Medieval Sci-Fi

What’s new is old.

The Comic Jam
5 min readFeb 27, 2024

The cool future tech of sci-fi stories crashes headlong into the cool past settings of medieval times.

Story by Patrick Hicks | Art by Cy | Letters by Tom Lynott
Story by Jonathan Chiotis | Art by Kenneth Fontano | Letters by Jack Van Thomme
Story by Christian De Matteo | Art and Letters by Kyl
Story by Andre Cunalata | Art and Letters by Jack Van Thomme
Story by C. J. Wilson | Art by Jani Heimonen | Letters by Tom Lynott
Story, Art, and Letters by Jack Van Thomme

Patrick Hicks lives in Minnesota and has been writing since that time he shattered his leg in 7th grade. He’s written short stories, comics, and once spent a year interviewing a former Mafia Made Man and writing a novel of his life (seriously). Has been known to drop everything and start structuring a new story at all hours of the night. He loves discussing outlines and story structure and can be reached on https://www.instagram.com/patrickhickspy/

Cy lives in Singapore and likes to draw manga-y(?) stuff. He still cannot tell if what he is drawing is considered manga, comics or neither. See his work at https://grumpyducky.com/

Tom Lynott lives in Arizona with his adorable wife, two boys and a Corgi / Border-Collie mix named Ace. He took part in Comics Experience’s Introduction to Lettering Comics class in May 2021. You can see more of his work at https://tomlynottcomiclettering.myportfolio.com/. He has also been known to script a story or two.

Jonathan Chiotis is a writer of short stories and poems. He authored St. Anthony’s Fire in 2007 but since then has followed his passion for creating comic books. Doing the art, writing, and lettering for several mini comics with inept ability. Currently working on character creation with a focus on ultraviolent action, cinematic dialog, and the supernatural. He attended two semesters of art school, evidence which is undetectable in any of his works.

Kenneth Fontano is a retired Air Force veteran of 20 years, and a lover of comic books. He is currently a full-time freelance artist and is currently working on Red Collar, an 80’s, synthwave thriller about an inner-city drug epidemic, corporate corruption, and a budding element of vampirism. Check out Red Collar here https://www.instagram.com/redcollarcomic/ and get Kenneth’s work here https://nadiaspaigeboutique.com/collections/coloring-pages

Jack Van Thomme illustrates comics and pitches in when he can. You can see the things he likes to draw and read the things he likes to talk about on Twitter and Instagram @Real_JackVT https://www.instagram.com/real_jackvt/

Christian De Matteo is a writer and college professor, founder of Tellworthy.com and co-founder of FugitivePoems.com with artist-extraordinaire James Lines. He loves all forms of art and entertainment, enjoys long walks on the beach and other less sandy locations, and is fatally allergic to fluffy cats (in case you wanted to get rid of him). He can be found pontificating/dad-joking on Twitter: @CDMetc and @FugitivePoems. He cannot draw. Like at all.

Kyl is a hip and cool art hobbyist with ten years being a freelance Illustrator, and a diehard love for reading and writing. With a new life as a cattle rancher, and emerging friends to boot, will this wise-cracking cowgirl rediscover her love of art?

Devin Whitlock is a writer and editor who helps run the Chicago Public Library’s Comics Book Club, all of which you can read about in his newsletter (https://devinwhitlock.substack.com/). He has comics in two forthcoming anthologies and was a semifinalist for the Negative Spaces Diversity Comic Book Writing Competition. You can follow him on Instagram (https://instagram.com/devinagonistes) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/devinagonistes.bsky.social)

Ryan always enjoyed reading comics and copying the images, from Beano to the Real Ghostbusters to the Punisher. He joined a charity art group a few years ago which really got him back in to putting pen to paper. Now he is here at The Comic Jam and is getting to produce some great comics with other creatives.

Kevin D. Lintz is a comic book letterer, writer, and editor. He learned his skills in a Comics Experience class and honed them on the mean streets of his all-ages comic book, Team SLUG. He startles his family by making sound effect noises out loud to try and translate them into written words. He has even watched “Helvetica”, the full-length feature movie about the font Helvetica. https://lintzlettering.com/

Whether it’s novels, comics, or video games, C.J. Wilson loves telling character-focused tales that try for poignancy and depth… or at least for entertainment. He is currently pitching one novel, finishing another, and working as a lead narrative designer for a small game development project while penning comics. When he’s not writing or reading, you can find him gaming, cooking, hiking, traveling, or out at a show somewhere. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. He’s always open to new projects and loves talking writing, so feel free to reach out! http://cjwilsonstories.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-d-johnson/

Jani Heimonen is a Nordic illustrator hailing from Finland. He’s been into comics from an early age and still can’t get enough of them. Aside from them, his hobbies include video production, model building, and camping with his family in their camper van.

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A group of independent artists and writers collaborating to create short comics based on weekly themes.