Indie Comics

Scroobius Pip is one half of UK indie hip hop duo dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip. Their songs tackle issues including suicide, domestic...

While some creators may go in for the hairless look (as cultivated by Brian K. Vaughan and Grant Morrison) in the minds of many...

September may not have seemed to create any records for sales, but if you look more closely at the charts you’ll discover some interesting...

This weekend marks the start of the Comica London International Comics Festival. Over the next month there will be many events including talks by...

Via Aidan Koch Koch is in the new Mome, and her GN The Whale just came out from Gaze Books. So call her a rising star.

Day Two of Preview month features is the Xeric Grant-winning Lone Pine by Jed McGowan, which looks like your typical duo-tone indie comic but turns into a mystery set in the deep, dark woods.

Debuting during this busy weekend for comics, the Pittsburgh Indy Comix Expo drew favorable Tweets. Jessica at Uncovered Space has a nice little write-up with some pictures, including this one of Frank Santoro and Kevin Huizenga. From the photos, it looks like a nice, well-lit venue, always a plus. Did anyone else attend? Link to your report or give our own comments below.

A new event on the indie circuit is also taking this place, in Pittsburgh PA this weekend. PIX: The Pittsburgh Indy Comics Expo , with Kevin Huizenga, Ed Piskor, Tom Scioli, and Frank Santoro among the guests.

This weekend, among a plethora of worldwide comics events, the Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco is surely the premiere event for alt and indy comics. Headlined by Dan Clowes and Lynda Barry that's probably enough right there, but why stop -- other guests include Megan Kelso, Tony Millionaire, Renée French, Tommy Kovac, Rich Koslowski, and more. If it were less than a plane ride away, we'd be there in a heartbeat.

Here's a VERY quick rundown of who's doing what at the show:

Buffy regains the top spot this month, though with the lowest numbers for the series since Season eight began. Meanwhile the top launches this...

Com.x, a small publisher with some top talent, has a few things cooking for the show.