Beetle Moses

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7/4/25

Happy Friday gang. There have been some exciting developments behind the scenes on some BEETLE BUSINESS, which I hope to be able to share with you guys soon. Meetings and emails and also keeping up with the comics has me feeling a little tired, but I’m powering through! For my non-American Beetlites, today is Independence Day here which is mostly just an excuse to consume beer an...

There can be only one

7/3/25

Those of you who follow me on Instagram may have seen my story post which inspired this comic. I was at a thrift store and saw two “best grandpa” baseball caps next to each other. Originally the idea was just for two old guys to be fist-fighting wearing those hats, but I wanted to flesh the joke out and make it look cooler. Used some Dragon Ball reference images for the backgro...

Not an excuse to be rude

7/2/25

Howdy y’all!! I’ve got a bunch of new comics I’m coloring. I love this movie, if you haven’t seen it I recommend it. I read the book it’s based on recently and wanted to include this character in a comic. This is a fan art account now

Living legend

6/28/25

This idea had me short of breath when I first thought of it for some reason lol. Bro is 150,000 years old. Tricky backgrounds for this comic, I had to watch some YouTube videos of award ceremonies and screenshot moments that worked for the framing I wanted.

Always doing the most

6/26/25

Back on my drawing grind after mailing out all the orders for the Flyer! Technically I drew this before I left town for OMGcon, but finally I had some time to give it color. Relieved to have the orders shipped out and I’m excited to get back in the groove.

Please keep that same energy next month

6/19/25

Currently posting this from the plane to OMGCon! I always get some pre-travel nerves before a flight, but this weekend is about to be so much fun. Gonna be there with my DAWG shen Comix, plus some of the amazing people I got to meet at the convention last year. It’s a small con, which is my favorite vibe because it’s a tight knit group of guests. Plus you really get to talk to...

The Flyer drops right now!

Good morning! For the first time ever I have made a physical comic of my short story, THE FLYER, available in my shop. They are marked as first edition, signed and numbered, LIMITED 300 COPIES ONLY. Crazy collector's item for beetleheads tbh.

Before I announce to my wider audience via social media, I wanted to make sure you all who are my numba one ride-or-dies will have access to them f...

Gotta lowball em first

6/16/25

You think he’s paying full price?

Gonna make a longer update post, but I am gearing up for OMGCon this weekend in Owensboro, Kentucky! If you so happen to be in the Kentucky tri state area I really can’t recommend this con enough. Cool guests (including me), fun activities all weekend, and it all takes place in this gorgeous Owensboro convention center. Last year OMGCon ...

Like what’s the rush

6/14/25

A lot do my ideas occur to me right as I’m falling asleep. I’ve learned my lesson to always write it down even if the idea is half-baked or incomplete. This was one that I wrote down, and completely forgot about the next morning. When I opened my notes to decide what comic I wanted to draw, this one made me burst out laughing which is usually a good sign. Some laborious drawin...

Clear mind dirty butt

6/13/25

Really fun one to color. I might just pivot from drawing comics and become one of those old dudes with crazy long hair and minor brain damage from too much psychedelic usage. Get a cabin and paint those crazy kaleidoscope posters in a weed dealers apartment.

How’d you know I was here

6/11/25

This was a really fun piece to draw. I had the basic idea of an intense-looking villain using the phrase “leave no stone unturned” and then the reveal of the bug literally under a rock. But I wanted to sell it in an interesting way, so I padded the world building by making it a Yakuza style crime boss and masked ninjas.

Some surprisingly difficult poses to draw here, no...

My happy place

6/10/25

To be honest I’m not sure if this needs some more working to make sure the idea translates. I like the art but I’m not sure the connection between the second and third panels are clear. What do you guys think?

It’s not a phase

6/8/25

Took a little rest from drawing comics after posting the Flyer, but I’m back baby. In my little off-week I actually placed a pretty large order of physical copies of the Flyer. Really exciting for me because it’ll be my first time ever printing my art into a physical book. I added some cool art on the inside covers and stuff too. Can’t wait to show you guys! Welcome to my new...

Still at large

5/31/25

This one better go crazy on Momtok. Lol the baby’s face in this one just had me laughing while I was drawing. That’s straight up how I feel when my girl is driving us around for errands. Just along for the ride baby

Late game side quest

5/30/25

My friend bought me Skyrim and it may have ruined my life. I think about it every day. This is how it feels sometimes

Talking Process!

