what do you think of the indie companies ?what indie books, past or present ,are you reading
I haven't looked into any of Mad Cave's original books but I do like their output of older properties like Dick Tracey, Flash Gordon and The Phantom.
>>154997598I like indies and "indies" a lot and there's still good stuff out now but some of the more recent stuff is too gentrified for my tastes
>>154997710i think ive only read one book from them, called a Legacy of Violence . i didnt finish it but i liked what i read of it. cool art too imo. i didnt see where they wanted to take the story thought despite having a cool initial premise
Mad Cave, Bad Idea, Ignition, and Ahoy have been releasing stuff I've been enjoying. There's some pretty good stuff coming out every week.
name them
>>154997598I'm currently reading Strangehaven by Gary Spencer Millidge (published by Abiogenesis Press). It became a fast favorite (think of it as Twin Peaks set in England), and I've been posting about it a lot lately. Apologies about that, but I also hope to make a thread solely about it soon. Millidge is currently working on the epilogue, and it's about 80% done. Next, I'm thinking of reading Thieves & Kings by Mark Oakley (published by I Box Publishing), Redfox by Fox (published by Harrier Comics and then Valkyrie Press), The Silent Invasion by Larry Hancock and Michael Cherkas (published by Renegade Press), Kane by Paul Grist (published by Dancing Elephant Press) and More Weight: A Salem Story by Ben Wickey (published by Top Shelf Productions). These are older comics with the exception of More Weight, which came out this year.Recent small-press reads I thought were interesting are 2120 by George Wylesol (published by Avery Hill Publishing) and A Garden of Spheres by Linnea Sterte (published by Peow2). 2120 is a Choose Your Own Adventure-type of comic that's inspired by modern horror like Backrooms (it came out four years ago, so before the movie).A Garden of Spheres is a fantasy about gods and nature. I read the first four books and thought it was great. It gave me flashbacks of when I first discovered Moebius. Linnea Sterte is one of my favorite recent comic artists, and I'm due to look at her catalog for new and upcoming comics.
>>154998162that character looks ugly
here's what i'm reading rn:Dark Horse: keeping up with all the Hellboy minis, first issue of new Grendel & Shaolin Cowboy were sick as fuck. Kingdom of Earth issue 1 was intriguing, as is Hidden Springs. Loving the new Concrete. Giving Gail Simone's boxing comic The Ring a chance cuz I like pulp. Always pick up Groo whenever Sergio finishes an issue I dug Usai Yojimo Kaito 84. The Seeley written Masters of he Universe ongoing is a guilty pleasure. Mad Cave: Abnett's new run on Flash Gordon is off to a great start, classic space adventure. The Dick Tracy run is fun, R rated stuff. I was a characterfag for the recent Speed Racer & Racer X maxis, they're fun for what they are. Mark Russell's war comic Dog Tag is really good, I like Russell a lot, he's been missing a lot lately but this a return to form.Titan: fuck yeah, I pick up Conan, its always the best. new Solomon Kane mini and the team up with Dragonero are dope too. Oni: I'm starting Faceless and the Family, the premise and art style are very oddball, can be a little hard to wrap your head around but I'm sticking with it. And Spirit of the Shadows was as dope as it looked
>>154998782^^ I also need to pick up Super Mega Mutts. That artist previously did Cowboys of Moo Mesa: a dumb toy comic with surprisingly fun art.continued: tried a couple one shots from Bad Idea: Tony Millionaire's Oddball Odyssey - loved it, was beautiful. Banana Number One and Dingoliath, really liked both of the them but the page count for the price point was frustrating. Felt like overpriced ashcan previews for books coming later, I want more. Antarctic: I'll still grab a NHS whenever Dunn publishes it. They're also doing a goofy fun book called Cryptid Corps thats basically cryptid X Force, it embraces the edge kino of it. They also re printed the British sci fi book Shaman Kane which was really cool Dynamite: Space Ghost and Red Sonja. fuck yeah. Image: Malevolent - like it but wish it had more room to flesh out premise. Tigress Island - not bad, solid B. Super Creepshow: meh, waste. Corpse Knight: I'm digging it, hope it sticks the landing. Viking Moon: whenever it comes out, i love the premise in spite of the wicked delays. Eye Collector: wtf is up with this art. M1 Monster Racing: i will always pick up anything jae lee. Something Epic: love how weird this is. Lady Mechanika, If Destruction Be Our Lot, and D'Orc - all really good so far. best of the bunch. Badrock & Youngblood: Rob <3Spawn, King Spawn, Scorched, Gunslinger Spawn, and She Spawn: In Todd we trust.
>>154998162>actual comic discussion for oncenoice. whats this about, anon?>>154998782>Flash Gordon>Dick Tracy>Speed Racer & Racer X based oldfag detected
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>>154998877It's about an English everyman looking to holiday in Cornwall, but he ends up in this quaint little town somewhere in Devon called Strangehaven.There are numerous oddities and quirky characters there, sort of like in Twin Peaks or The Village in The Prisoner, with a little Twilight Zone thrown in. It's silly, slow, dramatic, and ominous. I don't want to give too much away, unless you want me to say more about it. I like the writing and came around to liking the art (it's traced or heavily referenced, which I usually really dislike). The only real way to read it is with scans, so if you really hate traced art and hate reading on a screen, skip this one for now.
>>154998091Bad Idea seems interesting but since nobody scans anymore I can't read anything from them.
>>154998782>Loving the new Concrete.Wait, what?
>>154997598Frank Miller still making comics?
>>155000835barely
doesnt DSTLRY do artificial digital scarcity? FUCK that
>>154999715ive never seen twin peaks but that sounds kind of interesting. Ive also never heard of Abiogenesis Press. The art being traced might be a turnoff though. is it full Greg Land?
Is Antarctic Press still around?
>>155001747website it still up so i guess so https://antarctic-press.myshopify.com/
>>154999702kek>>154998846>Spawn, King Spawn, Scorched, Gunslinger Spawn, and She Spawn: In Todd we trust.i was born in '94 and i know spawn is a big deal but i have never ever understood why
>>155000672There’s like three issues already out
>>155001801Most people stopped caring like twenty years ago
>>155001820i still see people like that anon who still care and some who still buy his books to this day seemingly out of cost sunk fallacy. isnt his book(s) still some of the highest selling for image even to this day?
