Comic News: CHALLENGER COMICS Launches! Former FOG! Columnist Ryan Ferrier Announces His Own Imprint

Comic book writer (and dude you’ve probably never heard of) Ryan Ferrier, officially launched Challenger Comics - a self-publishing comic imprint - on Halloween night. The site - readchallenger.com - will serve as a hub for self-published comics to find readers by offering free-to-read comics and an online store for print books. It’s a big deal because he’s been talking about it for day-- ahem, months.

Ferrier launches Challenger with his (kinda) indie hit ‘Tiger Lawyer’ (currently running as a backup in ‘Hell Yeah’ from Image), and is proud to present ‘Orc Girl’ from writer Paul Allor and artist Thomas Boatwright, as the imprint’s featured release. ‘Orc Girl’ has more buzz than a beehive dipped in Red Bull, and Gail Simone calls it “one of the best comics I’ve read in ages.” Also released with Challenger’s launch are ‘Broken Deals’ and ‘Children of Russia,’ two free-to-read comics from the creative partnering of Ryan Ferrier and Hugo Petrus. ‘Children of Russia’ also marks Petrus’ triumphant return to comics after a brief hiatus.

Challenger Comics will act as a centralized space for invited creators to display, promote, and sell their self-published work. Among the creators involved are Ryan Ferrier, Paul Allor, Jeremy Holt, Ryan K. Lindsay, Curt Pires, Hugo Petrus, Vic Malhotra, Matt McCray, Thomas Boatwright, Jonathan Brandon Sawyer and more.

Challenger Comics looks forward to finishing 2012 by adding several new titles, and exploring the creator owned landscape of 2013. A print anthology is also planned for release next year. Founder Ryan Ferrier prays it doesn’t go belly-up by December, as making comics is absurdly expensive, and writers don’t make any scratch.

For more info on Challenger Comics, please contact Ryan Ferrier at ferrier.ryan@gmail.com
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