Mike Maihack

SuperBatober 14 - RETRO

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a playful weekend.

As a lifelong TRON fan (+ lifelong NIN fan) I of course went and saw TRON: Ares. I liked it! Super happy I saw it on IMAX. Kinda kicking myself I didn't see it in 3D. Would consider seeing it again just for that, but the chances of finding time to make that happen within the two weeks movies stay in theaters these days seems unli...

SuperBatober 13 - WHISPER

Figured about time I let the real star of these pieces be given a bit of the spotlight.

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SuperBatober 12 - SNEAK

A little break from Kara and Babs antics (I'll let them continue resting cozy today since there's likely still a wild month ahead for them) to sneak in a Harley Ivy piece. Not so subtly sneaking in another heart.

Hope everyone's weekend is off to a lovely start!

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SuperBatober 11 - COZY

Thought I'd get the annual sitting on a couch, reading, and sleeping pieces all out of the way in one full swoop! And as a bonus, I threw in a bowl of popcorn and a cup of tea for those who suggested those as prompts last month but didn't end up making the list. Even got another little heart in there.

I know for me, cozy is curled up with a good book on a light, rainy day; a cat similarly...

SuperBatober 10 - FOSSIL

One or two aspects of this one might've been influenced from recently watching Alien: Earth (which I found very entertaining for any of you on the fence about watching it).

Anyhoo, these little side adventure/discovery ones are always some of my favorites to draw. I love all the possible story ideas that can be made from them. Probably what I'll miss most about making th...

SuperBatober 09 - BEWITCHING

Had a bit of a tough time with this prompt. Originally I thought I might draw Circe or someone similar but couldn't figure out what to do with her. Then my wife mentioned something about Catwoman and this drawing came out. Decided to draw Selina in her classic outfit because it seemed more witchy to me (it's fun to draw too).

Lots of hearts showing up this month! I guess if there's any on...

SuperBatober 08 - OTTER

Thought it was about time Babs got her own pet sidekick. Personally, I imagined it would be a bat but the prompts (not me) are in charge!

Now I feel like Bat Otter (Batter? Botter?) has to show up at least once more this month to make it official. I like to think of him as a bit of grump. Maybe a dark side, with some tragic backstory like he swallowed a bad mollusk or something. Kara seem...

SuperBatober 07 - SCRAMBLE

This was a fun one to draw. Not sure that it completely fits the prompt? But Streaky made me laugh so I kept with it.

A full week into these! Chugging along! Or... wait, no. Scrambling along. That works.

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SuperBatober 06 - MOONLIGHT

Apologies for getting this one up a little late, but I thought it better fitting to post in the evening. I think there actually might be a full moon out tonight or tomorrow too!

Anyhoo, a short break from wacky antics for a tender moment between friends. Usual ridiculousness resumes tomorrow.

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Mini Print #3: Hawkgirl!

Hawkgirl flew past Sue Richards to become the winner for the next exclusive Mini Print! Every active subscriber in the Mini Print or Wild Space Cat tiers this month will have one shipped to their homes in November. And for those who were hoping for Sue, don't worry! She'll show up again at some point.

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SuperBatober 05: CRUSH

Punk rock yesterday, actual rocks today. We are just rocking out this month!

A lot of different ways I could have gone with this prompt, but this was the idea my wife liked the most. And thankfully, I did too! Plus, always fun to sneak Grayson in these when I can.

Crushed is how I'm beginning to feel working on these. Still only at a one-day buffer so hopefully I can use an unusuall...

SuperBatober 04 - PUNK ROCK

Thought about simply drawing the girls carrying out some sort of act(s) of kindness but honestly, that's pretty much what I draw for the bulk of these anyways. Plus this was more fun.

Good thing these illustrations are silent. Not entirely sure Kara and Babs know what they're doing!

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SuperBatober 03 - YO-YO

I didn't get a lot of sleep the night before drawing this one. Then my day was full of a lot of ups and downs. That's really all the commentary I can give for this one!

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SuperBatober 02 - FROSTY

Frosty made me think of Killer Frost here (obviously) which made me think of CW's The Flash and that Frosty would perhaps feel less frosty if given a delicious frosty treat which made me think of one of my absolute favorite moments from television which is well... how this drawing came to me. So conside...

SuperBatober 01 - SHADOW

Here we go! Annual obligatory gargoyle piece. Everyone loves Supergirl, even Gotham. (Or she loves herself... Suppose this could be interpreted either way)

Meant to have this one up for you last night but by the time I remembered it was already after 9pm and I was like, "Is that too late?" So I went back to the other SuperBatober I was drawing to give myself a few minutes to decide and th...

SuperBatober 2025 Begins!

Well, technically it begins tomorrow, but here's my annual introduction to the event. Once again I'll be posting them on this Patreon everyday in October along with process pics and perhaps a bit of commentary using the following prompts that you all picked out!

