Riotbones

Riotbones (he/they) is a queer illustrator and comic artist with a passion for all things haunting, dark, and tender—anything that celebrates the euphoria and the devastation of the human condition. Riotbones graduated summa cum laude and as the Class Valedictorian of CFA in 2022 at University of the Philippines, Diliman. In 2021, they participated in The End is Nigh, an exhibition about the allegories, symbols, stories, characters, and rituals surrounding death hosted by Light Grey Art Lab in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

They worked for Adarna House's comics imprint, Anino Comics and they have self-published several short comics: The AO-33 Nebula, Nest, Homecoming, and The Body from The River, which was a part of the 2023 ShortBox Comics Fair. Specializing in narrative work and illustration, they've worked for magazines, video games, books, and TTRPGS. Games work includes The House Doesn't Always Win, [lock-on] - A Gaming Journal by Lost in Cult, Cytress, Filmmakers Without Cameras, Justicar, Tenebris Realm, SoulMuppet Publishing, Acme Gamestudio, Shrieking Tree, and DANGEN Entertainment.