Curli

@curlyqueued.bsky.social

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28 | PhD in Toxicology, comic artist, Bird enjoyer Read my Black gay fantasy/sci fi webcomic at asterandthefire.com

Artfight attack on sqeeble with their OC Penelope. She is a chubby anthro white ayam cemani chicken with a cute little pixie cut and short bangs. She is wearing a pink crop top with the words "BABY" on it and low-rise bootcut jeans with a metal loop belt. She is accessorized with a skinny yellow and gold chevron fashion scarf, gold hoop earrings, a light pink headband, and pink sunglasses. She is adjusting her glasses while looking at the viewer with a smile (or as close to one as a bird can get). The background is purple and pink and filled with light pink/white circles and ribbon like shapes. There are various glowy bits and sparkles scattered throughout, and a dot pattern in the top left and bottom right corners.
Artfight attack with @annehairball.bsky.social 's OC Abigail. She is a mixed race (White, French African) young woman in traditional Edwardian attire. She stands in profile, looking down to the right with a serene, but eerie expression. She is wearing a light teal, high collared dress with a dark teal waistcoat edged with gold. She has a a ruffled, flowy blouse underneath and a white ascot pinned with a turquoise gemstone brooch right below her neck. She has a massive dark blue hat with an egret feather and white flowers pinned onto the side, falling off the brim. Hovering above her hands is her parasol, which she is levitating with her telekinetic powers (indicated by the glow of her orange eyes). She is deep in shadow as the background glows white behind her.
Mock video game screenshot depicting a pixel Super Mario Bros. esque level featuring characters from the webcomic Prophet of the Sun. Borvyn is the Mario equivalent, punching a block to get a coin. Addie/Adelaide is a Cheep Cheep equivalent (basically like a pufferfish) jumping out of a pond in the middle of the level, looking at Borvyn with a big grin on her face. In the far right side, you can see the priests/inquisitors depicted as Goobmas, holding out crosses with angry faces. The Sun is the Angry Sun equivalent, hovering above all the characters with an evil grin on its face. In the background, the burning city from Chapter 1 slowly transitions into the cliffside city Addie is from in Chapter 2. Stats are displayed in the topmost part of the picture, with Borvyn currently having 20 XP and 15 coins. This is World 1-3, indicating the number of chapters the comic has so far, and the time reads as 20 seconds.
Mikael from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. He is a light skinned Blasian with a curly mowhawk and a punk looking outfit. He looks pissed off.
Panel from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. Abel is being grabbed by the shoulder by someone. He looks startled.
ArtFight attack on fluffue’s OC, Kandi. Kandi is a pink slime cyclops bunny monster with various cutesy things embedded in their body, such as chibi animal charms, stars, hearts, and glitter bits. They are semi-translucent, and you can see their brain, eyeball, and some leg and arm bones through their skin. They are wearing a woven blue and orange bikini top and light blue cutoff shorts. They are dramatically draping themselves over a wooden chair in bright sunlight, literally melting from the heat. They hold a long forgotten rainbow fan in their left hand. The little animal charms in their body are visibly sweating and the sun in their left hand is wearing sunglasses.
Art fight attack on Mechanimal-007 with fanart of his OC Chroma. Chroma is a colorful anthro cat person with a neon green top with a checkered pattern along the edges, checkered skirt, and black boots with green flames along the sides. Her fur is pink and its hair is literally every color of the rainbow. He is dancing to Slayyyter at a rave and is wearing a glowstick necklace and bracelet.
Artfight infographic for Curli! I’m on Team Comedy. Open to friendly fire and revenge, but no mass attacks. My featured OCs are all from my webcomic Aster and the Fire: Aster, Ibis, Naomi, Rakhi, and Mikael. I have characters that are human, anthro (all Miyans have birdsonas), and monster (the Goddess in comic is an eldritch being technically).
Two panels from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. Naomi is embracing Abel and introducing Aster to him as her husband and Wolayta Shipping Company's handyman and customer service rep. Aster responds with a nervous thumbs up and an "OK!", unsure what to do with all of this love being flung at her.
Dapper Black man pointing a gun to the viewer while two tears stream down his very solemn looking face.
