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✦ About ✦
Jamie Messerman or ‘Spo0n’ is a comic artist and illustrator located in Milwaukee, WI. Currently a freshman illustration student at MIAD, Jamie plans to continue growing their knowledge and skills, hoping to find new experiences to turn into comics about their life. Jamie is focused on creating comics and zines, as well as experimenting with other forms of storytelling, including experimentation with animation, video games, video, audio, and other interactive formats.Jamie finds inspiration for their work from graphic novels, animated shows/movies, video games and dnd podcasts, and other artists they follow online. They create comics that feature a variety of themes, but many of them relate back to queerness and experiences around being trans. Their favorite comics and stories to write feature weird people who don’t fit into the norm and are struggling to figure themselves out (this includes many personal comics about Jamie, as they have no clue what they’re doing most of the time.)Jamie is transmasc, non-binary and queer, and uses they/them/he/him pronouns.
✦ Portfolio ✦
MIAD Archive
comics
zines
illustrations
digital sketchbook
animation
what’s in your pants?
✦ What’s In Your Pants? ✦
✦ MIAD Archive ✦
Fall Semester 2023
Project 1
Project 1 drawing
Project 2
Project 3
Project 3 process
Project 4
Project 6
DIGITAL 2D
Instructor: Naomi Shersty
Projects created in photoshop, illustrator, and procreate
CR - Cabinet Man
CR - Tokidoki
CR - Kusama
Research - Inking
Research - Omori
Final Project - Havenwood (click for more)
RESEARCH, PROCESS, CONNECTION: CURIOUS CONNECTIONS AND OBSESSIVE INVESTIGATIONS
Instructor: Kevin Kaempf
multimedia, photoshop, and procreate
VISUAL LANGUAGE
Instructor: Robert Meinke
multimedia, screen printing, and mokuhanga
✦ Comics ✦
THE DEVIL TAKES CARE OF HIS OWN (2023)
In a final attempt to “fix” what is wrong with them, Eli summons Satan to help them. The outcome of this encounter isn't what they expected.
MOVIE NIGHT (2023)
after their weekly movie night, puppy and kitty talk about some feelings
HOURLY COMICS 2023
my first time participating in hourly comics day!!
I'VE REALIZED RECENTLY (2023)
a comic about relationships and spiraling.
CATALYST (2021)
a comic about my frustration with school when I was younger and my decision to pursue art.
ESCAPISM (2021)
a comic made with pen and ink and studying the use of chiaroscuro.
this comic is the first showcasing my concept of a physical being who represents my anxiety.
NIXED (2023)
my third time revisiting my anxiety character. this time, i wanted to change his personality to mirror myself and my anxieties.
WHAT'S IN YOUR PANTS? (2022)
a 12 page comic infographic about trans and gender non-conforming students in schools. what's in your pants? has been revamped, and is currently available to read!
written and colored by jamie messerman and zoey bannenberg. layout, pencils, and inks by jamie messerman.
TRACK PRACTICE (2021)
a short comic exploring some new characters; the concept was that the animal heads represent problems in the characters lives they are unwilling to solve. only a person with an animal head can see others with the animal head.
✦ Zines ✦
The Devil Takes Care of His Own (2023)
In a final attempt to “fix” what is wrong with them, Eli summons Satan to help them. The outcome of this encounter isn't what they expected.
Movie Night (2023)after their weekly movie night, puppy and kitty talk about some feelings
Drawing Worlds (2023)a mini comic zine following Tillie Walden's Drawing Worlds workshop
Spoon Daze 001a collection of short comics with a theme of anxiety and identity
Spoon Daze 002a collection of sketchbook comics and drawings
MEET ME AT THE MILKY WAY 001 (2023)a mini comic zine about winter sunrises
MEET ME AT THE MILKY WAY 002 (2023)a mini comic zine about anxiety and medication
WHAT’S IN YOUR PANTS? (2023)in this easy guide to trans identities, jamie and zoey teach you some of the basics of gender identity!written and colored: zoey bannenberg and jamie messerman
layout, pencils, and inks: jamie messerman
MORE ZINES COMING SOON!
✦ illustrations ✦
DIGITAL:
illustrations created in procreate or photoshop.
TRADITIONAL:
illustrations created with traditional mediums. watercolor, gouache, oil, acrylic, and pen and ink.
✦ Digital Sketchbook ✦
sketch spreads, character design, studies, unfinished work, ideation, and more!
✦ Animation ✦
DOCTOR:
a silly animatic made for my partner's birthday!
song: Doctor - Jack Stauber
STILL:
animation loop created for a music cover on youtube.
JACK HENKE SHOW OPENING:
opening animation to the jack henke show theme
✦ Commission Info ✦
For more examples of my work, visit my portfolio or instagram/facebook!
oh hi!
My Etsy shop has not yet opened, I’ve still got a bit of work to do! I will mainly be selling handmade mini zines/short comics, but I’m hoping to add more types of art in the future! Follow me on instagram/facebook for updates on when my shop will be opening :]