David Mariotte

@davidmariotte

Licensing Prod Dev Specialist @SEGA. Views are my own. Writer of Transformers Wreckers: Tread & Circuits, TF/Terminator, & M More! Prev at IDW/BOOM! He/Him. Icon by my husband, @beckbeean! For more, including contact, davidmariotte.com!

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David Mariotte@davidmariotte· 26d

Guys, I've been having the strangest time! Last night, I dreamed that I heard odd grunts and groans and sloppy wet sounds coming from under my bed! When I woke up, there was viscous goop all over my room! And stuck in the goop was this flyer?! Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dwm...

A flyer depicting a monster reaching out from the darkness under a bed. It has big eyes, teeth like an anglerfish, little tendrils for hair, and a reaching creeply clawed and webbed hand. It's scary, but also a little inviting.

The text reads:

Are you hearing strange noises in the night? Moans, groans, squeals, flesh-against-flesh, screams of pain... or ultimate pleasure? Have you woken up to strange, sticky, white ectoplasmic fluids in places you didn't expect? Have you been waking up more aroused? And are you scared to look under your bed? Because you know if you do... SOMETHING WILL LOOK BACK! You msut be brave. You must look for the MONSTER UNDER THE BED (title).

An erotic horror comedy one-shot launching on Kickstarter soon!

Duke NuCum & James Marsh. There's a QR code.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Jul 5

Something seems off about my copy of famous 4th of July film, Steven Spielberg's Jaws.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Jun 16

Chair dogs

Two cats sitting on folding chairs in my living room.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Jun 4

Happy birthday to my husband, my joy, the love of me life: Beck! (@beckbeean.bsky.social) You're my best friend and I'm so lucky to be yours. Have a very happy birthday! I love you!!!! ❤️

Beck and David as drawn by Beck. Beck is a dog boy, duh.

Beck and David in the soft red glow of the Solene concert.

Beck and David at the LA Times Festival of Books, though nothing in the picture shows that, lol.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· May 11

Can a dog boy succeed at Fall Guys? Tune in to Pup's Twitch in an hour and find out!

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Apr 15

Hi #portfolioday! I'm David! I'm a freelance writer focusing on indie comics projects and I am looking for work, mostly anthologies & places open to original pitches! Frmerly in editorial. I'm great with adaptations, sci-fi, horror, romance, & more! dmariottewebhost@gmail.com www.davidmariotte.com

The main cover to Rudolph Fisher's The Conjure-Man Dies, which just funded at over 200% on Kickstarter. Coming soon from Green Archer Comics, written by me, illustrated by Darren Soto, colored by DJ Chavis, lettered by Saida Temofonte, with this kicking cover by Keith Williams depicting our main three heroes discovering the body of the titular Conjure-Man.

The #1 A cover to Transformers Wreckers: Tread & Circuits, a 4-issue Transformers mini-series I wrote (one of MANY TF projects I wrote and/or edited over the years). This cover depicts the main Wreckers crew from the series. Clockwise from top: Thunderclash, Ricochet, Minerva, Circuit, Aileron, and Hot Shot. Art by Jack Lawrence and Candace Han.

The cover to Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine, depicting a Palestinian man on a boat, with waves the color of the Palestinian flag rolling over the landscape. This charity anthology raised over $1500 for the Palestine Red Crescent Society (and all funds continue to go there!). I contributed a 2-page story with Beck and edited the anthology, which won a Broken Frontier award.

A slide with a small selection of books I've worked on as an editor, including Godzilla (specifically the Eisner-Award winning 70th Anniversary Special); Hello Darkness; Princess Royale; Sonic the Hedgehog; Power Rangers Prime (and the whole PR line); and Scarenthood. Text reads "Editor on Award-Winning & Acclaimed Comics".

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Apr 2

The HC of James Tynion IV and Eryk Donovan's Memetic: The Apocalyptic Trilogy and the HC with slipcase Tynion/Michael Dialynas The Woods complete collection. Both shrinkwrapped and mint. DM me if you're interested!!!

Two books. On the left is a bunch of kids falling on the slipcase to The Woods complete collection. On the right is a sloth giving a thumbs up with a hypnotic pattern all around him for Memetic: The Apocalyptic Trilogy.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Apr 2

Alex Toth's Bravo for Adventure Artist's Edition. Same deal--open, no box, average cover wear but no significant damage, 12"x17". This one I think is a lot less rare and, if you want, I'd kinda love to see go with the Ross Andru (so I only need 1 box for both).

