Blacky Shepherd
@blackyshep.bsky.social
Comic Book Artist and Writer, Digital Sculptor, Toy Nerd, Art Worshiper, Metalhead, Punk, Snappy Dresser. Worked on Vampirella, Voltron, Pumpkinhead, GI Joe, The Transformers and ReAnimator. Ally. (He/Him)
Portfolio:
https://blackyxiii.artstation.com/
Portfolio:
https://blackyxiii.artstation.com/
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SOFT TARGETS has never looked better!
@editrixemma.bsky.social models @carsonwinter.bsky.social’s Wonderland-nominated New Weird Horror novel in style 🖤☠️
Cover art by @blackyshep.bsky.social
@editrixemma.bsky.social models @carsonwinter.bsky.social’s Wonderland-nominated New Weird Horror novel in style 🖤☠️
Cover art by @blackyshep.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
SOFT TARGETS has never looked better!
@editrixemma.bsky.social models @carsonwinter.bsky.social’s Wonderland-nominated New Weird Horror novel in style 🖤☠️
Cover art by @blackyshep.bsky.social
@editrixemma.bsky.social models @carsonwinter.bsky.social’s Wonderland-nominated New Weird Horror novel in style 🖤☠️
Cover art by @blackyshep.bsky.social
Can vouch! I'm currently working with David on a project I'm writing and he's editing the absolute hell out of that thang!
(And making me a better writer in the process!)
(And making me a better writer in the process!)
As a reminder, I remain very available for new gigs! I've got years of editorial experience and can swing more of that, but I'm also a writer and would love to be on your licensed IP, pitch you an original project, or work with an artist to realize an idea they have! Portfolio: www.davidmariotte.com
I wrote an adaptation series of Hanazuki: Full of Treasures, Transformers vs. The Terminator, TF Wreckers: Tread & Circuits, and various shorts (Beast Wars Annual, Jimmy Squarefoot, Banana Spiders, an upcoming thing in Samidoon, and more).
Editor pals, I'll be hitting you up!
Editor pals, I'll be hitting you up!
September 3, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Can vouch! I'm currently working with David on a project I'm writing and he's editing the absolute hell out of that thang!
(And making me a better writer in the process!)
(And making me a better writer in the process!)
Heck yes I just backed TOMB OF THE PALE HORSE - Final Issue & Collected Series on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ian...
TOMB OF THE PALE HORSE - Final Issue & Collected Series
The final book in the legendary cosmic horror series. Includes a hardcover collected edition of all four issues + backmatter and more!
www.kickstarter.com
September 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Heck yes I just backed TOMB OF THE PALE HORSE - Final Issue & Collected Series on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ian...
In my efforts to avoid the real world as much as possible I don't get on socials very often.
I should try to do more, though, because @tenebrouspress.bsky.social is on fire with their releases! Can't wait to hear the upcoming audio book!
I should try to do more, though, because @tenebrouspress.bsky.social is on fire with their releases! Can't wait to hear the upcoming audio book!
Have we shared any of @blackyshep.bsky.social's interior art for @jacymorris.bsky.social's WE LIKE IT CHERRY yet? Check it
Blacky's hard at work on more art for us for 2026. Dude is an absolute dynamic beast.
In the meantime! Preorder WE LIKE IT CHERRY here🖤☠️
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Blacky's hard at work on more art for us for 2026. Dude is an absolute dynamic beast.
In the meantime! Preorder WE LIKE IT CHERRY here🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
In my efforts to avoid the real world as much as possible I don't get on socials very often.
I should try to do more, though, because @tenebrouspress.bsky.social is on fire with their releases! Can't wait to hear the upcoming audio book!
I should try to do more, though, because @tenebrouspress.bsky.social is on fire with their releases! Can't wait to hear the upcoming audio book!
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Cover was designed by our own @alexwoodroe.com
The interior illustrations come courtesy of our pal @blackyshep.bsky.social & they are suitably visceral:
The interior illustrations come courtesy of our pal @blackyshep.bsky.social & they are suitably visceral:
August 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Cover was designed by our own @alexwoodroe.com
The interior illustrations come courtesy of our pal @blackyshep.bsky.social & they are suitably visceral:
The interior illustrations come courtesy of our pal @blackyshep.bsky.social & they are suitably visceral:
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August 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I just backed Wanderers Issue #1 by Ian Johnston, JimmyZ, & Romualdo Silva on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/cth...
