I turned 41 about ten minutes ago, but more importantly, Ripley turned 10, so to celebrate this, I have blessed your timeline! www.instagram.com/p/DS5Csq9kg3X/

I had the tremendous pleasure of sitting down with Chris & Aaron from the @oblivionbarpodcast.com to talk about Event Horizon, but we ended up diving a bit more into my ups and downs with the comics industry in one of the best interviews I've done. Check it out: www.oblivionbarpodcast.com/episodes/

Ah! I see you're purveyors of fine taste and have come from based on the wisdom and generosity of god-tier artist @rj-palmer.com. Extremely humbled to be amongst his suggested lists and I am back in full force as an illustrator in 2026 thanks to @idwpublishing.com and my partner Maddy, so buckle up!

Big thanks to whoever put me on whatever list has led to this influx of new followers, and the same to all those who've deemed me worth following! Got a "top of the bucket list" gig being announced very soon, so you've jumped on at the perfect time! You can also find at: linktr.ee/tristans_bones

Event Horizon Dark Descent #3 by @cjward.bsky.social, @tristansbones.bsky.social, @pipmartin.bsky.social & Alex Ray. We are in the hell dimension now and the shit has hit the fan. This comic is so brutal! Variant cover by @theburnham.bsky.social #EventHorizon #DarkDescent #IDW #Comics #Comicsky

I'm probably not gonna be posting much #illustration or #comic #art over the next little while just because it's a hectic time of year and I've been deadlining or working multiple jobs well into overtime for most of the year and… www.instagram.com/p/DSkUmDXEpb...

How good’s seeing both Jake Paul AND Andrew Tate get fucking destroyed on the same weekend?

big man japan (1954, colorized)

big man japan www.instagram.com/p/DSeeo-1Erf0/

big man japan www.instagram.com/p/DSeeo-1Erf0/

Something I've NEVER been confident drawing is fire and explosions. Event Horizon definitely put one of those things to the test in a pretty strong way, but I still don't feel like I'm capturing it the way I feel I should. I'd love to know who you think does the best pyro's in comics...!

Guys, I've been in and out of things and had the extreme privilege of being able to work on almost nothing but bucket-list comics but I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I'm having the most fun of my career on the thing I'm currently working on. Means more to me than the Aliens or TMNT work.

When you watch a movie about Jesus and it kinda rules but you know it could've gone way harder than him eye-gauging Satan and would've been better for it... boxd.it/c7kCGX

Things get extremely real in this issue…!

My early 2026 release schedule : February 4th - Event Horizon : Dark Descent #5 - written by me , art @tristansbones.bsky.social March 11th - High Strangeness #5 Written by me , art me & @davechisholmcomics.com April - Event Horizon: Inferno #1 Written by me , art @robcareyart.bsky.social

Something I do when I’m not drawing horror is program it for a cinema here in Melbourne, with special introductions, trivia, giveaways and more! Here’s the core of the year ahead, with some specials here and there still to be confirmed…

Friends, would there be any interest in a newsletter and behind the scenes previews for my work?

Couldn’t sleep. Drew #Godzilla. www.instagram.com/p/DSNmEj4Etm...

Couldn’t sleep. Drew #Godzilla. www.instagram.com/p/DSNmEj4Etm...

MOAR PREDECEMBERERER! Head-canon has these dudes being the original "best worst enemies"... at least, the ones that decided to muck around with the #Alien genome. Alien vs Predator is actually Engineers vs Predator. Tell me that shit doesn't rule... www.instagram.com/p/DSDBviLkr7V/

Incredibly stoked with how this last issue has turned out. I don’t know how many of you have caught the news about how this thing has been selling but I can promise you this last issue is an absolute belter and I don’t think I have been prouder of a book.

MOAR PREDECEMBERERER! Head-canon has these dudes being the original "best worst enemies"... at least, the ones that decided to muck around with the #Alien genome. Alien vs Predator is actually Engineers vs Predator. Tell me that shit doesn't rule... www.instagram.com/p/DSDBviLkr7V/

Predecember bullshit rolls on! The "Snake" Predator from Predator 2. Just give me a #Predator #comic. Give me an #Alien Versus Predator comic. Give me #TMNT vs Predator. I had a RAD one cooking at Dark Horse before Disney pulled the license from them... www.instagram.com/p/DSB-rO0khEq/

