A Birthday Firing, a Jazz Junkie and a Cosmic Adventure in Indie Comics Magazine #7!

Kim Mey-Loehng is fired on his 40th birthday, Gary Scott Beatty's jazz musicians meet on "The Bridge," and Devastating Roulette Studios unveil the cosmic "He!" in the new issue of Indie Comics Magazine!

Mey-Loehng, Devastating Roulette Studios, and Beatty join five other creators for nine complete stories. Order in August's Previews, Diamond's comic book order catalog, under Aazurn Publishing.

You may be able to tell -- I'm easily bored! You couldn't find nine comic book stories more different in style! Today's comics seem defined by a bland sameness, but our you crave variety -- and we deliver!

Kim Mey-Loehng was fired on his 40th birthday and we hear all about it in Indie Comics Magazine #7. This slice of life story is punctuated by conversation about "anticipatory it," a blown presentation, and the movie Taxi Driver,

I was strangely drawn to this story, with its manic artwork, its berserk typefaces and its raving characters. Kim shows there is more than one way to tell a story.

Devastating Roulette Studios brings a cosmic traveller and cool dinosaurs to Indie Comics Magazine #7. The studio is Brandon Bullock, Derek Adnams and Justin Wood.

It's exciting to see a young team really kicking butt. These guys have it all: super art, far-reaching concepts and a stated goal to expand the art of the comic book.

Some time has passed since my own Xeric Grant winning Jazz: Cool Birth characters visited Indie Comics Magazine. The wait is over, with another story from the era of cool jazz. Flora is a golden voice in a new combo, but Gerry's fears force him to retreat into his horn. Dig?

My illustration style is inspired by '50s album cover design. And my inspiration is a music that dominated for over 50 years, at its peak, soon to decline. This is the pre-Mad Men era, and it isn't pretty!

I hope you have all enjoyed the hours of free entertainment at Indie Comics Magazine.com. It's a strange portal to worlds uncanny and unknown, a vast gateway to astonishing and uncommon words and pictures. Just don't be sucked in to the detriment of your livelihood! There's a lot to see!

Remember to order in August's Previews! We don't sell back issues, we don't overprint, and we don't reprint!

-- Gary Scott Beatty, master schmoozer here at Indie Comics Magazine

Sci-Fi Zombie, Mystery, and an Assassin Unleashed in Indie Comics Magazine #7

Chris Berg's zombie / gangster / murderer shuffles in, Marta Tanrikulu unearths family secrets, and Paul Bradford's assassin is righteously pissed off in the new issue of Indie Comics Magazine!

Berg, Tanrikulu and Bradford join five other creators for nine complete stories. Man, this is one for the history books! Order in August's Previews, Diamond's comic book order catalog, under Aazurn Publishing.

You all know it -- we're unique! An indie anthology exclusive to Diamond makes us an anomaly among anomalies! Our complete stories, variety and quality make us even more different in an industry obsessed by multi-issue tales.

Chris Berg's graphic novel Slices seamlessly combines science fiction, slasher, zombie, gangster and adventure genres. The Dillinger Experiment in Indie Comics Magazine #7 is a done-in-one look at that larger work.

Chris' drawing style is slick and practiced. He's an active member of the International Society of Caricature Artists and that caricature skill defines his drawings -- cartoony and dynamic. "Slices" will be one new book to look for.

Marta Tanrikulu brings a mystery story to Indie Comics Magazine #7, a classic who-done-it with old money, an inheritance and a twist.

Marta works in various genres, and I'm so happy she brought a good mystery to Indie Comics Magazine. Seven issues, and this is our first mystery!

ICM favorite Paul Bradford returns with a bloody tale of an assassin betrayed. An Australian, Paul writes Gothic poetry under the pseudonym Hierophantom and has produced small press "zines" through his company Inertia Publications.

Paul has a super understanding of what makes a short adventure story compelling. This story is one fans will be talking about for a long time!

Our new video preview of Indie Comics Magazine #7 is now up for you to see at http://indiecomicsmagazine.com/. If you like it, we'd all appreciate some Facebook shares!

More news to come this month! Keep it done-in-one, keep it interesting -- keep it indie!

Gary Scott Beatty, chief whip cracker here at Indie Comics Magazine

Cage Fighting, Mystical Tattoos and the Monstrous Tupilak in Indie Comics Magazine #7!

Order in August's Previews, Diamond's comic book order catalog, under Aazurn Publishing.

As you long-time fans know, we're in our third year for this anthology. Few thought we'd make it this far, an indie book exclusive to Diamond, but our complete stories, variety and quality have won us readers that normally wouldn't buy an independent comic book! Thank you all for telling your friends!

Tom Kelly's Masher, a new blood and guts web comic about life in the cage, is launching soon, and this Indie Comics Magazine story is a first look. Tom is nationally known for his work on DC's comic book website ZUDA.

Tom's style is a breathtaking combination of excellent drawing and design expertise. You can tell he's illustrated for magazines and bands. Every page has a skill level that's wonderful to behold!

Terry Cronin is a creator of Students of the Unusual and the author of The Skinvestigator novels featuring dermatologist detective Harry Poe. His Nikook and the Tupilak story in Indie Comics Magazine #7 builds on Inuit mythology. He then switches gears to another tale -- a couple caught in a strange, mystical ritual.

Terry is a filmmaker, and it shows in his writing. His tales are tight, cohesive, and full of strange adventure. I just love it when a new Cronin story pops up in my email!

Indie Comics Magazine #7 sports a cover from indie legend Donna (The Desert Peach) Barr, one of the lasting authors from the 1980's black-and-white comics boom.

Our video previews are becoming popular, and we've launched a new one for Indie Comics Magazine #7 at http://indiecomicsmagazine.com/. I actually composed and recorded the music for this one myself -- but I promise your ears won't bleed! (Warning, your dog may howl.)

We have no huge overprint, no digital version and no back issue sales here, so Indie Comics Magazine #7 is available ONLY at your local and online comic book shops! We feature a few major online retailers on our website, if you don't have a neighborhood comic shop. It is best to order from August's Previews, because some Indie Comics Magazine issues are now hard to find!

Enjoy the preview, more news to come this month! Keep it done-in-one, keep it interesting -- keep it indie!

-- Gary Scott Beatty, head honcho here at Indie Comics Magazine