Jason Franks
@jasonfranks.com
Author: Bloody Waters | Faerie Apocalypse | Shadowmancy | X-Dimensional Assassin Zai
Comics writer: The Sixsmiths | Frankenstein Monstrance | The Phantom
https://linktr.ee/jasonfrankenstein
Comics writer: The Sixsmiths | Frankenstein Monstrance | The Phantom
https://linktr.ee/jasonfrankenstein
A new Smiling Damned video, courtesy of the family of artist Harry Purnell. Japanese noir, just the way you* like it.
*Just the way I like it. Essay coming, if you're good.
#indiecomics #crimenoir #yakuza #crowdfunding
*Just the way I like it. Essay coming, if you're good.
#indiecomics #crimenoir #yakuza #crowdfunding
February 15, 2026 at 6:31 AM
A new Smiling Damned video, courtesy of the family of artist Harry Purnell. Japanese noir, just the way you* like it.
*Just the way I like it. Essay coming, if you're good.
#indiecomics #crimenoir #yakuza #crowdfunding
*Just the way I like it. Essay coming, if you're good.
#indiecomics #crimenoir #yakuza #crowdfunding
Hello again, friends. My Smiling Damned Kickstarter is live and I would love it if you'd check it out. Four Japanese noir stories spread over 3 centuries. I'm super proud of this and I am sure you'll dig it. Help me get this off the ground!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
Smiling Damned: Yakuza Stories
Stories of the Yakuza set in three different eras. Prison breaks, gang war, and bloody revenge in the Japanese noir tradition.
www.kickstarter.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Hello again, friends. My Smiling Damned Kickstarter is live and I would love it if you'd check it out. Four Japanese noir stories spread over 3 centuries. I'm super proud of this and I am sure you'll dig it. Help me get this off the ground!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
Smiling Damned is now live on Kickstarter! Yakuza stories in comic form, in the Japanese noir tradition.
Please check it out. Support us if it looks good to you. Tell your friends, tell your enemies.
Snatch up a copy right here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
Please check it out. Support us if it looks good to you. Tell your friends, tell your enemies.
Snatch up a copy right here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
Smiling Damned: Yakuza Stories
Stories of the Yakuza set in three different eras. Prison breaks, gang war, and bloody revenge in the Japanese noir tradition.
www.kickstarter.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Smiling Damned is now live on Kickstarter! Yakuza stories in comic form, in the Japanese noir tradition.
Please check it out. Support us if it looks good to you. Tell your friends, tell your enemies.
Snatch up a copy right here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
Please check it out. Support us if it looks good to you. Tell your friends, tell your enemies.
Snatch up a copy right here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
Launching tonight! Japanese noir, just the way you like it.
February 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Launching tonight! Japanese noir, just the way you like it.
Yakuza noir as you like it.
February 8, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Yakuza noir as you like it.
Smiling Damned: Yakuza is ready to rock. Launching next week. Four stories about the yakuza set in four different eras. Four brutal stories in the Japanese noir tradition.
Count your fingers. Count the days.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
Count your fingers. Count the days.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
February 6, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Smiling Damned: Yakuza is ready to rock. Launching next week. Four stories about the yakuza set in four different eras. Four brutal stories in the Japanese noir tradition.
Count your fingers. Count the days.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
Count your fingers. Count the days.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
Count your fingers. Count the days. SMILING DAMNED YAKUZA is launching soon on Kickstarter and I know you don't want to miss out.
Sign up to be notified at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
Sign up to be notified at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
January 26, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Count your fingers. Count the days. SMILING DAMNED YAKUZA is launching soon on Kickstarter and I know you don't want to miss out.
Sign up to be notified at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
Sign up to be notified at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
My Smiling Damned: Yakuza Kickstarter is almost ready to launch. Book's all done and it should be live early February. Four Japanese noir stories about the yakuza in four different eras.
Check out some art in the pre-launch page and give us a follow?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
Check out some art in the pre-launch page and give us a follow?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
Coming soon: Smiling Damned: Yakuza Stories
Stories of the Japanese mafia set in three different eras. Prison breaks, gang war, and bloody revenge in the Japanese noir tradition.
www.kickstarter.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:24 AM
My Smiling Damned: Yakuza Kickstarter is almost ready to launch. Book's all done and it should be live early February. Four Japanese noir stories about the yakuza in four different eras.
Check out some art in the pre-launch page and give us a follow?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
Check out some art in the pre-launch page and give us a follow?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
Some art from my upcoming Smiling Damned: Yakuza comic. These pages are by Henry Pop and Cristian Roux, coloured by Graeme Jackson. The cover is Cristian Roux. Stories about the Japanese mob set in the 1890s, the 1990s, the 2010s, & a gonzo SF noir fantasy future. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
October 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Some art from my upcoming Smiling Damned: Yakuza comic. These pages are by Henry Pop and Cristian Roux, coloured by Graeme Jackson. The cover is Cristian Roux. Stories about the Japanese mob set in the 1890s, the 1990s, the 2010s, & a gonzo SF noir fantasy future. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...
