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jackalopeart.bsky.social
a page from "Laidly, Loathly" looking ahead to apple season...

#illustration #comics #art #collage #folklore
a collage of green paper and digital drawings coloured with coloured pencil. an archer shoots and apple from a tree for a satyr or faun to eat
September 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
You can read the first 15 pages of my folklore and history-inspired comic Laidly, Loathly here!

This is only a preview for now - it was created to be a print book.

#folklore #comics #illustration
Laidly, Loathly - preview
Cover
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August 18, 2026 at 2:58 PM
angeloslh.bsky.social
I do at one point want to make a videogame about the worm lol, theres also the ~sexy lady worm~ which is the story I preferred because the version I read was bit more tragic

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lai...
The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh - Wikipedia
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July 26, 2026 at 6:07 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
You can now get my comic book LAIDLY, LOATHLY as a PDF download!

The comic is inspired by folklore with themes of queer bodies and belonging.

The print copy is still available. Both are 140 pages with hand-drawn illustrations and collages

#folklore #comics #illustration

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Laidly, Loathly Comic Book - PDF DIGITAL DOWNLOAD - Etsy UK
This Comics & Graphic Novels item is sold by RightVillainousCo. Dispatched from United States. Listed on 21 Jul, 2026
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July 21, 2026 at 1:22 PM
sircalalot.bsky.social
The Laidly Worm card by Fionn Jordan - based on a Northumbrian folk tale about a cursed princess.

I'm currently at #DevelopConf in Brighton all week if anyone wants to say hi!

Curse of Cards on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/4207000/Cu…

The artist:
instagram.com/fionnjordan/
July 14, 2026 at 7:12 AM
*rock rendition of "Giant Wyrmman" even though Shi doesn't seem to be laidly*

:3c
May 6, 2026 at 7:23 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
some favourite deer-creature panels from "Laidly, Loathly"

#illustration #comics #folklore
a pen and ink drawing coloured with pencil. a small deer with a forked snake tongue peeks around the corner of a hollow road an ink and pencil drawing of a deer running through a toadstool ring. there is an arrow in its shoulder two panels of a deer drawn in ink and pencil. in one the deer-creature pokes out its forked tongue. in the other it stands under a crescent moon an ink and pencil drawing of a deer walking through a thorn bush
May 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
some of my favourite panels of Metheglyn from my silly book "Laidly, Loathly"

#illustration #faun #satyr #folklore #ink #pencil #comics
the characters METHE and OCKE from LAIDLY LOATHLY sitting in a patch of flowers under a tree. the drawing is pencil and ink in shades of green and brown. O: can you take any other shapes? M: some O: then stay here - hidden. it's not safe M: i know. there are hunters here. a detail of methe drawn in green ink and coloured pencils a detail of methe drawn in green ink and coloured pencils a detail of methe drawn in green ink and coloured pencils
April 21, 2026 at 11:21 AM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
A page from Laidly, Loathly

#comics #folklore #changeling #illustration
a page from the comic book "Laidly, Loathly". pencil and ink illustrations show the characters Ocke and Methe talking. Ocke says: can't you go back... there? Methe: They won't help me. i was charged by the sidhe to lure mortals there, but there was no one on the road... Ocke: only me. [he holds the handle of his knife while firey colours surround him] Methe: i was made from a dead buck. they say it was rotten. eaten by foxes and crows... and so i'm ill-made. with parts missing. [the bottom half of the page shows a dead and rotting deer surrounded by bluebells].
April 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
dubdobdee.bsky.social
ok that's enough time he is the CAPTAIN, sometime beach boy keybman & the becapped fellow here

(if only the beach boys had called themselves the LAIDLY WORMS everyone wd know his name)

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April 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
wallacepolsom.bsky.social
Four dragons by Leonard Baskin: 1) Leviathan, 2) Smaug, 3) The Laidly Worm, and 4) The Fold-Up Dragon.
March 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
angeloslh.bsky.social
Those this one as well, I guess this area had a big worm problem in the era with knights and princesses lol

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lai...
The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 22, 2026 at 12:13 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
More folklore from Laidly, Loathly! (thread) >

