Tag: Independent

Solar, Man of the Atom (1991)

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Valiant’s Solar, Man of the Atom began with three multi-part stories all written by Jim Shooter: “Alpha and Omega” with artwork by Barry Windsor-Smith and Bob Layton, spanned the first ten issues and told of the origin story of how the protagonist, Phil Seleski, became Solar, until the time he accidentally destroys the world; “Second Death”, with artwork by Don Perlin, Bob Layton and Thomas Ryder, spanned the first four issues and tells of Seleski’s attempt to prevent another version of himself from destroying the world; “First Strike”, with artwork by Don Perlin and Stan Drake, spanned issues #5 to #8 and follows Solar as he fights spider aliens. These first year stories included first appearances by Eternal Warrior, the Harbinger Foundation, Geomancers, and the X-O Manowar armor – all of which would be spun off into their own series.

Eagle (1986)

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Eagle is a black-and-white indie comic book series which originated in 1986 by artists Neil Vokes and Rich Rankin. Most issues were written by Jack Herman, although some were written by Herman, Vokes and Rankin.[2] It was originally published by its creators as Crystal Comics (Crystal Publications), then by Apple Comics. Initially the Eagle series ran for 23 issues, ending in 1989; the last 7 issues were published by Apple Comics. The series achieved a cult following. It was revived in 2016 by publisher American Mythology Productions and again features art by Vokes and writing by Herman.

Madman – Kitchen Sink/Tundra (1993)

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Created by Mike Allred, the character first appeared in Creatures of the Id (Oct. 1990). Frank Einstein was born Zane Townsend, an agent of the Tri-Eye Agency. Townsend was killed in a car accident, then stitched back together and brought to life by two scientists, Dr. Egon Boiffard and Dr. Gillespie Flem. This resurrection left him amnesiac, and the resurrected John Doe was named after Boiffard’s artistic and scientific heroes, Frank Sinatra and Albert Einstein, respectively. The procedure left Frank with supernatural reflexes and a slight degree of precognitive and empathic power; however, he remembers nothing about his former life, but faint, troubling memories relating to his death. Madman’s costume is based on the only thing he can clearly remember: a fascination with a comic book character called Mr. Excitement.

Grub Girl (1997)

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Verotik Publishing is masterminded by none other the rock legend Glenn Danzig himself. Singer of the infamous metal/rock band Danzig. “Grub Girl” features a corpse hooker who tells her own story of scientific torture and experimentation. It’s a story in her own words on how she comes back from the dead, seeking justice as well as revenge.

Captain Sternn – Running out of Time

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Captain Sternn is considered “part Han Solo, part James Garner from The Great Escape“. He is drawn as a caricature of Superman, although his clothing is different; he wears a pseudo-military uniform. He is always accompanied by a small, levitating one-eyed robot, named Beezer, that is his most faithful companion.

Captain Sternn: Running Out of Time” 1-5 was publlished by Kitchen Sink Press in 1993. In this limited series, Captain Sternn and his companion Justin Tyme discover that the secret of recent walking dead sightings is a plot by the “Cosmic Coola” company. The CEO, Fillmore Coffers, has been harvesting a highly addictive plant from the Jurassic period for use in his top-selling space beverage. Coffers traps Sternn and his crew in the ancient, dinosaur filled past in hopes of silencing them.

Zombies Vs Robots V2 (2015)

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Zombies vs Robots V2, bringing you… new robots! A renewed zombie threat! New human survivors! And an all-new world ready for the taking from one or more of these factions… Part 1 of “Inherit the Earth!” and “The Orphan” start here!

Babyteeth (2017)

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Sadie Ritter is sixteen years old, nine months pregnant, and scared out of her sweet nerdy mind. Having a baby that young is tough, but with the support of her loving family behind her, everything should be okay. OH YEAH, and also her baby is the antichrist and it’s going to break open the barriers between the earthly and demonic planes and unleash eternal suffering to all of humankind. Other than that, though…should be fine.

Thundercats (2002)

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Reclaiming Thundera (written by Ford Gilmore with various artists contributing), published between 2002 and 2003, formed a series of loosely connected “episodes” that saw Lion-O continue his struggle against Mumm-Ra and The Mutants.[8] A major plot point was the slow corruption of WilyKat by Mumm-Ra, which would play a major role in later storylines. After another fateful battle with Grune, Lion-O entered the Book of Omens to begin his training and claim his rightful place as Lord of the ThunderCats, but Mumm-Ra uses a powerful spell to keep Lion-O trapped in the book for several years in real time, not “Book” time, and seizes control of Thundera afterwards.

Space Usagi SDCC Exclusive (2022)

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SDCC 2022 Exclusive celebrating the 30th anniversary of Space Usagi.

Reprinting Space Usagi #1 in color for the first time.

Each cover limited to 500 copies.

Space Usagi featured characters similar to those in the original series, including a descendant of Miyamoto Usagi, but set in a futuristic setting that also emulated feudal Japan in political and stylistic ways. Three mini-series of three issues each and two short stories featuring the characters were produced.

Hit-Girl (2012)

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Hit-Girl spins off into her own blood-soaked series by the sales-busting creative team of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. This story takes place between Kick-Ass Volumes 1 and 2 as Mindy McCready tries to settle into life as a regular school-girl, but wants nothing more than to be dispensing hot justice to the scum of New York City. Her mother and step-father think she’s doing her homework, but in reality she’s taken Kick-Ass on as her sidekick and is training him up to punch, shoot and stab … just like Daddy would have wanted.