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'''Jason Loo''' is a Canadian ] and ] who has written and drawn for ] and ]. He won the ] for Best Digital Comic in 2020 alongside ] for his work on ''Afterlift''<ref>{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=2020-07-27 |title=2020 Eisner Award Winners Revealed |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/2020-eisner-award-winners-announced-1304547/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> and has been nominated for a ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=HARVEY AWARDS REVEAL 2020 NOMINEES |url=https://www.harveyawards.com/en-us/about/news/harvey-awards-reveal-2020-nominees.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=www.harveyawards.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and a ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boyd |first=Kevin A. |date=2020-09-08 |title=Nominations for the 2020 Joe Shuster Awards |url=https://joeshusterawards.com/2020/09/08/nominations-for-the-2020-joe-shuster-awards/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS |language=en}}</ref> He was a 2018 ] finalist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=van Koeverden |first=Jane |date=April 18, 2018 |title=Guy Delisle, Joe Ollmann among 2018 Doug Wright Award finalists, which recognize the best in Canadian comics |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/guy-delisle-joe-ollmann-among-2018-doug-wright-award-finalists-which-recognize-the-best-in-canadian-comics-1.4624769?fbclid=IwAR34YeLUISlgPflgBzjA3U72R7M6UP0ozS1XQhb6oa3bu4MFrHfaXiuABVk |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=CBC Arts}}</ref> '''Jason Loo''' is a Canadian ] and ] who has written and drawn for ] and ]. He won the ] in 2020 alongside ] for his work on ''Afterlift''<ref>{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=2020-07-27 |title=2020 Eisner Award Winners Revealed |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/2020-eisner-award-winners-announced-1304547/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> and has been nominated for a ],<ref>{{Cite web |title=HARVEY AWARDS REVEAL 2020 NOMINEES |url=https://www.harveyawards.com/en-us/about/news/harvey-awards-reveal-2020-nominees.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=www.harveyawards.com |language=en-US}}</ref> a ],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boyd |first=Kevin A. |date=2020-09-08 |title=Nominations for the 2020 Joe Shuster Awards |url=https://joeshusterawards.com/2020/09/08/nominations-for-the-2020-joe-shuster-awards/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS |language=en}}</ref> and a ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=van Koeverden |first=Jane |date=April 18, 2018 |title=Guy Delisle, Joe Ollmann among 2018 Doug Wright Award finalists, which recognize the best in Canadian comics |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/guy-delisle-joe-ollmann-among-2018-doug-wright-award-finalists-which-recognize-the-best-in-canadian-comics-1.4624769?fbclid=IwAR34YeLUISlgPflgBzjA3U72R7M6UP0ozS1XQhb6oa3bu4MFrHfaXiuABVk |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=CBC Arts}}</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
In 2014, Loo wrote, drew, and crowdfunded his own book, ''The Pitiful Human-Lizard'', about a Toronto-based superhero who struggles with his life and work as an office clerk.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Lauren Pelley Staff |date=2014-10-28 |title=Canadian superheroes making a comic book comeback |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/canadian-superheroes-making-a-comic-book-comeback/article_ce3cf8f4-461a-5a0c-8146-15b121254da1.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aubrey |title=New comic stars pitiful Toronto superhero |url=https://www.blogto.com/arts/2014/03/new_comic_stars_pitiful_toronto_superhero/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=blogTO |language=en}}</ref> It was later published through ] and went on for 17 issues before ending in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Leah |date=May 10, 2019 |title=Saying goodbye to a Toronto superhero |url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/saying-goodbye-to-a-toronto-superhero-1.5130141 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=CBC Arts}}</ref> The comic was lauded and called "quintessentially, unapologetically Canadian."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkins |first=Jason |date=2016-03-23 |title=3 Reasons Why You Need to Read 'The Pitiful Human Lizard' by Jason Loo |url=https://www.brokenfrontier.com/3-reasons-to-read-pitiful-human-lizard-jason-loo-chapterhouse-comics-toronto-canada/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Broken Frontier |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2014, Loo wrote, drew, and crowdfunded his own book, ''The Pitiful Human-Lizard'', about a Toronto-based superhero who struggles with his life and work as an office clerk.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Lauren Pelley Staff |date=2014-10-28 |title=Canadian superheroes making a comic book comeback |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/canadian-superheroes-making-a-comic-book-comeback/article_ce3cf8f4-461a-5a0c-8146-15b121254da1.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aubrey |title=New comic stars pitiful Toronto superhero |url=https://www.blogto.com/arts/2014/03/new_comic_stars_pitiful_toronto_superhero/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=blogTO |language=en}}</ref> It was later published through ] and went on for 17 issues before ending in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Leah |date=May 10, 2019 |title=Saying goodbye to a Toronto superhero |url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/saying-goodbye-to-a-toronto-superhero-1.5130141 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=CBC Arts}}</ref> The comic was lauded and called "quintessentially, unapologetically Canadian."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkins |first=Jason |date=2016-03-23 |title=3 Reasons Why You Need to Read 'The Pitiful Human Lizard' by Jason Loo |url=https://www.brokenfrontier.com/3-reasons-to-read-pitiful-human-lizard-jason-loo-chapterhouse-comics-toronto-canada/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Broken Frontier |language=en-US}}</ref>


