Jared Cullum

TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY! Tues Sept. 1st, Kodi 2: A Place to Call Home hits shelves. THANK YOU for your encouragement and support and sharing about the book online or asking your local library/bookshops about it. Every share/goodread/review counts in this crazy overstimulating world, so thank you.

Blown away by the immense creativity and generosity of our readers… check out these Usagi Kaitō and Yukichi fully functioning action figures sculpted and gifted to me at NYCC! Artists tagged on my insta

Catch me and Zack with Stan Sakai and Dogu and @darkhorse.com at NYCC! Come let me draw on something for you! :)

Painting a couple blank Usagi Kaitō ‘84s for NYCC

Also on sale today BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL featuring work from @jamesthefourth.bsky.social @jaredcullum.bsky.social @tonyfleecs.bsky.social Che Grayson @tylerboss.bsky.social @davewachter.bsky.social Matt Emmons and, of course, @patrickhorvath.bsky.social!

More shikishi boards painted for NYCC! Hope to see you there!

Hey friends! This comes out this week and I have a story in it! Come find me at NYCC and I can sign it and sketch on it for you! Also will have some opportunities to buy some of the original art at the show as well!Humbled and honored to work with my pal, the great @patrickhorvath.bsky.social on it

Drawing some shikishi boards for NYCC. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

J’ai une nouvelle passionnante à annoncer prochainement! Exciting news coming soon for Kodi 1&2! 👩🏼🐻❤️🤫

Reminder: Usagi Yojimbo: Kaitō '84 releases in a paperback and limited edition hardcover on November 24th! Pre-order: https://bit.ly/3SweGeJ Osaka, 1984. The spirit of Miyamoto Usagi lives on—not in a ronin, but in a thief! By @comicnerd1988.bsky.social & @jaredcullum.bsky.social

Portland, OR in my sketchbook

We kicked off September with @jaredcullum.bsky.social about establishing a friendship with your art, as experienced in the exceptional KODI: A PLACE TO CALL HOME - out now from @topshelfcomix.bsky.social. www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/post/jared-c...

New York! I’ll be in town next week for New York Comic Con! Come bring me stuff to sign/draw on! I’ll be with Dark Horse Comics and Dogu Publishing - I can’t wait to see you there!

Usagi Yojimbo Winter Special! Check out Stan Sakai and Julie’s covers! This is a collab comic with new short stories from Zack Rosenberg and I (modern version) with Stan and Julie headlining. So excited to share more about this. You can preorder now and it hits shelves in Jan!

Currently writing and painting a story for ‘Twilight Zone’ for IDW - it has been fun to draw humans again for a change. Hah also a lot of my story decisions are rooted in light and color- so it has been a fun challenge to take one of those tools away.

wrapping up final gouache/pastel layers on the winter special for Usagi Yojimbo: Kaitō

Jared Cullum's Kodi: A Place to Call Home is another amazing entry in the graphic novel series #comics #graphicnovel @jaredcullum.bsky.social https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/09/19/jared-cullums-kodi-a-place-to-call-home-is-another-amazing-entry-in-the-graphic-novel-series/

Reminder: Usagi Yojimbo: Kaitō '84 releases in a paperback and limited edition hardcover on November 24th! Pre-order: https://bit.ly/3SweGeJ Osaka, 1984. The spirit of Miyamoto Usagi lives on—not in a ronin, but in a thief! By @comicnerd1988.bsky.social & @jaredcullum.bsky.social

Thank you for the review, Graphic Policy! youtu.be/NGvtbRsXRPE?...

We love that @jaredcullum.bsky.social has taken into account readers of his first Kodi book are now 6 years older. A Place to Call Home is longer, better and features art that's even more beautiful. @topshelfcomix.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/kodi-a-place...

this was a great panel! @smallpressexpo.bsky.social @coinophoey.bsky.social @jaredcullum.bsky.social @nicolegoux.bsky.social

Made it to @SPXcomics ! (I’ll be at N6) I usually spend the majority of after hours time plein air painting in the neighborhood. Here’s some older ones from years previous. Anyhow! Come see me at N6 - I’ll have original pages/plein air paintings and copies of Kodi 2!

Last week, we dropped two very different episodes about two very different comics but comics that demand attention. @jaredcullum.bsky.social on Kodi: A Place to Call Home: cbccpodcast.podbean.com/e/jared-cull... @mattbors.bsky.social on The Toxic Avenger: cbccpodcast.podbean.com/e/matt-bors-...

Check out this awesome sculpture/action figure I received in the mail today with a thoughtful letter and original art by an amazingly talented young artist - thank you so much! Always a thrill to see art based on the series. :)

Reminder: Usagi Yojimbo: Kaitō '84 releases in a paperback and limited edition hardcover on November 24th! Pre-order: https://bit.ly/3SweGeJ Osaka, 1984. The spirit of Miyamoto Usagi lives on—not in a ronin, but in a thief! By @comicnerd1988.bsky.social & @jaredcullum.bsky.social

WIP 3 pages in rotation at a time. Opaque layers done and ready for “ink” which I use “jet black” gouache for instead.

I’ll be at one of my favorite shows I’ve gone to since I started making comics. @SPXcomics next week! Come see me at the @topshelfcomix booth. I’ll have remarqued copies of Kodi 2 AND (limited) FREE sketched on Kodi 2 posters for anyone stopping by!

