Jordan Thomas
@jordanthomas.bsky.social
Comic writer. Image Comics, Oni Press, Boom, Comixology, Mad Cave Studios and Scout Comics.
Skin Police. Weird Work. Mugshots. The Man From Maybe. Flash Gordon. EC Comics. XINO. Frank At Home On The Farm.
Skin Police. Weird Work. Mugshots. The Man From Maybe. Flash Gordon. EC Comics. XINO. Frank At Home On The Farm.
Exorcism Island #1 by Chris Matthews and I is available to read now on Amazon (free if you're a Prime member).
For fans of horror, grumpy fellas and amazing art.
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#comics #comicbooks #horror #horrorwriter #art #artwork #writer #exorcismisland
For fans of horror, grumpy fellas and amazing art.
a.co/d/hQBddPN
#comics #comicbooks #horror #horrorwriter #art #artwork #writer #exorcismisland
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Exorcism Island #1 by Chris Matthews and I is available to read now on Amazon (free if you're a Prime member).
For fans of horror, grumpy fellas and amazing art.
a.co/d/hQBddPN
#comics #comicbooks #horror #horrorwriter #art #artwork #writer #exorcismisland
For fans of horror, grumpy fellas and amazing art.
a.co/d/hQBddPN
#comics #comicbooks #horror #horrorwriter #art #artwork #writer #exorcismisland
Some of my favourite panels from Skin Police 2 #3.
This was maybe my favourite issue to write as we delve deeper into character back story and what the government has been up to.
Brilliant work by @danielgete.bsky.social with beautiful @wordie.bsky.social colours.
@oni-press.bsky.social #scifi
This was maybe my favourite issue to write as we delve deeper into character back story and what the government has been up to.
Brilliant work by @danielgete.bsky.social with beautiful @wordie.bsky.social colours.
@oni-press.bsky.social #scifi
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Some of my favourite panels from Skin Police 2 #3.
This was maybe my favourite issue to write as we delve deeper into character back story and what the government has been up to.
Brilliant work by @danielgete.bsky.social with beautiful @wordie.bsky.social colours.
@oni-press.bsky.social #scifi
This was maybe my favourite issue to write as we delve deeper into character back story and what the government has been up to.
Brilliant work by @danielgete.bsky.social with beautiful @wordie.bsky.social colours.
@oni-press.bsky.social #scifi
Love @danielgete.bsky.social's cover for Skin Police 2. 3.
After seeing the rough I asked Daniel to make Noxxon much bigger so rather than climbing out of Eckis' mouth he was going to have to rip his jaw open. So good.
Great job on the colours from @wordie.bsky.social.
@oni-press.bsky.social
After seeing the rough I asked Daniel to make Noxxon much bigger so rather than climbing out of Eckis' mouth he was going to have to rip his jaw open. So good.
Great job on the colours from @wordie.bsky.social.
@oni-press.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Love @danielgete.bsky.social's cover for Skin Police 2. 3.
After seeing the rough I asked Daniel to make Noxxon much bigger so rather than climbing out of Eckis' mouth he was going to have to rip his jaw open. So good.
Great job on the colours from @wordie.bsky.social.
@oni-press.bsky.social
After seeing the rough I asked Daniel to make Noxxon much bigger so rather than climbing out of Eckis' mouth he was going to have to rip his jaw open. So good.
Great job on the colours from @wordie.bsky.social.
@oni-press.bsky.social
I popped into the great @davescomics.bsky.social and signed some copies of Skin Police, Mugshots and Hello Darkness vol. 2.
Get down to Brighton and grab some fine comics!
@oni-press.bsky.social
@madcavestudios.com
@boom-studios.com
Get down to Brighton and grab some fine comics!
@oni-press.bsky.social
@madcavestudios.com
@boom-studios.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I popped into the great @davescomics.bsky.social and signed some copies of Skin Police, Mugshots and Hello Darkness vol. 2.
Get down to Brighton and grab some fine comics!
