Fabrice Sapolsky - Comic Book Creator | Publishing Professional

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Fabrice Sapolsky

Immigrant/minority creator of stories and art

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What if #venom celebrated his birthday in chaos?
Mixed media piece (pen, inks, watercolors, acrylic markers) drawn at @fanexpochicago this past weekend but still available for purchase.

What if #venom celebrated his birthday in chaos?
Mixed media piece (pen, inks, watercolors, acrylic markers) drawn at @fanexpochicago this past weekend but still available for purchase.

Last two sketches cards from the new batch to be inserted in my Noir 20th Anniversary bundle available only at my table at @fanexpochicago this weekend (Artist Alley P33).

Come buy a copy and other great titles I’ll have at the table including one very special #comicbook debuting at this show for the first time!

Come for #spidermannoir discover all my expanded #creator #universe!

#indiecomics are the best!!!!

Last two sketches cards from the new batch to be inserted in my Noir 20th Anniversary bundle available only at my table at @fanexpochicago this weekend (Artist Alley P33).

Come buy a copy and other great titles I’ll have at the table including one very special #comicbook debuting at this show for the first time!

Come for #spidermannoir discover all my expanded #creator #universe!

#indiecomics are the best!!!!

Six fresh 4x6 pieces done today for inclusion in as many copies of the Noir Anniversary Bundle featuring Spider-Man Noir and Intertwined.
To get your hands on one of these babies, you’ll have to come to table P36 this weekend at @fanexpochicago!

See you there!

Six fresh 4x6 pieces done today for inclusion in as many copies of the Noir Anniversary Bundle featuring Spider-Man Noir and Intertwined.
To get your hands on one of these babies, you’ll have to come to table P36 this weekend at @fanexpochicago!

See you there!

@thedarkkristal grilled me about this #usagiyojimbo piece of art I drew as I was finishing it at @fanexpoboston. Contrary to what I say in the video, Stan Sakai created the character 42 years ago.
I love the character, the comic book and Stan’s journey to keep it alive and in publication for all this time. Huge inspiration! I will humbly always draw Usagi when I have a chance.

@thedarkkristal grilled me about this #usagiyojimbo piece of art I drew as I was finishing it at @fanexpoboston. Contrary to what I say in the video, Stan Sakai created the character 42 years ago.
I love the character, the comic book and Stan’s journey to keep it alive and in publication for all this time. Huge inspiration! I will humbly always draw Usagi when I have a chance.

@fanexpoboston is in the books!
It was great: the end.
I mean, there’s more to it for sure. And I’ll post a longer review on FB as always. But for IG, you get the photos.

Highlights:

-first day was a smooth start with @billynicholsbrand guest starring and helping at the table.
- Saturday I met a pink Spider-Punk happy to buy a copy of Hyphen.
- gave @drewerdmoss a copy of No Future #2 with his cover
- inked Cello Spider-Man but no one bought it so far.
- Drew a Mutiny Black Girl Magik on a blank Cover and it was immediately purchased by the book’s greatest fan.
- met @sergacuna : cool dude with great energy.
- inked an old sketch of Usagi Yojimbo that was snatched right before the end of the show by Whit.
- was happy to table next to @pocketwatchpress and Heather Antos, with west friend @nguyeningit not too far from us.

I enjoy Boston so much and the FanExpo crew knows how to make me feel at home. That’s good news because I’ll see everyone again at @fanexpochicago this coming weekend!
Yay.

@fanexpoboston is in the books!
It was great: the end.
I mean, there’s more to it for sure. And I’ll post a longer review on FB as always. But for IG, you get the photos.

Highlights:

-first day was a smooth start with @billynicholsbrand guest starring and helping at the table.
- Saturday I met a pink Spider-Punk happy to buy a copy of Hyphen.
- gave @drewerdmoss a copy of No Future #2 with his cover
- inked Cello Spider-Man but no one bought it so far.
- Drew a Mutiny Black Girl Magik on a blank Cover and it was immediately purchased by the book’s greatest fan.
- met @sergacuna : cool dude with great energy.
- inked an old sketch of Usagi Yojimbo that was snatched right before the end of the show by Whit.
- was happy to table next to @pocketwatchpress and Heather Antos, with west friend @nguyeningit not too far from us.

