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Matt James Comic Colourist/Illustrator
@mjamesillustration.com
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I’m a comic book colourist/illustrator based in Queensland, Australia.

My favourite genres are SciFi 👽 Horror 👻 and Fantasy ⚔️

#ComicColorist #Illustration

Games Workshop - Fantasy Flight Games - Gestalt

🚫AI, NFT, Crypto

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Matt James Comic Colourist/Illustrator @mjamesillustration.com · Oct 14
It is #PortfolioDay again!

I am a Comic Colourist based in Australia - I am currently on the search for new gigs, and would love to hear from anyone looking for a Colorist.

You can see my online portfolio here -> www.mjamesillustration.com

#ComicSky #Colorist #ComicArt
Scarlet Spider battling Wolverine as the other X-Men watch on in horror. Psylocke attacking Nimrod, and Iceman crashes through a window to help Spiderman swinging over New York on a rainy night The Juggernaut, surrounded by flame
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It’s been fun revisiting some old pieces while I’m busy with new work I can’t share yet.

Today we’re looking back on some fun I’ve had colouring @colemancomicart.bsky.social ! A fun fact, Ruairí is the reason I am making comics today. One of my most frequent collaborators and favourite people!
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Punk Storm

Lineart by Danielle St Pierre
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Colour by Me

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Storm in her Punk look, with lighting coming out of her closed fists.
February 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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It's been a while since I did a #SequentialSaturday post... so it's about time I did...

Some Scarlet Spider pages featuring the X-men.

Pencils by Carlo Barberi
Inks by @waldenwongart.bsky.social
Colour (practice) by Me

#ComicArt #ComicColorist #ComicSky #SequentialArt
Scarlet Spider kicks Beast across a room, smashing into Iceman. Wolverine and Marvel Girl face off against Scarlett Spider and a second mysterious antagonist. Wolverine, full or fury launches at Scarlett Spider. Wolverine slashes with his claws, but Scarlet Spider counters with a punch, drawing blood from Wolverines mouth. Scarlet Spider launches his webbing at Wolverine, who slashes it, falling into a rage. Scarlet Spider dodges Wolverines attacks, and throughs Wolverine into a wall. Wolverine slashes Scarlet Spider with his claws. Scarlet Spider responds by popping a bone spike from his wrist.. Scarlet Spider launches as Wolverine, striking him in the chest with his bone spike. As he withdraws the spike, blood gushes from the wound and Wolverine falls to the ground as the other X-Men watch on in horror.
April 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Revisiting some more older work again because I can’t share any of my current work, today we’re looking at some stuff by the great @maxdunbar.bsky.social I loved doing.

Dunbar’s fantasy work and character design really is on its own plane of existence. I’m always in awe of him.
November 13, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Artists! QRP with your night art!

Original lineart by Andrea Errico.
Lady death posing in front of the Moon. Her red cape contrasting with greenish night skies.
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Unfortunately I have had to go back to posting on Instagram again… as much as I hate their AI policies, I kind of have no choice from a business perspective.

I will still be keeping up with here and Cara too.. hopefully things don’t get bad enough that I have to go back to Twitter 😂😂
November 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Some more pages from the Mad Cave talent search.. this time from Endless Night.

Story by Mark London
Lineart by Thomas Derenick
Colour by Me

I am still on the look out for new gigs - feel free to message or email with any enquiries.

#ComicColorist #ComicArt #ComicSky #SequentialArt
A neon lit city at night. People bustling about. A man walks into a dimly lit room and activates a glowing white button. Several red lights glow in response and a banks a displays light up showing mysterious cloaked figures. The figures on the tv and the man have a back and forth conversation. The figures end the conversation and the displays go dark. The man leaves the building making a phone call..
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Some more pages from the Mad Cave talent search.. this time from Endless Night.

Story by Mark London
Lineart by Thomas Derenick
Colour by Me

I am still on the look out for new gigs - feel free to message or email with any enquiries.

#ComicColorist #ComicArt #ComicSky #SequentialArt
A neon lit city at night. People bustling about. A man walks into a dimly lit room and activates a glowing white button. Several red lights glow in response and a banks a displays light up showing mysterious cloaked figures. The figures on the tv and the man have a back and forth conversation. The figures end the conversation and the displays go dark. The man leaves the building making a phone call..
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Raph

Lineart by Ramon Villalobos
Colour by Me

#comicart #comiccoloring #comicillustration #lineandcolor
Raphael from TNMT one a stylised blue-green background.
June 14, 2024 at 9:59 PM
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I grew up reading the ‘90’s X-men.. so I really wanted to do this. To add to the ‘90’s vibes, I used Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo’s fleer cards from the ‘94 for some inspiration…

Lines by Ed Benes, colour by me

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Jean Grey in her 1990’4 style costume on a purple background.
October 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Here is an old one.. but still a favourite of mine.

