Snippet of art from Sam's webcomic Blue Witch Malazu. In the foreground stands Carrie, a college student looking at her phone as she turns on her bluetooth headphones. Behind her is her college dorm room (mirror, windows, beds, and other furniture) drawn in pinks and purples.

I'm editing Chapter 1 of my comic, and so much love went into this panel!

1) Based on my dorm in college
2) I built the room in the Sims first to use as reference
3) I forgot Carrie's reflection, added it, and it looks like an acoustic guitar??

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A stand-in cover for Blue Witch Malazu Chapter 1: Welcome Week. In big yellow handwritten lettering is the title "Blue Witch Malazu" The art is a dark purple night scene with two tiny figures heading into the distance, framed by houses on either side. In the sky are images of Malazu (a blue-haired witch who looks angry) and an enormous, glowing orange snake. Read the series on Comic Fury! Series is written and drawn by Sam Concklin!

WIP Cover just dropped!! Get hyped for the next chapter of Malazu!! :D

Check it out on my site!
malazu.thecomicseries.com/comics/

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Screenshot of a working file in Photoshop. There are tools on the left, layers and color picker on the right. In the center is the top half of a comic page where a college student (young female with brown skin, maroon-colored hair, glasses, and headphones) talks on the phone with her mom via bluetooth. In the first panel, the dialogue boxes for the mom (talking on the phone) are in yellow boxes outlined in green. In the second bubble, the speech is blue in a white bubble with a blue outline. The bubbles have a few spikes jutting out to indicate tech. Carrie's dialogue is a traditional black text in white bubbles with black outline.

More Adventures in Cartooning...
Trying to figure out how to stylize text!

Carrie is a college student on the phone with her mom (via bluetooth headphones). I'm trying a few different styles for how "tech" dialogue looks...

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Art from webcomic Blue Witch Malazu by Sam Concklin. This panel is from a flashback. Young, blue-haired Malazu excitedly proclaims something

Part of Malazu's iconic design is her green eyes. How did they get that way? Magic, of course!

Read the comic:
malazu.thecomicseries.com

Malazu turns 10 in 20 days!
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Art from webcomic Blue Witch Malazu by Sam Concklin. Blue-haired, young adult Malazu yells angrily about something!

Look at the energy in this one!!

Malazu's original design had fangs but I nixed them. However, they still appear sometimes as added flair!

Read the comic:
malazu.thecomicseries.com

Malazu turns 10 in 20 days!
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Art from webcomic Blue Witch Malazu by Sam Concklin. Blue-haired, young adult Malazu looks down sadly at something

Phew, done with child Malazu, now get ready for...young adult Malazu!

Surprise, she's still sad!

Read the comic:
malazu.thecomicseries.com

Malazu turns 10 in 20 days!
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Art from webcomic Blue Witch Malazu by Sam Concklin. Little blue-haired Malazu has a butterfly on her nose and looks surprised!

🦋 Hi Bluesky! I'm Sam and I make comics.

My webcomic character Malazu turns 10yo in March so I'm posting a bunch until the big day!! :)

Read the comic:
malazu.thecomicseries.com

Malazu turns 10 in 20 days!
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Art from webcomic Blue Witch Malazu by Sam Concklin. Little blue-haired Malazu looks down sadly and says something

QRP this and give Malazu something silly to say!

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malazu.thecomicseries.com

Malazu turns 10 in 21 days!
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Art from webcomic Blue Witch Malazu by Sam Concklin. Little blue-haired Malazu sits in the grass and sighs to herself as she looks up at the sky

A lot of artists worry about anatomy.

That used to be me, but since I realized that one of my strengths is emotion, I emphasize that as much as possible!

Read the comic:
malazu.thecomicseries.com

Malazu turns 10 in 21 days!
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Art from webcomic Blue Witch Malazu by Sam Concklin. Over the shoulder shot of a young girl with blue hair clutching a tree branch atop a cliff. She looks out over a large, babbling river framed by trees on either side.

When I first drew this page a couple years ago, I was blown away!

I used to struggle with BGs, but then I started breaking them down into layers and that helped a lot :)

Read the comic:
malazu.thecomicseries.com

Malazu turns 10 in 21 days!
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Quick little Zu for you!

