Rob Jones - Letterer/Writer/WOTW: Thunder Child out NOW!!!

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Letterer - Image, Discworld, Black Mirror, Titan, Dark Horse, Mad Cave, Penguin, Harper Collins, Scholastic, Humanoids & more. ADHD-er. Writer - WOTW: Thunder Child out now! He/Him. AVI by Gabriele Barsotti 🔗's: https://linktr.ee/robjonesletters

A page from Super Unicorn Princess 2, written and drawn by Mike Hartigan, letters by me
Matt Hardy in a baseball cap looking all suave. Rob Jones cross-eyed and doofy. Both are pointing up at the Forbidden Planet store sign.
A kitbashed Master of Executions from the World Eaters 40k Army in red primed stage
Some red primed Chaos World Eaters from warhammer 40k, one being a defiller, a wardog carnivore, a maulerfiend and some berserkers.
A 3d printed Martian Tripod based on the Tim Dowler cover to WOTW: Thunder Child graphic novel
A poster advertising myself and Matt Hardy signing at Forbidden Planet Megastore London on Wednesday 1st July from 17:30-18:30
Akari, a pink haired, dark skinned Angel with brown eyes and a golden/bronze halo.
We see a picture of a waltus/seal/sealion/waterdog as a screen saver on a pc screen, the camera then flips to show a very bearded and hairy person insinuating that this is a lookalike
Alyssa Edwards, Drag Race allstar looks confused as we can see the desolate space of the Backrooms behind her. The text Backrooms? Can be seen on the image
A burst lettering balloon adorned with a shooting star and 2 stylised '!!', both in a yellow to orange gradient. The text reads "Are you KIDDING me right now?"
A massive pile of pillows and cushions, haphazardly arranged by my dog. Chidi, a small black/brown Chihuahua/French Bulldog cross. His head pokes out the centre of them.
We see the starship enterprise NCC-1701-D in space, with the words "Can you hear it gooping?" In blue text in the top left of the image
A woman stands holding a pre-WWI rifle, mid command, and is then hit with some sort of light/ray which irradiates her entirely bar he left arm which was pointing. The detached limb is falling away from her disintegrating remains
A poster for SEQUENTIAL SCOTLAND COMIC MARKET at the Double Tree Hilton 8.8.2026
Thuderbirds: Hidden Dangers Comic Anthology promo image: I've been recruited by International Rescue. Proud contributor of A Gerry Anderson Production Thunderbirds: Hidden Dangers Comic Anthology
A series of WhatsApp messages stating: SUBPAR TELESCOPE (STEP-KID): everyone okay if I go in the shower NELL (MY PARTNER): Yarp SUBPAR TELESCOPE: thank you :) don't know why that didnt end in a question mark, i meant it to ME (IDIOT): No. You cant shower. You must wash in the large black bucket in the garden, the one with all the leaves and guuuck and stuff in it. Thank you for your attention on this matter. Signed, Robin J.A. Jones.
Me, a 40 year old, bearded, large dark haired man with glasses in a yellow t-shirt which has the 1989 teenage mutant ninja turtles logo repurposed with the text I AM ACTUALLY IN MY FORTIES on it.
A white background with a circle and then a light blue checked circle inset in it, and the checks ALWAYS REMEMBER TO CHECK YOU BLEEDS but with the beginning of the B and the S cut off.
A page from Issue 3 of Mad Cave Studios 'Wild Animals' #03, written by Ed Brisson, art by Andy Kohn, colors by Dee Cunniffee
A Retro style poster for a boxing match style match up comprised of an aged paper background with red and blue text and graphic design. Across the top it reads 2026 Presents (Cos of course it does) OLD WHITE DUDES Fight for the soul of Christianity! Then there are 2 silhouettes facing one another, one of Pope Leo and one of Donald Trump. Underneath this is the text Rizz 'Em with the Schism Main Event! Then, in headline font, THE PONTIFF vs THE PAEDOPHILE Live Match at Vatican City. In small text Brought to you by this fucking reality we are all forced to live in.