I enjoy Boston so much and the FanExpo crew knows how to make me feel at home. That’s good news because I’ll see everyone again at @fanexpochicago this coming weekend!
Yay.

Come on, I’m sure you did not have enough of my sketch cards, right? Here’s a Spirit of the Earth from Intertwined slated to be included in the Spider-Man Noir/Intertwined 20 year anniversary Noir bundle.

This one will be, just like the others at @fanexpoboston this weekend at table P03!

Come on, I’m sure you did not have enough of my sketch cards, right? Here’s a Spirit of the Earth from Intertwined slated to be included in the Spider-Man Noir/Intertwined 20 year anniversary Noir bundle.

This one will be, just like the others at @fanexpoboston this weekend at table P03!

It's a busy week with lots of meeting, lots of crowdfunding follow-ups, a new campaign launching for a client and a couple of books to send to print.

Oh, and @fanexpoboston this weekend!
You'll be able to find me at table P03 with a lot of art and books as always.

BUT, between all that, I'm drawing. It's my escape, my happy place. I don't like to do fanart, but I've been a #Vixen fan since forever (I even liked the TV version, sue me). So when DC announced that two dear friends, @steph_i_will and @kharyrandolph were the creative team of a new Vixen comic series (and they're going to make her amazing), I felt inspired to sketch something.

Who knows if I'm even going to complete that piece or not (I'll probably redraw the animals in the back and add a real background), but drawing this was good for my soul. :)

#comicsarelife

It's a busy week with lots of meeting, lots of crowdfunding follow-ups, a new campaign launching for a client and a couple of books to send to print.

Oh, and @fanexpoboston this weekend!
You'll be able to find me at table P03 with a lot of art and books as always.

BUT, between all that, I'm drawing. It's my escape, my happy place. I don't like to do fanart, but I've been a #Vixen fan since forever (I even liked the TV version, sue me). So when DC announced that two dear friends, @steph_i_will and @kharyrandolph were the creative team of a new Vixen comic series (and they're going to make her amazing), I felt inspired to sketch something.

Who knows if I'm even going to complete that piece or not (I'll probably redraw the animals in the back and add a real background), but drawing this was good for my soul. :)

#comicsarelife

Stolen art! I did this Tintin x Turtles commission for @ludof45, shipped it through #usps and the package arrived empty. If this resurfaces on any platform, please warn me and report this. No artist likes to see their art stolen. It has to be someone at USPS. Im more than disappointed, I’m furious. I will redo the commission as my fan isn’t responsible for this. But for the Piece of S—t who did this: I hope I never spot you trying to sell my art online. You wouldn’t like to see me when I’m angry.

Stolen art! I did this Tintin x Turtles commission for @ludof45, shipped it through #usps and the package arrived empty. If this resurfaces on any platform, please warn me and report this. No artist likes to see their art stolen. It has to be someone at USPS. Im more than disappointed, I’m furious. I will redo the commission as my fan isn’t responsible for this. But for the Piece of S—t who did this: I hope I never spot you trying to sell my art online. You wouldn’t like to see me when I’m angry.

And now for something different: a few years ago, I drew this Spirit of the Earth piece that was both an art print and a companion comic book for the Spirits of WuXing omnibus. It is of course inspired by @toddmcfarlane’s classic cover.
Truth is, I drew it traditionally and then digitally inked it for @artofmorby to color.
But recently, I stumbled upon these original pencils and decided to ink them traditionally this time.
I’m now selling these together or apart. Send me a private message to acquire it.
That design from @frederic_pham_chuong keeps inspiring me 10 years in!

