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Our Fresh Friday Features continue, and these titles bite back! Each week, KeepingitGeekly and ArtCrumbs have picked out four titles that they feel deserve more reads! In our line-up this week, we've got one comic from each category to give you a varied list of must-reads for your weekend!

• Manga - Sleepy Hollow: A new twist on a classic tale
• Webcomic - Plague Rat: A mysterious school that trains plague doctors
• Comic - The Firewalker: A Guardian pyro-mancer fighting in a rebellious war
• Graphic Novel - MADE FLESH: a seriously creepy spider-and-evil-spirit filled house with a haunting past

Now that we've met our four fresh picks, let's dig into each of them! Ke...

Dysfunctional androids, horror after hypersleep, mecha pilots, escape from radiation, and a girl who didn't know she's an alien?! There's so much to sci-fi underneath all the shiny technology, and we've uncovered some must-read titles on today's What's Trending, featuring:

Hyper/Aware, 26 pages - Published by Source Point Press, (cc/ @TravisM)

After three astronauts are stranded in deep space, they learn that only two of them will be able to enter hypersleep for the long return home. One of the crew members makes the difficult decision to remain awake and live the rest of his life alone with only the spacecraft's onboard A.I. for company. But when...

Welcome Creators to our next series of Creator Tips and Tricks, all about Self-Promotion and Marketing your work. In the past, we've covered some tips on marketing, and even made some YouTube Videos to offer suggestions, but we've never gotten down into the nitty-gritty.

In this series, we'll start with tips for managing your social media to look its best. Once we have our accounts looking good and an idea of who/where we can reach an audience, we'll dive into marketing techniques and strategies and how to combine those with your GlobalComix Analytics. Our goal by the end of this series is to give you the tools to start your own marketing campaigns and know how to...

Ah food, can't live without it and so many ways to enjoy it! Cooking contests, a bakery so good it's criminal, and foodies everywhere! If you aren't full after a meal, we've got second helpings in the form of comics all about cooking and the joys of food on this Popular Last Week, featuring:

Gourmet Glutton, 4874 pages - Published by MediBang Inc., (cc/ @MediBang)

Mantaro Ohara was just an ordinary salaryman with slightly bigger appetite. For him, eating is something to be enjoyed and the idea of food and battle does not appeal to him. But his meeting in the Pork Cutlet store with a professional competitive eater, George Hunter, gradually changes his views...

Introducing a new type of weekly features, Fresh Friday Features! Every week @KeepingitGeekly and I will be discussing 4 different comics. We'll go over their plot, their creators, and in general what we thought about the comic and why you should read them too!

With each edition of Fresh Friday Features, we'll cover one of each: Comic, Graphic Novel, Manga, and Webcomic. This ensures there is content for everyone, and we can highlight as much variety as possible! Let's dig into our featured stories today!

Petrichor, 13 pages - Published by motli, (cc/ @motli)

Bioprecipitation has claimed the world. The sun has become a dream and water floods the land. Yet,...

Nothing's more important than family, and family isn't just blood. It's the close bonds and friendships we make through both happy times and trials. Today's What's Trending embodies those concepts, full of struggle, but full of warmth, wholesome moments, and victories.

JUNKIE GENERATION, 33 pages - Published by fabandtherice, (cc/ @fabandtherice)

Cyan, an abonded juvenile tries to avange his brothers drug overdosing death and founds a small collective called “JUNKIE GENERATION”. Due to an excessive drug abuse of the young generation from his area, he makes his way to crash into the drug industry of the so called “Urbans”. A very...

Classic Halloween monsters, scandalous victorian secrets, spooky campfire stories, raising the dead, weredogs and more! This list has everything your gruesome little hearts could desire! A Top Ten of popular titles for a Halloween binge!

1. Halloween Man, 1797 pages - Published by Halloween Man Comics, (cc/ @dedwards)

Slain by a vampire, but brought back to life by arcane magic, Solomon Hitch is Halloween Man, a flesh-eating zombie with the power of the horror movie sequel! Now, with the help of his glamorous super-scientist girlfriend Lucy, reprobate Necromancer Morlack, and hedonistic demi-god Man-Goat, he defends Solar City, Texas from evil.

Story and Art by Halloween Man...

Familiar scares, new format! A world full of monsters, a vampire-college student mystery, campfire stories gone rogue, deceitful Victorian businessmen, a bizarre love letter, and a mysterious medium. We've got the scares, now give 'em the reads on today's Popular Last Week, featuring:

Silently, 141 pages - Published by Hugi, (cc/ @Hugi)

Two woman struggle to survive in a strange monster filled world.

