Myself and @johnjpearson.bsky.social will be celebrating the launch of The Patron #1 at SDCC this year.

Thoroughly expecting this to be one of my favourite titles of 2026! The Patron: The Cold Open Writer: @cjward.bsky.social Artist: @johnjpearson.bsky.social Publisher: @ignitionpress.bsky.social Issue #1 drops 07/29/26 #horrorcomics #horror #comics #comicsky

Final Orders Due today, June 29th. @darkhorse.com THE SMART DIVISION. It’s @johnjpearson.bsky.social! It's a sci-fi thriller. It's True Detective + X-Files. It's Department of Truth & Assorted Crisis Events. It's about what happens when people use AI for crime. And you dont wanna miss it on 8/5.

This August 5th, the perfect crime is just a click away. Don't miss @darkhorse.com THE SMART DIVISION, by me and @johnjpearson.bsky.social, a sci-fi thriller comic series, True Detective x X-Files about the first AI crime app. FOC is this wknd, June 29, call your shop to order now!

🧑‍💻 Don't miss your chance to pre-order a set of "THE SMART DIVISION" #1-5 SIGNED by superstar creator/writer @zackkaps.bsky.social! 🔗 Pre-order here: bit.ly/smartdivsigs Art by @johnjpearson.bsky.social Published by @darkhorse.com #TheSmartDivision #ZackKaplan #SignedComics #ComicBooks

It’s FOC TIME! My variant for the mind-bending, thought-provoking & beautiful THE SMART DIVISION. AI crime is now a click away on 8/5! From @darkhorse.com   @zackkaps.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social   Order by 6/29!

@darkhorse.com Smart Division 1 FOC June 29, Shops August 5! @zackkaps.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Pod Apps! @paneloids.bsky.social is LIVE WED 7PM EST! Comic Book Day Reviews, Nerdy News/Rumors, & Creator Interviews! Follow, Subscribe, Join the Discord! PANELOIDS.COM

Hey guys! Are you excited about @darkhorse.com THE SMART DIVISION. Before you pre-order it for this wknds FOC, June 29, check out artist @johnjpearson.bsky.social and me chatting with the guys at Uncensored Nerd Network's Comicom Podcast! Absolutely great listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...

It's FOC TIME! Mind-bending, thought-provoking & beautiful. @darkhorse.com THE SMART DIVISION #1, out 8/5, from me & @johnjpearson.bsky.social, covers by @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social, Matt Taylor, @jesselonergan.bsky.social Order by 6/29! Do not miss the sci-fi thriller of the summer!

GET READY! We've got the first look at our sci-fi thriller from @darkhorse.com, THE SMART DIVISION #1, with incredible art by @johnjpearson.bsky.social, It's True Detective meets X-Files about the first AI crime app, and it drops August 5th. FOC is June 29th so pre-order today!

@darkhorse.com Smart Division 1 FOC June 29, Shops August 5! @zackkaps.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Pod Apps! @paneloids.bsky.social is LIVE WED 7PM EST! Comic Book Day Reviews, Nerdy News/Rumors, & Creator Interviews! Follow, Subscribe, Join the Discord! PANELOIDS.COM

🚨TRAILER DROP!!🚨 @darkhorse.com THE SMART DIVISION. A sci-fi crime thriller from myself, @johnjpearson.bsky.social and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. How do you catch a killer who uses AI to commit the perfect crimes? Join the investigation on August 5 and pre-order with comic shops by June 29!

🤖🔍 EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: The Smart Division #1 asks a chilling question: what if AI helped commit the perfect murder? From @zackkaps.bsky.social and @johnjpearson.bsky.social comes a new sci-fi crime thriller launching August 5 via @darkhorse.com! #comicsky Check out the preview pages:

🚨EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW🚨 Get your FIRST LOOK w @aiptcomics.com at the breath-taking @johnjpearson.bsky.social pages of @darkhorse.com THE SMART DIVISION #1, along w ltrs by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. The perfect crime app drops Aug 5, but you have to pre-order with your comic shop by June 29!

THE PATRON #1 from @cjward.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social is a brilliant and horrifying look at the sacrifices artists make for their art. It really spoke to me & my days battling imposter syndrome and the whole issue is packed with gorgeously rendered art/atrocities. Don't miss this one!

Last chance ( in the US ) to preorder The Patron #1 from myself and @johnjpearson.bsky.social today.

We’re so stoked for The Patreon by @cjward.bsky.social and @johnjpearson.bsky.social the FOC is Monday, so be sure to call your shop or fire up League of Comic Geeks and add it to your pull! Everyone is going to be talking about it and you’re going to feel totally left out if you miss it! #comicsky

THE PATRON is a gorgeous and fiendishly twisted hoot from @cjward.bsky.social and @johnjpearson.bsky.social FOC is Monday. Check out the Cold Open and put this on your pull list 💀💀💀

🎨🔪 FREE COMIC ALERT! Ahead of THE PATRON #1, @ignitionpress.bsky.social is offering the standalone "Cold Open" issue as a FREE download through Monday's FOC. Plus, check out @cjward.bsky.social discussing the series in @chriscoplan.bsky.social's interview:

FREE COMIC! Ahead of The Patron #1 ‘s FOC this coming Monday . Myself, @johnjpearson.bsky.social & @ignitionpress.bsky.social are thrilled to offer The Patron Cold Open a free download. Download and enjoy! ignitionpress.myflodesk.com/freepatronco...

