Skilletfire
@skilletfire.bsky.social
JW Harp, comics illustrator. Founding artist of Skilletfire Studios. Illustrator of Boylon Heights graphic novel from Markosia Enterprises. Illustrator of Gimme Five Comics (looking for a publisher). Say hi if you’re ever in North Carolina.
We got our first print proof of Gimme Five Comics issue 5. Going to make some changes and it will be done! (This one is the Amazon print on demand version. We’re expecting the proof from the printer next week.)
October 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We got our first print proof of Gimme Five Comics issue 5. Going to make some changes and it will be done! (This one is the Amazon print on demand version. We’re expecting the proof from the printer next week.)
Gimme Five Comics #5 is out now on Globalcomix and Patreon. The print edition will arrive in October!
September 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Gimme Five Comics #5 is out now on Globalcomix and Patreon. The print edition will arrive in October!
Red Rube is trapped! A giant monkey? What the heck! Chapter 5 has arrived. By Eckelaert and Torres. Read it now on Patreon or read it in Gimme Five Comics #5 in October!
September 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Red Rube is trapped! A giant monkey? What the heck! Chapter 5 has arrived. By Eckelaert and Torres. Read it now on Patreon or read it in Gimme Five Comics #5 in October!
Colorists! Please contact us with samples and rates for an upcoming opportunity to color a short story for Gimme Five #6! We're paying a page rate for the right colorist. Here's a little black and white artwork for a taste of what you'll be working on.
September 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Colorists! Please contact us with samples and rates for an upcoming opportunity to color a short story for Gimme Five #6! We're paying a page rate for the right colorist. Here's a little black and white artwork for a taste of what you'll be working on.
If you're ready for some Red Rube now, here's a terrific piece of art from The Long Box Punk, Chris Stall, himself! Thank you Chris!
September 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
If you're ready for some Red Rube now, here's a terrific piece of art from The Long Box Punk, Chris Stall, himself! Thank you Chris!
Today is Reading Comics Day... Have you read our latest - Sand Hog?
August 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today is Reading Comics Day... Have you read our latest - Sand Hog?
Red Demon - after Gene Colan
August 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Red Demon - after Gene Colan
Gimme Five Comics #5 is finally nearing completion in this year full of setbacks. We expect to send it to press in September and our Kickstarter backers will start getting their print copies in October. Thanks!
August 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Gimme Five Comics #5 is finally nearing completion in this year full of setbacks. We expect to send it to press in September and our Kickstarter backers will start getting their print copies in October. Thanks!
Birthing another super lunkhead. Coming soon as we close in on issue 5 of Gimme Five Comics.
June 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Birthing another super lunkhead. Coming soon as we close in on issue 5 of Gimme Five Comics.
Last day on set for me! Sad to be missing the last days of shooting and the great cast and crew.
June 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Last day on set for me! Sad to be missing the last days of shooting and the great cast and crew.
Always love the latest cover.
May 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Always love the latest cover.
Back atcha with beer belly and nips!
May 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Back atcha with beer belly and nips!
Haysteen meets Mudd, the final(?) chapter is out now! Mudd leads Dr. Felix Haysteen's creations into the Nakozemi Corporation's facility deep underneath a swamp in Germany... well you gotta read it... on Patreon or wait until Gimme Five Comics #5 is in print.
May 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Haysteen meets Mudd, the final(?) chapter is out now! Mudd leads Dr. Felix Haysteen's creations into the Nakozemi Corporation's facility deep underneath a swamp in Germany... well you gotta read it... on Patreon or wait until Gimme Five Comics #5 is in print.
Enjoying the Concord Micro Con with @BohemianArtist, in his ape costume.
May 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Enjoying the Concord Micro Con with @BohemianArtist, in his ape costume.
Come say "HI!" to JW Harp at the 9th annual Concord Micro-Con at the Cabarrus Brewing Company on MAY 3rd 2025!!! (Tomorrow!)
💥 11am-5pm 💥
🦸♀️ FREE admission 🦹♂️...
💥 11am-5pm 💥
🦸♀️ FREE admission 🦹♂️...
May 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Come say "HI!" to JW Harp at the 9th annual Concord Micro-Con at the Cabarrus Brewing Company on MAY 3rd 2025!!! (Tomorrow!)
