The amazing @jonathaneden.bsky.social has art dripping in so much detail, moody atmosphere, and old school horror you may have to look over your shoulder at night! We can't wait to read this one 🫣 #blackart #blackbooksky #blackcomics #comics #art #sinners #booksky #vampires #blackvampires

In a completely unexpected & surreal turn of events, I was asked to illustrate a thank you gift for My Chemical Romance's Seattle performance! It feels completely unreal to have had the opportunity to make something a band I love got to receive! 🥹 #mychemicalromance #mcr

Fairy among the foxgloves

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🖤 ⛓️ queer as in f*ck you ⛓️ 🖤

centipede doodle

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seeing stars 💫

My illustration for @novamali.bsky.social's And They Were Monsters 2024 art book 🪱

haunted (2024)

Line art for a page from my webcomic, Every Time I Die, I Wake Up Here.

Celestial centipede ✶ 2023

“every border implies the violence of its maintenance” includes gender

🏳️‍⚧️ TRANS PEOPLE WILL LIVE FOREVER 🏳️‍⚧️ A (belated) drawing for trans day of visibility last month ✊🏽 ✨ I love us so much and we deserve to thrive 💜

birthday gift art of the noble hagfish for my lovely boyfriend @chewytoothmeats ! as he absolutely adores them❣️ :)

Bodies of Possibility 🏳️‍⚧️ 2023

Growing Paws · 2020

Autopsy

Language of Flowers (2022) 🥀

leeches 🪱 2022

Fortunate Fall 🗡️🌑 2022

🩸🪱🕯 2020

For the goths and ghouls 🥀 An old one of the Addams Family from #Blacktober 2020 I remember people enjoyed. :~)

going to start posting work from over the years here :)

Hello 👋🏽 I'm Jonathan Ya'el, a queer writer + illustrator exploring monstrosity and memory through speculative fiction. Currently working on a myriad of horror comic projects.