Patch Zircher
@patrickzircher.bsky.social
Writer. Artist. Colorist. Making new Solomon Kane adventures and Savage Sword of Conan stories for Heroic Signature & Titan Comics!
Drawn hundreds of comics for 'the other guys'.
Drawn hundreds of comics for 'the other guys'.
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Patch Zircher
@patrickzircher.bsky.social
· Dec 17
Writing, drawing, and coloring the adventures of Solomon Kane -- living Sword of Vengeance who wanders a fantastical 16th century.
I am also writing stories for The Savage Sword of Conan magazine, published by Heroic and Titan comics.
I love making these stories.
Thank you for looking.
I am also writing stories for The Savage Sword of Conan magazine, published by Heroic and Titan comics.
I love making these stories.
Thank you for looking.
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Just a reminder that there are a ton of lovely, fantastic cartoonists out there working today who are in no way awful.
January 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Just a reminder that there are a ton of lovely, fantastic cartoonists out there working today who are in no way awful.
The first installment of a comic strip, Mavan's Voyage, that I made for Patreon a few years ago.
January 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The first installment of a comic strip, Mavan's Voyage, that I made for Patreon a few years ago.
:D
Thanks Fabe!
Thanks Fabe!
I didn't know that. Have the digital download on my Kindle queue. Should be reading it next week!
First time since I did type design on the Elric series relaunch for Berkley Books in 1984 that I can say I'm reading a book for its chapter headings!
:)
First time since I did type design on the Elric series relaunch for Berkley Books in 1984 that I can say I'm reading a book for its chapter headings!
:)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
:D
Thanks Fabe!
Thanks Fabe!
Any social media site could have a link to a site-sponsored comics page. Hundreds of thousands of users would read them.
It would add a little 'buoyancy' to people's day.
There's a thing or two social media could learn from past media.
It would add a little 'buoyancy' to people's day.
There's a thing or two social media could learn from past media.
January 13, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Any social media site could have a link to a site-sponsored comics page. Hundreds of thousands of users would read them.
It would add a little 'buoyancy' to people's day.
There's a thing or two social media could learn from past media.
It would add a little 'buoyancy' to people's day.
There's a thing or two social media could learn from past media.
The comics page in the newspaper, once upon a time, was a restorative. People read the news, then the comics page.
And though it may have been subconscious, the comics page helped them cope.
And though it may have been subconscious, the comics page helped them cope.
January 13, 2026 at 8:34 PM
The comics page in the newspaper, once upon a time, was a restorative. People read the news, then the comics page.
And though it may have been subconscious, the comics page helped them cope.
And though it may have been subconscious, the comics page helped them cope.
Just a tragedy that he passed away at age 52.
Wonderful artist. Wonderful guy.
Wonderful artist. Wonderful guy.
January 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Just a tragedy that he passed away at age 52.
Wonderful artist. Wonderful guy.
Wonderful artist. Wonderful guy.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
If I said Titan is a great publisher, it'd seem biased (they publish my work)--but Titan is a great publisher.
Fantasy (Conan, Solomon Kane, Elric, Hawkmoon), Sci Fi (Bladerunner, Star Wars, Doctor Who), genre-bending Pulp (Huge Detective, The Girl Called Cthulhu, Gun Honey), classic Peanuts books
Fantasy (Conan, Solomon Kane, Elric, Hawkmoon), Sci Fi (Bladerunner, Star Wars, Doctor Who), genre-bending Pulp (Huge Detective, The Girl Called Cthulhu, Gun Honey), classic Peanuts books
Love me some sensible fantasy weapons. Hope I’ll come around to reading some Titan books this year, seems to be a very cool publisher (I have one on my pile already).
January 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
If I said Titan is a great publisher, it'd seem biased (they publish my work)--but Titan is a great publisher.
Fantasy (Conan, Solomon Kane, Elric, Hawkmoon), Sci Fi (Bladerunner, Star Wars, Doctor Who), genre-bending Pulp (Huge Detective, The Girl Called Cthulhu, Gun Honey), classic Peanuts books
Fantasy (Conan, Solomon Kane, Elric, Hawkmoon), Sci Fi (Bladerunner, Star Wars, Doctor Who), genre-bending Pulp (Huge Detective, The Girl Called Cthulhu, Gun Honey), classic Peanuts books
Some frontispiece and chapter heading art I did for Kull: The Talons of Deep Time by Francesco Dimitri
January 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Some frontispiece and chapter heading art I did for Kull: The Talons of Deep Time by Francesco Dimitri
Having one of those "was Mastodon so bad?" days.