Story and Art by Hugi

Those Who Sleep, 23 pages - Published by Yokani, (cc/ @Yokani)

She's a college student. He's a powerful vampire. A bizarre twist of fate has brought these two friends together. Now the pair must begin to...

Witches, detectives fueled by espresso, consuming nightmares, the end of the world!? We have a great mix of scary stories for you, freshly picked to give you some real variety! Our What's Trending delivers the spooky you need to get ready for Halloween next week!

If you're looking for more frights, head over to our dedicated Halloween Horror page to find chills and thrills that are sure to terrify and delight!

Hex of the Wicked Witch, 80 pages - Published by Asylum Press, (cc/ @AsylumPress)

Hex Of the Wicked Witch is set in a futuristic, decayed Salem, Massachusetts where witches, vampires, werewolves, and voodoo priests fight an endless battle for control of the city....

Today's Tips and Tricks is for anyone looking to become a podcaster, or expanding your knowledge on podcasting! Shaun Sunday of Brain Beast Studios and the No Capes! Show has graciously created an article going over everything you need to know about creating and hosting a podcast centered around comics.

From apps to software to equipment and general advice, everything you'll need is here! With that, I'll let Shaun have the floor! Thank you so much Shaun for your time.

So you want to start a Podcast?

Podcasts are fun, entertaining, educational and also a big labor of love.

Comic podcasts especially are great, but can come with their own sets of challenges!...

Zombie dealers, double-crossers, the perfect heist, and lucha libre? There's no rest for the wicked and we've got plenty of wicked on this list! Be sure to check your valuables when you're done with today's Popular Last Week, featuring:
 

Insidious Tales, 91 pages - Published by Asylum Press, (cc/ @AsylumPress)

Five dark and twisted tales. Intro Gortem by Joe Monks gives us a taste of the terrors this series will bring. Asphinxiation is a tale of Lovecraftian horrors and madness. Blitzkrieg chronicles the journey of a drug-dealing pimp whose addiction leads him to the depths of depravity. Mutilation is the twisted tale of a zombie who wants revenge on...

We've got some questions and we need answers! People have gone missing, rumors of headless monsters taking lives, and rather questionable practitioners of the occult. Can you solve the mysteries of today's What's Trending?

Hexameron, 98 pages - Published by Kel & Dark Comics, (cc/ @Kelheor)

You thought the campfire legends were not real? Well, you were wrong! -- Story by Darkstrong | Art by Kelheor

Story and Art by Kel & Dark Comics

Silently, 141 pages - Published by Hugi, (cc/ @Hugi)

Two women struggle to survive in a strange monster filled world.

Story and Art by Hugi

Love Letter, 59 pages - Publi...

Victorian criminals, a colonial family in a cursed bayou, elderly zombies, an arctic mission from 1901, and more stories come back from the past to haunt us. These malicious forces are ancient beings, creatures from another world, and sometimes, other human beings are the scariest villain of all. Fear knows no timeline on today's Popular Last Week!

Cheapjack Gentlemen, 567 pages - Published by Miss Fester, (cc/ @MissFester)

Set in a rural village during the mid-victorian era, a crafty quack doctor and a somber undertaker become mismatched partners in crime, selling cadavers to a medical school ⁠— however, certain decisions and personal differences create issues in...

The unknown is terrifying enough, but what if that unknown is coming after you with the worst of intentions? Black magic, cults, a cursed factory, a malicious fighting ring, and more things beyond our understanding of reality lurk in the shadows of today's What's Trending. Are you ready?

The Catchpenny Blood Halloween Anthology 2020-2021, 120 pages - Published by Team Diamant Comics, (cc/ @AubDiamant)

The Halloween showcase anthology collection of horror stories and art galleries featuring a variety of artists and writers. Produced by Team Diamant. Originally released in 2020 and 2021.

Story and Art by Justin Paulbearer and Rissa Blakely

John...

Welcome to the next installment of the Creators at Convention series. In the last two entries, we gave ideas on how to make the most of attending conventions, whether you have a table/booth or you are roaming and focusing on networking.

In this particular entry, we'll be covering what to do after the convention is over to make the most of your new connections and keep your business rolling efficiently. Be sure to get some rest too, but the wheel never stops turning in comics, the next convention is right around the corner!

Even as a publisher, it's important to network and follow-up as much as possible! Here are some of the awesome folks we met up with at last...

Are you afraid of the monsters under your bed? What about the ones in the closet? Spooks, ghosts, and other scary creatures are writhing in the contents of today's Popular Last Week. Reader beware!

