My first graphic novel, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, was released two years ago from Top Shelf Productions, and now I’m happy to announce that BOOK 2 IS COMING OCTOBER 2015! Woot! Here’s our cover for book 2! Keep watching this blog for more teasers to get you excited for Upside Down: A Hatful of Spells, coming October 2015!
4 years ago I doodled a cute little vampire boy in my sketchbook. Since that first little drawing, Harold the vampire: -has starred in his own all-ages graphic novel (Upside Down: A Vampire Tale) -is in another upcoming Upside Down book (that’s right!) -has sparked the creation of 3 other Halloween-themed children’s books: Rumpus on…
HAPPY OCTOBER! Halloween is in the air and I’m happy to celebrate with my 4 Halloween-themed books: “Rumpus on the Run“, “10 Little Monsters Visit Oregon“, “Spooky Sleepover” and “Upside Down: A Vampire Tale“. I’m involved in a few October events, where I’ll have books and drawings available for purchase. Come say hi and pick…
For those of you who are new to this blog, or are trying to figure out who I am and what I do: this post is for you. HELLO. MY NAME IS JESS SMART SMILEY & I MAKE RAD PICTURES. Drawing and writing have always been my biggest passions. It’s all I’ve ever wanted to…
My graphic novel, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, is on sale for just $3 today only! Get it here, just in time for Halloween. Also: get free worldwide shipping on any of my prints, cards, and iPhone skins through Sunday!
Just a quick reminder that the digital version of my graphic novel, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, is on sale for just $1.99 through Sunday, July 21. Get it here! Top Shelf wanted to find a way to include everyone in the celebration at Comic Con, so they’re offering a good chunk of their catalog at a…
The digital version of my graphic novel, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, is on sale for just $1.99 through Sunday, July 21. Get it here! I printed some bookmarks with GotPrint.com to promote the book, and the printer liked ’em enough to blog about them!
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY Mark your calendars: Saturday, May 4 is Free Comic Book Day! Free Comic Book Day is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year – when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely FREE to anyone who comes into their stores. INTERVIEW…
Every year–without fail–LTUE manages to be a bigger and better event than the previous year. 2013 has been no exception. WHAT IS LTUE? LTUE stands for Life, the Universe and Everything: a symposium on science fiction and fantasy, geared toward writers, artists, filmmakers and fans. This was my third year participating as a panelist, speaking…