Red Sonja
Lineart by Jheremy Raapack, Colour by me

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Red Sonja sits upon a stone pillar. Her vanquished enemies below.
March 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Some pages I coloured from the Mad Cave talent search..

From "Sanction"
Story by Ray Fawkes
Line Art by Antonio Fuso
Colour by Me

I am available for any sized project if anyone is looking for a colourist!

#ComicArt #ComicSky #ComicColorist
A police office building in Leningrad. An investigator is handed a case file. A second investigator looks up from his paper to see his partner adding a photo to a cork board. Examining the file, the first investigator appears deep in thought, while his partner watches on. A captain comes out of his office and calls the second investigator in to talk. The second investigator returns to his office, lighting a cigarette, to find his partner gone. Cut to his partner sitting in a car looking a tag with red star on it in and small bag. He drives away.
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Some pages I coloured from the Mad Cave talent search..

From "Sanction"
Story by Ray Fawkes
Line Art by Antonio Fuso
Colour by Me

I am available for any sized project if anyone is looking for a colourist!

#ComicArt #ComicSky #ComicColorist
A police office building in Leningrad. An investigator is handed a case file. A second investigator looks up from his paper to see his partner adding a photo to a cork board. Examining the file, the first investigator appears deep in thought, while his partner watches on. A captain comes out of his office and calls the second investigator in to talk. The second investigator returns to his office, lighting a cigarette, to find his partner gone. Cut to his partner sitting in a car looking a tag with red star on it in and small bag. He drives away.
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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It is #PortfolioDay again!

I am a Comic Colourist based in Australia - I am currently on the search for new gigs, and would love to hear from anyone looking for a Colorist.

You can see my online portfolio here -> www.mjamesillustration.com

#ComicSky #Colorist #ComicArt
Scarlet Spider battling Wolverine as the other X-Men watch on in horror. Psylocke attacking Nimrod, and Iceman crashes through a window to help Spiderman swinging over New York on a rainy night The Juggernaut, surrounded by flame
October 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Rick O'Connell

Lineart by Ian Fay
Colour by Me

#comicart #comicartist #comiccolorist #comicillustration
June 20, 2024 at 10:29 AM
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Batman v Joker…

Pencils by David Finch and inks by @coreyking.bsky.social

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Batman standing over a beaten and bloodied Joker in the rain.
October 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Batman v Joker…

Pencils by David Finch and inks by @coreyking.bsky.social

#ComicColorist #ComicSky #ComicArt #ComicArtist
Batman standing over a beaten and bloodied Joker in the rain.
October 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Been a while, so here’s a recent cover I inked over @skootsart.bsky.social pencils for a book called Halloween Reborn. Got a few more covers in the can just waiting to be shared.
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Black Panther

Pencils by Michael Sta Maria
Inks by Jeffrey Huet
Colour by Me!

#ComicArt #Art #Illustration #ComicColorist #BlackPanther
Black Panther posed on a gargoyle in front of a full moon
December 2, 2024 at 11:52 AM
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I don’t often praise how my country is governed, but this I do support. No exceptions for AI from copyright protections.

www.thelawyermag.com/au/news/gene...
Text and data mining exception will not be included in potential copyright law reforms: government
The federal government said it sought to protect Australian creators
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October 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Quote with your night art.

Lineart by V Ken Marion and inked by Batt inks
October 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Quote with your night art.

Library by Jim Lee, Colour by Me
Batman against a green night sky. A swarm of bats flying by.
October 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Game over man, Game over.

I finally finished up Vasquez and Hudson today.

#Illustration #ArtSky #IllustrationSky #Aliens #SciFiArt
Hudson and Vasquez moving through an Alien Hive.
July 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Some of my colours over Jim Lee’s pencils and Don Ho’s inks.

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Rogue in her Savage Land outfit standing in front of a Sunset - and jungle and Dinosaurs in the background.
August 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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I am still on the look out for new gigs - hit me up if you need a colourist for prints, covers or sequentials.
mjamesillustration.com Matt James Comic Colourist/Illustrator @mjamesillustration.com · Oct 14
It is #PortfolioDay again!

I am a Comic Colourist based in Australia - I am currently on the search for new gigs, and would love to hear from anyone looking for a Colorist.

You can see my online portfolio here -> www.mjamesillustration.com

#ComicSky #Colorist #ComicArt
Scarlet Spider battling Wolverine as the other X-Men watch on in horror. Psylocke attacking Nimrod, and Iceman crashes through a window to help Spiderman swinging over New York on a rainy night The Juggernaut, surrounded by flame
October 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM