Ray Daly

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Comic Artist + Storyboardist! Direct inquiries to israeldrawsdaly@gmail.com ZINES FOREVER!

A two-panel illustration of Taluhk, a blind Vulcan, and Captain El-tehs, a Romulan Starfleet captain. In the first panel, Taluhk is saying in Vulcan Golic that "sight doesn't see one's katra." In the second panel, El-tehs is looking up at Taluhk and uttering, "ah." also in Vulcan Golic. The two are at the Voroth Sea coastline.
Vokos, Dosev, and Juniper from the Star Trek fan story USS Firedrake. They're in a low-light scene with a mossy green background and highlights.
Amara Youssouf from mysteryvhs on Art Fight. She is holding a wine glass and book. She is sitting in a chair. The background is orange and the flooring is green.
Eartha Owusu is a dark-skinned Ghanaian-Haitian woman with a glass eye. She is dressed in seaweed clothes from an alien planet. The background is of the shore.
Art fight promo card with an artist self portrait and their four featured original characters: Kadiatou, Utut, El-tehs, and Riviticus. The artist attacks Star Trek and engages in friendly fire.
An illustration of Alice Pleasance from Batman: The Animated Series and an original character. There are three bust of the two characters and one full body. The middle text reads "Dinah is a PI Asssistant in Gotham and daughter of David Carter, the millionaire; Alice is a secretary at Wayne Industries; the two met at the GWRC."
A three-panel comics where a Bajoran woman is hunch over a sink. She has a bob. She is overwhelmed and sweating. The first panel reads "Touching!" the second panel reads "It's touching me!" and the third panel has three inner-panel close-ups of hair touching skin. The background is drawn over with scribbled, unclear words.
A 6-panel comic titled ‘First Officers.’ The first panel shows Brad, Ransom, and Beckett sitting on the bridge. A narrative caption in Ransom’s point of view reads: ‘Personal log, 59582.5. It’s been months since Mariner and Boimler have been promoted to first officers... and neither one has come forward about their hush-hush relationship. It’s like they aren’t even dating at all!’ The second panel shows Ransom speaking. A speech bubble says: ‘I fold. You two hide your relationship good. Kudos.’ The third panel shows Becket and Brad standing in front of Ransom, looking shocked and weirded out. Beckett says, ‘Nope! Hell no!’ Brad says, “Uhh, no, sir!” The fourth panel shows Ransom’s face again, framed by Brad and Beckett standing in front of him. Ransom has his hands up, and is grinning. He says, “Woah, settle down... flings are fine by this captain. Besides, I know a thing or two about first officer lovers...” Fifth panel: a close up of Beckett’s face, wearing an expression of revulsion. There is no text, but it invokes the word, “EUGH.” Sixth Panel: Beckett and Brad on an alien planet, both looking thoughtful and uncomfortable. A narrative caption in Beckett’s point of view reads: ‘Since Ransom’s stupid joke on the bridge, every mission with Boims has been so damn awkward!. What the %#*@ is Ransom’s problem? Why would he say that?!’. End image
Four klingon original characters with their names and roles. M'tawQ (fail warrior,) Ra'reS (drunk chud,) Blath'karr (destroyer of worlds,) and Maymey (stud chud)
An ms paint sketch of three klingons walking through a dark scene with a torch. Malor is gesturing to his brother, Ma'ah, who holds the torch. The klingon in the foreground looks back towards them.
An illustration of Lazare and Kadiatou sharing lunch together in the mess hall. Lazare is enjoying a plate of Pondu while Kadiatou has Fouti. Laz is speaking excitedly and gesturing with her hands, Kadi is listening.
An illustration of Amethyst kissing Pearl on her gemstone, like a forehead kiss. Amethyst is cradling Pearl's jaw and top of her head. The background is a warm gradient.
An illustration over top of a screenshot. Highlighted in the screenshot is the earnings "$460.45" for They Were Bunkmates, a Marinler zine. Donations had been sent to "Urgent Gaza Relief" and "Amputee Medical Program" in two amounts of $230. Above the photos of the donation, there is a bird sitting with an olive branch. At the bottom of the post, Mariner and Boimler are gesturing at the donations and smiling.
A rough two-panel illustration of Utut Nako using the lyrics to "No Place Like Home". In the first illustration she is looking out through a window while reaching towards it. It is captioned, "If we just keep fighting for it," In the second illustration we see through the window that she's reaching towards her home planet, Oistir, while a reflection of her pained expression is visible in the glass. Is it captioned, "We'll win back and restore it."
Artist self portrait in the Catty Bat Art Market art style. One the artist's original character is holding a catty bat in their hand. The image is captioned "Ray's at Catty Bat Art Market"
Three illustrations of Dana Blessing, a Black woman with a hair wrap and purple dress, holding a clip board. The background is a blue gradient.
An illustration of Kadiatou, Earth, a Fula cow herd, and Kadiatou and her mother sharing a meal together. The illustration of Kadiatou and her mother is labeled "Fulɓe" with "Pulaaku is the Fula code of conduct" and "Fulfulde" next to a language symbol. The Fula cow herd is labeled "Earth" and "Tidal erosion is caused by the moons gravitational pull" with "~23.5 axial tilt" and "71% water"
An illustration of Mariner and Boimler from Star Trek: Lower Decks holdng up the Vulcan salute while smiling.