#folklore #johnbarleycorn #illustration #comics
part of a page from the comic book Laidly, Loalthy. group of people are drinking beer from a jug. Methe recites the lyrics from John Barley corn: "with harrows strong they combed him, the burst clods upon his head/ a joyful banquet then was made, when barleycorn was dead." the others are confused. one explains: the spirit of the harvest. john barleycorn. beer- the song is about beer. Methe says: maybe.
March 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
hogboglin.bsky.social
laidly wurm, black shuck
March 12, 2026 at 1:27 AM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
also I made a zine using a collage of lyrics from the wyrm based ballads called “i weird ye”:
a collage of drawings of a person transforming into a wolf-like creature with small antlers and hooves on its back legs. the text reads "then i weird ye a laidly beast to be/ ye must seek the terrible wyrm / the only wight that shall speak to thee / and its weakness shall ye learn / k's mouth grew wrang, their hair grew lang, for a the folk to see/ and aff awa tae see the worm/ the loathsome beast did flee"
March 10, 2026 at 1:20 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
Sources/ further reading:
The Laidly Worm: sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/eft/...
Kempe Owyne/ Child 34: sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/chil...
More about the Laidly Worm story: www.icysedgwick.com/laidly-worm/
March 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
In revenge the brother and sister turn the stepmother into an equally laidly giant toad, so the surrounding area is not much better off, now haunted by the poisonous toad instead of the worm!
March 10, 2026 at 1:16 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
In the song, the princess Margaret is turned into a laidly worm (a dragon) by her stepmother, jealous of her beauty. Most versions of the song have the great line “I weird ye to be a laidly worm” using the older meaning of “weird” to mean “fate” or “fated”, and later “skilled at witchcraft”.
March 10, 2026 at 1:15 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
(this page) >>>
part of a page from the comic book "laidly, loathly." the text reads: "my first name was Elis. old name. it is not mine any more. it's hers". Elis wears a medieval style bee-keeper's suit. she sings "o, quit your sword, unbend your bow / and give me kisses three / for though i am but a laidly worm/ no harm will i do to thee"
March 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
I know the word from “The Laidly Worm of Spidleston Heugh”, referenced on this page. If you've read any of my zines you'll know I've referenced these lines before. I get a lot of inspiration from ballads especially ones about monsters.
March 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
Folklore from “Laidly, Loathly”: Laidly basically means the same as loathly – the second half of the title sort of defines the first. It is an archaic Scots and Northern English word. My story is about a creature and a boy treated like a creature. thread >>>

#folklore #comics
the front and back of the comic book "Laidly, Loathly". the cover shows a long limbed faun-like creature moving through a collage of marbled paper. the back cover shows an archer. the blurb reads "laidly, loathly is a new folk tale inspired by british and irish folk lore. changeling ocke and monster methe meet at arrow-point, and find their lives entangled from samhain to lammas as the years turn over the course of centuries"
March 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
This is one of my favourite collages from "Laidly, Loathly". it is one of the images used for the postcard that i'll send out with each copy :)

#illustration #collage #folklore #faun #comic
a collage of digital drawing printed out, linocut printed leaves and drawing in pen and pencil with marbled paper. the collage shows a faun croucing between two trees with large teardrops running down its cheeks.
March 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
another page from "Laidly, Loathly"

#comic #book #illustration #folklore #changeling
A page from "Laidly, Loathly" by Jack MacConnachie for Right Villainous. the images show a child climbing from a house's chimney and running away to sleep in the woods. the text reads: it's me. in the stories, the changeling flies out with the hearth smoke when it is revealed. i never did manage to fly again. i think story-teller is another word for liar." another child finds them. the text reads - child: i don't understand. i thought i was your only child. parent: and you are. YOU were supposed to be gone. you can stay - but keep out of the house. and you must behave. changeling: behave as what?
February 28, 2026 at 2:37 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
Here's the first three pages from Laidly, Loathly. I'm mainly a printmaker but have been exploring drawing and collage more due to RSI in my wrist and fingers! This was an enjoyable project. It took about two years on and off, and I had to draw some of it with my left hand.

#folklore #comic #zine
A page from a comic book "Laidly, Loathly" showing an arrow being drawn and shot at a deer. the deer runs away. the text reads "i should have known not to loose that arrow. it was an unusual kind of deer. and the old road is not frequented by many men or beasts. and the buck just stepped out and stood there, watching me back. waiting for the arrow." the next page of the comic "Laidly, Loathly". the deer runs through a toadstool ring. the arrow sticks out of its shoulder. the archer stops before entering the ring. the text says "and so i should have known not to chase it". the third page from "Laidly, Loathly". the archer destroys the mushroom ring. he follows the deer and finds a faun instead, with the arrow in its shoulder. the archer says "that's my arrow. why did you let me shoot you?" (I know why. it is a lure) Faun: i didn't see that you were sidhe. you may have your arrow back".
February 22, 2026 at 1:14 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
"LAIDLY, LOATHLY is a new folk tale inspired by British and Irish folklore. Changeling Ocke and monster Methe meet at arrow-point, and find their lives entangled from Samhain to Lammas as the years turn, over the course of centuries."

#comicbook #zine #illustration #folklore
The cover of a comic book with the title Laidly, Loathly by Jack MacConnachie for Right Villainous. The illustration is pen and ink and collage, showing a horned creature with long arms and some leaves and bushes.
February 21, 2026 at 4:39 PM