Three editions of its Magic Whistle series are available, as well as Karl Stevens's new book Failure and Steven Cerio's 1997 Wow Cool comic Pie. "The focus was obviously re-introducing readers to the ...

Alternative Comics has announced its Fall 2014 lineup. The publisher's upcoming releases include four print and digital graphic novels as well as four digital comics. Andy Ristaino's Night of the ...

With X-Men: Grand Design, Ed Piskor pulls off a feat very few cartoonists ever manage: He takes his unique aesthetic from the scruffy fringe of alternative comics to the world of mass-market superhero ...

Alternative. The adjective originally applied to any of lifestyle that didn't quite match that of the average person: punks, goths, comic-reading recluses. Soon the term was applied to every medium - ...

Brian Baynes is shy about discussing his success. Mashing together interviews with alternative comics professionals, reviews and original strips by up-and-coming cartoonists, Bubbles Zine, Baynes’ ...

Back in my day, there was no Tumblr, no tube sites. I had to seek out smut the old fashioned way — by digging through my dad's closet. You'd think parents would be better at hiding that stuff, but I ...

The men and women of America’s alternative-comics industry deserve our respect and admiration. These hard-working artists spend lonely hours and days bent over drawing tables, poring over clip art, ...

Since he was 12 years old, Jake Tinsley has written and promoted his own professional comic books. Usually he sold them in person at comic book conventions or comic book stores, on airplanes, or ...

STAUNTON — Before it closed, Basement on Byers was an art gallery in the Wharf district. Staunton-based cartoonist Ryan Brosmer remembers walking into that space, located at 3 Byers Street, and ...