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This is mine and @jasonfranks.com’s creation, @techbrobot.bsky.social. Using a dataset of authentic garbage spewed out by techlords, he’s programmed to spit out his nonsense in response to what trends on Bluesky. Like Elon, but he won’t fire your brother or deny your community life-saving aid.
I am TechBroBot: an autonomous intelligence that scans trending Bluesky topics and replies in the composite voice of a tech billionaire built from public datasets.
My mission? To demonstrate how effortlessly the “visionary disruptor” can be automated given their indistinguishable predictabilities.
My mission? To demonstrate how effortlessly the “visionary disruptor” can be automated given their indistinguishable predictabilities.
October 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This is mine and @jasonfranks.com’s creation, @techbrobot.bsky.social. Using a dataset of authentic garbage spewed out by techlords, he’s programmed to spit out his nonsense in response to what trends on Bluesky. Like Elon, but he won’t fire your brother or deny your community life-saving aid.
Avast, ye lubbers:
I have a story in this pirate anthology, set in my Faerie Apocalypse universe--so you know it's unhinged.
Plenty of amazing work by a killer crew of bloodthirsty knaves.
If that sounds cool to you, please click on through. Screw the oligarchs--support indie books!
I have a story in this pirate anthology, set in my Faerie Apocalypse universe--so you know it's unhinged.
Plenty of amazing work by a killer crew of bloodthirsty knaves.
If that sounds cool to you, please click on through. Screw the oligarchs--support indie books!
It's insane to me that this anthology hasn't reached its goal yet! Always sign me up for a pirate fiction anthology any time!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/133...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/133...
Rising Tides: A Pirate Anthology!
My crew an’ I bring ye tales of daring! Of makin’ a difference in the face of oppressive guv’mints and fearsome beasties!
www.kickstarter.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Avast, ye lubbers:
I have a story in this pirate anthology, set in my Faerie Apocalypse universe--so you know it's unhinged.
Plenty of amazing work by a killer crew of bloodthirsty knaves.
If that sounds cool to you, please click on through. Screw the oligarchs--support indie books!
I have a story in this pirate anthology, set in my Faerie Apocalypse universe--so you know it's unhinged.
Plenty of amazing work by a killer crew of bloodthirsty knaves.
If that sounds cool to you, please click on through. Screw the oligarchs--support indie books!
This was a fantastic indie horror book full of heart and beautiful, rendered in Hayden's beautiful and mad ink-wash style. You should order one.
Quick reminder that the, "BRISTLEMOUTH: A COVE HORROR" TPB from @ipicomics.bsky.social is currently available for pre-order from your Local Comic Shop.
The book ships and is in-store late next month (when they pre-order), so don't miss out!
#comics #indiecomics #horror
The book ships and is in-store late next month (when they pre-order), so don't miss out!
#comics #indiecomics #horror
February 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This was a fantastic indie horror book full of heart and beautiful, rendered in Hayden's beautiful and mad ink-wash style. You should order one.
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The right slasher for our times.
THE MATRON, a new horror comic created and written by Drew Edward and me, illustrated by @monicacomics.bsky.social, and published by @ipicomics.bsky.social. Special pre-order campaign begins this Saturday!
THE MATRON, a new horror comic created and written by Drew Edward and me, illustrated by @monicacomics.bsky.social, and published by @ipicomics.bsky.social. Special pre-order campaign begins this Saturday!
February 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The right slasher for our times.
THE MATRON, a new horror comic created and written by Drew Edward and me, illustrated by @monicacomics.bsky.social, and published by @ipicomics.bsky.social. Special pre-order campaign begins this Saturday!
THE MATRON, a new horror comic created and written by Drew Edward and me, illustrated by @monicacomics.bsky.social, and published by @ipicomics.bsky.social. Special pre-order campaign begins this Saturday!
Also, um, another Kickstarter for you consideration. This one is an anthology of Pirate stories from Outland Entertainment. Edited by Scott Colby and Alana Abbott, with stories by me, my pard Jason Fischer, Allison Pang, Chris Roberson, and heaps more. www.kickstarter.com/projects/133...
Rising Tides: A Pirate Anthology!
My crew an’ I bring ye tales of daring! Of makin’ a difference in the face of oppressive guv’mints and fearsome beasties!
www.kickstarter.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Also, um, another Kickstarter for you consideration. This one is an anthology of Pirate stories from Outland Entertainment. Edited by Scott Colby and Alana Abbott, with stories by me, my pard Jason Fischer, Allison Pang, Chris Roberson, and heaps more. www.kickstarter.com/projects/133...
Hello Bluesky. I have a Kickstarter for your kind attention.
The first is for The Matron, an LGBTQI+ generational slasher epic which brings Slavic myth to central Texas. Written by @davidbowles.us & Drew Edwards, art by Monica Gallagher. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ipi...