A promotional image emulating the gold key Star Trek comics for a shipping fanzine between Mariner and Boimler from Lower Decks. The title reads, "They Were Bunkmates" and "a marinler fanzine!" Included is three art close-ups made by Orchi, Itmethanh, and Mian Ling and a snippet of fanfiction by Figachilles. The bottom text reads, "Edition two, curated through season one through five!"
A promotional image emulating the gold key Star Trek comics for a shipping fanzine between Mariner and Boimler from Lower Decks. The title reads, "They Were Bunkmates" and "a marinler fanzine!" Included is three art close-ups made by Orchi, Itmethanh, and Mian Ling and a snippet of fanfiction by Figachilles. The bottom text reads, "Edition two, curated through season one through five!"
An illustration of Utut Nako swimming in the ocean with her arms extended. Her eyes are closed and her mouth is open. The ocean floor is below her lit with caustic light rays.
A Klingon woman and a Starfleet captain having a stand-off. Blath'karr is holding a bat'leth and symbolically preventing the USS Diagne from nearing Qo'nos. She is looming and snarling over Captain El-tehs, a Romulan, while they look up at her.
Four self portraits of the artist. To the left, he is in three different outfits with the butch symbol weaving in and out of his body. On the right, the artist is in a black box reading a piece of paper while looking angry.
An art fight profile depicting the artists characters, that they'll draw Star Trek characters, and what he draws: humans, aliens, lesbians, vulcans, trans, and yuri.
a doodle of sabrina holding utut in her arms and petting the top of her head.
A three panel comic of two Starfleet officers talking to each other, Lieutenant Abubakar and Ensign Nako. They are in a cave system with bright cyan pools. In the first panel, Abubakar says, “Subsurface development changed the probability of crew fatality. I had not anticipated this when I put you on the mission.” Nako asks, “Getting trapped, you mean?” In the second panel Utut is near a pool and says to Abubakar, “Not my first mission, love. These things happen.” Abubakar responds in two bubbles with a break in the middle, “Things I could have expected, yet failed to do so.” and “I am responsible if something happens to you.” In the third panel Nako looks at Abubakar and responds in two bubbles, “Ọdab! Let’s not dive right to mourning. You can’t anticipate everything, Kadi.” and “Take responsibility for finding us this gorgeous date spot!”
An illustration of Ta'lor and Utut, two Oromi women (a mermaid-like alien species with tentacles and jellyfish oral arms) swimming together. The two are gesturing to each other while smiling.
An MS Paint doodle of Sam Rutherford wearing a white t-shirt that reads, "I hate being sexy but I'm Filipino I can't help it." while smiling.
A three-panel comic of Worf and a Bajoran officer. In the first panel, Worf says, "Lieutenant." to which the officer responds, "?" In the second panel, the Bajoran kisses Worf and he is surprised. In the third panel, the officer says, "Worf..." to which Worf replies, "Not in public..."
A Klingon woman and a Starfleet captain having a stand-off. Blath'karr is holding a bat'leth and symbolically preventing the USS Diagne from nearing Qo'nos. She is looming and snarling over Captain El-tehs, a Romulan, while they look up at her.
An illustration of Shadow Milk Cookie and Peanut Butter Blossom Cookie, a fan cookie from Cookie Run. Shadow Milk is putting a blanket around the two on a bed. On a chair is a plushie of Shadow Milk Cookie.
An illustration of Ens Nako swimming in a waterway. She is waving at Lt Abubakar while smiling.
Human versions of Garnet and Amethyst from Steven Universe. Their clothes are based on their designs in Chile Tide. Amethyst is on Garnet's back saying, "가넷!!! 내가 펄 을 속이는 걸 지켜 봐..." or "GARNET!!! Watch me fool Pearl..." The two are smiling.
A close-up illustration of Pearl and Amethyst with their faces close together. The two are not making eyecontact and are blushing.
A two-panel comic of M'tawQ and lt Vilaro. M'tawQ is preparing to lift his bat'leth while taunting Vilaro by saying, "heheh... feddie petaQ! nuqn-" In the second panel, M'tawQ struggles to lift his bat'leth while Vilaro looks away, vicariously embarrassed.
An illustration of a Klingon named M'tawQ. He is skinny with his arms crossed, scowling at the viewer. Behind him is a magenta background with silvery streaks running across it.
An illustration of a Selay and a Gorn couple birdwatching together on a chopped down log in a forest.
An illustration of D'vana Tendi from Star Trek: Lower Decks bandaging another Orion woman during an armed conflict. Tendi and Luhnes are hidden behind a flipped table as Luhnes peeks over the table with a phaser.
A two-panel comic of Pearl and Amethyst. In the first panel Pearl is declaring, "It's been a long time since I've taken a lover, let alone a lover like Rose. You're my lover and I'd like to make love to my lover!" In the second panel, Amethyst is clutching her head while saying, "Please stop saying lover!"
