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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

front and back endpapers for strange cases ✝️

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Book Riot featured Strange Cases in their “16 of the Best New LGBTQ Books Out in October 2026” listicle!!! 🥹🖤

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Take That! ⚖️ An Ace Attorney Trilogy Zine @aatrilogyzine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

⚖️COVER REVEAL⚖️ The Judge determined this crucial evidence must be shared immediately- our cover, illustrated by @riotbones.bsky.social ! #aceattorney

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Official trailer for Strange Cases, coming October 13 ⚖️

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’ll be part of a panel at Thought Bubble this year, see you there!!! 🖤

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Amanda Meadows @amandameadows.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"With its intensely atmospheric setting and brilliant writing, Strange Cases stands tall as one of the best graphic novels of 2026." More kind words for @riotbones.bsky.social's debut! Truly one of the most thoughtful and beautifully written reviews I've read in a while...read it in full:

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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Graphic Novel Review: STRANGE CASES shines a brilliant light on gothic ruins Strange Cases, the stunning debut of the popular illustrator Riotbones, collects a set of gorgeously drawn supernatural mysteries.

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Graphic Novel Review: STRANGE CASES shines a brilliant light on gothic ruins

Strange Cases, the stunning debut of the popular illustrator Riotbones, collects a set of gorgeously drawn supernatural mysteries.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

oh my god, thank you for the fantastic review!!! 🥹🖤

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Kathryn Hemmann @kathrynthehuman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Strange Cases, the brilliant debut graphic novel of @riotbones.bsky.social, is thrilling supernatural mystery. It's like Ace Attorney meets Bloodborne, and it's also a gorgeous meditation on the gothic shadows of colonial occupation. My review on Comics Beat: www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-nove...

One of the closing illustration pages of Strange Cases, the debut graphic novel from the popular illustrator Riotbones. The story's protagonist, a young law student in a formal fin de siècle three-piece suit, holds the symbolic scales of justice as a grand Victorian cityscape burns at his back. The overlaid text reads:

But churches are burning and saints are crumbling, reborn in altars of barricades where the people rise instead of sink. As the tide swells, the world will shift: a slow but inevitable, merciless dawn that will consume the long, dark night.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

happy to announce the tour’s first stop!! ill be bringing preview copies ahead of release + exclusive merch 🖤

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

some bits from my undergraduate dissertation about filipino horror, which is also what led me to pitching Strange Cases 🖤 (1/5)

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Bonedust Press @bonedustpress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Angela Hsieh / @hisiheyah.bsky.social is the artist for "Flight Patterns of the Dead"! Also the creator of Lu & Ren's Guide to Geozoology, her artwork is so full of life! Each illustration builds a whole world and makes you want to dive right in. 🌟 Check out more of Angela's work: www.angelahh.com

Angela's artist icon depicting a person with light tan skin, dark eyes, short black hair, purple framed glasses, and wearing a pink jacket. They are screaming along with the bird on her shoulder. Art by Angela Hsieh.

Mock book cover for a story titled "Awakening." A young woman stands in a winter storm, holding a branch with glowing blossoms. Behind her, a dragon made of wood opens one vivid green eye. Art by Angela Hsieh.

A painterly illustration of a marsh-like environment with two small figure standing at the edge of the water on the root of a large tree. One of these "trees" is actually the legs of a massive bird in autumn colored tones, it's feathers mimicking the drape of willow branches, and it is leaning down to peer at the small figures with one large, bright eye. Art by Angel Hsieh.

Illustration of an enormous tree in the middle of an oasis, sheltering all manners of desert life. Hidden in the roots of the tree is a glowing red spark. The border of the illustration depicts stylized linear versions of desert flora and fauna, including giant armadillo-like creatures, scaled wolves, jackrabbits, lizards, and succulents. Art by Angela Hsieh.

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Bonedust Press @bonedustpress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Carey Pietsch / @careydraws.bsky.social is the artist for "Death Recoming"! Well known for The Adventure Zone graphic novel adaptations, her art is pure storytelling in visual form, full of emotion and charm! A perfect fit for this story. 🌟 Check out more of Carey's work: www.careydraws.com

Carey's artists icon, showing an illustrated Carey with pale skin, short brown hair, brown eyes, multiple earrings, and a blue button up shirt with light blue dots. Art By Carey Pietsch.

