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2 unusual facts about Alternative comics


Karl Stevens

A collection of the strips, also called Whatever, was published in April 2008 by Alternative Comics.

Kevin Colden

Primarily known as a webcomics artist, his work has been published in print by Zuda Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Alternative Comics, and Top Shelf Productions.


Dan DeBono

Indy ran for 18 issues with notable original covers by such alternative comics notables as Daniel Clowes, Tim Vigil, Drew Hayes, William Tucci and Jeff Smith (cartoonist).

David Lasky

Lasky continued to push the boundaries of traditional comics in his collaborations with Greg Stump, Urban Hipster (published by Alternative Comics), which was nominated in 1999 for the Harvey Award for best new series.

Glamourpuss

glamourpuss was a Canadian independent comic book written and illustrated by Dave Sim which was published from April 2008 until July 2012 and ran for 26 issues.

History of American comics

Alternative comics, successors of underground comics, develop in line with Art Spiegelman and his Maus.

Matt Madden

He is best known for original alternative comics, for his coloring work in traditional comics, and for the experimental work 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style, which is based on the idea of Raymond Queneau's Exercises in Style.


see also

Carol Tyler

Tyler's short slice-of-life stories and her distinctive artwork brought her critical attention as one of a growing number of female artists shaping the direction of underground/alternative comics in North America in the 1980s; she appeared in the influential feminist anthologies Wimmen's Comix and Twisted Sisters.

Legal Action Comics

Legal Action Comics is a series of comics anthologies edited by illustrator Danny Hellman which features work from many alternative comics artists.