RELEASES MAY 27, 2026 The Hab #2 Cover E 1:50 @johnjpearson.bsky.social Variant

Artist @johnjpearson.bsky.social wants readers of The Smart Division to look at the comic and say to themselves "this is not what I expected!". Pearson and writer @zackkaps.bsky.social discuss The Smart Division and more! From Episode 280 (capestights.com/ep280) @darkhorse.com

Artist @johnjpearson.bsky.social hand-painted and digitally colored The Smart Division with intention because the book discussing the use of AI in crime. Pearson and writer @zackkaps.bsky.social discuss this and more. From Episode 280 (capestights.com/ep280) @darkhorse.com

Writer @zackkaps.bsky.social wanted to create something where we would ask ourselves what it would be like on the justice system side of things if AI was involved. Kaplan, along with @johnjpearson.bsky.social discussed this and more. From Episode 280 (capestights.com/ep280 ) @darkhorse.com

This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes comic creators Zack Kaplan and John Pearson to the podcast to discuss The Smart Division, Mindset, and more! @zackkaps.bsky.social @johnjpearson.bsky.social @darkhorse.com

First look at @darkhorse.com THE SMART DIVISION! @johnjpearson.bsky.social and I talking with Justin at Capes and Tights about our A.I. sci-fi crime thriller coming this August and what you can expect from our second book together. Give it a listen!

And we are a lock on THE HAB #2! Writer: Me! Artists: @davidlapham.bsky.social & Bill Sienkiewicz Colorist: Bill Crabtree & @matthollingsworth.com Letterer: @simonbowland.bsky.social Covers: Charlie Adlard, @summerray.bsky.social, David Lapham, Flops, @johnjpearson.bsky.social

The amazing @jesselonergan.bsky.social and his incentive cover for @darkhorse.com THE SMART DIVISION #1, out August 5th. By myself, @johnjpearson.bsky.social and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. Only way to get this one is get your shop to order it! AI coming at us fast. So how do we stop AI created crimes?

Everyone has to see the fascinating process behind @johnjpearson.bsky.social INCREDIBLE hand crafted #1 cover for our new @ignitionpress.bsky.social series THE PATRON. Trust me when I tell you ever page of this book is as beautifully hand painted as this cover. www.instagram.com/p/DXr96GSCj6...

We dropped some amazing covers for our new sci-fi detective thriller @darkhorse.com THE SMART DIVISION, by myself and @johnjpearson.bsky.social + Hassan. It's about using Artificial Intelligence to commit the perfect crime. And the first cover you must see is Matt Taylor's Lady Justice!

This week saw the announcement of my first creator owned book since Blood Stained Teeth. Thrilled to be teaming up with @johnjpearson.bsky.social on a very personal but terrifying tale of an art dealer who kills his clients to make their art more valuable. Get ready to meet Mr Cherish this July

🚨Full Series Announcement 🚨 How do you stop an AI crime app? A full look at covers and all for our new thriller The Smart Division! @johnjpearson.bsky.social and I are back.

NEWS 🚨: Zack Kaplan's 'The Smart Division', a brand-new 5 issue series, begins in August! @cbr.bsky.social has the exclusive details: https://bit.ly/4tsJQ3C By @zackkaps.bsky.social, @johnjpearson.bsky.social, and team.

NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT ! THE PATRON - written by me, art from @johnjpearson.bsky.social About an art dealer who kills his artists to increase the value of their work. @fangoria.bsky.social has the scoop! www.fangoria.com/the-patron-c...

Why announce 1 series, when you can announce 3? I'm thrilled to be partnering w Stefano Raffaele, @johnjpearson.bsky.social & @francescomanna.bsky.social on 3 incredible 2026 @darkhorse.com comics w Rocha, Otsmane-Elhaou + Muller. @aiptcomics.com has an exclusive first look! 👀 Hope you're ready!

End cap status at Powell’s. Don’t sleep on this oddity from @boom-studios.com from the heads and hearts of @johnjpearson.bsky.social and I.

