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With great power, comes great responsibility, such is a common thread in our Fresh Friday Features today! All of us, to some degree, stand on an edge between being happy and miserable, safe and unsafe, good or evil. Walking the line between two different worlds, and realities, or having to make a hard choice can weigh on our souls.

How do you decide? Which path will you choose? Read these stories of an ever-changing and ever-chaotic natural force called life that makes us laugh and contemplate our place within the universe.

This week, @ArtCrumbs picked four titles featuring delightfully dangerous and horrifying tales!

• Comic - Mother Wilds: Deep in the lands far from her...

Take an epic journey into the world of mythology with What's Trending, comics that have captured the imagination, all entwined with the enigmatic and thrilling essence of myths. These comics transport you to a realm where ancient legends come to life, intertwining with modern narratives to create heart-pounding tales of gods, monsters, and legendary quests.

Anti-Christ, 114 pages - Published by Dren Productions, (cc/ @drenproductions)

Sam has been genetically engineered by terrorists to be the Anti-Christ and destroy the western world, but she wants out of the game and decides to kill herself instead. The problem is she can't die, because a higher power has special plans...

It's time to wrap up October and our Halloween 2023 features with the Best of Horror 2023! We've gathered up the top 12 comics of horror over the last 30 days all into a single list here for you! From ghastly encounters, to twisted villains and the darkness shrouding the evil in the shadows, you might want to leave the light on...

Nightwalkers, 72 pages - Published by Source Point Press, (cc/ @TravisM)

Seren is an addict in recovery at a rehabilitation center secluded in the mountains, COMPLETELY ISOLATED from the outside world. When Seren and the other patients wake to find themselves locked inside and abandoned by the center's staff, they must decide whether to wait...

Our interview series continues with Drew Edwards and John Gholson of Halloween Man! Drew and his team have a tremendous series with tons of content to read and is a perfect fit for this day of Hallowen!

Before we get to that, here's a list of the creative team:

Writers: Drew Edwards
Pencils and Inks: Jason Wilson
Colors: John Gholson
Letters: April Guadia
 

You can start reading Halloween Man #1 here. Also, don't forget to check out this year's Halloween special Entropy, here. Get your downloadable PDFs to support the creative team here!

GlobalComix: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your work.

Drew Edwards: I’m a twice-over...

The eerie world of Popular Last Week celebrates spooky season with comics that recently captured readers with their spellbinding Halloween tales! Explore the magical and macabre side of the Halloween season, where the boundary between the living and the supernatural blurs. From haunted houses to not-so-innocent trick-or-treaters, to supernatural encounters, these stories promise a captivating journey within their dark pages.

Monster Forge Halloween Special: gHosts #1, 41 pages - Published by Monster Forge, (cc/ @MonsterForge)

Investigator Nita Hawes is drawn into a decades old missing child case when she’s sent a mysterious VHS tape featuring horror hosts Count Crowley,...

Our interview series continues with the writing team behind LOVE. DEATH. EAT. REPEAT., Karl and Karen Hemmings of @sficool. The UK-based pair, combined with creators from all over the globe, recently launched the new series exclusively to GlobalComix, and we just had to reach out and sit down with them to talk about their stories.

Before we get to that, here's a full list of the creative team:

Writers: Karl and Karen Hemmings (UK)
Line art: Dimitrios Stamadianos (Greece)
Colour: Alfredo Rodriguez Murillo (Spain)
Letters: Serhii Yarovyi (Ukraine)
Cover artist: Olly Jeavons (UK)

You can start reading LOVE. DEATH. EAT. REPEAT. #1 here. Get your downloadable PDF to support...

Pick your poison from our second horror-driven Fresh Friday Features! Everybody is searching for something, and some folks are desperate enough to make deals with devils! What price would you pay to have what you want? Find out what these characters were willing to give up and if it ends up a price too steep!

This week, @ArtCrumbs picked four titles featuring delightfully dangerous and horrifying tales!

• Comic - A Lungful of Brine: 5 nautical horror stories spawned from the twisted minds of 9+ creators around the world.
• Graphic Novel - Uriko: Uriko follows the exploits of a young vampire hunter as he tries in vain to catch the vampire who has his sister under her sway.
• Manga...

Descend into the sinister underbelly of our What's Trending to immerse yourself in a shadowy world of criminal syndicates, nefarious ambition, and perilous intrigue. From power-hungry mobsters to the insidious forces that prey on their darkest desires, these stories offer a harrowing exploration of evil within the realms of organized crime.

Cheapjack Gentlemen, 697 pages - Published by Miss Fester, (cc/ @MissFester)

Everyone has skeletons in their closet...sometimes literally. Set in 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...

In part 3 of our interview series with the creative team behind Monster Forge Halloween Special: gHosts, we had a chance to chat with Emmy Award-nominated director and illustrator David Hartman. Known for work on Transformers Prime, Trese, Phantasm Ravager, and VFX on quite a few movies, horror has a special place in his heart.

