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Don’t Call Me Sidekick
Don’t Call Me Sidekick! is an exciting new fantasy/adventure series from creator Brenda Hickey (My Little Pony, Aggretsuko) and is an exciting new fantasy/adventure series from creator Brenda Hickey (My Little Pony, Aggretsuko)! Through the partnership of the human child Kailee and her animal sidekick friend Ary, this story explores the power dynamic of the magical girl trope and questions a system built off of exploiting magical creatures as a way to gain power. The series begins with book 1: The Contract, and introduces us to a new generation of students beginning their journey to becoming part of the Phantom Guard and the fallout that takes place when Ary refuses to obediently take on her role as sidekick.
Don’t Call Me Sidekick! aims towards readers 12 and up and is perfect for fans of magical girl anime and the fun animal sidekicks of Disney. With your help we can achieve our goal of producing this first entry of the 3 book graphic novel series into a beautiful print format.
Enter Hazelton Academy, where an unlikely duo must pull together to battle the monsters not just outside their school walls, but within.
For fans of magical girl anime with a hint of dark academia — It’s a blended mix of Cardcaptor/Pokémon meets Harry Potter/My Hero Academia.
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Mullets
Collected for the first time, here are all 60 weeks of full-color dailies and Sundays of the short-lived, much-missed, syndicated newspaper strip “Mullets,” along with a special 12-page bonus sequel by Luke McGarry.
Quite simply, it’s the funniest comic strip you never read.
Steve McGarry and Rick Stromoski are both recipients of the prestigious NCS Silver T-Square, which is awarded for “outstanding dedication to the profession of cartooning.” Their unprecedented commitment to their craft was exemplified by their quest for authenticity when they created “Mullets.”
Artist and writer of the syndicated comic strips “Biographic,” “Kid Town,” “Badlands” and “Trivquiz,” Steve McGarry is a native of Manchester, England, and a longtime resident of Southern California. A former record sleeve designer, his sports and entertainment features appear in newspapers and magazines worldwide and he has worked as a story artist on a number of movies, including “Despicable Me 2” and “Minions.” He was the first-ever artist to be named Illustrator of the Year by both the National Cartoonists Society and the Australian Cartoonists Association, and the record sleeve he designed for Joy Division went on display at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. To prepare for his role in creating “Mullets,” his silvery locks were abandoned in favor of a “Kentucky waterfall” cascade, and a steady daily diet of beer and nachos – consumed purely in the name of research – transformed his once-chiseled physique into a paunchy lump of lard. Displaying an astounding grasp of the genre, he wrote the scripts if he got around to it and if there was nothing much on TV.
Winner of three National Cartoonists Society division awards for his distinctive art, Rick Stromoski is the creator of the daily comic strip “Soup to Nutz,” a successful magazine and greeting cards illustrator. and author of numerous children’s books, including the “Schnozzer & Tatertoes” series. Gripped by the onset of mulletmania, he abruptly abandoned the luxury of his 19th century Connecticut home, pawned his golf clubs and installed the family in a battered old airstream trailer at the bottom of his garden, where he spent his days drawing the “Mullets” cartoon strip, perfecting the art of beercan sculpture, and conducting experiments with pork rinds.
Three times NCS Illustrator of the Year, author of “Keep It Down Up There,” Luke McGarry is a Los Angeles-based cartoonist whose clients include MAD Magazine, The New Yorker, Tenacious D and Coachella. Honorary mullet status had been conferred upon him because his bleach-blonde hair and leather jacket, combined with regular appearances at Comic Conventions, means people frequently ask him if he’s cosplaying as Kiefer Sutherland in “Lost Boys,” a movie with more mullets than a busload of Argentinian soccer players.
Megaton Man: The Complete Megaton Man Universe Volume One: The 1980s
Introduction by Bill Morrison (The Simpsons, Bongo Comics) and foreword by Chris Ecker (Big Bang, Now Comics).
The Weakest Fish
In 1961, a thirteen-year-old boy in Texas, witnesses his mother having an affair. When his family’s secrets collide, Tim flees to Mexico on foot, where he discovers a new world. The Weakest Fish is a coming-of-age thriller of self-discovery that explores love and jealousy, loss and fear, escape and redemption, superstition and the natural world.
The Weakest Fish is a graphic novel adapted from an original screenplay by Bryan Wizemann, first written in Ithaca, NY, in 1999 (with many drafts since). It is inspired by Southern Gothic folklore and Mexican culture. Illustrated by the award-winning Mexican illustrator Edgar Camacho, it has been compared to films such as Stand By Me, Night of the Hunter, Walkabout, and No Country for Old Men.