Hello my beautiful baby bugs. I recorded this lengthy video describing my process on each page of the Flyer, my new short story comic. I also talk in detail about my current creative mindset, how that bleeds into the work I produce, and my perspective on the state of webcomics as an artistic movement.

This is half video, half podcast episode. I tend to ramble a bit. I hope there...

The Flyer, Pt. 2

I am so excited to be sharing this with you guys. I don't think I've ever exerted myself on a single project before in the way I did with this story. Had a fantastic time working on it, and I hope that you enjoy reading it!

Thank you for your support by being a member of this community. It is because of people like you that I am able to spend my time being creative, and in return it is my...

The Flyer, Pt. 1

These are the first six pages to a story I've been drawing. So excited to show you guys the second part. Once everything is up, I'm going to do some in depth process talk on these pages. It is my intention to be completely delulu with these panels. I'm trying to put as much sauce in there as possible. Please enjoy, and thanks for reading as always.

New 14-page comic on the way!

Hello beetlegang. Much love to you all on this blessed Saturday morning. Last night I finished the ink drawings and scans for all the pages of a new story I’ve been working on. I really extended myself and my abilities on this one so I can’t wait to share it with you. Of course my Patreon peeps are going to see it in advance.

I’ve posted here some of the character art for the st...

Can I at least finish my shrimp cocktail

5/9/25

Not exactly sure how this one came to be, I just had this visual in my mind of a sexy disco alien lady trying to get the attention of some shlubby looking guy. Wanted to see it through.

This has a few elements outside of my drawing comfort zone, mainly the lighting and backgrounds. I’ve attempted to make drawings where the colors and lines have a level of abstraction to 2025-05-09 12:11:45 +0000 UTC View Post

Not in my house

5/8/25

This idea came to me and felt like an ooooold school beetle moses idea I would have had in the first year. But it was funny to me and I knew I could draw it better now than I could three years ago.

There’s a very chill family-owned barcade near where I live, and they have a bunch of TVs set up with switches, PlayStations etc. Its a great spot. There’s a young guy who wor...

When the direct deposit hits

5/7/25

I draw monkey… I post monkey… repeat

Put it on my tomb

5/4/25

Another tricky one to map out on paper. I tried to strike a balance between dynamic panels / changing camera angles without things becoming disorienting to the reader. Also fitting the correct amount of information in each panel. First panel we needed to see a body or at least the insinuation of a body, which is mostly sold by the police presence. Second panel we needed to see the ...

Toby’s gone

5/3/25

This idea had been sitting in my notes for a pretty long time but I had trouble figuring out how to fit everything into three panels. Once i did a few sketches to get the first panel right, the rest kind of fell into place. The result is a little bit more crowded than I usually like, but I think it serves its purpose in its visual storytelling.

Also, since I really enjoy draw...

Count your blessings

5/2/25

I hate to say it but there are some people who need to get trolled irl, just to remember how good they have it.

Get a load of this guy

5/1/25

I showed my girlfriend this and she was horrified because she thought the aliens were too uncanny looking lmao. Can’t believe she’s never seen a reptilian before

There can only be one apex predator

4/22/25

More Cambrian period humor! You guys like Cambrian period humor?

Btw today is my 3-year anniversary of when I first started posting comics!! I’d like to make a separate post detailing the last three years, but I’ll say it here as well— thank you all for being along for this journey with me. Comics entered my life and turned my world upside down. Cheers to many more yea...

Quest complete

4/19/25

I drew six comics this week. Really feeling like I’ve been in my bag with the colors and more ambitious framing/poses/backgrounds. I think when I look back to some comics I was drawing and posting even less than a year ago, I kind of cringe to see a flat color background, or just an image which wasn’t fully realized. These more recent comics take me twice as long to complete, ...

Why can’t we be friends?

4/18/25

This is without question the longest I’ve spent drawing and coloring a single page comic. Absolute mission to get through. It mostly boiled down to having a lot of figures, but as I’ve probably mentioned on some previous posts I’m really trying to lock in more than ever and level up my colors and drawing ability. This is definitely a piece I’d self-critique as “bursting ...

Secret to happiness

4/17/25

It could all be so simple…

You guys I simply do not want to answer business emails anymore, does this make me a bad person? The next time someone sends me the words touchbase procedure audience reach marketing connect zoom call etc, im gonna genuinely start tweaking. I shoulda never left monkey