Tag: Indie Comics
Last chance for MIX 2013 discount rate
MIX 2013 is yet another outstanding comics symposium, this one in Columbus, OH. It will be held Sept. 27–28, at the Columbus College of...
This weekend: THE PROJECTS
Oh yeah but speaking on indie comics and arts festival., this weekend THE PROJECTS kicks off in Portland, but it isn't so much a...
Koyama Press announces Spring 2014 titles: Kim, DeForge, Jacobs and Lim
Wow is it Spring already? In the publishing world it is. Koyama Press has just announced its titles for Spring 2014 aka TCAF time! and as usual they look irresistible. The lineup includes new releases by Michael DeForge and Jesse Jacobs. Information below:
Sam Henderson’s Magic Whistle celebrates 20 years and relaunches website
"Humor can be funny," cartoonist Sam Henderson once told us, and he was so right. Henderson has been giving us the giggles for 20...
Fort Wayne’s CAF Appleseed launches Kickstarter
As the comics live event business diverges into Cons and CAFs (comic arts festivals), both seem to be thriving. In 2013 Fort Wayne got...
Comics Arts Brooklyn details announced
As we mentioned yesterday, the dear departed BCGF indie comics festival that ended earlier this year has been replaced by the Comic Arts Brooklyn...
INTERVIEW: Box Brown Announces New DIstribution Deal for Retrofit Comics
Box Brown ("Belen!", "Love is a Peculiar Kind of Thing") is a fixture at indie comics shows, tirelessly producing his own bold and appealing...
REVIEW: Noah Van Sciver Draws What He Wants to Draw in BLAMMO 8
Noah Van Sciver possesses one of the most original voices in indie comics. There’s little doubt about that. But he’s been on a strange...
Hot stuff: Farel Dalrymple is Delusional
Oh, Adhouse, why must you torture me so? The publishers of fine comics and art material have been on a streak of fire recently,...
Photo Parade: Grand Comics Festival was really nice
This weekend, while everyone else was at Heroescon, I checked out the Grand Comics Festival at Brooklyn's Bird River Studios on Saturday. It was...
On the Scene: Image Crowds the Dais at Heroes Con 2013
On the opening day of Heroes Con, there were plenty of excellent panels to behold, but Image pulled out all the stops by packing...
Antarctic Press turns to Indiegogo after Wal*Mart deal leaves them in debt
The comics industry is doing "okay" these days, but it's still a business of very small margins, and one misstep can put you in a rocky spot.
For instance, it seems that Antarctic Press, the long running manga-tinged indie publisher of such books as Gold Diggers, Warrior Nun, Ninja High School and many more, has run afoul of two things that can cause big problems: Wal*Mart and returns.
