Unlikely friends and dystopian worlds

Influences for Bug & Claw

Bug & Claw started with Phil and Fred, two unlikely friends of humanoid ladybug and crab, who came to me at times when I needed escape. Ladybugs kept getting into my office, a single one landing on me or my computer, distracting me when I needed it most.

The first drawing of Fred, the anthropomorphic ladybug, was way back in 2005. Since then, the entire world, lore, characters, and concept have grown immensely. Creative writing and imagination began to expand, influenced by some of my favourite media over the years. It's also not just a world for fiction anymore; as you can see, it has been undergoing development into a tabletop roleplaying game, among other things.

Film

Movie poster for Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

A post-apocalyptic world taken over by toxicity and giant bugs.
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Movie poster for the Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal

A bizarre fantasy world where a dark crystal holds immense power over the land and the beings that reside in it.
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Movie poster for the Secret World of Arietty

The Secret World of Arriety

A coming of age story full of adventure with people smaller than mice.
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Movie poster for Wizards

Wizards

A post-apocalyptic world where magic and technology are at odds, along with freedom and control.
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Movie poster for City of Ember

City of Ember

A story of adventure and mystery that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world with giant bugs and radiation.
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Movie poster for Prince Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

Nature and the engineered world are at odds in a fantastic world of magical beasts.
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Movie poster for Disney's Atlantis

Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Adventure, mystery, and discovery. Magic crystals, lost lands and people.
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Movie poster for the Fountain

The Fountain

A story across the ages about immortality and love.
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Movie poster for the Green Knight

The Green Knight

A classic reimagining of the old tale, set in a dangerous world of mythical creatures and magic.
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Movie poster for An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

A little mouse goes on a great adventure across the wild west, while the world above him and his family also bustles on.
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The NeverEnding Story

One of the greatest movies ever made, where fiction comes alive, pulling a young child into a world on the brink of collapse to fight a dangerous foe.
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Movie poster for Hook

Hook

Peter Pan grew up and needs to remember what it means to have fun and protect those he cares about.
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Movie poster for Honey I Shrunk the Kids

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

A group of kids gets shrunken and explores the tiny world outside the back door.
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Movie poster for Labyinth

Labyrinth

A young girl needs to solve numerous puzzles and make powerful allies to save her little brother from the Goblin King.
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Books

Book cover for Redwall

Redwall

The Redwall series follows anthropomorphic animals, like a mouse, through a pseudo medieval world as they seek to bring safety back to their people from the rats and other aggressors.
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Book cover for Wayward Pines

Wayward Pines

A post-apocalyptic world where most of humanity has devolved into strange creatures and the remaining normal people fight to rebuild and survive.
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Book cover for Children of Time

Children of Time

Genetically modified spiders survive and build their own society in a post-apocalyptic future.
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TV series

Poster for TV series the 100

The 100

Humans screw up the world, their kids inherit the radioactive and polluted mess.
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TV poster for 90s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Mutant turtles with high intellect and special combat skills go on vigilante missions.
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TV poster for Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack

A samurai travels through time to a chaotic future to battle his arch-nemesis.
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TV poster for the Wind In the Willows

The Wind In the Willows

Anthropomorphic animals go about life in their little idyllic neighbourhood.
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TV poster for Fraggle Rock

Fraggle Rock

A secret society of tiny creatures go on adventures under and around an old man's house.
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Tales of the Riverbank

Hammy the Hamster and his pals explore the riverbank and get into trouble.
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Graphic novels

Cover to the Keepers of the Maser, 2nd Moon

The Keepers of the Maser

Unlikely allies go on a quest to unravel a mystery in a magical and chaotic place.
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Cover to the comic book Amulet

Amulet

A group of friends adventure through a magical land.
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Cover to Mouse Guard

Mouse Guard

Small but intelligent mice live in a medieval-like world, battling other animals and going about life.
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Video games

Cover to Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

In a post-apocalyptic future, a young woman must uncover her past and defeat a great evil in a land where sentient machines rome.
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Cover to Fallout New Vegas

Fallout 3 and New Vegas

A post-apocalyptic world ruined by humans, now mutated and infected.
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Eastward Nintendo Switch cover

Eastward

A post-apocalyptic world that somehow seems cute and fun.
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Cover to Citizen Sleeper

Citizen Sleeper

A dystopian future where AI beings seek freedom.
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Cover to Hollow Knight

Hollow Knight

A bug knight goes on an adventure in a punishing metroidvania world.

Bug & Claw was a world I was working on in my sketchbook years before Hollow Knight existed. It is not directly inspired by, but has since influence B&C. Thank you for asking.
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Final Fantasy Anthology cover

Final Fantasy 5 & 3/6

Make unlikely friends and allies, discover whacky new tools and abilities, utilize crystals for power. These games were everything to growing up.
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