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Our Creator Interview series continues with the ever-fascinating and growing Massive-Verse! Today we are sitting down with Kyle Higgins about this tokusatsu-style universe, with notable titles including Rogue Sun, Radiant Black, The Dead Lucky, Radiant Red, C.O.W.L, Inferno Girl Red, and even more coming soon.

GlobalComix: What was the moment you knew you wanted to create comics professionally, and in the beginning, did you know you wanted to work on your own IPs with your own universe? What were your goals back then?

Kyle Higgins: You know, it’s funny. Except for a period in high school where I was trying to draw my own books, I never really wanted to create...

Welcome to the GlobalComix Most Popular of 2024, our annual feature series celebrating the most popular stories over the past year on GlobalComix. Each day, we'll feature the top 10 from publishers and the top 10 from creators for each category. We’ll cap things off on December 31st, 2024, with two features: the top 10 from publishers, and the top 10 from creators.

Without further ado, here are the top 10 most popular Comics by Publishers:

1. Invincible (Compendium), 3328 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)

Mark Grayson is teenage superhero Invincible. He was a normal high school senior with a normal part-time job and otherwise...

Our Creator Interview series continues with a set of amazing and insightful interviews with multiple creators of the Ghost Machine team. Our next interview is with colorist Brad Anderson, a self-described illustrator, and painter, who enjoys adding color to wicked art.

GlobalComix: For those new to your work, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your favorite
projects you’ve been a part of over your career?

Brad Anderson: So, I’m from Canada, I attended the Kubert school in the mid 90’s, then when I returned to Canada, I started working at Digital Chameleon, where most of the comics at the time were digitally separated, and some colored. We would...

GlobalComix is thrilled to announce a partnership with Vault Comics that includes the arrival of their entire prolific comics catalog, alongside the release of vertical transformations featuring six hit Vault Comics series.

Vault Vertical Editions

Experience Michael Moreci’s brutal action-fantasy Barbaric, Justin Richards’ YA superhero epic Finger Guns, Christopher Cantwell’s otherworldly sci-fi superhero series The Blue Flame, and Tim Seeley and Sarah Beattie’s sexy space adventure Money Shot, like never before.

We’ve transformed the traditional panels into a vertical scroll reading experience optimized for mobile reading, including a focus on...

Our Creator Interview series continues with a set of amazing and insightful interviews with multiple creators of the Ghost Machine team. Today we are sitting down with Bryan Hitch, Co-founder and Co-owner of Ghost Machine, as well as artist and writer for over 35 years. Notable titles include Authority, Ultimates, JLA, Batman, Venom, now REDCOAT!

GlobalComix: For those new to your work, can you tell us a little bit about your career so far and some of your favorite works?

Bryan Hitch: I started aged 16 at Marvel UK in mid 1987 working on weekly comics such as Transformers and Action Force (GI Joe Europe), then Death’s Head before taking over She-Hulk in 1989. Moved between...

Our Creator Interview series continues with a set of insightful interviews with multiple creators of the Ghost Machine team. Our next interview is with artist Gary Frank, who has contributed to Geiger and the Ghost Machine #1 one-shot. With solid pencils and stunning inks, Gary has made some amazing contributions to comics as a whole, and we are excited to sit down with him.

GlobalComix: For those new to your work, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your favorite projects you’ve been a part of?

Gary Frank: I’ve been in the comic biz for about thirty years at this point, starting with Marvel UK in the early nineties before moving into the US side of...

Through the savannah, over the mountain, and into the woods. On this week's Fresh Friday Features, these comics explore the self through nature.

This week, @Nen picked:

• Comic - Mother Wilds: Deep in the lands far from her world, A girl is trapped with no way home. In ancient times, these were known as the Mother Wilds. Wherefrom ages long past, dwell the creatures and spirits once forgotten.
• Graphic Novel - KARIBA: The daughter of a river god, raised by a human father and bound to a tragic destiny. Siku has always called the Zambezi River her home.
• Manga - Chrysanthemum Boy: The emperor sends his most loyal men to find the fountain of youth, believed to...

As part of Women's History Month activities, we're shining the spotlight on women in comics and manga. Every Tuesday, we'll feature amazing women who have left a mark on the comics and manga industries. Today, we're traveling the world and covering women from different corners of the world who have made incredible impacts lasting multiple generations: Rumiko Takahashi, Marjane Satrapi, Tove Jansson, and Marguerite Abouet.

Rumiko Takahashi

Rumiko Takahashi is a highly acclaimed mangaka renowned for her influential contributions to the manga industry. Takahashi began her career in the late 1970s with the publication of her debut manga series, Urusei Yatsura, which...

We've traveled the World and the Seven Seas, and we've hunted down some amazing titles for this Fresh Friday Features this week! What is it that you're searching for? Maybe you'll find it hidden in the depths of these pages.

This week, @ArtCrumbs picked:

• Comic - TALES OF THE VAGRANT DRAGON: follow the journey wandering knight 'Raphael Belthran' through unknown and cursed lands in search of a powerful artifact
• Graphic Novel - Murinae: After Midnight: Rather than a simple innocent tale of survival, a mother mouse tumbles into a reality where human morals are non-existent. Where cruelty and viciousness are the constant. She then discovers a reality where...

