#indie comcis

[nia1sworld]

Say Nia, Who's that newest jester? Because he looks...familiar

Oh! Him?

That is Felix Frollo Fizzwick!

The inspiration that I got was:

And yes. I’m an addiction of Jester

Maybe I'll do more of him!

[story-richmond]

Modest Medusa 1419

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[comicweek]

Brian Haberlin & Whilce Portacio present the STONE OMNIBUS!

New exciting launch from Brian Haberlin & Whilce Portacio: collecting STONE, one of the top selling indie comic series of the 90's

A deluxe bound, hardcover edition containing every original issue of Stone

Kickstarter-exclusive dust jacket and ribbon bookmark

PLUS over 20 pages of bonus content

Over 200 pages of 90s revival goodness!

Whatever cool bonuses you unlock along the way!

[ryehickman]

A short story I drew just came out!!! You can grab it here:

https://tkopresents.com/collections/tko-shorts/products/hand-me-down

Here’s the description: “Reuben and Lyra are on the brink of a failing marriage when they’re invited to a risqué soiree hosted by wealthy neighbors in their glitzy new suburb. But things take a demonic turn when they realize they’ll be taking home a lot more than just a party favor...“

It’s super fun, y’all!

[dammitrussellwhy]

“Chapter 4 page 81″ 

[chicagogust]

Cyblade Cover

IImage Comics

[tonymcmillen]

A Bad Kid for all Seasons - A holiday special from the creators at Bad Kids Press in Somerville, Massachusetts! - http://kck.st/1UAV9OJ

[indiecomicguy-blog]

My Road to the Universe of Indie Comics

I began collecting and reading comics when I was a kid.  At that time, I was into all the usual suspects from Batman to X-men to Spider Man.  In my early teens, other interests took over and my six long boxes went into my closet never to be seen or heard from until two years ago when I dragged my long boxes out of the closet with the intention of selling my collection.  I had found out that certain comics I had, which previously had virtually no value, had shot up in value because they contained first appearances of characters that were going to be in upcoming superhero movies. In particular, issue #6 of X-Factor, which has the first full appearance of Apocalypse, and issue #24 of X-Factor, which has the first appearance of Archangel, had gained value. 

I also had a copy of Legends #3, which is the first modern appearance of the Suicide Squad.  I was able to sell these comics as well as around five hundred more locally through Craigslist.  At around this time, I had also begun binge watching the first four seasons of AMC’s The Walking Dead.  The show completely engrossed me from the first episode, and I literally could not get enough of anything The Walking Dead related.  One day, I went to a local comic shop to get new bags and boards, so that my old comics would look more presentable for selling.  I walked out of that comic shop with 300 bags and boards and 25 issues of The Walking Dead comic.  After reading these issues, a new comic book world was opened to me. Long gone were the days of the Man of Steel and web-slinging Spider Man.  After reading the brilliant storytelling of Robert Kirkman and taking in the stunning black-and-white art work of Charles Adlard, The Walking Dead universe became my new universe of escape, while the DC and Marvel universes became a faded memory.  

However, my new love of comics has been a bumpy affair.  Like so many other people, I thought that comic book investing would be an excellent way to make some extra money to fund my personal collection.  In short, I completely failed at this endeavour.  Every week, I would go to my local comic shop and buy a bunch of DC and Marvel comics with the hope that they would increase in value. Some of them did.  However, most of them did not.  

Superman 38 represents one of my failures.  In this issue, Superman gains a new power.  I thought that this book had real potential, so I purchased 15 of the regular cover and 5 of the 1:25 covers.  I lost money on this investment.  However, I did manage to make some money selling the large number of Harley Quinn books that I bought. 

For example, the cover above is a rare variant of issue 4.  I bought it for $10 and managed to sell it for $125. After one year of my so-called comic book investing, I conducted a huge sale on the CGC Forums (http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm&c=5), which is an amazing online comic book community, and managed to just about break even.  However, over this year, I also discovered numerous independent comic book series that absolutely blew my mind.  I read Brian K. Vaughan’s Y: The Last Man. I read Garth Ennis’ Preacher.

I am currently reading around 18 different comic book series with each series usually releasing one new comic per month.  Some of my favourite ongoing series include Saga, The Walking Dead, Chew, Clean Room, Harrow County, The Beauty, Enormous, Superzero, American Monster, Nailbiter, Manifest Destiny, Southern Bastards, We Can Never Go Home and East of West.  All of these series combine the two most important components for comic books: amazing story telling and superb art. The first pages of Saga are an excellent example of these two components coming together, while the cover of this issue is absolutely stunning.

One of my favourite monthly series is Enormous, as the artwork of Mehdi Cheggour is impressive in scope as well as detail.

While the comic book industry is defying the norms by being a successful print media industry, the world of comic books is intricately tied to social media.  I belong to a number of open and closed Facebook groups that are dedicated to comics in some way.  Some of these groups are for buying and selling comics, while others are dedicated to an individual comic book series, such as The walking Dead and Saga.  There are communities that I belong to and which are important to me.  In addition, through social media venues, such as Facebook and Twitter, I have had personal communication with many writers and artists, including Gary Wiebe, Johnny Christmas, Tim Daniel, Scott Synder, Fiona Staples, Ed Brison, Sebastian Jones and Mathew Rosenberg.

This blog is dedicated to everything Indie comics. While I will discuss the comic book series that I like and why I like them, and I intend to review a couple of new issues every week, there will be much more.