Amy "Thunderjam" Chase

@amythunderjam

🐝❤️ABUZZ OGN AVAILABLE NOW! 🔪🩸 FIXATION #1 (IDW) - SEPT 9 Amy Chase (she/her). Comics & prose writer/editor. Frog mom. Published by Mad Cave/Maverick, Archie Comics, Insight Editions, IDW, and more! Amythunderjam.com (Banner/icon by Suspiria Vilchez)

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Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· 16d

Here's a better solo look at my TOTALLY CANON Blood Mountain custom jacket I painted to commemorate Fixation at #SDCC. I based it on @welldipper.bsky.social's killer logo for the movies within our story. Thanks to the team at @idwpublishing.com for all their support this weekend (and beyond!).

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· 17d

Insight Editions #2129 also has my Cosplay Cats tarot for sale if you want to get your paws on something fun!! #SDCC2026

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· 17d

SDCC, come thru for IDW Crime!!! #2729 from 9:45-10:30am!

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· 17d

BEHOLD, my #SDCC2026 schedule! Hahaha, not too late for this, right? Don't forget the IDW Crime signing at Booth #2729 tomorrow at 9:45am-10:30am! Come see my Blood Mountain ajcket and let me tell you how much @welldipper.bsky.social rules. @idwpublishing.com

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· 21d

FOC for FIXATION #1 is racing towards us - August 3 is the last day to pre-order with your LCS before print numbers are set. With SDCC dominating this week, that deadline is even closer than ever! Don't miss your chance to sink your teeth into our vampire fandom-flavored murder mystery! 🔪🩸

A screencap of Edward Cullen from the "As if you could outrun me!" scene from Twilight, superimposed with the words "FOC 8/03", a picture of the Fixation #1 issue cover, and the caption "As if you could outrun me!"

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· 26d

Sell your book(s) in five words FIXATION: Twilight meets Scream fandom murders ABUZZ: More queer No Fear Shakespeare!

The A cover of IDW Crime's FIXATION. Cover art by Suspiria Vilchez. Cover credits: Amy Chase (writer), Savanna Mayer (interior artist). A frightened young woman (stylistically colored in red) has her hair held by a mystery figure's hand (stylistically colored in purple) while they hold a knife to her throat. She clutches a copy of a book titled BLOOD MOUNTAIN.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Jul 10

I've got a barbarian gal Umbrynne if that inspires you at all!

A muscular, white-haired female barbarian whose hair is tied in a long braid. She has claw scars over her right eye, a woven halter top, and a massive sword in her grasp. The image is monochrome sketch with blue spot coloring, design by BlackSalander.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Jul 7

Hey, so I've been sitting on this fun tidbit - I'M IN THE AUDIENCE OF CROWD CONTROL SEASON 2 ON DROPOUT! That's me in the green jacket (but not for long) right there! Catch me on the episode with comedian Maria Bamford (and others!) and learn a weird fact about my teeth. Season starts August 3!!!

A still from the trailer of Crowd Control Season 2 on Dropout. The audience watches with varying expressions of concern as a young woman does a full backbend on the stage. Shirt slogans include "Huzzah!" "Accelerator Operator" "Dr. Generic" "Mummy Magic" "Dungeons & Masterminds" and "Dark Knight". Amy is sitting in a zipped-closed green jacket in the front row of the audience.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Jul 6

Such immediate ick too because then you know they didn't write the fic either. Redacted the fandom-IDing info but feast your eyes on this crap.

A screenshot of an email sent by AO3, showing a poster's original comment, which includes artifacts of an AI output answering its prompt. Usernames and fandom-IDing information have been removed. The post reads: "First of all, thank you SO much for your kind comment! I'm thrilled you enjoyed my story. Honestly, vampire AUs were never really my thing--until I realized [character] would be perfect for the role. When I couldn't find any existing fics like this, I decided to write my own. Do you know any similar stories you could recommend? --- # # # Key Adaptions: Tone: Kept your enthusiasm with "SO" and italics for emphasis. Casual flow: "Never really my thing" sounds more natural than "never had much interest". Fandom-friendly: Used "AU" (alternate universe) for clarity. Implied vampire theme: "Role" suggests the vampire concept without repetition. Bonus variations: More playful -- Vampries? Meh. Vampire[character]? YES PLEASE. For Tumblr: TIL I only like vampire stories if they star a certain [character] bloodsucker! :joy emoji: Got recs? Want it adjusted for a specific platform? Happy to tweak!

