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American Mythology Announces Special Guests, Exclusive Comic, and New Project Reveals at Baltimore Comic Con 2026

Posted on September 23, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

American Mythology Productions is bringing a spectacular lineup of creators, exclusive comics, special events, and major announcements to Baltimore Comic-Con on September 25-27 at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center! Tickets are available online now!

As a local Maryland publisher, American Mythology publishes comics in Maryland and is part of the state’s thriving creative community. Baltimore Comic-Con is a hometown celebration for the publisher, and fans looking to support a local business while discovering great comics can find the full array of American Mythology titles at the company’s booth throughout the convention.

American Mythology Guests

Fans will have the opportunity to meet an incredible lineup of American Mythology creators and special guests at the booth, including:

Greg LaRocque (Saturday only)
S.A. Check
Buz Hasson
Mark Sparacio
Dan Parsons
James Kuhoric

Guests will be on hand throughout the convention for autographs, sketches, conversations, and opportunities to connect with fans.

Saturday Panel Featuring Two Surprise Announcements

American Mythology will host a special panel on Saturday at 3:00pm, offering fans an inside look at the publisher’s upcoming projects and the exciting things in store for the American Mythology lineup.

And that’s where the surprises begin.

During the panel, American Mythology will officially announce two brand-new properties coming to the company’s lineup. To make the reveals even more exciting, each new project will be introduced with a special video presentation, giving fans their first look at the two surprise properties and offering a glimpse of what’s to come.

Comic fans won’t want to miss being among the first to discover what American Mythology has planned next!

Baltimore Comic-Con Exclusive: CursedVerse: Resurrection #1

Collectors will also have a special reason to visit the American Mythology booth with the debut of a Baltimore Comic-Con exclusive edition of CursedVerse: Resurrection #1.

The exclusive issue features a spectacular special cover by acclaimed painter Mark Sparacio and introduces a brand-new character making their debut in the CursedVerse universe.

With its exclusive cover and major character debut, this special edition is a must-have for comic fans and collectors attending the show.

Comic book cover featuring a female character holding guns next to a large red robotic figure, titled 'Cursed Verse: Resurrection.'

Artist Portfolio Reviews on Sunday

Want to break into comics as an artist? American Mythology will also be giving aspiring comic artists a chance to connect with industry professionals during artist portfolio reviews on Sunday morning at the American Mythology booth from 10:00am-12:00pm.

Artists are invited to bring their portfolios and share their work for feedback. Whether you’re an established artist, an aspiring professional, or simply looking for advice on breaking into the comics industry, this is an opportunity to meet with members of the American Mythology creative community and get valuable insight into your work.

Join American Mythology in Baltimore!

With an exciting roster of special guests, an exclusive CursedVerse: Resurrection #1, artist portfolio reviews, the latest comics, two surprise new properties, and special video introductions revealing what’s coming next, American Mythology Productions is making Baltimore Comic-Con a can’t-miss destination for comics fans.

Come meet the creators, discover new comics, get your portfolio reviewed, grab convention exclusives, and be among the first to find out what’s next for American Mythology. Come join your local comic publisher at Baltimore Comic-Con and support comics published right here in Maryland!

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Bringing legendary characters and unforgettable stories to comics.

Greg LaRocque’s career in comics began in 1980 doing short stories in DC Comics’ line of horror books. He also did Omac for DC before moving on to Marvel to work on the Avengers and Power Man & Iron Fist before his stint as a Spider-Man artist, notably on Web of Spider-Man. In a more than 40-year-long career in comics, Greg’s resume includes more work with DC, the Legion of Super Heroes, Flash, and Fighting American, as well as independents Razor, Stargate, and The Three Stooges! nyuk, nyuk..lol. Recent work includes The Regulators, Raven & the Masters for Power Comics. Greg is currently writing and drawing a creator-owned series, specifics to be announced shortly.

Greg is appearing at the American Mythology booth on Saturday only.

A close-up portrait of an older man with gray hair and glasses, smiling, wearing a floral shirt and a yellow t-shirt underneath, set against a blue curtain backdrop.

A man smiling in front of a brick wall, wearing a black polo shirt and sunglasses on his head.

