Indie Edge: Alternative Comics For Alternative Souls
Jan 18, 2019
Every month, Natasha "CannondollX" Stagmer brings the ever-evolving, ever-diversifying world of independent, creator-owned comics straight to you. If you’re looking for titles right on the fringe of the mainstream -- outside the borders of conventional taste – then dive into the INDIE EDGE headfirst into independent thought.
Here are five small press titles from the January PREVIEWS that are available to pre-order at comic shops now!
SOURCE POINT PRESS
Dark sorceress Ovaria, Bringer of Chaos, is bringing death and destruction to the kingdom of Svellvollir, but Queen Elgven is ready to defend her kingdom by any means. While she and her loyal war band face the oncoming horde, can she devise a plan to bring her face-to-face with Ovarai herself for a battle to end this war?
In Shops: Mar 27, 2019
SRP: $3.99
PREVIEWS Page #362
PORTABLE PRESS
(W) James Buckley Jr (A) Kelly Tindall
When Amelia Earhart became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932, she immediately became an American icon and a subject of endless fascination for generations to come. In Amelia Earhart: Pioneer of the Sky!, the story of the brash and daring aviator's life is presented in graphic novel format, with full-color illustrations and historically accurate details. From her hardscrabble childhood to her final flight - and mysterious disappearance - Earhart's journey will entertain, captivate, and inspire readers of all ages.
In Shops: Mar 27, 2019
SRP: $12.99
PREVIEWS Page #356
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ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
(W) Massimo Rosi (A/CA) Ludovica Ceregatti
"We are the last warriors, the last pacifists of that school, and I leave her inheritance in your hands... you are a Gaijin." A feudal Japan with anthropomorphic and samurai animals inspired by Homer's poem on "War of Mice and Frogs," Batrachomyomachia. As in the classic poem, one tells of the futility of war and the desire for peace by Gaijin, a foreign salamander in a Japan of frogs invaded by lizards.
In Shops: Apr 10, 2019
SRP: $3.99
PREVIEWS Page #247
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UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPP
(CA) Bernie Mireault
This overview of the history of Canadian comics explores acclaimed as well as unfamiliar artists. Contributors look at the myriad ways that English-language, Francophone, indigenous, and queer Canadian comics and cartoonists pose alternatives to American comics, to dominant perceptions, even to gender and racial categories.
In Shops: Mar 13, 2019
SRP: $30.00
PREVIEWS Page #376
INSIGHT COMICS
(W) Sara Bergmark Elfgren (A) Karl Johnsson
She trained her whole life to become the strongest warrior of Jotunheim, to become the beloved champion of her gods. But when the time came to finally prove her strength, Vei was cast into the sea by the very god she fought for. Rescued by a Viking ship, Vei returns to Jotunheim, home of the legendary giants. There she finds herself caught in the Meistarileikir, a bloody game between the humans, the giants, and the gods of Asgard that will determine who will have the right to rule the land of Midgard. Having lost the confidence of her own god, Vei must take her place in the Meistarileikir and fight not only for the control of Midgard, but for her very life, in this epic battle against daring warriors, fearsome monsters, and even the gods themselves!
In Shops: Mar 20, 2019
SRP: $24.99
PREVIEWS Page #322
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