Pat Higgins
@pat-higgins.com
Award-winning cartoonist and illustrator. Member of the National Cartoonists Society and Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles. https://pat-higgins.com
Still have a few more deadlines to hit before the end of the year, but these are some of my favorites from 2025. I’m a lucky dude to get to draw such weird stuff! #illustration #cartooning #comics #beerart #packagedesign
December 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Still have a few more deadlines to hit before the end of the year, but these are some of my favorites from 2025. I’m a lucky dude to get to draw such weird stuff! #illustration #cartooning #comics #beerart #packagedesign
I give my two cents on color vs black and white in comics after listening to @bradguigar.com and @davekellett.bsky.social on last week’s Comic Lab episode. Killer show, guys! There’s a link to their show and that episode in the beginning of the Substack article.
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Color in Comics: Using Color with Purpose
Last week, I was listening to Brad and Dave’s Comic Lab episode, “Color Commentary - Can You Succeed With a Black-and-White Comic?” Listen Here!
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December 2, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I give my two cents on color vs black and white in comics after listening to @bradguigar.com and @davekellett.bsky.social on last week’s Comic Lab episode. Killer show, guys! There’s a link to their show and that episode in the beginning of the Substack article.
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Sneak peek of “Pat’s Bat”, 12” x 12”, Higgins Ink on Koh I Noor bristol. Currently en route to Studio Fallout for The Bat Show 3.0! Opening Dec. 19, 5-10pm at 111 Mina Gallery, San Francisco. #illustration #punkrock #alternativetentacles #ATbat #batshow
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Sneak peek of “Pat’s Bat”, 12” x 12”, Higgins Ink on Koh I Noor bristol. Currently en route to Studio Fallout for The Bat Show 3.0! Opening Dec. 19, 5-10pm at 111 Mina Gallery, San Francisco. #illustration #punkrock #alternativetentacles #ATbat #batshow
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New Cover Reveal for #HorrorNotHate!
This variant is done by the one and only @theartofskinner.bsky.social! Follow our pre-launch at bit.ly/HorrorNotHate before we go live in December! New additions to the artbook portion: @robisraelart.bsky.social, @cvspe.bsky.social, & @drewrausch.bsky.social!
This variant is done by the one and only @theartofskinner.bsky.social! Follow our pre-launch at bit.ly/HorrorNotHate before we go live in December! New additions to the artbook portion: @robisraelart.bsky.social, @cvspe.bsky.social, & @drewrausch.bsky.social!
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
New Cover Reveal for #HorrorNotHate!
This variant is done by the one and only @theartofskinner.bsky.social! Follow our pre-launch at bit.ly/HorrorNotHate before we go live in December! New additions to the artbook portion: @robisraelart.bsky.social, @cvspe.bsky.social, & @drewrausch.bsky.social!
This variant is done by the one and only @theartofskinner.bsky.social! Follow our pre-launch at bit.ly/HorrorNotHate before we go live in December! New additions to the artbook portion: @robisraelart.bsky.social, @cvspe.bsky.social, & @drewrausch.bsky.social!
Jimmy Cliff! One of the greats, gone too soon. The harder they come, the harder they fall. Hope ya get your pie up in the sky, rudeboy! #illustration #jimmycliff #thehardertheycome #jamaica #ska
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Jimmy Cliff! One of the greats, gone too soon. The harder they come, the harder they fall. Hope ya get your pie up in the sky, rudeboy! #illustration #jimmycliff #thehardertheycome #jamaica #ska
Drew an X-Files piece tonight because Gillian Anderson Mitch Pileggi, and William B Davis are going to be at Monster Mania this weekend. Stop by my table and say hi! I’ll be there tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday. #monstermania #xfiles #danascully #thesmokingman #walterskinner
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Drew an X-Files piece tonight because Gillian Anderson Mitch Pileggi, and William B Davis are going to be at Monster Mania this weekend. Stop by my table and say hi! I’ll be there tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday. #monstermania #xfiles #danascully #thesmokingman #walterskinner
WEST COAST CREATIVE FRIENDS: There’s a hearing for California’s AB-412 Bill at Stanford University on 12/8/25.
GET UP and show your support for transparency in AI.
