JPatricks.Writes

Issue #1

"Waxing" Negative Space's 2025 Short Comics Competition Runner Up Prize Winner

Waxing

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Spam Mail

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Retired treasure hunter Nick Graham discovers a cryptic email that seems to be clues to find a new treasure. Despite his grandson's please to ignore the probable spam mail he sets out to find it. Art by Ewan Power

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Heart of Eden

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Pyschically enhanced space ranger, Kaz Hammer has passed down genetic disorders to his son. He’s arrived on a jungle planet in search of a fruit called The Heart of Eden, said to cure all known ailments. Art by Vinicius Carrierio

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Eyes of Fate

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A powerful warlord’s most trusted shaman foresees that he will be killed by a lowly beggar. The warlord sets out to avert his fate. Art by Thomas Philipson

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Pulp

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A man with tomorrow’s newspaper for skin discovers a crusading journalist is soon to be killed in a lethal hit and run. Can our Pulp hero rescue her in the midst of a downpour? Art by Frederik Hornung

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Oracle

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In the futuristic city of Thebes, Cadmus has discovered a way to predict crimes before they happen. He uses this to put down an uprising led by The Minotaur. Years later, he predicts The Minotaur’s violent revenge. Art by Portrait

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Song of the Stars

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In the far future humanity harnesses stars as lighthouses to guide their freighters through the depths of space. A captive star falls in love with the automaton tasked with maintaining the lighthouse. Art by Jade Doran

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Too Real

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A comic creator encounters a fan at a convention wearing a costume that's... Too Real. Art by Connor Tierney

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Boys in Blue

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A one page auto-bio story about aging, potential and the band Brockhampton. Art and story by James Patricks.