Tristan Jones
@tristansbones.bsky.social
Writer: TMNT, Ghostbusters, Batman and Mega-Man.
Illustrator: Aliens, Predator, Scream, Silent Hill, Ghostbusters, Batman, Event Horizon.
Rep cinema programmer.
Owner of Sound Mind Records. Probably cursed.
Contact: t-rex(at)soundmindrecords(dot)com(dot)au
Illustrator: Aliens, Predator, Scream, Silent Hill, Ghostbusters, Batman, Event Horizon.
Rep cinema programmer.
Owner of Sound Mind Records. Probably cursed.
Contact: t-rex(at)soundmindrecords(dot)com(dot)au
Xenovember day 24! This was an illustration I did for NECA's "Defiance Xenomorph" based on the praetorian alien from the second issue of the comic.
Also one of those rare times I did the color work, too, using Dan's work in the comic books as a guide...
www.instagram.com/p/DRey0ssEuIX/
Also one of those rare times I did the color work, too, using Dan's work in the comic books as a guide...
www.instagram.com/p/DRey0ssEuIX/
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Xenovember day 24! This was an illustration I did for NECA's "Defiance Xenomorph" based on the praetorian alien from the second issue of the comic.
Also one of those rare times I did the color work, too, using Dan's work in the comic books as a guide...
www.instagram.com/p/DRey0ssEuIX/
Also one of those rare times I did the color work, too, using Dan's work in the comic books as a guide...
www.instagram.com/p/DRey0ssEuIX/
Xenovember day 23! One of my favourite things I've ever drawn. This sequence at the start of Aliens: Defiance #6 ruled. @officialbrianwood.com always wrote great pages that got both the best out of me & the story itself, and Dan Jackson absolutely... (link for rest)
www.instagram.com/p/DRcU-GmkuHm/
www.instagram.com/p/DRcU-GmkuHm/
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Xenovember day 23! One of my favourite things I've ever drawn. This sequence at the start of Aliens: Defiance #6 ruled. @officialbrianwood.com always wrote great pages that got both the best out of me & the story itself, and Dan Jackson absolutely... (link for rest)
www.instagram.com/p/DRcU-GmkuHm/
www.instagram.com/p/DRcU-GmkuHm/
With all the talk about @realgdt.bsky.social's beautiful #Frankenstein, it's timely that the man that defined the role forever was born on this day 138 years ago!
Happy birthday to the legend, Boris Karloff.
www.instagram.com/p/DRZzD3oEpQZ/
Happy birthday to the legend, Boris Karloff.
www.instagram.com/p/DRZzD3oEpQZ/
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
With all the talk about @realgdt.bsky.social's beautiful #Frankenstein, it's timely that the man that defined the role forever was born on this day 138 years ago!
Happy birthday to the legend, Boris Karloff.
www.instagram.com/p/DRZzD3oEpQZ/
Happy birthday to the legend, Boris Karloff.
www.instagram.com/p/DRZzD3oEpQZ/
Xenovember day 22! This one's a cool little oddity. Rare Italian cover for Aliens: Defiance that glows in the dark, using one of the very first drawings I did when I started mucking around with my first Cintiq...
www.instagram.com/p/DRZpLWRkkho/
www.instagram.com/p/DRZpLWRkkho/
November 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Xenovember day 22! This one's a cool little oddity. Rare Italian cover for Aliens: Defiance that glows in the dark, using one of the very first drawings I did when I started mucking around with my first Cintiq...
www.instagram.com/p/DRZpLWRkkho/
www.instagram.com/p/DRZpLWRkkho/
Xenovember day 21! Getting near the tail end, but this is the coloured (by @simongough2099.bsky.social ) version of one I posted earlier, in tribute to Mike Mignola's iconic Aliens vs Predator cover art from the orgiinal Dark Horse comics.
www.instagram.com/p/DRW4hFAEimi/
www.instagram.com/p/DRW4hFAEimi/
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Xenovember day 21! Getting near the tail end, but this is the coloured (by @simongough2099.bsky.social ) version of one I posted earlier, in tribute to Mike Mignola's iconic Aliens vs Predator cover art from the orgiinal Dark Horse comics.
www.instagram.com/p/DRW4hFAEimi/
www.instagram.com/p/DRW4hFAEimi/
Xenovember day 20…!
This is one of my favourite panels from Aliens: Defiance. Few things are as fun as #drawing as #xenomorph infestation.
www.instagram.com/p/DRTqpmWErb-/
This is one of my favourite panels from Aliens: Defiance. Few things are as fun as #drawing as #xenomorph infestation.
www.instagram.com/p/DRTqpmWErb-/
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Xenovember day 20…!