STAND UP for the rights of artists and creators! We want the sea of human creativity that is CA to FILL THE ROOM! #illustration
GET UP and show your support for transparency in AI.
STAND UP for the rights of artists and creators! We want the sea of human creativity that is CA to FILL THE ROOM! #illustration
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
WEST COAST CREATIVE FRIENDS: There’s a hearing for California’s AB-412 Bill at Stanford University on 12/8/25.
GET UP and show your support for transparency in AI.
STAND UP for the rights of artists and creators! We want the sea of human creativity that is CA to FILL THE ROOM! #illustration
GET UP and show your support for transparency in AI.
STAND UP for the rights of artists and creators! We want the sea of human creativity that is CA to FILL THE ROOM! #illustration
I’ll be at Monster Mania in Oaks, PA next weekend (Nov 21-23) with copies of the award-winning Hellscape Americana and Pulp Bytes! I’ll also have some brand new posters and some original art too. See ya there! #monstermania #horrorcomvention #horror #horrorcomics #comics #indiecomics
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I’ll be at Monster Mania in Oaks, PA next weekend (Nov 21-23) with copies of the award-winning Hellscape Americana and Pulp Bytes! I’ll also have some brand new posters and some original art too. See ya there! #monstermania #horrorcomvention #horror #horrorcomics #comics #indiecomics
SAVE. THE. DATE. 12.19.25
Alternative Tentacles Records and the Dead Kennedys were my gateway to the work of Winston Smith and Studio Fallout. To have my work be part of the Bat Show 3.0? Crazy. I’m so pumped about this one!
Alternative Tentacles Records and the Dead Kennedys were my gateway to the work of Winston Smith and Studio Fallout. To have my work be part of the Bat Show 3.0? Crazy. I’m so pumped about this one!
November 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
SAVE. THE. DATE. 12.19.25
Alternative Tentacles Records and the Dead Kennedys were my gateway to the work of Winston Smith and Studio Fallout. To have my work be part of the Bat Show 3.0? Crazy. I’m so pumped about this one!
Alternative Tentacles Records and the Dead Kennedys were my gateway to the work of Winston Smith and Studio Fallout. To have my work be part of the Bat Show 3.0? Crazy. I’m so pumped about this one!
Had a blast at the @american_illustration_winners party last night! Great running into old friends and making new ones. My only regret is that I didn’t think to take photos until the end of the night.
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Had a blast at the @american_illustration_winners party last night! Great running into old friends and making new ones. My only regret is that I didn’t think to take photos until the end of the night.
Looking forward to seeing some of my illustration friends in NY tonight for the American Illustration awards party tonight! Honored to have work included in the American Illustration 44 book this year!
Congrats to the other winners, and THANK YOU to Mark Heflin and this year’s jury! See ya tonight.
Congrats to the other winners, and THANK YOU to Mark Heflin and this year’s jury! See ya tonight.
November 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Looking forward to seeing some of my illustration friends in NY tonight for the American Illustration awards party tonight! Honored to have work included in the American Illustration 44 book this year!
Congrats to the other winners, and THANK YOU to Mark Heflin and this year’s jury! See ya tonight.
Congrats to the other winners, and THANK YOU to Mark Heflin and this year’s jury! See ya tonight.
Stoked to share this new one that i did for Wilmington Brew Works…The Hop Fink rides again!!!
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Upcoming Events -Wilmington Brew Works
Howdy Partner! Our Hop Fink rides into town looking for a pillowy haze that can only come from a healthy dose of Azacca and Mosaic hops. Artwork by Wilmington cartoonist […]
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November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Stoked to share this new one that i did for Wilmington Brew Works…The Hop Fink rides again!!!
wilmingtonbrewworks.com/event/hazy-i...
