Hey everyone, Megan here! After taking some time away from the studio to be with our families, we are back at it here at Stupid Fresh Mess. Yesterday we spent the morning swapping harrowing tales of Turkey Trots, family game nights and going through BOXES of treasures Skottie unearthed over the break. Turns out he had a storage unit back in Peoria, IL that hadn’t been touched in years. Wait until you see what was inside! I’ll be sharing some of it in our Instagram stories on @stupidfreshmess.
AIN’T NO GRAVE, the collection of issues 1-5, is out this week and available NOW in The Skottie Shop! It comes with our exclusive bookplate which you’ll recognize as the 1:25 cover from issue #2. Both the book and the bookplate are signed! A bonus for the first 100 orders, a bookplate sticker signed by both Skottie and co-creator, artist extraordinaire Jorge Corona! (As of 6:50pm Tuesday night, the bonus sticker bookplates are gone. Thank you!)
And a BONUS for our newsletter readers… FREE SHIPPING on any order that includes a copy of AIN’T NO GRAVE through the end of day Wednesday 12/4. Use code GRAVEFREESHIP at checkout.

Grab your holiday gifts now and take advantage of that free shipping code above when you purchase AIN’T NO GRAVE! THE LAST DAY TO ORDER FROM THE SKOTTIE SHOP FOR GURANTEED DELIVERY BY CHRISTMAS IS TODAY, TUESDAY DECEMBER 3RD!
Our LIMITED EDITION UnORIGINAL ART prints make unique gifts and our ready to ship now. They are individually hand numbered and signed by Skottie! UnORIGINAL ART shows the blue line detail of Skottie’s art and looks so real we had to put a disclaimer on it in the small print!
We are always adding to our CGC Signature Series Collection! Our 9.9 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 are at the studio now and ready to ship in time for the holidays. Skottie’s covers on What If?… Disney characters and The 8 Deaths of Spider-man have been crazy popular. These will be shipping in the coming months according to their publication dates given in the listings.
AIN'T NO GRAVE Trade - On Sale: 12/04/2024
I HATE FAIRYLAND #18- On Sale 12/04/2024
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #63 8 DEATHS OF SPIDER-MAN- On Sale 12/11/2025
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #64 8 DEATHS OF SPIDER-MAN- On Sale 12/25/2025
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #65 8 DEATHS OF SPIDER-MAN- On Sale 01/08/2025
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #66 8 DEATHS OF SPIDER-MAN- On Sale 01/22/2025
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #67 8 DEATHS OF SPIDER-MAN- On Sale 02/12/2025
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #68 8 DEATHS OF SPIDER-MAN- On Sale 02/19/2025
HUMAN TORCH: BURN collecting issues 1-6 On Sale 05/06/2025
STRANGE ACADEMY OMNIBUS (with Skottie Young cover ) Collecting issues 1-18 and Strange Academy Finals issues 1-6- On Sale 05/20/2025
Thank you all so much for the love and support for this book. I'm absolutely floored by how many of you showed up to buy the book today. It means so much to me when you all support my creator owned stuff. Don't get me wrong, I love it when you all are passionate about any of my work, but when you show up for the projects like AIN'T NO GRAVE, I just can't tell you how much it fills my heart. We spend so much time creating these characters and stories from scratch, invest in ourselves with fingers crossed that it connects with enough readers to help us make more. And days like today show me how awesome of a community we are building. Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart.
Sweet. Looking forward to adding this book to my collection. Love the red on the book plate.