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Silver Sprocket reveals its new Spring 2025 Publishing Slate

Bring Me the Head of Susan Lomond

by Connor B.

In this graphic novel debut, Connor B. uses absurdist dark humor to craft a hilarious queer enemies-to-something-more story perfect for fans of The Addams Family.

Susan Lomond must be defeated. Monroe Poole, teenage evil genius, has suffered her greatest humiliation. Susan Lomond, wretchedly popular football star, surpassed Monroe in their high school’s proficiency ranking system, contrary to all laws of reason or rationality. Revenge occupies Monroe’s every waking moment, yet she is somehow thwarted at every turn. The explosion detonates too late, the black hole opens up a few feet to the left, the lightning bolt instead strikes the flagpole. The homecoming dance is Monroe’s last chance to secure Susan’s demise. Will she finally succeed, or will she find that under the light of the disco ball, her obsession has turned from vengeful to something altogether different?

56 full-color pages; 6.5” x 8.75”; ISBN: 979-8-88620-059-1; SRP: $11.99; Release date: 02/12/25

Bring Me the Head of Susan Lomond

Loud & Smart & In Color

by Alex Krokus

“It’s all about the tasty, clever twists each of Alex’s comics take; those unexpected turns only the funniest kind of sicko could come up with!” – Lisa Hanawalt, Tuca & Bertie

Meet Alex: an internet-addicted raccoon and his misadventures in the big bad city. Each day reveals a new wonder of modern living, from the highs of creating art to the lows of paying rent, captured forever in a four-panel comic. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll like/share/subscribe.

Loud & Smart & In Color collects more than 80 brand-new, weird, wonderful Loud & Smart comics by Alex Krokus in color for the first time.

88 full-color pages; 7” x 7”; ISBN: 979-8-88620-060-7; SRP: $16.99; Release date: 02/19/25

Loud & Smart & In Color

The Confessional

by Paige Hender

In this compelling debut horror graphic novel, a newly turned vampire yearns for salvation in the arms of the priest who uncovers her secret.

New Orleans, 1922. Cora Velasquez lives with her sister and her own haunted memories in a speakeasy run by a vampire coven. Unable to bear the weight of her damned soul, she turns to Father Orville Thibodeaux, a charismatic priest and the object of her hidden desires. Their veiled courtship becomes deadly serious when he discovers her nature, and proposes a way to both slake her thirst and save her soul. So begins the charged dance between an all-powerful but unsure young woman, and the mortal man who claims to hold her fate in his hand.

A gothic story of adoration, power, and manipulation, lushly told in Art Nouveau-inspired illustration.

200 full-color pages; 6.5” x 8”; ISBN: 979-8-88620-061-4; SRP: $29.99; Release date: 03/19/25

The Confessional

Hourglass

by Barbara Mazzi

A stunning coming-of-age graphic novel from cartoonist Barbara Mazzi, exploring the dystopian divide of class difference, the strength of human connection, and what truly makes the heart tick.

The Hourglass is called many things: the perfect machine, the source of all life, the fountain of youth. It promises immortal comfort to the privileged, but it also looms over its creators, trapping them in its cycle.

Martel knows that there are other, inexplicable things that give life meaning, way more valuable than her own immortality. She only feels alive in the stolen moments with Twenty, an assembly worker in the dangerous gears of the machine. Will the differences between their lives tear their relationship apart, or will the Hourglass shatter first? After all, a society built on rejecting these feelings is beyond fragile… it’s a ticking time bomb.

112 spot-color pages; 6.5” x 9”; ISBN: 979-8-88620-062-1; SRP: $15.99; Release date: 03/26/25

Hourglass

The Changeling, Volume 3

by Tina Lugo

The action-packed conclusion to the Changeling manga series! Can Luth control the power of the Dark Star?

Luth was born with the powers of a god locked inside her. With great cost to herself and her allies, she merges with Taa, the Dark Star, and gains access to legendary strength and skill. Using this power, she must return to the home that cast her out and defeat the usurper Sek’see. Peace and balance are within reach… so long as Luth can keep her grip on the volatile and violent urges of the Dark Star.

88 black and white pages; 6” x 8”; ISBN: 979-8-88620-064-5; SRP: $13.99; Release date: 04/23/25

The Changeling, Volume 3

Pinky & Pepper Forever: Special Edition

by Eddy Atoms

After Pinky’s lethal performance art piece, her devoted girlfriend Pepper follows her into death, only to find that in Hell, Pinky is… thriving?!