S.A. Check is a multi-genre author and comic book writer from western Pennsylvania. His work includes both original and globally recognized properties to include Night of the Living Dead, Return of the Living Dead, Fright Night, Willy’s Wonderland, Silent Night / Deadly Night, Valentine Bluffs Massacre, Hatchet, Stargate Atlantis, The Three Stooges, Pink Panther, Casper, and many others. His original novels include Shanty Red, Welcome to GreenGrass, Maxx Fragg, and Monkey Farm, and also the original comic book series Catching Hell, Cartoon Puppet Horror Theater, Legend Fell, The Grunch, and New Year’s Prey.

Buz Hasson is a Maryland native who is a cover artist for American Mythology Productions on such titles as Fright Night, Return of the Living Dead, Valentine’s Bluff Massacre, Hatchet, Silent Night Deadly Night, and more. He is also the co-creator/artist of The Living Corpse comic and a professional tattoo artist for 28 years who operates out of Skull & Rose Tattoo Studio in Elkton, MD.

Follow Buz’s work on Instagram at @Buzcorpse

A man with a beard and a cap is smiling in a room decorated with comic book art and collectibles, including a green monster figure.

A smiling man with sunglasses and short hair, dressed in a red shirt, resting his chin on his hand against a blue gradient background.

Successful illustrator, Mark Sparacio studied sequential art for three years under the legendary Will Eisner — recognized as the creator of the graphic novel — at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, where he earned a B.F.A. in Illustration and Sequential Art.

While still in school, Sparacio received his first professional assignment to create a painting for the movie poster for the United Artist International film, The Draughtsman’s Contract. This opportunity resulted in a long run as a freelance illustrator in the advertising industry.

After working for both Marvel and DC Comics and creating covers for Comics Buyer’s Guide and The Overstreet Price Guide, creating paintings for card sets for UpperDeck/DC Comics and for Topps’ Wacky Packages and Garbage Pail Kids, Sparacio developed his second creator-owned graphic novel series, Chelsea Dagger and the Women of Excalibur, this one totally conceived, written, drawn and with painted covers by Sparacio and with the help of Chris Summers as interior digital painter and Marshall Dillon and Paula Padilla as letterer/assistant editors. After book one’s critical success, Sparacio has fully written and is currently drawing and painting covers for Chelsea Dagger and the Women of Excalibur books II and III.

Sparacio is the Artist in Residence at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, where he teaches many traditional art classes and helped to create the new Visual Art and Design B.F.A. When he’s not in his studio and needs a place to sleep, Sparacio lives in Port St. Lucie, Florida, with his wife ToniAnn.

Dan Parsons started out in comics self-publishing his creator-owned “bad girl” series Harpy in the mid 1990s. He wrote and penciled Harpy as an ongoing series and, with its popularity, he was hired to pencil and ink another comic series called Razor. He also penciled, inked, and did cover work for the classic Battlestar Galactica comic book series; all this while still working full-time as a scientific researcher at Johns Hopkins Bay-View Medical Center in Baltimore, MD.

Parsons went on to release another creator-owned series, Savage Planet, which he describes as a tribute to the EC Comics of the 1950s, honoring the work of Frank Frazetta and Al Williamson. Parsons recently gathered these comics as well as new additions into a graphic novel version.

Parsons worked for Dark Horse as the primary inker on a wide range of Star Wars titles until the end of the Dark Horse era in 2014. These include the hugely popular Clone Wars, Legacy, Dawn of the Jedi, and the ongoing Star Wars comics as well as Republic and many other titles.

Parsons won an Inkwell Award in 2010 and again in 2015 for his ink work on the Star Wars comics. Other inking credits include DC Comics’ Nightwing and other Dark Horse titles Ghost and King Kong. More recently Parsons penciled and inked Conan for the Savage Sword magazine.

Parsons also did some work for Hollywood, including providing elaborate pencil drawings for HBO’s Game of Thrones Season One special features. He illustrated an Avatar The Last Airbender book for Nickelodeon/Insight Editions and a graphic novel adaptation of Ayn Rand’s 1937 sci-fi classic, Anthem.

In addition to these projects, Parsons painted numerous trading cards for the Topps Company from 2002 to present. Parsons is currently doing cover artwork for American Mythology Productions and penciling their new Dracula comic book series. He is also painting covers for various Tarzan and other Edgar Rice Burroughs novels.

