When I was growing up, movies like Star Wars, The Last Starfighter, and Clash of the Titans were the very definition of Epic Fantasy. So when I was in high school and began the process of crafting my own epic[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Hey, all: In an effort to make it easier for new readers to catch up with all things Ellie Connelly, I’ve re-posted the first 32 pages of Eye of the Vortex, recovered from a recently rediscovered site dump of the[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey! I totally missed it, but last week marked the one-year anniversary of my ongoing Patreon campaign! I launched my comics project on August 15, 2014, and it’s been a great year since. I was able to finish a complete[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey, all! Today’s the day, the Artist Alley Comic Fest takes place today here in Portland! If you’re not familiar with the show yet, it’s a first-time event being run by Huynh and Addam Pool, the enthusiastic folks at Portland’s[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Hey, all! I’m having a quick sale on custom sketchcards and character portraits, exclusively for people who are coming to the Artist Alley Comic Fest this coming Sunday! Order your custom art today, and pick it up from me in[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The problem with having so many projects going on is the choice paralysis that hits whenever I have a bit of free time. I’m not sure if I’m working today or not, and can’t decide where to put my energies.[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Pac-Man the Barbarian, 2015 Pen & Ink on Bristol, 8.5×6.5 Had this idea the other day and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head, so I had to just sit down and draw the cover already.[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I did some thinking the other day in an effort to quantify my goals for various projects and start breaking down a plan to complete these things in time. Like, I know that I have about two dozen stories I[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last month, autostraddle.com posted this really great article focusing on Pamela Colman Smith, the under-appreciated artist behind the classic tarot deck imagery most-frequently referred to simply as The Rider Tarot Deck. Tarot users will recognize these cards as the foundation[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

I am truly excited to announce the kickoff of a project long in the planning stages, a series of illustrations based on The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells! I’ve been wanting to do this one for a[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
































