Mars 🌟

@mmarsloud

illustrator & book cover enjoyer & tired autistic. they/them. 🏳️‍⚧️ don't re-upload my work. HOLLOW MAGIC (8/11/26). BRIGHTER STARS (2027) marslauderbaugh.weebly.com

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Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· 3d

IT'S HOLLOW MAGIC DAY! Get it today wherever books are sold (but try your local indie store first)❄️🌈⚔️ #hollowmagic #graphicnovels

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· 9d

SIX MORE DAYS UNTIL ❄️HOLLOW MAGIC ❄️ Which also means 6 more days left to pre-order a signed copy & bonus art! In case you don't know, pre-ordering is super helpful to me as a new author - it lets my publisher know that people want my work! If you can, please consider getting a copy early!!

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· 15d

LESS THAN TWO WEEKS to pre-order my debut graphic novel, HOLLOW MAGIC! If you're an enjoyer of non-binary knights, stubborn princes, and fantasy dungeon crawls, this is for you! Get a signed copy (and all my love!) here: linktr.ee/mmarsloud

White text on a blue/purple background reads "A LOST WITCH"

White text on a blue/purple background reads "A FROZEN KNIGHT"

White text on a blue/purple/pink background reads "A FORGOTTEN CASTLE"

White text on a blue/purple background reads: "Pre-Order HOLLOW MAGIC to learn the secrets of a lost family and unknown curses. Coming August 11th." There is an image of a 3D book cover featuring three characters with the text "HOLLOW MAGIC. Mars Lauderbaugh."

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Jul 14

see more about it here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125... !

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Jul 14

Less than one month until HOLLOW MAGIC! started this graphic novel in 2023, finished in 2024, and have been waiting so patiently for it to be out in the world 😭 Pre-order it here: [https://linktr.ee/mmarsloud] or get it anywhere August 11th ❄️⚔️ #hollowmagic #booksky

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Jun 11

Pre-order campaign for my debut graphic novel HOLLOW MAGIC is live! Order from @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social or @alwaysherebooks.bsky.social for SIGNED/PERSONALIZED copies with 3 character cards! No other action required 💖 (1/2)

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· May 26

HEY👉 if you're looking for [book covers][book art] I can tell you I have are a very particular set of skills or whatever that guy said. I'm available for #bookcovers and #characterart work! 🎨marslauderbaugh.weebly.com

In order from top to bottom, left to right: cover for HOLLOW MAGIC by me, cover for YOU WEREN'T MEANT TO BE HUMAN by Andrew Joseph White, cover for THE DEMON AND HIS VIPER by Ben Alderson, book art for Sandra Proudman's Salvación, cover for CELESTIAL MONSTERS by Aiden Thomas, cover for SUNSET YEAR by CJ Ellison, cover for my own personal project WITCHWAKE, fanart of Mel from Arcane <3, cover for HELL FOLLOWED WITH US by Andrew Joseph White, character art for Julian Winter's I THINK THEY LOVE YOU, cover for LOST IN THE NEVERWOODS by Aiden Thomas, fanart from The Graverobber's Chronicles/Daomu Biji

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· May 12

my paperback copies of HOLLOW MAGIC came in today!! my baby that I made in 2023 is finally coming out in August❄️🌈🥹 #hollowmagic #graphicnovels #comics

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Jan 30

almost forgot to post here too!! some 2026 trans debut books that I'm excited for 🌟 some of which are out right now and you can feast your brain upon! #debutauthors #booksky #lgbtqia

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Jan 11

❄️COVER REVEAL TIME❄️ I'm teaming up with the incredible @lgbtqreads.bsky.social to bring you the cover of my debut YA graphic novel, HOLLOW MAGIC! This is my first time taking on such a huge project and I'm so excited to share it with the world in August! #coverreveal #graphicnovels #lgbtq

Book cover for HOLLOW MAGIC by Mars Lauderbaugh. Three characters face the viewer on a dark blue and pink background. There is ice and a the dark outline of a castle in the midground. In the far background, the eyes and hair of a woman is peeking out over the castle. Title text at the bottom of the page reads: HOLLOW MAGIC and underneath the author type reads MARS LAUDERBAUGH.

White text on a blue background. Text reads: Raised in the world of fey, seventeen-year-old Rosefinch has the ability to lift curses with nothing but a twist of her fingers. But when a witch's magic is left long enough in the fey realm, it becomes supercharged, painful to use, and potentially even dangerous.

Following a rumor that the village of Harp is home to a witch who might be able to help control her magic, Rosefinch discovers an ancient ruined castle with the inhabitants long gone; the only remaining soul a knight cursed to stand a frozen guard at the entrance. The magic she uses to free them melts more than just the ice, and soon, Rosefinch is falling for this charming stranger. But Thierry has secrets of their own, as do other members of the Harp family still hidden within the castle walls. The Harp witch’s wicked magic ripped this family apart for a reason, and Rosefinch must find a way to stop the curse or she'll lose Thierry—and chance to learn the truth about her magic—forever.