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James Kuhoric is a multi-award-winning author, editor, and publisher of comics. He has worked with many studios writing high-profile licensed comic books, including Stargate SG-1, Battlestar Galactica, The Six Million Dollar Man, and the fan-favorite mash-up, Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash. He created the Western horror series Dead Irons with Jae Lee and Jason Shawn Alexander, the whimsical Legendary Talespinners with Grant Bond, and the brand new pulp-inspired CursedVerse comics with Mark Sparacio. His love of horror comics and movies has led to successful scripting runs on Fright Night, Army of Darkness, Adam Green’s Hatchet, Night of the Living Dead, Willy’s Wonderland, and Silent Night Deadly Night comics. Kuhoric is also the President of American Mythology Comics, which can be found at www.americanmythology.net, on Twitter @AmericanMytho, and on Facebook @AmericanMythologyComics.

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Publishers to Sparkle Pop… What Consigned Goods are You Storing!? The Diamond Chapter 7 Drama Continues

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

While some think the drama concerning Diamond Comic Distributor‘s bankruptcy is wrapping up or over, there’s still a long way to go before this epic story ends. In early August, (old) Diamond Comic Distributors and its trustee Morgan W. Fisher announced a resolution and compromise with 15 publishers regarding consigned goods being held by Diamond and stored in a warehouse by Sparkle Pop.

(Old) Diamond had declared Chapter 11 and eventually Chapter 7 and in its possession was consigned goods from numerous publishers valued in the millions. There has been a fight for over a year where a little over 30 publishers had been fighting to get those consigned goods back. Diamond had been claiming it has a right to them and was going to sell them to pay off their debt. Sparkle Pop had purchased some of the assets of Diamond in the bankruptcy and that included taking over the warehouse where that product was being stored.

As part of the settlement, the 15 publishers can get their goods back and have to pay for the picking and packing of the inventory.

But… what the hell does Sparkle Pop still have in their possession!?

That seems to be at the heart of multiple motions today asking the court to help figure out what inventory remains in the warehouse.

In the motion, the publishers state that:

Initially, Sparkle Pop reported sales only of inventory received after May 15, 2025.
Even after Sparkle Pop reported sales of inventory received both before and after May 15, 2025, Sparkle Pop has not updated its court reporting with regard to inventory sales after October 2025.
With regard to sales reported to this Court through October 2025, Sparkle Pop apparently applied a flat return rate as to each consignor. See, e.g., Sparkle Pop Report, attached hereto as Exhibit 1, illustrating the application of a flat return rate, and summary from Sparkle Pop, attached hereto as Exhibit 2. Sparkle Pop has never provided any detail as to what products were actually returned. See, Affidavit of Sparkle Pop Agent attached as Exhibit 3. Furthermore, some of the inventory sold was not returnable, and consignors have reported that they did not receive returned product (supporting the consignors’ allegation that Sparkle has reported returns that never, in fact, occurred).
Sparkle Pop also may be continuing to sell inventory from the Warehouse. As recently as early 2026, one of the consignors received a report showing that inventory of another consignor being processed and removed from the Warehouse, despite Sparkle’s consensual agreement that any sales are prohibited by the automatic stay. See E-Mail from Drawn and Quarterly Books, Inc. attached as Exhibit 4.

The publishers have asked for the court to compel an inspection of the warehouse to audit the product that remains located there. They also want to use that inspection to corroborate the reports provided by Sparkle Pop. But, also raised is a “claim for conversion,” basically, is there further action publishers need to take because of actions by Sparkle Pop.

In July, the publishers submitted a subpoena to “Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or to Permit Inspection of Premises in a Bankruptcy Case” and in late July Sparkle Pop objected to that and the inspection. This created an unresolved dispute.

Sparkle Pop has made demands for the inspection to go through, which the publishers object to:

Sparkle Pop’s sole right to designate the party permitted to conduct the inspection of the Warehouse and its requirement that any assistants be approved in advance;
a requirement that the Trustee and Sparkle Pop enter into an agreement concerning payment of back rent owed at the Warehouse; and
a requirement that the Ad Hoc Committee of Consignors solely bear Sparkle Pop’s claimed cost of the inspection, which Sparkle Pop currently quotes at $639.94 per hour – which fee includes an unexplained “thirty percent markup” and exorbitant compensation for what should be a single employee who accompanies the inspector. Originally the fee requested was $1,000 per hour and inexplicably included charges for Sparkle Pop’s tax and insurance payments for the Warehouse.