The cover for Alex Toth's Bravo for Adventure Artist's Edition features a bunch of character heads, airplanes, guns, and a car in Toth's pencils. It looks real slick.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Apr 2

I'm parting with a few books and figured I'd offer them here before taking them to ebay. All are for best, fair offer w/ shipping. Ross Andru Amazing Spider-Man Artist's Edition. Open, don't have the box, cover has average wear, but no major damage. 12"x17". I think this one's kinda rare.

The cover to the Ross Andru's The Amazing Spider-Man Artist's Edition shows Spider-Man on a rooftop being hunted by the Man-Wolf!

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Mar 23

And of course an amazing selection of covers by Keith Williams & DJ Chavis, @smartinbrough.bsky.social & @sotocolor.bsky.social, Georges Jeanty & DJ, and Afua Richardson!

The Keith Williams & DJ Chavis cover features Archer, Dart, and Bubber coming across the corpse of the titualr Conjure-Man, Frimbo, in his parlor.

The Shawn Martinbrough & Chris Sotomayor cover features Dr. John Archer investigating the corpse, sat up and head covered by a sheet for modesty.

The Georges Jeanty & DJ Chavis cover puts the spotlight just a few blocks over, in the still swinging part of Harlem on the night of this deadly case!

The Afua Richardson cover features Archer, Dart, and Martha Crouch, wife of the building's owner and local mortitian, who was there to collect the rent from Frimbo... or was she?!

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Mar 23

Adaptation written by me! Art by Darren Soto! Colors by DJ Chavis! Logo design (and I believe lettering) by Saida Temofonte! Check out some preview pages below!

PAGE ONE
Panel 1: Late night--around 11. Harlem, New York, in the 1930s. The city's still alive on a chilly midwinter night with plenty of late-night happenings a block over on Seventh Avenue. But we're focused on a side street off of Seventh, 130th Street, which is far calmer. A few lights are on in the buildings, but most folks are either out or asleep at this hour.

A lone figure dashes across the empty street, heading left towards Archer's. BUBBER BROWN has found himself in a heap of trouble. He's on the shorter side, fat, and darker-skinned. He's dressed in dark slacks, a white dress shirt, a bright green tie, and a brown imitation camel-hair overcoat with a matching hat.

Panel 2: Bubber holds his hand on the doorbell of the residence, even though the door is already open. This is DR. JOHN ARCHER, our main character!

Panel 3: Bubber's already turned back the way he came, running back across the empty street, a hand waving for the doctor to follow him.

Panel 4: Bubber's back in the building he started in, running up the stairs. Archer's just crossing the threshold, his medical bag in hand. The doors are glass-paneled and wide open.

Panel 5: On the second floor of the house. Bubber stands pointing to an open door by which stands JINX JENKINS.

PAGE TWO
Panel 1: 1/3rd splash. A dark room--covered floor to ceiling in big black velvet drapes that obscure almost all light. There are two lights on in the room at the moment--one hangs from the ceiling with a shade at a fixed angle so it points forward, like a miniature spotlight onto an empty seat at a two-person table. The other is a flashlight held in Dr. Archer's hand as he illuminates a limp, corpse-like figure in the chair on the opposite side of the table, wearing a black satin robe to further blend into the darkness. In the doorway stands Archer first, with Bubber and Jinx behind him.

Panel 2: Archer and Jinx carry the body down the stairs. Bubber follows behind them.

Panel 3: Archer and Jinx lay the body on a couch in the front room of the undertaker's office on the first floor. Bubber flips the light on from over by the door.

Panel 4: Jinx and Bubber both appear to be on the verge of being sick. Archer looks at the side of the body's head, noticing a spot dark with blood in his hair.

Panel 5: As Archer puts some gauze against the wound, collecting blood, he looks at the two men who've brought him here.

PAGE THREE
Panel 1: Enter DETECTIVE PERRY DART. Without looking at them, he addresses the four uniformed officers coming in behind him.

Panel 2: Dart joins Archer in examining the body, still laid out on the couch.

Panel 3: Dart points to the head wound, cleaned, but still noticeable.

Panel 4: Archer now gestures to the body.

Panel 5: From inside the corpse's mouth, Archer has opened his jaw and is investigating with a tongue depressor and thumb-forceps. Dart holds a flashlight over the scene for visibility.