@oni-press.bsky.social
@madcavestudios.com
@boom-studios.com
Get down to Brighton and grab some fine comics!
@oni-press.bsky.social
@madcavestudios.com
@boom-studios.com
Exorcism Island #1 still going strong.
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@comixology.bsky.social
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@comixology.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Exorcism Island #1 still going strong.
#comics #comicbooks #horror #horrorwriter #art #artwork #writer #exorcismisland
@comixology.bsky.social
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@comixology.bsky.social
Weird Work from Shaky Kane & I and published by @imagecomics.com is currently in a limited time sale on Amazon, so you can grab our crime epic in an alien world full of crooks, killers, cults and corruption for just over 10 bucks!
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#comics #comicbooks #sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart
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#comics #comicbooks #sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart
October 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Weird Work from Shaky Kane & I and published by @imagecomics.com is currently in a limited time sale on Amazon, so you can grab our crime epic in an alien world full of crooks, killers, cults and corruption for just over 10 bucks!
a.co/d/4AibSKx
#comics #comicbooks #sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart
a.co/d/4AibSKx
#comics #comicbooks #sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart
Pig on pig violence as we build the island itself as a character
October 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Pig on pig violence as we build the island itself as a character
Also, here we have the crucifix being shown as a sign of protection in the first panel before showing it failing a priest in the next panel, which is something you'll see reoccur in these opening pages...
October 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Also, here we have the crucifix being shown as a sign of protection in the first panel before showing it failing a priest in the next panel, which is something you'll see reoccur in these opening pages...
Page 3 has some of my favourite individual panels of Chris' from issue 1 and I especially like our introduction to Father Miller, my favourite of the main characters to write.
October 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Page 3 has some of my favourite individual panels of Chris' from issue 1 and I especially like our introduction to Father Miller, my favourite of the main characters to write.
New newsletter breaking down the thought process behind the opening six pages to our new Comixology series EXORCISM ISLAND, which is what we initially included in the pitch that went out to editors.
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October 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New newsletter breaking down the thought process behind the opening six pages to our new Comixology series EXORCISM ISLAND, which is what we initially included in the pitch that went out to editors.
open.substack.com/pub/subtlesl...
#comics #comicbooks #writer #writing #horror #pitching
open.substack.com/pub/subtlesl...
#comics #comicbooks #writer #writing #horror #pitching
I'm also having some fun in the dialogue with what is happening in one scene being twisted or almost replied to in the next.
October 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I'm also having some fun in the dialogue with what is happening in one scene being twisted or almost replied to in the next.
Page two we drop down to three scenes rubbing side by side still sticking with the mirroring technique down left and centre:
Gigi reflected in the window
A conversation between two people
Straight onto the two faces
And again the final panel is about progress forwards.
Gigi reflected in the window
A conversation between two people
Straight onto the two faces
And again the final panel is about progress forwards.
October 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Page two we drop down to three scenes rubbing side by side still sticking with the mirroring technique down left and centre:
Gigi reflected in the window
A conversation between two people
Straight onto the two faces
And again the final panel is about progress forwards.
Gigi reflected in the window
A conversation between two people
Straight onto the two faces
And again the final panel is about progress forwards.
Once again we have the clear mirroring in the first two panels and then we break from it in the final two panels on this page and Chris elegantly has the characters walking the reader into page 2, which I'll give some thoughts on a bit later!
October 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Once again we have the clear mirroring in the first two panels and then we break from it in the final two panels on this page and Chris elegantly has the characters walking the reader into page 2, which I'll give some thoughts on a bit later!
Again here the mirroring is clear on 1 and 2 but in 3 and 4 Gigi has landed in front of the Cardinal and is landing on the island.
A little aside to appreciate that lovely BUMP sound effect from Chris. He so naturally weaves SFX into his artwork.
A little aside to appreciate that lovely BUMP sound effect from Chris. He so naturally weaves SFX into his artwork.
October 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Again here the mirroring is clear on 1 and 2 but in 3 and 4 Gigi has landed in front of the Cardinal and is landing on the island.