In 2019, Loo and Chip Zdarsky teamed up to create ''Afterlift'' for ], about a rideshare into Hell.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=2019-10-29 |title=Supernatural Comic ‘Afterlift’ Combines Ride Sharing and Hell |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/supernatural-comic-afterlift-combines-ride-sharing-hell-1250502/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Knight |first=Rosie |date=October 24, 2019 |title=AFTERLIFT Is the Comic Book Rideshare From Hell (Exclusive) |url=https://nerdist.com/article/afterlift-comic-book-rideshare-from-hell/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Nerdist |language=en-US}}</ref> Loo and Zdarsky previously knew each other when Loo was an intern at Zdarsky's studio.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quaintance |first=Zack |date=2019-11-20 |title=INTERVIEW: Chip Zdarsky, Jason Loo talk new series, AFTERLIFT |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-chip-zdarsky-jason-loo-talk-new-series-afterlift/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, Loo and Chip Zdarsky teamed up to create ''Afterlift'' for ], about a rideshare into Hell.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=2019-10-29 |title=Supernatural Comic ‘Afterlift’ Combines Ride Sharing and Hell |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/supernatural-comic-afterlift-combines-ride-sharing-hell-1250502/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Knight |first=Rosie |date=October 24, 2019 |title=AFTERLIFT Is the Comic Book Rideshare From Hell (Exclusive) |url=https://nerdist.com/article/afterlift-comic-book-rideshare-from-hell/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Nerdist |language=en-US}}</ref> Loo and Zdarsky previously knew each other when Loo was a college intern at Zdarsky's studio, the Royal Academy of Illustration and Design.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quaintance |first=Zack |date=2019-11-20 |title=INTERVIEW: Chip Zdarsky, Jason Loo talk new series, AFTERLIFT |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-chip-zdarsky-jason-loo-talk-new-series-afterlift/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


In 2021, a ] that Loo had done in 2017 starring ] caught the eye of Marvel editor ] and Loo was hired to do a backup comic about the Multiple Man in '']'' #3.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Norman |first=Bug |date=2021-04-23 |title=Marvel Editor Talent-Scouts Unofficial X-Men Comic on Twitter |url=https://screenrant.com/jason-loo-multiple-man-fan-comic-twitter-marvel/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> That same year, Loo and Zdarsky teamed up to do another ComiXology Original called ''The All-Nighter'' about a vampire who decides to become a superhero.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitbrook |first=James |date=2021-07-22 |title=The All-Nighter Asks an Important Question: What If Vampires Were Superheroes? |url=https://gizmodo.com/the-all-nighters-asks-an-important-question-what-if-va-1847321743 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=io9 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=2021-10-26 |title=The All-Nighter: What Happens When Vampires Moonlight as Superheroes? |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/all-nighter-preview-vampire-comixology-chip-zdarsky |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, a ] that Loo had done in 2017 starring ] caught the eye of Marvel editor ] and Loo was hired to do a backup comic about the Multiple Man in '']'' #3.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Norman |first=Bug |date=2021-04-23 |title=Marvel Editor Talent-Scouts Unofficial X-Men Comic on Twitter |url=https://screenrant.com/jason-loo-multiple-man-fan-comic-twitter-marvel/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> That same year, Loo and Zdarsky teamed up to do another ComiXology Original called ''The All-Nighter'' about a vampire who decides to become a superhero.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitbrook |first=James |date=2021-07-22 |title=The All-Nighter Asks an Important Question: What If Vampires Were Superheroes? |url=https://gizmodo.com/the-all-nighters-asks-an-important-question-what-if-va-1847321743 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=io9 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=2021-10-26 |title=The All-Nighter: What Happens When Vampires Moonlight as Superheroes? |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/all-nighter-preview-vampire-comixology-chip-zdarsky |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>


