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Jorge Santiago Jr

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Latin/Black Comic creator of Curse of the Eel & Honor Bound. I love fantasy, comics, & ⚔️ http://www.jorgesantiagojr.com/ Email: [email protected] https://www.patreon.com/jorgesantiagojr Curse of the Eel: https://tapas.io/series/Eel 🚫 A*I/n*fts

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · Jun 18

I've added physical copies of Honor Bound to my store! You can buy the print book or the pdf in whichever format you like!
Print: jorgesantiagojr.bigcartel.com
PDF: www.patreon.com/jorgesantiag...

#comics #fantasy #queer #darkfantasy #graphicnovel #horror #indiecomics #indie #romantasy #loveislove

The cover of Honor Bound, a dark fantasy romance comic, where the gender-neutral squire Zheng lies under a massive tree surrounded by mushrooms and ravens. This comic is inspired by works like Dark Souls, Elden Ring, and Dungeons and Dragons

A page from Honor Bound, where Zheng remembers their love Rayner before passing out due to exhaustion. A solitary raven looks on.

Zheng waves goodbye to Rayner, as the squire heads off to battle, promising to return to their love and their home together.

Zheng hugs Rayner from behind. This is my first full on romance comic, these aren't my first queer characters, but I love these two so much. I hope you'll enjoy reading the comic as much as I did making it.

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · 4d

a group of knights are kneeling down in the grass and a man is standing in the middle of the field .

ALT: a group of knights are kneeling down in the grass and a man is standing in the middle of the field .

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · 4d

a man is standing in front of a wall that says " why the hell is everyone so goddamn angry " on it

ALT: a man is standing in front of a wall that says " why the hell is everyone so goddamn angry " on it

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · 4d

Don't be fooled by his long face and flaxen hair!

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · 4d

Day 5 of drawing, Day 1 of drawing scary beasts: the horse. Watch its feet, they are quick and evil.

Also, I'm doing more indepth write ups on my Patreon 4 free: www.patreon.com/posts/2025-1...

#drawtober #drawtober2025 #ink #inktober #horse #fantasy #fantasyart #horse #comics #inktober2025 #art

Just a horse, a destrier to be specific. How this horse will affect the story of the short comic I'm drawing is unclear, except that I do know. When I have the pages, I'll be sharing info on my Patreon

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · 4d

Day 4 of Pumpkin Spice Drawing Challenge: Queen Ariane, another character from the short story I’m working on. She’s mentioned in Honor Bound & I finally have a design that I like of her
#drawtober #inktober #fantasy #art #characterdesign #dnd #ink #drawtober2025 #stillmanandbirn #sketch #fantasyart

A regal woman in intricate clothes and a steel breastplate, she is from an upcoming comic I’m working on, in the same world as my dark fantasy romance, Honor Bound

The inks done in my Stillman & Birn Gamma Sketchbook with manga pens and sumi ink

Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · 5d

Playing catch up: Day 3, urban sketch view from the mechanics waiting room. Testing out the Sakura Micron Sketch Brush Pen in my Stillman & Birn Epsilon Sketchbook. Fantasy returning soon!

#ink #urbansketch #urbansketching #drawing #stillmanandbirn #sakuramicron #sketchbook #microns #artsupplies

Urban sketch from the interior of a mechanic waiting room. Twas a good way to pass the time.

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · 7d

Day 2: Ser Boarhardt, gallant knight with the best mustache. I forgot how nice nibs in a sketchbook are. For a new short story I’m planning, check the Patreon to see it when I share
#drawtober #fantasy #inktober #drawtober2025 #inks #characterdesign #sketchbook #procreate #indiecomics #dork #drawing

Ser Boarhardt twirls his elegant mustache and is clad in a padded gambeson. A character design for a one shot I’m working on, which will be fantasy and other stuff, and also loosely based on a thing that happened to me

Inks of the same guy, Deleter G-Pen in a Stillman & Birn gamma sketchbook

Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · 8d

Day 1 of a drawing challenge: I have a comic idea I want to pitch so I’m gonna use this as an excuse to draw up some portraits. This is Miro, this story will only be sorta autobio, but way better cuz its not about me
#drawtober #drawing #ink #inks #inktober #fantasy #characterdesign #sad #sketchbook

A sad boy and the lead of a new story I’m working on. It’ll be a blend of genres with horror, fantasy, and a splash of comedy

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Keith Frady @keithfrady.bsky.social · 9d

THE KICKSTARTER IS LIVE FOR THE USUAL CHOICES!

A 150+ page collection of short comics written by me, with a killer row of superb artists. From Lovecraftian sci-fi to existential autobiography, the collection returns to themes of love, death, gods, and monsters.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/kei...

Coming soon: The Usual Choices

A collection of short comics written by Keith Frady, with art by an killer line-up of talented artists.

www.kickstarter.com

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · 11d

If you ever need to chat, let me know! I hope you’re doing well!

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Keith Frady @keithfrady.bsky.social · 12d

This Wednesday, the first of October, the official beginning of spooky season, is the launch date for my collection of short comics, The Usual Choices! Sign up to be notified when I go live!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/kei...