#originalcharacter #originalartforsale #indiecomics #indiesdoitbetter

And now for something different: a few years ago, I drew this Spirit of the Earth piece that was both an art print and a companion comic book for the Spirits of WuXing omnibus. It is of course inspired by @toddmcfarlane’s classic cover.
Truth is, I drew it traditionally and then digitally inked it for @artofmorby to color.
But recently, I stumbled upon these original pencils and decided to ink them traditionally this time.
I’m now selling these together or apart. Send me a private message to acquire it.
That design from @frederic_pham_chuong keeps inspiring me 10 years in!

#originalcharacter #originalartforsale #indiecomics #indiesdoitbetter

Tidbits from the Masters of Public Domain panel that happened 7/26 at SDCC. Other esteemed peers present include @katcomicuno, @philfalcowrites, @clayadamsfried, @dandelion451 and our MC, @andynordvall. #indiesdoitbetter #comicsarelife

Tidbits from the Masters of Public Domain panel that happened 7/26 at SDCC. Other esteemed peers present include @katcomicuno, @philfalcowrites, @clayadamsfried, @dandelion451 and our MC, @andynordvall. #indiesdoitbetter #comicsarelife

Snapshots from SDCC 2026. 4 days of a feel good convention. I feel loved and blessed more than ever in an industry (comic book publishing) that I entered 29 years ago. Full report at Facebook.com/fabricesapolsky

Snapshots from SDCC 2026. 4 days of a feel good convention. I feel loved and blessed more than ever in an industry (comic book publishing) that I entered 29 years ago. Full report at Facebook.com/fabricesapolsky

56. Happy to be alive. Happy to love and be loved.
Ready for the beautiful year ahead. Thanks to the hundreds of you who have reached out so far today. Aging with grace is the best. Let’s make all the projects happen. #comicsarelife

56. Happy to be alive. Happy to love and be loved.
Ready for the beautiful year ahead. Thanks to the hundreds of you who have reached out so far today. Aging with grace is the best. Let’s make all the projects happen. #comicsarelife

While waiting rather impatiently to finally be able to depart for #sdcc, I am adding more original sketchcards to the Noir 20th Anniversary bundle featuring SpiderMan Noir #1 and Intertwined #1. I think this orange/noir card has style. I’m experimenting on this. Do you like it?
If you are at Comic Con and you want to buy a copy of this bundle or some of my other titles, I’ll have two signing sessions:
-Saturday 1-3pm at the Magma Comix booth (thanks to our good friends hosting us)
- Sunday Noon-1: at the Sails Pavillion following my panel on Public Domain characters

We can also meet anywhere around convention hall, I’m happy to sell my stuff out of my back pack! :)

While waiting rather impatiently to finally be able to depart for #sdcc, I am adding more original sketchcards to the Noir 20th Anniversary bundle featuring SpiderMan Noir #1 and Intertwined #1. I think this orange/noir card has style. I’m experimenting on this. Do you like it?
If you are at Comic Con and you want to buy a copy of this bundle or some of my other titles, I’ll have two signing sessions:
-Saturday 1-3pm at the Magma Comix booth (thanks to our good friends hosting us)
- Sunday Noon-1: at the Sails Pavillion following my panel on Public Domain characters

We can also meet anywhere around convention hall, I’m happy to sell my stuff out of my back pack! :)

Bummer! My flight has been cancelled due to weather conditions in NYC and I couldn't be rebooked until Thursday morning. So I'll get to San Diego early afternoon Thursday.

Hopefully I make it to the con…

Bummer! My flight has been cancelled due to weather conditions in NYC and I couldn't be rebooked until Thursday morning. So I'll get to San Diego early afternoon Thursday.

Hopefully I make it to the con…

The time has come! It's SDCC week.
I'll be at the show for the first time in five years. Unless a miracle happens, I won't have a table. But that doesn't mean I will stand still for five days. Quite the opposite.

Every day of the convention, I'll be available for meetings, to talk about the new SHPS initiative (Publishing Services for creators and publishers), or to promote anything @fairsquaregraphics, or to talk about my work as a #comics creator.

