National Cartoonists Day is here! Comic strips have all shapes and looks, and we’ve collected some of the titles the community are currently reading for our latest What's Trending.
1. The Jonesey and Dr. Long Adventures, 25 pages - Published by Unlikely Heroes Studios, (cc/ @UHStudios)
“San Francisco, Chinatown, 1947. I was pretty low, but I was clean - no trouble, no enemies. Everything was tidy, square, and legal ... and I hated every second.” The old Sunday-comics heroes have nothing on Jonesey and "Doc." In this loving send-up and tribute, the two pals chase adventure wherever it leads and there's "Enough Dough to Buy More Bullets." A GlobalComix exclusive!
Story and Art by John Pence and Maxim Mel
2. The Very Gay Adventures, 123 pages - Published by Very Gay Comics, (cc/ @RavenAndLily)
A daily comic that follows the lives of two lovers. Tracy is a tough pirate otter with a soft heart running from a mysterious past. Snickerdoodle is a silly ferret bard who wants to make everyone happy! Each day they have is logged in the upper right. It's a journey of romance, comedy, and growth that we are very proud of! Hope you enjoy it as we do!
Story and Art by Lily R. Page and Raven Shepherd
3. Karen & James - Comic Strips, 5 pages - Published by Tamás Baranya, (cc/ @TamasBaranya)
Karen & James comic strips is a more light-hearted side project of the graphic novel, Things People Dream About. It's about a nurse called Karen and her flying pig friend, James.
Story and Art by Tamás Baranya
4. Poggers and Rhombus, 7 pages - Published by Broken Icon Comics, (cc/ @BIC)
Poggers and Rhombus is a comedy series about a couple of friends and the hijinks they get themselves into. P&R is based on true and grossly exaggerated stories from a group of real life friends.
Story and Art by Broken Icon Comics
5. BaDoom, 65 pages - Published by SirK!, (cc/ @sirk)
A woman (Gasolina) and her dog (Krunk) travel through an ecologically hazardous post apocalyptic America.
Story and Art by SirK!
6. Collectors, 354 pages - Published by Collectors Comic, (cc/ @CollectorsComic)
The love story of a husband, a wife and a comic book collection. Collectors is about Eddie, a comic book collector who loves his wife and his comic collection...but not always in that order! Written and drawn by Eddie deAngelini, Collectors is a love letter to the pop culture phenomenon of comic books and to all the wives who trip over longboxes all over the house!
Story and Art by Collectors Comic