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False Flag
Danial Smith led a quiet and secluded life in his rural Michigan town. That quiet seclusion is shattered when a mass shooter kills his son, Robert, and 12 others. The mass shooting rocks the town. Daniel mourns the loss of his son in his own way, set on business as usual as the town tries reaching out. Daniel’s attempts at mourning are interrupted when Henry Perkins, a burgeoning conspiracy theory podcaster, arrives in his small town and demands proof the tragedy occurred.
The story touches on a controversial and sensitive topic and I understand this might be hard for a lot of people to ingest. At the core of the story, it’s about what happens when you interrupt the grieving process. Worse, is what happens when the grieving process of a parent who lost a child in a mass shooting is interrupted. FALSE FLAG also explores what happens when the lies you’ve told are exposed, and the dangers of gaslighting in our media ecosphere. Any parent might empathize with the characters in this story, from the survivors to those who’d lost the most.
This was one of the toughest stories that I’d written, let alone illustrated. I took a horror comic approach as Daniel is haunted by the ghost of his son, and hounded by the monster Henry. With your support, we can get the first of five issues in your hands, and the next issue moving forward.
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Camilla d’Errico’s Paro-bee Artbook
Welcome to the fuzzy flying world of Camilla d’Erricos Paro-bee Fuzzbutts!
The project is something that seemed to evolve naturally over many years. I was working with some local bee projects to create awareness about the importance and vital effort of bees in our world. I began creating little bee paintings to sell and send a portion of the proceeds to beekeepers and apiculturists. Then my nerd self took over and i beegan wondering what a Vegeta bee would look like, a King Kong bee! I couldn’t help myself, and over the years of work i now have a full collection of parobees to share!
We got down to brass wax to bring you a parody collection of your favorite pop culture characters as bees from the 80’s to present day. Beelieve the hype-rboble; Sting Kong, Beewee Herman, Statue of Liberbee and more! Watch us use up every Bee pun imaginable in this 96-page pollinated printed work exclusively on Zoop!
This comb of artwork is ideal for any pop culture lover with a sense of humor.
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LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT: The Official Graphic Novel Adaptation
Created in cooperation with Chaney Entertainment, this deluxe graphic novel finally brings the lost horror classic back to life!
This 140+ page graphic novel adapts the full story in its entirety directly from the film script, and supporters of this campaign can get a Kickstarter Exclusive Leatherbound Hardcover Edition of LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT: THE OFFICIAL GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTATION as well as several other items that are Kickstarter Exclusive and available strictly from this campaign!
NOTE: All Kickstarter Exclusive items, including the Kickstarter Exclusive Leatherbound Hardcover Edition of the graphic novel, will be made print-to-order for backers of this campaign and not be available again after the campaign ends.
The classic image of the vampiric “Man in the Beaver Hat” is easily one of the most iconic images in all of horror and cinema, making LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT one of the most famous and sought-after “lost films” of all time. Considering the iconic nature of this property, every step of this project has been overseen and approved by Ron Chaney of Chaney Entertainment in order to ensure that this project honors the legacy of Lon Chaney and everyone else involved in the production of the original film while also finally allowing the story to be experienced by fans who’ve sought this opportunity for decades.
Classic Comic Book Spinner Racks for the 21st Century!
It’s the comic book spinner rack from our youth — at an amazing price. And now it disassembles to take to conventions or for storage!
I was a kid running after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays to McNamara’s Drug Store to buy the newest comic books. The Gold Key, Classics Illustrated, Harvey, and other comics sat on a large wooden magazine display. But the Marvels and DCs were proudly presented on two comic book spinner racks that formed the backbone of my comic book memories.
Decades later, I purchased two spinner racks when I was running Innovation Publishing; they didn’t quite have the graphics topper I remembered, but close enough. I’d schlep those racks to and from our minivan to the convention floor, usually scraping up my hands and arms in the process because the original shipping boxes were long gone. But I loved how our comics looked displayed on those racks, both at Conventions and in my office. I still have those racks, one of them in my office until recently showing off some of the comics Glass House Graphics produces for our clients. I’ve spray painted it several times, oiled the bearings, and cursed the squeaking sound it makes because of a long-missing plastic piece that fit the pole.
Why the hell didn’t someone make an AFFORDABLE comic book rack that could be easily taken to conventions — and be assembled and disassembled so it wasn’t cumbersome to carry?
I mean, I looked on Etsy and eBay and discovered, IF they sold any comics spinner rack at all, it was insanely priced at $1,200.00 (just the rack, without the base and pole) to $1,500.00 each (complete, yet offering pickup only no shipping option). Seriously insane!
- Powder-coated rust-free steel
- Sturdy design and construction
- Dual-supported ball bearings for a smooth-gliding spin
- Swappable, customizable header graphics
- White or black color choices
- Multiple color options when purchased in quantity.