I have meetings set up but still have room for more. Just reach out if you're interested. Other important events happening for me are:

• The @cbldf party on Thursday. A must-have for any comic book pro and a necessary support of the legal rights of the comics community and expressive freedom in the industry and beyond.

• The Eisner Awards Ceremony on Friday.
I'll be with a few of the NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK creators and crew, hoping we get the trophy for Best Anthology!

• A Signing Session on Saturday.
Our friends at @magmacomix are hosting us for a couple of hours at their booth (1-3PM). Bring your comics and GNs. :)

• The same day, I'll be at the Comics Camaraderie event and it'll be fun.

• Sunday! Final day, and we're ending with a fantastic panel with great creators like @andynordvall, @katcomicuno, @philfalcowrites and @dandelion451 to talk about public domain characters.

I really hope to meet as many friendly faces as possible and new ones.
Remember that #indiesdoitbetter!

The time has come! It's SDCC week.
I'll be at the show for the first time in five years. Unless a miracle happens, I won't have a table. But that doesn't mean I will stand still for five days. Quite the opposite.

Every day of the convention, I'll be available for meetings, to talk about the new SHPS initiative (Publishing Services for creators and publishers), or to promote anything @fairsquaregraphics, or to talk about my work as a #comics creator.

I have meetings set up but still have room for more. Just reach out if you're interested. Other important events happening for me are:

• The @cbldf party on Thursday. A must-have for any comic book pro and a necessary support of the legal rights of the comics community and expressive freedom in the industry and beyond.

• The Eisner Awards Ceremony on Friday.
I'll be with a few of the NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK creators and crew, hoping we get the trophy for Best Anthology!

• A Signing Session on Saturday.
Our friends at @magmacomix are hosting us for a couple of hours at their booth (1-3PM). Bring your comics and GNs. :)

• The same day, I'll be at the Comics Camaraderie event and it'll be fun.

• Sunday! Final day, and we're ending with a fantastic panel with great creators like @andynordvall, @katcomicuno, @philfalcowrites and @dandelion451 to talk about public domain characters.

I really hope to meet as many friendly faces as possible and new ones.
Remember that #indiesdoitbetter!

Second leg of my Massachusetts mini-tour ended at @omarsworldofcomics in Lexington where Derek and the crew made me feel at home. Great conversations with the crew and the fans and even drew a Spider-Man sketch for the owner.
This store is a gem. Graphic novels are the first thing you seen when you come in and they have a wide selection of both corporate and indie books. I wish more stores were like Omar’s.
Again, thanks to my man @billynicholsbrand for making this happen. I WILL be back! 😊

Second leg of my Massachusetts mini-tour ended at @omarsworldofcomics in Lexington where Derek and the crew made me feel at home. Great conversations with the crew and the fans and even drew a Spider-Man sketch for the owner.
This store is a gem. Graphic novels are the first thing you seen when you come in and they have a wide selection of both corporate and indie books. I wish more stores were like Omar’s.
Again, thanks to my man @billynicholsbrand for making this happen. I WILL be back! 😊

Had an amazing time and conversation with Bob at @comicazi in Somerville MA around The Big Lie yesterday. Attendance was light (there was also a street fair a block away which didn’t help) but it was great.
Thanks to @hodgerdmedia’s Billy for putting the event in motion.
I’ll be back to the store hopefully in the Fall for part 2!
#comics #indiesdoitbetter

Had an amazing time and conversation with Bob at @comicazi in Somerville MA around The Big Lie yesterday. Attendance was light (there was also a street fair a block away which didn’t help) but it was great.
Thanks to @hodgerdmedia’s Billy for putting the event in motion.
I’ll be back to the store hopefully in the Fall for part 2!
#comics #indiesdoitbetter

Sorry for posting those sketch cards as I finish them, feels like variation on the same theme, but these pieces make me happy. Especially this Felicia Hardy/White Widow. It’s a character that is very dear to my heart. @marvelcomics never gave Dave Hine and I a chance to finish our #Spidermannoir story but in my mind, if there had been a third mini-series of our original iteration, Felicia as a vigilante seeking justice for women victim of domestic violence would’ve been a major theme. Little known fact, I designed the White Widow for our very last story with the House of M in 2018 (that was illustrated by @pacodiazcomicartist).

