Sarah "Neila" Elkins

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Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· 28d

Page Simmons is the most prominent of my genderfluid #OCs. They're a shapeshifting detective who can wildly change their look if they want. My earliest version of the outline for Book of CoL used she/her for Page but I knew they were non-binary. tapas.io/series/Book-... #NonbinaryPeoplesDay #OCs

Two figures wearing suits look up at the camera. The person on the left has on a messy brown suit and tie, his short hair is also a mess. This is Detective Eugene Windgate. The person next to him wears a blue-sh black suit and tie. Their hair is a lighter brownish-blonde and their skin is more pale. A mass of things, mechanical and biological grow from their left arm, including but not limited to: an alligator head, dragon wing, motorcycle engine block, ceiling support beams, giant coconut crab legs and body, kitchen sink, brick wall, multiple chainsaws, bird wing, wolf head, jet engine, another human arm and torso, and a cube that's wearing the same suit and tie as the rest of that figure. A human ear and hair are visible on the meatcube. This is Detective Page Simmons. Text on the image reads "Book of CoL: The Ember Child." A signature at the bottom reads "Sarah 'Neila' Elkins 2022"

Digital illustration of a pile of rubble that was once the nightclub called "Stick Shifter's." Debris rains from the sky, including a bar tap and stool, as a broad shouldered buff figure in a dark suit and tie steps forward. This figure is Detective Page Simmons. Their hair is shaved on the sides with the longer portion whipping in the wind. Their left hand looks normal but their right is partially forming as if it's made from liquid. Their right leg and boot are planted on a large piece of rubble but their left leg is a warped set of tendrils and metal and eyes that is emerging from the rubble. A signature on the image reads "Sarah 'Neila' Elkins 2023"

Character design sheet for Page Simmons showing five of their forms. First is their Basic, or non-shapeshifted form where they are assigned female and not very tall. They have light hair that's shaved on the sides and long on top, brushed to one side and wear a dark suit and tie with black tanker style boots. Second is their masculine form where they are about a head taller than their Basic and assigned male, wearing the same suit and tie. next to that is their 'very punchable face' form, where they've shrunk down their eyes, nose and mouth, enlarged their chin and jaw, given themself longer bright green hair and are wearing baggy jeans, a half tucked in button-up shirt, a hoodie with a yellow stripe on the sleeve, and expensive looking bright green tennis shoes. The next form Page is slightly shorter, thinner, and younger, presenting as a nineteen year old boy with messy hair, skinny jeans, cheap tennis shoes, and a t-shirt that says 'Burger Hat.' Next to that is Page as a soundproof meatbox. They're wearing the same suit and tie as earlier forms but it's stretched and warped around a cube shape with only some hair and a single human ear visible through the collar of their dress shirt. Text on the image reads "Book of CoL The Ember Child Page Simmons"

Character design sheet for Page Simmons showing four of their forms. First is their Basic, or non-shapeshifted form where they are assigned female and not very tall. They have sandy brownish blonde hair that's shaved on the sides and long on top, brushed to one side and wear a dark suit and tie with black tanker style boots. Second is their masculine form where they are about a head taller than their Basic and assigned male, wearing the same suit and tie. Next to that is a variation of their masculine form with black hair, a gray button up shirt, a dark denim jacket, jeans, and boots. Next to that is another variation of their masculine form where they have the longer portion of their black hair tied back into a pony tail and also have a goatee. They wear a dark t-shirt and a hoodie with jeans and boots. Text on the image reads "Book of CoL Page Simmons"

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Jul 9

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Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Jul 1

No new chapter today but you can still nominate your favorite series on Tapas from June 18th through July 2nd! www.creators.tapas.io/the-inkies Get out there & nominate your faves! You can even nominate Outside Cats for best new community series 2025! tapas.io/series/Outsi... #Webnovel #Queer

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Jun 29

Thank you, Ray Harryhausen ~💜

My original character Thunderskull from Book of CoL, a skeleton with two small horns on is head and flaming eyesockets, stands with a dark gray crop top hoodie on that features a heart shaped skull above the word "DADDY." His lower ribs, spine, and upper pelvis are visible above his jeans. He holds a cup of pink boba tea in one hand. He's having a great day.