Blue gray gnatcatcher in profile in a purple bush.
Panel from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. Naomi is helping up Aster from the ground.
Notification showing that Chiitan liked my #webcomicday post.
Hexagon logo for the webcomic Aster and the Fire designed by Tripp Gustin! @trippgustin.bsky.social
Fuzzy yellow Canadian Goose goslings eating grass in the sunlight.
Image of young Aster looking up to the sky in pure joy as she flies. She is half transformed into her bird form.
Panel from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. Closeup of a child’s hands being clasped by a pair of older ones.
Snapshot of a panel from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. Hana and Bon are looking at a statue of Tsor, Aweke's wife, while Tera and Aoife walk arm in arm just behind it. They are all at a park entrance and there is greenery surrounding them. Because Jacki is very much a fashion connoisseur, I'll describe their clothes. Hana is wearing an all brown fit with some black detailing and Bon is wearing a transparent crop top and baggy black pants with a red scarf. Tera and Aoife are wearing futuristic athlesiure-Aoife's is a strappy pink bodysuit and Tera's is a white crop top and baggy pants. Aoife is also wearing red heart earrings.
A panel from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. A young Aster and Jember look out the window of a hovertrain as their grandfather, Teodros, watches over them. The window shows a view of one of the shipping ports in Miya's capital city, with several aircraft docked and one massive one taking off to the right. There is a massive mural on the side of the port, showing all the previous Miyan leaders-Aweke is on the bottom left next to Jember's head. Below the port, District 3 of the capital city sprawls out. The sky is mostly clear, with the tops of some cumulonimbus clouds peeking out overhead. The sun is shining directly overhead, indicating it is around noon.
Panel from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. Kid!Aster is looking up at something that surprises her (Teodros).
Panel from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. Closeup of Kid!Aster looking behind her as she’s running, a distressed look on her face. Someone is speaking and she’s trying to ignore it. At the bottom of the panel, jagged black speech bubbles form with scratchy white text.
Kid!Aster looking googly eyed while shushing Agnes.
Panel from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. Kid!Aster, Jember, and Agnes are staring directly at the viewer (actually looking at a doorway). Aster (in the front) seems upset but determined. Jember and Agnes (behind Aster) seem distressed and have comedically giant googly eyed stares. Jember looks like he’s about to cry.
Juvenile double crested cormorant swimming on the water.
Screenshot of a panel from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. Young Aster and Agnes are peering out through a doorframe at a room awash with golden light. They look shocked and confused.
Panel from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. Aster, Jember, and Agnes are tiptoeing down the stairs while someone is talking. They are cast in shadow, as sunlight is shining in the room next to the stairwell.
Robot hammering in a No fun allowed sign into the ground
A panel from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. Aster and Agnes are talking to each other while Jember descends down the attic stairs looking annoyed.
A panel from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. Kid!Aster is looking up, concerned. She removed her hand from Jember’s shoulder.
Panel from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. Aster is gesticulating wildly while sticking her tongue out and rolling her eyes back, pretending to be dead. She’s yelling something and someone else is replying. The background is red with blood splatters.
Picture that reads “what's my art trademark??1? as in what makes you go "oh hey, this is - art!11!!" or what's the most remarkable thing about my artstyle in general?” There’s a little feral figure drawn at the bottom holding a paper that says art on it. The feral guy is full of soup.
A panel for the webcomic Aster and the Fire. The panel has a bottom up perspective. Aster leans against a bookshelf, looking up and talking to Agnes, who is flopping over the top of the shelf, looking annoyed. Aster is reading the webcomic Somewhere in Between by Andre Demelle. Behind her are shelves of books containing various webcomics that the creator likes to read, including Kings of Sorts, Court of Roses, Autumn Wing, TJ and Amal, Broccoli Soup, Tiger, Tiger, Heart of the Storm, SUPERPOSE, and more off panel.
Light skinned Black man smizing (smiling and smirking) at the camera while tying a neon yellow durag. He has very high cheekbones.