A greyscale illustration of a trio of dungeon-divers (and one nervous dog) descending a large, shadowed, spiral staircase lined with tall arched doorways and ominous gargoyles with gleaming eyes. Art by carey Pietsch.

A black and white inked illustration of a young adventurer holding a nest with an egg inside, kneeling beside a unicorn and speaking to it tearfully. The unicorn's horn is glowing with magic and it look sympathetic tot his person's plight. Art by Carey Pietsch.

An illustrated selection of fantasy inventory items including swords, potions, rings, backs, and instruments in black, white, and greyscale tones labeled: Fantastic Equipment. Art by Carey Pietsch

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Bonedust Press @bonedustpress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Jade Zhang / @yellghoul.bsky.social is the artist for "Irreparable Evolution"! Her lushly detailed, evocative, and atmospheric illustrations really bring it to life! 🌟 Check out more of Jade's work: jadezhang.art

Jade's social media icon, depicting a person on horseback, their features drifting away like mist, or something ghostly, one eye is normal and the other a bright white, staring out at the viewer. Art by Jade Zhang.

an illustration of a devil's bridge, in the foreground an angel and a fairy duel with rapiers. the illustration is framed by a border of birds. Art by Jade Zhang.

illustration of a group of 3 characters walking through the root system of an overgrown borehole. white birds fly around them. the illustration is purple toned with pale yellow highlights. title text overlayed reads: augur 8.3. text along the bottom reads: cross, king, collins, datsyk, colthoff, riordan, li, agoawike, yildiz, thorn, richer. Art by Jade Zhang.

digital illustration of a woman with light skin and dark hair holding a dagger to her throat. behind her is a portrait in a baroque style frame that's coming alive as a fleshy ghost. Art by Jade Zhang.

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Bonedust Press @bonedustpress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

First up, we have @riotbones.bsky.social, our cover artist!! You've seen their cover art for this book, but take a gander at their skill with detail and composition. 🤩 (And they've got a gorgeous graphic novel, Strange Cases, coming out soon!!) Check out more of their work: www.riotbones.com

An illustrated poster for Wuthering Heights showing the two main characters embracing against the backdrop of a stormy green sky. The ground and bare trees of the moors seem to grasp at the couple, intertwining with their details. Art by Riotbones.

An illustration showing two characters int he foreground, both bloddied, and one almost too shadowed to see. A bright star is superimposed over the eye of one figure, taking center stage in the illustration, and in the background is a bare, white tree, roots and branches thick and expanding. A dark dragon curls around the tree, it's tail winding around the throats of the two figures. Art by Riotbones.

An illustrated poster for Phantom of the Opera, an image of the phantom looms over the lead lady, who is standing in front of a large arched, and broken mirror, seeming to stand on a blossoming rose held up by a hand in the foreground, her hair flowing and one hand raised in a beckoning gesture. Below here and filling an intricately detailed music hall is a crowed of masked, cheering audience members. Art by Riotbones.

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Bonedust Press @bonedustpress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Today we're highlighting the artists working on Heavy Are The Years! The campaign is live and we want you to get a taste of how gorgeous the art in this book will be!🌟 www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...

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Heavy Are The Years Story Collection

Three illustrated SFF novellas in one collection exploring the theme of time and how it affects us.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

in-universe bookplate for Strange Cases 🩸🖤

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mint @mintaii.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

the haunting

an illustration of jude from the graphic novel 'strange cases' in a cathedral-like setting, holding scales with lit candles, as though it was a candelabra. the smoke from the candles swirl around him, leading to a looming statue of his mother holding a sword. her sculpted visage is partially weathered and damaged, exposing the bones that lay underneath the statue. surrounding him are more statues, this time of saints, similarly weathered, with their bones partially exposed.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

While the setting of Strange Cases is inspired by late 1800s Philippines under Spanish colonial rule, I played around with timelines and historical events to discuss more contemporary issues, such as that of US neocolonialism in the Philippines.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

These bells would only be returned to the Philippines 117 years later, back in the same church where they were once tolled in defiance.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

During the Philippine-American War, resistance fighters in Balangiga staged a surprise attack on US soldiers. In retaliation, the US army committed what is now called the Balangiga massacre, killing thousands of Filipinos and seizing the church bells as spoils of war.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This lore in Strange Cases was inspired by the Balangiga bells, three historic church bells that were taken by the US Army as war trophies from the Church of San Lorenzo de Martir in Eastern Samar, Philippines.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

LINK: bookshop.org/p/books/stra...