Pinky & Pepper Forever is a tragic love story meets dark comedy crafted in Atoms’ unrestrained mixed media style. Follow these two puppygirls’ tumultuous relationship and shocking works of art from undergrad to the underworld!

This special edition of the cult hit graphic novel includes added pages, a foil cover, and behind-the-scenes art and extras from Eddy Atoms.

96 full-color pages; 7” x 9”; ISBN: 979-8-88620-034-8; SRP: $19.99; Release date: 04/16/25

Pinky & Pepper Forever: Special Edition

The Other Jay & Eve

by Emma Jayne & Ashanti Fortson

Two women and their clones are thrown into crisis in this queer sci-fi graphic novel by Ignatz Award-winning cartoonists Emma Jayne and Ashanti Fortson!

In a society where human cloning became the best way to make some quick cash, reluctant roommates Jay and Eve didn’t hesitate to donate their genes. However, when the two attend a reunion with their counterpart homunculi six years later, an evening to be tolerated becomes a nightmare. Existing tensions between the four women escalate to new heights at the news that, to the original Jay and Eve’s horror, the two clones are engaged to be married. Once the fallout begins, will any of them make it through the night unscathed?

80 full-color pages; 6.25” x 9”; ISBN: 979-8-88620-066-9; SRP: $15.99; Release date: 05/14/25

The Other Jay & Eve

Done with Demons

by Dora Grents

The mayor of Hell, a reclusive grandma, and her tiny dog try to coexist in this debut graphic novel, perfect for fans of mayhem and mischief!

Boris was the mayor of Hell, but after he was run out of the netherworld by his assistant, he finds himself mistakenly crawling out of a little old lady’s oven. With nowhere else to go, Boris moves in with Granny and Son (her dog) to gather his strength. Could it be that part of this grumpy demon’s heart actually enjoys baking biscuits and making prank calls with Granny? In time, Boris will have to face a dire choice: return to claim his throne in Hell, or stay and call this new place home.

A delightfully funny collection of comic strips about finding acceptance and belonging where you least expect it.

80 black and white pages; 6.25” x 8”; ISBN: 979-8-88620-068-3; SRP: $12.99; Release date: 05/28/25

Done with Demons

PeePee PooPoo #100,000

by Caroline Cash

The 2024 Eisner Award Winner for “Best Limited Series!” Caroline Cash’s gay, modern take on the underground comic continues in PeePee PooPoo #100,000.

In this issue: Caroline tackles the big city in “My New York Diary.” Gaze upon the influencers and icons of Fashion Week, party with the terminally cool (and uncool), and figure out what exactly “celebrity” even means now. All this and more in the next issue of your favorite cartoonist’s favorite comic.

As ever, this issue is printed with a cardstock foil cover and a bonus PeePee PooPoo sticker sheet.

48 full-color pages; 8.5” x 11”; ISBN: 979-8-88620-067-6; SRP: $9.99; Release date: 05/21/25

PeePee PooPoo #100,000

Sweatgasm

by Archie Bongiovanni

Sweatgasm is a sultry game of truth or dare for two or more players, written and illustrated by cartoonist Archie Bongiovanni (Mimosa, Grease Bats).

Put on a hot outfit, dim the lights, and cue the mood music: you’re about to play the wild ride that is Sweatgasm! A queer, funny, and sexy take on the classic “truth or dare” game, perfect for two players or a group of friends. Get to know your lover better, jump-start a play party, laugh at a bar with friends, or have fun in the bedroom with some strangers you just took home. It’s up to you and the other players just how filthy you want to get together!

Sweatgasm includes over 200 truth or dare cards, plus instructions and suggested ways to play. Co-published by Silver Sprocket and Plus One Exp!

220 cards; 4” x 5” box; ISBN: 979-8-88620-069-0; SRP: $29.99; Release date: 06/11/25

Sweatgasm

Model Five Murder

by Tan Juan Gee

A cyborg solves the murder of a dead detective who wears his same face in this
sci-fi noir graphic novel.

Tansang Loop is a space station with a population of two million, officially speaking. But really, it’s thrice more, including the cyborgs and androids. Io is a Rohm Model Five, a cyborg made with a biomechanical brain and synthetic muscle. While on a routine spacewalk, Io stumbles upon the body of a murdered detective—and improbably, both Io and the detective are Model Fives. Io tries to solve the detective’s last case in order to find out who killed him, but in doing so, may reveal that their lives are more interconnected than meets the eye.