Reminder: I’ll have a handful of my 20th Anniversary Noir Bundle featuring Spider-Man Noir#1 and Intertwined#1 this weekend at my two store appearances:
SATURDAY 7/18 at @comicazi in Somerville MA, from 6 to 8pm.
SUNDAY 7/19 at @omarsworldofcomics in Lexington MA from 2 to 4pm!

Come discover my work and all the beautiful titles from @fairsquaregraphics 😊

Sorry for posting those sketch cards as I finish them, feels like variation on the same theme, but these pieces make me happy. Especially this Felicia Hardy/White Widow. It’s a character that is very dear to my heart. @marvelcomics never gave Dave Hine and I a chance to finish our #Spidermannoir story but in my mind, if there had been a third mini-series of our original iteration, Felicia as a vigilante seeking justice for women victim of domestic violence would’ve been a major theme. Little known fact, I designed the White Widow for our very last story with the House of M in 2018 (that was illustrated by @pacodiazcomicartist).

Reminder: I’ll have a handful of my 20th Anniversary Noir Bundle featuring Spider-Man Noir#1 and Intertwined#1 this weekend at my two store appearances:
SATURDAY 7/18 at @comicazi in Somerville MA, from 6 to 8pm.
SUNDAY 7/19 at @omarsworldofcomics in Lexington MA from 2 to 4pm!

Come discover my work and all the beautiful titles from @fairsquaregraphics 😊

Follow up to my last post: done with that battle damaged #spidermannoir and I woke up wanting to add a White Widow-Felicia Hardy sketch card to another one of those 20th Anniversary Noir bundles.
I’ve been using the @ecolineworld liquid watercolors more and more lately. On those 4x6 cards, it does give a special look. I hope people who’ll buy the SMN/Intertwined bundle will appreciate it:)

Follow up to my last post: done with that battle damaged #spidermannoir and I woke up wanting to add a White Widow-Felicia Hardy sketch card to another one of those 20th Anniversary Noir bundles.
I’ve been using the @ecolineworld liquid watercolors more and more lately. On those 4x6 cards, it does give a special look. I hope people who’ll buy the SMN/Intertwined bundle will appreciate it:)

Back to the drawing board! I have a lot more 4x6 sketch cards to draw for the NOIR Anniversary Bundle. I change styles, moods and techniques to keep myself fresh. Here's a little pot pourri of the last batch. From the least finished (bottom right) to the most complete (top left). I still have to shade that battle damaged Peter Parker. In this series, I have both characters from Spider-Man Noir and Intertwined universes.
Again, if you're interested in purchasing the bundle, send me a direct message! 😉

Back to the drawing board! I have a lot more 4x6 sketch cards to draw for the NOIR Anniversary Bundle. I change styles, moods and techniques to keep myself fresh. Here's a little pot pourri of the last batch. From the least finished (bottom right) to the most complete (top left). I still have to shade that battle damaged Peter Parker. In this series, I have both characters from Spider-Man Noir and Intertwined universes.
Again, if you're interested in purchasing the bundle, send me a direct message! 😉

It's not just time for a change @followers. It's time for a bold new way of creating comics, graphic novels, manga or light novels. In the past seven years at FairSquare Graphics, we have seen a lot. We published 50 titles, earned stellar reviews for some of them from prestigious publications such as Kirkus, School Library Journal or Publishers Weekly.

We were nominated for the Eisner Awards (twice) and the Harvey Awards as well.
We won a Glyph Award and a JewCE Award.
We ran 22 crowfunding campaigns on Kickstarter and Backer Kit and tabled at hundreds of conventions.