This is one of my favourite panels from Aliens: Defiance. Few things are as fun as #drawing as #xenomorph infestation.
www.instagram.com/p/DRTqpmWErb-/
This is one of my favourite panels from Aliens: Defiance. Few things are as fun as #drawing as #xenomorph infestation.
www.instagram.com/p/DRTqpmWErb-/
Xenovember day 19! There's a bit of a story behind this one, because it's pretty much where my whole career took a very solid turning point. Hit the link if you're keen to read, but if not, this is the piece that started it all...
www.instagram.com/p/DRRfn07EtiU/
www.instagram.com/p/DRRfn07EtiU/
November 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Xenovember day 19! There's a bit of a story behind this one, because it's pretty much where my whole career took a very solid turning point. Hit the link if you're keen to read, but if not, this is the piece that started it all...
www.instagram.com/p/DRRfn07EtiU/
www.instagram.com/p/DRRfn07EtiU/
Bit late today, but feeling absolutely rat-shit and been sleeping most of the day.
Xenovember day 18! Queens are rad to draw. They don't make a tonne of sense to me, but they're rad, and still one of the best special effects put to screen.
instagram.com/p/DRPO4G0kgUj/
Xenovember day 18! Queens are rad to draw. They don't make a tonne of sense to me, but they're rad, and still one of the best special effects put to screen.
instagram.com/p/DRPO4G0kgUj/
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Bit late today, but feeling absolutely rat-shit and been sleeping most of the day.
Xenovember day 18! Queens are rad to draw. They don't make a tonne of sense to me, but they're rad, and still one of the best special effects put to screen.
instagram.com/p/DRPO4G0kgUj/
Xenovember day 18! Queens are rad to draw. They don't make a tonne of sense to me, but they're rad, and still one of the best special effects put to screen.
instagram.com/p/DRPO4G0kgUj/
Xenovember day 17!
Resurrection is... not great. Love the idea. Don't love the execution. Romulus is essentially a more "ALIEN" Resurrection and I love it because of that, but I do admire the swings Resurrection took. Like this ugly thing.
www.instagram.com/p/DRL_NGUEinR/
Resurrection is... not great. Love the idea. Don't love the execution. Romulus is essentially a more "ALIEN" Resurrection and I love it because of that, but I do admire the swings Resurrection took. Like this ugly thing.
www.instagram.com/p/DRL_NGUEinR/
November 18, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Xenovember day 17!
Resurrection is... not great. Love the idea. Don't love the execution. Romulus is essentially a more "ALIEN" Resurrection and I love it because of that, but I do admire the swings Resurrection took. Like this ugly thing.
www.instagram.com/p/DRL_NGUEinR/
Resurrection is... not great. Love the idea. Don't love the execution. Romulus is essentially a more "ALIEN" Resurrection and I love it because of that, but I do admire the swings Resurrection took. Like this ugly thing.
www.instagram.com/p/DRL_NGUEinR/
Xenovember Day 16 (I think - I dunno, sleep and time have become an abstract concept to me now).
This was the second cover I did for @darkhorse.com's #Aliens : Resistance, once again with #color #art by Dan Jackson.
www.instagram.com/p/DRJQzbDEkPf/
This was the second cover I did for @darkhorse.com's #Aliens : Resistance, once again with #color #art by Dan Jackson.
www.instagram.com/p/DRJQzbDEkPf/
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Xenovember Day 16 (I think - I dunno, sleep and time have become an abstract concept to me now).
This was the second cover I did for @darkhorse.com's #Aliens : Resistance, once again with #color #art by Dan Jackson.
www.instagram.com/p/DRJQzbDEkPf/
This was the second cover I did for @darkhorse.com's #Aliens : Resistance, once again with #color #art by Dan Jackson.
www.instagram.com/p/DRJQzbDEkPf/
Xenovember Day 15! Had some pretty great news from editors over the weekend (will share when I can) and I'm on a roll on Event Horizon #5, so I'm keeping this one brief!
This is one of my favourite panels from Aliens: Defiance #6 (I think). More at the link below:
www.instagram.com/p/DRGsbIqEtHq/
This is one of my favourite panels from Aliens: Defiance #6 (I think). More at the link below:
www.instagram.com/p/DRGsbIqEtHq/
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Xenovember Day 15! Had some pretty great news from editors over the weekend (will share when I can) and I'm on a roll on Event Horizon #5, so I'm keeping this one brief!