64 limited-color pages; 6.625” x 10.187”; ISBN: 979-8-88620-070-6; SRP: $15.99; Release date: 06/25/25

Model Five Murder

Everything Sucks: King of Nothing

by Michael Sweater

Michael Sweater combines ’90s animation nostalgia, sitcom antics, and a seasoning of stoner comedy in this hilarious comic collection, including all six issues of the Everything Sucks series along with a gluttony of bonus material.

Noah and Calla are high, hungry, and broke, but that doesn’t stop them from finding the energy to mess things up even more. Between finding mysterious bags of blood-covered money, getting locked out of the house by maliciously smart cats, and nearly drowning in a bar bathroom, there’s barely any time left in the day. They’ll figure it all out in the end… probably.

This jam-packed collection features the entirety of Everything Sucks, including a never-before-seen sixth issue, and bonus sketches, art, and pages from the mind of Michael Sweater.

232 full-color pages; 6.625” x 10.187”; ISBN: 979-8-88620-071-3; SRP: $29.99; Release date: 07/23/25

Everything Sucks: King of Nothing

Hero Cave

by Syd Madia

When the hero continues on their quest, the vanquished dust themselves off and get ready for work the next day. Hero Cave is a dungeon fantasy comic book for the rats, skeletons, and low-level monsters of the underworld.

Skeleton has a pretty easy gig: scare the adventurers that visit Hero Cave, get killed, get back up to do it all again. But there’s only so many times you can be slain and revived before it gets old. They’re losing passion for the job and yearning to finally rest in peace. After a poor performance review with the dungeon’s sinister wizard, Skeleton spirals further into an existential crisis and wild frenzy. Is this all there is for them? Can they really be alive in an undead body? And how can they get out of here?

A hilarious, heartfelt take on the fantasy genre, printed with a foil-accented cardstock cover and vibrant spot color.

48 spot-color pages; 7.5” x 9.5”; ISBN: 979-8-88620-065-2; SRP: $9.99; Release date: 07/30/25

Hero Cave

The Skin You’re In is an interesting and entertaining collection of horror stories

Within these pages, Ashley Robin Franklin leads you through the corridors of the uncanny in eight horror comics that are just begging to get under your skin. Whether set in the arid desert or the rain-soaked forest, these stories reveal the fallibilities of flesh that lurk just beneath the surface. A strange desert flower offers an intoxicating balm to grief, a group of friends invoke an old tale by the campfire, and outside a remote farmhouse, something miraculous and terrible falls from the night sky. Bodies are found, lost, celebrated, borrowed, haunted ― and irrevocably changed.

Story: Ashley Robin Franklin
Art: Ashley Robin Franklin

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Bookshop
Amazon


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Alex Krokus’ Loud & Smart & In Color is out in February 2025 from Silver Sprocket

Loud & Smart & In Color collects more than 80 brand-new, weird, wonderful Loud & Smart comics by Alex Krokus in color for the first time.

Meet Alex: an internet-addicted raccoon and his misadventures in the big bad city. Each day reveals a new wonder of modern living, from the highs of creating art to the lows of paying rent, captured forever in a four-panel comic. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll like/share/subscribe.

Loud & Smart & In Color is out February 19, 2025 from Silver Sprocket and retails for $16.99.

Loud & Smart & In Color 

The Skin You’re In is an interesting and entertaining collection of horror stories

Within these pages, Ashley Robin Franklin leads you through the corridors of the uncanny in eight horror comics that are just begging to get under your skin. Whether set in the arid desert or the rain-soaked forest, these stories reveal the fallibilities of flesh that lurk just beneath the surface. A strange desert flower offers an intoxicating balm to grief, a group of friends invoke an old tale by the campfire, and outside a remote farmhouse, something miraculous and terrible falls from the night sky. Bodies are found, lost, celebrated, borrowed, haunted ― and irrevocably changed.

Story: Ashley Robin Franklin
Art: Ashley Robin Franklin

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Bookshop
Amazon


Silver Sprocket provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, we’ll receive a percentage of the sale. Graphic Policy does purchase items from this site. Making purchases through these links helps support the site

The Ashcan Edition Episode 3: Doing it Ourselves with Avi Ehrlich

On the third episode of The Ashcan Edition, Brant Lewis interviews Avi Ehrlich, the founder and publisher of San Francisco based indie comics publisher Silver Sprocket. Since it’s founding, Silver Sprocket has become more than just a publisher and a store but a community giving artists and creatives the tools and knowledge of making the comics they want to make fully independently. With their recent crowdfunding efforts close to ending, Brant speaks to Avi about their plans and goals for the future of Silver Sprocket and how they don’t want to rely on outside investors to dictate the direction of the company by turning to crowdfunding. Silver Sprocket and Avi are truly punk to their very cores.

