HOMETOWN HEROES OF ZANADU! A SPOTLIGHT ON LOCAL COMIX!

Here at Zanadu, we believe that Independent comics are the backbone of the comic book industry. Since 1975, Zanadu has provided a stage upon which the burgeoning local talent can perform through our consignment program and today our local and indy section is larger than ever. In fact, it may very well be the largest local comix section in the city, but hey, who's counting? All we know is that comic creators need all the help they can get because let's face it, they spend countless hours toiling in the darkness to bring forth some soul tormenting story that dwells within them for absolutely zero money and usually little to no acclaim, but where would the industry be today if not for the tireless efforts of the visionary creators who braved the hellish onslaught of personal and professional struggle? So get in on the ground floor of the next big thing in comics or just sample the local flavor, there is always something unique to find on the racks of Zanadu.

This week we feature two books by local writer/artist/tattoo artist, Wil Spaedt!

LOSERS OF THE FAITH TP

(W/A) Wil Spaedt

Collecting all 4 issues of the gritty crime series by Seattle author and artist Wil Spaedt.

OUTSIDE THE WALL #1

(W) Luan (A) Wil Spaedt

Check out the local comics section on our website (www.zanaducomics.com/local-comix) for a list of creators/publishers that we carry as well as details on how to get your own book on the fabled racks of Zanadu!!

NEW LOCAL COMIX!!

From local writer Alexander Banchitta comes the second issue of this dark fantasy book from Fright Comics!

CAPTIVES #2

(W) Alexander Banchitta (A) Robert Ahmad & Dan Parsons

A group of powerful warriors and a love sick youth enter an inescapable labyrinth in pursuit of their greatest desires.

We also have issue #1 for those who want to go all in on this great new series! Visit www.frightcomics.com for more info on all of their great, independently produced books!

NEW LOCAL COMIX!!

From Seattle based creator Randy Vaillancourt comes issue 3 of his new sci-fi alien girl comic--INTERGALACTIC SHE-DEVILS!

INTERGALACTIC SHE-DEVILS #3

(W/A) Randy Vaillancourt

Intergalactic She Devils is about two alien punks Rinolla and Mialla and the trouble that ensues anyone who crosses them.

And in case you missed them, we also have copies of issue #1 and 2 in stock! Be sure to check out the She-Devil's Facebook page at facebook.com/intergalacticshedevils2015 for the latest updates!

NEW LOCAL COMIX!!

From highly prolific creator BEN HORAK (Grump Toast) comes not one, not two, but THREE new comics guaranteed to be weird and awesome!!

THE OLD LADY'S SKIN

(W) Anne Bean (A) Ben Horak

A darkly funny retelling of a forgotten fairy tale. A young princess is unfairly exiled from her family's castle. Along with her trusty servant she concocts a scheme that involves a very grisly costume.

BULLHOOK ALLEY AND FIENDS

(W/A) Ben Horak

BULLHOOK ALLEY! Serialized on the back page of 'Intruder Comix Newspaper' from 2014 to 2016, now completely collected into one volume with an all new epilogue! This collection also contains comic shorts and sketchbook pages from the mind of Ben Horak! The fun awaits!

THANKS FOR THE SOUR PERSIMMONS, COUSIN

(W/A) Ben Horak & Pat Barrett

It’s another miserable day on a full-ass bus when an Angel descends bearing the gift of Unity! That’s when things really get ugly. Thanks for the Sour Persimmons, Cousin spins from slice-of-life comedy, through gruesome body horror, and into an examination of the pressures of the lifestyle angelic.

The comic is also the first team-up of CCS alumni Ben Horak & Pat Barrett. Haven’t heard of em? They make Grump Toast and Oak & Linden comics, respectively. Never seen those? Well they’ve also both been in Irene, if that helps. Still not ringing a bell? Awww that’s OK, I haven’t heard of em either, and I’m one of em!

NEW LOCAL COMIX!!

It's a double shot KA POW to the face with this EXTREME hit of martial arts action mayhem from local creators Palm, Long and Clarke!!