Wanderers Issue #1 by Ian Johnston, JimmyZ, & Romualdo Silva
The debut comic series from Cthulhuville Comics. Written by Ian Johnston and JimmyZ with art by Romualdo Silva.
www.kickstarter.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I just backed Wanderers Issue #1 by Ian Johnston, JimmyZ, & Romualdo Silva on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/cth...
So in what looks to be a super duper rookie move, I shouted about how I was looking for projects and didn't bother to link to a portfolio... so, here it's:
blackyxiii.artstation.com
blackyxiii.artstation.com
Blacky Shepherd
Freelance comic book and concept artist and digital sculptor
blackyxiii.artstation.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
So in what looks to be a super duper rookie move, I shouted about how I was looking for projects and didn't bother to link to a portfolio... so, here it's:
blackyxiii.artstation.com
blackyxiii.artstation.com
Remove a letter, ruin a movie.
Tar Wars
Tar Wars
Remove a letter, ruin a movie.
Pint Break
Pint Break
Remove a letter, ruin a movie.
Harem Nights
Harem Nights
May 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Remove a letter, ruin a movie.
Tar Wars
Tar Wars
…Aaaaaand its official: I need to start drawing comics again.
If any established writers out there want a damned fine horror/sci-fi/fantasy artist to do a comic with, you know where to find me.
If any established writers out there want a damned fine horror/sci-fi/fantasy artist to do a comic with, you know where to find me.
May 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
…Aaaaaand its official: I need to start drawing comics again.
If any established writers out there want a damned fine horror/sci-fi/fantasy artist to do a comic with, you know where to find me.
If any established writers out there want a damned fine horror/sci-fi/fantasy artist to do a comic with, you know where to find me.
A piece i recently ran across that was done for an unreleased anthology during the covid lockdown. Beautifully conceived by Bryan Edward Hill, one of my favorite writers.
May 3, 2025 at 6:11 AM
A piece i recently ran across that was done for an unreleased anthology during the covid lockdown. Beautifully conceived by Bryan Edward Hill, one of my favorite writers.
Cant wait to see this in print, such a great story and i was honored to be asked to do the illustrations!!
Cover designed by our own @alexwoodroe.com
Incredible interior illustrations provided by @blackyshep.bsky.social
Gracious early blurbs from @timmcgregor.bsky.social & @laurelhightower.bsky.social
There are few pleasures greater than the hunt.
Preorder:
store.tenebrouspress.com/products/we-...
Incredible interior illustrations provided by @blackyshep.bsky.social
Gracious early blurbs from @timmcgregor.bsky.social & @laurelhightower.bsky.social
There are few pleasures greater than the hunt.
Preorder:
store.tenebrouspress.com/products/we-...
WE LIKE IT CHERRY **Preorder** - a novel by Jacy Morris (softcover, in
Documentarist Ezra Montbanc thinks he's hit the jackpot when he receives an invitation to document the rites of a mysterious, hitherto unknown tribe: the Winoquin, who reside in the harrowing, inhospi...
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May 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Cant wait to see this in print, such a great story and i was honored to be asked to do the illustrations!!
Jim Silke was an extraordinarily accomplished man, having accomplished a great many things before taking up comics in his 60s, for kicks… and redefined what it meant to be a pinup/comic book artist.
Most importantly he was incredibly kind and amazingly talented.
Rest in peace, Jim, and thanks.
Most importantly he was incredibly kind and amazingly talented.
Rest in peace, Jim, and thanks.
February 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Jim Silke was an extraordinarily accomplished man, having accomplished a great many things before taking up comics in his 60s, for kicks… and redefined what it meant to be a pinup/comic book artist.
Most importantly he was incredibly kind and amazingly talented.
Rest in peace, Jim, and thanks.
Most importantly he was incredibly kind and amazingly talented.
Rest in peace, Jim, and thanks.