A little aside to appreciate that lovely BUMP sound effect from Chris. He so naturally weaves SFX into his artwork.
A little aside to appreciate that lovely BUMP sound effect from Chris. He so naturally weaves SFX into his artwork.
Another thing I wanted to add to the opening (and it's something I use quite a lot in my writing) was mirroring between the panels.
Panels 1 to 2 the mirroring is clear, but also 3 to 4 both show Gigi approaching turning point moments in his life.
I am quite pleased with the captions here.
Panels 1 to 2 the mirroring is clear, but also 3 to 4 both show Gigi approaching turning point moments in his life.
I am quite pleased with the captions here.
October 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Another thing I wanted to add to the opening (and it's something I use quite a lot in my writing) was mirroring between the panels.
Panels 1 to 2 the mirroring is clear, but also 3 to 4 both show Gigi approaching turning point moments in his life.
I am quite pleased with the captions here.
Panels 1 to 2 the mirroring is clear, but also 3 to 4 both show Gigi approaching turning point moments in his life.
I am quite pleased with the captions here.
However, we did hear from some publishers that they were unsure what was happening, which was OK, as a certain amount of disorientation was intended. Comixology even said, "We're not totally sure what's going on but it's grabbed our attention."
I did, however, opt to add captions for more clarity.
I did, however, opt to add captions for more clarity.
October 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
However, we did hear from some publishers that they were unsure what was happening, which was OK, as a certain amount of disorientation was intended. Comixology even said, "We're not totally sure what's going on but it's grabbed our attention."
I did, however, opt to add captions for more clarity.
I did, however, opt to add captions for more clarity.
This jumping around time and location along with my want to keep explanation and dialogue to a minimum meant I had to ask Chris to come up with a visual way to quickly alert the reader to the non-linear structure, which led Chris to opt to use the different colours as identifiers...
October 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This jumping around time and location along with my want to keep explanation and dialogue to a minimum meant I had to ask Chris to come up with a visual way to quickly alert the reader to the non-linear structure, which led Chris to opt to use the different colours as identifiers...
The initial image I had in mind that everything sprang for is that final 6th page, but we'll get there. Scripting the opening I decided I wanted to do something a little different and hopefully interesting, which was to move between multiple scenes from the present to several week ago...
October 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The initial image I had in mind that everything sprang for is that final 6th page, but we'll get there. Scripting the opening I decided I wanted to do something a little different and hopefully interesting, which was to move between multiple scenes from the present to several week ago...
Luckily @comixology.bsky.social were much more decisive and within 4 weeks of approaching them we had a contract signed.
The pitch we sent them was the cover and the opening 6 pages, as shown in the video above along with a story breakdown (but I'm certain it was picked up based on the pages)
The pitch we sent them was the cover and the opening 6 pages, as shown in the video above along with a story breakdown (but I'm certain it was picked up based on the pages)
October 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Luckily @comixology.bsky.social were much more decisive and within 4 weeks of approaching them we had a contract signed.
The pitch we sent them was the cover and the opening 6 pages, as shown in the video above along with a story breakdown (but I'm certain it was picked up based on the pages)
The pitch we sent them was the cover and the opening 6 pages, as shown in the video above along with a story breakdown (but I'm certain it was picked up based on the pages)
Chris and I started work on this pitch between issues 3 and 4 of Mugshots along with another idea we liked with the intent to get another series picked up by a publisher for Chris to move straight to after Mugshots.
This didn't quite work out as several interested publishers dragged their feet...
This didn't quite work out as several interested publishers dragged their feet...
October 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Chris and I started work on this pitch between issues 3 and 4 of Mugshots along with another idea we liked with the intent to get another series picked up by a publisher for Chris to move straight to after Mugshots.
This didn't quite work out as several interested publishers dragged their feet...
This didn't quite work out as several interested publishers dragged their feet...
With Exorcism Island #1 now available to read on Amazon (free with Prime or Kindle Unlimited) I thought I'd start a little thread about the opening...
