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The Gooble Gobble! Available for preorder in this month’s Diamond Previews catalog, check out the latest chapter in trucker/hero/wiseacre extraordinaire Jim Kowalski’s misadventures as he fights a threat that can literarily destroy all reality! And no, that wasn’t a typo… you’ll just have to check out ILLUMINATI TRANSPORT: GOOBLE GOBBLE! Available for preorder in this month’s Diamond Comics Previews, code NOV231474! #indycomics #graphicnovel #comicbooks #trucking
The Gooble Gobble! Available for preorder in this month’s Diamond Previews catalog, check out the latest chapter in trucker/hero/wiseacre extraordinaire Jim Kowalski’s misadventures as he fights a threat that can literarily destroy all reality! And no, that wasn’t a typo… you’ll just have to check out ILLUMINATI TRANSPORT: GOOBLE GOBBLE! Available for preorder in this month’s Diamond Comics Previews, code NOV231474! #indycomics #graphicnovel #comicbooks #trucking
The Gooble Gobble! Available for preorder in this month’s Diamond Previews catalog, check out the latest chapter in trucker/hero/wiseacre extraordinaire Jim Kowalski’s misadventures as he fights a threat that can literarily destroy all reality! And no, that wasn’t a typo… you’ll just have to check out ILLUMINATI TRANSPORT: GOOBLE GOBBLE! Available for preorder in this month’s Diamond Comics Previews, code NOV231474! #indycomics #graphicnovel #comicbooks #trucking #safetyfirst
The Gooble Gobble! Available for preorder in this month’s Diamond Previews catalog, check out the latest chapter in trucker/hero/wiseacre extraordinaire Jim Kowalski’s misadventures as he fights a threat that can literarily destroy all reality! And no, that wasn’t a typo… you’ll just have to check out ILLUMINATI TRANSPORT: GOOBLE GOBBLE! Available for preorder in this month’s Diamond Comics Previews, code NOV231474! #indycomics #graphicnovel #comicbooks #trucking #safetyfirst
The Gooble Gobble! Available for preorder in this month’s Diamond Previews catalog, check out the latest chapter in trucker/hero/wiseacre extraordinaire Jim Kowalski’s misadventures as he fights a threat that can literarily destroy all reality! And no, that wasn’t a typo… you’ll just have to check out ILLUMINATI TRANSPORT: GOOBLE GOBBLE! Available for preorder in this month’s Diamond Comics Previews, code NOV231474! #indycomics #graphicnovel #comicbooks #trucking #talkinghead
The Gooble Gobble! Available for preorder in this month’s Diamond Previews catalog, check out the latest chapter in trucker/hero/wiseacre extraordinaire Jim Kowalski’s misadventures as he fights a threat that can literarily destroy all reality! And no, that wasn’t a typo… you’ll just have to check out ILLUMINATI TRANSPORT: GOOBLE GOBBLE! Available for preorder in this month’s Diamond Comics Previews, code NOV231474! #indycomics #graphicnovel #comicbooks #trucking #talkinghead
Space is black! Space Negro creator @spaceman_jared is at @imperialvalleycon from noon until seven today! Drop on by and pick up the book critics, authors, and presidents have called “the blackest book I’ve ever read.” #imperialvalleycomiccon #comicbooks #indiecomics #comicwriter #comicartist #spaceisblack #elcentro
Space is black! Space Negro creator @spaceman_jared is at @imperialvalleycon from noon until seven today! Drop on by and pick up the book critics, authors, and presidents have called “the blackest book I’ve ever read.” #imperialvalleycomiccon #comicbooks #indiecomics #comicwriter #comicartist #spaceisblack #elcentro
One half of the dynamic duo! Matt of the @yuantwins is ready and rarin’ to go at @imperialvalleycon ! Drop on by between noon and seven and grab some awesome books!!! #indiecomics #comicartist #comicwriter #comicbooks #elcentro
One half of the dynamic duo! Matt of the @yuantwins is ready and rarin’ to go at @imperialvalleycon ! Drop on by between noon and seven and grab some awesome books!!! #indiecomics #comicartist #comicwriter #comicbooks #elcentro
The rumors are true! @dancotezen has been spotted in the wild at @imperialvalleycon!!! Drop on by today from noon until 7:00 pm to catch the Zen Intergalactic Ninja co-creator in person! He’s got a ton of cool comics, toys, and other swag you can purchase and get autographed!!!! #comicartist #comicbooks #indiecomics #zenintergalacticninja #vintagezen #vintagetoys #vintagecomics
The rumors are true! @dancotezen has been spotted in the wild at @imperialvalleycon!!! Drop on by today from noon until 7:00 pm to catch the Zen Intergalactic Ninja co-creator in person! He’s got a ton of cool comics, toys, and other swag you can purchase and get autographed!!!! #comicartist #comicbooks #indiecomics #zenintergalacticninja #vintagezen #vintagetoys #vintagecomics
