J. B Harris
COMICS | ILLUSTRATION | DESIGN
“In comics at its best, words and pictures are like partners in a dancer and each one takes turns leading.” — Scott McCloud
Ad Obscura
This comic is inspired by the current understanding of black holes, which to be fair, consists of very little.
It is generally agreed that they are very weird, very cool, and might just contain the secrets of the universe.
Our theories about this cosmic phenomena have come very far in the short time since evidence of their existence was discovered, and I found physicists’ descriptions of their effects upon a unlucky traveller to be very intriguing.
A lot of these discussions necessitate starting with “...if we had a magic spaceship...”, so that’s where I come in.
2025
Ears to the Sun
A zine about Ruby Payne-Scott, one of the world’s first radio-astronomers, a pioneer for women in science and very cool lady.
2026
FLIGHT
I was inspired to create a comic that played with a different reading experience. This comic is folded into a paper airplane, a shape that many people recognise and have made in their lives. The panels are designed to be read as the plane unfolds, and it shares some of my conflicting feelings on flying.
2025
ABSTRACTION
My comic for the @perthcomicartsfestival Tale Town Magazine. This issue tacked AI and artists' responses to it.
The pieces referenced above are Marcel DuChamp's Fountain (1917) and Piet Mondrian's Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow (1930).
These works, amongst many other famous examples, are often brought up when criticising modern art. Despite their apparent simplicity, both have been created with human inspiration and intent which make them infinitely more valuable to the world than any regurgitated AI generated image.
2024
SPIDER MAN
A short comic from my time teaching with JET in Japan.
I miss the kids at the elementary schools I taught at - they were always so enthusiastic about learning. This instance stuck with me - it was just too cute!
2023
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Email – harrinaut@gmail.com
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