Coming soon: The Usual Choices

A collection of short comics written by Keith Frady, with art by an incredible line-up of talented artists.

www.kickstarter.com

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · 15d

So…. Good? The can might be sealed still, but we’ll not know until we look inside the car. Its Schroedinger’s Tuna

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · 15d

What do you think an Eldritch god’s breath would smell like?

A panel from Curse of the Eel

#comics #horror #monster #drawing

An eldritch god stands above a human that has been partially transformed into a seahorse like monster. A detail from the webcomic Curse of the Eel

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · 22d

After literal months away, I'm only kind of sort of coming back to post online again. Anyhow, here's a creepy Eel page for my Patrons!

www.patreon.com/posts/curse-...

Also read the comic here:
tapas.io/series/Eel/i...

#curseoftheeel #horror #comics #indiecomics #nightmare #bodyhorror #webcomics

Curse of the Eel Ch24 pg16 Complete, letters, inks, and pencils | Jorge Santiago Jr.

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SASAKI_Hisashi @sasaki-hisashi.bsky.social · 23d

Our latest one-shot The Death God by @scottycomics.bsky.social is now available for free now!
Step into this enchanting, yet almost unbearably realistic world!

www.viz.com/vizmanga/the...

VIZ: Read The Death God - Explore VIZ Manga's Massive Library

EDITOR’S NOTE: When reading Crystal’s manga stories, I find myself experiencing a mysterious sensation—as if an emotional button I wasn’t aware of was pressed. Her stories present complex moral situat...

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · 23d

One of my best and oldest friends Crystal has a one shot with Viz that just went live! She is one of my favorite storytellers and one of the hardest working ones too. Check out her work and see why she’s the GOAT!

#comics #viz #manga #artist #story #crystaljayme #fantasy #darkfantasy

Crystal Jayme (Scotty) Viz One-Shot Out Now! @scottycomics.bsky.social · 23d

My One-Shot "The Death God" is out now on the Viz App or you can read it here: www.viz.com/vizmanga/cha...

Living forever may be a fate worse than death. In order to set his people free, one young boy takes matters into his own hands and strikes a deal with a god.

#viz @viz.com #manga #comic

The cover for the short story "The Death God". A boy is walking towards a tree with a sword in it while looking back apprehensively.

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · Jul 19

Hey peeps, I'm gonna be at @sketcherfest.com in Edmonds, WA this weekend where I'll be a brand ambassador for Stillman & Birn, my favorite line of sketchbooks and paper! Check out this public post on my Patreon
www.patreon.com/posts/sketch...

#sketcherfest #sketcherfest2025 #urbansketch #watercolor

Sketcher Fest 2025 | Jorge Santiago Jr.

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · Jul 16

Painting more knights between freelance projects, this time it’s from a still from a video by Alex the History Guy on YouTube. These are so fun to do. Watercolor and colored pencil is my Stillman & Birn Beta sketchbook

#drawing #larp #knight #watercolor #armor #fantasy #stillmanandbirn #practice

A watercolor study from a video about French Knights by Alex the History Guy on YouTube. The drawing and painting is done by me as I’m practicing drawing armor for future comics

Process on the painting of the French Knight

Starting with broad watercolor washes of the knight

Here’s the sketch of the painting , which took me a while to get the proportions for the armor right

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Follow MAGIC POWDER #7 on Kickstarter (Today?)! @ajeffschiller.bsky.social · Jul 16

Next backer, digital or otherwise, will put us over 3K!

Who's got $5 on it?

THE ELF WITH NO NAME #1-3: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jpl...

THE ELF WITH NO NAME #1-3: THE NEXT FANTASY WESTERN CHAPTER

The Elf faces off with The Luchadwarves in Dwarfwood, as dragons have finally breached the shores of Zodiaz. The Elf in Black arrives.

www.kickstarter.com

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · Jul 15

Aww thank you Rachel! I made a lot of mistakes on this but I had fun from start to finish

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · Jul 15

Thank you, Ben! I had a lot of fun and this is great practice so I’ll be doing more of these

Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · Jul 15

Took some time today to do sketchbook studies, this is MitchoftheFyrd on insta in lovely steel armor. This was great practice, I’m gonna fill this 11x14 sketchbook with armor and clothing studies.

#watercolor #ink #armor #mixedmedia #stillmanandbirn #art #knight #fantasy #drawing #larp #cosplay

A study of a man in historically accurate steel plate armor. This is watercolor, ink, and colored pencil on Stillman and Birn Beta paper

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · Jul 15

Oh cool! Thanks for supporting Dr Nos and for picking up one of my comics! I hope you enjoy it, I need to go back there and drop off more books

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Follow MAGIC POWDER #7 on Kickstarter (Today?)! @ajeffschiller.bsky.social · Jul 11

Time for me to crash, but that's the perfect time for YOU to check out THE ELF WITH NO NAME: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jpl...

THE ELF WITH NO NAME #1-3: THE NEXT FANTASY WESTERN CHAPTER

The Elf faces off with The Luchadwarves in Dwarfwood, as dragons have finally breached the shores of Zodiaz. The Elf in Black arrives.

www.kickstarter.com

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Jorge Santiago Jr @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thank you! I realize now from my wording that it isn’t clear and since I usually don’t color work, but I did do the colors for the characters too