PUNCH TO KILL #2

(W) Kevin Clarke, Wil Long, Marc Palm (A) Marc Palm

This explosive issue features a new Thief character. What are they up to and what's their beef with the Pillars of Heaven and what they're escorting down the dark piney roads? These answers and more questions will be revealed!!! Written and edited by Kevin Clarke and Wil Long. Co-written and illustrated by Marc J Palm (Back cover by Ben Horak). Published by the independent company Pizza Party Comix in Seattle, WA.

and in cased you missed it--

PUNCH TO KILL #1

(W) Kevin Clarke, Wil Long, Marc Palm (A) Marc Palm

"What you have with Punch is a proven comics talent having a hell of a lot of fun with the form by playing in genre. If you think of Punch as a modern version of Scott McCloud’s superhero comics pastiche Destroy, you’ll likely be pretty close to the intent. Palm includes a list of influences for the book including the comics of Geoff Darrow, Simon Bisley’s Lobo comics, and films The Raid and Dredd. This isn’t some artsy-fartsy commentary on genre. This is an artist trying his hand at a form he genuinely enjoys.

In a short column at the back of the book, Clarke says that Punch began as a movie idea that eventually migrated to comics. It was a smart move. Palm’s artwork does what millions of dollars of computer generated effects cannot: he sells the ridiculous violence and supernatural elements of the story by giving them a physics of their own, an internal set of laws that work on the comics page. To call Punch a ballet of violence would be to insult both ballet and violence. What it is, really, is an onslaught of violence, an attempt to celebrate comics by trying to break comics. What it is, is art." - Paul Constant Seattle Review of Books & Seattle Weekly

NEW LOCAL COMICS!!!

SPINNER RACK #1

Joshua Lincoln Nelson (W/A)

80 pages of non-stop sci-fi/superhero action. The Apparition and Leopard Girl face off against Count Goblin. A young man sends away for an Apparition costume and becomes the NEW! Apparition. Who or what is the Tengu? With Solar Son, Ghostronaut, Bloodshaft Clones and Alien Invaders, this (mostly) wordless comic covers all your super-hero tropes in a cubist/pop art style. 80 black and white pages for $6.00.

Cover art by Josh Nelson

HOMETOWN HEROES - A SPOTLIGHT ON THE SEATTLE COMICBOOK SCENE!

Here at Zanadu, we have always prided ourselves on stocking independent and small press comic books that you won't find anywhere else. It is our continuing goal to highlight the vibrant comic book scene that exists here in the Pacific Northwest and across the country.
Our newly expanded local section, dubbed, "Hometown Heroes" is overflowing with energetic, exotic and exciting new creations from the best and brightest of Seattle's comic book underground.

Over the next few weeks, we will be highlighting different books and their creators, so keep checking back for the latest in local comix!!

This week's feature--

MARK FALKEY
ARTIST/WRITER

One of the stranger sequential artists to grace the shelves of Zanadu, Mark’s comics feature sci fi landscapes of the dark and bizarre, populated by people just like me and you! (except with robot arms and robot dogs and stuff) Truly a unique voice in the sea of comic artists that live here in Seattle! Check out his website for more gloriously weird stuffs from Autofac and beyond!

AUTOFAC #2

(W/A) Mark Falkey

Mark Falkey returns with another dose of dark, depressing and bizarre comics that read like some psytrance music video from the 90's they show at 3 AM. Take a step into the shadowy recesses of the human psyche if you dare...

AUTOFAC #4

(W/A) Mark Falkey

Mark Falkey is back with "Take a Hike" another installment of his bizarre sci-fi title and this time it's actually comic size! That's right, Mark is pulling out all the stops to bring you a cardboard cover and a full 24!! pages of black and white strangeness!!

AUTOFAC #5

(W/A) Mark Falkey

Prepare yourself for a journey beyond the stars into a darkened labyrinth of cybernetic nightmares and alien manipulation, courtesy of local artist Mark Falkey!! The one man, sci-fi horror book of the bizarre continues with Autofac #5, "Subpar"

AUTOFAC #6

(W/A) Mark Falkey

'Space Madness' is redefined through the self deprecating lens of Mark Falkey and his cyberpink horrorish title Autofac! In Issue #6 titled "Not a Number," Falkey injects the reader into a rat infested, reptile crawlin world of cybernetic misfits and mercs doing whatever they can just to survive the day. It's heavy action, heavy tech and heavy weirdness in one full size, black and white comic!!

HOMETOWN HEROES - A SPOTLIGHT ON THE SEATTLE COMICBOOK SCENE!

Here at Zanadu, we have always prided ourselves on stocking independent and small press comic books that you won't find anywhere else. It is our continuing goal to highlight the vibrant comic book scene that exists here in the Pacific Northwest and across the country.
Our newly expanded local section, dubbed, "Hometown Heroes" is overflowing with energetic, exotic and exciting new creations from the best and brightest of Seattle's comic book underground.