The publishers thinks those demands are unreasonable and unwilling to pay for the inspection, though they are being flexible in that if there’s a particular party Sparkle Pop doesn’t want in the warehouse, that can be accommodated. They refuse to give Sparkle Pop unilateral control over the process. They also point out that the payment for back rent owed is between Sparkle Pop and (old) Diamond, not the publishers.

The publishers are asking for the court to compel an inspection within 30 days of the service of the motion, that the individual committing the inspection be agreed upon, and Sparkle Pop will bear its own costs in related to the inspection.

The publishers that are part of this motion include 12 of the 15 (so far) that settled/compromised:

Ablaze
Action Lab
American Mythology
Avatar Press

Battle Quest Comics
BOOM! Studios
Fantagraphics
Green Ronin Publishing

Hermes Press
Living the Line
Paizo
Zenescope

You can read the filings below which also includes a look behind the curtain as far as inventory and discussion for this publisher. The overall motion is the same for each publisher while the inventory changes for each.

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Crowdfunding Corner: Catching Hell, Painkiller Jane: Uncovered, Drumsticks of Doom: Queen of Queens 1-3

Posted on March 27, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

Welcome to our revamped “Crowdfunding Corner” rounding up some of the latest crowdfunding news. We’re going beyond just announcement projects, we’ll be tracking to make sure these projects get delivered as well as what we think the “risk” of backing them are.

We’ll be updating the format as we get a better handle of the needs of this sort of coverage, so stay tuned and check out the first round of projects!

Reggie Bannister is CATCHING HELL in New Comic Book!

Publisher: American Mythology
Creative Team: (w) S.A. Check, James Kuhoric (a) Emanuele Tommarelli
Launch Date: Currently funding – ends April 9 2026 6:00 PM EDT
Risk: Low – The publisher has run previous crowdfunding campaigns and they’ve been delivered.

Catching Hell #1 A Grindhouse Horror Comic Starring Reggie Bannister

From the Pages of a Lost Horror Magazine… Comes Pure Hellfire

This isn’t nostalgia. This isn’t a reboot. This is a blood soaked love letter to real horror icons.

In Catching Hell, Reggie Bannister doesn’t wear a superhero cape, he doesn’t need one. He’s an everyday guy with scars, grit, and a lifetime of bad decisions. When renegade demons slip through the cracks, someone has to do the dirty work. That someone is Reggie.

It’s loud. It’s brutal. It’s darkly funny in the way only true horror fans understand. And it proudly wears the DNA of drive in grindhouse films, midnight movie mayhem, and monsters that bite, not sparkle.

For over 50 years, Reggie Bannister has been a pillar of horror cinema. Most famously, he is the everyman hero Reggie from the legendary Phantasm franchise, a role that cemented his place in genre history. Fans around the world have cheered as he faced down the Tall Man and his nightmarish minions, proving that courage, heart, and stubborn determination can triumph over even the most unholy horrors.

Reggie isn’t just a name in the credits, he’s a living symbol of horror fandom, known for his grit, charisma, and everyman appeal. From independent cult classics to iconic genre films, he has earned lasting admiration from generations of horror fans.

Catching Hell puts Reggie front and center, not as a sidekick, not as a relic—but as the unstoppable, demon-slaying, witty, battle hardened hero we’ve always known he could be.

PAINKILLER JANE: UNCOVERED

Publisher: PaperFilms
Creative Team: Joe Quesada, Amanda Conner, Sean Gordon Murphy, Tim Bradstreet, Peach Momoko, Jimmy Palmiotti, Rick Leonardi, Bill Sienkiewicz, Juan Santacruz, Lee Moder, Enrico Marini, Ben Caldwell, John Cebollero, Nelson DeCastro, Piere Brito, Josh Burns, Alecia Rodriguez, Dave Johnson, Scott Hampton, Justin Norman, Branko Jovanic, Rafel De Latorre, Peach Momoko, Sean Gordon Murphy, and Tim Bradstreet, and more.
Launch Date: Currently funding – ends April 2 2026 11:00 AM EDT
Risk: Low – The publisher has run previous crowdfunding campaigns and they’ve been delivered.