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Jun 24

There are many other things I should have worked on today but I think my brain needed to draw something silly. I'm glad it's #MakeATerribleComicDay today #MakeATerribleComicDay2026 #Thunderskull #BookOfCoL #Skelly #Skeleton #Skull #Boba #Babygirl #Himbo #Himbones

Panel 1: My original character Thunderskull from Book of CoL, a skeleton with two small horns on is head and flaming eyesockets, stands with a dark gray crop top hoodie on that features a heart shaped skull above the word "DADDY." His lower ribs, spine, and upper pelvis are visible above his jeans. He holds a cup of pink boba tea in one hand. He's having a great day.
Panel 2: Close up of Thunderskull drinking the boba. Sound effect reads "SLURP!"
Panel 3: Wide shot of Thunderskull throwing his head back declaring "Ahh Refreshing!" his formerly invisible stomach is now visible thanks to the boba tea swirling in it. Two onlookers stare. A tall one with great hair points and says "That's weird, bra."
Panel 4: Thunderskull looks down, crying tears of fire while his boss, Page says "So, we're instituting a new rule because there have been some complaints. No exposed guts."
Text at the bottom of the comic reads "@NeilaK20 Make A Terrible Comic Day 2026"

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Jun 20

I guess this is good since I'll be 40 next month?

Graphic that reads: Mental Age Test X poomang
Mental Age: 37
"Fewer words and more sighs"

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Jun 20

Here's my OC Thunderskull. He's like if a giant Home Depot lawn skeleton joined a frat. Has a heart of gold but was in with the wrong crowd at the beginning of Book of CoL. In the AU story he's the love interest and doesn't have a human form. #Skelly #Skeleton #OCs #OC #Thunderskull #BookOfCoL

Two panels. The top panel features a giant skeleton knight, Thunderskull, wearing a long sleeve shirt made of loose dark fabric as well as fingerless gloves, and armor. He has a skull head with a pair of short pointed horns emerging from the top of his cranium. Flames burn from his empty eye sockets. His left hand is in the air, crushing a solo style cup full of beer very messily. Page Simmons laughs in the foreground.
Second Panel: A shorter figure wearing the same armor is collapsed on the floor clutching a visibly shattered arm and hand. he is a young Latino man in his twenties, with brown skin and fluffy dark hair. He is also horrified. Page squats down next to Thunderskull while pointing at his injured arm. The solo style cup i son the floor as is a mess of liquid from the beer. In the background of this panel sits a dresser with a retro sound system on it. A signature reads "Sarah 'Neila' Elkins 2023"

Digital illustration of Thunderskull, a giant skeleton man with horns on his head and flames coming from his eyes standing behind Page Simmons in a parking garage. Thunderskull's left arm and hand are giant and skeletal while his right arm and hand are normal sized and human in a cast. He looks a bit like he's half T-rex. Page is a normal looking human but stands quite cocky with one hand on their hip as they look toward the camera. Page's hair is shaved on the sides but long on top, the longer portion whips in the are displaced by Thunderskull being menacing. Thunderskull's cast is bright pink while his flames are painted in color as well but the rest of the image is without color, only shading. Text on Page's shirt reads "Queer Cryptid." The real version of this shirt can be purchased from Jordan Shively and the Void Merch online store.

Digital illustration of a messy bedroom decorated with anime wall scrolls, a full sized body pillow of a dragon person, unmade bed, glowing neon skull shaped lamp, dirty underwear and socks on the floor, and a large lawn skull made of cement. In the foreground is Thunderskull, a tall skeleton man with horns, wearing a Santa hat. Flames flit out of his empty eye sockets as he takes a photo of himself in a mirror. He's also wearing a large baggy black hoodie and has his right arm, which is still fleshy, in a pink cast held to his chest with a fabric strap. Text on the image reads "Season's Greetings!" and a signature reads "Sarah 'Neila' Elkins 2023"

Cartoony drawing of Thunderskull with no shirt but he does have big baggy jeans on and boots as well as gloves. His golden heart suspended by visera is visible through his ribs. A giant chainsaw rests on his shoulder. Text on the image reads "AU Thunderskull" and a signature reads "Sarah 'Neila' Elkins 2025"

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Jun 20

I haven't hosted an Art Share in a long time. Skelly art share! Share your skeleton-type characters! SFW only please! #Skelly #ArtShare #Skeleton #Art #OCs

The SICKOS meme but it has my original character Thunderskull looking in through the window. He is a skeleton with horns, flaming eye sockets, and his right arm is in a cast. Dialog reads "Yes...Ha ha ha...yes!" and text on the image reads "Art Share"

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Jun 17

Thunderskull, a giant skeleton man with flaming eyes, fangs, and two long horns from the top of his skull, looming as flames billow from his eyesockets. He has one normal fleshy human arm in a pink cast. Below him is a blank white dialog bubble making it look like he is saying the quoted post.