In comics, David has done work for Image Comics and has created quite a few covers over the years.

You can start reading gHosts #1 here. Get your downloadable PDF to support the creative team for only $0.99.

GlobalComix: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your work.

David Hartman: I’m mainly a filmmaker...

The chilling depths of the human psyche await you with our latest Popular Last Week, all blending the terrors of horror with intricate psychological elements. From suspenseful psychological thrillers to tales of unraveling sanity, these stories offer a spine-tingling exploration of the darkest corners of the human psyche, promising a compelling reading experience.

Rumpus Room, 48 pages - Published by AWA Studios, (cc/ @ChrisF-AWA)

Eisner Award-winning writer Mark Russell returns to AWA with his latest dark satire, with art by Ramon Rosanas. Meet Bob Schrunk, technocrat billionaire, collector of bad art, and victim of a hideous skin condition that can only be treated with a...

Our interview series with the creative team behind Monster Forge Halloween Special: gHosts continues today with Rodney Barnes. Rodney is an award-winning writer in TV, film, and comics, including work on The Boondocks, My Wife and Kids, Everybody Hates Chris, Those Who Can't, Marvel's Runaways, American Gods, and Wu-Tang: An American Saga.

In comics, Rodney writes for a number of hit series, including earning an Eisner Award nomination for his work on the critically acclaimed Killadelphia.

You can start reading gHosts #1 here. Get your downloadable PDF to support the creative team for only $0.99.

GlobalComix: Tell us a little bit about yourself and...

Embrace your fears with our Fresh Friday Features dripping with spooky tales! From the shadows in the corners full of creepy our worst nightmares, to the swamp monster out back, we've got a list to give you goosebumps!

This week, @ArtCrumbs picked four titles featuring delightfully dangerous and horrifying tales!

• Comic - The Devil That Wears My Face: The year is 1740, and the Vatican is in turmoil. Grappling with a profound crisis of faith, outcast exorcist Father Franco Vieri is dispatched on a mission of grave importance, but the exorcism doesn't go as planned!
• Graphic Novel - Scratcher: A tortured tattooist sets out to save her clients - who are being possessed by...

Last week we had the pleasure of announcing the exclusive arrival of gHosts on GlobalComix, a major Halloween crossover by a group of entertainment industry veterans and horror creators.

Today we're kicking off a series of interviews with the creative team behind gHosts, starting with Shannon Eric Denton, who is also the founder Monster Forge Productions.

You can start reading gHosts #1 here. Get your downloadable PDF to support the creative team for only $0.99.

GlobalComix: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your work.

Shannon Eric Denton: First off, I'm the founder of the development company Monster Forge Productions. We launched...

Enter haunting worlds with fearless leading ladies at the helm in today's What's Trending! We invite you to explore the eerie and unsettling with strong, complex female protagonists who confront the supernatural and unearth unspeakable horrors, or are the horrors themselves!

The Ribbon Queen, 75 pages - Published by AWA Studios, (cc/ @ChrisF-AWA)

There is something ancient and terrible loose in the world of men. NYPD Detective Amy Sun has a problem: Three years ago, a young woman was rescued from a serial killer by a police tactical unit. Now she’s dead, and Amy has a bad feeling that the SWAT team leader is responsible. As she investigates the corrupt...

Halloween is fast approaching, so we're kicking off our "13 Days 'Til Halloween" event with the GlobalComix-first release of Halloween Man: Entropy Chapter One, available to read now.

What else is in store for the spookiest time of year? Here's a rundown of everything horror on GlobalComix:

Exclusives and GlobalComix-First Releases
Enjoy exclusives and GlobalComix-first releases from publishers and creators, including gHosts by Monster Forge, Halloween Man: Entropy by Halloween Man Comics, The Cauldron by Band of Bards, and many more.

Horror and Halloween Classics
Dive into classics like The Darkness by Top Cow, The Walking Dead by Image Comics, and a...

Prepare to be both thrilled and chilled with today's Popular Last Week by exploring harrowing survival stories. From post-apocalyptic landscapes to ghastly encounters, these comics offer a heaping helping of macabre, undead horror!

Monster Forge Halloween Special: gHosts #1, 41 pages - Published by Monster Forge, (cc/ @MonsterForge)

Investigator Nita Hawes is drawn into a decades old missing child case when she’s sent a mysterious VHS tape featuring horror hosts Count Crowley, Vamp, Doctor Fearless, Desdemona, Uncle Monster and Ms. Halloween. The hosts do what they can to guide her recovery mission but even with their help, Nita may find herself lost in a...

The winds of change are breezing through our Fresh Friday Features today! From tales of growth and renewal to dramatic shifts in reality, these stories inspire and resonate with the universal human experience of change, offering an enthralling exploration of transformation in all its forms.

This week, @ArtCrumbs picked four titles that'll give you a peek into the ordinary lives that hear the wind calling to them!