In 2023, it was announced that he would be writing a new four-issue '']'' mini-series about the various characters who inherit the Sentry's powers after his death.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Tim |date=2023-10-27 |title=Sentry Writer Jason Loo Talks Introducing a New Golden Guardian (Exclusive) |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/sentry-jason-loo-interview-first-look/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The next year, he was announced as the writer for the one-shot '']: ]'' and subsequent ''Werewolf by Night'' series, which would be a part of Marvel's more ] "Red Band" comics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=2024-04-16 |title=‘Werewolf By Night’ Returns This Summer in Brutal “Red Band” Series from Marvel Comics |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/comics/3808766/werewolf-by-night-returns-this-summer-in-brutal-red-band-series-from-marvel-comics/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arrant |first=Chris |date=2024-04-16 |title=Marvel sees green with 'red band' comics, and dives into more Rated-R projects |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/marvel-red-band-r-rated-werewolf-by-night-blood-hunt |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Popverse |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barnhardt |first=Adam |date=2024-04-16 |title=New Werewolf by Night Series Announced by Marvel |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-werewolf-by-night-new-series-revealed/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It was also announced that Loo would write a four-issue '']'' book for the ] relaunch.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2024 |title=Dazzler Lights Up the World in New Solo Comic Book Series |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/dazzler-jason-loo-rafael-loureiro-x-men-from-the-ashes |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Marvel Entertainment}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dart |first=Chris |date=November 13, 2024 |title=When Toronto needed a superhero, the Pitiful Human-Lizard took to the streets |url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/when-toronto-needed-a-superhero-the-pitiful-human-lizard-took-to-the-streets-1.7382232 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=CBC Arts}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Tim |date=2024-08-01 |title=X-Men: Jason Loo Sends Dazzler on the Road for an Explosive World Tour (Exclusive) |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/x-men-jason-loo-dazzler-interview/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, it was announced that he would be writing a new four-issue '']'' mini-series about the various characters who inherit the Sentry's powers after his death.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Tim |date=2023-10-27 |title=Sentry Writer Jason Loo Talks Introducing a New Golden Guardian (Exclusive) |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/sentry-jason-loo-interview-first-look/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The next year, he was announced as the writer for the one-shot '']: ]'' and subsequent ''Werewolf by Night'' series, which would be a part of Marvel's more ] "Red Band" comics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=2024-04-16 |title=‘Werewolf By Night’ Returns This Summer in Brutal "Red Band" Series from Marvel Comics |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/comics/3808766/werewolf-by-night-returns-this-summer-in-brutal-red-band-series-from-marvel-comics/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arrant |first=Chris |date=2024-04-16 |title=Marvel sees green with 'red band' comics, and dives into more Rated-R projects |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/marvel-red-band-r-rated-werewolf-by-night-blood-hunt |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Popverse |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barnhardt |first=Adam |date=2024-04-16 |title=New Werewolf by Night Series Announced by Marvel |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-werewolf-by-night-new-series-revealed/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It was also announced that Loo would write a four-issue '']'' book for the ] relaunch.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2024 |title=Dazzler Lights Up the World in New Solo Comic Book Series |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/dazzler-jason-loo-rafael-loureiro-x-men-from-the-ashes |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Marvel Entertainment}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dart |first=Chris |date=November 13, 2024 |title=When Toronto needed a superhero, the Pitiful Human-Lizard took to the streets |url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/when-toronto-needed-a-superhero-the-pitiful-human-lizard-took-to-the-streets-1.7382232 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=CBC Arts}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Tim |date=2024-08-01 |title=X-Men: Jason Loo Sends Dazzler on the Road for an Explosive World Tour (Exclusive) |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/x-men-jason-loo-dazzler-interview/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Loo is lives and works in Toronto.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Loo – Asian Heritage in Canada |url=https://library.torontomu.ca/asianheritage/authors/jason-loo/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Toronto Metropolitan University |language=en-US}}</ref> He was born in ], Ontario, grew up in ], and went to ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharp |first=Kevin |date=2022-06-01 |title=Between the Panels: Cartoonist Jason Loo on Tough Advice, Toronto’s First Superhero, and Making the Parents Proud - Fanbasepress |url=https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/between-the-panels/item/12558-between-the-panels-cartoonist-jason-loo-on-tough-advice-toronto-s-first-superhero-and-making-the-parents-proud/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Fanbase Press |language=en-US}}</ref> Loo is lives and works in Toronto.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Loo – Asian Heritage in Canada |url=https://library.torontomu.ca/asianheritage/authors/jason-loo/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Toronto Metropolitan University |language=en-US}}</ref> He was born in ], Ontario, grew up in ], and went to ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sharp |first=Kevin |date=2022-06-01 |title=Between the Panels: Cartoonist Jason Loo on Tough Advice, Toronto’s First Superhero, and Making the Parents Proud - Fanbasepress |url=https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/between-the-panels/item/12558-between-the-panels-cartoonist-jason-loo-on-tough-advice-toronto-s-first-superhero-and-making-the-parents-proud/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Fanbase Press |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Bibliography== ==Bibliography==
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* ''Marvel's Voices: ]'' #1, short story "Workin' It Out" (2023) (writing/art) * ''Marvel's Voices: ]'' #1, short story "Workin' It Out" (2023) (writing/art)
* ''Mighty Marvel Holiday Special: ] Infinity Comic'' #1 (2022) (writing) * ''Mighty Marvel Holiday Special: ] Infinity Comic'' #1 (2022) (writing)
* '']'' vol. 4 #1-4 (2023-2024) (writing) * '']'' vol. 4 #1-4 (2023–2024) (writing)
* '']'' vol. 2 #8 (2024) (art) * '']'' vol. 2 #8 (2024) (art)
* ''What Is... A Flerken Infinity Comic'' #1 (2023) (writing/art) * ''What Is... A Flerken Infinity Comic'' #1 (2023) (writing/art)
* ]: * ]:
** ''Werewolf by Night: ]'' #1 (2024) (writing) ** ''Werewolf by Night: ]'' #1 (2024) (writing)
** ''Werewolf by Night'' #1-present (2024-present) (writing) ** ''Werewolf by Night'' #1-present (2024–present) (writing)
* ]: * ]:
** '']'' #3, short story "Multiple Sabotage" (2021) (writing/art) ** '']'' #3, short story "Multiple Sabotage" (2021) (writing/art)
** ''] Infinity Comic'' #21, 27-28, 34, 41, 56-58, 92-95 (2022-2023) (writing/art) ** ''] Infinity Comic'' #21, 27–28, 34, 41, 56–58, 92-95 (2022–2023) (writing/art)
** '']'' vol. 4 #30, short story "Karma" (2022) (art) ** '']'' vol. 4 #30, short story "Karma" (2022) (art)
** '']'' vol. 3 #1-4 (2024) (writing) ** '']'' vol. 3 #1-4 (2024) (writing)


