The full illustration of the 6 of Keys card I did for the @/SeekerSagaTarot (Twitter) I’m so happy that I got to work in this project ! 💖

The Dead Boy Detectives (and crew), have been occupying my thoughts the past few weeks. I’ve watched the show on repeat, rewatched Sandman, actually started reading the Sandman graphic novels (currently on Seasons of Mist, the introduction of the Dead Boys), and I’ve started drawing the episodes in the style of old teen detective novels.

I started these before getting super into behind the scenes details. I went down a bit of a rabbit-hole last night, and was delighted to learn that show-runner Steve Yockey wanted the show to be reminiscent of The Hardy Boys, one of the main influences of these covers.

The accuracy of their depictions varies, I don’t think they always really look like themselves. But I had a lot of fun.

I hope to continue designing these for a bit while the obsession holds, and maybe I can properly bring in purples, Crystal’s hero color.

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Image 1: A series of covers on a white background. From left to right, "The Case Of The Dandelion Shrine", "The Case Of Devlin House", "The Case Of The Dandelion Shrine" (alt cover), "The Case Of The Hungry Snake", and "The Case Of The Lighthouse Leapers".

Image 2: Three teenagers, Charles, Crystal and Edwin explore a blue green cave with a skull covered in dandelions on a center shrine. Charles holds a flashlight, Crystal is climbing in while her eyes have gone white during a psychic episode, and Edwin is playing lookout. At the top of the page in yellow italics is the text “Dead Boy Detectives” and below in off-white bold caps “THE CASE OF THE DANDELION SHRINE”.

Image 3: Edwin, Charles and Crystal peering around the corner of a yellow-green wooden hallway, looking at the silhouette of a man swinging an axe. They have varying worried expressions. At the top, in yellow italics is “Dead Boy Detectives” and in off-white bold caps “THE CASE OF DEVLIN HOUSE”.

Image 4: Crystal and Niko stare at each other across a green hallway. Niko has her left hand raised and is surrounded by glowing images, stars, hearts, moons, butterflies, rainbows, and sparkles. The cast a faint pink light. At the top in yellow italics is “Dead Boy Detectives”, and in off-white bold caps “THE CASE OF THE DANDELION SHRINE”.

Image 5: Charles and Edwin tied to chairs in a golden yellow room. Charles has an iron collar chained to his neck, and his wrists are bound. Edwin is in a white tank top, and his mouth is gagged with a clothe. On the wall is the shadow of the witch Esther, with her cane. In the corner is a large cabinet, Niko peers out of. On top of the cabinet is perched a crow, Monty. At the top, in yellow italics “Dead Boy Detectives” and in off-white bold caps “THE CASE OF THE HUNGRY SNAKE”.

Image 6: Edwin, Charles and Crystal stand on stairs overlooking the gray sea and red sky. A giant angler fish, Angie, is staring at them. In the corner, on top of the hill is a classic red and white striped lighthouse. At the top, in yellow italics “Dead Boy Detectives” and in off-white bold caps “THE CASE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE LEAPERS”.

Image 7: A series of book covers on a white background: “Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island”, “Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, The Ghost of Blackwood Hall”, “Nancy Drew, The Mystery at Lilac Inn”, “The Hardy Boys, While the Clock Ticked”, and “The Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Coughing Dragon”.

sad boyo (click for better res!)

DEAD BOY DETECTIVES BINGEWATCH

Lately, I’ve just been seeing negativity surrounding the show in and outside of the fan base, but not enough of positivity and I just wanted to share that there will be a binge/mass watching of the show. Please spread the word about this mass watching that will start on Friday and last until Sunday, starting at 1 pm EST. Please convince people (friends and mutuals) who seem interested in the show to watch it and complete the show.

For some motivation, I wanted to share some information that I think the fan base should hear. 1) The show has been placed in the critically acclaimed section on Netflix and is rated at #4 on IMDB. (If that means at least something)

2) The viewership has risen by a whole 4 million, so imagine what will happen after the binge/mass watching if we all participate and share the word with reluctant viewers, along with old fans about it. So please, just have some hope.

And 3) Netflix mostly renew shows with high completion rates so even if it’s just background noise or just you watching it for the 157th time, you and new viewers completing the show matters.

So, we have to let Netflix know that’s our voices matters and it doesn’t when we’re just always hoping for the worse instead of spreading the word. Spread the world in different languages (it’s somewhat popular in Brazil), in different fanbases (Good Omens, Lockwood and Co, OFMD), different platforms (On Twitter and TikTok), spread the poster for the event around (No need to credit me). Spread the word.

END THE CANCELLATION STREAK

QUEER/ YA FANTASY SERIES DESERVES MORE THAN ONE SEASON.

Jumping back and forth between Detective Agency Shows and desperate for a crossover now

Dirk has been almost killed so many times that he can definitely see ghosts from a very young age. He’d probably love Edwin and Charles and probably escaped Black Wing as the same age they’re stuck at. Maybe they gave him the idea!!

MY ROMAN EMPIRE!!

bringing this meme back just for them <3

Bonus, because I think that I’m hilarious:

this one's for you, edwin paine

I swear the more i draw these two, the more i change their designs ever so slightly. Anyways, here's some more radioapple kisses cause i think they're neat!