A blue, halftoned background with the words WANK in red, SPLOOGE! in a orange to yellow gradient and TOOT! in a darker red.
A red background with a Martian Tripod towering over the HMS Thunder Child with the text War of the Worlds: Thunder Child and Hardy - Jones - Castaniero - Gough
The classic Woman shouting at a cat meme over 2 panels, but the woman is replaced by Major Makepeace, a moustached prim and proper early 1900's military man, and the 2nd panel shows Miriam and Simon Young, a blonde haired man with glasses and dark haired woman, both smiling and looking cute as all hell.
A small, fuzzy napoleon of a dog, Chidi, a black and brown Chihuahua and French Bulldog cross sticking his face in front of a large bearded goober of a man with golden retriever energy
Chidi, a brown/black Bullhuahua, or Chihuahua /French Bulldog cross, fast asleep on a blanket, showing his beautiful little teeth, looking like butter wouldn't melt... with snore bubbles coming out of his nose, comical ZZZZ's and a thought bubble showing a very tasty looking sausage...
A speech bubble saying Oh, no. You're DOOMED with the DOOMED being stylised in a firey style, gradiated in fire colours and the balloons having sparkle effects around it.
An image showing me, a chunky bearded goon in a ridiculous power pose, imposed over a yellow circle. This sits on an off-black background with the words FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION and then the Ringo Awards logo and the following text ROB JONES FOR BEST LETTERER - Fans and Pros alike may submit nominations until May 28th at www.ringoawards.com
A teen sits sleepily in a red armchair. They wear a purplish top with bright blue writing which says MIKU. The words THE AMAZING ARMCHAIR can be read.
The trans pride flag in the background with a white square in the middle of it. Within the white square, text reads: “International Transgender Day of Visibility March 31”
Poe Dameron from star wars looks exacerbated and has his eyes closed as the text SOMEHOW 'FEAR ITSELF' RETURNED can be seen
A 12 second video showing 2 raspberry pi touch screen devices and 2 snes controllers made into an arcade cabinet style using lego blocks.
A twisted face with a twisted smile and displaced eyes in black and white sketching
A gradiated purple image with a graphic novel showing War of the Worlds: Thunder Child art by Tim Dowler. The text BARNES & NOBLE SAVE 25% OFF WAR OF THE WORLDS: THUNDER CHILD accompanies this.
A space marine intersessor painted up as the eldritch horror entity known as Mr Blobby with the text WARHAMMER 40,000 11TH EDITION WILL SOON BE HERE....ALL HAIL THE ONE TRUE EMPEROR...
A page of comic work showing a large panel of an empty theatre with an INTERMISSION title card, then in amongst 16 retro film panels are snaps of me from different moments of the last 20 years in various styles. The text "...I see a blurred rush of memories cast themselves onto the screen of my mind. Flashes and flashes of these moments spark and crackle from the storm plaguing me as I sleep. Finally, amongst the rapid images, a stark tableau snaps me back into the dreams chosen narrative. A lone telephone pole."
A poster of the evening, with 3 riders on the back reading comics and admiring artwork. The text WE WILL BE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE THE YORKSHIRE COMIC ART FESTIVAL COMIC CONVENTION 14 & 15 NOVEMBER 2026 HARROGATE CONVENTION CENTER and a bubble saying 20th Edition.
4 small worm/insect like aliens are around a work surface pouring coffee and just hanging out
A Martian Tripod is embedded in the soft cliff walls of the Lowestoft coastline. The red weed can be seen creeping along the beach front. The colours are all pink and purple and twilight coded.
The words MY then FIRST with outlined copies overlayed and then TIME USING ILLUSTRATOR, layered over a black background with an orange gradient shape in the lower right and a 3d bevelled rectangle.