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Jul 5

Sooooooo how was everyone's 4th of July?

A small wild frog who found its way indoors trapped under a paper plate and wine glass with decals that read "Bra Off, Hair Up, Sweats On, Wine Gone". The glass is clean and empty (except for frog). Frog is now safe back outside.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Jun 27

KILLER INFLUENCES #1 is out this week from @idwpublishing.com @joeyesposito.bsky.social and Valeria Burzo - you don't want to miss it! I got to read the first 2 issues - they're stylish, snappy, and scathing, making you the reader complicit in the true crime voyeurism spectacle. Criminally fun!

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Jun 23

I hope it won't take them until 2077 to finally change their minds someday!!

The ever-famous "Everyone Disliked That" notification meme from Fallout.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Jun 20

Happy Pride Month! If you're looking for a fun rom-dramedy that features a nonbinary protagonist and ace spectrum characters engaged in the romance plot, give ABUZZ a try! It's our no fear, more queer Shakespeare that adapts Much Ado About Nothing for teens. I'm quite proud of it.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Jun 20

Wow, crazy rare finds in this... who am I to argue with incredible classic library posters?

A classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer cast photo for the American Library Association. It typically reads "Slay ignorance at the library" but has been altered to say "Slay ignorance at the comic shop". Angel, Willow, Xander, and Cordelia have each been given one of the incredible covers of Fixation #1 from IDW, (final order cutoff August 3, 2026, for publication September 9, 2026). Wow!

A classic American Library Association celebrity poster featuring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Steward reading a book whose cover now reflects the IDW Crime Fixation #1 cover by Suspiria Vilchez. They are smiling while reading, because they pre-ordered a fantastic murder mystery series with their local comic shop! Fixation #1 from IDW, (final order cutoff August 3, 2026, for publication September 9, 2026).

A classic American Library Association celebrity reading poster featuring New Moon's Taylor Lautner, deeply engaged with his copy of IDW Crime's Fixation #1, with a 1:10 incentive variant cover by Lisa Sterle. He's checking to see if there are any werewolf characters represented in Issue 1. Guess you'll have to read to find out! Fixation #1 from IDW, (final order cutoff August 3, 2026, for publication September 9, 2026).

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Jun 18

As revealed by @comicsbeat.bsky.social yesterday, our FIXATION #1 variant covers and Savanna's Issue #2 cover! @idwpublishing.com Art by @lisasterle.bsky.social, @laurenknight.bsky.social, @welldipper.bsky.social and @jmfenner.bsky.social 🩸FIXATION #1 - out September 9, 2026 🔪FOC - August 3

Fixation #1 Cover B by Savanna Mayer and James Fenner (interior artists on the book). A vibrant neon blue and red illustration of protagonist Taylor reading her copy of Blood Mountain, oblivious to the shadowy killer holding her locket with their knife. The walls are covered in vampire paraphernalia, including some Easter eggs for eagle-eyed Buffy, Twilight, and Lost Boys fans.

Fixation #1 Cover C by Lauren Knight - a torn and bloodstained missing persons poster showing a girl named Laura Smith. A bloody knife is stabbed through the poster, and a golden stag-motif locket hangs off the blade.

Fixation #1 Incentive 1:10 Cover by Lisa Sterle - the cover shows a television and entertainment hutch stocked with Blood Mountain franchise movies. The television is playing a scene of the vampire main character kissing a girl's neck, but her face is obscured by a bloody handprint on the screen. Two action figures of the main lovers sit in front of the television as well.

Fixation #2 Cover B by Savanna Mayer and James Fenner. A sneak peek at the next issue! Main character Taylor stands balanced on the killer's knife, with the locket wrapped around it. The killer looms, hooded and shadowed, as blood pours from their mouth. Deer antlers shedding their velvet form a crown behind the killer.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Jun 13

I'm here! Going to go see a librarian about some demonic research books. 💖

Amy taking a selfie in front of the Torrance High School entrance which bears a SUNNYDALE HIGH sign for Hellmouth con, a fan event dedicated to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Amy is wearing sunglasses and smiling.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Jun 13

Hey, Scoobies! Catch me at Hellmouth Con 2026 at Torrance High (yes, THE Sunnydale High School!) today with the fine folks from @fanbasepress.bsky.social talking all things Buffy comics in the Little Theater at 2pm!

