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Hi all, I have some big news: I’m finally getting my act together and launching a web store where you will be able to purchase (depending on availability) original artwork from my comics!

The art sales will be handled through my new art rep Kinetic Collectibles and we’re launching the store on Friday, January 17th at 1pm. We’re starting this thing off with the LAST batch of original artwork from The Last of Us: American Dreams, the prequel comic to the video game (and Emmy Award winning HBO TV show) that I drew and co-wrote back in 2013. I’ve had this artwork hidden away for more than a decade, and I’m finally setting it free, so I hope it goes to good homes. 🙂

More info about the store launch and The Last of Us original artwork from Kinetic below:

“The Last of Us : American Dreams is the only comic to spin off of the hit video game series (turned hit HBO TV series) and was penned by game creator and writer Neil Druckmann. The four issue run from 2013 introduced new characters that would later be featured prominently in the games and show. Overall, it was a major expansion to the lore and history of the franchise.

Faith’s store will open with a selection of preliminary pages from the series as well as a selection of character design sheets. This rare release will feature key art, including the prelim of the first appearance pages of Ellie and Riley in comics as well as the first ever designs of Riley; who was created specifically for the comic.

All inked published pages have been sold and Faith no longer does pencil prelims like these (I sure don’t, haha! too much work! -Faith), so these final web store drops will be your absolute last chance for The Last of Us art. Pieces will be sold first come, first served and with a cart based checkout- so that means a “race to the finish” type system where no purchase is guaranteed until you get the payment finalized. Come early and be ready- we expect this to be super popular!

Direct link to the new web store is https://faitherinhicks.bigcartel.com/ and products will become available at 1PM sharp on Friday. So don’t be concerned when you see a mostly empty store until then. Good luck!”

MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOUR, TLOU FANS! 😉
More artwork will follow this first selection of pieces, so be sure to check back if you’re interested in artwork from different comics. You can also shoot me an email to request a page I’ve drawn in the past.

So, 2024. For me personally, it was a difficult and grief filled year. I’ve been conflicted on whether or not to post personal stuff here, so thought I would compromise by starting this post with information about upcoming book stuff, and leaving the personal until the end, so those who would prefer not to read it (no judgement, it’s tough) don’t have to.
Anyway, comics! I finished drawing my 17th graphic novel, a middle grade comic about two sisters attending an intensive animation summer course, and their struggles and triumphs during that experience. It’s called Inbetweens. It’s based loosely on my VERY MIXED experiences attending an intensive animation college, but it also has fun stuff in it, it’s not all art school trauma, I promise.
If you’d like to hear more about Inbetweens, check out my Instagram post about it. Inbetweens will be out from First Second Books in 2026.

My second big project for the year was writing and drawing an adaptation of the classic horror movie The Mummy (the 1932 version, with Boris Karloff) for Skybound and Universal Monsters! It’s been a wild project, very different from anything I’ve done before, and I’ve really enjoyed the challenge. You can read more about The Mummy on Slashfilm. Here’s the cover to the first issue, coloured by Lee Loughridge.

The Mummy is a four issue series, and the first issue comes out in April, I believe.

So, now for the personal stuff. In 2023 my dad was diagnosed with a horrible cancer, and passed away in March of this year. The experience was deeply traumatic, something which I will be carrying for … well, forever, I assume. I’ve never experienced a close, personal death before, so navigating it has been complicated. I’ve had friends, family and work to guide me through my grief, but I remain a work in progress. More so now than I’ve ever been.

In late 2024 my husband and I also lost our cat, Starling. I’d adopted her as an awkward kitten in 2005, and she’d been a huge part of our lives for the fourteen years we’ve lived together. It’s strange to live with a little creature for nearly twenty years, and then suddenly she isn’t there anymore. She was such a good kitty, affectionate and sweet, and her loss is a huge hole in our lives.

I’m not sure what the coming year will bring. More comics, I assume. Possibly more grief, stress, frustration and anger. I hope going forward I can do better, to treat those in my life with kindness and understanding, to surround myself with those who care, and try my best to uplift and believe in them, even when I can’t seem to believe in myself. Hug your loved ones. Read books, read comics, play video games, watch movies, absorb all the great and wonderful art made by messy, imperfect humans, and keep it close to your heart. <3