This is my first day of not really being beholden to a deadline (though I do have a couple of cover #illustrations in the works for some rad stuff...!), so what better way to celebrate than with a new #Alien / #Predator related #illustration? This dude's a... www.instagram.com/p/DSBK59JE3Kt/

Predecember bullshit rolls on! The "Snake" Predator from Predator 2. Just give me a #Predator #comic. Give me an #Alien Versus Predator comic. Give me #TMNT vs Predator. I had a RAD one cooking at Dark Horse before Disney pulled the license from them... www.instagram.com/p/DSB-rO0khEq/

I've got enough room for maybe two or three commissions to see me through for a while. If you're interested, now's the time. I'll be closing these off at the end of the week regardless of whether the spots are filled...

This is my first day of not really being beholden to a deadline (though I do have a couple of cover #illustrations in the works for some rad stuff...!), so what better way to celebrate than with a new #Alien / #Predator related #illustration? This dude's a... www.instagram.com/p/DSBK59JE3Kt/

VERY IMPORTANT ART-MONGER BUSINESS!

Deadly serious, despite appearances. If anyone genuinely wants something I need to lock it in before the week is up or it’s game over until I dunno when

VERY IMPORTANT ART-MONGER BUSINESS!

Ruled. Second best movie in the Predator series. Fourth best movie in the Alien series. boxd.it/LeK6

I've just handed in the last page for Event Horizon and #5's an absolute belter. Real honour to be back doing all this. I'll be talking about it all more with @oblivionbarpodcast.com soon, too, so take a gander and we'll circle back soon!

Predecember rolls on! As do my extremely real and very legitimate takes on Predator 2. Today, you will accept that Predator 2 is the third best movie in the Alien franchise, behind Alien and Alien 3. Also… www.instagram.com/p/DR6hHClEkx...

More Predecember bullshit for the cool weird people until I can draw other stuff! Important fyi: I only respect people who like Predator 2. www.instagram.com/p/DR4Ke38ksK5/

IMPORTANT LIFE UPDATE

Whoever put the bell toll in is my new favourite person...

More Predecember bullshit for the cool weird people until I can draw other stuff! Important fyi: I only respect people who like Predator 2. www.instagram.com/p/DR4Ke38ksK5/

Some maniacs suggested following Xenovember with Predecember, but we're already five days in and I have a different space horror to [redacted]. Anyway, sure why not have some. www.instagram.com/p/DR2x3yqE_iW/

If Netflix buys WB you can say goodbye to any of that material coming to disc again unless a deal is hammered out, which feels unlikely. Time to stock up on those blu-rays…

Man, the follow to follower ratio on some accounts here is fucking wild... How are you supposed to take someone that follows 134k accounts remotely seriously?

I noticed you all dig the Alien art so much I figured I'd dig out more. This's a commission piece that I started during the pandemic but never got a chance to finish before having to start moving house. And before anyone mentions it, yes I took... www.instagram.com/p/DR2RcWvko7r/

Reposting this because I'm actually super fucking proud of it. After a month of posting old Alien art, I drew a new one based on a design I didn't think I liked, and you know what...? I think it might actually be my favourite Alien drawing to date.

Imagine watching a Tron movie and caring about anything happening to anyone

Reposting this because I'm actually super fucking proud of it. After a month of posting old Alien art, I drew a new one based on a design I didn't think I liked, and you know what...? I think it might actually be my favourite Alien drawing to date.

Programming repertory films in Australia is stupidly hard. Trying to book Alien 3. Disney owns the rights, but don't have a DCP. Park Circus has the DCP but won't let us screen it despite Disney telling me to go to them. Disney won't also let me make DCP's, which I know how to do professionally.

The final piece for Xenovember! 30 days of the #xenomorph, and to celebrate, I figured I'd round it out with something I've never really given proper dues to... www.instagram.com/p/DRr85V8kpTD/

Rex Time #sciart

Happy day 30 of #xenovember ! Last day! And I can’t believe I’m saying this, but my piece isn’t done! 😂 here’s some of my rejects to tide ya over while I get to finishing this thing :)

The final piece for Xenovember! 30 days of the #xenomorph, and to celebrate, I figured I'd round it out with something I've never really given proper dues to... www.instagram.com/p/DRr85V8kpTD/

Xenovember day 29! You've all been rad, so I figured I'd quickly do something new. I told Dane Hallett when I first saw this monstrosity that... www.instagram.com/p/DRpEnJQEmA7/