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Jun 17

Most of my main characters are asexual. Here are a few of them! Page "Book" Simmons is a shapeshifting genderfluid asexual detective prone to body horror Rebecka Holt is Page's cousin. She's an agender asexual lesbian bartender flung into another world Freyja and Odin from are also both ace #OCs

Digital illustration of Detective Page Simmons. They're a white person with hair that's shaved on the sides and back but long on top. Page wears a dark suit and tie and carries two cups in a drink carrier along with a bag of food from a fast food restaurant called "Burger Hat." They have on heavy black boots but their left foot is kicking forward as their boot transforms into an inline skate. Page appears to be amused by this. A signature on the image reads "Sarah 'Neila' Elkins 2023" a muted ace pride flag is seen behind them in purple, white, gray, and dark gray instead of black for visibility sake.

Digital art of a buff woman with strawberry blonde hair in a braid leaning her arms against a gigantic bronze axe made of countless interwoven metal vines. Behind her, a tree burns from the inside out. Text on the image reads "Slayer of Yggdrasil"

Digital art of a tall white man with black hair pulled back into a short ponytail, blue eyes, a purple sweater with white, gray, and black hems, gray pants, and heavy black tanker boots. He's holding six pride flags in his left hand: Trans, nonbinary, nebulous gender, genderfluid, panromantic, and asexual. On his shoulder is a little chibi skeleton demon knight with flaming eye sockets who waves a single bisexual pride flag. Next to them is a shorter white woman with red hair pulled back into a messy ponytail, she has green eyes and a shirt that has purple, white, gray, and black stripes based on the asexual pride flag, blue jeans, and white tennis shoes. On her shoulder rests a large fluffy gray tom cat covered with scars whose right eye is red while his left eye is gold. The cat is holding the aroace sunset flag in his mouth.

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· May 24

QTP with a robot that's not from star wars or transformers (One day I will get this guy's book going again. I'm partway through doing a new outline for it.)

Old digital art from 2012 of my character Hal Baker. His humanoid torso is blorping out of the top of his ship form. The ship form looks a bit like a giant blue tadpole. He's got fluffy blue hair, a scar on his left cheek, glowing green eyes that match a big robot eye in the ship form. He's also got one human hand and one energy cannon for his left hand and forearm. Three other energy cannons blorp out of the ship body on tendrils behind his torso. A signature on it reads "Sarah 'Neila' Elkins 2012"

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· May 23

Yes! Aettartangi the axe! I need to get back to writing on that story but have been distracted with Outside Cats and Book of CoL. All three stories will eventually tie together. Aetty is a lot of fun to write! Awkward metal jerk. lol

animated png of Aettartangi the axe from Slayer of Yggdrasil based on the bongo cat meme. Aetty has a cute kitty face and is pounding two paws on a table top because it wants to eat more nazis

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· May 21

Pics or it didn't happen. tapas.io/series/Book-... #BookOfCoL #BodyHorror

Digital illustration of the interior of Page Simmons' meatbox. The space is made of stretched skin and sinew lit by the light of a cellphone that's being held by a number of partial human fingers that emerge from the meat walls, hold the phone, and type on the screen. The phone is resting on a little platform made of skin. The phone screen features a group text. The messages read, "WTF! Is he in trouble??" "We gotta help out!" "Should we step in???" ""NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. STICK TO THE PLAN. GET PEOPLE OUT OF HERE IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY. I'M A CLASS S AND CAN HANDLE TURKEY WINGS."