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Malazu turns 10 in 23 days!
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I'm posting Malazu faces all month, but I had to throw this one in! It took me years to figure out my style but then this came out perfect :)

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Malazu turns 10 in 23 days!
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"I'm sure it makes sense in context"
The context: Malazu is yelling at a rich lady

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Malazu turns 10 in 24 days!
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One of my favorite little Malazu's :)

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Malazu turns 10 in 24 days!
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Malazu got SPOOKED! 👻

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Malazu turns 10 in 24 days!
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Last little Malazu of the day. She turns 10 in March and I'll continue to post little Malazu's until then!

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Malazu turns 10 in 25 days!
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I love drawing Malazu being angry and dramatic 🥰

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Malazu turns 10 in 25 days!
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The first bit of magic in the Malazu-niverse! Gwyn uses her magic to detangle Malazu from the twine she was using.

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Malazu turns 10 in 25 days!
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Panel from webcomic Blue Witch Malazu. Little Malazu is tied up with string and her guardian says "Malazu, how did you manage to get stuck?"

Little Malazu, like many kids, has *big* feelings and struggles to ask for help

Read the comic:
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Malazu turns 10 in 26 days!
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Panel from webcomic Blue Witch Malazu. Yuna, a woman with green hair, clutches baby Malazu close and says "Tell that...to the Chosen One."

Special appearance: Malazu's Mom!

I'm proud of the spooky lighting in this one ⚡️

Read the comic:
malazu.thecomicseries.com

Malazu turns 10 in 26 days!
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Aw look, it's Malazu as a little bébé

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Malazu turns 10 in 26 days!
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Page 2 of the Epilogue is up now! Lin looks like a frog whoops 🐸

Read Here: locksofwhite.thecomicseries.com

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The story isn't over!

Over the next couple weeks, I'm uploading special, never-before-seen epilogue pages to Locks of White!

Read now: locksofwhite.thecomicseries.com/comics/

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🥳 Good news!🙌

Malazu is now available to read on Comic Fury! Read now: malazu.thecomicseries.com

I've been working on this series since 2016. Updates a page/weekday for the next few months. Can't wait to share this story with you guys!

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🐍 It's Malazu Monday ✨

Here's some old promo art I made for the prologue, where we learn Malazu's backstory and how she ended up in the future.

I'm revamping the comic *as we speak* so keep an eye out for updates!

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Two digital drawings of the same character, done 4 years apart. Character is feminine and has long, white hair and bangs. 2025 redraw of character Lin (aka Gwyn) from my comic series Blue Witch Malazu and Locks of White. Original (right) was drawn in 2021.

Cover art for webcomic series Locks of White

Hand holding book “Now and Forever Nia,” a graphic novel by Sam Concklin

Snippet from webcomic Blue Witch Malazu

✍️ Ask me anything ✍️

I create webcomics, and I’m running a Q&A!

Comment a question below or comment on my blogpost here:

locksofwhite.thecomicseries.com/blog/

:)

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Highly stylized comic art with texture and blue lineart depicting a two gals talking on either side of an open door at the end of a hallway.

✨ It's Malazu Monday! ✨

Sometimes you play around with an art program and discover a cool layer effect.

Here's an excited Dani talked to a timid Carrie in Chapter 1.

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⚔️ Locks of White: Pages 28-29 ⚔️

Please enjoy the conclusion of my comic Locks of White!

Print version coming soon — follows and shares appreciated! :)

⚔️ Updates Tues/Thurs ⚔️
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Comic art from webcomic Blue Witch Malazu featuring a 10-year-old Malazu looking out over a river.

Excerpt from webcomic Locks of White. Powerful Witch Yuna walks in the woods and dips her hands in a river, thinking to herself “Twas the most fun I’ve had in a hundred years.”

Excerpt from webcomic Locks of White. Powerful witch Yuna stares at her reflection in the river and thinks to herself, “She called me evil. Is that what I am? Evil?”

Screenshot of lyrics from Moon River, covered by Kina Grannis. Lyrics say: There’s such a lot of world to see We’re after the same rainbow’s end Waiting ‘round the bend My huckleberry friend Moon river and me Oh, dream maker, you heartbreaker

Rivers are a recurring motif in my webcomic.

They represent travel, change, cleansing, and letting go.

It’s basically a symbol for navigating life, and how it’s never too late to start again.

Every chapter of my comic ends with a song, starting with Moon River by Kina Grannis.
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“It’s never too late to find happiness.”

That’s the core of my webcomic Blue Witch Malazu.

On the surface, it’s about a witch finding friends after years of not fitting in.

In reality, it’s an allegory about growing up undiagnosed adhd/autistic.

It gets better 💙
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