Year of the Indie Comic

Indie Comics have always been on that bleeding edge of where comics are going. The type of stories, the level of creative energy is what keeps the industry going and thriving as an art form. For those of you that are tired of corporate comics and looking for something different here are some creators that are pushing the boundaries of Comics by telling different types of stories with different styles. This is the year of the Indie Comic!

Joshua Hale Fialkov
Last of the Greats - A superhero god emperor wants revenge on mankind, and takes it, one poor bastard at a time. 

http://www.tfaw.com/Profile/Last-Of-The-Greats-TPB-Vol.-01___399611

http://www.thefialkov.com

Gerimi Burleigh

EYE OF THE GODS is a psychological thriller Graphic Novel about a man
whose life spirals out of control when he is cursed with the ability of
remote viewing. Original Graphic novel, 144 pages, black and white

MORNINGSTAR - Before he was the devil, He was Lucifer Morningstar, …Marshall of Heaven. Issue one, 24 pages black and white

To buy: http://optichouse.com/Dan "Smif" Smith

Blue Knights
Lord of the Rings meets Training Day.
A
rookie knight has to deal with a corrupt system while solving the
murders of the city's ruling council before the festival of H'rrk burns
it down.

Buy it straight from the creator for $6.00/$11.00 for a sketch copy (includes shipping cost in USA). email smifink@earthlink.net

Jamie Gambell
Hero Code - The first issue in the new ongoing sci-fi, super hero saga. Super-powered
people are popping up all across the world, but what is their purpose?
Are they here to help? What exactly is The Hero Code?

Can be got:

Print - direct from me - http://monkeypipestudios.bigcartel.com/

Print - indyplanet - http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=6316

Digital - Graphicly - http://graphicly.com/monkey-pipe-studios/hero-code/1

Digital - Drivethru - http://comics.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=96053&filters=0_0_0_44517&manufacturers_id=2942

Jesse Mesa Toves

Trouble, Guts & Noir - a three issue
future noir adventure in three parts by Battlestar Galactica effects
artist and animator, Jesse Mesa Toves

Available digitally on Amazon Kindle

http://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Guts-Noir-Book-ebook/dp/B004GUSAPW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326354498&sr=8-1

and in print from Indyplanet.com

http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=3085

Hal Hefner

Gates is an evolving transmedia franchise centering on a family who creates a form of revolutionary organic technology and the affects it has on the world. Told through various media platforms, the first installment focuses on a dark, dystopian science fiction comic book following the exploits of the title character, Gates, a young man trying to survive the oppression of a sci-tek religious government that wants him dead.

http://www.gatesthecomic.com

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