zatanna: the jewel of gravesend - dc comics
There's more to the mobsters, mystics, and mermaids at the last stop on the D/F/Q trains: Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue.
Zatanna's not your typical New Yorker. She walks her giant rabbit on a leather leash down the boardwalk, lives in a colossal architectural wonder known as the Golden Elephant, had her first kiss in the Haunted Hell Gate ride—and wouldn't have it any other way.
But the time for having fun in Luna Park comes to an end when a mystic's quest for a powerful jewel unravels everything Zatanna thought she knew about herself and her beloved neighborhood. Mysteries and magic surround her as she reveals the truth about her family's legacy, and confronts the illusion that has been cast over her entire life.
From the bewitching mind behind The Casquette Girls, Alys Arden, and with enchanting artwork by Jacquelin de Leon, comes the story of a girl stuck in the middle of a magical rivalry and forced to choose between love, family, and magic without hurting anyone...or worse.
Alys Arden and DC comics approached me with this idea back in 2019, a magical teenager superhero who hangs out with the weirdos on Coney Island all summer and walks a pet rabbit. I was more than excited to be a part of this project, the way Alys described her vision for this graphic novel already looked like my artwork and I think we were a perfect fit! We talked a lot more about the process and the story in this interview: Comics Beat Interview
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The Sirens of San Francisco is a fun story about a girl gang growing up in San Francisco. I worked on this as my final thesis at LCAD, and after graduating I went on to sell over 400 copies as a self published comic. The story is heavily inspired by the Warrios and Tarantino’s Death Proof, and is a fun, fast paced, slightly gory tale. I am currently working on a sequel story almost 10 years later.