A six panel commission of Ma’ah, a Klingon ship captain and farmer, daydreaming about his boyfriend. In the first panel, a pale trill with short brown hair, is petting a targ while saying, “Oh, good boy. Such a cutie!” while Ma’ah is bottle feeding a baby targ. In the second and third panel, T’rill is fawning over Ma’ah and the palette is pink. In the fourth panel, Malor smacks Ma’ah’s sunhat off while saying, “Hear me, petaQ?” In the fifth panel, Ma’ah is pushing Malor away while yelling, “Do not call me a petaQ in front of guests!” to which Malor replies, “Hahaha. Afraid your boyfriend will hear?” Ma’ah shouts, “Silence!” In the sixth panel, T’rill turns back to look at the two brothers confused while Malor noogies Ma’ah.
Three illustrations of purple aquatic aliens with tentacle hair and jellyish-like tails. The first Oromi has magenta clothes on and large pupils, as they have betazed ancestry. The second Oromi has small tentacles on their upper lip and chin, and have plating on their skin, as they're of mixed heritage as well. The last Oromi wears goggles and amputates their head tentacles.
A three-panel comic of Ensign Nako and Lieutenant Abubakar in a science lab talking about Nako transferring out of navigation and into sciences. Abubakar says, “If science impassions you so, perhaps navigation is not your path.” In the second panel, there is a close up of Nako saying, “If I left the water, I doubt that I’d be welcomed back... I hardly belong as is.” In the last panel, there is a close-up of Abubakar saying, “It would be illogical for your aquatic peers to devalue you for being semi-terrestrial.”
A construction paper valentine of the Cerritos in space with hearts floating around it. It reads, "Dear Valentine..."
An illustration of a Selay Starfleet officers in and out of uniform. She is a snake-looking biped with three fingers. In her command uniform, she looks professional. In her civilian clothes (a dress inspired by an Irish leine and an Indian Saree,) she has her hand over her chest while smiling. The background is a yellow-orange gradient.
An illustration of the USS Diagne crew from left to right: Commander Soren, Captain El-tehs, Doctor Piyako, Chief Science Officer Abubakar, Head Counselor Kroiss, Chief of Security Vilaro, and Chief Engineer Chhay. They are standing together in front of a split aquarium corridor where the silhouettes of aquatic officers are seen swimming.
An illustration in honor of the graphic novel “Warp Your Own Way” of Beckett Mariner holding onto Dr. Iona’s lab coat. Beckett is looking up at the title text worried. At the bottom of the illustration are an assortment of panels.
An illustration of a young Beckett Mariner, Carol, and Alonzo Freeman. They’re in front of a space background.
An illustration of a family photograph of Beckett Mariner and Carol and Alonzo Freeman from Star Trek: Lower Decks. Carol and Alonzo are lower deckers aboard the Enterprise D and Beckett is a small child. Around them are Worf, Data, Geordi, and Riker. They’re posed on the bridge with the Enterprise dedication plaque behind them.
A four-panel comic of Mariner and Boimler from Star Trek: Lower Decks reflecting on Mariner’s upbringing. In the first panel, Mariner is pointing at a holoimage on a PADD of her mom, dad and some members of The Next Generation crew. She says, “So there’s my mom, my human dad, my Klingon dad, my android dad, my uncle Geordi, my android dad and uncle Geordi’s cat, and pft, Riker’s there…” In the second panel, Mariner is smiling at the PADD while Boimler looks at it.
A two-panel comic of Glinda and Elphaba from Wicked. Glinda demands, "Let that girl go, Elphie!" Elphaba replies, "Or what? You'll ravish me?" In the second pane, Elphaba is attempting to cover her mouth, blushing, "Oh, no, that's not..."
A baseball card box containing two Star Trek: Lower Decks Universus playing cards of Beckett and Bradward.
A picture of the Star Trek: Lower Decks playmat from Universus.
An illustration of Mariner and Ramsey from Star Trek: Lower Decks from years before the series began. They are at Quark’s bar. Ramsey is wearing a DS9 uniform and Mariner is wearing a TNG uniform. They are holding each other’s hands while they talk. The two are blushing.
A Vulcan underwater, looking disturbed, with his hair billowing underwater. The light is coming from beneath her.
The butch pride flag
A six-panel comic of Rutherford and Boimler from Star Trek: Lower Decks. Rutherford no longer has his implant and Boimler has a full beard. In the first panel, the two are complimenting each other on how they look. In the second, Boimler says, “I mean, you look… different.” In the third, Rutherford says, “We’ve changed a lot, huh?” In the fourth, Rutherford and Boimler are looking into each other's eyes while holding each other. In the fifth, Boimler asks, “Could I kiss you?” and Rutherford answers, “Yeah, man…” In the sixth panel, the two are kissing.
An illustration of Ens. Nako in four off-duty outfits. They use glittery, green algae and beige fabrics. In the background is the open ocean.
An illustration of Lt. Abubakar in four off-duty outfits. They’re inspired by Aisha Babayo Shehu’s clothing brand, Babayo, which are modern and Fulani. In the background is a grass field.