Jackrabbit+Cherrybomb
Independent comic series

2024-Ongoing

"This is a comic about jewel thieves in love in the 1970s."

Jackrabbit+Cherrybomb is an ongoing romantic adventure serial published through my company, Prince of Punch LLC. Inspired by European adventure comics (Tintin, Modesty Blaise), retro romance manga, and the visual energy of Fumetti films (Barbarella, Danger: Diabolik), the series draws its art style from late mid-century print advertising (Milton Glaser, Push Pin Studios) while being at its core a deeply character-driven story of the relationship between two people. Five issues are currently in print, ranging from 30 to 64 pages, for a total of roughly 180 pages of original comics. Each issue is designed as a self-contained episodic adventure so readers can enter the series from any point, while a larger ongoing story builds beneath it.

Currently, I do every part of this myself. That means writing, character design, and original world-building. It means drawing all 180+ pages in Procreate, setting up every file for print production, printing and saddle-stitching the books on home equipment, and designing and maintaining the comic's website. Also, my favorite part, designing multiple unique outfits for each issue, because fashion is central to the comic's identity and marketing appeal.

It also means building the infrastructure around the comic from scratch. I designed a complete brand identity for the series — multiple logos, full typography rules, and a custom unicase dialogue typeface I built myself in font software as an installable .otf file, because no existing font matched the specific mid-century feel I was after. For character consistency and drawing efficiency, I developed a reference brush workflow: I ripped character models from a video game, modified them heavily in Blender (pushing facial proportions WAY beyond the game's limits) to match my characters' original designs, rendered them texture-free from every angle I needed, then hand-drew over those renders in Procreate to create the stamp brushes I now use to block out poses quickly and consistently. (The process is documented visually below.)

The covers are printed using a technique I developed myself through trial and error on a home inkjet printer: printing with transparent ink onto colored cardstock, so the cardstock color and the ink combine to produce vibrant, luminous results that stand out on a shelf. It's a finicky process that took several iterations to get right, and it's become one of the most distinctive things about the physical books.

The comic sells well at conventions and art festivals — I frequently sell out of inventory at shows. Despite being in the early stages of building a public audience, the series already has a paid subscriber tier with real subscribers, some of whom are paid subscribers without any attached reward, simply because they believe in the work. Merchandising and marketing are both areas I'm actively expanding in 2026. This is the project I'm most serious about, and I'm approaching it with the foundation and professionalism I feel it deserves.

You can see more on the Jackrabbit+Cherrybomb website, and follow my Substack email newsletter for updates on where this project goes.