===Independent Comics=== ===Independent Comics===
====Chapterhouse Comics==== ====]====
* ''The Pitiful Human-Lizard'' #1-17 (2014-2019) (writing/art) * ''The Pitiful Human-Lizard'' #1-17 (2014–2019) (writing/art)
* ''Chapterhouse Summer Special 2016'' (2016) (writing/art) * ''Chapterhouse Summer Special 2016'' (2016) (writing/art)


====ComiXology Originals==== ====]====
* ''Afterlift'' #1-5 (2019), later reprinted by Dark Horse (art) * ''Afterlift'' #1-5 (2019), later reprinted by ] (art)
* ''The All-Nighter'' #1-10 (2021-2024), later reprinted by Dark Horse * ''The All-Nighter'' #1-10 (2021–2024), later reprinted by Dark Horse (art)


====IDW==== ====]====
* ''] Annual 2021'', short story "The Coin" (2021) (art) * ''] Annual 2021'', short story "The Coin" (2021) (art)
* ''] Adventures Annual 2021'', short story "No Stone Unturned" (2021) (art) * ''] Adventures Annual 2021'', short story "No Stone Unturned" (2021) (art)


====Image Comics==== ====]====
* ''Stillwater: The Escape'' #1 (2022) (writing/art) * ''Stillwater: The Escape'' #1 (2022) (writing/art)


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Canadian comic book artist and writer
Jason Loo
BornJason Loo
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Area(s)Writer, Artist
Notable worksThe Pitiful Human-Lizard, Afterlift, The All-Nighter, Dazzler
jasonloo.pb.online

Jason Loo is a Canadian cartoonist and comics writer who has written and drawn for Marvel Comics and independent comics. He won the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic in 2020 alongside Chip Zdarsky for his work on Afterlift and has been nominated for a Harvey Award, a Joe Shuster Award, and a Doug Wright Award.