Panel 6: Archer removes a white handkerchief with a baby blue border from the corpse's throat. Dart looks on, impressed by the doctor's deduction.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Mar 8

I got the pink Hot Rod and I really like him! Fun accessories, really great coloring and silhouette! Haven't tried transforming him yet, so hope that is good, but in robot mode at least, excellent. And pink!

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Mar 1

Stoked to share the main cover, with stellar trade dress, for The Conjure Man Dies! Art by Keith Williams with our interior colorist DJ Chavis on colors and this awesome logo by letterer Sadia Temofonte! Coming soon to Kickstarter from @greenarcher.io! Pre-launch: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...

The A cover to Rudolph Fisher's The Conjure-Man Dies, a comic adaptation of the first African-American detective novel coming soon from me, Darren Soto, DJ Chavis, Sadia Temofonte, and friends! This cover by lineartist Keith Williams, DJ, and Sadia! For Green Archer Comics.

The cover depicts Frimbo, a fortune teller, slumped dead in his chair. On the table in front of him is a big crystal ball. He's lit by the flashlight of Dr. John Archer (our lead), with Detective Perry Dart (our co-lead) behind him, and "family detective" Bubber Brown there too looking shocked!

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Feb 18

He got a gross eye and a little chest infection. He's got medicine and we're pretty sure it'll all clear up in a week, but it's made for a helluva day.

Tiansheng, our tuxedo cat currently with conjunctivitis, getting ready to sit on my lap because he's sick and he wants to cuddle and be pet.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Feb 11

Look at this cool page of inks from artist Darren Soto! And there's another at the link! Sign up now to know as soon as we officially launch!

A five panel comic page by artist Darren Soto.

The first panel features Dr. John Archer, one of our leads, shining a flashlight on a body in a darkly lit room. The only other light in the room illuminates an empty chair.

In panel 2, with help from Jinx and Bubber, the corpse is carried down a flight of stairs.

In panel 3, the corpse is laid on a couch.

In panel 4, Dr. Archer examines a wound on the corpses head.

And in panel 5, Jinx and Bubber watch the doctor investigate.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Feb 10

Very cool to see @smartinbrough.bsky.social & @sotocolor.bsky.social's cover to "The Conjure Man Dies", an upcoming comic adaptation of the classic detective story by me and Darren Soto for @greenarcher.io! Keep an eye out for much more on this soon as we get ready to launch on KS!

A cover to The Conjure Man Dies by Shawn Martinbrough (lines) and Chris Sotomayor (colors). It depicts a corpse sitting in a chair, his head loosely covered by a dirty cloth. Blood pools by the base of his chair. He's got a stuffed bookshelf, a framed picture, and an apartment that looks out to watertowers. He's being examined, not by a detective exactly, but by Dr. John Archer, a medical doctor and one of the co-leads in this mystery. Coming soon to Kickstarter from Green Archer Comics!

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Feb 7

2 dogs.

A picture of Nadja, a calico cat, resting in a cat tower. She's sleepy so she's making a pretty silly face.

Tiansheng, a tuxedo cat, is perched behind me on a chair. The side of my face is in the lower left of the photo. He has one paw up and he's like yawn-licking. His mouth's open, his tongue's out, and he looks real dumb.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Feb 3

It makes me happy to see the IDW Sonic comics in the big top carousel on Hoopla for my local library!

A screenshot of the carousel for Hoopla with a slide for Sonic the Hedgehog Vol. 20 Cause & Effect. It features Knuckles, Amy, Sonic, and Tails.

It's also either the first or second volume after I stopped being credited because I had left the editorial gig, but before I start being credited in the books again on the SEGA side!

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Jan 19

Wow! Thanks to the Broken Frontier Awards and voters for naming Samidoon the best one-shot anthology of 2025. The team and I are honored and very happy our work has touched people, as well as raising funds for the PRCS. Check it out here: www.samidoonanthology.com

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Jan 14

Happy #portfolioday! I'm David! I used to write & edit licensed comics. Now I work in licensing by day and work on independent comics by later in the day. Full on editorial, but looking for writing work (& mebbe NSFW lettering work)! HMU: dmariottewebhost@gmail.com Website: www.davidmariotte.com

The E.J. Su cover to the Godzilla 70th Anniversary Special one-shot that I edited with Jake Williams and Jamie S. Rich. It won the Eisner for best Anthology last year.