A night on Point Pleasant, 27 pages - Published by Zenko, (cc/ @Zenko)

Happy spooky season from Lotti and Zenko!

Story and Art by Zenko

John Carpenter's Asylum, 806 pages - Published by Storm King Comics, (cc/ @seanstormking)

There's a war coming to the City of Angels. In tunnels beneath the city, in the dark alleys among the homeless, demons lurk and Lucifer bides his time. One man knows. One man sees. One man walks those dark streets. Father Daniel...

Spooky Season is here! Have you collected your skeleton friends? Contacted your local Werewolf pack? Nearest Zombie club? Get to it, there's no time to waste! Our latest What's Trending features some of the most-read Horror titles over the last week!

Halloween Man, 1427 pages - Published by Halloween Man Comics, (cc/ @dedwards)

Slain by a vampire, but brought back to life by arcane magic, Solomon Hitch is Halloween Man, a flesh-eating zombie with the power of the horror movie sequel! Now, with the help of his glamorous super-scientist girlfriend Lucy, reprobate Necromancer Morlack, and hedonistic demi-god Man-Goat, he defends Solar City, Texas from evil.

Story...

There have been a lot of great questions since we announced GlobalComix Press™, powered by Ox Eye Media last week. Keeping It Geekly recently had an opportunity to sit down with GlobalComix CEO & Founder Christopher Carter, as well as Ox Eye Media CCO Josh Werner, to chat with them about the partnership, what it means to us, and how we believe it will have a positive impact on the comics industry.

You can watch the interview in full below. Keeping It Geekly is a positive force for indie comics, so be sure to subscribe to their YouTube channel. You'll have access to awesome creator interviews, news, and more!

Are you the fastest in the West? Gunslingers, bounty hunters, medicine makers, from all kinds of country folk with stories to tell on this Popular Last Week list, featuring:

Rosewind Pass, 42 pages - Published by puppetbomb, (cc/ @puppetbomb)

A slice-of-life Western about broken people trying to make the best with what they've got. After her life is ripped away from her, Lily moves back to her mother's and struggles to figure out where she fits. Fortunately (and sometimes, unfortunately) she'll always have people around to help her.

Story and Art by puppetbomb

B.A.D Stories, 15 pages - Published by B.A.D STORIES, (cc/ @keepoursanity)

A...

We’re proud to announce that GlobalComix and Ox Eye Media Inc., parent company of Source Point Press, are teaming up for the joint development of GlobalComix Press™, powered by Ox Eye Media. GC Press™ is the first consumer-facing, digital + physical sales with an on-demand printing service for comics worldwide.

Together with a marketplace of comic sales fulfilled through drop-shipping, we’re developing a suite of tools for creators to manage their print file upload and production orders. It comes bundled with automated printability checks on upload that simplify getting your PDFs approved for printing, shifting focus onto getting high production quality comics...

Just in time for spooky season, GlobalComix is proud to announce a partnership with Sandy King and John Carpenter’s famed Storm King Comics!

Founded in 2012 as a division of Storm King Productions, Storm King Comics is led by writer/producer and editor Sandy King, along with her husband, director John Carpenter. Storm King Comics brings the best writers from the worlds of comics, movies and novels together with artists from around the globe, to bring their special brand of horror and sci-fi entertainment to comics.

Storm King Comics Founders Sandy King and John Carpenter spoke of the partnership:

“Storm King Comics has been bringing you the absolute best in horror...

Mind-bendingly freaky comics on this list will give you something to think about! Drama, mind games, or just bizarre life circumstances happen to us all. A murder, espionage, dystopias, and cryptids, the levels of strange are just getting started on our What's Trending, featuring:

Pink among Blood Red Roses, 157 pages - Published by PaisleyRose103, (cc/ @PaisleyRose103)

"Pink among Blood Red Roses" is a story about life's Duality and the pursue of Hope. It tells the journey of Rose, an 18 year old girl, who lives in the small town known as Greenville. A town that is believed to be cursed due to the numerous freak accidents and deaths that plague it. Here,...

With a successful Kickstarter project for the print edition complete, Amputation Capital part 5 is now available to read on GlobalComix with a GlobalComix Gold subscription.

You can also purchase a PDF version for $2.99 which unlocks access to both the online and downloadable editions. Own it forever and read it anywhere, from any device. To celebrate the release of the finale, TPub has also created an Amputation Capital bundle for only $11.99.

No matter how you choose to read, don't miss this release. Everything comes to a head (no pun intended) in a final showdown between Alfie and his adversaries.

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