Car half submerged in flood waters
A series of listings for metal pill boxes on an online shop. The type and prices are as follows: 1. Weekly Case (7 day pillbox): 94-102 USD 2. Weekly AM-PM Case 2.0 (7 day pillbox with AM and PM slots): 120-140 USD 3. Mission Case (pillbox with three slots): 74-79 USD 4. Nano Case (pocket sized pillbox): 42-45 USD.
Crop of a panel from the webcomic Aster and the Fire. The panel shows a series of houses surrounded by lush trees against a clear blue sky. It is mid morning. In the foreground is a large three story white house with a balcony and a tower attached to the left side. The tower has two windows with colorful stained glass in its panes, and a woven pointed roof. The roof of the house is woven like a bird’s nest. The house is gilded all along the windows and walls. On the bottom there is a lush garden with native East African plants and trees. In the background, more houses can be seen. The one next to the main house is Mediterranean style, the ones in the background are varied, but share similar Mediterranean and African architecture. The middle one is modern looking and has a rooftop garden, a the furthest one has a thatched roof and terracotta colored walls.
Digital drawing of a panel of Chapter 3 of the Aster and the Fire webcomic. It depicts one side of a large white house in shadow, surrounded by lush trees and bushes. The house is gilded with gold decorations and has a rooftop that looks like a woven bird’s nest. The sky is clear and the sun is shining.
Aster and Jember from my webcomic Aster and the Fire. Aster is nervously holding a bisexual flag, wearing a poly pin and a heart shaped nebulous flag painted on her cheek. She says to the viewer, “Um, I have a small update…” Jember is off to the side holding a thumbs up while saying to Aster “You can do it!!!” He has bisexual and pansexual colored loc jewelry, and is also wearing a poly pin.
Sketch comic called Bird Feeder. In the first panel, a male House Finch is eating from a bird feeder while another bird off panel screams “DAD!” repeatedly. The second panel is of the male House Finch looking at his recently fledged baby, which is frantically flapping its wings (this is how babies beg for food) while screaming “Dad!” in all caps and various fonts. The last panel is the fledgling just screaming “AAAA” while the male House Finch is looming directly at the viewer. He is tired.
Grainy screenshot of Mira from Kpop Demon Hunters. She’s a tall, lean Korean woman with long pink hair (partially in twin tails with some skinny side bangs framing her face) and a punk looking outfit. She’s wielding a pole lance and has a resting bitch face.
Lucky Star opening theme song edited to the tune of LADY (#FITNESSVIP) by DJ DEBUSSY VS GHIBLI. Basically all the main characters are dancing to the song. Fun facts: The original song this one was edited from is Lady (Hear Me Tonight) by Modjo. The title of the video is based off the animated video super ☆ business ☆ dancing ☆ night by robpilled on YouTube.
WIP of a drawing of large suburban houses in two point perspective. The houses blend together traditional and modern African and Western architecture, as well as borrow from bird nest designs. The houses are surrounded by native East African plants. The lineart itself is super thin and detailed, a departure from OP’s usual style.
Grinch smiling evilly, but now it’s so zoomed in that you can only see his eyes.
Grinch grinning evilly but more zoomed in.
Grinch smiling evilly
(Some) Birds Of My Feeder by Curli @curliqueued. A video of the birds that have visited my bird feeder set to the song F-L-Y by SPECTRUM. The birds are presented as follows: Northern Cardinal (cardinalis cardinalis) Chunky Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) First bird to visit my feeder House Finch (Haemorous mexicanus) THEY HAVE SO MANY BABIES Eastern Bluebird (Sialis sialis) Ultimate borb Note: it is very fluffy in the video because of the snow Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinesis) Likes to scream Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) How did you even fit on there Note: The feeder is made for songbirds and yet somehow TWO crows fit onto it Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) Sounds like a squeaky toy Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Perpetually angry Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Constantly moving Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) Only visited once (please come back 😭)
Page of the webcomic Aster and the Fire. This page was made in 2022. This page has strong colors, character design, and flow of action between panels, but the lettering is a bit sloppy and the shading is too dark. Content of the page: Aster (around 4-5 years old), Jember (around 3-4 years old), and Ezera are stargazing from their house’s balcony. Text reads as follows: Ezera: Lets try to get along tonight, shall we? Aster: DA!!! OVER THERE! TWO MINUTES AGO! Ezera: That so? Let’s take a look… Aster: DID YOU SEE THAT? Ezera: Good job, Aster!