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· May 12

You are my friend who writes cool stuff and who I drew a skeleton bro for on their birthday! *mega super hugs* Thank you for yelling at me to not beat myself down when I've done that, btw. You're a wonderful friend! *mega hugs* 💜💜💜💜

A skeleton man with horns and flaming eye sockets in a window like the SICKOS meme. He's also got one arm in a pink cast and one hand up while he says "Yes...ha ha ha...yes!" A hand written note on it says "Happy Birthday Danny!" with a heart that has a skull drawn into it underneath

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· May 2

I knew using ChatGPT was bad for ones brain but this is REALLY FREAKIN' BAD. Wow. Added alt text:

ChatGPT suppresses brain activity as much as being twice the legal limit. EEG measurements of neural connectivity during essay writing. LLM users showed up to 55% weaker brain network coupling than unassisted writers - a deficit comparable to driving drunk at 0.16% BAC.

Chart shows Writing unaided "brain only group" at 100%, then "twice the legal limit 0.16% BAC" at "-50% suppressed" and finally "Writing with ChatGPT 'LLM group'" with "up to 55% suppressed"
The hidden cost: LLM-assisted essays still scored above average. The brain is doing less work, but outputs look normal-making the deficit invisible. Unlike alcohol or sleep depreivation, the impairment appears to compound across sessions and partially persists after AI tools are removed.

Sources: Kosmyna et al, 'Your Brain on ChatGPT,' MIT Media Lab preprint 2025; paulkedrosky.com BAC cognitive benchmarks from neuropsychological literature on alcohol impairment and sleep deprivation.

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Apr 17

This is a dance off. If you see this, repost a dance, or you're eliminated.

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Apr 15

You think I'm joking but look what I've made so far with zero dollars! Imagine if I could hire people who knew what they were doing!

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Apr 14

Hello #PortfolioDay I'm Sarah aka Neila, an asexual artist & writer with chronic ossifying tennis elbow. I write webnovels mixing mystery, body horror, fantasy, & scifi! I draw & have worked in the US comic industry since 2008 tapas.io/series/Outsi... ko-fi.com/A824FP9 sarahneilaelkins.com

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Mar 30

A friend suggested I have a pie in the sky goal to keep myself moving forward. Maybe I will do it? I'll have a movie/TV show/anime based on one of my books in the next 10 years! EVEN IF I HAVE TO MAKE IT MYSELF!

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Mar 20

Important Announcement! Outside Cats will be going on an update hiatus on Tapas for the month of April! While I do have several more chapters written after Chapter 42, they're not really good ones to stop on due to plot reasons.

A chibi drawing of a red haired woman with a short pony tail cheerfully looking up as a fluffy gray cat with scars and one bright red eye jumps over her and a little pastel orange and white kitten hops below her. Signature on the art reads "Sarah 'Neila' Elkins 2025"

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Mar 18

Here are some samples of my B/W art and the a page from the latest comic gig I drew, Halloween Man for Drew Edwards. I'd love to have more work. What sort of comic project is this for and what is the page rate?

Digital illustration of two characters standing under an old tree in a grocery store parking lot. On the left is a tall Asian man with slicked back hair and a grin. He wears a suit and tie under a long trench coat and is talking with one hand in the air. This is Detective Starling Windgate. To his right is a person who holds one hand up to their face in surprise. They have light hair that's shaved on the sides and back but long on top and wear a tshirt and jeans. This is Page Simmons. A signature on the illustration reads "Sarah 'Neila' Elkins 2023"

Comic page from the Halloween Man anniversary special featuring Halloween Man, Nicodemus, Elvis the T-rex, and Dr. Owl

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Feb 16

Quote with your horn art! Thunderskull has entered the building.

Digital illustration of a party where Page Simmons is in a corner standing by a sound system looking at their phone. In the foreground is a busty elf woman who is laughing. Next to her is Thunderskull, tall skeleton man with horns,flaming eye sockets, and his right arm in a pink cast. In front of Thunderskull is Eterna, a tall teifling with short curly hair, dark skin, and long swept back horns holding a plate with a muffin on it. Behind them all is Neoni, a normal looking human woman walking toward Page. A signature on the illustration reads "Sarah 'Neila' Elkins 2023."

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Feb 13

Chibi commissions are now open again! $40 each! 15 slots available. You can purchase them from me directly via email OR you can use Kofi if you'd prefer: ko-fi.com/A824FP9/comm... #CommissionsOpen #ChibiCommission #Chibi #Cute #Commissions #Art

Digital graphic featuring colorful cartoon characters of a skull man with horns and flaming eye sockets, a girl with red hair wearing a t-shirt, a leaping gray cat with one red eye, a leaping cream colored kitten, and a car tire with eyes. Text reads: NeilaK20's Chibi Commissions! $40 each Contact SarahNeilaElkins @ gmail.com Help me buy groceries and pay my car ins bill!