For thirty years, Painkiller Jane has carved out her place as one of the most enduring and explosive characters in independent comics. To celebrate her legacy, we’re bringing together an extraordinary collection of the most iconic, most requested, and most visually striking cover art and pin‑ups ever created for the character in PAINKILLER JANE: UNCOVERED.

This 64‑page one‑shot is a love letter to Jane’s history, gathering three decades of artwork from some of the most influential and celebrated artists in the industry. For the first time, fans will be able to experience these pieces in a premium format, presented as the artists originally intended—logo‑free, remastered, and curated with care.at plunges readers into a world where memory, mystery, and monsters collide.

PaperFilms has earned a reputation for producing some of the highest‑quality indie comics on Kickstarter, over 25 successful campaigns, with every release printed on premium stock, using rich inks and sharp reproduction that showcase the artwork exactly as it deserves to be seen. Backers know that when a project carries the PaperFilms name, they’re getting top‑tier production values, meticulous attention to detail, and a final product built to last in any collection.

THE PROJECT:

This collection features an astonishing lineup of talent. Joe Quesada, Amanda Conner, Sean Gordon Murphy, Tim Bradstreet, Peach Momoko, Jimmy Palmiotti, Rick Leonardi, Bill Sienkiewicz, Juan Santacruz, Lee Moder, Enrico Marini, Ben Caldwell, John Cebollero, Nelson DeCastro, Piere Brito, Josh Burns, Alecia Rodriguez, Dave Johnson, Scott Hampton, Justin Norman, Branko Jovanic, Rafel De Latorre, and many more have all contributed to Jane’s visual identity over the years. Their interpretations—gritty, elegant, fierce, stylized, and everything in between—showcase the evolution of a character who has survived bullets, betrayals, and the shifting landscape of comics themselves.

But this project isn’t just about celebrating the past. We’re also creating brand‑new, ultra‑limited covers exclusively for this Kickstarter campaign. Amanda Conner, Peach Momoko, Sean Gordon Murphy, and Tim Bradstreet are each contributing new pieces that will be available only through this campaign and never reprinted in this format again. These editions are designed to be true collector’s items—rare, striking, and created by artists whose work defines modern comics.

Painkiller Jane has always thrived because of the passion of her fans and the dedication of the creators who believed in her. This project is a chance to honor that history while giving readers something genuinely special: a beautifully produced, definitive art collection that captures everything that makes Jane unforgettable. Whether you’ve followed her since the ’90s or you’re discovering her for the first time, this book is a celebration of the character’s resilience, the artists’ craft, and the creative spirit that has kept Jane alive for three decades.

Drumsticks of Doom: Queen of Queens 1-3

Publisher: Part-time Comix
Creative Team: (a) Dan Dougherty, JT Molloy (w) Jon Westhoff (l) Jon Westhoff
Launch Date: Currently funding – ends April 22 2026 8:05 PM EDT
Risk: Low – The publisher has run previous crowdfunding campaigns and they’ve been delivered.

When Black Sabbath (not the Beatles) became the world’s most famous band, the universe was changed, musically and otherwise. Lost arts, like Alchemy, were made common, schools taught about transfiguration and alternate science, Demons were summoned and some stuck around.

Lana LOVES music. She has played in bands all through high school and now, in college, she still plays in her ex’s fledgling metal band. She’s convinced their drummer to play her indie songs in secret. She’s finishing up the best practice yet when they are drawn into a spiritual battle to keep metal on the top of the charts.

The first miniseries was a wild ride of Daywolves, Metal Cults and hybrid creatures.

The second arc had Lana and the crew taking the next step in their musical journey as they headed to the mysterious Silver Mountain to record their first album. The recording session is a wrap and most of them didn’t get remastered.

The Final arc is taking the band on the road for their first World Tour, but who will make it to the encore!

All THREE issues- 20 Stunning Black and White interiors story pages- 18-19 by Dan Dougherty and 1-2 pages of added content- FINAL ISSUE 24 PAGES-Standard American size book, Full Color Covers.