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Work in progress: My take on the iconic Winston Smith AT bat logo for The Bat Show Pop Up/Alternative Tentacles Holiday Party. See the finished work (and a bunch more) in December! Stoked to be part of the show! #illustration #workinprogress #alternativetentacles #bat #batshow
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Work in progress: My take on the iconic Winston Smith AT bat logo for The Bat Show Pop Up/Alternative Tentacles Holiday Party. See the finished work (and a bunch more) in December! Stoked to be part of the show! #illustration #workinprogress #alternativetentacles #bat #batshow
45 and still alive! Happy Saint Pat’s Day. Thanks to April and the boys for the chicken cheese steak and cookie-cake! 🎂🥳
November 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
45 and still alive! Happy Saint Pat’s Day. Thanks to April and the boys for the chicken cheese steak and cookie-cake! 🎂🥳
Need a “take one piece” sign for your front porch when you take the kids Trick or Treating tonight? Print this one out and enjoy your night. Happy Halloween! 🎃 #halloween #trickortreating #coffin #monsters #illustration
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Need a “take one piece” sign for your front porch when you take the kids Trick or Treating tonight? Print this one out and enjoy your night. Happy Halloween! 🎃 #halloween #trickortreating #coffin #monsters #illustration
Some more work in progress from a comic project. #comics #illustration #cartooning #comicbook #indiecomics
October 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Some more work in progress from a comic project. #comics #illustration #cartooning #comicbook #indiecomics
Working on another page tonight, playing catch-up, and making deadlines happen. #comics #makingcomics #illustration #cartooning #indiecomics #horrorcomics
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Working on another page tonight, playing catch-up, and making deadlines happen. #comics #makingcomics #illustration #cartooning #indiecomics #horrorcomics
Some really fun work that I did for Bayheads Brewing, just in time for Halloween! Looking forward to trying the beer. #illustration #posterdesign #packagedesign #beerart #craftbeer #bayheadsbrewing #chesapeakecity #halloween #midnightmermaid
October 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Some really fun work that I did for Bayheads Brewing, just in time for Halloween! Looking forward to trying the beer. #illustration #posterdesign #packagedesign #beerart #craftbeer #bayheadsbrewing #chesapeakecity #halloween #midnightmermaid
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
October 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
For the folks asking: YES, it’s a shirt now. Grab it from my Threadless shop.
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No Kings. No Scammers. no Grifters. #nokings #nokingsinamerica #nokingsday #illustration #handlettering #tshirt
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No Kings. No Scammers. no Grifters. #nokings #nokingsinamerica #nokingsday #illustration #handlettering #tshirt
October 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
For the folks asking: YES, it’s a shirt now. Grab it from my Threadless shop.
phiggins80.threadless.com/designs/no-k...
No Kings. No Scammers. no Grifters. #nokings #nokingsinamerica #nokingsday #illustration #handlettering #tshirt
phiggins80.threadless.com/designs/no-k...
No Kings. No Scammers. no Grifters. #nokings #nokingsinamerica #nokingsday #illustration #handlettering #tshirt
No Kings. No Scammers. No Grifters.
October 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
No Kings. No Scammers. No Grifters.
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HORROR NOT HATE Comic Book Anthology to Raise Funds to Benefit LGBTQIA+ and Immigrant Rights Organizations
To learn more, visit: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jmb...
@jmbrandt.bsky.social @lambdalegal.org @chirla-org.bsky.social
To learn more, visit: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jmb...
@jmbrandt.bsky.social @lambdalegal.org @chirla-org.bsky.social
HORROR NOT HATE Comic Book Anthology to Raise Funds to Benefit LGBTQIA+ and Immigrant Rights Organizations - Daily Dead
Unfortunately, for a lot of people the world is not a happy or even safe place right now, and it can feel more and more like we're living in an especially grim episode of The Twilight Zone. Thankfully...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
HORROR NOT HATE Comic Book Anthology to Raise Funds to Benefit LGBTQIA+ and Immigrant Rights Organizations
To learn more, visit: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jmb...
@jmbrandt.bsky.social @lambdalegal.org @chirla-org.bsky.social
To learn more, visit: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jmb...
@jmbrandt.bsky.social @lambdalegal.org @chirla-org.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“I Remember Halloween” - SOLD! If ya want to check it out in person, along with the rest of the awesome coffins from the 13th annual Coffin Ball art show, head over to Talleyville Frame Shoppe in Wilmington DE before the end of Oct. #illustration #artshow #halloween #coffin #irememberhalloween
October 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“I Remember Halloween” - SOLD! If ya want to check it out in person, along with the rest of the awesome coffins from the 13th annual Coffin Ball art show, head over to Talleyville Frame Shoppe in Wilmington DE before the end of Oct. #illustration #artshow #halloween #coffin #irememberhalloween