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Darksome Craft Market: 6-8 Dec

Friday 6 December through 8 December, the Darksome Craft Market is running their last virtual market of the year & I am participating: darksomecraftmarket.com

For the three days, use code DARKSOME on my Etsy Store to get 25% OFF on all items and purchases: jmdesantis.etsy.com

New T-Shirt Designs

New to my Etsy Store: apparel!

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Happy Diwalloween

I do love a good portmanteau, so I couldn’t help myself here, but in earnest:

Whether you celebrate Diwali, Halloween, neither, or both, I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Cheers!
J. M. DeSantis (creator of Chadhiyana)

The New Dark Fire Press Logo

I have officially updated the Dark Fire Press logo with this new design!

This was actually revealed on my social media accounts back in July. I intended to post about it here, but instead an empty post sat at the top of this blog for a while (more on that below).

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Support Small Business Saturday

So many ways to support this #SmallBusinessSaturday and through the week (Click more to see the links below):

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NEW: Etsy Store!

https://jmdesantis.etsy.com

New from The Writeist, the grand opening of my Etsy Store! I’m starting off this new venture with my stickers selection. Many of my art prints, original artworks, and some new products will follow (after the present art Sale going on my Facebook and Instagram pages).

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Farewell to The Spider’s Web

It’s rare I create superhero art—unless it’s requested, and due to the focus of my art, that’s still a rarity—but this was done for a special occasion.

Saturday, 7 January, was the last day for The Spider’s Web in Yonkers, NY, and the above Spider-Man was a gift to its owner, Paul, as a thank you for all the opportunities and great times he, Andrew, and the rest of the crew provided in the short time I had been frequenting the store. Though The Spider’s Web had been there for ten years, I’ve only gotten to know the spot over the past two years, and it’s difficult to explain how wonderful the place was.

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Chadhiyana #2 on GlobalComix

It’s been a long while coming, but Chadhiyana #2: In the Dwerrow Tomb is now available on GlobalComix as pay-per-page or DRM-free PDF download: globalcomix.com/c/chadhiyana/chapters/en/3/

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The Shows Must Go On!

This Saturday is Free Comic Book Day, and I’ve been invited back to The Spider’s Web in Yonkers, NY to promote and sell my work. So if you’re planning to make any stops for FCBD 2022, be sure to add The Spider’s Web to your list of locations, and drop by to say hello. Also making appearances on Saturday will be Michael Grassia (of Get in Toon!) and Emilio Velez, Jr. (Dodgeball Teens). And this is only the first of a number of growing shows this season on my 2022 convention list!

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Free Comic Book Day @ The Spider’s Web!

I’m happy to announce I was invited to be a part of The Spider’s Web’s Free Comic Book Day event at their store in Yonkers, NY (887A Yonkers Ave)!

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