From Sketch to Scare: The Hand-Drawn Art of Pumpkinomicon
Before a Pumpkinomicon story becomes a finished horror comic, it has to take shape through human choices: a character’s silhouette, the angle of a page, and the moment a shadow reveals too much. The sketches and comic pages in this post show some of that work in progress.
Pumpkinomicon is an original horror comics anthology by T.A. Acierto. Year One brings its stories together in single issues and collected editions. For readers who like to see how horror is made, the drawings behind the finished pages are part of the story.
A horror comic begins with sketches
The early drawings let an artist search for a pose and mood before a page is final. A hooded figure can feel mysterious, threatening, or almost sympathetic depending on the line of its cloak and the space around it. These rough pages reveal that exploration.
An early pencil layout: panels, figures, and visual rhythm are still being worked out.
Another sheet of rough layouts from the comic art process.
From pencil work to the printed page
The completed panels add pacing, expressions, color, and text. A reader sees the finished scare; the artist has worked through the composition that makes it land. The finished comic pages below show where those decisions lead in Year One.
Finished sequential art from Pumpkinomicon Year One.
Another finished page, with the story told through drawn panels.
Made by people
Pumpkinomicon’s comic artwork is created by human artists. We do not use AI-generated illustrations for the comic pages. The sketches and finished art here are a look at the people’s work behind the anthology, including the revisions and individual marks that give it its character.
Explore Year One and what comes next
Year One is available in several formats, including single issues and collected editions; current availability is on the Shop page. We are developing Year Two, Circus of the Damned, with three sinister hosts: the Fool, the Jester, and the Painted One. Follow the site for confirmed launch and edition updates.
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