Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Christmas Knights in the New Indie Comics Magazine #4 Holiday Edition

Students of the Unusual's team of storytellers return with a story of knights, Christmas and magic in Indie Comics Magazine #4, a special holiday issue, scheduled for preorder in Diamond Comic Distributors' October 2011 Previews catalog and available ONLY through Previews, announced Publisher Gary Scott Beatty.

Rescue Santa from muggers and you never know where it will lead. Maybe you will find yourself a participant in medieval Christmas games. This done-in-one story from Terry Cronin and Jorge Calamato is just one of eight holiday stories in Indie Comics Magazine's first Christmas issue.




The Students of the Unusual comic series is filled with horror tales mainly based on the myths, legends and history of the state of Florida. The series is published by 3 Boys Productions, founded by Cronin, Jeff Hall, Bob Lizek and Pat Martin. Cronin is a film producer, director and dermatologist who works with the team to produce the annual Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival. They are currently producing Adventure Chefs, a reality show where contestants hunt, forage and gather food to prepare fine dining for judges. Cronin's new Skinvestigator books follow the murder investigations of dermatologist Doctor Harry Poe.

Each issue of Indie Comics Magazine features full stories from many indie comic book creators, said Beatty. Short biographies and contact information are included so readers can easily seek out more of the creators' work. Full color Students of the Unusual books can be bought at Students of the Unusual.com.

Also scheduled for the Indie Comics Magazine Christmas Issue are Ignatz Award winner Rich Koslowski's The 3 Geeks, Adventures of Aaron cartoonist Aaron Warner's A College Girl Named Joe and Mad magazine's Douglas Paszkiewicz with Arsenic Lullaby.

Indie Comics Magazine is 64 pages of the best story and art from today's independent comic book creators. No huge overprint, no digital version, no back issue sales, October's Previews under Aazurn Publishing is the ONLY way comic readers can get Indie Comics Magazine #4, the Christmas issue! Visit Indie Comics Magazine online at http://indiecomicsmagazine.com.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Clown Town Down the Chimney in Indie Comics Magazine's Special Christmas Issue

Kevin LaPorte and Amanda Rachels' macabre Clown Town characters creep into Indie Comics Magazine #4, a special holiday issue, scheduled for preorder in Diamond Comic Distributors' October 2011 Previews catalog and available ONLY through Previews, announced Publisher Gary Scott Beatty.


"Kevin and Amanda are an excellent team that present a slick (and disturbing) story every time," said Beatty. "We're looking forward to more great work from this studio."

Kevin and Amanda used one of their submissions to the now-defunct Zuda web comic competition to launch their 2010 web comic, The Blind Eye, now collected into their first self-published work.

Their Clown Town contribution to the 2010 Small Press Idol competition dominated the popular vote, falling to second place in the last round on the very last day!

The team has contributed stories to the literacy-focused Reading With Pictures Vol. 1, Grayhaven Comics’ The Gathering anthology and more.

Each issue of Indie Comics Magazine features full stories from many independent comic book creators, said Beatty. Short biographies and contact information are included so readers can easily seek out more of the creators' work. Find out more about the Clown Town series of comics, exciting side projects and convention tour dates at inversepress.com.

Also scheduled for the Indie Comics Magazine Christmas Issue are Ignatz Award winner Rich Koslowski's The 3 Geeks, Adventures of Aaron cartoonist Aaron Warner's A College Girl Named Joe and Mad magazine's Douglas Paszkiewicz with Arsenic Lullaby.

Indie Comics Magazine is 64 pages of the best story and art from today's independent comic book creators. No huge overprint, no digital version, no back issue sales, October's Previews under Aazurn Publishing is the ONLY way comic readers can get Indie Comics Magazine #4, the Christmas issue! Visit Indie Comics Magazine online at Indie Comics Magazine.com.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Carabeo and Belefski Contribute to Indie Comics Magazine's Special Christmas Issue

The Curls Studio team of writer Joe Carabeo and illustrator Carolyn Belefski present How Roxy and Dean Stole Christmas in Indie Comics Magazine #4, a special holiday issue, scheduled for preorder in Diamond Comic Distributors' October 2011 Previews catalog and available ONLY through Previews, announced Publisher Gary Scott Beatty.


Belefski displays a new Curls webcomic every Monday and Thursday. Her illustrations have been published in USA Weekend Magazine, The Commonwealth Times, Magic Bullet, The Pulse on Comicon.com and more. She was nominated for Friends of Lulu's 2010 Kim Yale Award for Most Talented Newcomer. "We're excited to once again feature one of the hardest working and most talented women in independent comics today," said Beatty.

Belefski and Carabeo offend and/or entertain with their podcast, The Carolyn and Joe Show, each Tuesday. The team collaborate on the comic books Kid Roxy, Black Magic Tales and The Legettes. Their Indie Comics Magazine story feature their Black Magic Tales characters, the adventures of the World’s Most Famous Criminals, Roxy and Dean.

Each issue of Indie Comics Magazine features full stories from many indie comic book creators, said Beatty. Short biographies and contact information are included so readers can easily seek out more of the creators' work. To check out Carolyn and Joe's comics, podcasts, online store, and convention tours visit curls-studio.com.

Also scheduled for the Indie Comics Magazine Christmas Issue are Ignatz Award winner Rich Koslowski's The 3 Geeks, Adventures of Aaron cartoonist Aaron Warner's A College Girl Named Joe and Mad magazine's Douglas Paszkiewicz with Arsenic Lullaby.

