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

Secret Room

3 min readApr 1, 2025

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Our one-page comics pull back the wallpaper and slide aside the bookcases to reveal spaces long forgotten or never meant to be found. Whether it’s a dusty attic full of arcane relics, a trapdoor leading to a dark past, or a room that shouldn’t exist at all, these stories explore the mysteries tucked just out of sight. Some secrets are magical, others dangerous — but all of them are waiting to be discovered. So turn the key and push the door open, because a secret room can hold more than just cobwebs and whispers…

Story by Patrick Hicks | Art and Letters by Jack Van Thomme
Story by C. J. Wilson | Art by Aaron Brown | Letters by Kevin D. Lintz
Story, Art, and Letters by Jonathan Chiotis

Patrick Hicks lives in Minnesota and has been writing since that time he shattered his leg in 7th grade. He’s written short stories, comics, and once spent a year interviewing a former Mafia Made Man and writing a novel of his life (seriously). Has been known to drop everything and start structuring a new story at all hours of the night. He loves discussing outlines and story structure and can be reached on https://www.instagram.com/patrickhickspy/

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 Instagram @Real_JackVT https://www.instagram.com/real_jackvt/

C.J. Wilson (he/him) is a writer and educator from Fresno, California, now living in Brooklyn, NY. He writes comics, games, nonfiction, and SFF novels and short stories. When he isn’t writing, you’ll find him at your local punk show, the middle of some forest, or ranting about politics. You can follow him on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/thiscjwilson.bsky.social, or read his nonfiction work on Medium at https://medium.com/@connordjohnson2

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/

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/

Jonathan Chiotis is a writer of short stories and poems. He authored St. Anthony’s Fire in 2007 but since then has followed his passion for creating comic books. Doing the art, writing, and lettering for several mini comics with inept ability. Currently working on character creation with a focus on ultraviolent action, cinematic dialog, and the supernatural. He attended two semesters of art school, evidence which is undetectable in any of his works.

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The Comic Jam
The Comic Jam

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

The Comic Jam
The Comic Jam

Written by The Comic Jam

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