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It’s a brand new special episode of the Cryptid Creator Corner as @jimmygaspero.bsky.social chats with @ianface.bsky.social about Mongoose, a book of his late father’s artwork. Listen now below or wherever you get your podcasts and check out the link to the Kickstarter campaign.
January 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It’s a brand new special episode of the Cryptid Creator Corner as @jimmygaspero.bsky.social chats with @ianface.bsky.social about Mongoose, a book of his late father’s artwork. Listen now below or wherever you get your podcasts and check out the link to the Kickstarter campaign.
Hire this man!
Hey BlueSky, I’m open for illustration and cover art work!
If you ever need illustrations of sword-fighting mummies or cereal box monsters***, I’m your man.
***also other things; like sword-fighting cereal box monsters. I’m diverse.
Samples below. More info here:
mattblairstone.carrd.co
If you ever need illustrations of sword-fighting mummies or cereal box monsters***, I’m your man.
***also other things; like sword-fighting cereal box monsters. I’m diverse.
Samples below. More info here:
mattblairstone.carrd.co
January 23, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Hire this man!
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A jaded travelogue host gets an invitation to document the rites of a mysterious, hitherto-unknown tribe.
It does not go well.
An Indigenous Eco-Horror tale of blood & survival, @jacymorris.bsky.social's WE LIKE IT CHERRY is part of our 2025 Book Club; subscribe now!
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It does not go well.
An Indigenous Eco-Horror tale of blood & survival, @jacymorris.bsky.social's WE LIKE IT CHERRY is part of our 2025 Book Club; subscribe now!
store.tenebrouspress.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:21 PM
A jaded travelogue host gets an invitation to document the rites of a mysterious, hitherto-unknown tribe.
It does not go well.
An Indigenous Eco-Horror tale of blood & survival, @jacymorris.bsky.social's WE LIKE IT CHERRY is part of our 2025 Book Club; subscribe now!
store.tenebrouspress.com
It does not go well.
An Indigenous Eco-Horror tale of blood & survival, @jacymorris.bsky.social's WE LIKE IT CHERRY is part of our 2025 Book Club; subscribe now!
store.tenebrouspress.com
gofund.me/33542c4f
We all need to rally around our friends and family, now more than ever. Please donate if you have the means!
We all need to rally around our friends and family, now more than ever. Please donate if you have the means!
Donate to Dee's Gender Confirmation Surgery Fund, organized by Dee Arbacauskas
Hi, I'm Dee. I'm an artist, a leatherworker, a writer, a mom, and a few other t… Dee Arbacauskas needs your support for Dee's Gender Confirmation Surgery Fund
gofund.me
November 14, 2024 at 6:17 AM
gofund.me/33542c4f
We all need to rally around our friends and family, now more than ever. Please donate if you have the means!
We all need to rally around our friends and family, now more than ever. Please donate if you have the means!
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A thread of useful tools & posts for ARTISTS, which can help you get the most out of Bsky and protect your space here.
I'll be updating this as I find more, so if you know of anything I haven't included, please let me know!
Reposts are very welcome so more people know!
[ #helpfulbskypost ]
I'll be updating this as I find more, so if you know of anything I haven't included, please let me know!
Reposts are very welcome so more people know!
[ #helpfulbskypost ]
October 29, 2024 at 6:16 AM
A thread of useful tools & posts for ARTISTS, which can help you get the most out of Bsky and protect your space here.
I'll be updating this as I find more, so if you know of anything I haven't included, please let me know!
Reposts are very welcome so more people know!
[ #helpfulbskypost ]
I'll be updating this as I find more, so if you know of anything I haven't included, please let me know!
Reposts are very welcome so more people know!
[ #helpfulbskypost ]
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-practical-...
In the coming 4 years (and beyond) we progressively minded folk have to shift focus and remember that truest of all sayings:
ALL politics are LOCAL.
We have to start clawing back state legislatures, mayorships, governorships, city councils, education boards.
In the coming 4 years (and beyond) we progressively minded folk have to shift focus and remember that truest of all sayings:
ALL politics are LOCAL.
We have to start clawing back state legislatures, mayorships, governorships, city councils, education boards.