The awesome CBR have done a profile on THE WILDER #01 Written by Ben Canny and Liam Garrigan with art by @axelmedellin.bsky.social and letters by me and with an amazing cover by @johnjpearson.bsky.social. Back the book on kickstarter now! www.cbr.com/the-wilder-c...

Last day for our MYSTERY BOX SALE! Featuring: @tulalotay.bsky.social @beckycloonan.bsky.social @mrtylercrook.bsky.social Declan Shalvey @johnjpearson.bsky.social and @zoethorogood.bsky.social Full details can be found here: kineticcollectibles.com/pages/black-...

Two absolute gems from @johnjpearson.bsky.social

In Bloom by Michael W. Conrad and @johnjpearson.bsky.social Botanical body horror in all its blooming glory. Humanity has embraced the bloom, a mutagen hiding in the microbiome that makes them more plant than human. @boom-studios.com #bodyhorror #plants #horrorcomics #horror #ComicRecommendation

My cover for the second printing of IT KILLED EVERYONE BUT ME #1 from @madcavestudios.com

the @johnjpearson.bsky.social cover for our book is so so good, just check it out below, along with his initial sketch and part of the WIP you can also read insight direct from John about the cover and see a process video for free via his Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/johnjpears...

And MACABRE VALLEY #1 By @zackquaintance.bsky.social, Anna Readman, @20eyesbrad.bsky.social, @beccasee.bsky.social, @jaredkfletcher.bsky.social and @johnjpearson.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/zac...

Our New York Comic Con commission lists continue to heat up, as @johnjpearson.bsky.social is now open for pre-con requests! You can head on over to cultofpearson.com to secure your spot. Not attending NYCC? We still go you covered! We're also taking mail order spots and ship anywhere!

Macabre Valley #1 covers have been unveiled!! 1. main cover by Anna Readman w/colors by Brad Simpson @20eyesbrad.bsky.social 2. variant cover by John J. Pearson @johnjpearson.bsky.social (trade dress coming soon) launching next week, follow our pre-launch page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/zac...

Buy your copy of HELLO DARKNESS #14 from Reading’s @crunchcomics.bsky.social Awesome Miguel Mercado cover! @johnjpearson.bsky.social Beach horror! Cowboy dreams with @ffrancavilla.bsky.social @rlstinetime.bsky.social Pin Up by Rebeca Puebla! Funnies by @roberthack.bsky.social

Tomorrow! @johnjpearson.bsky.social and I have a mean little short called MAKING FACES in Hello Darkness #14. It's real gross. Enjoy!

EXCLUSIVE REVEAL: We have your first look at @johnjpearson.bsky.social's Variant Cover for MACABRE VALLEY #1, the new comic by @zackquaintance.bsky.social & Anna Readman: www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/post/exclusi...

Ok this is a big one! We are so incredibly stoked to share our variant cover for The Wilder #1 by none other than Eisner Award Winning artist, fellow brit and general badass John J. Pearson @johnjpearson.bsky.social Hope you dig this gnarly goat as much as we do!!

Today's episode is our discussion of Mindset by @zackkaps.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social. ICYMI last week we provided an intro-free spoiler. This is a great book and a perfect end to our thematic summer discussing the rise and fall of social media. Listen here: linktr.ee/storiedarcs

tiny tease of an upcoming short with @johnjpearson.bsky.social that you can find in the pages of HELLO DARKNESS #14.

Amazing 1st year of @boom-studios.com HELLO DARKNESS horror anthology with so much talent @comixbychloe.bsky.social @johnjpearson.bsky.social @luanavecchio.bsky.social @beckycloonan.bsky.social & more! Here’s a wonderful FRAZER IRVING cover sketch from LFCC! More please! @crunchcomics.bsky.social

I had to wait until I could scan it to post it but look at this INSANE #DeathRanger sketch @johnjpearson.bsky.social did for me! I'm also happy to announce for him he said he'll never draw #powerRangers again so I got the only one.🤙 #MMPR @boom-studios.com

