Ryan Reid Illustration + Design

I draw stories. – Page 3 of 39

I make comics, draw illustrations, and write about a miscellany of things.

Francis the sheep sitting on a rock enjoying a sandwich.

Enjoy a break now and then

February 3, 2024 | Miscellany

This watercolour drawing of Francis the sheep sitting on a rock eating a sandwich reminds of this discarded lyric from Fitter Happier by Radiohead: Fitter, healthier and more productiveA sheepOn a rockEating a sammich None of this is true. But! Fresh air and a walk is good for creative thought, and it’s generally free, so […]

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Kurt Vonnegut on authenticity

Kurt Vonnegut on authenticity

February 1, 2024 | Miscellany

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night This just popped in my mind today for some reason. Maybe I need to read Mother Night again. The girls have been telling us stories of other kids doing weird things at school, […]

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A robot clearly having a bad day with pigeons roosted on their head and back.

Nope

January 20, 2024 | Miscellany

Some weeks, amiright?

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Oscar Wilde on imitation

Oscar Wilde on imitation

January 12, 2024 | Miscellany

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness. Oscar Wilde I hadn’t read the entirety of this Oscar Wilde quote before. I feel like the last bit, which is always omitted, is kind of contextually important.

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Sour face

January 2, 2024 | Comics

Did you ever play the Sour Face game when you were a kid? No? Good news, this comic includes official rules, so you don’t even need to grow up on an apple farm.

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Space squid t-shirt

December 14, 2023 | Illustration

When a three-eyed space squid falls in love with the Challenger space shuttle, you just let them have it. NASA would probably agree.

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Hay now

December 9, 2023 | Comics

Growing up on a farm is full of unique experiences that cannot and will not under any circumstances be recreated as a wholly (or partially) rational adult. You can’t make me!!

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Goldfish in a bowl atop a small tower of rocks

Fish atop a tower of rocks

December 3, 2023 | Miscellany

Still digging through some old doodles.

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Grab Bag

November 18, 2023 | Comics

The crows steal some halloween candy from a kid.

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Robot wearing a Napoleon style hat

Robot with a Napoleon complex

November 5, 2023 | Miscellany

It’s not that robot thinks he’s better than you. He doesn’t think about you at all.

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