AJ Malacarne
@ajmalacarne.bsky.social
Comic Writer/Editor • Gamma Head Studios • SCAD 2024 • Screenwriter • [email protected] they/them
https://ajmalacarne.carrd.co/
https://ajmalacarne.carrd.co/
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New Pinned Post! Hi there, I'm AJ Malacarne, a writer of all trades from screenplays to comics to reviews to themed Exhibits. Check out my portfolio in the thread below:
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Commander Rao: Old Ghosts is an exclusive short story that brings our rocket booted redhead on the hunt for clues to Julie's whereabouts...but what she finds may haunt her forever.
Now available as part of Commander Rao: Anniversary Edition!
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Now available as part of Commander Rao: Anniversary Edition!
fell-hound-shop.fourthwall.com/en-cad
February 4, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Commander Rao: Old Ghosts is an exclusive short story that brings our rocket booted redhead on the hunt for clues to Julie's whereabouts...but what she finds may haunt her forever.
Now available as part of Commander Rao: Anniversary Edition!
fell-hound-shop.fourthwall.com/en-cad
Now available as part of Commander Rao: Anniversary Edition!
fell-hound-shop.fourthwall.com/en-cad
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i love self promoting
February 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
i love self promoting
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New Pod! @cerealpancake.bsky.social @jpjordan.bsky.social and @zoewithasword.bsky.social come on the show and we have a big chat about SINK YOUR TEETH IN, also a ton of other stuff like SCENE QUEEN, Espresso Tonics, and more!
Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/5da4...
Video: youtu.be/v4zw0-D66jc
Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/5da4...
Video: youtu.be/v4zw0-D66jc
February 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
New Pod! @cerealpancake.bsky.social @jpjordan.bsky.social and @zoewithasword.bsky.social come on the show and we have a big chat about SINK YOUR TEETH IN, also a ton of other stuff like SCENE QUEEN, Espresso Tonics, and more!
Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/5da4...
Video: youtu.be/v4zw0-D66jc
Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/5da4...
Video: youtu.be/v4zw0-D66jc
I'm wondering if anyone can help me. I've applied to many roles that align with my experience, but I haven't been selected. Could it be location-based? I'd have to relocate for these jobs, and I think that could affect why I'm not getting them.
February 4, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I'm wondering if anyone can help me. I've applied to many roles that align with my experience, but I haven't been selected. Could it be location-based? I'd have to relocate for these jobs, and I think that could affect why I'm not getting them.
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Please help! We are hoping to get more eyeballs on this before we launch next week.
Could really use help spreading the word. Our new Kickstarter is in pre-launch and we are flying under the radar.
Inheritance is a mix of Watchmen, Succession, Starter Villain, Knives Out and Noble Causes. A family drama wrapped in a supervillain thriller.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/174...
Inheritance is a mix of Watchmen, Succession, Starter Villain, Knives Out and Noble Causes. A family drama wrapped in a supervillain thriller.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/174...
February 4, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Please help! We are hoping to get more eyeballs on this before we launch next week.
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Daybreaker Nimbolt and Eventide
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Daybreaker Nimbolt and Eventide
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Did you see today’s update? Read now on spellboundcrimescomics.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Did you see today’s update? Read now on spellboundcrimescomics.com
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my goal as a writer is to make comics successful enough that people make edits of the characters set to Brazilian phonk music.
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 AM
my goal as a writer is to make comics successful enough that people make edits of the characters set to Brazilian phonk music.
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Wherever I’m With You (Putnam 2027), a co-created graphic novel by Suzanne Samin and me, follows two former best friends from the Bronx: Aran, a Syrian American teen, grappling with his mother’s death,
and Tao, a college basketball star, who have to face life and old feelings once Tao moves back.
and Tao, a college basketball star, who have to face life and old feelings once Tao moves back.
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Wherever I’m With You (Putnam 2027), a co-created graphic novel by Suzanne Samin and me, follows two former best friends from the Bronx: Aran, a Syrian American teen, grappling with his mother’s death,
and Tao, a college basketball star, who have to face life and old feelings once Tao moves back.
and Tao, a college basketball star, who have to face life and old feelings once Tao moves back.
