Taurin Clarke
@muaadib.bsky.social
“Blacker than a landlord’s soul” Brooklyn based illustrator Cover artist At Marvel, DC, BOOM! And others
GREEN ARROW issue thirty-one - our final issue - is on FOC this Monday. I put a lot of myself into this standalone one-shot story, so I hope people will pick it up. Covers by the great @muaadib.bsky.social & @skyepatridge.bsky.social. It's been an absolute honor to write this book. 💚💚
I cannot stress what a life-changing book this was for me. Absolutely proud and blessed to have been able to contribute. BIG thanks to @christophcondon.bsky.social for trusting the vision.
Chris Condon@christophcondon.bsky.social · 11mo agoIssue thirty-one of GREEN ARROW will be my final issue on the title. It's been fantastic to work with Montos, Buddy, Hass, Adriano, and Chris Rosa on the book. More than that, it's been a dream to work on a character like Ollie for DC Comics. I'm bummed we have to end things here...
Almost forgot: Inari's kitsune! Inari's skulk consists of Yako (one-tail), Zenko (two-tail), & Tenko (three-tail). This is based on the mythological concept that the more tails a fox had, the older/wiser/stronger it was. This idea is loosely reflected in Inari's foxes.
Since Monika is blasian (Japanese father, black mother). For those who don't know, when you design black characters, it's very easy for things like skin tone & hair texture to get lost in translations. That's why Taurin adding these specifics into Inari's character sheet is so necessary.
The great thing about Taurin is his first drafts are so good you really only have to mix 'n match your favorite things! I ended up going with option 3 w/ the note of shrinking her hip slits as we didn't want to inadvertently sexualize her. After that it was mostly finding the fight mask look.
Design-wise, I sent so many images to Taurin & my editor TOm over the course of '24 that it'd be impossible post them all here, but the main influences were Yuffie, Ibuki and Kimberley from Street Fighter. These influences are reflected in Inari's first designs
Her creation came about summer '24 after I got Covid & finally had time to play FF7 Rebirth. She is heavily inspired by Yuffie, one of my all-time favorite characters . I had been wanting to do more detective stories w/ Miles, and a young, fun, ninja thief seemed like the perfect fit for our series.
I co-created Inari with the immensely talented @muaadib.bsky.social (we also co-created the Ellie Deadpool design!). Inari is a Japanese-American, super-theif, with the mutant power to manipulate the electromagnetic spectrum, which she uses to create hardlight foxes.
I'm sitting in the Toronto airport, sleep-deprived & exhausted from spending the past 5 days going feral at Fan Expo/pushing the limits of the city's nightlife. So I figured now would be a perfect time to do a character breakdown of Monika Mori aka Inari, who will be appearing in MMSM 37 this week!
Only 11 days left to preorder Temporal issue 1 by @stephwilliams.bsky.social, art by @asiahfulmore.bsky.social, colors by @djcolorscomics.bsky.social, letters by @beccasee.bsky.social! Cover A by @muaadib.bsky.social and cover B by @kharyrandolph.bsky.social! www.lotuslandcomics.com/2025/08/pre-...
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THE MARVEL ART OF TAURIN CLARKE Kickstarter is live! Over 184 pages of dynamic cover art and some never seen before illustrations! Packed with behind the scenes content Process shots Exclusive Kickstarter rewards This is not one to miss! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ess...
Yall really don’t understand how hard Taurin Clarke cooked with this Inari design.cant wait to do a breakdown for her.
AIPT@aiptcomics.com · last yr.🚨 Double trouble in Brooklyn! Marvel’s newest super-thieves INARI & WHITE CAT debut in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #37 — and we’ve got your #EXCLUSIVE first look at the covers, designs & more!🕷️ @peachmomoko.bsky.social #spiderman #MarvelComics @yayforzig.bsky.social ⤵️
In stores today, DEADPOOL # 14. The penultimate issue of our run. This is probably my favorite cover of the bunch.
The final showdown between Ollie and The Fresshwater Killer goes down now in GREEN ARROW # 23! In stores today!
this is basically just a big plan to impoverish the united states
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · last yr.US Treasury Secretary Bessent: Rebalancing of China economy towards consumption and US economy towards manufacturing in two to three years would be a huge win - JPMorgan session.
My cover to the MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL has been announced! In stores this July.
GREEN ARROW issue twenty-six sees G.A. seeking the help of Detective Benítez after the shocking conclusion of issue twenty-five! Cover by the always amazing @muaadib.bsky.social!
Covers for GREEN ARROW 25 have been revealed. This next arc is called "Crimson Sands" and interrogates Ollie and Roy's relationship and the legacy of the classic GA story 'Snowbirds Don't Fly.' Covers by: @muaadib.bsky.social @davidaja.com @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social
GREEN ARROW issue twenty-one is out TODAY. Art: Montos Colors: Adriano Lucas Letters: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Editor: Chris Rosa Cover: @muaadib.bsky.social
Pulls are finally coming in so I'm catching up on Feb - there's no way I was missing Storm. 👏 So many talented creators: Curtis Baxter, John Jennings, Brittney Morris, Angelique Roche, Karen Darboe, Edwin Galmon, Alitha E. Martinez, Charles Stewart III AND THIS @muaadib.bsky.social COVER? HELLO?
SAM WILSON: CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 gets a rave review from @nerdinitiative.bsky.social! High five, @evnarc.bsky.social @muaadib.bsky.social @joecaramagna.bsky.social @alannawrites.bsky.social! In comic shops TODAY! nerdinitiative.com/2025/02/12/s...
SAM WILSON CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
Sam Wilson Captain America #2: "Sam Wilson's cousin Billie wanted in on the dream, but Sam grew suspicious after Eaglestar staged an attack to trick him into joining up as well. Unfortunately for Sam,...
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“WE ARE”. Looks like my cover to POWER RANGERS/VR TROOPERS 2025 FCBD Special is doing the rounds. For those of you who’ve missed my MMPR covers… stick around. Might be some cool stuff around the corner.
Deadpool #11 Preview Written by @yayforzig.bsky.social Artwork by @andreadivito.bsky.social Coloring by GURU-eFX Cover by @muaadib.bsky.social 1/3
Anthony Mackie visited Midtown Comics in NYC to buy copies of SAM WILSON: CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 by @evnarc.bsky.social, @muaadib.bsky.social, Eder Messias, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo, @vdelandro.bsky.social, @joecaramagna.bsky.social, @alannawrites.bsky.social, and yours truly!
