2026 Senior Exhibition Artists 2026 Senior Exhibition Artists: Joshua Mariotti 

About Joshua Mariotti 

Joshua Mariotti is an illustrator who creates authentic characters and mysterious worlds with thrilling action and a sprinkle of comedy. To him, art and storytelling are incomplete without each other. For this reason, he has a particular interest in comics and graphic novels, book covers and posters, and more.

Statement

Bat Trap is a comic book that follows the lost bat girl, Battrii. She is lured into a bell tower by a villainous skeleton and his iron masked underling, Iron Bones. To escape, Battrii must think fast or be caught in the trap, where her bones will be used to make a couch. The first issue consists of 20 pages and was made using the digital programs Procreate and Adobe InDesign. The story takes inspiration from the action and comedy of Kung Fu Panda, the eerie tone and characters of Nightmare before Christmas, and the emotional hook of both. Alone with two undead hunting her, the odds are against our heroine. But Iron Bones begins to question his loyalty. Can the tables be turned? 

Joshua Mariotti 

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