indie Comics Archives

By Shawn Perry and Victor De Leon Sup Bleeders! This past weekend, Boston Comic-Con was jam-packed with mainstream and indie artists.  Many that have been

By Shawn Perry and Victor De Leon Gosh it feels good to be a Bleeder at Boston Comic-Con. Greetings from Boston! Throughout this weekend I have met with a

By Olly MacNamee Nothing is ever what it seems. When we meet Luke, one of a gang of four central characters in the collected mini-series, Tabatha from T

By Mike Federali Andrew MacLean is the artist/creator of Head Lopper and Department O. Recently, his comic book Head Lopper became available to the whole

By Cameron Hatheway Just what is it about Wilkesborough that attracts not only a certain element of crime, but also the special heroes who selflessly

By Shawn Perry As discussed in my last spotlight, I recently began ingesting a steady diet of indie comics and have been continually impressed by the passion and creativity of these creators.  It takes a lot of dedication to put out a comic book and while the quality of the work will always speak for itself,[...]

Junior New York Correspondent Liz Hey writes: Let’s start by just addressing facts: The Pride is the comic you know you should already be reading. You’ve

You may have seen the Out of Step Arts Collective representing at SPX or more recently at HeroesCon in North Carolina, and the stand out from the crowd

By Shawn Perry Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting with local artist Luke Foster at our local comic shop, A Hero’s Legacy. In recent years, Foster has

By Michele Brittany, a West Coast Bleeding Cool Correspondent I think just about every comic book aficionado at one point or another entertains the “what

By B. Alex Thompson Vegas, baby! Yes, only a few weeks after the Long Beach Comic Expo comes the Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con!  No rest for the weary,

By Shawn Perry Last month, I had the good fortune of meeting a number of indie creators at Hartford Comic-Con who inspired me to read more indie comics Since then, I have been continually impressed by this contingent of page-turning storylines and impressive artwork. The art of the creative process is my greatest passion so getting to[...]

By Julz Hendricks The  charming story of Piggy, a 3 legged Superhero dog, along with his sidekicks Simon and Melanie, makes its adventurous return. I'm so

By Shawn Perry Indie Comics are awesome and you should care about them.  I am starting this column because I have just learned how special this scene has become and want to share my experiences reading them I am passionate about personal storytelling The first thing you need to know about indie creators is that they[...]

Of course in ten years this show could be mega so you have to kind of pick and choose your shows carefully based on who you are and where you are in the industry because indie comics can get lost in the 'courting Hollywood' of regular cons. After speaking with me, Sedanni introduced me to one[...]

At the “New Directions in LGBTQ Comics” panel at Wondercon bright and relatively early on Sunday morning, the room was entirely full and audience very

My first thought, actually, when Bleeding Cool reported the rumor three weeks before the official announcement that ComiXology might be purchased soon by

Regardless, you always hurt the one you love. NA: Its all mostly thanks to the amazing UK indie comics scene and the convention circuit, though I have known Owen and James from longer ago James through deviantArt and Owen as a friend from a while back I formed Big Punch with Jon after our successful crossover[...]

MoCCA Fest last weekend in New York, of course, brought out a new high watermark in the level of artistic skill and personal vision as a show dedicated to small press and indie comics These are the 25 comics, 6 postcards, 2 prints, 2 buttons, and 1 poster that managed to find me at MoCCA[...]

The second day of MoCCA Fest in New York this weekend was a little less breathlessly packed in terms of attendees than the first, but the exuberant atmosphere really did remain as well as some very serious indie comics hunting from all sides The thing about indie comics is that it has its own language[...]

Many indie comics artists and illustrators are debuting work at New York's premier indie comics show, and here are two creators with new books to show off. Firstly, we have Alison Wilgus, with her new book A Leaf in the Night, which is a full-color, 24-page all-ages mini comic "about a moonlit cat adventure" Her cut-out,[...]

Mike Garley, who successfully Kickstarted the Dead Roots Comic Anthology, a shared-world zombie project, has been teasing a new comic which he has

The results for Kushner's avatar Adam Kessler are stark, dark, humorous, resilient, and persistent, and make Schmuck a narrative with bite as its drama unfolds, speaking to readers on a very personal level of identification in the mad, mad world of looking for a soul-mate. In the hands of some of the most luminary young talents[...]

The Brooklyn-based Hang Dai Studios has announced a whopping 48-page anthology release for April's New York held MoCCA Fest, hub of indie comics and small press projects The comics included in the anthology, Hang Dai Studios Comix, have never been seen in print previously, with only a few appearing as web comics projects over the[...]

Our own Bleeding Cool reporter B. Alex Thompson has committed to attending 7 cons this season, as well as promoting his professional comic book work and

The Comedy Comics Magazine The Devastator ran a poll among indie comics creators to learn what their needs are when it comes to conventions and shows in an effort to help make those shows more welcoming for creator-owned projects The wide array of shows that the survey ended up reporting on is truly impressive, including[...]

2D Cloud, an independent publisher handling some of the most notable darlings of the indie comics circuit, produces comic works in a wide array of formats and styles, but the guarantee is that they'll be weird and wonderful In the lead up to Christmas, they've announced five big books coming in 2014, and also a[...]

Recent books published by 2D Cloud are not disturbing in the blood-and-guts sense that you might expect from The Walking Dead TV show, but nevertheless,

The comedy comics magazine The Devastator is running an anonymous online survey to help serve indie creators trying to establish a presence at shows and

On March 6, 2013, ComiXology launched the "Submit" program, enabling comics creators to upload their own comics for review to be sold on the ComiXology