Eerie ending for this fungal fantasy. In Bloom 5 @boom-studios.com @michaelwconrad.bsky.social @johnjpearson.bsky.social Lola Bonato @droog811.bsky.social t.ly/t7Uqr

I have a nasty horror short with @johnjpearson.bsky.social in HELLO DARKNESS #14. Everyone I showed the pages to told me it made them feel ill. Find out why on 09/10

We just posted our review of ‘In Bloom’, a five-issue series that mixes sci-fi, horror, and emotion in a world forever changed by a strange transformation. It’s weird, gross, fascinating, and deeply affecting. 🌳 @michaelwconrad.bsky.social @johnjpearson.bsky.social

The final issue of this dope body horror miniseries dropped this week. In Bloom Writer: @michaelwconrad.bsky.social Artist: @johnjpearson.bsky.social Publisher: @boom-studios.com #horrorcomics #horror #comics #comicsky

Shit this is demonically good!!! 😮 Great one @thatryanparrott.bsky.social @johnjpearson.bsky.social you guys freaking killed it. And that ending... 🙃😉 Can we expect a vol. 2 any time soon?

🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫 “A brilliant finale—“ In Bloom 5. Pick it up and see @johnjpearson.bsky.social flex super hard.

We’ve made it to the end…or have we? In Bloom 5 drops this week from @johnjpearson.bsky.social and I. Hope you enjoy the ending! #art #artist #comics #comicbook #cartoon #comicstrip #drawing #dailydrawing #illustration #instagram #fan #horror #bodyhorror #fungus #plants #scifi #fantasy

In Bloom - Issue 5 ✨ The final issue of a very, very good horror/thriller comic book series that we enjoyed a lot from the start. Very curious to see how this will all end! @michaelwconrad.bsky.social @johnjpearson.bsky.social @boom-studios.com

This week's anticipated book is In Bloom #5 by @michaelwconrad.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social from @boom-studios.com As Spears confronts the overseer of the Bloom, his body may just betray him. #InBloom #BoomStudios previewsworld.com/Catalog/FEB2...

We're excited to preview @johnjpearson.bsky.social appearance at HeroesCon next weekend! 🔴 Table AA-585 🔵 John will be offering affordable book sketches in DoT and Razorblades hcs! 🔴 Pre-Con Commissions are open at CultofPearson.com. Limited smaller options will also be available at the show.

The last stand has begun. In Bloom 4 @boom-studios.com @michaelwconrad.bsky.social @johnjpearson.bsky.social Lola Bonato @droog811.bsky.social t.ly/ibFuN

caught up on the latest IN BLOOM by @michaelwconrad.bsky.social and @johnjpearson.bsky.social and god damn i love this book. refueled my nightmares

Wonderful to meet @johnjpearson.bsky.social at @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social Here’s a cracking sketch from DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH. Just outstanding! @jamesthefourth.bsky.social @martinsimmonds.bsky.social Comic bought at Reading’s @crunchcomics.bsky.social

Man, I kinda hate MCM, it’s so massive but meeting creators in person still means a lot. Thanks for awesome chats @johnjpearson.bsky.social @lucysullivan.bsky.social @marcellerby.bsky.social @alisonsampson.bsky.social @thekylestarks.bsky.social

Yesterday’s episode pickups from @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social From amazing #comic creatives @dennismenheere.bsky.social @londonhorrorcomic.bsky.social @alisonsampson.bsky.social @mattgarvey1981.bsky.social @davecook.bsky.social @johnjpearson.bsky.social #comiccon #comics

Excited to stop by on the Friday !!! Can’t wait to see @alisonsampson.bsky.social, @dennismenheere.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social !! PLUS new faces to meet!!

@boom-studios.com IN BLOOM #4 splices Cronenbergian horror, Big Brother & computer game bizarreness. It’s like nothing else out there! @michaelwconrad.bsky.social, @johnjpearson.bsky.social, Lola Bonato & @droog811.bsky.social @templesmith.bsky.social Bought at Reading’s @crunchcomics.bsky.social