The GlobalComix Most Popular of 2023 feature series continues today with the Comics category. This year, we’re featuring the top 10 from publishers and the top 10 from creators for each category.

We’ll cap things off on January 1, 2024, with two features: the top 10 overall from publishers, and the top 10 overall from creators.

Without further ado, here are the top 10 most popular Comic series by Creators:

Flesh Eating Cheerleaders

Published by Dren Productions, 355 pages

When a meteor crashes in the middle of campus, the students at Pullman University didn't realize that they were being invaded. These space creatures are able to inhabit and take...

The GlobalComix Most Popular of 2023 feature series continues today, with the focus shifting to Comics of all genres. This year, we’re featuring the top 10 from publishers and the top 10 from creators for each category.

We’ll cap things off on January 1, 2024, with two features: the top 10 overall from publishers, and the top 10 overall from creators.

Without further ado, here are the top 10 most popular Comics by Publishers:

Godslap

Published by Bad Egg Publishing, 199 pages

In the city of Montpelier, the mighty rule form on high, while the struggle for survival plays out on the streets below. Godslap follows the story of Aius Braun, an impetuous...

These heartfelt stories delve into the intricate dynamics of familial bonds, celebrating the power of unconditional love and the resilience of human connections. From unconventional to found families, our latest Popular Last Week beautifully navigates the complexities of kinship, reminding us that family is not solely defined by genetics, but by the bonds we cultivate and cherish.

Sins of the Salton Sea, 27 pages - Published by AWA Studios, (cc/ @WillGraves)

Wyatt, a professional thief living off the grid, is recruited by his brother for one last job. Their target: an armored car traveling down a desolate stretch of California highway. But when it turns out that their target...

The world of comics has undergone a dramatic shift in recent years with the rise of crowdfunding. It has allowed creators to bypass traditional publishers and connect directly with their audiences. In this article, we've compiled a What's Trending of six series from our growing list of comics that have successfully utilized crowdfunding to bring their stories to life.

You can find even more by exploring comics with active crowdfunding campaigns.
 

Flesh Eating Cheerleaders from Outer Space, 255 pages - Published by Dren Productions, (cc/ @jmascia)

When a meteor crashes in the middle of campus, the students at Pullman University didn't realize that...

In our Fresh Friday Features, we will take a closer look at four comics that feature questionable heroes.  We will explore the unique characteristics and motivations of these characters, and delve into the themes and issues that they address. Through these examples, we will see how comic books can offer a nuanced and thought-provoking portrayal of heroes who exist in the gray area between good and evil.

This week, Shane from Comic Book Squares 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!

• Comic - THUNDERBEAST:...

They say when you find yourself in a hole, you should stop digging. The characters in these comics certainly have never heard that line before. Be it out of necessity or just plain stubbornness, they've decided never to stop and keep moving forward no matter what. Best of luck to all the characters in our Fresh Friday Features this week!

This week, Shane from Comic Book Squares 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!

• Comic - Cavity - Workers on a sugar farm endure inhospitable conditions. Isolated and stricken by...

Hatching, you either love it or hate it as an artist. For some people, it can serve as a soothing doodle technique or become their secret weapon to a beautiful comic or manga page. What exactly is hatching?

Hatching is a drawing technique using lines or linear strokes to create value and texture throughout an image. They don't always have to be straight lines, and they don't always have to be neat and consistent either. There are multiple types of hatching, each providing their own texture that you can add. In comics and manga, it is used both as a shading technique and a texturing one. It's really very versatile!

With that out of the way, let's start...

No matter the format we use to tell our stories, be it comics, manga, comic strips or koma, we need to understand the flow of a page. By flow, I mean panel to panel, bubble to bubble, and eventually, page to page. A good flow is very important, as it keeps the reader reading. Any type of disruption in that flow can knock the reader out of the experience and possibly cause them to stop reading. That's obviously the last thing that we want.

With that flow we need slower times and faster times, this is called pacing, or timing. You don’t want to speed through a moment that needs to be slower, but you don’t want to drag out something that isn’t interesting or...

Down to the wire! Only one day away from revealing the Most Popular of 2021 for all of GlobalComix! Road trips, friendships, rivalries, and destinies take control of this list all about Drama! There's always something dramatic going on in the lives of those around us, and these comics are no different!

As we get closer to the New Year, don't forget about our holiday promotions for GlobalComix Gold. Get a month for $5.99, or a full year for only $49.99 -- a $40 savings. Best of all, you'll have unlimited access to all of the comics below, as well as every other book on GlobalComix.

And now, the 12 most popular Drama comics and manga of 2021, sorted in order of...

With Halloween right around the corner, we thought we'd take the opportunity to offer you some delightful treats from the crowdfunding community. From horror to the humorous, sci-fi to the superheroic these comics promise to deliver something sweet. Check them out and add them to your goodie bag! 

Outrage

From the co-creator of Marvel’s Deadpool and the artist of the best-selling Batman/Fortnite comes Outrage! Outrage is the story of a mysterious individual who can navigate the Internet and physically manifest at the source of the vile bile that spews throughout social media. The Outrage Volume 1 Graphic Novel collects the entire 26 chapter run of the...