• Comic - Husk: A mortal youth dying for a do-over. The guide of souls running from death itself.
• Graphic Novel - Mimi and the Wolves: Mimi enjoys a quiet, productive life in her tree house in the Flat Fields with her companion Bobo, until a mysterious and...

We're excited to announce that Monster Forge Productions has chosen GlobalComix as the exclusive digital home for Monster Forge Halloween Special: gHosts #1, a crossover featuring horror creators from across the comics industry.

In the spirit of Friday the 13th, gHosts #1 is now available to read ahead of Halloween.

The series is written by Shannon Eric Denton and Cullen Bunn, with issue #1 that features artist David Hartman (ROB ZOMBIE ARTIST, PHANTASM: RAVAGER), David Dastmalchian (COUNT CROWLEY, DOCTOR FEARLESS), Eisner-nominated Rodney Barnes (NITA HAWES, KILLADELPHIA), Vamp (VAMP), Cullen Bunn (SHOC...

Unleash the darkness and horror as monsters take center stage in our What's Trending, with stories that will haunt your nightmares and quicken your pulse. From ancient creatures lurking in the shadows to new and imaginative monstrosities, these tales offer a chilling exploration of the horror genre, where the beasts of the unknown reign supreme.

John Carpenter's Tales of Science Fiction, 3421 pages - Published by Storm King Comics, (cc/ @seanstormking)

John Carpenter’s Tales of Science Fiction is the definitive collection of stories at the crossroads of horror and sci-fi. Follow us into a dark future, from post-apocalyptic earth, into space and beyond. Each mini...

We're excited to announce that the GlobalComix reading app has launched on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The GlobalComix app is compatible with mobile phones and tablets, featuring layouts designed specifically for each device type.

Here's some of what you can expect in the GlobalComix app:

Great search and discovery

Discover your new favorite titles in our curated recommendations, or find exactly what you're looking for by filtering across genres, themes, art styles, formats, audiences, and more. If you know what you're into, you can search for it.

Powerful reading experience

Whether you read on a tablet or phone or prefer vertical...

Enter the shadowy realms of Popular Last Week, where we peek beyond the veil to explore six comics that have recently captivated readers, all brilliantly weaving tales of queer horror. These comics delve into the intersection of the LGBTQ+ experience and the macabre, offering chilling narratives that explore identity, fear, and the supernatural.

Those Who Sleep, 281 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 unravel the mysteries and secrets that all begin to reveal themselves with a gruesome discovery on her first day of college....

Are you brave enough for today's Fresh Friday Features? Being courageous isn't about the absence of fear, but moving forward, even if you are afraid!

This week, @ArtCrumbs picked four titles that'll give you a peek into the ordinary lives that hear the wind calling to them!

• Comic - Coward's Emblem: Aino Hakkara, returns to her home country when the war breaks out.
• Graphic Novel - Twilight Custard: Twilight Custard would do anything to see the love of his life again. It just so happens that anything, in this case, means helping a downed android-pilot from the outer reaches of space.
• Manga - Black Noblesse: Nailah Pristine is a Lowlander with a lofty ambition:...

Embark on a cosmic nightmare with today's What's Trending, unveiling six series delivering spine-tingling tales of alien horror. These comics catapult readers into the darkest corners of the universe, where encounters with extraterrestrial beings bring terror beyond imagination.

From interstellar invasions to eldritch horrors from the stars, these stories offer a bone-chilling exploration of the fear that lies in the unknown creatures of our galaxy.

Under a Blood-Red Moon, 159 pages - Published by Dren Productions, (cc/ @drenproductions)

The Earth has been invaded by a race of aliens whose only interest is finding new slaves for their empire. This creates a problem for...

Eerie and enchanting, our Popular Last Week is a spooktacular way to leap into October! A chilling tapestry of magic and horror, these comics come to life with dark incantations and haunted spells. This collection of stories offers a spine-tingling exploration of the sinister, supernatural, macabre, and mystical. Beware, brave readers!

Kuragari Seishin, 28 pages - Published by SfiCool Comics, (cc/ @sficool)

To free himself from agonising and perpetual suffering, Renshin must find a worthy and willing soul before the last night of Obon, one who will take upon themselves the burden of the Kuragari Seishin curse, or else endure another hundred years as a ravenous,...

Do you hear it? That voice in the wind is from this week's Fresh Friday Features. Whether it's the Call of the Void, Destiny, or Adventure, these comics will help you answer it! Grab your best pair of boots and lace them up tight, we've got some work to do!

This week, @ArtCrumbs picked four titles that'll give you a peek into the ordinary lives that hear the wind calling to them!

• Comic - Wayfarer: A person who travels on foot. A sojourner. A magical skateboarding girl, her familiar, traveling the country looking for someone.
• Graphic Novel - Hush Ronin: Orphaned by the increasingly violent clan wars that have been instigated by the treacherous and mysterious...