2026 2/2

2:30pm "It's a beautiful sunny day. But quite cold." My phone shows -14 feels like -18. "I don't mind the excuse to stay in."

3:30pm Mélodie returns. I ask "Why do I smell fries?" she says "I brought surprise poutine!" Plover is red-cheeked from the cold. I reply "Oh!" with hearts in my eyes

4:30pm Trying to put Plover down while singing 2000s indie rock "you are a waterfall waiting inside a well" I sing, as she goes AAHHH. I look down at her and say "Hm?" She looks at me with love in her eyes and then gently bites my chin and I laugh. She did not sleep.

5:30pm dinner time for Plover. Food -> Baby. She is putting food everywhere. And then it is bed time for angel baby. She has a little halo

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hourly Comics Day 2026 comics dump!

Hourly Comics Day 2026 Part 1 of 2

Sometime the day before

My two cats are communing with my baby. The white cat (Lady) says "Ok, this one is for waking them up first. Rock, paper, scissors–". In the second frame we see them each put a paw in and the baby has made scissors. Lady says "Ah, you win again".

12:30am
I am softly humming Chopin to my baby. She is wide awake "eeeeeee", acquiring consciousness

7:30am
I look after Plover (not her real name) most mornings so Mélodie can get more sleep. The baby is pictured saying "ee-ayagoo ayyyyyyyy" on the bed. We have our little rituals. I stand with her in front of the window saying "good morning, spruce!" Recently I've rediscovered my love for my mocha pot. It's a quiet way to make coffee, one-handed.

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Snowy Lump #oldknees

Two crows march through a snowy field. They see a pile of snow on top of a fence post. "Heh, that lump of snow looks like..." starts one... Close up of the lump of snow that is revealed to be a living snowy owl. "Gasp" exhales one crow. "...a spirit!" exclaims the second.

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Snowed In #oldknees

Two crows are flying through a snowstorm. "I can hardly see a thing!" yells one, "We can't keep going like this!" The other one replies "Let's take a break!" They land in a snow-covered field, the snow is falling gently. "Oh!" exclaims one while looking around at the peaceful scene, "It's so beautiful when you aren't fighting against it."

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Ferbruary #oldknees

A downy woodpecker sits on a spruce on a sunny winter day. "Ahh... Febuary" it says. Close up on it correcting "Febrary" then "Febberary..." then finally "Frebrury"

Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A Black-capped Chickadee showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory.

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False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Grumpbeak

A bird is singing on a crabapple tree in winter. In the second panel we see the bird is an evening grosbeak who says "What a gorgeous day!". The following panel he says "Why can't every day be like this" And in the final panel looks very upset.

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Finished is better than terrible #oldknees

A crow kicks a small ball of snow. They then start rolling it into a larger ball while saying "trust the process...". They kick more snow into a pile and stick a branch in repeating "trust the process" to itself. They place small stones. They say "Phew!" and stand back to look at its creation, which we see now is a mess of a project that looks somewhat like a melted bird. The final panel the crow says "haha it's terrible".

False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Coo coo

We see two house sparrows drinking out of a puddle. The male says to the female: "Good puddle!" to which she replies "I love you but you have low standards". Pigeons arrive in the background, the female says "Ope! Here comes the herd" There is a long horizontal frame of the two sparrows in the midst of a bunch of pigeons cooing around them. The male then says "gentle giants" the female agrees "mhm" and then says "coo" and the male responds "haha. coo!"