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delphidelphidelphidelphidelphiFor many fans of Our Flag Means Death, and particularly for fans of Izzy Hands, one scene had particular gravitas. In this scene, Izzy went from his lowest—alone and angry, drowning his sorrows—to being given a gift. A gift of a prosthetic for his lost limb, and a gift of community. The crew saw that he was hurting and put aside their own issues to tell him we see you, we care about you, we want you here. We believe that you can grow past this and we'll help.
Importantly, the prosthetic was created from the figurehead of the Revenge, the unicorn. On sailing ships, figureheads have always been signifiers of the ship itself, images of protection, and the crew chose Izzy to embody this. They chose him as their new figurehead—someone to care about them and lead them. They chose Izzy to embody the spirit of the ship.
This is a message that resonated with Licorne. In Spring of 2024 they envisioned this project as a tribute to both the character of Izzy Hands and to Con O'Neill, who brought Izzy to life in such a captivating manner. The community rallied behind them, and we're proud to present the combined effort.
Much love.
delphiA full-colour drawing of Jim Jiménez in their early s2 outfit, crouched down with their face turned away from the viewer. They hold a nonbinary pride flag, the splintered-off stick it's flying from braced against their shoulder.
delphiA full-colour cartoon of Izzy, Roach, and Frenchie all using Fang as a mattress. Fang, smiling and radiating little pink hearts of affection, has his arms around both Izzy and Roach, while Frenchie has commandeered Izzy's backside as a pillow.
cliopadra's OFMD art always looks like it's straight out of Mad Magazine in the best of ways, particularly in their comics, which are usually crammed with background gags. Much as I love their absurd humour, my heart melted to see their squishy cartoon style applied instead to a sweet cuddle pile featuring four of my favourite characters.glitteryvdelphiA four-panel full-colour comic based on a scene from the television series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. In the first two panels, Frenchie announces to a skeptical Lucius that Izzy would catch him if he ran at him and leaped into his arms. He then proceeds to demonstrate, despite the fact that Izzy is holding a cup of coffee.
delphi“Well, I can’t,” Izzy said. It came out blustery somehow, indignant and spitty and riled-up, like he was months back, talking to a peacocking Spriggs. “Have Roach explain it to you, if you’ve gone this long without—”
“I know how it works, boss.” Fang patted his stomach. His hand fell to the side of Izzy’s at first and then, almost shyly, straight on it. “Got nowhere to put it. But if you could.”
If he could. If he could, he’d still be a one-legged pirate past his prime, sailing on a ship where the crew was already vulnerable and downy enough without adding an infant in the mix. He had enough to take care of already. He had a child, he’d wind up throwing himself in the fucking sea.
delphiA monochromatic drawing of a younger Izzy and Fang having a private moment in the hold of a ship. Fang is sitting beside a crate, one arm resting on it and the other around Izzy, who is straddling his thigh. His hand rests on the small of Izzy's back, whose shirt is rucked up to reveal a few scars and some loosened laces at the back of his breeches. Izzy is leaning forward, one hand on Fang's shoulder and the other taking hold of his beard. Both are flushed, Fang smiling warmly and Izzy's eyes half-lidded as he seems to lean in for a kiss.
delphiA full-colour drawing of Frenchie and Izzy on the deck of their ship with a brilliant blue sky behind them. Izzy, dressed in his usual black, is standing contentedly with a cup of tea or coffee. Frenchie, dressed in his green shirt and embroidered waistcoat from the latter half of s2, is leaning forward with a smile to rest his chin on top of Izzy's head. Despite his crossed arms and gaze fixed forward, Izzy is leaning back against Frenchie. The wound on his forehead has healed, and the steam rising from his drink forms a small heart.
glitteryvglitteryvdelphiModern AU Fang naps on the sofa, a collie resting against his chest and a chihuahua nestled in the crook of his arm.
delphi“I’ll be performing the procedure, Mr Rackham,” informs the nurse dourly. “Then the doctor will review the report I write.”
“Oh,” sighs Jack, almost laughing with relief. “Cool, yeah, sweet.”
“Due to the invasive nature of the procedure, we like to give our patients as much privacy as possible. In this case, that means one-on-one treatment.”
“Right,” says Jack. “I should probably know your name, then.”
Does the nurse flush at that? Maybe. He’s looking down at the chicken scratch he’s hastily etching across the paper on his clipboard. “Izzy, but you will address me as Nurse when speaking to me.”
“Yes, Nurse,” Jack says, fast and breathless. “Thank you.”
delphiA layered digital portrait combining a full-colour depiction of Izzy Hands's drag look from the episode "Calypso's Birthday" (2x06) with a blue monochrome version of the character from what appears to be the duel in "The Art of Fuckery" (1x06). The monochrome paint is flaking away from the surface, baring gold seams reminiscent of kintsugi as Izzy sheds his skin to reveal the colours beneath. His mouth is open, season 1 Izzy shouting angrily while season 2 Izzy sings his torch song. One of his eyes is still covered, full of pain, while the one that's been bared seems to be looking forward more clearly.
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