Mike Maihack

Battle Ready T-Shirt

Hi all!

I always thought this drawing from last year would be neat to have on a t-shirt, so finally uploaded it to my TeePublic shop.

Since it's a brand-new design, it's currently 35% off for the next couple of days. TeePublic has sales seemingly every time you visit the site though so don't make that rush you. I also only make pennies off any sales. It's basically just something I ...

Moonlit Spiral: Mollusca Publishing House

Today is World Book Day!

In the spirit of that, I'd thought I'd share some more concept art that I created for my next book, The Moonlit Spiral*, which also has to do with (dot dot dot) BOOKS!

A good chunk of the first act of TMS takes place in a generations-owned publishing house whose primary specialization has been in printing Treasureographies: Personal accounts of adventures written by famous treasure hunters. As interest for treasure hunti...

A Batgirl Supergirl Easter Timelapse

Happy Easter, my friends!

I'm not sure I've shared a timelapse of me drawing one of my comics before (maybe I have) so I thought, "Hey! Why not today?" With this Batgirl Supergirl Easter comic. 😊

A couple of notes:

• I use custom template borders before drawing over those with a pencil tool which is why you don't see them at the beginning. It's a shame Clip Studio doesn't include that stuff in their recording but you can just pretend that they're there.

• ...
  2025-04-20 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Easter Kara

Happy Saturday!

Was a busy, busy week. Which I suppose is just going to be my norm for a little while. So it was nice to unwind with a little Supergirl sketch.

Thought about posting last night but felt like it was more a Saturday afternoon sorta drawing. Also appropriate since I'm about to go hide a bunch of plastic eggs around my yard here in a little bit. Looking forward to an accumulation of even more candy in the house.

Hopping everyone has a nice Easter weekend!

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Slow Ko

Happy mid-week!

My youngest asked me to draw a tortoise so this was me complying on that request. Fun excuse to draw Ko again.

Obviously I titled this post based on the top speed of her shape-shifting, shelled steed she's riding, but art of Ko might indeed slow down a bit over the next couple months as other responsibilities ramp up. This week, I started layouts for my fourth Spidey book, I'm still finishing up a few things for Moonlit Spiral (like the cover), and--because those t...

Balancing Act

Quick Batgirl sketch to wind down the work week.

💜💛

TRON LAPSE

We're finally getting a new TRON film! Yay. Regardless of what anybody's thoughts or fears are for Ares (or Jared Leto for that matter) I'll personally take anything I can get. I've been a TRON fan ever since I saw the first one on VHS when I was like, I dunno 6yo or something. To this day the entire concept and designs have been at the top of my all-time favorite things list. And I dug how years later Le...

Princess Mononoke Fan Art

This past weekend my family met up with some friends to go see the newly restored Princess Mononoke on IMAX, which, if playing in a theater near you, I can't recommend highly enough to take the time off to go see. The picture and sound were incredible.

The last time I saw Mononoke in the theater was when it was first released in the US at a little independent theater near the art college I was studying at. It was also the film that introduced me to Miyazaki and, as an animation student,...

Fundraising Commission Auction

I wasn't planning on offering another commission auction--and the last thing I want to do is make a habit of them--but my sister is in a bit of a bind with her special-needs son who is in need of an expensive knee surgery being denied by insurance. You can read more about it on his GoFundMe page.

So in the spirit of helping out those I love in any small way I can:

• ON...

  2025-03-31 17:10:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Ko Sign

Happy the weekend! My first week back in the states was a bit slow going as the "slight" cold I brought back from Europe with me turned out to be a not slight cold. Ended up pretty much just hanging out on a couch for a couple days. Caught up on some movies though (Hey, Kung Fu Panda 4 wasn't all that bad! Fun fight sequences at least).

I'm feeling MUCH better now though and even managed to scribble this drawing of Ko yesterday afternoon. I thought about Ko a LOT during my...

Back from Switzerland!

Hello! How has everyone been? I am currently dealing with a bit of jet lag, a slight cold, a giant pile of too-much-work in front of me, and a very large desire to return to Switzerland where my family and I spent all of last week. It was amazing. Honestly, it's kind of depressing to be writing this from back in boring ol' America. Haha.

We chose Switzerland because it checked the two boxes on our What To Do During Spring Break list: A short European vacation using nothing but credit ca...

The Fantastic Four (+ Phone Wallpaper)

Happy Foursday!*

My family and I are still out on vacation, but here's some new art for you anyways! I actually finished this a day before we left and considered waiting to post it until I got back, but where's the joy in that? Plus me hanging out with family... Some fan art of Marvel's first family... Just seems to fit. Dunno where the cookie part of it came in other than few things bring a family together like freshly baked cookies (or in Johnny's case, freshly burnt ones). Hopefully ...

Super Saint Patrick's Day Timelapse

Hi all!

