J. M. DeSantis
Creator of Chadhiyana. Write-ist: fantasy & horror books & comics. Publisher @darkfirepress. Upper Deck, A Kid & A Comic, Heavy Metal Mag, Bad Kerry Std. linktr.ee/jmdesantis
- If you've been interested in some pieces from me, today through tbe weekend is the Darksome Craft Market where I'm offering 10% off on my Etsy Store (with code DARKSOME): jmdesantis.etsy.com (1/2) #darksomecraftmarket
- Just some highlights from the El Paso trip. Lots of desert. Lots of restaurants. Awesome Mexican food (L&J's was great). But the real highlights were spending time with Rachel, meeting her mom, brother, & her best friend. (More in comments) (1/4) #ElPaso #Texas
- When in Rome... ...pre-connecting flight from El Paso meal, returning from meeting Rachel's mom, brother, and best friend. Verdict: pretty good. Still gotta try Churches & Jack-In-The-Box next I'm out there. #Whataburger #firsttime #firstwhataburger
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- One of the new features starting this season was to put a recap panel at the start of the Chadhiyana strip in A Kid and a Comic for those who find themselves starting in the middle or forget where we left off. Or I have some at shows and the paper is on Global Comix, too. #Chadhiyana #comicstrip
- No WhatNot tonight. Back next week. But here are some fun pieces from months past I never had a chance to post. Three very different properties, and all were a blast to draw! #ACEOs #BlackPhoneArt #SallyNightmareBeforeChristmas #SpiderPunk
- Late last year I found a last, small stack of The Tainted Ones comic. Written and drawn to be an inexpensive sample of my art and writing, it's had positive feedback. Same vibes as The Kirklyn Horror, and I'd like to expand it. Just haven't landed on a plot I like...yet. #horrorcomic #indiecomics
- This weekend is The Gothic Market in Providence, RI. Saturday & Sunday from 12-5pm. Always have a good time at Grimoire events. Looking forward to it...and seeing a few friends in nearish-by Cape Cod while I'm in the area, too. #GrimoireAcademy #TheGothicMarket
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- Skulls are so much fun to draw--my whole life really. These were no different. From a panel of the latest Chadhiyana strip in A Kid and A Comic #Chadhiyana #indiecomics #AKidandAComic #swordandsorcerycomics #darkfantasyart
- WhatNot Commissions are going strong since the beginning of the year. Tonight at 7pm EST: whatnot.com/user/jmdwriteist Then I have a week off before I'm back. This set was from two weeks ago. The requests keep getting better. I have so much fun doing them. #RobbietheRobot #MasterSplinter #NewYears
- Books restocked for this year's conventions & markets. Both well-received. Both available on Amazon & other sellers. I'm working to put out more this year, but you can still enjoy two of my best--both applicable to today's realities. #GhostsArePeopleToo #TheKirlynHorror #TheLunaticRotofKirklyn
- It's rare I post my personal views on social media. Mostly because I have businesses to run & I worry how it will affect things. I'm also very much a believer in acting, not reacting. And yet, I second guess myself often--even my art which is one of the things I can act with. (1/4) ...
- Feb 6 & 7 is the Darksome Craft Market. I'm participating again through my Etsy Store, with my recent new drop of prints & stickers, & many old favourites. PLUS I'm going to drop a new t-shirt design for the market (available for a limited time)! Code DARKSOME gets you 10% off jmdesantis.etsy.com
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- Reposted by J. M. DeSantisLet’s be clear: anyone defending the Trump Administration after watching masked, anonymous agents assault a man, pepper spray him, then fire 5+ rounds into his back is irretrievably complicit in political terrorism.