Blown away by this sculpture/action figure of Usagi Kaitō ’84 by master 3d model/sculptor Manuel Cardozo! Took some glamour shots but they don’t even show how moveable and high-quality it feels in-hand. So honored the artist gifted me, Zack and Stan a copy of the figure.

MORE GOOD STUFF! Jared's the sweetest, hardest working guy and his watercolor work is out of this world. I feel fortunate to call him a friend. Grab a copy from your local bookshop/library/wherever you get your comics: www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/kodi...

🐻New Episode🐻 @jaredcullum.bsky.social joins the show for the first time to discuss one of our favorite comics of the year, KODI: A PLACE TO CALL HOME from @topshelfcomix.bsky.social. We talk friendship as an artistic pursuit: www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/post/jared-c...

Just got the most beautiful @jaredcullum.bsky.social care package this afternoon. Kodi Book 2 hits shops tomorrow & you do not want to miss it. GORGEOUS! Also, the subject of our very next episode (Out Wednesday, BTW).

Looky what came in the mail! Thank you for the advance copies! They turned out so beautiful! Limited edition hard cover of Stan Sakai ‘s Usagi Yojimbo: Kaitō ’84 | 120 pages, first 600 copies are sketched and signed by me and Zack Rosenberg - preorders are open now! avail: Nov 24

It is gorgeous! @comicnerd1988.bsky.social @jaredcullum.bsky.social @darkhorse.com

(Process) 👻 Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees Halloween 🎃 special FOC is Monday! Such an honor to work with @idwpublishing.com on this.

Look what came in the mail today! 🐻👩🏼❤️ @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

Kodi 2: A Place to Call Home comes out THIS Tuesday in book stores everywhere. To celebrate, I'm doing a live Q+A and flip through of the original hand painted pages as well as a painting to talk about process. This Tuesday, 7pm EST. It'll be on instagram, Facebook and youtube

#comics Kaito 84 #5 of 5 Written by @comicnerd1988.bsky.social & @jaredcullum.bsky.social Art by Jared Cullum From @darkhorse.com An energetic finale. Full of action & suspense. One of if not the most visually beautiful book of 2026 too. A wonderful miniseries. Congratulations to all involved

Back in the saddle again. Seat is still warm. 🙂 🐇 🗡️ @comicnerd1988.bsky.social wrote a really funny, endearing and all around great story for the winter special I’m thrilled to paint.

WIP (gouache, watercolor) for SPX, painting a badge for the awesome @SPXcomics - one of the first shows I went to years ago and I’m so thrilled to have Kodi 2 release there this year. I’ll have this, some plein air paintings and original handpainted pages for Kodi, Usagi & others

JUST 2 weeks to pub-day! ‘Kodi 2: A Place to Call Home’ hits the shelves! I’m so nervous and excited about it hitting shelves. Preorders are still open and I’ll be sketching/signing the book AND posters at SPX soon with posters to celebrate! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/816765...

After attending Stan Sakai’s #SDCC panel, I learned of Kaito ‘84’s upcoming limited edition hardcover with original art from the brilliant @jaredcullum.bsky.social ! I preordered it and highly recommend this incredible book (issue 5 just landed too)! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827407...

☀️Summer Sale Spotlight☀️ Everyone’s favorite green dudes are beautifully painted in watercolor by @jaredcullum.bsky.social. His shop offers discounts: •20% off all non-Wonder City pieces •B12G1 Wonder City pages. *Discounts apply at checkout.

Usagi Yojimbo: Kaitō '84 concludes this week with issue #5, available now! Details: https://bit.ly/4ypc5Di The final showdown is here! By @comicnerd1988.bsky.social and @jaredcullum.bsky.social. With covers from Cullum, @danielwarrenart.bsky.social, and Stan Sakai

TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY! Part 5 of 5 of Usagi Yojimbo: Kaitō’84! What an epic journey this has been. I co-write and hand painted it and I’m worried for our heroes. :) thank you everyone for the huge support, sharing and encouraging us along the way. In stores tomorrow!

GODZILLA VS SAN DIEGO! Nobody is safe :) get the book at SDCC! | I’ll be signing with my good friends at @idwpublishing booth Friday 2pm!

Trying out some animation background paper and paints for fun .

Read along as @comicnerd1988.bsky.social & @jaredcullum.bsky.social bring Kaitō’s adventures to an exciting finale in Issue #5, coming next Wednesday! Variant covers by @stansakaiofficial.bsky.social & @danielwarrenart.bsky.social! See our exclusive variant at SDCC.

Hey, listen! Watch out! 🧚

SPECIAL GUEST! JARED CULLEN! @jaredcullum.bsky.social Jared is a Reuben Award (Best Graphic Novel) winning 2-time Eisner Comic Industry Award nominated Author-Cartoonist and traditional painter of things. He’s best known for his award winning graphic novel series, Kodi.

Don’t miss the exciting conclusion to Usagi Yojimbo: Kaitō’84 - in stores everywhere July 22! I can’t believe we are here… in just one week! Thank you everyone who has supported the series and spread word about it. @comicnerd1988.bsky.social @stansakaiofficial.bsky.social @darkhorse.com