Jonathan Ya'el Eden's artist spotlight, with a creepy butterfly motifed Black woman on the left, and the first page of an absolutely terrifying graveyard comic on the right.

The amazing @jonathaneden.bsky.social has art dripping in so much detail, moody atmosphere, and old school horror you may have to look over your shoulder at night! We can't wait to read this one 🫣

#blackart #blackbooksky #blackcomics #comics #art #sinners #booksky #vampires #blackvampires

Black and white digital illustration of My Chemical Romance performing, done in the style of vintage comic book covers. Circular panels highlight each member of the band along the left side of the page, while the central illustration shows them performing against the backdrop of T-Mobile Park.

In a completely unexpected & surreal turn of events, I was asked to illustrate a thank you gift for My Chemical Romance's Seattle performance! It feels completely unreal to have had the opportunity to make something a band I love got to receive! 🥹 #mychemicalromance #mcr

Illustration of an unsettling fairy with brown skin and dark, symmetrical patterns over their eyes and mouth. Their eyes flash purple and their dark hair is braided back, with curled tendrils framing their face. They wear a shawl reminiscent of butterfly wings, and dark butterflies and bright stars fill the grey sky behind them, under an arch of purple foxglove flowers.

Fairy among the foxgloves

Warm illustration of two men of colour against a blue and cream background.

Cool illustration of two men of colour against a purple and grey background.

☀️ 🌙

Black and white poster of two queers with dark curly hair and multiple eyes kissing. Both have multiple piercings and one of them has a split tongue body modification. Poster text reads "queer as in fuck you" in gothic lettering.

🖤 ⛓️ queer as in f*ck you ⛓️ 🖤

Illustration of a white house centipede against a black background.

centipede doodle

Surreal black and white illustration detail of the underside of an insect with a human face. Its features are obscured by symmetrical black patterns.

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digital and print copies are available here! :)

www.novaandmali.com/books

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thank you so much!

yes!!! parasite romances are my absolute fave :’)

the book is And They Were Monsters! it’s a monster romance art book inspired by campy horror & pulp fiction

Illustration of a Black woman with looking wide-eyed to the side in saturated orange, green and purple. Stylized tears fall from her eyes and stars dance above her head. A large orange star is positioned over her face like a flash of light. The image is split diagonally, with subtle glitch effects throughout.

seeing stars 💫

Illustration of a trans man with long curly hair sitting on his knees in a cozy, candlelit bedroom. He is wearing lingerie and a dark silk robe, which he opens to reveal a hole in his chest from which a large parasitic worm emerges. He gently holds the worm and the two almost kiss. Behind him on the wall are oval portraits of the two of them.

My illustration for @novamali.bsky.social's And They Were Monsters 2024 art book 🪱

Green and black horror illustration of a trans man sitting by candlelight, surrounded by darkness. Behind him, a shadowy apparition of himself holds onto the back of his chair.

haunted (2024)

Line art of a gothic horror comic page. A mixed Black trans man in Victorian era clothing turns slightly in his chair, holding a pair of scissors that cut an empty dialogue bubble. Behind him, a Black and Asian man leans tentatively against a door frame.

Line art for a page from my webcomic, Every Time I Die, I Wake Up Here.

Black and white gothic illustration of a centipede surrounded by stars.

Celestial centipede ✶ 2023

“every border implies the violence of its maintenance” includes gender

Illustration of three trans people of color supporting one another. In the center, a Black trans woman with long grey curls is embraced by a Black trans man with feed-in braids and an Asian non-binary person with short curly hair. Background text reads “trans people will live forever.”

🏳️‍⚧️ TRANS PEOPLE WILL LIVE FOREVER 🏳️‍⚧️

A (belated) drawing for trans day of visibility last month ✊🏽 ✨
I love us so much and we deserve to thrive 💜

A digital drawing of a densely coiled ball of 5 yellow-green hagfish, heads twisting in different angles, some presenting their everted jaws full of sharp little teeth. The background is black, with bold red seaweed framing the sides of the illustration. A red star sits over the middle off the hagfish, illuminating the backdrop in a red glow.

birthday gift art of the noble hagfish for my lovely boyfriend @chewytoothmeats ! as he absolutely adores them❣️ :)

wow I miss painting :')

progress

Painting of a mixed Black trans man from the 19th century facing forward on a chaise, sitting powerfully. He is dressed in dark pants with suspenders and a light shirt that's partially open, revealing his naked chest in a moment of trans power and joy. "He/him" is written in large gothic font at the top, and "bodies of possibility" is written in small print at the bottom.

Bodies of Possibility 🏳️‍⚧️ 2023

A digital illustration depicting a bust of a pale, humanoid figure. Vines with reddish leaves resembling small hands surround the character.

Growing Paws · 2020

one of my faves of yours! :')

Autopsy

Illustration of white poppy flowers against a black background. "Poppy" and its meaning in the language of flowers, "oblivion" are both written vertically along the border in gothic font.

Illustration of white hemlock flowers against a black background. "Hemlock" and its meaning in the language of flowers, "death" are both written vertically along the border in gothic font.

Illustration of white foxglove flowers against a black background. "Foxglove" and its meaning in the language of flowers, "falsehood" are both written vertically along the border in gothic font.

Language of Flowers (2022) 🥀

thank you so much!! ❤️‍🔥

Black and white horror illustration detail of a smiling woman with long, dark, wet hair. Multiple leeches feed off her body. Her eyes and fingers are stained with decay.

leeches 🪱
2022

Illustration detail of a celestial being lovingly held by a disembodied black hand. A flame erupts over their heart. Eyes open up along their body like scars and stars fill the sky behind them.

Illustration detail of a nude celestial being kneeling forward in agony, impaled by swords. Their long black hair cover theirs face in grief. Black teardrops fall from the night sky around them.

details

Illustration of a celestial being lovingly held by a disembodied black hand beneath a solar eclipse. Its touch burns holes in their skin. A smaller version of the figure knees forward in agony below them, impaled by swords. Their long black hair hides their face in grief.

Fortunate Fall 🗡️🌑
2022

Illustration detail of a vampire with warm brown skin, smiling with a mouth full of blood.

🩸🪱🕯
2020