With mesmerizing art and a sweeping queer romance, this spellbinding fairy tale shows the power of found family and love where we least expect it.

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Dec 11

It's almost that time!! HOLLOW MAGIC cover reveal in exactly one month on January 11th 2026 ❄️ you can keep up with HM on goodreads! goodreads.com/book/show/186790171-hollow-magic #coverreveal #booksky

A book cover reveal announcement. A dark purple and blue digital image with a bright blue "tear" in the center of the page, revealing the eyes of a character. Text at the top of the image reads "cover reveal 1.11.2026"

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Dec 6

sometimes you don't realize how dark your palettes are or how much jayvik you draw or how much you really liked one specific head angle until you do your yearly art summary.. 🥴 #2025artsummary

a 4x3 grid of different images of digital art

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Nov 11

Exactly 9 more months until my #2026debut GN is out in the world! You can add HOLLOW MAGIC on goodreads and pre-order from your local indie bookstore (and keep the receipt for something special 👀) #booksky

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Nov 8

TODAY !

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Oct 24

IN 2 WEEKS! come see me at table 41 at GeekGirlCon from November 8-9! I have many wares and a few freebies and I exude a strange off-putting energy 🌟

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Oct 14

#portfolioday again? no problem 👌 I'm Mars and I'm always available for book covers! Particularly sci-fi, fantasy, or horror 🎨marslauderbaugh.weebly.com

front cover of CELESTIAL MONSTERS by Aiden Thomas featuring Teo and Aurelio

Alternate front cover for HELL FOLLOWED WITH US by Andrew Joseph White, for Dazzling Bookish Shop

Commissioned art featuring two sci-fi inspired men and the shadow of a space creature.

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Oct 11

I'll also be starting my street team on Monday, 10/13 - applications will be open until all spots for physical goods are filled. More information will be in the application - link will be posted on Monday! shares & boosts appreciated always 🌟

image of white text on a dark background. text reads "Hollow Magic street team. Applications open October 13th (10am PT). WHAT YOU'LL DO: help promote Hollow Magic on social media!. WHAT YOU'LL GET: an eARC of Hollow Magic, early pre-order goods (3 character cards), street team exclusive bookmark. Spots for physical goods will be limited!

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Oct 11

Welcome to the seaside village of Harp ❄️ When I first got the deal for Hollow Magic in 2023, I blacked out and drew a ton of things that I'd use for promo when I was finished. Now we're 10 months out from publication and I can finally start posting it 🥹 #hollowmagic

White text on dark background. Text reads: Welcome to the seaside village of Harp. The sea air will exhaust you with a deep longing for what used to be. You will not enter the castle on the farthest cliff; the doors have rotted into the earth, pushed down under the wait of frozen hands. The wind bites coldest where the dawn can see. You will not stay long.

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Oct 9

PNW friends! in exactly one month I'll be bringing this bad boy (plus some toxic yuri) to Geek Girl Con from 11/8-11/9! I'll be posting my full catalogue and panel news as we get closer and table numbers are assigned 💙

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Sep 11

Hollow Magic is officially 11 months away, so I thought it was time for an official publication date post ❄ I'll be posting more previews, lore, and cover (👀) on the 11th of each month going forward!

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Jul 21

My store opens today at 10am PST! I've got some TLT prints, (limited) JayVik pins, and some other new things 🫶 🌟mmarsloud.storenvy.com🌟 #jayvik #arcane #gideontheninth

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Jun 17

THESE ARE SO COOL

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Jun 13

🌈🧱 #pride2025

digital art of a wine red and teal unicorn on a dark purple background. A banner around the unicorn reads "no pride without wrath"

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Jun 1

happy pride month from my nonbinary knight and their witch 🌈🫶 their story gets here August 2026!!

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Apr 24

yippee! 🌟

Text reads: Rachel Diebel at Feiwel and Friends has acquired Mars Lauderbaugh's Brighter Stars, a YA graphic novel in which a rule-breaking flight academy cadet discovers the alien alliance they were raised to hate might not be the ones behind the terrorist attacks threatening their home planet—and anyone could be the true enemy, even their closest friend. Publication is planned for spring 2028; Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency did the deal for world rights.

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Apr 24

🥹🫶🥹🫶🥹🫶

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Mar 31

happy #transdayofvisibility to all my trans siblings and also my infant child thierry hollowmagic 💜❄️

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Mar 4

rattles my brain and all this falls out.. i can't stop thinking about my little forest god story,,

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Mar 4

a biblically accurate oldie from 2022👁️‍🗨️

An angel-like creature made of clouds and wings holding a flower with an eye at the center.

Mars 🌟@mmarsloud· Feb 25

I'll post something that's not #jayvik soon I promise*