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Off Panel has been growing DRAMATICALLY of late, and if you'd like to support all the work that goes into my long-running comics interview podcast, backing it on Patreon is a great way to do that!
If you enjoy Off Panel, my weekly comics interview podcast, and would like to support it, back it on Patreon! It gets you early access to each week's episode, your name in the outro (in certain tiers), bonus material, and more.
PLUS: It supports the work I do on the show! Which is now my job!
PLUS: It supports the work I do on the show! Which is now my job!
Get more from Off Panel (the SKTCHD podcast) on Patreon
creating podcasts and articles about comics
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February 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Off Panel has been growing DRAMATICALLY of late, and if you'd like to support all the work that goes into my long-running comics interview podcast, backing it on Patreon is a great way to do that!
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It seems reductive to say a book "feels like classic Vertigo," but that's really what this is like. Dynamic interiority, inventive visuals, and a pervasive, almost tender strain of paranoia. It's PI meets THE CONVERSATION, FIGHT CLUB meets A SCANNER DARKLY. Strong rec, definitely pre-order it today.
Hey hi, MONDAY 2.2.26 is the last day for your local comic shop to pre-order the first issue of IS TED OK? so I’m gonna share some pages and nice things people have said about it. Sound good?
Please share if you feel like it. This book RIPS and I need everyone to buy a copy or two!
Please share if you feel like it. This book RIPS and I need everyone to buy a copy or two!
February 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
It seems reductive to say a book "feels like classic Vertigo," but that's really what this is like. Dynamic interiority, inventive visuals, and a pervasive, almost tender strain of paranoia. It's PI meets THE CONVERSATION, FIGHT CLUB meets A SCANNER DARKLY. Strong rec, definitely pre-order it today.
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Btw, it's my last cover of the year. Yes, the year barely started and I'm already out of work.
I'm hoping to change that, I need paid gigs to live so if you are looking for a cover artist, an illustrator or a character designer I'm available.
I'm hoping to change that, I need paid gigs to live so if you are looking for a cover artist, an illustrator or a character designer I'm available.
Here's my Power Rangers Prime #16 variant cover 👀✨
@teaberryblue.net thank you again for the opportunity ❤️
@teaberryblue.net thank you again for the opportunity ❤️
January 25, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Btw, it's my last cover of the year. Yes, the year barely started and I'm already out of work.
I'm hoping to change that, I need paid gigs to live so if you are looking for a cover artist, an illustrator or a character designer I'm available.
I'm hoping to change that, I need paid gigs to live so if you are looking for a cover artist, an illustrator or a character designer I'm available.
To distract myself from*gestures to everything* I'm trying to watch movies. Anyone have recommendations?
February 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
To distract myself from*gestures to everything* I'm trying to watch movies. Anyone have recommendations?
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Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me 5 classes you took in college.
Cross-Media Writing
Narrative Podcast Producing
Speculative Script
Pilot Script
Psychology
Cross-Media Writing
Narrative Podcast Producing
Speculative Script
Pilot Script
Psychology
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
High Focus Drawing
Perspective Drawing
Gothic Literature
Astronomy
Children's Literature
High Focus Drawing
Perspective Drawing
Gothic Literature
Astronomy
Children's Literature
Hypermedia and Phanopoeia with Michael Joyce
Shakespeare in Film with Don Foster
Folklore and Fairy Tales with Nancy Willard
Intro to Cellular Biology (I sucked at it but I learned so much)
Medieval Irish Lit at Trinity College Dublin
Shakespeare in Film with Don Foster
Folklore and Fairy Tales with Nancy Willard
Intro to Cellular Biology (I sucked at it but I learned so much)
Medieval Irish Lit at Trinity College Dublin
January 31, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me 5 classes you took in college.
Cross-Media Writing
Narrative Podcast Producing
Speculative Script
Pilot Script
Psychology
Cross-Media Writing
Narrative Podcast Producing
Speculative Script
Pilot Script
Psychology
Would anyone want to see concept art for this series?
