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Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · Sep 2

It's Jordan Alsaqa, Comic Writer!

In addition to original works like Cooking with Monsters and Raise Hell!, I've worked on numerous IP such as Apex Legends and Borderlands. I've had credits at IDW, Comixology, and Insight Editions, and I'm open to new work!

Portfolio: www.jordanalsaqa.com

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Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 57m

#Horrorween2025 Day 9: Back to this year's franchise with The Mummy's Hand!

Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 4h

Thinking on it more, this is an idea only slightly more absurd than warrior chefs, and I somehow got a publisher to go in on a three-book deal for that, which now stands as proof I can take a silly idea and make it work.

Gassing myself up on a Wednesday night.

Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 5h

Last short is genuinely pretty great, but otherwise, about as hit-or-miss as VHS usually tends to be.

Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 7h

Broke the general outline for this story and really, when you get past the absurd premise, I think it's got everything you'd want from high-action adventure book in the vein late-90s/early-00s Toonami.

Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 7h

#Horrorween2025 Day 8: Playing a bit of catch-up from last year as I check out VHS Beyond!

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Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 8h

It's a bummer feeling like most of my lived experience getting into comics would be practically useless as advice to new creators.

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Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 9h

Pretty much every success and development of my career came from starting a Twitter account and using it. Fundamentally don't know how I'd have made anything happen without it, hate that it's become what it's become.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 10h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 9h

This year has been a lot of pitching, getting rejected, and rallying to keep pitching, so hoping it can end with a win.

Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 9h

Another horror pitch going out. It made it pretty far at one place before getting the pass, so feels like it has a good shot now that it's going wide. One of my favorite ideas in a while, so fingers crossed!

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Altruist Comics @altruistcomics.bsky.social · 19h

In stores TODAY!

Bullet Adventures #2 takes the series in an exciting new direction...

Brought to you by @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social , @randystone.bsky.social , Nico Carrizo, Fran Cittarelli, @letteringbear.bsky.social Variants by @alliamisi and fan favourite Flash artist @scottkolins.bsky.social

Classic Diamond Dust versus Bullet. "Faced with a familiar, frosty foe!"

Backup story spotlight featuring Bullet, Houwei, and Seasonal Norm

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Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 21h

I've been a fan of his since he was in a show on Prime, it feels inevitable he really makes a mark.

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Christof Bogacs @christofbogacs.bsky.social · 22h

About to go to bed, but for those who missed it: my latest comic, Requiem #3, is officially launched on Kickstarter!

Christof Bogacs @christofbogacs.bsky.social · 1d

GAHHHHHHH Requiem 3 is offically live!!!

Created by @davidhazan.bsky.social @philthepage.bsky.social and myself, Requiem is sci-fi horror for fans of Dead Space, Event Horizon and The Expanse.

Check the campaign out, and if you can, sling us some coin. It would seriously mean the world to us.

Requiem #3 - Sodom and Gommorrah

For fans of Alien, Dead Space and The Expanse. A crew with no memories try to solve a grisly murder before the killer can strike again.

www.kickstarter.com

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 1d

More Irish activists have now been taken by the IDF from international waters including author Naoise Dolan, TD Barry Heneghan and psychiatrist Veronica O’Keane.

They are part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.

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Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 1d

This was pretty disjointed on the whole, but Ray Nicholson continues to be a nepo baby to watch, he's got the goods.

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David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · 1d

Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine is back in limited stock! All funds go to the Palestine Red Crescent Society! Currently there are 20 regular physical editions, 20 phys/digital combo editions, and 4 of the bundle packs available. A fantastic anthology and one I'm glad to have orderable again!

SAMIDOON: COMICS FOR A FREE PALESTINE

www.samidoonanthology.com

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Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 1d

#Horrorween2025 Day 7: Checking out a flick starring one of my favorite horror actresses, Samara Weaving, with Borderline!

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iasmin omar ata | delta 🌟 vtuber comms open! @deltahead.bsky.social · 1d

"We [Palestine] are the wound in the Arab world, and everyone watches what happens to us." -Nader Said

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Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 2d

I keep thinking about getting a refurbished iPod. I should at least revisit
my iTunes, which is a full time capsule of my college tastes at this point.

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Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 2d

As a horror movie, this doesn't do anything that remarkable, but as a look at the endless pitfalls and problems of indie filmmaking, it's a pretty fun time!

Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 2d

#Horrorween2025 Day 6: I'm out to the woods for the mockumentary horror comedy Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project!

Poster for Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project (2025)

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Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 2d

Life would probably be easier if I loved making comics less, but as a creative, I'd probably be hosed no matter what.

Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 2d

Also, I should say hit those points in the initial book, books 2 and the forthcoming 3 definitely hit the stuff, and I at least managed to set some very vague foreshadowing in book 1 that can theoretically payoff later.

Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 2d

I don't have adaptation as an end goal for any of my work (though god knows I could use the paycheck), but I like the thought of a potential adaptation spurring further books even if it's years down the road.

Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 2d

If I'd had any idea where the story would end up kind of naturally going, I'd have pushed to hit more of what I wanted in the initial three books, but I'm glad I've at least started putting that narrative set-up in place and working towards it.