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A Canadian cartoonist/filmmaker, Mr. Annable is the creator of the Grickle Channel, and co-director of Laika’s The Boxtrolls.

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The doctor is out.

The doctor is out.
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Company.

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Forest fashion.

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But it also caused a lot of winter anxiety.

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Magical.

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Yum.

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Midnight stories.

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Not so true crime.

Not so true crime.
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Here's the tiny scribbly doodle that I started with. And then the final image that I straight ahead drew in ink and toned with pencil.

A cartoon illustration of a smiling vampire looking at a tiny Christmas tree while strange monsters lurk in the shadows behind him in a castle setting. Caption reads "Every year he put up a little one."

A cartoon illustration of a smiling vampire looking at a tiny Christmas tree while strange monsters lurk in the shadows behind him in a castle setting. Caption reads "Every year he put up a little one."
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Transcendent pain.

A cartoon illustration of a parent vampire screaming as he steps on some lego left on the floor by his vampire children. Caption reads "LEGO hurt the undead and the living in an equal manner."
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The tipping point.

A cartoon illustration of an introspective Minotaur lying in bed after his 6am alarm has just sounded. Caption reads "As his alarm sounded the Minotaur realized he had no love left for guarding the maze the rest of his life. Things needed to change."
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Introwolf.

A cartoon illustration of a werewolf sitting on a couch playing video games. Caption reads "Even on the nights he turned into a werewolf he mostly just stayed in and played online."
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Skate for the Alliance!

Skate for the Alliance!
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Death by toast.

A cartoon illustration of two policemen talking over a headless body sitting at a toaster with toast on the table. Caption reads "Far as I can tell, Sarge, I think he picked the absolute wrong time to lean over for the butter."
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Whoa.

A cartoon illustration of 3 people dressed as ghosts standing in an abandoned house, realizing that the 4th person standing with them is actually a floating ghost. Caption reads "The 3 of them had been having a wonderful time playing 'ghosts' in the old house until they realized they were now 4."
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Who would win?

Who would win?
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Wooden warning.

Wooden warning.
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I've got ORIGINAL ART available in the "Symbiotic Loops Online Group Exhibition" being hosted by the UK WOWxWOW gallery! Check out all the amazing artists involved: https://wowxwow.com/symbiotic-loops

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Deep Buster.

A cartoon illustration of dog lying on a bed thinking deeply. Caption reads "Buster would sometimes spend entire afternoons going over and over the idea of an ever expanding universe with its pulsating cepheid variables in the large Magellanic Cloud and what his role was within it all."
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Just old-fashioned tussling.

Just old-fashioned tussling.
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Surprise, kitties!!

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Capitalism.

A cartoon illustration of Mr. and Mrs. Claus eating a cooked elf at their dinner table while other elves watch horrified from outside the window. Caption reads "It was a tradition they eventually grew to see as both barbaric and counterproductive, but in the early days the Clauses started each New Year by cooking the lowest performing elf in the Toy Shop."
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Magical New Year's Eve.

A cartoon illustration of a wizard and witch sitting in their quiet living room sipping Manhattan cocktails. Caption reads "They both enjoyed being under the spell of a good Manhattan."
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Just another day.

A cartoon illustration of a smiling man with eggs for eyes and bacon lips looking at his breakfast plate of eggs and bacon. Caption reads "Ha ha. Weird."
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Been under the weather these holidays, but starting to feel better.

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Lone wolf.

A cartoon illustration of a penguin dressed as Batman standing alone on a windy cliff. Caption reads "Rumor had it that both his parents were murdered by a clown fish."
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A new era.

A cartoon illustration of a surprised fox reading a newspaper and seeing a gang of angry gingerbread men open his front door. Caption reads "The Gingerbread Men had stopped running."
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Happy Boxing day, everyone.

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Every year he put up a little one.

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The presents were very different that year.

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Gaming it all away.

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It was nuts!

A cartoon illustration of a terrified peanut and pistachio nut walking through a museum of nutcracker dolls. Caption reads "Night at the Nutcracker Museum."
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Sunday chill.

A cartoon illustration of a man taking a nap on his bed being spooned by his cat and dog. Caption reads "Spoons."
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Staying put.

A cartoon illustration of a duck holding a mug of coffee as he looks out the window of his tiny heated home in a winter setting. Caption reads "Instead of all the fuss of flying south each year, he'd invested in a tiny house in the woods."
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A leg up.

A cartoon illustration of three kids looking at their stockings, with one kid having an exceptionally long leg and subsequently a really long stocking. Caption reads "It was the one time of the year that Peter's condition was seen as an advantage."
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Seasonal ritual.

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Taste.

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A holiday mystery.

A cartoon illustration of Batman looking at mysterious blue eggs under a Christmas tree while Robin looks on. Caption reads "Batman couldn't figure out who'd put the mysterious gifts under the tree. Was it the Joker? A riddle from the Riddler? Perhaps the Penguin?
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Own the Pug Chef PRINT! One more day of 10% off EVERYTHING at gricklemart.com! Sale ends tomorrow (Dec.12th)! Buy directly from the artists you love!

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10% OFF everything at gricklemart.com! For just a little while longer! Get gifts this season directly from your favorite artists!

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HEEEEEEERRE'S KERMIE!!!! Right now it's 10% OFF everything at gricklemart.com for just a little while longer! Stuff your stockings with the Gift of Grickle!

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