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Jan 1

Huh.

Screenshot of Merriam-Webster's Your 2026 Word that reads:

Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

(It's the name of a lake that was trending for much of 2025 on Merriam-Webster's site. I kept seeing it every time I checked the spelling for things while writing last year.)

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Dec 31

Oh my gods! Outside Cats has reached 100 subscribers before New Year's Day! Thank you so much for reading and Happy New Year from Outside Cats! tapas.io/series/Outsi... #Scifi #BodyHorror #BookSky #WriteSky #Webnovel #Novel #Aliens #LGBTQIA+ #Queer

Digital drawing of chibi cute versions of three characters from Outside Cats. Leaping in the air is Odin, a scarred up gray tom cat with one bright red eye and one normal gold eye. In the middle stands Freyja, a woman with red hair in a little pony tail and green eyes who's wearing a gray t-shirt and jeans. Below them is Sprinkles, a big headed kitten with light yellow spots and stripes against cream colored fur. Text on the image reads "Happy New Year! Outside Cats"

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Nov 13

Special Chibi Commission slots now open! I'm trying to get some money together to help cover new tires for my car! Please consider buying a commission and email me if you're interested. I can NOT draw NSFW art. $35 each! Email me at: SarahNeilaElkins AT Gmail.com #Commissions #Chibi #Cute #Art

Digital graphic with illustrations. Text on the graphic reads: @NeilaK20's Chibi Commissions! $35 each Contact SarahNeilaElkins@gmail.com Help me get new tires for my car!
Illustrations on the graphic are of Thunderskull, a skeleton man with a pair of forward facing demon horns, and flaming eyesockets wearing a dark hoodie and pants with dark boots featuring little spikes on the toes. He has one hand in a pink cast held to his chest with a strap while the other hand is bony and at his side. A fluffy gray cat with one red eye, one gold eye, and facial scars smiles as he jumps over a woman with red hair in a short ponytail wearing a t-shirt and jeans. Below them is a kitten with very light orange spots on his head, back, tail, and feet. There is also a car tire with cartoony eyes that have been drawn on it as well.

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Aug 23

This one was kinda tricky for me since I normally try to make Thunderskull's head anatomically correct and Akira Toriyama was super cartoony when drawing skulls. I like how this came out! #OCs #OCSky #Thunderskull #Skelly #OriginalCharacter

Thunderskull in the style of Akira Toriyama. He's a cartoony skeleton man wearing baggy pants and a hoodie that's jumping into the air as fire shoots from his eyes. Text on the image reads "Thunderskull Akira Toriyama style @NeilaK20"

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Aug 23

THUNDERSKULL because he's on my mind and I think you dig him too, right? He's on my mind a lot right now because thinking about him being a dork calms my brain. I hope I did this right. If not, that's OK. Have a wonderful day! :D #OCs #OC #Thunderskull #ArtRaffle #Raffle #Art #Skelly #Hashtag

A tall skeleton knight with horns and flaming eyesockets wearing armor and baggy clothing while cheerfully waving a small bi-sexual flag. In front of him walks Page Simmons, a white person wearing a dark suit and tie with boots who's waving six flags from shapeshifted additional arms. Their flags include: pan-romantic, nebulous gender, genderfluid, non-binary, trans, and asexual.

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Aug 21

Without downloading new pics, what is it like dating you? (I haven't dated anyone since 2012...and I was bad at it back then too.)

Digital drawing, made with slightly curved perspective to make it feel unsettling, of a kitchen floor, on which sits a box made of human flesh wrapped in a dark suit with a white shirt. A single human ear is visible on the top next to a scalp that has longer hair and a shaved portion. This is Page Simmons. Don't worry, they're fine. A signature reads "Sarah 'Neila' Elkins 2023"

Sarah "Neila" Elkins@neilak20· Aug 19

BONUS: I didn't finish her today but also started drawing Carrie, Thunderskull's girlfriend in the AU story. She has a short skirt & a long jacket. Is VERY GOOD at killing video game mobs, including Thunderskull when they first met. He respawns so it's fine. I should draw their pet cat tomorrow