Self-Portrait of a Comics Self-Publisher
Kevin LaPorteMaking comics on your own ain't easy. Join me inside the world of comics self-publishing and share the joy of creation, the frustration of funding, and the occasional smell of success.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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The Comics Self-Publishing Perpetual Motion Machine is Officially On
Can’t stop.
Won’t stop.
Before we get into this week's news, take a second to look at what actually goes into publishing comics independently. In the last seven days alone: campaign promotion, fulfillment logistics, production planni...
New Cosmic Dread, '80s Saturday Morning Nostalgia, and Wrestling Legends on Clearance
New This Week: Cosmic Horror, an ‘80s Cartoon Fever Dream, and Wrestling History on Clearance
This week’s drop is a little bit of everything we love: gothic horror flung into deep space, a love letter to Saturday morning cartoons, and a...
The Monsters We Can't Quit: Jack the Ripper, Mr. Hyde, and Our Centuries-Long Obsession with Beautiful Evil
When Monsters Make Plans: The Literary Case for Gothic Horror Team-Up 3
There is a particular pleasure in watching villains operate without a hero in the room.
Most stories that reach into the cabinet of Victorian gothic horror — and th...
Cosmic Horror, Ancient Gods, and an Absurd Amount of Lettering
The Ink-Stained Ledger
Why the desk lamp hasn’t gone off in days
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from lettering half an entire comic in a (admittedly long) weekend, and I’m currently running on it. Between finishin...
5 New Terrors Just Landed at Flatline Comics
Today's drop is a five-headed beast: cosmic dread beyond the stars, a mature superhuman war for the future of the species, a steampunk-Western reckoning at the end of days, and a cyberpunk fight to save a soul trapped in the machine. It's a...
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