We’re here to sell comics and chew bubblegum… and we’re all out of bubblegum! Drop on by booth 1036 and catch up with creators Jared Sams and The Yuan Twins! #comics #comicbooks #galaxycon #galaxyconaustin #indiecomics #austin
We’re here to sell comics and chew bubblegum… and we’re all out of bubblegum! Drop on by booth 1036 and catch up with creators Jared Sams and The Yuan Twins! #comics #comicbooks #galaxycon #galaxyconaustin #indiecomics #austin
GalaxyCon Austin ahoy!!! Drop on by booth 1036 and say hi! And maybe buy a comic or two! Or three… 😄
Comic writer and artist Jared Sams and writer/artists John and Matt Yuan will be present selling comics, signing comics, and possibly, just possibly, hosting live ocelot races. 😜🤘
#galaxyconaustin #galaxycon #austin #comics #comicbooks #indiecomics #1firstcomics
GalaxyCon Austin ahoy!!! Drop on by booth 1036 and say hi! And maybe buy a comic or two! Or three… 😄
Comic writer and artist Jared Sams and writer/artists John and Matt Yuan will be present selling comics, signing comics, and possibly, just possibly, hosting live ocelot races. 😜🤘
#galaxyconaustin #galaxycon #austin #comics #comicbooks #indiecomics #1firstcomics
It’s time! Time for some awesomeness and fun! If you’re in Austin this weekend, drop on by GalaxyCon and say hi! Space Negro creator Jared Sam’s will be there selling comics to all the cool kids! Booth 1036! 😎👍 #galaxyconaustin #galaxycon #indiecomics #comicbooks #spaceisblack #1firstcomics #austin
It’s time! Time for some awesomeness and fun! If you’re in Austin this weekend, drop on by GalaxyCon and say hi! Space Negro creator Jared Sam’s will be there selling comics to all the cool kids! Booth 1036! 😎👍 #galaxyconaustin #galaxycon #indiecomics #comicbooks #spaceisblack #1firstcomics #austin
What is more cosmic, more awesome, and more metal than a limited edition metal cover of Space Negro issue one with alternate cover art? Answer: not much!!! Drop on by booth 2001 to grab one! Limited and numbered to 100 plus ten unnumbered artist’s proof editions, these will be a great addition to any collection!! #indiecomics #comics #metalcover #alternatecover #sdcc #comicon #blackcreators
What is more cosmic, more awesome, and more metal than a limited edition metal cover of Space Negro issue one with alternate cover art? Answer: not much!!! Drop on by booth 2001 to grab one! Limited and numbered to 100 plus ten unnumbered artist’s proof editions, these will be a great addition to any collection!! #indiecomics #comics #metalcover #alternatecover #sdcc #comicon #blackcreators
This year we will have limited edition metal cover variants of many of our titles! New this year: Lark’s Killer issue four! Stop on by booth 2001 and check out our whole selection! #metalcover #indiecomics #comicbooks #comicon #sdcc
This year we will have limited edition metal cover variants of many of our titles! New this year: Lark’s Killer issue four! Stop on by booth 2001 and check out our whole selection! #metalcover #indiecomics #comicbooks #comicon #sdcc
Special edition bags will be available at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, booth 2001! Twenty-five bucks or free with a twenty dollar purchase!!! NOTE: The Boys bag available only with purchase of a board game or Dear Becky special edition trade paperback. #sdcc #comicon #conbag #indiecomics #comicbooks
Special edition bags will be available at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, booth 2001! Twenty-five bucks or free with a twenty dollar purchase!!! NOTE: The Boys bag available only with purchase of a board game or Dear Becky special edition trade paperback. #sdcc #comicon #conbag #indiecomics #comicbooks
The Fillbach Brothers and 1First Games are at booth 1452 at this year’s ALA Convention in Chicago! If you’re attending, drop on by and say hello!!! #boardgames #indiecomics #comicbooks #ala #chicago
The Fillbach Brothers and 1First Games are at booth 1452 at this year’s ALA Convention in Chicago! If you’re attending, drop on by and say hello!!! #boardgames #indiecomics #comicbooks #ala #chicago
Is that the Fillbach Brothers? Is that the American Library Association? Yes and yes! So if you’re in Chicago this weekend and are attending the ALA Annual Convention, stop on by booth 1452 and say hi! #ala #library #chicago #comicbooks #indiecomics
Is that the Fillbach Brothers? Is that the American Library Association? Yes and yes! So if you’re in Chicago this weekend and are attending the ALA Annual Convention, stop on by booth 1452 and say hi! #ala #library #chicago #comicbooks #indiecomics