Over the next few weeks, we will be highlighting different books and their creators, so keep checking back for the latest in local comix!!

This week's feature--

BEN HORAK
ARTIST/WRITER

Ben Horak is a Seattle-based cartoonist and graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies. Ben has had art appear in many different publications including The Stranger and Intruder Comics. (which is having its final release party TONIGHT at Fantagraphics in Georgetown!) Ben also publishes his own short-story comic anthology, Grump Toast! 

Check out a preview of the books we have in stock below and make sure to peruse the local section next time you visit the store!
http://grumptoast.com/

 

GRUMP TOAST #1+2 COLL .ED

(W/A) Ben Horak

The first two issues of Ben Horak's comic anthology Grump Toast! That's right, two comics combined into one! Featuring the alcoholic "detective" Asphalt, good-natured lounge singer Pinky Palms, pratical junksters, Monkanonee's dream funeral and loads of extra goodies! FOR MATURE READERS! (40 pages, black & white, 2011)

GRUMP TOAST #3

(W/A) Ben Horak

The highly anticipated third issue of Ben Horak's comic anthology Grump Toast! Featuring Asphalt's epic drunken bender, sad dogs, Boysenberrius the Pie Devil, people turning into trees and Monkanonee's secret fantasy. FOR MATURE READERS ONLY! (40 pages, black & white, 2013)

GRUMP TOAST #4

(W/A) Ben Horak

The long awaited fourth collection of Ben Horak's comic anthology Grump Toast! Featuring the friendship of Business Baby & Infant Insidious, the brotherhood of the Man-Os, the exciting return of Pinky Palms and the bitchin' trials and tribulations of Cheese Hammy Sammy! FOR MATURE READERS ONLY! (44 pages, black & white, 2014)

GRUMP TOAST #5

(W/A) Ben Horak

The heavily anticipated fifth collection of Ben Horak’s comic anthology Grump Toast! This issue features eight brand new stories filled to the brim with hideous aliens, ugly humans, hideous aliens disguised as ugly humans, the joys of customer service, underage drinking, vengeful skeletons, guilt, Abba, steamy sex, pizza, ritualistic human sacrifice and cat discos! It’s hilarious! It’s shocking! It’s Grump Toast! (44 pages, black & white, 2015)

HOMETOWN HEROES - A SPOTLIGHT ON THE SEATTLE COMIC BOOK SCENE!

Here at Zanadu, we have always prided ourselves on stocking independent and small press comic books that you won't find anywhere else. It is our continuing goal to highlight the vibrant comic book scene that exists here in the Pacific Northwest and across the country.
Our newly expanded local section, dubbed, "Hometown Heroes" is overflowing with energetic, exotic and exciting new creations from the best and brightest of Seattle's comic book underground.

Over the next few weeks, we will be highlighting different books and their creators, so keep checking back for the latest in local comix!!

This week's feature--

MARC J PALM
ARTIST/WRITER

Cartoonist going on 20 years. Created mini comics in the vacuum of a small town in Michigan now creates comics on the internet and in Seattle, Washington. Goes by Swellzombie to some and created the Lair of the Psychic Creature comics and is known for creating an homage R. Crumb and Jim Henson in a piece called Muppets Rawk and also parodying Shepard Fairey with a They Live poster. Currently he creates posters for comedy events, paints single cels of animation and backgrounds for cartoons that don't exist, and keeps making comics for mostly self-satisfying reasons.

Check out a preview of the books we have in stock below and make sure to peruse the local section next time you visit the store!
http://marcpalm.tumblr.com/

PUNCH TO KILL #1

(W) Kevin Clarke , Wil Long, Marc Palm (A) Marc Palm

Punch to Kill lives up to it's name, as a captured man fights his way through an assortment of scum and one powerful drugged up beast that forces his ultimate fighting style to be revealed.

24 pg b/w with full color cover comic sized R

SLAUGHTER

(W/A) Marc Palm

HAVE A LITTLE FUN

(W/A) Marc Palm

FOOTBALL FANTASY

(W/A) Marc Palm

HOMETOWN HEROES - A SPOTLIGHT ON THE SEATTLE COMIC BOOK SCENE!