- Rachel is in the house! We're set up for Garden State Comic Fest Winter Fest! 1 day only now: 11 - 7! In the Richards Building, turn left when you walk in. A full display of my comics, books, coffins, OA, stickers & more! #GardenStateComicFest #comiccon
- Working on something new that recently got accepted (pitched to Wayward Raven Media). It'll be part experimental (what isn't from me), part commentary, & hopefully inspiring & eye-opening. Or people will hate it. Either way, I'm putting a lot into it. #amwriting #creatingcomics #indiecomics
- Shout out to my art prints printer, Dean Morris at ThinkGPC for going above & beyond to make sure I had these new #Chadhiyana prints (after some technical difficulties). Haven't even posted the artwork yet, but he did such a great job, I had to give him props. #GoogleplexCollectibles #ThinkGPC
- Have you been hiding under a rock? There is an on-going Chadhiyana series in A Kid and a Comic newspaper. 7 issues a season & a new adventure each season. This season: Chadhiyana searches for a missing girl only to find a deadly foe who will haunt her for issues to come #Chadhiyana #AKidandaComic
- More WhatNot sketchcard commissions from previous weeks. These were all so much fun to do. Always Weds at 7pm EST: whatnot.com/s/zuXGZYhC Other commission types also available. Plus a selection of prints and OAs. #ACEOs #WhatNotartist #sketchcards #artcommissionsopen #horrorart #traditionalart
- Dragon Fire My latest acrylic painting & first in a new line of (dark) fantasy artworks I've planned for this year. Available for purchase & as a print at shows & on my Etsy store: jmdesantis.etsy.com #dragonart #fantasyart #fireart #fantasyartist #traditionalartwork
- Garden State Winter Fest this weekend at the Sussex County Fair Grounds! Find me at Table 18 in the Richards Building (vendor hall) Sat & Sun. #comiccon #comicconvention #popcultureconvention
- Beholder artwork. Mixed media on watercolor paper. This is a one-off original and available to claim. Though, I'm planning to balance out the horror with more fantasy work this year. So who knows if others will appear from the Far Realm. #DungeonsandDragons #BeholderDnD #BeholderArt #fantasyart
- Drew a lich for the jam piece that's being auctioned off at Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo . Multiple artists from the show are adding to this. Thanks to Chet Minton-Artist for organising it! #fantasyart #fantasyartist #jampiece #artjam #lichart
- Set up for the first show of the year, Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo 3, with my entire line of new stickers as well as a new print & some restocked favourites (including my Creature Coffins™ which double as dice rollers/trays). #gamingconvention #fantasyartist #gameartist
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- I do a decent Predator, apparently. Done a few of these now on WhatNot. (More from previous weeks) Tonight & every Wednesday night on WhatNot at 7pm EST (user: jmdwriteist). Live commissions, OA & print sales: whatnot.com/s/KAkknPeA #WhatNotArtist #artcommissionsopen #ACEOs #PredatorArt #ScreamArt
- New stickers have arrived! 17 new designs to start off the year. Now all are 3"! Lots of variety, and a few favourites return. (Both pics are the same stickers. I just couldn't decide which background I liked better.) #stickers #artiststickers #stickerartist
- PAGE 3 this weekend! I'll have some new items on sale, including new stickers and prints. Can't wait to be back at this show. It was a lot of fun last year. #PAGE3 #PhiladelphiaAreaGamingExpo
- Still my favourite character to write and draw, despite the unintended hiatus... And there are so many stories of hers I want to be putting out right now. Specifically, right now, in the times we're living in. #Chadhiyana
- Acrylics are a lot of fun for me, too... #WIP #dragonart #fantasyart #acrylicpainting #acrylicartist #traditionalartist
- Watercolours are so much fun. I love the textures and colours I still manage to create with them. #WIP #watercolorartist #mixedmediaart #skullart
- Back on WhatNot tonight after a two-week Holiday break! whatnot.com/s/r2BxmNM2 Here are some artworks & commissions from one night on the stream late last year. I do them all live. Sketch cards & 6"x8" ink & watercolor originals. #WhatNotArtist #artcommissionsopen #ACEO
- So, is it fitting to use this pencil on this piece of art? Or does no one get the joke? 😅 #WIP #artistquestions #fleurdelis #watercolors #mixedmedia
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- Every year since 2019, I've kept a physical planner. They help me keep track of everything, from creative works, to shows & plans, to what books I've read & my workouts. And the cover this year was decorated as such for a reason... (1/2) #NewYearsResolution2026 #Chadhiyana
- Happy New Year 2026! I don't like to over-promise. I do have some plans for this year. Which I intend to make good on. A few less shows. More books & comics. New artworks & merch. Let's make it a good one! #NewYears2026 #HappyNewYear2026 #NewYearsResolution2026
- Some more WhatNot commissions I never got to post. Again: I'll be back at it next week (& every Wednesday) at 7pm EST. I hope you're all celebrating the eve of the new year in style and safety. Cheers! #WhatNotArtist #artcommissionsopen #ACEO
- I have so much to be proud of & grateful for this year. I also have some things I'm not content with (like the creative output vs the hours spent on shows). I wrote a fuller blog about it: jmdesantis.com/2025/12/year... (1/2)