If you’re attending the annual ALA Convention in Chicago, drop by booth 1452 and check out the Fillbach Brothers!!! #ala #library #chicago #indiecomics #comics
If you’re attending the annual ALA Convention in Chicago, drop by booth 1452 and check out the Fillbach Brothers!!! #ala #library #chicago #indiecomics #comics
If you like board games, we have those too! And if you don’t, we’re sorry you hate freedom, peace, and puppies. #boardgames #theboys #ccrontario
If you like board games, we have those too! And if you don’t, we’re sorry you hate freedom, peace, and puppies. #boardgames #theboys #ccrontario
CCR Ontario! Booth 304!! Scream it long, scream it loud! #comics #ccrontario #indycomics
CCR Ontario is a go! Drop by booth 304 and say hi! If not, we may cry. #ccrontario #comicbooks #indiecomics #comics
CCR Ontario is a go! Drop by booth 304 and say hi! If not, we may cry. #ccrontario #comicbooks #indiecomics #comics
Bleeding Cool offers up a sneak peek at Jared Sams' SPACE NEGRO #1!!! Available for preorder in December's Previews catalog, SPACE NEGRO #1 is THE book to watch!
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Jared Sam's Space Negro in 1First Comics February 2024 Solicits
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1First Comics is launching a new series for Black History Month in their February 2024 solicits and solicitations, Space Negro by Jared Sams.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
SUPERHEROES
As many of you may or may not know, 1First Comics tends not to do superheroes. We don't hate them like Pat Mills or Garth Ennis do, but we are reluctant to have anything to do with them. Our reasons range from the practical to the artistic, but the short of it is that if you have a superhero comic, don't bring it to us.
We don't mean to be rude or dismissive... even if in rejecting your superhero book outright we are being rude and dismissive, but as noted, we have our reasons.
For one, Marvel and DC do an amazing job with superhero books. You may hate them or think they pander or whatever... their market share says they're doing something right. Taking them on in a superhero on superhero fight wouldn't necessarily be a losing proposition, but it would be a little like pitting The Porcupine versus Superman... one of them is going to win and it ain't the washout in the spiky suit.
Next up is the artistic and the practical: with so many superhero titles out there already, why not give those non-capes and tights comics a chance? As so many indie creators have proven, you don't need colorful outfits and godlike powers to craft and tell a compelling story and we here at 1First Comics like to give those industry outliers a platform to have their voices heard... or more accurately, their comics read.
And lastly, there is an artistic reason for this: almost every superhero story that can be told has been told. How often has Batman been "broken"? How many versions of "evil" Superman can we take? How often can Phoenix come back from the dead to herald some new universe-shaking threat? Superhero comics, for better or for worse, tend to fall into two categories: iconoclasm or imitation... it's either Superboy (but he SWEARS!) or it's Superboy (but he's VEGAN!)
Superheroes may transcend the limits of reality and credulity, but they rarely transcend themselves.
Now, we're not hating on superheroes or their creators. We publish a few ourselves, Mike Baron's BADGER and Nicola Cuti and Joe Staton's E-MAN being the two most notable examples. What we are saying, however, is that it will be a hard sell. Yes, we know we said don't bring it to us, but if you made it this far, you deserve something for your efforts. Just know that superheroes are incredibly difficult to sell and even harder to sustain in a market dominated by the Big Two and that most of the time we will reject your superhero comic for that reason alone.
However, if you gave up every time someone told you it couldn't be done or that you couldn't do it, you wouldn't be here, would you? So keep on creating. Do what you want to do, write what you want to write, draw what you want to draw. After all, it's your time, talent, and ideas! Don't let us or anyone else stop ya! ... See MoreSee Less
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Well, there goes my funny animal superhero/adventure book! And it was all access%family friendly, too!
Badger is Best
I couldn’t agree more. So much has been said and done in the superhero genre. But comics can be so much more however they need an opportunity to shine, it’s great to see a publisher recognize the importance of superheroes while knowing that there are countless stories not being told by the big two.
