Independent love?

Anyone else love some Independent comics? I haven't seen too much talk about them so I thought I'd start some. I'm mostly a Image guy myself but i do dabble in a lil' IDW and Darkhorse as well. Lets see, I'll start with just listing my top five independent comics.

1. TMNT

2. Skull-Kickers

3. Chew

4. Walking Dead

5. Invincible

wow there is so many more i wanna list. I'll just leave it at that for now. Lets the Independent love begin! (:

I get some DC books now too because the re-launch. Whats some of your favorite books you're picking up?

TDM is gonna be all up in this thread.

BPRD stuff is good, The Walking Dead is good, Locke and Key is good and I read the 1st issue of Chew and it was good.

I pick up the following:

1. Invincible
2. Chew
3. The Walking Dead
4. Incorruptible
5. Savage Dragon
6. Haunt
7. Irredeemable

The bottom four I pick up less often than the others.

Locke and Key is another good one!

Haunt has gone down hill, I dropped that one myself.

@spiderbat87 I missed Infestation 2 how was the first issue?

@spiderbat87 I missed Infestation 2 how was the first issue?

I read all independent, and I mean really independent.

Very few webcomics have actual company backing, let alone the bit two.

VEEEEEEEEEEEERTIGOOOOOOOOOOOO! IMAAAAAAAAAGEEEEEEEE!
I make my own comics; i win!
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@aztek_the_lost said:

@Decoy Elite said:

I read all independent, and I mean really independent.

Very few webcomics have actual company backing, let alone the bit two.

If we're trying to be the most indie, I think reading something self-published is more indie then reading something unpublished :P

You would have me beaten good sir, if it weren't for the fact that several webcomics are self published. :P

@aztek_the_lost: No I mean, a comic writtern, drawn, lettered, and edited by the creator, with pre-ordered copies printed out, sold out, and shipped out.

Such is the case with Problem Sleuth, Homestuck, Sam and Fuzzy, Beartato, etc.

Love a bunch of Top Cow and Wildstorm.

Make mine Morning Glories.

Most anything by Boom is worth trying out in my mind.

@spiderbat87 I can't wait till Infestation TMNT (:

@spiderbat87 I can't wait till Infestation TMNT (:

Image...

I love me some Spawn, Haunt, Young blood, Shadow Hawk.

Do you generally regard anything that isn't published by Marvel or DC as "independent"?

That question isn't directed at one person, it's for anyone to answer.

Invincible has been the best book out there for a while

@Zomboid: "generally" yes.

Anyone pick up the new Alpha Girl or Thief of Theves from image comics?

Alpha Girl is alright for a first issue, Has a funny take on the zombie/end of the word thing.

I haven't read Thief of Theves yet but it has Robert Kirkmans name on it so its prob good.

• sweet tooth (hello this is SO good! no one else here is reading it??)
• fatale
• nonplayer
• four eyes
• old spawn
• astounding wolf-man
• y: the last man
• scott pilgrim

webcomics (all worth checking out if youve never gotten into webcomics):

• mine: BADNEWSKIDS.COM
• max overacts
• paranatural
• emitown
• old city blues
• sin titulo
• hemlock

Anyone pick up the new Alpha Girl or Thief of Theves from image comics?

Alpha Girl is alright for a first issue, Has a funny take on the zombie/end of the word thing.

I haven't read Thief of Theves yet but it has Robert Kirkmans name on it so its prob good.

Mirage TMNT

Vampirella

GhostBusters

Strangers in Paradise

I'm one of the rare people that don't like Walking Dead... 
 
 
but anyways my faves are 
 
1. Y: The Last Man 
 
2. Hack/Slash 
 
3. Fables 
 
4. Buffy/ Angel series 
 
5. CHEW

@IsaiahPLG said:

Anyone pick up the new Alpha Girl or Thief of Theves from image comics?

Alpha Girl is alright for a first issue, Has a funny take on the zombie/end of the word thing.

I haven't read Thief of Theves yet but it has Robert Kirkmans name on it so its prob good.

Thief of Thieves is good. FATALE (written by Ed Brubaker) is great!

@Roxanne Starr

Thief of Thieves was pretty good, could of had better art though.

I have also heard FATALE was awesome but it was all sold out before i could try it out :/

@IsaiahPLG said:

@Roxanne Starr

Thief of Thieves was pretty good, could of had better art though.

I have also heard FATALE was awesome but it was all sold out before i could try it out :/

There is a second printing of #2 that is still available. And the third printing of #1 will be out in 2 weeks...I believe.

Anything by Ross Campbell, like Wet Moon and Shadoweyes.

@Roxanne Starr I'm a have to have first print kinda guy.

Another Image issue one came out this week, No Place Like Home, anyone pick it up? I thought it was really good.

Just really The Walking Dead.

@Zomboid@aztek_the_lost I would have to agree with you aztek. True independent comics are creator owned but in the industry anything non Marvel or DC has become known as independent. Image is really the only true big independent company as it has no company owned titles or licensed material. As for the sake of this thread, we'll just say anything thats not Marvel or DC is okay.

Going to check out the Goon soon.
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I suppose it depends what you consider independent, Vertigo is part of DC isnt it? But since its not really canon/part of the universe IDK

miine are probably

1. The Walking Dead

2. Locke and Key

3. Izombie

4. Fables

5. Hack/Slash

just to save time. check out my pull list of some of my favorite ongoing series I like to read (Click Here). though i am sad that Darkwing Duck is no more.

Pretty small week this wednesday. I did pick up the new Xenoholics and of course the Donatello TMNT mini. :D

I'm so very interested in Usagi Yojimbo. Anyone here read that?

I like The Walking Dead, Fables, Hack/Slash, 30 Days of Night, Echoes, Casanova (which was indie, but was recently licensed by Marvel), Greek Street, Preacher, Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse, Sandman, Baker Street, Hatter M: The Looking Glass War, Human Target (was indie, currently licensed by DC, I think?), Severed, Singularity 7, Y: The Last Man, if we're saying anything not directly Marvel or DC is independent. I've never really been clear on that, so it's interesting to see the discussions in here about it.

Been meaning to check out a lot of other ones mentioned in this topic - American Vampire, iZombie, Locke & Key, 100 Bullets, Chew, and The Darkness.

@zombietag You mention reading a lot I've never heard of! I'll be checking those out now, thanks :)

Lots in here I hadn't heard of before actually. I'm going to check them out and see if I need to put them on my chance list.

So last week a couple new number ones from Image. The Manhattan Projects #1 and Hell Yeah #1 come out. Hell Yeah was decent, you superhero guys would like it. Manhattan Projects, was awesome! Its my favorite new series so far this year, thats for sure. Anyone else pick these up? what do you think?

Also anyone reading Lord of the Jungle by Dynamite? Its pretty dang good for a Tarzan book.

So BKV's big Image book came out, Saga . This book was highly hyped and I don't think it lived up to it. While it was written very well, it was a bit too lovey dovey and predictable for my taste. I also don't dig Fiona Staples art all that much. That all said, I will be picking up a couple more issues at least to see what happens. Any of you guys pick this up? what do you think?

Currently reading Incognito.

Still not impressed with Brubaker.

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@Billy Batson said:

Currently reading Incognito.

Still not impressed with Brubaker.

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Then read Sleeper v1-2. They're pretty good.

@CitizenBane said:

@Billy Batson said:

Currently reading Incognito.

Still not impressed with Brubaker.

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Then read Sleeper v1-2. They're pretty good.

Will do along with Criminal. Heard it was good.

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I don't really care for Brubaker myself.