- Classic look and 12″ footprint
- Approx. 70″ high
- Wide 7″+ pockets to hold bagged-and-boarded comics and graphic novels from Current size through Golden Age
- Assembles/disassembles in minutes
Witchblade Complete Collection Volume 4
The Witchblade saga continues with a brand new story and recollection of the legendary series!
Dragon Grit #1-3: A Fantasy Western Adventure
A grizzled ex-outlaw takes on a risky escort mission across the desert.
Friday Night Bigfoot – Issue #1
In 1985, a Portland wrestling promoter recruits Bigfoot to save his family’s struggling promotion. Co-created by Dave “Gangrel” Heath!
Back in 2016, we launched a series called Tales From The Road, which featured short fictional comic book stories co-created by professional wrestlers.
One of those stories, co-created by wrestling legend Dave “Gangrel” Heath, featured a story about a struggling wrestling promoter in Portland who stumbles upon the legendary Bigfoot. The story was only six pages but it was very well received. And Gangrel and I always knew we wanted to come back to that concept because there was so much you could do with it as an ongoing series.
So we re-imagined this concept outside of the Headlocked Universe and made it a standalone series.
And here we are.
Set in 1980’s Portland, Friday Night Bigfoot is the story of the Stanton family. They run Portland Power Pro Wrestling, a once-thriving family-owned wrestling promotion that has been entertaining the good fans of the Pacific Northwest for many years.
However, since the passing of the promotion’s founder, Don Stanton, the rest of the family has been struggling to keep it afloat. Gates are down, the locker room is unhappy, and competitors – both local and national – are at the gates.
Much of the weight of this falls on Andrew, the middle child of the Stanton family. Andrew has taken over the promoting duties since the passing of his father while his older brother (Jack) and younger brother (Eddie) both wrestle for the promotion.
With the promotion facing bankruptcy and challenges on all sides, Andrew stumbles across Bigfoot. Can Bigfoot help turn the tide in a bitter wrestling war? And after years of living in the wilderness, can the fabled cryptid handle being thrust into the spotlight? Will the bright lights and fame of wrestling stardom go to his head?
This one is a lot of fun.
Shark of War #1-8 – The New Shark of War!
The Shark of War is missing and feared dead. Will he be replaced by an all new Shark of War?
RISE #1-3: A Superhero Drama
Subverting The Hero’s Journey: what would happen if you had to feel good to do good? How can MAN rise to SUPER-MAN?
This story is about the man underneath the cape. RISE sets out to confront one man’s relationship with his own masculinity, the burdens of guilt, questioning his responsibility to the world around him and the role that he plays within it.
Jon’s powers scale with the dopamine in his bloodstream, which means his ability to do the things only he can do are limited by his capacity to feel good–which aren’t always inherently good themselves.
The Last Sentinel: A Comic by Alison McGlone
High Flying Martial Arts Action in a Broken World
The Deadly Trio: Doomsayer #1
All new sci-fi action adventure series by Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Brian Pulido & Billy Tucci!
METAL HURLANT: The Seminal Sci-Fi Anthology Lives
Bold, transgressive comics, beamed to Earth quarterly with all-new stories, cutting edge reportage, and iconic archival material
WARNING: READING METAL HURLANT WILL ALTER YOUR BRAIN
50 years after the debut of Metal Hurlant in France, the iconic and genre defining publication is returning to English, with a bigger and bolder iteration than ever before: as a quarterly anthology published by Humanoids. Each volume of Metal Hurlant will feature 272+ pages of a one-of-a-kind, otherworldly, literary experience.
Highlights from the first year of Metal Hurlant include all-new, sophisticated, and electrifying genre stories by visionary graphic storytellers and international superstars, including:
- “Clean and Clear” by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Jacob Edgar
- “In Every Dream Home a Heartache” by writer Matt Fraction and artist Afif Khaled
- “Peppermint Wendy” by cartoonist Miran Kim
- “Retrograde” by writer Karla Pacheco and artist Sagar
- “Soldiers of Light” by cartoonist Simon Roy
- “The Laws of Physics” by cartoonist Matthew Sheean
- “Hot Ground” by cartoonists Shofela “Shof” & Shobo Coker
- “Red Planet Tomatoes” by cartoonist James Stokoe
- “The Rite” by cartoonist Elie Huault
- “A New Dawn” by writer Jake Thomas and artist Jorg de Vos
- “Nightmare Motel” by cartoonist Elene Usdin
- “The Naked King” by writer Fabien Vehlmann and artist Lionel “Alfred” Papagalli
- “Alter” by writer Mark Waid and artist Jean-Michel Ponzio