Alright, what's your
#comicsdna? The comics and books that were formative to you. At least four, more if you're nasty.

Like I got this on Wednesday at the shop

#Comics

Show me one shelf!
#shelfie

Not sure why I’m doing this post really. But that’s the point I guess, some discussions just need to start…

American Blood is a Tijuana Bible style collection of zines, JesusFreak is ninja Jesus versus serpents. Disciples is a movie you don’t quite remember and Night Business is pure style housed by a plot Spain would’ve loved.

And speaking of underground, there’s some hard to find small print newspaper type stuff out there. That’s where my original is pulled from, Smoke Signals- a very cool publication I learned about too late.

They inspire me to draw. To make something just for me. Perfection is impossible, but authenticity isn’t.

Here’s his little spot on my shelf. These books are more than their contents, though. They contain crude and graphic stories, some are very silly and some transcend into outright hilarious. More importantly they are freedom incarnate.

Once I’d earned my stripes, my LCS clued me in to a comic that completely revolutionized how I view comics: OMWOT. From then on I was hooked and had an itch the Big 2 could never scratch (mostly lol).

Art Brut, Outlaw Comics, modern underground comix… If these words interest you, then let’s chat about the Minotaur, the Myth, the legend, Ben Marra.

Right so I’ll post some of my favorite comics, books, remarques, and pieces of art in the collection from time to time. Maybe these will get to be threads or just 1&done.

Here’s a real treasure, from @jason-aaron.bsky.social Thor: God Butcher. A modern classic with gorgeous work by Esad Ribic.