Career

In 2014, Loo wrote, drew, and crowdfunded his own book, The Pitiful Human-Lizard, about a Toronto-based superhero who struggles with his life and work as an office clerk. It was later published through Chapterhouse Comics and went on for 17 issues before ending in 2019. The comic was lauded and called "quintessentially, unapologetically Canadian."

In 2019, Loo and Chip Zdarsky teamed up to create Afterlift for ComiXology Originals, about a rideshare into Hell. Loo and Zdarsky previously knew each other when Loo was a college intern at Zdarsky's studio, the Royal Academy of Illustration and Design.

In 2021, a fan comic that Loo had done in 2017 starring Multiple Man caught the eye of Marvel editor Tom Brevoort and Loo was hired to do a backup comic about the Multiple Man in X-Corp #3. That same year, Loo and Zdarsky teamed up to do another ComiXology Original called The All-Nighter about a vampire who decides to become a superhero.

In 2023, it was announced that he would be writing a new four-issue Sentry mini-series about the various characters who inherit the Sentry's powers after his death. The next year, he was announced as the writer for the one-shot Blood Hunt: Werewolf by Night and subsequent Werewolf by Night series, which would be a part of Marvel's more R-rated "Red Band" comics. It was also announced that Loo would write a four-issue Dazzler book for the X-Men: From the Ashes relaunch.

Personal life

Loo is lives and works in Toronto. He was born in Brampton, Ontario, grew up in Mississauga, and went to Sheridan College.

Bibliography

Marvel Comics

  • Cosmo the Spacedog Infinity Comic #1-6 (2023) (writing)
  • Crypt of Shadows vol. 5 #1, short story "Monster Games" (2024) (writing)
  • Daredevil vol. 7 #11, short story "Painful Lesson" (2023) (writing)
  • Fantastic Four vol. 6 #35, short story "Some Family Time" (2021) (writing/art)
  • Extreme Venomverse #5, short story "Spider's Eclipse" (2023) (writing)
  • Howard the Duck vol. 7 #1, "Waugh If... Howard the Duck Became an X-Men?" (2023) (writing)
  • Infinity Paws Infinity Comic #1-10 (2024) (writing)
  • Iron Fist 50th Anniversary Special #1, short story "Happy Birthday, Danny" (2024) (writing)
  • Iron Man Annual vol. 4 #1 (2023) (writing)
  • Lucky the Pizza Dog Infinity Comic #1 (2021) (writing/art)
  • Marvel Meow and Pizza Dog Infinity Comic #1-4 (2023) (writing/art)
  • Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic #82-83 (2023) (writing)
  • Marvel's Voices: Spider-Verse #1, short story "Workin' It Out" (2023) (writing/art)
  • Mighty Marvel Holiday Special: Ghost Rider Infinity Comic #1 (2022) (writing)
  • Sentry vol. 4 #1-4 (2023–2024) (writing)
  • Spider-Boy vol. 2 #8 (2024) (art)
  • What Is... A Flerken Infinity Comic #1 (2023) (writing/art)
  • Werewolf by Night:
    • Werewolf by Night: Blood Hunt #1 (2024) (writing)
    • Werewolf by Night #1-present (2024–present) (writing)
  • X-Men:
    • X-Corp #3, short story "Multiple Sabotage" (2021) (writing/art)
    • X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #21, 27–28, 34, 41, 56–58, 92-95 (2022–2023) (writing/art)
    • New Mutants vol. 4 #30, short story "Karma" (2022) (art)
    • Dazzler vol. 3 #1-4 (2024) (writing)

Independent Comics

Chapterhouse Comics

  • The Pitiful Human-Lizard #1-17 (2014–2019) (writing/art)
  • Chapterhouse Summer Special 2016 (2016) (writing/art)

ComiXology Originals

  • Afterlift #1-5 (2019), later reprinted by Dark Horse (art)
  • The All-Nighter #1-10 (2021–2024), later reprinted by Dark Horse (art)

IDW

Image Comics

  • Stillwater: The Escape #1 (2022) (writing/art)

Other Comics

  • Awol'd (2008) (self published) (writing/art)
  • Razorblades #2 (2020) (Tiny Onion) (art)

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