The cover to Monster Under the Bed #1, an adult comic I created with James Marsh, about a horny, horror home invasion. The cover is B&W and depicts a figure in a bed under the covers as under the bed, a fishy monster reaches out one big webbed and clawed hand menacingly.

The announcement for an upcoming comic for Green Archer Comics.

That's just the beginning for 2026! In March we are going to launch the Kickstarter for The Conjure Man Dies. The Conjure Man Dies is considered to be the first African American detective story written by a Black authoer and we are really enjoying exploring the world of Harlem in the 1930s. Darren Soto, the artist on thsi comic, has been doing a wonderful job of bringing David Mariotte's script to life.

Then thumbnails for pages 17 through 24 of the upcoming comic.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Jan 9

Our comic anthology, Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine, the proceeds of which go to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, was nominated for Best One-Shot Anthology in the @brokenfrontier.bsky.social awards! www.brokenfrontier.com/introducing-... I speak for the team in saying we're very honored.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Jan 4

Some non-spoilery teasers of Short Comic 1 TBA, Webcomic TBA, Bikini Babes, and MUTB #2! Comics are exciting!

A thumbnail sketch of a panel where a hand is gripping a door knob. From an upcoming short comic.

A very small preview of unfinished art from a webcomic I wrote for and hope to announce more about soon. Two robots are fighting. The one robot is hitting the other with a hammer with a big "POW."

A sexy lady with short hair, heart shaped sunglasses, an itty-bitty bikini and a big butt saying "Well, what do you think?" Words & letters by me, art by ErbashCam. From our upcoming Bikini Babes comic!

Dylan, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed, college-aged White guy sits somewhat uncomfortably on a couch next to his girlfriend, the beautiful Alexa. Dylan is being offered a Klaw by Tammy, a Black woman with tons of piercings and a punk style. Tammy is giving Alexa a little kiss on the head as she prepares to leave them. They're lit by the glow of a TV.

Alexa (to Tammy): "You'll miss the end of the movie!"
Tammy: "I've seen it before. With you. Multiple times. American Pie-Cho: Bareback 2 Business is not a deep film, sweets."

Art by James Marsh. Words by me. From Monster Under the Bed #2!

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Jan 2

Coming together!

My corner of the office. A pencil page from Desperadoes hangs next to a frame with my first comic credit in Tales from the Darkside #4 and my dad's first credit in WildC.A.T.S. Sourcebook #1 next to an original page of inks from Optimus Prime #21 by Kei Zama. The top of my desk is covered in Transformers with Shuma-Gorath hanging off the side. The back has some pins and some cute Dandadan and Digimon plushies.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Dec 28

Slowly but surely starting to get art on the walls. By the end of January, this place'll be a fully put together home!

A photo of a section of our place with the beginnings of a gallery wall, two sets of art above door frames, a spooky small wall, and a peek inside our kitchen and bathroom. You can see Tiansheng in the bathroom if you look closely. Art on the walls of all kinds of stuff by all kinds of folks, but you can def see some Jiji Knight, Whilce Portacio, Andrew Griffith, Clive Barker, Chris Giarusso, Livia Ramondelli, Calamity Jon Morris, Norm Rapmund, Lynn Johnston, Martin Nodell, Nelson Daniel, Sergle, Darwin Rose, and Jen Bartel, among others.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Nov 27

Shelf cats

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Nov 27

We moved in! Yay!!! *Most of our stuff is here. But not all of it just yet. I have to make another trip. :/ **Next to nothing is actually set up yet. ***Longest week of my life and it ain't even over yet, dudes.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Oct 31

And an oldie but a goodie, Jimmy Squarefoot by me and @beccabeean.bsky.social!

A six-panel comic page. Written and lettered by me, art by Rebecca Ann.

Panel 1: A big black cat is being chased by a strange pig man monster. Caption: Silverburn River, Isle of Man, 1942.

Panel 2: The monster keeps chasing the cat down a path by a river.

Panel 3: A girl on a bike suddenly turns to maneuver around the terrified looking cat. The girl goes, "huff huff... AAAAAH!" The cat goes MROW!

Panel 4: The girl bikes right past the pig man, Jimmy Squarefoot, not noticing him. She says, "Where'd ya come from and where'd ya go, ya divil?"

Panel 5: She keeps on biking. Jimmy leans down to grab a rock.

Panel 6: He hurls the rock at the girl, but it misses her.

A seven panel comic page. Written by me, art by Rebecca Ann.

Panel 1: Jimmy looks confused.