Indie Comics Magazine is 64 pages of the best story and art from today's independent comic book creators. No huge overprint, no digital version, no back issue sales, October's Previews under Aazurn Publishing is the ONLY way comic readers can get Indie Comics Magazine #4, the Christmas issue! Visit Indie Comics Magazine online at Indie Comics Magazine.com.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Arsenic Lullaby Creator to Contribute to Indie Comics Magazine's Christmas Issue

Harvey and Eisner Award nominated Douglas Paszkiewicz will feature eight pages of his popular Arsenic Lullaby creation in Indie Comics Magazine #4, a special Christmas issue, scheduled for preorder in Diamond Comic Distributors' October 2011 Previews catalog and available ONLY through Previews, announced Publisher Gary Scott Beatty.




Paszkiewicz' work is regularly featured in several national publications including Mad Magazine, Too Much Coffee Man Magazine, and others. The 10 year collection Arsenic Lullaby: The Devil's Decade was recently released in hardcover and softcover, over 400 pages of dark humor and editorial commentary "reviewing all the crap that went on behind the scenes," he wrote.

Paszkiewicz is the creator of the cartoon fetus, he helped bring voodoo and zombies back into pop culture, and taught the world to laugh at suicide, abortion, genocide, infanticide, starvation and anyone who tries to make a difference. "There are a lot of comedy comics trying to be offbeat right now," said Beatty. "Pasz's work is so unexpected, the twists so jarring and witty, he transcends current trends. We're lucky to have his take on Christmas in this special holiday issue of Indie Comics Magazine."

Each issue of Indie Comics Magazine features full stories from many indie comic book creators, said Beatty. Short biographies and contact information are included so readers can easily seek out more of the creators' work. Merchandise, blog, sketches, the Arsenic Lullaby animated pilot and more is at Arsenic Lullabies.com.

Indie Comics Magazine is 64 pages of the best story and art from today's independent comic book creators. No huge overprint, no digital version, no back issue sales, October's Previews under Aazurn Publishing is the ONLY way comic readers can get Indie Comics Magazine #4, the Christmas issue! Visit Indie Comics Magazine online at http://indiecomicsmagazine.com.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Adventures of Aaron Creator Contributes to Indie Comics Magazine's Christmas Issue

Aaron Warner, the nationally syndicated cartoonist best known for Adventures of Aaron, will appear in Indie Comics Magazine #4, a special Christmas issue, scheduled for preorder in Diamond Comic Distributors' October 2011 Previews catalog and available ONLY through Previews, announced Publisher Gary Scott Beatty.


Warner has created ground-breaking cartoon features for newspapers and magazines worldwide. The critically acclaimed and wildly popular Adventures of Aaron ran for over 10 years, was read by over six million newspaper subscribers, and garnered a Rueben Award nomination from the National Cartoonist Society.

From 2002 to 2007, Warner syndicated A College Girl Named Joe, a college-themed daily strip that became the number one downloaded comic feature through MCT Campus. His Indie Comics Magazine story details Joe's Christmas break during her freshman year.

Warner's "You Are Here" can be seen in a variety of newspapers and is available for publishing through Cartoonstock.com.

"I had the privilege of coloring Adventures of Aaron Sunday strips for a time and I remember being excited when a new strip came in to work on," said Beatty. "Aaron has such a natural sense of humor and his characters can be surprising, crazy and oddly easy to relate to!"

Each issue of Indie Comics Magazine features full stories from many indie comic book creators, said Beatty. Short biographies and contact information are included so readers can easily seek out more of the creators' work. Warner now works with wife Angie at Cartoon Studios (cartoonistforhire.com) and his collected works are available at Amazon.com.

Indie Comics Magazine is 64 pages of the best story and art from today's independent comic book creators. No huge overprint, no digital version, no back issue sales, October's Previews under Aazurn Publishing is the ONLY way comic readers can get Indie Comics Magazine #4, the Christmas issue! Visit Indie Comics Magazine online at http://indiecomicsmagazine.com.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

The 3 Geeks Appear in Indie Comics Magazine's Christmas Issue

Comic book fan favorite and Eisner nominated The 3 Geeks by Rich Koslowski will appear in Indie Comics Magazine #4, a special Christmas issue, scheduled for preorder in Diamond Comic Distributors' October 2011 Previews catalog and available ONLY through Previews, announced Publisher Gary Scott Beatty.





The 3 Geeks launched Koslowski's career and has been a constant in his years in the business of comics. Since the How To Pick Up Girls If You’re A Comic Book Geek one-shot was published in 1997, The 3 Geeks have appeared in 25 comics and four trade paperbacks.


Koslowski won an Ignatz Award for “Best Graphic Novel” in 2001 for Three Fingers, a dark comedy in documentary style about cartoon actors in the '30s and '40s and the barriers they faced in a prejudicial Hollywood. In 2005 Koslowski released The King, his take on the Elvis Presley phenomenon. His BB Wolf and the Three LPs hardcover was released last year with a blues CD. His 12 issue run writing for Marvel Comics Presents was recently released as the trade paperback Weapon Omega.


"I bought the first 3 Geeks one-shot from Rich at the Chicago Comicon 14 years ago and laughed my head off," said Beatty. "I knew then Rich was a great storyteller. His 2007 novel, The List, showed he has a different way of looking at the Christmas season. I was overjoyed when he decided to contribute a 3 Geeks Christmas story to Indie Comics Magazine #4."


Each issue of Indie Comics Magazine features full stories from many indie comic book creators, said Beatty. Short biographies and contact information are included so readers can easily seek out more of the creators' work. Rich Koslowski can be found at richkoslowski.com.


Indie Comics Magazine is 64 pages of the best story and art from today's independent comic book creators. No huge overprint, no digital version, no back issue sales, October's Previews under Aazurn Publishing is the ONLY way comic readers can get Indie Comics Magazine #4, the Christmas issue! Visit Indie Comics Magazine online at http://indiecomicsmagazine.com.