All that experience, that expertise, that knowledge, that network, we're now ready to share with you. This Fall, we're launching SHPS, a new division of FairSquare Graphics providing boutique publishing services for creators and publishers.
We believe that creators and small presses should not be at the bottom of the foodchain.
@thedarkkristal and myself will be at #SDCC this year and we're ready to discuss your projects.
No mountain will be too high. No challenge will be too big.
We can make your project happen, together. We'll be the "Olivia Pope" of publishing and solve existing issues too.
That crowdfunding campaign you don't have the bandwidth to deal with?
These comics you're stuck with and can't complete?
The project that's been living in your mind for too long but can't put in motion?
The book you have created but don't know how to print, market or sell?
That series you want to launch but don't have the manpower to add an extra title to your line of books?
We're here for you. We can help. And we can't wait to be by your side when you succeed.
Contact us (DM) to book a call or a meeting at San Diego Comic Con or after.

As for our publishing company? Well, we have many projects to announce and we're very excited about the future.
Let's write it together!

It's not just time for a change @followers. It's time for a bold new way of creating comics, graphic novels, manga or light novels. In the past seven years at FairSquare Graphics, we have seen a lot. We published 50 titles, earned stellar reviews for some of them from prestigious publications such as Kirkus, School Library Journal or Publishers Weekly.

We were nominated for the Eisner Awards (twice) and the Harvey Awards as well.
We won a Glyph Award and a JewCE Award.
We ran 22 crowfunding campaigns on Kickstarter and Backer Kit and tabled at hundreds of conventions.

All that experience, that expertise, that knowledge, that network, we're now ready to share with you. This Fall, we're launching SHPS, a new division of FairSquare Graphics providing boutique publishing services for creators and publishers.
We believe that creators and small presses should not be at the bottom of the foodchain.
@thedarkkristal and myself will be at #SDCC this year and we're ready to discuss your projects.
No mountain will be too high. No challenge will be too big.
We can make your project happen, together. We'll be the "Olivia Pope" of publishing and solve existing issues too.
That crowdfunding campaign you don't have the bandwidth to deal with?
These comics you're stuck with and can't complete?
The project that's been living in your mind for too long but can't put in motion?
The book you have created but don't know how to print, market or sell?
That series you want to launch but don't have the manpower to add an extra title to your line of books?
We're here for you. We can help. And we can't wait to be by your side when you succeed.
Contact us (DM) to book a call or a meeting at San Diego Comic Con or after.

As for our publishing company? Well, we have many projects to announce and we're very excited about the future.
Let's write it together!

Snapshots from @floridasupercon. Full review over on Facebook. Commissions, new art and new friends. But in a nutshell, another disappointing edition financially.

Snapshots from @floridasupercon. Full review over on Facebook. Commissions, new art and new friends. But in a nutshell, another disappointing edition financially.

It was definitely too hot yesterday but we paid a visit to Gabe at @desertislandcomics to introduce @fairsquaregraphics and our books. We had a nice chat and we’re happy to report that some of our titles are now available there. If you’re in Williamsburg Brooklyn or ready to travel to this awesome indie shop, you’ll be able to meet some of our books in real life. Support independent book and comic book stores. Support independent publishers.

#comics
#graphicnovels
#indiesdoitbetter

It was definitely too hot yesterday but we paid a visit to Gabe at @desertislandcomics to introduce @fairsquaregraphics and our books. We had a nice chat and we’re happy to report that some of our titles are now available there. If you’re in Williamsburg Brooklyn or ready to travel to this awesome indie shop, you’ll be able to meet some of our books in real life. Support independent book and comic book stores. Support independent publishers.

#comics
#graphicnovels
#indiesdoitbetter

My next convention appearance! @floridasupercon! Going to Miami Beach baby. Well… At least the Convention Center. No time for the beach.
Find me in Artist Alley at table C-10 all weekend.
I'll come with several gems for every budget. From $10 to $500!
Comics, Graphic Novels, Original Art… I'll have it all including very limited supplies of my Intertwined/Spider-Man Noir 20th Anniversary bundle.

And don't miss my panel with the lovely @mcapriglioneart, Julie Snyder and Ryan Dunlavey, Friday 7/10 at 5PM called: "DIY Comic Book Making and the Business of Making a Living as an Artist!"

