Jacoby Salcedo

Jacoby Salcedo
EducationThe School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC)
Awards2023 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology
Websitehttps://www.jacobysalcedoart.com/

Jacoby Salcedo is a Mexican-American Illustrator based in Olympia, Washington.[independent source needed]

Early life

Salcedo has said that he has always been drawing, referencing his father's nose as a key part of what ignited him in the beginning. He stated, "I've always been drawing, but I think what really ignited me was my Dad's nose haha! From a profile view, it looked really easy to draw and so I did just that, but from that moment, I never stopped drawing".[independent source needed]

Salcedo used to create comic strips for his school newspaper, leading him to explore digital art. In high school, Salcedo began to consider potential careers and colleges, telling himself that he was not good at anything other than art and had no definite plans beyond that. Salcedo then developed an interest in comics, realizing that he could do it for a living.[independent source needed]

Salcedo decided to attend the School of Visual Arts in New York City. During his time at SVA, Salcedo completed required courses such as sculpting, drawing, painting, and digital media. He's also mentioned his professor, Klaus Johnson, as the one who taught him about composition and storytelling in comics.[independent source needed]

Comics career

Jacoby Salcedo has collaborated on several graphic novels, including DC Comics' This Land is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story, with author Julio Anta.[independent source needed] He is also the illustrator behind the graphic novel, Frontera, alongside Anta.[independent source needed]

Salcedo is also the co-creator[independent source needed] and illustrator for Dark Horse Miniseries It's Only Teenage Wasteland alongside writer Curt Pires.[independent source needed]

Salcedo has been featured in several comic anthologies, such as producing inks for DC's Legions of Blooms and DC's Kal-El-fornia Love. He's also produced variant covers for the graphic novel, Home. He's also featured in the anthology Young Men in Love.

Awards

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Dumpleton, Elise (August 12, 2023). "Q&A: Julio Anta and Jacoby Salcedo, Author and Illustrator of 'Frontera'". The Nerd Daily. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Between the Panels: Artist Jacoby Salcedo on the Joy of Doodling, Comics for an Edgy Teenager, and Choosing Art School Via Wikipedia - Fanbasepress". May 3, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Off Panel #467: You Complete Me with Jacoby Salcedo and Julio Anta". SKTCHD. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "This Land Is Our Land". Kirkus Reviews. August 15, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Frontera by Julio Anta". Publishers Weekly. May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  7. ↑ "It's Only Teenage Wasteland TPB :: Profile :". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ DC's Legion of Bloom #1 | DC Comics Issue. March 21, 2023.
  9. ↑ DC's Kal-El-fornia Love #1 | DC Comics Issue. July 30, 2025.
  10. ↑ "FORTHCOMING HOME COMIC TO FEATURE SPECIAL SERIES OF JACOBY SALCEDO VARIANT COVERS". Image Comics. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  11. 1 2 Perez, Javier (May 26, 2025). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Young Men in Love: A Queer Romance Anthology by Terry Blas (et al.)". Publishers Weekly. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2026.