Obviously I had more...

X-Ko

Didn't want a full month to go by without drawing Ko, so here's one last (goofy) piece for X-tember. 🙂

Did you know Ko's always been a part of the X-Men? Just hanging out off-panel during every significant event in their lives. For those curious, she's an omega-level mutant with infinite teleKOnetic abilities but all that she does with her powers is create various, useless Ks and Os. T...

Shadowcat

Happy Friday, my friends!

A couple of weeks ago I shared a drawing of Mystique while mentioning how I've had a solo, other universe Kitty Pryde spy-like story blending around in my head for a few years now. Wanted to tackle at least one of the ten takes I had on this alternate Kitty before X-Tember's end so well... here she is.

I like writing characters who grow and change, includin...

Further, Faster

I admittedly haven't been up to date on anything happening in the X-Men's world for years now, but I did notice that Marvel is trying their absolute best to make sure Ms. Marvel has always been a big part of it. So I feel like she counts for X-tember? Or maybe I just wanted to draw Kamala and this was my X-cuse to. 🙂

Anyhoo, autumn is in the air. Weather should hopefully be co...

Monday Wolvie

I know I usually post timelapse stuff on Tuesdays, but I found this little Wolverine one and, because of his message, it being X-Tember aaaand his classic costume here echoing the color-changing foliage feels of autumn (in which today happens to be the start of) thought I'd share him this morning for you.

Just a quick one minute version this time since I know we're all eager to d...

Summer Rogue (+ Art Auction)

UPDATE: Hi all! Quick reminder that the auction for this piece ends tonight (Sept 27th) at 6pm EST, or shortly thereafter. High bid as of me writing this is $600. Best of luck! Hope everyone is having a wonderful day! 💚💛

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I wanted to squeeze in one last sunny sketch before summer officially ended so here's a simple swimwear sporting...

She-Hulk Prints Shipped!

Hi all! Quick note to let you know that your She-Hulk mini prints shipped out this morning! Some of you in the southeast US may see them in your mailboxes as early as this weekend so just keep an eye out for them. The envelopes are sturdy, but still kinda small.

At the brilliant request of my printer, I opted for a pearlized coating on everything but the background. This preserved the vib...

Phoenix Timelapse

Happy Timelapse Tuesday, my friends!

I wanted to keep to this month's X-theme and share another X-drawing this month. Problem is, I realized most of my past X-drawings are either watercolors or before I upgraded Clip Studio so I could record these things. But then I remembered this drawing of Jean from the very beginning of this year (also available as both 2025-09-16 16:52:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Choose the next SuperBatober prompts!

Hi all! A quick break from X-Tember for something I hope I can get everyone's help with.

Last year I lamented that 2024 might be my final SuperBatober. That it might be time to move on and focus on other ideas and/or different challenges. Perhaps something less "somebody else's IP" driven. And I think, especially at least with Ko, I've managed to do a little of that.

BUT af...

Dazzler (+ Phone Wallpaper)

Continuing an impromptu X-Month, here's an 80's aerobic-styled Alison Blaire to shake you up midway through the work week.

And because it's been a short while, a new wallpaper set which you can download below.

Have a dazzling day!

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Mystique

Happy Friday! Keeping with the X-theme this month, here's some new art of Mystique to end the work week on.

For years I've had this story in my head of a teenaged Kitty Pryde (code name: Shadowcat) working as a spy with an equally teenaged, although slightly psychotic, version of Raven as the primary antagonist. Thought I'd finally get one of them out of my system. Maybe I'll find time to...

Summers Heat Timelapse

It's been a bit since I've posted something for Timelapse Tuesday. Sorry about that! This summer has just been speeding by. I can't believe we're already in September, the first week of which is typically one of the hottest of weeks here in Florida. Both of which reminded me of this Rachel Summers I drew last year.

Couple things of possible interest in this one: About halfway, for whatev...

Ko Lounge

Quick little sketch of Ko (and friend) to lean into a relaxing holiday weekend. Hope everyone's is off to a pleasant start. :)

Reminder that tomorrow (Sunday) is the last day to make sure you're signed up for the She-Hulk mini-print! As well as final bidding on the auction for...

Jubilee Watercolor (+ Auction)

Hi all! Quick REMINDER that the auction for this Jubilee ends at 6pm tonight (Sunday) or shortly thereafter. Current high bid is $350. Good luck! 😊

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Caught a bit of sun so here's a Jubilee to help brighten up your week. Uploaded a bunch of process pics as well as some desk shots.

After weeks of digitally working on comics, was nice to sit at my d...

REMINDER: She-Hulk Mini Print

Happy Monday!

Quick reminder that this is the LAST WEEK to join or switch over to the Mini Print Club tier if you want the above signed, specialty She-Hulk print. For this one, I'm going to see about having some sort of metallic coating on the weights. I think that would look really sharp. We'...