Just because I'm not in my studio this week, doesn't mean I couldn't schedule a little festive drawing timelapse for "Everything Is Suddenly Green Now" Day. I think last year I only shared the quick one minute lapse of this clover colored Kara. So here's the full lapse this time.

Hope it brings about some good luck! At the very least, maybe a colorful smile or too.

🍀

Ko Travel

Hi, my friends!

First off, some new art of Ko (and some variations of it because I'm indecisive). Enjoy!

Secondly, I want to let you know that as of today I am on...

Except not in the warm and sunny local Babs seems to be leaping into. NO. My family is heading out of this country, into some snowy mountains, and hopefully will soon be enjoying some fine cheeses, chocolates, sledging...

Super Sleepy Wallpapers (Desk + Phone)

Hi all! Thought that recent drawing of Kara and her sleepy friends might make a good desktop wallpaper so I made one. And then I thought it might also make a decent phone wallpaper. So I made that too.

A few phone options based on style/preference. Desktop wallpapers packaged in the usual sizes:

• TABLET (1600 x 1200)

• HD PC (2560 ...

  2025-03-11 16:44:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Super Sleepy

Happy Sunday, my friends!

Felt like drawing Kara and a couple of her Super Friends. Must have been a long night! I know it was for me. I'm currently relating to all three of them as I adjust to time jumping ahead today. Hope the rest of you are feeling more alert and energetic than I am!

And I suppose while I'm here, quick reminder that the Kate Bishop watercolor auction ends today at 6pm E...

Ko Run

Happy Friday! Dunno about for the rest of you but this week just raced by for me.

And it was a big one! I finally handed in the finished colored draft of THE MOONLIT SPIRAL. Yay! What a journey that was. Still a bit of work to do on it including a cover (of which I started sketching some designs for this week), some filler stuff, inevitable edits, and probably a few other things I haven't considered... but...

Kate Bishop Watercolor (+ Auction)

Hi all! Friendly reminder the auction for this one ends at 6pm EST today, Sunday (or shortly thereafter). High bid as of me writing this is $550. Best of luck! 💜

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I go to a fun, local artist meet-up once a month and like having something already started to work on while I'm there. Otherwise I just drink and gab and don't really get anything productive done. Well, I guess hanging out with friends IS productive in its own way but you know what I mean.

Any...

Ramona Flowers Watercolor

Happy Friday, my friends!

Here's a watercolor drawing of subspace highway shortcut user Ramona Flowers to end the work week (process pics above). This one is for the patron who won the charity auction I offered a couple weeks back. Skated it in as promised--just barely--by the end of the month! Jeesh. How is it March already? Well, bring it on. Only two months in and 2025 has already been a wild one. Looking forward to December. Haha.

Always fun drawing Ramona and this request tot...

Drawin' Gambit

Since I shared that timelapse of Rogue yesterday, thought it only fitting to share Gambit today. I think before this, I had maybe only drawn him once before? For a digital commission from well over a decade ago. Which I suppose I could just find and post right here since I mentioned it.

There you go. Ain't they sweet.

He's a bit tricky, but I still think I captured him okay in that more ...

Drawin' Rogue

Felt like it was time to share a new timelapse drawing so here's a fun Rogue I sketched up last year. Uploaded the full lapse since it's only about six minutes. It's nice when a drawing comes together rather quickly. That can be pretty rare for me.

The 97' X-Men have been on my mind a lot lately since I'd really like to use them in one of my next two Spidey team-up books. I've got a few ideas percolating around in my head with the wacky mutants but Marvel can sometimes be ...

Super Friends (+ Phone Wallpaper)

Busy week!

Wanted to end it on a fun note and since it's been a day since I've drawn Batgirl or Supergirl I thought I'd draw them both (with Streaky of course) with the intention of providing a new wallpaper for y'all. And it was fun! Doubt I'll ever tire of scribbling these two.

Bunch of process pics above. And multiple wallpaper versions included in the attachments below.

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🩷 Happy Caturday 🩷

Over the years I've drawn a few cards for my wife for romantic events and holidays throughout the year (you can see some of the past ones HERE).

This year for Valentine's Day I drew for the love of my life, her love of her life--our three cats which I thought she might enjoy an updated drawing of (she did). Was actually pretty happy with how the drawing turned out so I thought I'...

Into the Valentine Verse

Here's a little Miles and Gwen to celebrate International Share Pictures with Hearts Day. Looks like I'm going to be drawing a lot of these two in a bit over a month, so better get to practicin'.

Hope the coming weekend is beyond lovely, my friends!

❤️🩷

Ko #6

I dunno, guys. Every time I have a night to draw something for fun, I just want to draw Ko. I'll aim to get some more variety on here though for those not into this ongoing character creation of mine. I do have a new tier I hope to start offering once Moonlit colors are done that will almost certainly involve more fan art type stuff.

In the meantime, I think I landed on a full name for Ko! Torikaeko (which I pronounce as "TOR E KAE KOE" which very well could be completely wrong). 2025-02-12 16:40:49 +0000 UTC View Post