Who is Jim Pascoe?
Jim Pascoe is a writer, designer, and an award-winning creative director. For the past 20 years, he has been generating, collaborating on, and executing creative ideas.
His latest work is the graphic novel series Cottons, illustrated by Heidi Arnhold. The first two books in the trilogy — The Secret of the Wind and The White Carrot — are available now from First Second Books.
His previous comics credits include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy Animated, and the original series Undertown—which was originally published by Tokyopop, put out as a special edition by Scholastic, and distributed by Universal Press Syndicate to over 50 newspapers worldwide.
He is the co-author of the crime fiction novel By the Balls: A Bowling Alley Murder Mystery (written with Tom Fassbender and illustrated by Paul Pope), which launched the cult publishing house UglyTown and was rereleased in 2013 in a deluxe 15th anniversary edition.
Part of the original founding team of the entertainment advertising agency The Refinery, Jim Pascoe has worked on campaigns for every major Hollywood studio. He and his team have won multiple Clio Awards.
He was also the creative director/producer on Disney/ABC Cable Network Group’s interactive television program JETIX Cards Live, which won a 2004 Emmy Award (Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology).
He lives in Los Angeles, where he drinks coffee, reads Tarot cards, sleeps very little, and believes in magic.
Writing
List of Published Work
Cottons: The Curse of the Vales (First Second Books)
art by Heidi Arnhold
Coming Soon
Cottons: The White Carrot (First Second Books)
art by Heidi Arnhold
February 2020
Cottons: The Secret of the Wind (First Second Books)
art by Heidi Arnhold
July 2018
Cthulu Tales Omnibus: Delirium (Boom!)
includes "Black Sun"
art by Unai
August 2011
Kid Noir "Double Detention"
limited-edition art print
art by Don Simpson
July 2011
Florida Heat Wave (Tyrus)
Edited by Michael Lister
Includes "Paper"
August 2010
978-1935562177
Los Angeles Noir (Akashic)
Edited by Denise Hamilton
Includes "The Kidnapper Bell"
May 2007
978-1933354224
Undertown, vol. 2 (Tokyopop)
art by Jake Myler
March 2009
978-1427825131
Undertown, vol. 1 (Scholastic)
art by Jake Myler
August 2007
978-1427807823
Undertown, vol. 1 (Tokyopop)
art by Jake Myler
August 2007
978-1427801036
Cthulhu Tales: Tainted (Boom!)
includes "Black Sun"
art by Unai
September 2007
Hellboy Animated: "The Yearning" (Dark Horse)
art by Ben Stenbeck
June 2007
Included in Blood & Iron DVD
ASIN: B000NY0YJK
Hellboy Animated: The Judgment Bell (Dark Horse)
art by Rick Lacy
June 2007
978-1593077990
Hellboy Animated: "Phantom Limbs" (Dark Horse/Anchor Bay)
art by Rick Lacy
Included in Sword of Storms DVD
Feb 2007
ASIN: B000KJTFEI
Hellboy Animated: The Black Wedding (Dark Horse)
art by Rick Lacy
Feb 2007
978-1593077006
Zombie Tales: The Dead (Boom!)
(includes "A Game Called Zombie")
art by Don Simpson, Chris Moreno
March 2006
Star Wars Tales Vol 5 (Dark Horse)
(includes "Collapsing New Empires")
art by Ramon F. Bachs
Feb 2005
978-1593072865
Kim Possible: Badical Battles (Disney Press)
August 2005
978-0786846887
Kim Possible: Attack of the Killer Bebes (Disney Press)
June 2004
978-0786846245
Kim Possible: Killigan's Island (Disney Press)
Feb 2004
978-0786846122
[With Tom Fassbender]
By the Balls: The Complete Collection (Akashic)
includes illustrations by Paul Pope
April 2013
978-1617751592
Hellboy: Theater of the Dead and Other Tales (Dark Horse)
Only available as on-pack bonus with Hellboy Animated 2-title combo set
May 2007
Hellboy: Weird Tales Vol 2 (Dark Horse)
(includes "Theater of the Dead")
art by Simeon Wilkins
October 2004
978-1569719534
Star Wars Tales Vol 2 (Dark Horse)
(includes "A Hovel on Terk Street")
art by Eric Powell
May 2002
978-1569717578
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Omnibus Volume 7 (Dark Horse)
(includes Ugly Little Monsters, Death of Buffy)
art by Cliff Richards
June 2009
978-1595823311
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Omnibus Volume 6 (Dark Horse)
(includes Out of the Woodwork, False Memories, "One Small Promise")
art by Cliff Richards
Feb 2009
978-1595822420
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Omnibus Volume 5 (Dark Horse)
(includes "Cemetery of Lost Love")
art by Cliff Richards
September 2008
978-1595822253
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Death of Buffy (Dark Horse)
art by Cliff Richards
October 2002
978-1569717486
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Ugly Little Monsters (Dark Horse)
art by Cliff Richards
August 2002
978-1569717509
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: False Memories (Dark Horse)
art by Cliff Richards
June 2002
978-1569717363
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Creatures of Habit (Dark Horse)
illustrations by Brian Horton and Paul Lee
May 2002
978-1569715635
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Out of the Woodwork (Dark Horse)
art by Cliff Richards
April 2002
978-1569717387
Five Shots and a Funeral (UglyTown)
includes illustrations by Paul Pope
1999
978-0966347319
By the Balls: A Bowling Alley Murder Mystery (UglyTown)
includes illustrations by Paul Pope
1998
978-0966347302
Creative Direction
For over 20 years, Jim Pascoe has been designing and directing creative projects, from posters and packaging to custom videos and interactive experiences. In 2024, he became partner at RAVE Collective, a creative agency spun off from The Refinery.
Some of his favorite work in this space: The official music video for The Beatles "Let It Be," the making of Squid Game Season 2, the Five Nights at Freddy's campaign, creative content for CODA, Russian Doll Season 2 "Kaleidoscopic Moments," custom social content for Black Panther (winner of a Gold Clio), the Complete Mad Men Collector's Set, and JETIX Cards Live (winner of an Emmy).
If you would like to see the kind of things he and his team have done, please visit www.ravecollective.com.
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Tarot Readings
I got my first tarot deck at thirteen — a classic Rider-Waite-Smith that I still cherish and use today. My fascination with the tarot stems from a lifelong desire to expand my knowledge and connect with an unlimited consciousness. About a decade ago, I began studying intensively, aiming to blend the wisdom of the RWS, Thoth, and Marseille traditions. For the past few years, I've been offering free readings to friends and followers on Instagram, an experience that brings me much joy. My readings are rooted in my empathic abilities, my capacity to channel energy beyond myself, and my passion for storytelling. I don’t view tarot as a tool for predicting the future; instead, I see it as a mirror — a way to reflect on yourself and your circumstances from a fresh perspective.
I now offer simple and straightforward readings via email for only $15, the price of a cheap drink (by Los Angeles standards). Each reading includes a photo of a 5-card spread and a thoughtful 250–300 word interpretation. Once a year in the month of December, I offer a larger year-at-a-glance reading using seventeen cards from multiple decks. These expanded readings are sent as a designed PDF and are priced at $45.
Whether you have a pressing question, need inspiration, or just want a general check-in on your energy, I’d love to hear from you.
Drop me a line with the word TAROT in the subject.
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