I'll take commissions at the show. I'm always asking: if you're interested in a commission, please reach out before the show so you can get a more refined piece to pick up (but apparently, impulse buying only works with my art hahahaha).

See you there!

My next convention appearance! @floridasupercon! Going to Miami Beach baby. Well… At least the Convention Center. No time for the beach.
Find me in Artist Alley at table C-10 all weekend.
I'll come with several gems for every budget. From $10 to $500!
Comics, Graphic Novels, Original Art… I'll have it all including very limited supplies of my Intertwined/Spider-Man Noir 20th Anniversary bundle.

And don't miss my panel with the lovely @mcapriglioneart, Julie Snyder and Ryan Dunlavey, Friday 7/10 at 5PM called: "DIY Comic Book Making and the Business of Making a Living as an Artist!"

I'll take commissions at the show. I'm always asking: if you're interested in a commission, please reach out before the show so you can get a more refined piece to pick up (but apparently, impulse buying only works with my art hahahaha).

See you there!

No internet due to Spectrum’s shenanigans (I just cancelled my subscription btw) so back to the drawing board to create more art pieces for my Spider-Man Noir/Intertwined 20th Anniversary Noir Bundle.
Here’s a little behind the scenes with some pieces finished, some others just penciled and some almost done.
I’m also showing my 10 favorite pens for that mission.
There’s the @pentelofamerica brush pen, ideal for large black areas.
Then the amazing @tombowusa Fudenosuke brush pens. I used to only like the soft tip ones but the hard tip pens grew on me and I now use both.
And last but not least: the @copic_official_us multiliner precision pens. I adore these. They don’t last very long and they’re expensive, but what a treat. I use the 003-03 pt pack.
To that team I add a 0.7 mm mechanical pencil and a @prismacolor Col-Erase pencil for layouts.

Artist friends, what are your “weapons of choice” when it comes to art?

No internet due to Spectrum’s shenanigans (I just cancelled my subscription btw) so back to the drawing board to create more art pieces for my Spider-Man Noir/Intertwined 20th Anniversary Noir Bundle.
Here’s a little behind the scenes with some pieces finished, some others just penciled and some almost done.
I’m also showing my 10 favorite pens for that mission.
There’s the @pentelofamerica brush pen, ideal for large black areas.
Then the amazing @tombowusa Fudenosuke brush pens. I used to only like the soft tip ones but the hard tip pens grew on me and I now use both.
And last but not least: the @copic_official_us multiliner precision pens. I adore these. They don’t last very long and they’re expensive, but what a treat. I use the 003-03 pt pack.
To that team I add a 0.7 mm mechanical pencil and a @prismacolor Col-Erase pencil for layouts.

Artist friends, what are your “weapons of choice” when it comes to art?

We're in the final hours of the Noir Is The New Black S02E03 campaign. You don't want to miss your chance @followers.
Let's show the world we can finish on a high note and get to the $15K stretch goal!
Let's break free from the algo.
Let's honor our beautiful Black creators: Joe, Cross, DC A., Greg, Quinn, Morby, Eder, Uko, Brittney…
Let's show the world what our anthology is made of!
Let's manifest the Eisner Award win!

Let's give it up for Noir Is the New Black!!!!! 💜

If you can't pledge or if you already supported, please share.
Encourage your friends. This is the final issue and… the final countdown!

Can we do it?
(active link in bio!)

#indiecomics #indiedoitbetter #EisnerAwards #comics

We're in the final hours of the Noir Is The New Black S02E03 campaign. You don't want to miss your chance @followers.
Let's show the world we can finish on a high note and get to the $15K stretch goal!
Let's break free from the algo.
Let's honor our beautiful Black creators: Joe, Cross, DC A., Greg, Quinn, Morby, Eder, Uko, Brittney…
Let's show the world what our anthology is made of!
Let's manifest the Eisner Award win!

