Prison Planet

In space, you can’t escape…

The Comic Jam
The Comic Jam
3 min readAug 20, 2024

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Our one-page comics transport you to distant worlds where entire planets serve as high-security prisons, housing the galaxy’s most dangerous criminals. From gritty tales of survival and escape to unexpected alliances and betrayals, these stories explore the harsh realities of life behind bars on a desolate alien world.

Story by Doug Wood | Art and Letters by Jack Van Thomme
Story, Art, and Letters by Jack Van Thomme
Story by Christian De Matteo | Art by KVGir | Letters by Kevin D. Lintz
Story by Tom Lynott | Art and Letters by Aaron Brown

Doug Wood is a disabled writer. He has written titles like UltraMax and Leap M as well as publishing the mega anthology Big Hype.

Jack Van Thomme illustrates comics and pitches in when he can. You can see the things he likes to draw and read the things he likes to talk about on Twitter and Instagram @Real_JackVT https://www.instagram.com/real_jackvt/

Christian De Matteo is a writer and college professor, founder of Tellworthy.com and co-founder of FugitivePoems.com with artist-extraordinaire James Lines. He loves all forms of art and entertainment, enjoys long walks on the beach and other less sandy locations, and is fatally allergic to fluffy cats (in case you wanted to get rid of him). He can be found pontificating/dad-joking on Twitter: @CDMetc and @FugitivePoems. He cannot draw. Like at all.

KvGir is a Canadian wild beast. Fools say he’s a myth. Others know well the power of his legendary skills. Find out more here: https://kvgir19899.wixsite.com/kvgir

Kevin D. Lintz is a comic book letterer, writer, and editor. He learned his skills in a Comics Experience class and honed them on the mean streets of his all-ages comic book, Team SLUG. He startles his family by making sound effect noises out loud to try and translate them into written words. He has even watched “Helvetica”, the full-length feature movie about the font Helvetica. https://lintzlettering.com/

Tom Lynott lives in Arizona with his adorable wife, two boys and a Border Collie / Cattle Dog mutt named Dani. He took part in Comics Experience’s Introduction to Lettering Comics class in May 2021. You can see more of his work at https://tomlynottcomiclettering.myportfolio.com/. He has also been known to script a story or two.

Aaron Brown is fully operational and all of his circuits are functioning perfectly. Living in Massachusetts he is the creator of #IOTCOMIC and the fortune telling comic Casbah The Rock. Caricaturist and solid band name inventor. Find his work at https://www.frogking.art/

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The Comic Jam
The Comic Jam

A group of independent artists and writers collaborating to create short comics based on weekly themes.