A Practical Program for Resisting a Trump Second Term
How to fight back against the implementation of fascism in America.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 10, 2024 at 6:53 AM
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-practical-...
In the coming 4 years (and beyond) we progressively minded folk have to shift focus and remember that truest of all sayings:
ALL politics are LOCAL.
We have to start clawing back state legislatures, mayorships, governorships, city councils, education boards.
In the coming 4 years (and beyond) we progressively minded folk have to shift focus and remember that truest of all sayings:
ALL politics are LOCAL.
We have to start clawing back state legislatures, mayorships, governorships, city councils, education boards.
Kelly Williams is one of the most talented, coolest and kindest people in the world of comics (the world in general for that matter!).
If you have a spare couple of bucks please throw it his way... Diabetes is a MOFO (I should know!)
www.gofundme.com/f/support-co...
If you have a spare couple of bucks please throw it his way... Diabetes is a MOFO (I should know!)
www.gofundme.com/f/support-co...
Donate to Support comic artist Kelly Williams' Medical Recovery, organized by Sebastian Girner
On Tuesday, October 22, comic artist Kelly Williams (artist of … Sebastian Girner needs your support for Support comic artist Kelly Williams' Medical Recovery
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October 26, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Kelly Williams is one of the most talented, coolest and kindest people in the world of comics (the world in general for that matter!).
If you have a spare couple of bucks please throw it his way... Diabetes is a MOFO (I should know!)
www.gofundme.com/f/support-co...
If you have a spare couple of bucks please throw it his way... Diabetes is a MOFO (I should know!)
www.gofundme.com/f/support-co...
Hey boys and ghouls - I designed a shirt for the inaugural Washington HorrorCon! If yer there this weekend check em out!
October 25, 2024 at 5:47 AM
Hey boys and ghouls - I designed a shirt for the inaugural Washington HorrorCon! If yer there this weekend check em out!
Hey all! Gonna join the Clever Kaiju team tonight live on YouTube at 6pm PT as a bunch of rad artists (and oddly enough, me) are going to be ‘Concepting Evil’ where we work out concept art for evil characters and discuss the process and critique each others work!
Look up ‘Clever Kaiju’ on YouTube!
Look up ‘Clever Kaiju’ on YouTube!
October 24, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Hey all! Gonna join the Clever Kaiju team tonight live on YouTube at 6pm PT as a bunch of rad artists (and oddly enough, me) are going to be ‘Concepting Evil’ where we work out concept art for evil characters and discuss the process and critique each others work!
Look up ‘Clever Kaiju’ on YouTube!
Look up ‘Clever Kaiju’ on YouTube!
Overheard just now, while waiting for food at a Taco Bell:
“I mean, just because he’s deaf doesn’t mean he can’t hear nothin’!”
It’s taken everything within me to not ask this rocket scientist to explain that sentence.
“I mean, just because he’s deaf doesn’t mean he can’t hear nothin’!”
It’s taken everything within me to not ask this rocket scientist to explain that sentence.
October 24, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Overheard just now, while waiting for food at a Taco Bell:
“I mean, just because he’s deaf doesn’t mean he can’t hear nothin’!”
It’s taken everything within me to not ask this rocket scientist to explain that sentence.
“I mean, just because he’s deaf doesn’t mean he can’t hear nothin’!”
It’s taken everything within me to not ask this rocket scientist to explain that sentence.
Dude. RIP to my favorite Iron Maiden singer, the inimitable Paul Di’anno - they really broke the mold with that guy.
October 22, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Dude. RIP to my favorite Iron Maiden singer, the inimitable Paul Di’anno - they really broke the mold with that guy.
Wow! I’ve like quadrupled in followers in the last few days! I’ve been super sick (mom came to visit, gave me the sick… so, you know, THANKS MOM) but once I’m back on my feet I guess I should post some art!
Thanks everyone for the follow!
Thanks everyone for the follow!
October 22, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Wow! I’ve like quadrupled in followers in the last few days! I’ve been super sick (mom came to visit, gave me the sick… so, you know, THANKS MOM) but once I’m back on my feet I guess I should post some art!
Thanks everyone for the follow!
Thanks everyone for the follow!