Let's give it up for Noir Is the New Black!!!!! 💜

If you can't pledge or if you already supported, please share.
Encourage your friends. This is the final issue and… the final countdown!

Can we do it?
(active link in bio!)

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Do you know about my 20 year Anniversary of Noir comics bundle?
It’s limited to 100 copies (about 30% sold already) and features my very first #comicbook as a creator, Spider-Man Noir#1 and my most popular #creatorowned series debut issue, Intertwined#1 plus a 4x6” original hand drawn #sketchcard (featuring characters or both series randomly).
You can only get it through me, either by contacting me directly or at shows I’m tabling at.

Next appearances will be:
- Garden State Comic Fest June 27-28
- Miami Supercon July 10-12
- July 18 store signing: Comicazi Somerville, MA
- July 19 store signing: Omar’s world of comics, Lexington, MA.

So… anyone’s interested? 🙂

Do you know about my 20 year Anniversary of Noir comics bundle?
It’s limited to 100 copies (about 30% sold already) and features my very first #comicbook as a creator, Spider-Man Noir#1 and my most popular #creatorowned series debut issue, Intertwined#1 plus a 4x6” original hand drawn #sketchcard (featuring characters or both series randomly).
You can only get it through me, either by contacting me directly or at shows I’m tabling at.

Next appearances will be:
- Garden State Comic Fest June 27-28
- Miami Supercon July 10-12
- July 18 store signing: Comicazi Somerville, MA
- July 19 store signing: Omar’s world of comics, Lexington, MA.

So… anyone’s interested? 🙂

Noir Is the New Black wasn't always supposed to look like what it is right now.
When @mrdrkmtr and @fabricesapolsky put together the project, the idea was to create a #comics and #graphicnovel version of the #blacknoir literary sub-genre.

Noir stories through a Black lens set during the Great Depression. But one conversation changed everything.

One Black creator told us: "I'd love to contribute but I don't want to write a story set in the past."

That gave us the opportunity to think about our concept and expand it through space and time.

Same vision. Bigger scope. And an infinite number of stories the way our creators wanted to create them.

There's less than FIVE days left on our Season Two Finale campaign and we hope you'll be curious to join our fantastic creators and their stories. Whether it's THE WINTERFIELDS or LITTLE ROCK FILES or any of the other stories we released…

Noir Is the New Black is unique. And it's been selected by our peers as a nominee at the Eisner Awards 2026 in the Best Anthology category.

We'd be thrilled if you could join us!
Active link is in the bio.
Don't wait. 5 Days only…

Noir Is the New Black wasn't always supposed to look like what it is right now.
When @mrdrkmtr and @fabricesapolsky put together the project, the idea was to create a #comics and #graphicnovel version of the #blacknoir literary sub-genre.

Noir stories through a Black lens set during the Great Depression. But one conversation changed everything.

One Black creator told us: "I'd love to contribute but I don't want to write a story set in the past."

That gave us the opportunity to think about our concept and expand it through space and time.

Same vision. Bigger scope. And an infinite number of stories the way our creators wanted to create them.

There's less than FIVE days left on our Season Two Finale campaign and we hope you'll be curious to join our fantastic creators and their stories. Whether it's THE WINTERFIELDS or LITTLE ROCK FILES or any of the other stories we released…

Noir Is the New Black is unique. And it's been selected by our peers as a nominee at the Eisner Awards 2026 in the Best Anthology category.

We'd be thrilled if you could join us!
Active link is in the bio.
Don't wait. 5 Days only…

Never a dull moment in my life. When I’m not working on Kickstarter campaigns, writing a script, shipping stuff for customers and backers or doing some CRM, I’m adding more original cards to insert in the Spider-Man Noir/Intertwined bundle. Here’s a SMN and a Spirit of Water (in progress). 😊

Never a dull moment in my life. When I’m not working on Kickstarter campaigns, writing a script, shipping stuff for customers and backers or doing some CRM, I’m adding more original cards to insert in the Spider-Man Noir/Intertwined bundle. Here’s a SMN and a Spirit of Water (in progress). 😊

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