JDP | @JDPmakes

🔴 About & Work

🔵 À propos & œuvres

🔴 About
JDP (@JDPmakes) is a Saskatchewan-based cartoonist and illustrator whose work explores hope and humour through adventure fiction and editorial cartooning. Alongside his work as a schoolteacher and member of the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves, he contributes comics to L’eau vive and is currently developing the graphic novel Crux Regna. His artistic influences include Mike Mignola, Akira Toriyama, and Ashley Wood.🔴 Work
Selected Publications
• Prairie Comics Festival 2026 Zine, 10th Annual Prairie Comics Festival, Winnipeg, MB — 2026. Featured artist; artwork and interview published.
• L’eau vive — Regular contributor, 2023–present.
• Francopresse — Contributor, 2024–present.Selected Exhibitions
• Side Effects Poster Show, Side Effects Creative Exhibition, Saskatoon, SK — 2026. Crux Regna cover selected for exhibition.
• Prairie Comics Festival, Winnipeg, MB — 2026. Exhibitor.
• BoldtCon, Humboldt, SK — 2026. Exhibitor.Media & Press
• Discover Humboldt, “Boldt Con brings comics, creators and gaming culture to Humboldt Summer Sizzler” — 2026. Interviewed and quoted.
• CBC, Prairie Comic Arts Festival, Winnipeg, MB — 2026. Interviewed regarding comic-art practice; artist, artwork, and display appeared in festival coverage. Interviewed regarding comic-art practice; work and artist display appeared in event coverage.Professional Development
• Prairie Comics Festival Mentorship Program — 2026.
• Domestika — selected courses in comics, illustration, creature design, and visual storytelling.𓂃🖊🔵 À propos
JDP (@JDPmakes) est un caricaturiste et illustrateur de la Saskatchewan dont le travail explore l’espoir et l’humour à travers la fiction d’aventure et la caricature éditoriale. En parallèle de son travail comme enseignant et membre de la Réserve des Forces armées canadiennes, il collabore avec L’eau vive et développe actuellement le roman graphique Crux Regna. Ses influences artistiques comprennent Mike Mignola, Akira Toriyama et Ashley Wood.🔵 Ouvres
Publications choisies
• Zine du Prairie Comics Festival 2026, 10e édition du Prairie Comics Festival, Winnipeg (Man.) — 2026. Artiste participant; illustrations et entrevue publiées.
• L’eau vive — Collaborateur régulier, 2023–aujourd’hui.
• Francopresse — Collaborateur, 2024–aujourd’hui.Expositions choisies
• Side Effects Poster Show, Side Effects Creative Exhibition, Saskatoon (Sask.) — 2026. Couverture de Crux Regna sélectionnée pour l’exposition.
• Prairie Comics Festival, Winnipeg (Man.) — 2026. Exposant.
• BoldtCon, Humboldt (Sask.) — 2026. Exposant.Médias et presse
• Discover Humboldt, « Boldt Con brings comics, creators and gaming culture to • Humboldt Summer Sizzler » — 2026. Entrevue et citation publiées.
• CBC, Prairie Comic Arts Festival, Winnipeg (Man.) — 2026. Entrevue sur sa pratique artistique; artiste, œuvres et table d’exposition visibles dans la couverture du festival.Perfectionnement professionnel
• Programme de mentorat du Prairie Comics Festival — 2026.
• Domestika — Cours sélectionnés en bande dessinée, illustration, conception de créatures et narration visuelle.