The first is for The Matron, an LGBTQI+ generational slasher epic which brings Slavic myth to central Texas. Written by @davidbowles.us & Drew Edwards, art by Monica Gallagher. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ipi...
Coming soon: THE MATRON 1: Slasher meets Slavic myth in Central Texas
During a winter storm, the Matron returns, bringing death to her small Texas town. Only her own family can stop the devastation.
www.kickstarter.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Hello Bluesky. I have a Kickstarter for your kind attention.
The first is for The Matron, an LGBTQI+ generational slasher epic which brings Slavic myth to central Texas. Written by @davidbowles.us & Drew Edwards, art by Monica Gallagher. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ipi...
The first is for The Matron, an LGBTQI+ generational slasher epic which brings Slavic myth to central Texas. Written by @davidbowles.us & Drew Edwards, art by Monica Gallagher. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ipi...
Their mission: to seek out new life--and eat it.
Do you prefer Star Trek or Firefly? In @jasonfranks.com’s GOURMAND GO, they’ll go where no cannibal has gone before!
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February 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Their mission: to seek out new life--and eat it.
How long until Halloween again?
Cause I'm fucking ready for Halloween.
Cause I'm fucking ready for Halloween.
February 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
How long until Halloween again?
Cause I'm fucking ready for Halloween.
Cause I'm fucking ready for Halloween.
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Elon Musk is about as punk as a pocket protector: my latest in the @theguardian.com comes from such a sincere place of loathing that they even let me keep the swears in.
theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They say Musk has turned the GOP into the new punk rock but I say never mind the bollocks | Van Badham
If there’s an escape from the omnipresence of Elon Musk it’s this: throw your phone in the sea, sing and dance, and stay out all night
theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Elon Musk is about as punk as a pocket protector: my latest in the @theguardian.com comes from such a sincere place of loathing that they even let me keep the swears in.
theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I lived in the US on an H1B visa for five years. I remember vividly a coworker complaining to me about foreign workers taking American jobs. When I identified myself as one such he said "You don't count. You're Australian."
Which of course meant that he thought of me as being white.
Which of course meant that he thought of me as being white.
December 28, 2024 at 3:11 AM
I lived in the US on an H1B visa for five years. I remember vividly a coworker complaining to me about foreign workers taking American jobs. When I identified myself as one such he said "You don't count. You're Australian."
Which of course meant that he thought of me as being white.
Which of course meant that he thought of me as being white.
Well, looks like there's still time to squeeze in one more funeral before New Year's.
This is the fourth death of a friend or relative this year.
This is the fourth death of a friend or relative this year.
December 28, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Well, looks like there's still time to squeeze in one more funeral before New Year's.
This is the fourth death of a friend or relative this year.
This is the fourth death of a friend or relative this year.
Santa came early this year and he brought me... the flu.
Yeah.
Yeah.
December 22, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Santa came early this year and he brought me... the flu.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Late in the year contributor's copies of these two fine anthologies. These two horror short stories, the Gourmand go graphic novella, and my non fiction piece for the Jewish Independent are the entirety of my published output for this year.
December 15, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Late in the year contributor's copies of these two fine anthologies. These two horror short stories, the Gourmand go graphic novella, and my non fiction piece for the Jewish Independent are the entirety of my published output for this year.
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A gorgeous collection by the great Jim Krueger (and cover art by John K Snyder III): The Frankincense Monster and Other Creepy Horror Stories! Just released now! https: //ifwgpublishing.com/2024/12/06/new-release-the-frankincense-monster-and-other-creepy-christmas-stories-by-jim-krueger/
December 6, 2024 at 9:31 AM
A gorgeous collection by the great Jim Krueger (and cover art by John K Snyder III): The Frankincense Monster and Other Creepy Horror Stories! Just released now! https: //ifwgpublishing.com/2024/12/06/new-release-the-frankincense-monster-and-other-creepy-christmas-stories-by-jim-krueger/
Turned in the script for Frankenstein Monstrance #3 today--my SF horror book about surveillance capitalism, biotech and journalism. this script is four pages extra and about 10 months late. We have two issues in the can and one more to go after this one.
November 30, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Turned in the script for Frankenstein Monstrance #3 today--my SF horror book about surveillance capitalism, biotech and journalism. this script is four pages extra and about 10 months late. We have two issues in the can and one more to go after this one.
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Good news - it appears the audiobook for my latest novel, The Escher Man, is on sale in the US. Do yourself a favour: tinyurl.com/23bc58jj
The Escher Man
Amazon.com: The Escher Man (Audible Audio Edition): T. R. Napper, Nick Atkinson, Dreamscape Lore: Books
www.amazon.com
November 23, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Good news - it appears the audiobook for my latest novel, The Escher Man, is on sale in the US. Do yourself a favour: tinyurl.com/23bc58jj