I meant to update this a while ago, but as the title of this post suggests, the last few months have already been incredibly busy. I’ve exhibited at five different events (with twenty or so still to come this year), I’ve completed more than fifteen new artworks (between fan art, commissions, and some freelance work), and have edited both my next novel and some of the scripts for the upcoming issues of my Chadhiyana series. All of this, and we’re only three-and-a-half months into 2023.

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.

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!

From 7 October – 8 November 2021, I’m running a Kickstarter Campaign for Chadhiyana, my dark fantasy comic series, all while travelling around the East Coast for conventions.

kickstarter.com/projects/jmdesantis/chadhiyana-the-girl-with-the-fire-ringed-eyes

If you’re here from the 2021 Inbeon Con virtual event, use the top menu to navigate the entire site. Books & Comics lists my published work with out-going links to buy them. Writing features excerpts of my writing. Art my recently updated portfolio of work. You can also shop my Redbubble Store using the Merch link…

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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Tonight at 7:30 pm EST, I’ll be appearing again on JD Calderon’s YouTube channel as part of a group discussion on writing for comics. Amongst the other guests will be fellow Dark Fire Press creator, Luis M. Cruz.

Watch it live tonight, or use the link to see the episode of Indy Comics Explained at a later date:

I’ll be appearing again on Michael Grassia’s Get in Toon! on Tuesday at 8:30 EST in a group interview about Independent Comics. Watch it live or after the fact on Mike’s YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/MichaelGrassia.

I’ve had so much going on in all directions (new books, upcoming projects, publishing as Dark Fire Press, interviews, conventions, etc) that it’s worth writing a single blog post that puts all the information out in one place. That’s exactly what this post is, and I may as well start with my new banner artwork as I return to exhibiting at conventions this week.  Read more… ›

It’s a blessing and a curse that I’m not writing my blog weekly anymore. On one hand, I’m able to focus a lot more on published(able) content. On the other hand, not having to post every week means that sometimes I neglect to post anything until things build up. There’s no perfect system, I suppose, but I need to tweak the current one a bit. That said, there’s a lot to write about, so let’s get into it.  Read more… ›