I’m excited to announce that the much-talked-about comic The Monster of Blackenstyne (not to be confused with Blackenstein) is done! This is a super special one-shot comic written (and lettered) by yours truly, with incredible art by Marcelo Di Chiara and colors by Pedro Estuco. Here is an unlettered page from the 24-page story…
For those of you that know me, The Monster of Blackenstyne (not to be confused with Blackenstein) has been a special project that seems to have been in development for years. I came up with the idea a long time ago, sketched out several rough designs (below), and even penciled a piece that was inked an colored by Aaron Beatty (see the image at the top of this post. I wrote a short story that I used as a proof-of-concept before expanding the story into 24 pages. But there is much more of The Monster of Blackenstyne (not to be confused with Blackenstein) coming in the near future. Later this year, after the one-shot is released, there will be regular short stories on my Pateron.
There will be a crowdfunding campaign for The Monster of Blackenstyne (not to be confused with Blackenstein) one-shot starting next month. And on this coming Friday, February 13, 2026, I’ll be posting the cover of the comic.