💥 11am-5pm 💥
🦸♀️ FREE admission 🦹♂️...
💥 11am-5pm 💥
🦸♀️ FREE admission 🦹♂️...
Working on the next chapter of the Mudd/Haysteen crossover.
April 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Working on the next chapter of the Mudd/Haysteen crossover.
Steve Keith is back this month in our just-under-the-deadline release. For Steve, it could be "better never than late!" We'll let you decide. It's on bit.ly/4jeT5yZ and Patreon now. In print this summer.
March 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Steve Keith is back this month in our just-under-the-deadline release. For Steve, it could be "better never than late!" We'll let you decide. It's on bit.ly/4jeT5yZ and Patreon now. In print this summer.
A postcard from Sheirin: Sheirin was drawn to Zurich, where she is learning to harness her explosions, from a picture in a postcard. We hope you enjoy and we'll see you again next month! – Scott and JW.
February 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A postcard from Sheirin: Sheirin was drawn to Zurich, where she is learning to harness her explosions, from a picture in a postcard. We hope you enjoy and we'll see you again next month! – Scott and JW.
Gimme Five Comics #4 is finally here! It's available on these platforms. Digital: Patreon, GlobalComix, and Kindle. In print, it's on: Amazon and soon on-demand at Indyplanet and signed via Skilletfire.com. We have deals for shop-owners.
January 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Gimme Five Comics #4 is finally here! It's available on these platforms. Digital: Patreon, GlobalComix, and Kindle. In print, it's on: Amazon and soon on-demand at Indyplanet and signed via Skilletfire.com. We have deals for shop-owners.
Happy (late) New Year! It's been two years since Scott and I decided to take the comics plunge. We're back after an extended break and feeling energized. We'll be kicking off Gimme Five Comics with Sheirin next month! ⠀
January 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Happy (late) New Year! It's been two years since Scott and I decided to take the comics plunge. We're back after an extended break and feeling energized. We'll be kicking off Gimme Five Comics with Sheirin next month! ⠀
Just got a proof of Gimme Five #4 jammed in a mailbox and crumpled but it looks pretty good otherwise! Available soon.
December 11, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Just got a proof of Gimme Five #4 jammed in a mailbox and crumpled but it looks pretty good otherwise! Available soon.
Red Rube has returned in another installment from @scottysky.bsky.social and the brilliant JP Torres! Here are a few pages... this is live on Patreon now and it's in Gimme Five Comics #4 digitally on Globalcomix now. We're receiving proofs from the printer this week!
December 7, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Red Rube has returned in another installment from @scottysky.bsky.social and the brilliant JP Torres! Here are a few pages... this is live on Patreon now and it's in Gimme Five Comics #4 digitally on Globalcomix now. We're receiving proofs from the printer this week!
Here's the JW Harp cover for Gimme Five #4, December 2024. Coming out soon! Featuring stories by Joe R. Lansdale, Keith Lansdale, JP Torres, and James Lyle.
November 28, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Here's the JW Harp cover for Gimme Five #4, December 2024. Coming out soon! Featuring stories by Joe R. Lansdale, Keith Lansdale, JP Torres, and James Lyle.
Last we saw our Haysteen heroes in a large culvert. They're at the entrance of a swamp where Dr. Henry Mudd floats! Depending on how you look at it, here's Chapter Two of Haysteen (Gimme Five #2) or Chapter Two of Mudd (Gimme Five #1). Read it on Patreon now or in Gimme Five #4 this December!
November 13, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Last we saw our Haysteen heroes in a large culvert. They're at the entrance of a swamp where Dr. Henry Mudd floats! Depending on how you look at it, here's Chapter Two of Haysteen (Gimme Five #2) or Chapter Two of Mudd (Gimme Five #1). Read it on Patreon now or in Gimme Five #4 this December!
New work from Joe R. Lansdale, Keith Lansdale, JW Harp, and James Lyle: Bad Cat is bounding out of the city's darkest corners! Read the full story on Patreon now or in Gimme Five Comics #4 in December. Skilletfire.com
October 21, 2024 at 5:41 PM
New work from Joe R. Lansdale, Keith Lansdale, JW Harp, and James Lyle: Bad Cat is bounding out of the city's darkest corners! Read the full story on Patreon now or in Gimme Five Comics #4 in December. Skilletfire.com