You can follow Silver Sprocket on social media @silversprocket. You can also follow Brant Lewis on Twitter @Brant__Lewis and on Bluesky @brantlewis. And you can support Silver Sprocket at their website.

Music is Win This Battle Win This War by Everet Almond.

Abortion Pill Zine is highly educational about the pills misoprostol and mifepristone

Access to safe abortion is a human right! This short zine explains one kind of abortion: with the use of pills misoprostol and mifepristone.

Abortion is vital healthcare and part of comprehensive sexual health. This zine aims to provide readers with accessible information about the pills mifepristone and misoprostol as options to manage abortion. Created by pro-choice community members, it covers the medical abortion process step-by-step, including what to expect, precautions, access, and more. Community knowledge is power and access to abortion saves lives!

Read it for FREE on Silver Sprocket

by Isabella Rotman, Marnie Galloway, Sage Coffey

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Silver Sprocket
Amazon


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Silver Sprocket makes Abortion Pill Zine: A Community Guide to Misoprostol and Mifepristone Free to read

Abortion Pill Zine: A Community Guide to Misoprostol and Mifepristone

In honor of the release of Abortion Pill Zine: A Community Guide to Misoprostol and Mifepristone, Isabella Rotman, Sage Coffey, Marnie Galloway, and Silver Sprocket have published their amazing reproductive justice comic online!

This zine was made to run at an affordable cost, provide readers with accessible information about one option for medical abortion, and to provide that knowledge in an easy-to-understand guide as the abortion landscape worsens in the US.

In that spirit, they wanted to make this zine accessible to everyone! So from now on, you can visit the Silver Sprocket website to read Abortion Pill Zine for free in its entirety.

Obviously, if you would like to physically own the book or have a PDF version, you can still order Abortion Pill Zine from Silver Sprocket’s store! But either way, we hope it helps people of all genders stay informed on their options  to resources they need.

Silver Sprocket Presents: THE Definitive Jenn Woodall Postcard Box Set

Silver Sprocket has announced the Jenn Woodall Postcard Box Set. It features 30 full-color postcards celebrating the feminist artwork of Jenn Woodall, author of Magical Beatdown, GIRLS, and Space Trash, in a keepsake box set.

Aren’t you tired of being nice? Inside this box set, you’ll find 30 individual postcards of Jenn Woodall’s iconic and bold artwork, featuring women at their best, most unrepentant selves. Spanning sci-fi, fantasy, and the real world, each illustration showcases the punk attitude and colorful illustrations that Woodall is known for. These blank postcards, printed on thick cardstock in a keepsake box, are perfect for writing to your friends, enemies, and lovers — or just keep them for yourself.

The box set releases November 13 and will retail for $19.99.

Around the Tubes

Putty Pygmalion

It’s new comic book day! What are you all getting? What are you excited for? Sound off in the comments below! While you think about that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web to start the day.

Publisher’s Weekly – HarperAlley Expands into Adult Graphic Novels, Manga, and Manhwa – The more the merrier.

The Hollywood Reporter – Patton Oswalt Comic Book ‘Minor Threats’ Heading to Television at Netflix – Nice! This is a fun comic series and should translate well.

The Beat – Alternative publisher Silver Sprocket introduce monthly Membership subscription service – This is such a great idea.

Hugo Awards – Glasgow 2024 Hugo Awards Statement – Oh, Hugos…

Reviews

The Beat – Gleem
The Beat – Putty Pygmalion

Preview: When I Arrived at the Castle

When I Arrived at the Castle

By Emily Carroll
On sale 04/10/24
Softcover | 72 pages | $16.99
979-8-88620-040-9

Like many before her that have never come back, she’s made it to the Countess’ castle determined to snuff out the horror… but she could never be prepared for what hides within its turrets, what unfurls under its fluttering flags. Emily Carroll has fashioned a rich gothic horror charged with eroticism that doesn’t just make your skin crawl — it crawls into it.

Originally published by Koyama Press, this beloved Emily Carroll erotic horror comic is back in print with Silver Sprocket, featuring a new foil-accented cover.

When I Arrived at the Castle
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