Here at Zanadu, we have always prided ourselves on stocking independent and small press comic books that you won't find anywhere else. It is our continuing goal to highlight the vibrant comic book scene that exists here in the Pacific Northwest and across the country.
Our newly expanded local section, dubbed, "Hometown Heroes" is overflowing with energetic, exotic and exciting new creations from the best and brightest of Seattle's comic book underground.

Over the next few weeks, we will be highlighting different books and their creators, so keep checking back for the latest in local comix!!

This week's feature--

SCOTT ADAMS
ARTIST/WRITER

Scott Adams is a self taught artist who enjoys working in a variety of mediums. He works primarily with comic book style art and is the creator of the comic book titled Sukotto. He lives in Bremerton, WA. Check out a preview of his work below and be sure to flip through the books yourself next time you visit the store!
http://www.sukottostudios.com

SUKOTTO #1-5

(W/A) Scott Adams

Sukotto is the story of a lone surviving ninja, whose clan was mercilessly wiped out by a corrupt and evil samurai lord. Events begin to unfold that place Sukotto on a path that will take him on an incredible journey unimagined. Sukotto must surmount ever increasing challenges, all the while striving to avenge his lost clan.

HOMETOWN HEROES OF SEATTLE! A SPOTLIGHT ON LOCAL COMIC CREATORS!

Here at Zanadu, we have always prided ourselves on stocking independent and small press comic books that you won't find anywhere else. It is our continuing goal to highlight the vibrant comic book scene that exists here in the Pacific Northwest and across the country.
Our newly expanded local section, dubbed, "Hometown Heroes" is overflowing with energetic, exotic and exciting new creations from the best and brightest of Seattle's comic book underground.

Over the next few weeks, we will be highlighting different books and their creators, so keep checking back for the latest in local comix!!

NEW INDY COMICS!!

HIGH TENSION

(W) Marky Starr (A) Mack White

After a high rise worker's life is ruined by a freak on the job accident, he discovers money and redemption (mostly money) in sharing his painful story with others (for money). This black and white tale of quiet nightmares is short, but will linger in the back of your brain longer than you'd probably desire.

As an added bonus, the first two customers to pick up High Tension will get a copy of Hammerhead-head for FREE!! This is another collaboration between Starr and White and honestly, it's..well...yeah. It's something else. That's for damn sure. Don't be afraid, try weird comix!!!

SEATTLE'S BEST LOCAL ANTHOLOGY, NEMESIS ENFORCER #3 IS HERE!!

As the night steals back time from her eternal brother and the shadows of our subconscious come out for a one night performance, the third issue of Seattle’s premiere local anthology creeps under your door like a Lovecraftian nightmare.

80% Studios and Profanity Hill bring you another 32 pages of trippy tricks and treats from the best artists holding it down in the Seattle Comic Book underground!

Featuring cuts from//

Dimi Macheras and Kelly Wooster
Jazor Spark
Mike McGhee and Mac Hamilton
Mark Falkey
Morgan JK Brown and Sam Wilson
Syd Bee
Mark Allender
Gregory Prout

//covers by SAIL (USELESSARM)

Debuting at Jet City Comic Show 2015 — Table AA-94
Available at Zanadu Comics and Arcane Comics in Seattle

All proceeds go to benefit the sacred machine that is Nemesis Enforcer
\\SEATTLE COMIX COLLIDER//

NEW LOCAL COMIX!!!

I KNOW WHAT I AM TP

(W/A) Gina Siciliano

Against the backdrop of a repressive and violent 17th Century Rome, I Know What I Am tells the story of female painter Artemisia Gentileschi. In a world where the Catholic Church controls everything, this extraordinary woman challenges the society she was born into and becomes a groundbreaking artist.

Using solely ballpoint pens, Seattle artist Gina Siciliano creates a unique work that interprets Renaissance and Baroque style through an entirely new lens. Bridging the modern "low" art of comics with the traditionally "high" art of painting, Siciliano comments on our forgotten past, the ways we define progress, and the history of women in art as a whole.

Cover Art by Gina Siciliano

Volume 1 NEW EDITION! The True Story of Artemisia Gentileschi

A period full of philosophers, criminals, plagues, inquisitions, lecherous church officials and high-profile artist celebrities is the backdrop for this graphic novel series that serves as both an art history lesson and a coming-of-age father/daughter story, as well as a new look at the history of sexual violence.