Faith Lehane from the Buffy episode "Graduation Day Part 1", laying in bed on her stomach. She is eating a Twizzler and reading a copy of Valiant's Magnus: Robot Fighter #24.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Jun 9

We've been slowly working on this in our downtime (lol what downtime) for a while now but are gonna try to really push it to completion this year. It's a lot of fun! Just a funky weird little game jam featuring some OCs who are all WLW/of the sapphic persuasion. This is from a demo build we started.

A demo screen from the "Man, I'm Lost in the Forest" simulator, featuring a brunette woman in a green jacket with a parody SLAYER shirt. The backdrop is blurred red/grey ominous forest and trees. The caption identifies the woman as ??? and her dialogue reads, "Uh... yeah. Y'know, lots of scary stuff out in the woods at night. Deadites, redneck cannibals, camp counselors sneaking off to have extramarital sex."

Art by Jo/mrsquidgereen
Dialogue by Amy Chase

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Jun 9

A very talented friend and I are attempting to make a for-fun visual novel/suuuuper basic dating sim game where you're lost in the forest and unreasonably trusting of a hot supernatural MILF who comes to save you. This is about 1/4-1/3 of the script and it's some of my most unhinged writing ever.

A blown-out view of the dialogue tree for the "Man, I'm Lost in the Forest Simulator", a visual novel project scripted by Amy Chase, and drawn and programmed by Jo/mrsquidgereen. There are over 100 cards of dialogue currently written between this main branch and the subfolders. Scripted in a program called Milanote.

Dialogue between the player and a character named Kiri.
Kiri: Hm. I can see you have some scratches on you from the brambles. You really are lost, aren't you? Just what have you been doing out here?
Player: Uh... looking for frogs?
Kiri: And how has that worked out for you?
Player: Not a single frog to be found... or kissed... unless?
Kiri: Ah. No.

A conversation tree between a character named Ael and the player.
Player: So I've heard... hey, are you aware of wolves out here?
Ael: Werewolves? Oh yeah, totally. Loads of them. But it's not a full moon, so you're probably safe.
Player: Wait, w...werewolves?
Ael: Where? Here! I mean, around here somewhere, I'm sure.
Player: Oh...

A conversation between a character named Morgan and the player.
Morgan: Oh... I love that one. [She seems kind of... sad? as she says that.]
Player: Are you sure? You sound kind of like a 1995 album by The Smashing Pumpkins about it. How you say, Mellon Collie?

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Jun 8

Some examples spotted on Reddit/upon zooming in.

AI generated imagery from the cover art of 1666: Amsterdam. This is a man's coat with a nonsensical number of buttons and lapels with no symmetry that cannot exist on a garment.

AI generated imagery from the cover art of 1666: Amsterdam. Sloppy, ill-defined windows on a large building, in typical AI style.

AI generated imagery from the cover art of 1666: Amsterdam. An ill-defined and murky store awning with support posts that aren't straight or architecturally sound, historical setting be damned.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· May 24

Pictured: local dummy hasnt filed away a YEAR'S worth of comics that have been sitting on her floor and also has to re-order the boxes that were moved out of alphabetical order. This is my workout for the weekend.

9 longboxes sitting open, each almost 100% filled with comics

A longbox and a stack of comics that haven't been put away since April 2025

You guessed it! Six more longboxes awaiting reorganization.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· May 10

Spent like 30 minutes last night drawing Jurassic Park for my Miis to enjoy in Tomodachi Life. This game fucking rules.

A photo of a Switch 2 screen showing Tomodachi Life. A pale goth Mii in a red and black outfit has her hands outstretched towards a TV screen with a custom drawn recreation of the T-Rex and Jeep scene from Jurassic Park using the game's Palette House customization tools.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· May 9

Earlier this week, I went to @greenapplebooks.bsky.social in San Francisco to celebrate my dear cousin @ericscottryon.bsky.social's publication debut for his first novel I'M THE UNDERTOW. I am so immensely proud of his accomplishment, and cannot wait to read it!!!

