We preview ComicScene: State of Independents Yearbook 2020. We review Rachael Smith’s Quarantine Comix and What We Don’t Talk About from Avery Hill Publishing. Plus look back at March, and preview Kickstarters SKRAWL, Saxon’s Second Hand Books. And look into the UK Comics Creator Survey
Dear Readers, it’s probably the understatement of the decade to say that it’s not been a great time for everyone recently. And that includes the world of indie comics. But things are about to return to a new normal here at Pipedream Comics. We hope you like what we’ve got planned!
It’s always great when two of our favourite small press creators team up to bring us a new comic. MI666 is the latest such team up and sees Vince Hunt (Awesome Comics, Red Mask From Mars) join forces with Andy Bloor (Midnight Man) to bring us a slice of supernatural all action crime procedural that […]
Even though we are in the middle of a global lockdown, we are still seeing great comic launching on Kickstarter. The latest to join this trend is the fantastic Reanimator Incorporated from Andy Perry and Lyndon White, so how are these two planning to bring life back to the indie comics crwodfunding scene? Your new […]
Here at Pipedream Comics we regularly contribute pages to ComicScene, the UK’s best comics focused magazine. And we’re delighted to reveal that this month we have been working on an entire issue dedicated to the subject of indie and small press comics. The ComicScene State of Indpendents Yearbook 2020 brings together some of our favourite […]
While many British anthologies have attempted to follow in the footsteps of 2000 AD, few have attempted it with quite as much ambition as The77. Bursting onto Kickstarter earlier in the year and with the first issue about to be released to the world, we caught up with editor Ben S Ky to find out […]
Just in case you haven’t had enough of thinking about all things quarantine based, then writer Jordan Thomas (Frank on the Farm) has just the comic for you. His ambitious new book is inspired by lockdown and features a wealth of small press artist contributing towards a preatige format one shot all about a family […]
With the current lockdown situation making it hard to get to the local comic book store or convention to pick up our new reads. One great way to explore the world of indie and small press comics is via the Comichaus app. Usually available at the bargain price of £3 a month (or £30 a […]
We’re always a sucker for a great crime comic and Rory McConville and Joe Palmer’s Write It In Blood is a bit of a cracker, with the body count of a Scorsese movie and sparkling dialogue of a Coen Brothers movie, it’s a delightful tale of two brothers on the run from a mob boss […]
We were huge fans of Stephan Franck’s excellent vampire thriller Silver, and so were delighted to learn he was producing a new crime noir thriller, Palomino. Set in 1980s LA and based around the infamous Palomino country music club, it’s a slice of hard boiled noir from the very top drawer (and perfect for fans […]