Cover art by Gina Siciliano

Volume 2 The Trial of 1612

As Artemisia strives to become a professional artist in 17th Century Rome, she must also fight to uphold her honor after her father's coworker brutally attacks her. With the help of a family friend, Artemisia and her father take the perpetrator to court, sparking a complex and suspenseful battle both similar to and different from contemporary legal practice.

NEW LOCAL COMIX!!

AUDIT #1

(W/A) Maciel 'Matt' Citowicki

From Seattle local, Maciel 'Matt' Citowicki comes the cosmically amusing day in the life of an intergalactic tax collector! Featuring some great sci-fi cityscapes, elegant banquets, 'Judge Dredd'-esque knights and more! 48 pages. Squarebound. Full color. 5" x5 1/2"

Check out his website for more info!!
http://www.videmos.org/maciej/

NEW LOCAL COMIX!!

GUTTERTOWN #1

(W) Casey Silver  (A) Dimi Macheras

Our people are deaf to one another. We live only to survive the chaos we have reflected upon ourselves. In the neon drenched citywork of Dendrite, two childhood friends turned brutal rivals will risk it all to escape their dead end lives through the power of drugs and music in the underground beatfighting circuit. But will dreams alone be enough to save them? Find out in the first issue of this exciting cyberpunk/urban fantasy!

Check us out at facebook.com/guttertowncomic
guttertown.tumblr.com
follow us @dendritecommand

NEW INDY COMIX!!

YEARLING: MASKED DETECTIVE

(W/A) Rich Tommaso

What are Rosemary Shue's superpowers? She'll need to find out soon before her brains are blasted by a cattle bolt gun! Check out issue one to find out more about this young heroine, Rose (or Yearling, her super code name) who is thrown into the crime fighting game before she can enter college. Rich Tommaso's first stab at the superhero genre!

NEW INDY COMIX!!

CAT-STRONAUTS IN SPACE!

(W/A) Drew Brockington

Join the Cat-Stronauts on their high-flying adventure into space as they try to repair the world’s most important satellite ever! Cat-Stronauts is a hilarious thrill ride for all ages!

TRIP THE LIGHT FANTASTIC!!!

After too many months, Trip Fantastic is back with issue #3!!! The demented brainchild of local writers Jason Baxter and Mac Hamilton along with NY based artist Derek Charm, this book follows the adventures of Trip, a drug addled,   adrenaline junkie daredevil whose 15 minutes of fame are just about up--but at   what length will he go to regain his stardom? We also have #1 and #2 back in stock so get in and get tripped out!!

TRIP FANTASTIC #3

(W) Jason Baxter & Mac Hamilton (A) Derek Charm

THINGS GET WEIRD! From the snow capped mountains of the orient to the catacombs of Paris to the jungles of Vietnam and the nightclubs of Tokyo, everyone's after Trip, including...death itself?

B.R.O.S.: A TRIP FANTASTIC ADVENTURE

(W/A) Jason Baxter (W) Mac Hamilton

In a special NYCC exclusive, Baxter takes over art chores to focus the spotlight on some of Trip Fantastic's best bros!!  Jerry, Emmanuel, Melvin and Melvin 2 are eager for a weekend of black outs and debauchery, but when they discover the super secret science dungeon, the trip turns out to be a little too much for them to handle...

TRIP FANTASTIC #2

(W) Jason Baxter & Mac Hamilton (A) Derek charm

 The bender/adventure of a lifetime continues! Meet retired reality TV bounty hunter Michael Manhunter, Tip's adopted sister Miranda, and his meth-manufacturing mentor Slim Puckered. Plus: find out just how Trip came to be the f*ck up that he is!

TRIP FANTASTIC #1

(W) Jason Baxter & Mac Hamilton (A) Derek charm

Move over Evil Knievel, there's a new daredevil in town...follow the adventures of Trip, a drug-addled adrenaline junkie whose 15 minutes of fame are just about up--but at what length will he go to regain his stardom?

NEW INDY COMIX!!

HAMMERHEAD-HEAD #1

(W) Marky Starr (A) Mack White

Heralding from the far off land of Ohio comes writer Marky Starr and artist Mack White, creators of the instant classic, Hammerhead-head!! Truly a creature to tremble before, take a chance on this bizarre and awesome comic about this unfortunate hero who must spend his days at the hardware store and his nights playing with his own hardware...

THE LAST MESSIAH #1

(W) Marky Starr (A) Mack White

Prepare for the most wonderful experience of your life. A mystical journey that will shatter your soul into pieces! 12 pages black and white. Art by Mack White script by Marky Starr.