Indie Comics United with a Super Humble Bundle of Awesome Stuff to support the CBLDF!

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

Humble Bundle has partnered with a bunch of indie publishers: Ablaze, Action Lab, American Mythology Productions, Battle Quest Comics, Drawn & Quarterly, Dynamite Entertainment, Fantagraphics Books, Heavy Metal, Living The Line Books, Valiant Entertainment, Zenescope, Hermes Press, and Green Ronin Publishing to support their shared goal of encouraging bold ideas and creativity in their creators and readers, bringing you some of their most beloved titles, like quirky time travel graphic novel There’s No Time Like the Present, intimate queer family drama Stone Fruit, fairy tale reimagining Grimm Tales of Terror, sci-fi epic Moonray, and the newly revamped Heavy Metal! You choose what you pay for all of these and more, and every purchase supports the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund!

The Indie Comics United: A Super Bundle of Awesome Stuff has a retail value of $1,329 and you can get all 60 items for just $18.

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Indie Comics United with a Super Humble Bundle of Awesome Stuff to support the CBLDF!

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

The Indie Comics United: A Super Bundle of Awesome Stuff has a retail value of $1,329 and you can get all 60 items for just $18.

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Diamond vs. Publishers Heads into 2027

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Brett

We brought the news in early March that there was some movement in the court case between Diamond and numerous publishers. The various parties and Diamond met on February 26 and March 3-4 in an attempt to find a resolution, the nature of the claims and defenses, to arrange disclosures, and propose a discovery plan. On March 4, there was a filing hashing out the plan for discovery, the process where documents pertaining to the case are handed over.

The issue is who owns the consigned goods that are still being held by Diamond. Ablaze, Battle Quest Comics, American Mythology Productions, Action Lab Entertainment, BOOM! Entertainment, and Fantagraphics are all fighting to get their inventory back. Diamond wants to keep the inventory to be able to sell it off to pay creditors. JPMorgan Chase Bank wants Diamond to sell off the inventory so it can get paid back by Diamond. Sparkle Pop is involved because it has sold off some of the inventory when it wasn’t supposed to and currently is holding the physical product in a warehouse it controls.

We said in our recent reporting that the earliest the trial would happen is November but likely December due to holidays. Well, we were off, because there is now a “hearing on dispositive motions” is set for January 27, 2027. That’s a hearing that asks the court for a ruling before a trial begins. The trial is expected to last 3 to 4 days.

How recent moves to have Diamond’s claims over the consigned inventory dismissed by other publishers, as well as the Trustee’s proposed deal with Sparkle Pop to sell the consigned goods impacts this is unknown… but get settled, because this could go for quite a while.

Fellow is an example of one of the orders released today.

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Indie Comics United with a Super Humble Bundle of Awesome Stuff to support the CBLDF!

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

Indie comics and their publishers are having a moment like never before, and what better way to celebrate this achievement than by putting together a bundle of the best of the best? And even better than that?? You can get all of these comics delivered right to your inbox at the low price of your choice!! Humble Bundle has partnered with a bunch of indie publishers: Ablaze, Action Lab, American Mythology Productions, Battle Quest Comics, Drawn & Quarterly, Dynamite Entertainment, Fantagraphics Books, Heavy Metal, Living The Line Books, Valiant Entertainment, Zenescope, Hermes Press, and Green Ronin Publishing to support their shared goal of encouraging bold ideas and creativity in their creators and readers, bringing you some of their most beloved titles, like quirky time travel graphic novel There’s No Time Like the Present, intimate queer family drama Stone Fruit, fairy tale reimagining Grimm Tales of Terror, sci-fi epic Moonray, and the newly revamped Heavy Metal! You choose what you pay for all of these and more, and every purchase supports the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund!

The Indie Comics United: A Super Bundle of Awesome Stuff has a retail value of $1,329 and you can get all 60 items for just $18.

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American Mythology Announces All-New Fright Night Comic Book Series Based on the Classic Horror Film

Posted on February 16, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

American Mythology Productions has announced an all-new line of comic books based on the beloved 1985 vampire classic, Fright Night, created and directed by Tom Holland. The first title in the series will be a prestige mini-series debuting this July, with an ongoing monthly series planned for later in the year.