Wolverine is laying on his bed, in his X-Men 97 outfit (yellow with blue and black trim) holding a picture frame. We cut to the picture frame and in it we see the cover to War of the Worlds: Thunder Child which is blue and showcases 2 Martian tripods with large red lights emerging from the ocean as the Thunder Child bears down on them.
An old, eccentric German man, namely the enigma that is Werner Hertzog, with a speech balloon coming off panel in the bottom
A kitbashed Praetorian Guard command squad for Warhammer 40k made with the command squad boxset, random things from my bits box and Anvil Miniatures Praetorian Heads, extras and Haversacks.
My cheeky dog, Chidi, a dark brown and tan Frenchie/Chihuahua cross is torso deep underneath a chair, with his back legs poking out like a trusssed up Turkey.
The cover of One Path showing a T Rex facing down a woman with a foliage backdrop behind the book. The text WINNER COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS MYTHIC ADVENTURES & EPIC JOURNEYS and the emblem for the 2026 Independent Press Award are also visible.
The Mack...Will return...in Avengers Doomsday
A copy of John Lees and Alex Cormack's The Crimson Cage
Cover images for Unfairies (Penguin), Cyberarchy (Mad Cave), Flash Gordon Quarterly (Mad Cave), One Path (Mad Cave) Who are the Power Pals? (Dark Horse), Wild Animals (Mad Cave), Wrack and Rune (Maverick), Black Mirror - San Junipero (Twisted Comics), Black Mirror - USS Callister (Twisted Comics), Return of the Living Dead (American Mythology), The Thing on the Doorstep (Image), Voltron (Europa Parks)
A grumpy, slightly beardy 40 year-old man in glasses is wearing a very forlorn bear oodie
A gradiated red background and large sun flanks a HUGE martian Tripod as it towers over the HMS Thunder Child. With the text WAR OF THE WORLDS: THUNDER CHILD and HARDY, JONES, CASTANIERO GOUGH
Cover images for Unfairies (Penguin), Cyberarchy (Mad Cave), Flash Gordon Quarterly (Mad Cave), One Path (Mad Cave) Who are the Power Pals? (Dark Horse), Wild Animals (Mad Cave), Wrack and Rune (Maverick), Black Mirror - San Junipero (Twisted Comics), Black Mirror - USS Callister (Twisted Comics), Return of the Living Dead (American Mythology), The Thing on the Doorstep (Image), Voltron (Europa Parks)
A dark haired and bearded 40 year old man who should know better and a blue hair 14 year old Gender Fluid individual who are both in rudimentary clown makeup. The 14 year old looks sinister and frightening, which is nothing new for them, the 40 year old looks tired but with a flamboyant flair.
A text message from my mum to me: Rob I have just emptied the bag with presents in and I was surprised to find Thunderchild 1to 3 in with them. Thank you so much for those, I have read all three this afternoon whilst having a cup of tea. They are really good, the story line, the artwork and presentation is brilliant. I am so proud of all of you who did these books, my son and his friends. I truly hope you are all proud of yourselves.
A 10 year old boy stands in a living room smiling and holds an end of term merit award he recieved.
Three men stand in an arcade/bowling alley. One has his fist balled up and is shouting as he runs towards a test your strength punchbag. The text "I summon the very fact that I am a man! Is on the image in white.
A picture saying ReMail.. "Why not use super instead" in a thought bubble, the text "Meanwhile in Techniverse...emails start to make sense. To users AND developers." In a yellow text box. In an 8 bit font we see the words PLAY DEMO, OPEN THE MANUAL, GET THE FULL VERSION [FREE!] all superimposed over a gas giant type plant. We can also see a planet with a ring around it and then stars and a rocket ship. All designed by a 10 year old.
A kitchen, well, my kitchen, with various bowls and ingredients on a kitchen counter and a laundry basket in front of these. And then spaghetti. Lots of fallen, dried spaghetti. All over the place. Bloody awful.