Chapter 3 of Onti by Mudavaye. Two extremely beefy butch Black women are flip kicking midair. We are viewing them upside down, probably right at the apex of their flip. The one on the left has a red shirt and dreads pulled into a ponytail, while the one on the right is wearing a blue shirt and has long curly hair worn loosely. They are both focused but grinning, enjoying the opportunity to kick some ass. The simple white background makes the characters pop vividly.
Ride or Die webcomic Kickstarter promo image by Mars Heyward. The text reads: Rise or Die: Chapters 1 & 2 Super Sport Edition. Two Black men are riding in a car. The one driving is dark skinned, has dreads and a “X”scar across his face, looking behind him with a determined expression. His passenger is a tall beefy light skinned dude with green hair and a neck tattoo of a drinking, pointy toothed mouth. Beefy dude is grinning and throwing up a “rock on” hand sign. He has devil horns drawn crudely on his forehead. Hellfire frames the windows and the two men within them.
Road Queen: Eternal Roadtrip to Love (afterglow edition) by Mira Ong Chua. This is my favorite of their works. Two young women are posing dramatically on a motorcycle. The one driving it is a butch Asian woman with a mullet, a boy’s school uniform, and biking gloves. The one riding alongside her is a femme Asian woman with blonde curly hair, wearing a black catsuit. They are both smirking at each other, like they are in on some kind of big secret. The background is hot pink and looks like a sunset.
A Six Chix single panel comic strip by Bianca Xunise. A chibi version of Bianca is facing the viewer with her hands in her hips. She stands next to a bright pink mirror. She is dressed in a cute goth style, wearing a Wednesday Addams style dress with knee high boots, knife earrings, and a face mask. Her curly hair is done up in two twin buns. She asks the reader, “I wonder if anybody will be able to tell I’m wearing black lipstick?”
Everywhere by Shannon Wright. A Black boy sits in a vast star filled expanse of space. He is in profile, arms resting on the knees of his folded legs, starry eye staring into the distance-or is it staring at us?
Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamat Ries. Two people float in a dreamlike space with a pale sun in the background, pinkies held together as if making a promise. The one on the bottom, a Black man with short dreads and pajamas, floats off his bed, the pillows and blankets rising behind and around him. The one on top, a man with long brown hair and tan skin, in casual wear, smiles down at the Black man. He is suspended in midair, surrounded by animals, a suit of armor, flowers, and bacteria like creatures. The scene is colored in pastel pinks and greens/teals.
Rhapsodie Volume 1: The Conductor by Maddi Gonzalez. A White blonde twink with a large green jacket plays a glowing white guitar, his glasses reflecting the light to make him look more mysterious. Behind him is a preppy young White/maybe Latina woman with a bright red dress, bow tie blouse, short brown hair, and thick glasses, looking suspiciously over to the right side of the cover. A conductor’s shadowy arm and hand looms over them both, delicately holding a baton.
Leaf Lace by Ashanti Fortson. A delicate looking Black woman presses her face to an aged hand she holds, tears streaming down her face. Her voluminous curly hair takes up much of the space of the cover, with the title text nestled within it.
The Ballad of Black Cassandra by Olivia Stephens. A fat Black woman with short curly hair stands in a body of water that stretches fo the horizon. Above and behind her, the orange sky splits open into a deep teal.
Two Black women, Aster (left) and the Goddess (right, behind Aster) stand together looking at something off panel. Magic swirls like ribbons in the breeze in the background. The whole panel is colored in reds and purples.
Picture of a chestnut backed chickadee. Taken by John Reynolds in British Columbia, Canada in November.
Carolina Chickadee on a tree branch. Photo is by Martina Nordstrand, taken in South Carolina USA in December.
Ibis is being heckled by Buttons and Marabou for her somewhat specific type. Buttons yells "BADDIES WITH FATTIES! BABES WITH CAKES!" Marabou smugly adds "Freaks with cheeks-"