This is one of my favourite panels from Aliens: Defiance #6 (I think). More at the link below:
www.instagram.com/p/DRGsbIqEtHq/
This is one of my favourite panels from Aliens: Defiance #6 (I think). More at the link below:
www.instagram.com/p/DRGsbIqEtHq/
Just scraping in on this one as we hit the second week of Xenovember with day 14 . Again, an older but still one of my favourite #Alien pieces. This was done as a #cover for
@darkhorse.com
#Aliens : Resistence series.
www.instagram.com/p/DREG0aFkhqD/
@darkhorse.com
#Aliens : Resistence series.
www.instagram.com/p/DREG0aFkhqD/
November 15, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Just scraping in on this one as we hit the second week of Xenovember with day 14 . Again, an older but still one of my favourite #Alien pieces. This was done as a #cover for
@darkhorse.com
#Aliens : Resistence series.
www.instagram.com/p/DREG0aFkhqD/
@darkhorse.com
#Aliens : Resistence series.
www.instagram.com/p/DREG0aFkhqD/
Xenovember day 13! Today's a hectic one so I'm keeping it brief. Pretty sure I did this as a warm up leading into my time on Aliens: Defiance for Dark Horse...
www.instagram.com/p/DRBXemZkiCV/
www.instagram.com/p/DRBXemZkiCV/
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Xenovember day 13! Today's a hectic one so I'm keeping it brief. Pretty sure I did this as a warm up leading into my time on Aliens: Defiance for Dark Horse...
www.instagram.com/p/DRBXemZkiCV/
www.instagram.com/p/DRBXemZkiCV/
Xenovember day 12! This was my take on what, up to that point, had been known as the praetorian #alien, done as a private commission. It would also be used by both NECA and Tindalos for both toys and video games, which were both wild to see!
www.instagram.com/p/DQ-ZI3ykmA...
www.instagram.com/p/DQ-ZI3ykmA...
November 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Xenovember day 12! This was my take on what, up to that point, had been known as the praetorian #alien, done as a private commission. It would also be used by both NECA and Tindalos for both toys and video games, which were both wild to see!
www.instagram.com/p/DQ-ZI3ykmA...
www.instagram.com/p/DQ-ZI3ykmA...
Event Horizon #3 from @idwpublishing.com is out today, written by @cjward.bsky.social, with #color #art by @pipmartin.bsky.social , and some of my favourite #illustration work I've put into any #comic yet. Here're some raw select favourites... (more in link)
www.instagram.com/p/DQ9lOA6Ep5...
www.instagram.com/p/DQ9lOA6Ep5...
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Event Horizon #3 from @idwpublishing.com is out today, written by @cjward.bsky.social, with #color #art by @pipmartin.bsky.social , and some of my favourite #illustration work I've put into any #comic yet. Here're some raw select favourites... (more in link)
www.instagram.com/p/DQ9lOA6Ep5...
www.instagram.com/p/DQ9lOA6Ep5...
Xenovember day 11! Another contentious one, sure, but the space jockey from the original was always something I wanted to see up and about. Obviously we got there eventually, but I’m still dying to play with these guys in comic form.
Anyone know anyone at Marvel…?
www.instagram.com/p/DQ70YGVksq...
Anyone know anyone at Marvel…?
www.instagram.com/p/DQ70YGVksq...
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Xenovember day 11! Another contentious one, sure, but the space jockey from the original was always something I wanted to see up and about. Obviously we got there eventually, but I’m still dying to play with these guys in comic form.
Anyone know anyone at Marvel…?
www.instagram.com/p/DQ70YGVksq...
Anyone know anyone at Marvel…?
www.instagram.com/p/DQ70YGVksq...
@idwpublishing.com's Event Horizon #3 with @cjward.bsky.social's script, @pipmartin.bsky.social's excellent colour art and my illustrations, hits shelves tomorrow but @aiptcomics.com has this to say about it today! Full review over at aiptcomics.com/2025/11/11/e...
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
@idwpublishing.com's Event Horizon #3 with @cjward.bsky.social's script, @pipmartin.bsky.social's excellent colour art and my illustrations, hits shelves tomorrow but @aiptcomics.com has this to say about it today! Full review over at aiptcomics.com/2025/11/11/e...
Xenovember day 10! I always kinda felt like Aliens, for everyone’s pissing and moaning about Hicks and Newt taking dirt naps at the start of Alien 3, committed the bigger sin by reducing the alien to cannon fodder. That said, blowing up this one is was fun…
www.instagram.com/p/DQ5cqIoErg...
www.instagram.com/p/DQ5cqIoErg...