UK: amzn.eu/d/7NpdMYu
US: www.amazon.com/Exorcism-Isl...
#comics #comicbooks #horror #horrorwriter #art #artwork #writer #exorcismisland
UK: amzn.eu/d/7NpdMYu
US: www.amazon.com/Exorcism-Isl...
#comics #comicbooks #horror #horrorwriter #art #artwork #writer #exorcismisland
October 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
With Exorcism Island #1 now available to read on Amazon (free with Prime or Kindle Unlimited) I thought I'd start a little thread about the opening...
UK: amzn.eu/d/7NpdMYu
US: www.amazon.com/Exorcism-Isl...
#comics #comicbooks #horror #horrorwriter #art #artwork #writer #exorcismisland
UK: amzn.eu/d/7NpdMYu
US: www.amazon.com/Exorcism-Isl...
#comics #comicbooks #horror #horrorwriter #art #artwork #writer #exorcismisland
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Exorcism Island #1 now available to read on Amazon.
Written by me
Spectacular art by Chris Matthews
Published by @comixology.bsky.social
You can read our tale of priests doing battle with the possessed on an isolated island for free with a Prime or Kindle Unlimited membership
Exorcism Island #1 now available to read on Amazon.
Written by me
Spectacular art by Chris Matthews
Published by @comixology.bsky.social
You can read our tale of priests doing battle with the possessed on an isolated island for free with a Prime or Kindle Unlimited membership
October 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Shares appreciated 🖤
Exorcism Island #1 now available to read on Amazon.
Written by me
Spectacular art by Chris Matthews
Published by @comixology.bsky.social
You can read our tale of priests doing battle with the possessed on an isolated island for free with a Prime or Kindle Unlimited membership
Exorcism Island #1 now available to read on Amazon.
Written by me
Spectacular art by Chris Matthews
Published by @comixology.bsky.social
You can read our tale of priests doing battle with the possessed on an isolated island for free with a Prime or Kindle Unlimited membership
Finished the final book in Don Winslow's Cartel trilogy.
They're an intense and often grim series of books covering the war on drugs but also fantastic, up there with the best series of books I've read.
They're an intense and often grim series of books covering the war on drugs but also fantastic, up there with the best series of books I've read.
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Finished the final book in Don Winslow's Cartel trilogy.
They're an intense and often grim series of books covering the war on drugs but also fantastic, up there with the best series of books I've read.
They're an intense and often grim series of books covering the war on drugs but also fantastic, up there with the best series of books I've read.
I'll be at C51 in the @2000ad.bsky.social Hall at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this year. In illustrious company alongside Kevin Maguire, @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social and @seanphillips.bsky.social.
Hoping to pick up some Mugshots sales whilst people queue to get their copies of Criminal signed!
Hoping to pick up some Mugshots sales whilst people queue to get their copies of Criminal signed!
October 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I'll be at C51 in the @2000ad.bsky.social Hall at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this year. In illustrious company alongside Kevin Maguire, @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social and @seanphillips.bsky.social.
Hoping to pick up some Mugshots sales whilst people queue to get their copies of Criminal signed!
Hoping to pick up some Mugshots sales whilst people queue to get their copies of Criminal signed!
This interaction sums up the heart of The Man From Maybe.
Really loved working with Shaky Kane on this, would be fun to do more in the future.
Published by @oni-press.bsky.social letters by Jim Campbell.
Grab the collected edition here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Really loved working with Shaky Kane on this, would be fun to do more in the future.
Published by @oni-press.bsky.social letters by Jim Campbell.
Grab the collected edition here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
October 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This interaction sums up the heart of The Man From Maybe.
Really loved working with Shaky Kane on this, would be fun to do more in the future.
Published by @oni-press.bsky.social letters by Jim Campbell.
Grab the collected edition here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Really loved working with Shaky Kane on this, would be fun to do more in the future.
Published by @oni-press.bsky.social letters by Jim Campbell.
Grab the collected edition here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...