This new launch serves as a direct follow-up to American Mythology’s hit five-issue series, Fright Night: Senior Year, which continued the story of Charley Brewster and expanded the film’s legacy for a new generation of fans. Fright Night: Senior Year is currently available as both a trade paperback and deluxe hardcover graphic novel and can be purchased at comic shops nationwide or directly through the American Mythology webstore.

The upcoming mini-series is written by renowned horror author James Kuhoric, best known for his acclaimed work on Freddy Vs Jason Vs Ash and numerous cult horror properties, alongside writer G.O. Parsons, who penned the hit film Willy’s Wonderland starring Nicolas Cage.

Set in the darkly seductive world of suburban vampires, the new series expands the universe of Fright Night, revisiting familiar faces while introducing terrifying new threats lurking just beyond the picket fences.

The July-launching mini-series will serve as the foundation for a larger ongoing Fright Night comic book universe, with American Mythology Productions planning additional story arcs and expansions later this year.

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Who is the Ad Hoc Committee in the Diamond Bankruptcy Case?

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Brett

During the Diamond Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, there’s been an “Ad Hoc Committee” that has represented multiple creditors impacted, the creditors being publishers and others Diamond owes money to. But, who makes up the “Ad Hoc Committee?”

Formed on or about July 11, the group is represented by YVS Law, LLC and with a new filing, we now know who is represented answering more questions as to how publishers are responding to the legal proceeding and checking off 11 more who are involved in the proceedings.

The “Ad Hoc Committee” consists of:

Ablaze LLC
American Mythology Productions, LLC
Avatar Press, Inc.
Drawn & Quarterly Books Inc.,
Fantagraphics Books, Inc.
Green Ronin Publishing LLC
Herman & Geer Communications, Inc. dba Hermes Press
Living the Line LLC
Paizo Inc.
UDON Entertainment Inc.
Zenescope Entertainment Inc.

Check out the filing below:

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American Mythology updates their status amid Diamond’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Brett

2025 has been off to a rocky start for the comic book industry with Diamond Comic Distributors‘ announcement they were declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy. While many companies come out stronger after such legal move, many fear this is a sign Diamond will go under impacting not just comic shops and those they owe, but especially smaller comic publishers who may not find other comic distributors as welcoming. American Mythology has confirmed that small publishers may be unwelcome at other distributors in their update.

In American Mythology’s update, they reveal they haven’t been paid for roughly 2 months worth of books. That makes it difficult for publishers to pay printers, shipping, and creators. But, they’ve confirmed what has been rumored, other major distributors aren’t looking to add small publishers:

We’ve reached out to other distributors but no one is looking for small publishers to add to their distribution slates.

While Diamond has many faults, they did distribute numerous smaller and indie publishers who can’t find other distribution. Others either aren’t interested in monthly releases or not interested in supporting smaller amounts of releases and orders.

You can read American Mythology’s full statement below:

If you missed the news – Diamond Comic Distributors – the outlet that supplies comic books to retail shops has filed for bankruptcy. They are not paying publishers for approximately 2 months’ worth of books. They shipped them in to stores and now that money is gone pending a bankruptcy evaluation. The best-case scenario is that some portion of the money will get paid back at some point in the future. Worst case is that it is just gone. Leaving a lot of publishers – American Mythology included – holding the bag for huge print bills and creative costs.

The truth is – we don’t know if we are going to survive this. Not only for the immediate expenses but for future distribution into comic shops if Diamond fully goes under. We’ve reached out to other distributors but no one is looking for small publishers to add to their distribution slates. We were exclusive with Diamond and now we are facing a world where we may not have access to comic shops in the future.

We are doing everything we can to survive this and to keep making your favorite horror comics. But only time will tell. Our first hurdle is with the immediate bills we have to pay with no incoming finances.

Some fans have asked how they can help. This means a lot to us. We know everyone has their own problems in life. And that you would consider trying to help us survive means everything. The best way to help is to tell a friend and fellow comic book or horror fan about our books and direct them to the webstore. Any orders that are placed directly are going to go right to paying the printer and creators we work with.

Thank you for your support and enthusiasm over our comics. We could not do it without you!

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