You've published plenty! 🙄
So how do I contact you to pitch something different. More in the lines of a vertigo type Maxi series . Only 22 issues and then it is done.
So... you want to hear my superhero comic is what you're saying, right? 😉
I just want to tell stories with elementary to middle school aged girl protagonists. Weird stories. About ghosts and werewolves and post apocalyptic societies in search of the seed vault in a world overtaken by genetically engineered wheat that out-competes grass. I don't know if there's a market for it, but that's where I'm at.
Really too bad, considering that First's original hits were both effectively Superhero comics... tho admittedly offbeat. Badger and Nexus, both by Mike Baron.
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Check out the latest episode of PASSIONS PERSONIFIED, hosted by the ever awesome Ruben Najera! Deputy Publishers Matt and John Yuan discuss their comics, acting, writing, movies, television, and fandom all in one easy-to-find spot... so screw the Dewey Decimal System! It's all RIGHT HERE!!! ... See MoreSee Less
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The epic supernatural (mis)adventures of Jim Kowalski continue next year in ILLUMINATI TRANSPORT: GOOBLE GOBBLE! From the minds of the fabuloso Fillbach Brothers comes an epic that could only be described as the Good... the Bad... and the Gooble Gobble! Available for preorder in this month's Diamond Comics Previews, find out what happens when the fate of the universe rests in the hands of a man who can't even be bothered to read his workplace safety manual! Code NOV231474 ... See MoreSee Less
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Zen in all his classic glory! Many thanks to the very talented Corey Lewis for turning out such a dynamic and wonderful picture of everyone’s favorite Intergalactic Ninja! 😀👍 ... See MoreSee Less
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I got a bunch of zen comics.
An awesome E-MAN pic by Scott E-Lost! E-Man and Nova Kane prove once again that if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life! 😀👍 ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you so much for letting us teamup your great characters! They were a blast to work on and I can’t wait to get this bad boy colored!!!
It's a wonderful feeling when readers who appreciate indie comics take the time to review them online! Anyone can say they love Batman or Spider-Man... but isn't that like saying you like pizza or cookies? There's nothing wrong with liking those, but they're also kind of a safe, pedestrian bet, right? But when you get someone who takes the time to read, review, and post a video about an indie book?
That's pretty awesome!
So check out Mr. Multiverse's review of SERVING SUPES, VOL. 1. It's pretty swell, but don't take our word for it! Check out the link below and find out for yourself!
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SPACE NEGRO... BECAUSE WHAT ELSE WERE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR WEEK?
SPACE NEGRO by Jared Sams has scored another success, this time in the form of one heckuva review by Paul over at ThePullBox.com! We'll let you read the review, but suffice to say the terms "ocelot" and "Billy Budd: A Study in Human Sacrifice" do NOT show up... even though they probably should have...
But seriously, many thanks to Paul over at The PullBox.com for putting a lot of thought and talent into this glowing review! And, of course, many thanks to Jared Sams for producing this amazing book to begin with! So please, check out this review and then grab your copy of SPACE NEGRO #1 as soon as you can! It will be available at your local comics shop soon, but is available now through the 1First Comics website!
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Pullbox Presents an Advance Review of Space... um, is that really the title? Okaaay... Space Negro!
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Space Negro 1First Comics Created, Written, & Illustrated by Jared Sams Colors by Daniel Morales Additional colors by Mohammed Agbadi There are a lot of people who don’t think that the movie Blazing...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
WHY WON'T 1FIRST COMICS ACCEPT A.I.-GENERATED WORK?
1First Comics has a policy of not accepting what is popularly known as "A.I. generated art" or any other item generated using "A.I." software. Our reasons are few, sound, and simple:
1. Legally, these things cannot be copyrighted, so what's the point?
2. Ethically, A.I. is more accurately called "plagiarism software." It does not learn, it steals. If you're an actual creator, you know what it's like to have your work or credit stolen from you, which is why we don't abide by it. And if you're not and still feel that using AI is okay, we can't help you understand.
And lastly...
3. Because we don't have to and you can't make us.
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Great to read something like this!
Nice
Thank you for posting
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Thank you!
Nice! I think there’s a few years before the content deluge makes it nearly impossible to find anything and A.I. will definitely find an audience in time. For good, for bad.
Absolutely!
Well said
Very well said!
I'm just waiting for the day I've managed to train FB to generate arguments more authentic to my reasoning and style than anything I could write.
No-brainer.
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