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There's been a lot of "Creator Owned Comics" buzz on Twitter and the web the past couple days, Eric Powell's video (possibly nsfw for some), Scottie Young's recent posts on his blog and Tony Harris throws his 2 cents in as well.
Some of it comes across as crass or negative but mostly I think everyone is picking up on the positive vibe, I wanted to take a minute to point out some of the creator owned titles that I've really enjoyed lately.
With the exception of a couple Vertigo titles and a couple of Icon titles (which are creator owned) I mainly purchase creator owned stuff. Arguably a lot of the stuff I do buy probably wouldn't suffer a lot if I didn't buy it (Hellboy, BPRD, anything Paul Pope) so I wanted to focus on some stuff that may have floated under peoples radar. Keep in mind this list isn't limited to this past year, it's just a list of what I've been enjoying. I will include an Amazon link to each of these if you want to look further or possibly purchase them or if at all possible get them from your local Comic shop, I'm sure they'd appreciate it.
This is a wild ride to say the least, it's a bloody Revenge story. If you are fan of movies like Payback, Taken or The Outlaw Josey Wales you'll probably dig this book. Check it out! Oh, did I mention the art is a treat? It is, I like it.
King City- Brandon Graham Image/Tokyopop Amazon
I actually just got issues 11 & 12 in the mail a couple days ago and have been waiting for them to arrive to complete reading the last 6 issues. it has been a blast so far. This book is a sci-fi tale of awesomeness. It has mystical cats and water nymphs and more pop-culture references than you can shake a stick at. This book most likely won't be collected in it's entirety due to some snafu between Tokypop and Image which may make it hard to track it all down but it's worth it.
This book is just too weird to review but it's fantastic, the first 6 issues were just collected. Go get it!
This guy probably doesn't need my help but I really like it. It has a Hitchcock feel to it but it also has some great art and blood and guts enough to make your stomach turn a little. With Grampa's Furry Water coming out hopefully sometime this year and his recent addition to the Strange Tales II anthology with an awesome and really creative take on Wolverine and Deadpool, this guy could take over a large part of the creative owned market.
Here's a not so detailed list of other books to try out:
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