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Section 19 · Books & comics

Comics & indie

The essentials

Checked against Alternative comics.

01
Alternative comics
Appeared since the 1980s following the underground comix movement
02
Marvel and DC
Dominated over 80% of the American market in the 1970s
03
Zap #1
Prominent underground comix released by Robert Crumb in 1968
04
RAW
Art-focused anthology founded by Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly in 1980
05
Weirdo
Magazine started by Robert Crumb in 1981
06
Elfquest
Published by WaRP Graphics; popular with female fans worldwide
07
Cerebus the Aardvark
Self-published series by Dave Sim since 1977
08
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Mirage Studios black and white debut; became a multi-billion dollar franchise
09
Bone
Long-lived self-published comic by Jeff Smith
10
Real mainstream
Oni Press term for genres like thriller and romance instead of superheroes
11
Top Shelf Productions
Publisher of titles such as Blankets and Box Office Poison