comics & illustration
eric kostiuk williams is an illustrator and cartoonist based in toronto, canada.
an extensive collection of his work, 2am eternal: a decade of queer nightlife posters + comics, was released in 2023 from secret acres. other publications include criminalized lives: hiv & legal violence (written by alex mclelland), our wretched town hall, and babybel wax bodysuit. his comics have received eisner, doug wright, and lambda literary nominations.
eric has contributed comics to now magazine, dazed & confused, pen american, and the believer.
over the years, his practice has broadened to include murals, nightlife flyers, harm reduction campaigns, billboards, editorial illustrations, and music videos. his work has received support from the toronto arts council, the ontario arts council, and the canada council for the arts.
for inquiries, get in touch at ewcomics [at] gmail [dot] com.
“Eric Kostiuk Williams’ comics are visually defined by their malleability. His forms shine like latex and stretch like taffy, and his stories take place in surreal, psychedelic environments that morph as time passes. That fluid visual aesthetic ties into major themes of his work like gender expression, queer culture, and urban preservation and development, all of which involve people and places in a constant state of change. His new book from Retrofit, Our Wretched Town Hall, collects a variety of his short comics and illustrations, spotlighting his signature style and his skill at telling stories full of emotion and atmosphere in a very short page count.” - Oliver Sava for The AV Club