Panel 2: Jimmy's looking all around, but can't find his friend, the cat.

Panel 3: An inset panel, the cat's face with a "gone" label over it.

Panel 4: Jimmy wanders by a house.

Panel 5: He steals a sheet that's drying off the line.

Panel 6: Jimmy, covered in the sheet, walks down the riverside, thinking of his missing cat friend.

Panel 7: Jimmy, still covered, jumps into the channel toward the English mainland.

A six-panel comic page. Written and lettered by me. Art by Rebecca Ann.

Panel 1: George Orwell walks out of the BBC offices. He speaks to himself. Caption: London. Outside the BBC offices. Orwell: "It's becoming so clear, but who rules the taxonomy? Horses hae a certain majestly, but they're so easily blinded and made beasts of burden."

Panel 2: Jimmy, shivering from the cold and wet swim, leaving bloody footprints in his wake, walks down an alley worried his cat friend is cold too.

Panel 3: Orwell walks, approaching the alley. Jimmy's bloody feet can be seen. Orwell says, "So, are they asses? Ha! No, too on the nose. Come on, Orwell."

Panel 4: Orwell's still muttering to himself, not noticing Jimmy. Jimmy calls for his friend. Orwell: "Think! What works? So not horses, not asses, nor chickens, cows, or goats... What other farm animals are there?" Jimmy: "Cat?!"

Panel 5: Orwell is terrified by the massive pig-man monster suddenly in front of him and retreats his head into his scarf and jacket like a turtle ducking into its shell. Orwell, "P-P-P-Pig!"

Panel 6: Jimmy is confused, still wondering abut his cat friend. Orwell is cracking the hell up. Orwell, "A pig walking on its hind legs! Genius!"

A six panel comic page. Written and lettered by me, art by Rebecca Ann.

Panel 1: Back to the beach on the Isle of Man. Jimmy's body can just be seen washed up.

Panel 2: He walks back toward his home, abandoning the stolen sheet, feet and prints still bloody.

Panel 3: Jimmy's close to his home, in a familiar area.

Panel 4: The girl is out on her bike again, approaching Jimmy.

Panel 5: The cat was here the whole time and attacks the girl ont he bike. The girl screams, "Wha--?!"

Panel 6: Jimmy and the cat are reunited and excited to be together again. Jimmy expresses love. The cat stands on top of the girl, who he has presumably killed, crushing her into the ground. The end.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Oct 31

Happy Halloween! Enjoy a couple of spooky short comics! Banana Spiders! Written by me, art & letters by @jimstafford.bsky.social!

A six-panel comic page. Written by me, art and letters by Jim Stafford.

Panel 1: A thin sliver of light in darkness. A voice off panel says, "Thanks, pal. I'll take it from here."

Panel 2: The darkness parts as fingers pull the sides. A voice says, "Lessee."

Panel 3: The man looks down at the reader. He's upsidedown from our POV. The mans says, "Wow, it's bananas."

Panel 4: We see the man is a grocery store employee in a polo and nametag. He's got a cart with boxes full of bananas. The bananas are in large bundles, with four bananas facing left, and four facing right, off the mutual stem. He says, "Weird. Don't they usually all face one way?"

Panel 5: An inset. He grabs a bunch of bananas from either side.

Panel 6: He pulls them apart, but gross slimy goop and guts come out. SKRRIIIIP! The employee says, "Eugh! What the--"

A three-panel comic page. Written by me, art and letters by Jim Stafford.

Panel 1: Still holding the two bunches of "bananas", the man looks in horror to the waiting cardbord boxes next to him. He says, "No."

Panel 2: The "bananas" are moving. They're massive spider-like beings, with 8 banana-y legs. They skitter out of the boxes and off the cart toward our man off panel. He screams, "No!"

Panel 3: One of the horrible banana-spider monsters leaps at the man's face. It's legs are hairy at the end and its center is a spooky toothy mouth! It makes a Skreee!!! sound as our off-panel man shouts, "NO!!!" one final time!

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Oct 18

We're here, it's open, come say hi!

Becca sitting behind our half-table at SD Zine Fest.

David Mariotte@davidmariotte· Oct 18

It's my birthday! Wow! I'll be at San Diego Zine Fest with @beccabeean.bsky.social selling zines and comics and stickers and stuff! C'mon out and say hi! Can't make it? If you're going to another community event, stay safe, know your rights, and keep hydrated!