A cake featuring the book cover of I'M THE UNDERTOW by Eric Scot Tryon.

A lighted marquee sign at Green Apple Books advertising Eric Scot Tryon and Kim Magowan on May 5 at 7pm, speaking at the bookstore for the release of I'M THE UNDERTOW.

My copy of I'M THE UNDERTOW along with other books I picked up from Green Apple Books because supporting local bookstores is cool and I do NOT have a book buying problem. Other titles include The Rabbit Hutch, Hungerstone, and Blood City Rollers: Move It or Bruise It.

A copy of I'M THE UNDERTOW signed and personalized by Eric Scot Tryon. Inscription reads: To Amy, thank you for my favorite map!

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· May 5

It's been hectic so I forgot to post about them, but my pull recently had some amazing folks' books in it- feat. @jimmygaspero.bsky.social @almondmilkart.bsky.social @laynemorgan.bsky.social and even @mikester.bsky.social ! I love having so many fabulous things to read!

Three comic and prose books on a black table- IDW's Star Trek: Starfleet Academy- Lost Contact #1 by Layne Morgan and Corali Espuña, Papercutz's Penny and the Yeti by Jimmy Gaspero and Amber Akin, and Write More Good by @fakeapstylebook

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· May 2

This tiki bar has a Kryn Dynasty beacon on the ceiling.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· May 2

I'm all set up at @sterlingsilvercomics.com !!! Come hang with me, @mikester.bsky.social , and the rest of the incredible team putting on today's FCBD event! I'll be here 11am-3pm, but the store is open til 7pm tonoght!!!

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Apr 28

If you somehow missed the single issue featuring "Music is Merciless," introducing the 80s galactic glam girl group of your wildest dreams by @tiredsai.bsky.social @parisalleyne.bsky.social @beccasee.bsky.social and yours truly, pick up Flash Gordon Quarterly Vol. 2 and fix that this week!

A panel from "Music is Merciless" in Flash Gordon Quarterly vol. 2, art by Tango and colors by Paris Alleyne. It features a hologram projection of Dale Arden and Princess Aura as the girl band MERCY/LESS above the Arboria Audiodome arena, playing a concert.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Apr 17

This week I received the loveliest message from a friend from college. We haven't kept up much in the last decade, but she recently bought a copy of Abuzz for a friend's teen daughter, and "it's pretty much her favorite book right now". She identified a lot with our nonbinary protagonist...

The cover for ABUZZ from Maverick OGNs. Art by Stelladia, cover credits: Amy Chase (writer), Stelladia (inker), Ellie Wright (colorist), Taylor Esposito (letterer). Four high school teens wearing domino masks and dressed in formalwear are attending a homecoming dance. Beatriz whispers to her cousin Hero while Ben shows Claudio his phone. Claudio and Hero are shyly looking over their shoulder towards one another, back to back, while fingertips almost touch. There are vibrant bee-shaped balloons above them.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Apr 15

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Amy Chase, writer of 🐝ABUZZ, a queer teenage Shakespeare retelling OGN, and the upcoming IDW Crime series🩸FIXATION. I've also written for White Ash, D&D, Critical Role, tarot decks and more. Open to work for Summer/Fall 2026! 💖 💌amythunderjam@gmail.com 🕸️www.amythunderjam.com

The Andrea Dailey variant cover for White Ash Annual #2, featuring Vivian standing on top of a sign that reads PITT OF HELL, the entrance to a haunted corn maze. A smoke monster rises out of the field behind her.

A lifestyle shot of Critical Role: A Decade of Destiny, a book published from a collaboration between Sideshow and Critical Role, detailing 5 years of collectibles partnership making statues and fine art prints based on all three Critical Role campaigns from their first 10 years. The book is on a wooden table with dice, jars, and a tankard nearby. The graphic design on the cover was done by Jordyn Torrence. Foreword by Travis Willingham, written by Amy Chase.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam· Apr 13

omg I forgot to report back -- this turned out amazing! I had slightly too many tomatoes (is there even a such thing) but it was flavorful, made a lot of servings, and made a great vessel for dipping bread as well hahaha