January 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Having one of those "was Mastodon so bad?" days.
I turned in a batch of pages to my editor today and had a brief exchange about how happy I am.
And he said it shows on every page.
And he said it shows on every page.
January 13, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I turned in a batch of pages to my editor today and had a brief exchange about how happy I am.
And he said it shows on every page.
And he said it shows on every page.
If you go farther back then Wally Wood it's even more amazing. Some of the early newspaper artists were extremely wealthy.
Rose O'Neill was a millionaire by age 40-- in 1913.
That's equal to 32 million today.
Rose O'Neill was a millionaire by age 40-- in 1913.
That's equal to 32 million today.
January 13, 2026 at 8:02 AM
If you go farther back then Wally Wood it's even more amazing. Some of the early newspaper artists were extremely wealthy.
Rose O'Neill was a millionaire by age 40-- in 1913.
That's equal to 32 million today.
Rose O'Neill was a millionaire by age 40-- in 1913.
That's equal to 32 million today.
When I dreamed of making comics when I was a tween/teen I didn't dream of collaborating. I dreamed of making stories & drawing them.
I think that's natural.
Would Peanuts be Peanuts if Schulz hadn't written & drawn it?
At most, I thought it'd be like Kirby, share a few ideas then run with them.
I think that's natural.
Would Peanuts be Peanuts if Schulz hadn't written & drawn it?
At most, I thought it'd be like Kirby, share a few ideas then run with them.
January 13, 2026 at 7:55 AM
When I dreamed of making comics when I was a tween/teen I didn't dream of collaborating. I dreamed of making stories & drawing them.
I think that's natural.
Would Peanuts be Peanuts if Schulz hadn't written & drawn it?
At most, I thought it'd be like Kirby, share a few ideas then run with them.
I think that's natural.
Would Peanuts be Peanuts if Schulz hadn't written & drawn it?
At most, I thought it'd be like Kirby, share a few ideas then run with them.
The not-so-secret secret of comics is we all hate each other :)
Every writer wishes they could go back in time to deliver a swat to the back of an artist’s head too.
Often more than one.
Often more than one.
January 13, 2026 at 6:54 AM
The not-so-secret secret of comics is we all hate each other :)
Reminds me of Superman's Siegel & Shuster. Superman's a billion $ idea, they did deserve more.
But
Selling it for $100 is a misconception. Additional Superman money, when young, brought S&S new homes, cars, mink coats. They lived high for a decade.
But new characters should include perennial rights
But
Selling it for $100 is a misconception. Additional Superman money, when young, brought S&S new homes, cars, mink coats. They lived high for a decade.
But new characters should include perennial rights
Appearances can be deceiving.
In the 1950s, Wally Wood made $250 a page.
That's equal to about $3000 a page now.
He was the highest paid comic artist of that decade.
In the 1950s, Wally Wood made $250 a page.
That's equal to about $3000 a page now.
He was the highest paid comic artist of that decade.
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Reminds me of Superman's Siegel & Shuster. Superman's a billion $ idea, they did deserve more.
But
Selling it for $100 is a misconception. Additional Superman money, when young, brought S&S new homes, cars, mink coats. They lived high for a decade.
But new characters should include perennial rights
But
Selling it for $100 is a misconception. Additional Superman money, when young, brought S&S new homes, cars, mink coats. They lived high for a decade.
But new characters should include perennial rights
There's a certain confidence in knowing you would live like this, if you had to, to keep doing what you do.
Money is nice. And necessary.
But not spending a lot of it-- is freedom.
Money is nice. And necessary.
But not spending a lot of it-- is freedom.
January 13, 2026 at 5:50 AM
There's a certain confidence in knowing you would live like this, if you had to, to keep doing what you do.
Money is nice. And necessary.
But not spending a lot of it-- is freedom.
Money is nice. And necessary.
But not spending a lot of it-- is freedom.
Dad: We can't all be chiefs. Some of us have to be regular indians.
Me: But dad, you're miserable.
Me: But dad, you're miserable.
January 13, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Dad: We can't all be chiefs. Some of us have to be regular indians.
Me: But dad, you're miserable.
Me: But dad, you're miserable.
Gonna make fun of these a little so forgive me.
I DO respect you and enjoy your work, Steve.
Time does not stand still. I hate my old work. It causes me pain to look at it. Sometimes I will say this. Sometimes I won't.
I'm better now. Please consider my current work, not stuff from 35 years ago.
I DO respect you and enjoy your work, Steve.