Pilot Script: I wrote a terrible script that I'm in the process of rewriting but I applied what I learned to my new pilot script Coven Country. Any producers can hit me up if interested.
January 31, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Would anyone want to see concept art for this series?
If anyone knows someone who works with My Chemical Romance lets connect?
Cross-Media Writing is where I fell in love with themed entertainment and writing for attractions. My first pitch was for an experience based off the Black Parade Album.
January 31, 2026 at 5:10 PM
If anyone knows someone who works with My Chemical Romance lets connect?
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me 5 classes you took in college.
Cross-Media Writing
Narrative Podcast Producing
Speculative Script
Pilot Script
Psychology
Cross-Media Writing
Narrative Podcast Producing
Speculative Script
Pilot Script
Psychology
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
High Focus Drawing
Perspective Drawing
Gothic Literature
Astronomy
Children's Literature
High Focus Drawing
Perspective Drawing
Gothic Literature
Astronomy
Children's Literature
Hypermedia and Phanopoeia with Michael Joyce
Shakespeare in Film with Don Foster
Folklore and Fairy Tales with Nancy Willard
Intro to Cellular Biology (I sucked at it but I learned so much)
Medieval Irish Lit at Trinity College Dublin
Shakespeare in Film with Don Foster
Folklore and Fairy Tales with Nancy Willard
Intro to Cellular Biology (I sucked at it but I learned so much)
Medieval Irish Lit at Trinity College Dublin
January 31, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me 5 classes you took in college.
Cross-Media Writing
Narrative Podcast Producing
Speculative Script
Pilot Script
Psychology
Cross-Media Writing
Narrative Podcast Producing
Speculative Script
Pilot Script
Psychology
Catherine O' Hara, one of Hollywood's legendary actors is gone. From Home Alone to Schitts Creek to the Studio.
a close up of a woman 's face with #schitts creek written above her
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with #schitts creek written above her
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January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Catherine O' Hara, one of Hollywood's legendary actors is gone. From Home Alone to Schitts Creek to the Studio.
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Some new faces in my follows, so time for an intro post! My name is Ben Kahn, I'm a comic book writer that does a mix of creator owned and WFH. Some of my work includes Monster High (IDW Publishing), Mr. Muffins (Oni Press), the GLAAD-nominated Renegade Rule series (Dark Horse), and Heavenly Blues.
January 30, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Some new faces in my follows, so time for an intro post! My name is Ben Kahn, I'm a comic book writer that does a mix of creator owned and WFH. Some of my work includes Monster High (IDW Publishing), Mr. Muffins (Oni Press), the GLAAD-nominated Renegade Rule series (Dark Horse), and Heavenly Blues.
I've been meeting with career professionals across different fields to get their advice on what direction I should be taking. From screenwriters to comic editors, I've heard so much helpful advice. But now I'm looking for those working in THEMED ENTERTAINMENT to pick their brains about their careers
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I've been meeting with career professionals across different fields to get their advice on what direction I should be taking. From screenwriters to comic editors, I've heard so much helpful advice. But now I'm looking for those working in THEMED ENTERTAINMENT to pick their brains about their careers
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Just a reminder for NetGalley users, the arc for the first book in my middle grade Amelia Shadows series, AMELIA SHADOWS AND THE NEW HEAD GHOST, is available to request and review!
Coming from @papercutzgn.bsky.social in April!
Coming from @papercutzgn.bsky.social in April!
Amelia Shadows and the New Head Ghost
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January 29, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Just a reminder for NetGalley users, the arc for the first book in my middle grade Amelia Shadows series, AMELIA SHADOWS AND THE NEW HEAD GHOST, is available to request and review!
Coming from @papercutzgn.bsky.social in April!
Coming from @papercutzgn.bsky.social in April!
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So we agree that animation can pull in huge numbers and more projects should be green lit..
January 29, 2026 at 1:05 AM
So we agree that animation can pull in huge numbers and more projects should be green lit..