@darkhorse.com Smart Division 1 FOC June 29, Shops August 5! @zackkaps.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Pod Apps! @paneloids.bsky.social is LIVE WED 7PM EST! Comic Book Day Reviews, Nerdy News/Rumors, & Creator Interviews! Follow, Subscribe, Join the Discord! PANELOIDS.COM

@darkhorse.com Smart Division 1 FOC June 29, Shops August 5! @zackkaps.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Pod Apps! @paneloids.bsky.social is LIVE WED 7PM EST! Comic Book Day Reviews, Nerdy News/Rumors, & Creator Interviews! Follow, Subscribe, Join the Discord! PANELOIDS.COM

Excited about the highly anticipated sci-fi thriller @darkhorse.com THE SMART DIVISION and the just released monster series ONLY THE SAVAGE ARE LEFT? I chatted with IRCB Podcast about both series in depth, the process of making the books w @johnjpearson.bsky.social and Stefano Raffaele.

@darkhorse.com Smart Division 1 FOC June 29, Shops August 5! @zackkaps.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Pod Apps! @paneloids.bsky.social is LIVE WED 7PM EST! Comic Book Day Reviews, Nerdy News/Rumors, & Creator Interviews! Follow, Subscribe, Join the Discord! PANELOIDS.COM

Superstar artist Christian Ward is launching a horror comic about murdering artists for profit (but he's not drawing it, John J. Pearson is!) @cjward.bsky.social @johnjpearson.bsky.social @ignitionpress.bsky.social Read on: www.thepopverse.com/comics-chris...

The Patron is the most personal book I’ve ever written. It’s both a love letter to Art & a warning about the threats to it. An unpredictable serial killer thriller about the uneasy relationship between art & capitalism featuring career best work from @johnjpearson.bsky.social FOC is next Monday!

If you enjoyed Only The Savage Are Left, get ready for my next series w Eisner-winning artist @johnjpearson.bsky.social, a sci-fi thriller you don't wanna miss! Get ready to hear a LOT about @darkhorse.com THE SMART DIVISION, FOC 6/29 - Release 8/5. The perfect crime app is now available.

Following the success of Event Horizon I’m returning to creator owned comics , teaming up with @johnjpearson.bsky.social to tell the story of Mr Cherish, an art dealer who kills artists to increase the value of their work. THE PATRON #1 is out July 29th. FOC June 22nd.

@ignitionpress.bsky.social The Patron 1 final order cutoff June 22nd, in shops July 29th. @cjward.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Podcast Apps!

@ignitionpress.bsky.social The Patron 1 final order cutoff June 22nd, in shops July 29th. @cjward.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Podcast Apps!

@ignitionpress.bsky.social The Patron 1 final order cutoff June 22nd, in shops July 29th. @cjward.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Podcast Apps!

@ignitionpress.bsky.social The Patron 1 final order cutoff June 22nd, in shops July 29th. @cjward.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Podcast Apps!

Early buzz for The Patron #1 by myself and @johnjpearson.bsky.social This is the first creator owned series I’ve written since BLOOD STAINED TEETH and my first book to follow the ( multiple print run sellout ) EVENT HORIZON and we’re very proud of it. #1 is on sale 7/29 but FOC is 6/22

@ignitionpress.bsky.social The Patron 1 final order cutoff June 22nd, in shops July 29th. @cjward.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Podcast Apps!

Here’s the elevator pitch for The Patron by myself and @johnjpearson.bsky.social You have just over 2 weeks to preorder #1 to guarantee yourself a copy.

Excellent film critic chum and all round good egg @clarisseloughrey.bsky.social had this to say about mine and @johnjpearson.bsky.social The Patron.

@ignitionpress.bsky.social The Patron 1 final order cutoff June 22nd, in shops July 29th. @cjward.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Podcast Apps!

High praise from @robwilliams71.bsky.social for The Patron. #1 by myself and @johnjpearson.bsky.social is out July 29th. FOC ( last chance to guarantee yourself a copy ) is June 22nd.

THE PATRON is another example of @cjward.bsky.social being very good at this comic writing thing. Along with @johnjpearson.bsky.social they tell the tale of an Art dealer who ensures the value of his clients' work increases - by killing them. A very Hitchcock-esque comic. FOC is Jun 15th.

@ignitionpress.bsky.social The Patron 1 final order cutoff June 22nd, in shops July 29th. @cjward.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Podcast Apps!

@ignitionpress.bsky.social The Patron 1 final order cutoff June 22nd, in shops July 29th. @cjward.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Podcast Apps!

David Dastmalchian raved about The Patron. Issue 1 by myself and @johnjpearson.bsky.social is out July 29 - preorders to guarantee yourself a copy of #1 close June 22nd.

Being the film nerd I am reading @clarisseloughrey.bsky.social comparing The Patron to Steven Soderbergh’s latest The Christophers is so cool. You 3 weeks to preorder The Patron #1 by me and @johnjpearson.bsky.social to guarantee yourself a copy.

@ignitionpress.bsky.social The Patron 1 final order cutoff June 22nd, in shops July 29th. @cjward.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Podcast Apps!

Early praise for The Patron by myself and @johnjpearson.bsky.social from @sispurrier.bsky.social “A bloody opus not to be missed.” #1 FOC - 22nd of June - out July 29th

@ignitionpress.bsky.social The Patron 1 final order cutoff June 22nd, in shops July 29th. @cjward.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Podcast Apps!

Cover art for The Smart Division #2 with @zackkaps.bsky.social, out September from @darkhorse.com

@ignitionpress.bsky.social The Patron 1 final order cutoff June 22nd, in shops July 29th. @cjward.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Podcast Apps!

Me and @johnjpearson.bsky.social are doing our first bit of The Patron press with @paneloids.bsky.social tonight at 7pm EST on their YT channel youtube.com/@paneloids?s...

Mine and @cjward.bsky.social cover art for The Patron Cold Open, available June 11th from @ignitionpress.bsky.social