Time does not stand still. I hate my old work. It causes me pain to look at it. Sometimes I will say this. Sometimes I won't.
I'm better now. Please consider my current work, not stuff from 35 years ago.
1. If you ever feel the urge to trash your own work when complemented, repress that urge. In that context your self-deprecation is insulting someone else's taste!
Instead, just say thanks & change the subject. Maybe credit an influence?
Instead, just say thanks & change the subject. Maybe credit an influence?
January 13, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Gonna make fun of these a little so forgive me.
I DO respect you and enjoy your work, Steve.
Time does not stand still. I hate my old work. It causes me pain to look at it. Sometimes I will say this. Sometimes I won't.
I'm better now. Please consider my current work, not stuff from 35 years ago.
I DO respect you and enjoy your work, Steve.
Time does not stand still. I hate my old work. It causes me pain to look at it. Sometimes I will say this. Sometimes I won't.
I'm better now. Please consider my current work, not stuff from 35 years ago.
As the Ivermectin Kid rides into the sunset...
January 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM
As the Ivermectin Kid rides into the sunset...
Without saying Gundam, name a giant robot.
My favorite giant robots are the gardeners of Laputa, from Castle in the Sky.
My favorite giant robots are the gardeners of Laputa, from Castle in the Sky.
January 13, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Without saying Gundam, name a giant robot.
My favorite giant robots are the gardeners of Laputa, from Castle in the Sky.
My favorite giant robots are the gardeners of Laputa, from Castle in the Sky.
I don't like intellectual sloth.
Relaxing once in a while, that's great. That's good for anyone.
A life of intellectual sloth, of turning the brain off after high school-- not so good.
Relaxing once in a while, that's great. That's good for anyone.
A life of intellectual sloth, of turning the brain off after high school-- not so good.
January 13, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I don't like intellectual sloth.
Relaxing once in a while, that's great. That's good for anyone.
A life of intellectual sloth, of turning the brain off after high school-- not so good.
Relaxing once in a while, that's great. That's good for anyone.
A life of intellectual sloth, of turning the brain off after high school-- not so good.
This threw me at first because my default for Great comic art is that it has excellent storytelling. Once I understood Joe means too much spectacle ruins storytelling-- well, I couldn't agree more.
I have disliked what the early 90s did to comics since, well, the early 90s.
I have disliked what the early 90s did to comics since, well, the early 90s.
I've heard Quesada tell this story in person, and it's on my list of basic anecdotes I also use to try and impart fundamentals of comic storytelling to folks. In my own idiom, it's space is meaning, but go read this - I'm excited to see Joe promise more like this.
Great Art Is Killing Storytelling
When Fireworks Replaced Campfire Stories
joequesada.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:27 AM
This threw me at first because my default for Great comic art is that it has excellent storytelling. Once I understood Joe means too much spectacle ruins storytelling-- well, I couldn't agree more.
I have disliked what the early 90s did to comics since, well, the early 90s.
I have disliked what the early 90s did to comics since, well, the early 90s.
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Imagining my father’s face if I had told him I get e-mails from my vacuum cleaner.
January 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Imagining my father’s face if I had told him I get e-mails from my vacuum cleaner.
Greatest hazard between writer & artist in comics is a disconnect in storytelling.
Can be from going separate directions.
Not responding to each other.
Can be from liking the art TOO much. Mistaking knowing the script and enjoying the art for clarity and the idea reaching the reader.
Can be from going separate directions.
Not responding to each other.
Can be from liking the art TOO much. Mistaking knowing the script and enjoying the art for clarity and the idea reaching the reader.
January 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Greatest hazard between writer & artist in comics is a disconnect in storytelling.
Can be from going separate directions.
Not responding to each other.
Can be from liking the art TOO much. Mistaking knowing the script and enjoying the art for clarity and the idea reaching the reader.
Can be from going separate directions.
Not responding to each other.
Can be from liking the art TOO much. Mistaking knowing the script and enjoying the art for clarity and the idea reaching the reader.
Kelly was a naval officer, flew combat missions, then he was an astronaut. He has shown what he's made of all his life.
What kind of bizarro world tries to make out that he's the bad guy.
This administration strains all credibility.
What kind of bizarro world tries to make out that he's the bad guy.
This administration strains all credibility.
January 12, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Kelly was a naval officer, flew combat missions, then he was an astronaut. He has shown what he's made of all his life.
What kind of bizarro world tries to make out that he's the bad guy.
This administration strains all credibility.
What kind of bizarro world tries to make out that he's the bad guy.
This administration strains all credibility.