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Xenovember day 10! I always kinda felt like Aliens, for everyone’s pissing and moaning about Hicks and Newt taking dirt naps at the start of Alien 3, committed the bigger sin by reducing the alien to cannon fodder. That said, blowing up this one is was fun…
www.instagram.com/p/DQ5cqIoErg...
www.instagram.com/p/DQ5cqIoErg...
Xenovember day 9! This commission piece was done last year, depicting the original xeno floating in the void after the film, finished a month before Dane Hallett would tell me over lunch that this was exactly how Alien: Romulus would begin!
www.instagram.com/p/DQ3Ggm4kqW...
www.instagram.com/p/DQ3Ggm4kqW...
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Xenovember day 9! This commission piece was done last year, depicting the original xeno floating in the void after the film, finished a month before Dane Hallett would tell me over lunch that this was exactly how Alien: Romulus would begin!
www.instagram.com/p/DQ3Ggm4kqW...
www.instagram.com/p/DQ3Ggm4kqW...
Xenovember day 8! I’d always wanted to do something along the lines of the classic Kelley Jones cover to Aliens: Hive #4, and the nature of the (unpublished) Colonial Marines comics was a perfect opportunity to try that. Colours by @simongough2099.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/p/DQ0gLIvkgv...
www.instagram.com/p/DQ0gLIvkgv...
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Xenovember day 8! I’d always wanted to do something along the lines of the classic Kelley Jones cover to Aliens: Hive #4, and the nature of the (unpublished) Colonial Marines comics was a perfect opportunity to try that. Colours by @simongough2099.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/p/DQ0gLIvkgv...
www.instagram.com/p/DQ0gLIvkgv...
Xenovember continues to roll out just like Lambert’s guts in this speculative take on her horrible demise from one of the original film’s most effective moments.
www.instagram.com/p/DQx8M-Ekkf...
www.instagram.com/p/DQx8M-Ekkf...
November 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Xenovember continues to roll out just like Lambert’s guts in this speculative take on her horrible demise from one of the original film’s most effective moments.
www.instagram.com/p/DQx8M-Ekkf...
www.instagram.com/p/DQx8M-Ekkf...
Xenovember Day 6 -- a contentious one to be sure, but I REALLY liked what Prometheus brought to the table even if I didn't wholly dig the execution, and for its faults, I like that Romulus wove those pieces in like it did.
www.instagram.com/p/DQvGqSeEk8J/
www.instagram.com/p/DQvGqSeEk8J/
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Xenovember Day 6 -- a contentious one to be sure, but I REALLY liked what Prometheus brought to the table even if I didn't wholly dig the execution, and for its faults, I like that Romulus wove those pieces in like it did.
www.instagram.com/p/DQvGqSeEk8J/
www.instagram.com/p/DQvGqSeEk8J/
Genuinely wild someone thought I'd like this...
Again, to quote @realgdt.bsky.social, fuck AI and anyone that thinks this is good on any level.
Again, to quote @realgdt.bsky.social, fuck AI and anyone that thinks this is good on any level.
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Genuinely wild someone thought I'd like this...
Again, to quote @realgdt.bsky.social, fuck AI and anyone that thinks this is good on any level.
Again, to quote @realgdt.bsky.social, fuck AI and anyone that thinks this is good on any level.
Xenovember Day 5! In honour of @dantrachtenberg.bsky.social's #Predator Badlands coming out, here's an #Alien vs Predator commission #illustration I did in homage to @mikemignola.bsky.social's #classic cover #art for @darkhorse.com series that started it all.
www.instagram.com/p/DQspqoCElT0/
www.instagram.com/p/DQspqoCElT0/
November 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Xenovember Day 5! In honour of @dantrachtenberg.bsky.social's #Predator Badlands coming out, here's an #Alien vs Predator commission #illustration I did in homage to @mikemignola.bsky.social's #classic cover #art for @darkhorse.com series that started it all.
www.instagram.com/p/DQspqoCElT0/
www.instagram.com/p/DQspqoCElT0/
Apparently someone thought it needed to be run through AI. I'd love to know what the prompt was and why. And the reactions from the general public have been pretty sad. Cheers to those with actual taste and critical observance abilities. Sign looks good though...!
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Apparently someone thought it needed to be run through AI. I'd love to know what the prompt was and why. And the reactions from the general public have been pretty sad. Cheers to those with actual taste and critical observance abilities. Sign looks good though...!