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Use the code Strange15 when you pre-order, and you’ll get an automated email asking you to fill out a Google form to claim your tarot card. Every book you buy from them supports local, independent bookstores!!

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

From September 1 until October 13, anyone based in the US who pre-orders through Bookshop.org can get 15% off AND an exclusive gold-foiled, double sided tarot card of the graphic novel’s main character, Jude Aguilar! 🖤

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

thank you SO much for the trust!! this project has been absolutely incredible 🥹🫶

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Jasmine W. @mythjae.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I am SO excited to start yelling about this book!!! @riotbones.bsky.social did an INCREDIBLE job with this cover! 🤩 (Just wait until you see the full wraparound too!) This collection will ONLY happen if the KS succeeds, so please spread the word!

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Bonedust Press @bonedustpress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This book will only happen if the funding campaign succeeds, so please share our posts, sign up to get notified when the page goes live on September 4th, secure your copies by backing the campaign, and help us make this book a reality! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...

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Coming soon: Heavy Are The Years Story Collection

Three illustrated SFF novellas in one collection exploring the theme of time and how it effects us.

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Bonedust Press @bonedustpress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We've got some big announcements today, starting with a cover reveal for HEAVY ARE THE YEARS!! 🤩 Illustrated by the incredible @riotbones.bsky.social, there are glimpses of each story within the letters! The Kickstarter to fund this book goes live September 4th! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...

The cover for Heavy Are The Years, with glimpses of each story within the text (a large underground and crumbling city being explored by tiny figures holding up a lantern, a person on the move, seemingly chasing after a cat, and a woman in ragged clothing trying to escape a dark cave with birds swooping around her.)
Art by Riotbones.

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InQ! London's Queer Comic Fair @inqcomicfair.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

🦋inQ! 2026 EXHIBITOR! 🏳️‍🌈 @riotbones.bsky.social will be joining us at inQ! Queer Comic Fair 2026! inQ! is a FREE London comic fair and runs all weekend on Sept 26 + 27 2026 from 10:30 to 5:30. See you there! 🚀 Find Bones on SATURDAY at The London LGBTQ+ Community Centre. inqlondoncomicfair.com

text reads: inQ! Saturday exhibitor. Riotbones. London's Queer Comic Fair. Sat 26 + Sun 27 Sept. London LGBTQ+ Community Centre.
image: a self portrait of Riotbones.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The Matter of the Lost Mariner is the first case in Strange Cases, my debut gothic horror-legal drama graphic novel coming out in October 13!! ⚖️🖤

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A fishing vessel comes back from a voyage with all 58 of its crew gone—with the exception of one man who has lost all of his memories.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

As the graphic novel is set in an alternate universe Philippines, I decided not to directly pull anything from Filipino history or mythology and write lore thats thematically inspired by those instead.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This bit of folklore in Strange Cases was inspired by the manananggal, a creature in Filipino folklore that splits in half and preys on pregnant women by using a long, thin tongue to steal unborn children.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

A very small retrospective on my personal journey with comics! 🖤

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

With Strange Cases, I wanted to explore the horror that already exists within Catholicism.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I could barely look at it, I had to close my eyes every time I’d pass by it. Despite growing up surrounded by folk tales about all kinds of supernatural beings, that visceral fear I felt around those statues is what has stayed with me the most.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I was raised Catholic, and grew up afraid of all the statues of religious figures I was surrounded by. There was a life-sized Jesus statue that I found to be particularly terrifying, it was of him carrying the cross, nearly naked, covered with blood and sweat, with tears streaming down his eyes.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The depiction of religion in Strange Cases was inspired by how, during Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines, statues of saints would have wooden bodies carved from molave or narra, while their faces, hands, and feet were sculpted from fine elephant ivory.

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bones 💀 @riotbones.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I finished the cover way back in 2023 when I was first pitching to agents, and I would’ve included other sketches if I had any but the whole thing kind of just immediately clicked with the first idea!

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