@johnfmalta Instagram profile, stories

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@johnfmalta instagram takeover! I am a Laguna Beach, California based Illustrator, Art Director, Comic + Poster Artist. I was born + raised in Cleveland, Ohio and established my art practice in New York City. I now live in Southern California and over the last fifteen years have worked on projects with companies, DIY spaces, bands, punks, professional wrestlers, and institutions such as Complex, The New Yorker, Blink-182, All Elite Wrestling, Beyond the Streets, The New York Times, The Museum of Arts + Design, Danhausen, Dr. Martens, and more. I have self-published dozens of comics + zines, drawn Magic: the Gathering Secret Lair (and) Garbage Pail Kids cards, and shown my paintings and installations extensively across North America. I'll have a big pile of new posters and stickers with me at Colour Haiku this weekend. The poster fest is tomorrow Saturday, May 31st in Downtown Los Angeles @gabbagallery come hang! . . . #posterartist #colourhaiku #johnfmalta #posterart #losangeles

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11 months ago

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see/saw’s top 52 punk + rock’n’roll records of 2024: a newsprint broadsheet I’ve been doing see/saw for 8+ months, and early on when I was writing about tons of new punk records every week, I thought about making this year-end zine. I can’t believe @johnfmalta agreed to art direct + that all these heroes contributed. see/saw is an ode to wild and weird rock’n’roll and the community surrounding it. it’s a physical object that I’m not publishing online. order at the link in bio. ❤️

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1 year ago

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New Poster Graphic for Permanent Damage 8!!! Los Angeles’ notorious underground comics event is back all day on Sunday, April 19th from Noon till 8 PM! Featuring: Simon Hanselmann Johnny Ryan Steve Lafler Greg&Fake Patrick Horvath Jeff Mahannah Charles Glaubitz Tom Neely Harry Nordliner Pat Aulisio Josh Pettinger John F. Malta Seosie Keenan M Keller Kevin Scalzo Jas Hice Cameron Zavala Adam Lemnah Pat Kain Taylor Love Rick Lopez Cosmic Lion and Power Pulp Distro With a Live Comics Reading  and Musical Performances. Big thanks to @keenanmarshallkeller for organizing, having me on to draw this poster, and for keeping this essential comix fest going ☠️📚☠️📚☠️

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3 months ago

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Lotzilla 2026 is upon us!! Are you ready to board Starship LotZilla and party into the night?! We’re turning this summer event series upside down for an out of this world night market. It’s LotZilla’s fifth time around the sun ya’ll!! Leather daddy space gear is recommended but not required… or is it?? More details to come! Hope you’re ready!! #lotzilla #revengeof

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8 days ago

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@hospital.of.emotions day one install 🛠️💀🛠️ Los Angeles, California

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13 days ago

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The ward’s atmosphere is shifting as we authorize the intake of Room 38. We are entering the Anger Department to examine how raw energy can be repurposed into a tool for evolution. Introducing John F. Malta (@johnfmalta ), a powerhouse multidisciplinary specialist whose studio practice has defined the visual landscape for clients like Adult Swim, Netflix, and Beyond the Streets for over fifteen years. Malta is a master of blurring the barriers between our physical reality and the digital frontier through Illustration, Comic Art, and Design. For the Hospital of Emotions, Malta is performing a specialized intervention that challenges the pathology of rage. His multimedia installation - utilizing custom printed wallpaper and intricate woodcut sculptures - recontextualizes anger. Instead of a destructive force, he presents it as a vital, positive emotion necessary for growth, change, and power. Case Study No. 008 Artist: John F. Malta (@johnfmalta ) Department: Anger #HospitalOfEmotions #LosAngelesEvents #ThingsToDoInLA #ImmersiveArt #PopUpExhibition

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21 days ago

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So pleased to share that this poster I illustrated for Permanent Damage has been selected to appear in the 45th annual American Illustration hardcover award book and website archive. From 6,387 entries, the jury selected 432 images by a majority vote to represent the best pictures from 2025 and this poster I did for @permanent_damage_comix_show will be included. Very sick news to receive after a great PD8 this past weekend. Thanks again to @keenanmarshallkeller for having me throw down on this poster and to the @american_illustration_winners jury for selecting this work ✌️💀🖤👊

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25 days ago

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Thanks to everyone that dropped by @permanent_damage_comix_show today and said what’s up, picked up my new comic, or bought originals! Always great to see old friends, comic show regulars, current students, and internet buds in real life all together. Major thanks to @keenanmarshallkeller for bringing us all together and keeping this essential weirdo comix fest going 👊💀🖤✌️

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27 days ago

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LAS VEGAS 2026🏜️ thanks @johnfmalta for cooking up this crazy poster art for these days in the desert // 🛍️ 11x17" posters available on the store either unsigned or with LA Park, Damian & Bestia autographs 🌵🌵🌵 THURSDAY 4PM-8PM Damian & Bestia FRIDAY 9AM-2PM Damian & Bestia SATURDAY 9AM-1PM L.A. Park SUNDAY 9AM-1PM STASHPAGES

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1 month ago

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The Terror of the Moldy Shore 3 Color Risograph Printed Covers, French Flaps 3 Color Risograph Insert, Staple Bound Xeroxed Guts (Interior) on Hyper Orange Paper 32 Page Comic Book The story is set in the coastal town of Mount Moldy and follows an unnamed narrator as he introduces you to his friends, Haunted Francis, Charlie Cobwebs, and Luna - their secret club - and their Halloween season traditions. So psyched to have this complete, printed, and published in time for @permanent_damage_comix_show in Los Angeles at @permanentrecordsroadhouse this Sunday!

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1 month ago

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Back Cover detail preview to my new comic: The Terror of the Moldy Shore 📚☠️📚 Available this weekend at Permanent Damage in Los Angeles! Portrait of the Artist in 1999: ☑️ Stone Cold Steve Austin Shirt ☑️ Fake Blood ☑️ Glow Stick ☑️ Blue Hair, JNCO Jeans ☑️ Mutant Pumpkin Carving First Edition available this Sunday only at @permanent_damage_comix_show 💀💀💀

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1 month ago

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This weekend @soi128 as part of the 68th Annual Book + Editorial Exhibition this framed @see_saw.fun broadsheet from their year end rundown will be on display in an acid green frame at the Museum of Illustration at the Society of Illustrators in New York City. Thanks to the judges and the society for including this project in the show. @evanminsker dedication and energy to covering current punk music is so inspiring 💪☠️🖤👊 Happy to have this project selected for the exhibition and annual!

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1 month ago