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The Boomerang Gang (Webcomic, 2023-)

What goes around, comes around. The Boomerang Gang is a semi-regular series of diary comics that I make tracking moments in my life and in the lives of friends. Sometimes slice-of-life, sometimes slightly embellished; these strips have a heart and humor that I'm proud of. Starting in 2024, I've begun collecting these strips under the banner of "The Boomerang Gang." Issue #1 will release later this year, and will collect the first 32 online strips as well as some new content. 


In the meantime, new strips are posted most Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on my social media. Members of my Patreon get to see new strips a week early. 

The Rockford High Mystery Society (Webcomic, 2022-2023)

In a stunt to get expelled from her new high school, myopic honors student Dani McCallister teams up with Rachel Hoffman-Stewart--Salem, MA's last teen detective. Together, the two might just be able to track down the mysterious "Origami Man" threatening the city--if they can learn to trust each other first.


The Rockford High Mystery Society is a 2-issue webcomic series, which launched digitally on September 26th--it's purchasable on Ko-Fi and on my Patreon! The book debuted in print at the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo in October, where issue #1 was a recipient of the 2022 MICE mini-grant.


You can also buy physical copies via Radiator Comics! 

Jake: Escape From Wizard Island

Jake is a normal teen with the perfect life in Bear City. Bill is a top-of-the-line delivery droid who has lost his priority mail. After getting stranded, the two hatch a plan to escape Wizard Island in this hilarious and heartfelt comedy-adventure. 


Buy it here!


Jake: Escape From Wizard Island was co-written by Joe Bortner and Nik Protopapas, with art by Joe Bortner.

Jean & Wanda (X-Men fanzine)

This is a free series of comedy/coming-of-age fan-comics about the Marvel Comics characters Jean Grey and Wanda Maximoff. They're really fun, and I'm quite proud of them. 


You can read them either here, or here.

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