It has been a busy week sharing books you’ve sent to us for the first Super Comic Thursday, for consideration in the ComicScene Awards and searching through new crowdfunders. We are also prepping our own books, preparing for the ComicScene 6 month subscription Crowdfunder and a wee trip to Thought Bubble in November.
It’s been a while since we covered the short comics collection “A day on the river (and other stories)”, in 2023, by Giorgio Pandiani who is an Italian comics and graphic novels author who moved to the UK in 2020.
His new short comic is finished! It’s called “The two pyramids”, that was launched on Small Press Day 2026, 25 July and it already received a couple of very positive reviews: one by Broken Frontier and another one in Italy. Giorgio has submitted it for the ComicScene Awards. You can submit your comic before the end of December. Details here.
As above... not so below. Two sisters find what they're looking for inside an ancient dungeon but nothing is what it seems.
Although set in a distant future, “The two pyramids” is a very personal story about the danger of trading democracy for comfort, and how art and artists could help, or not, in this process. Get your copy here https://giorgiopandianiart.etsy.com
Roge is an indie comics creator from the UK, and he has a new comic book out: Milling Witless. It’s a darkly comic, small‑press cartoon book - part satire, part absurdism, part chaos. It’s like unearthing fragments of long‑lost comic strips all flung together in a glorious, chaotic heap to create narratives that behave like hallucinations, not timelines.
Carla Jackles is an independent illustrator from Wales and the writer and illustrator of Fresh Ones, a self-published graphic novel exploring the impact of social media on teenagers through a dark, horror-inspired story.
Fresh Ones was self-published in Sept 2026 and is currently available to purchase through Amazon. I am an independent illustrator and creator based in Wales.
Fresh Ones is a dark graphic novel exploring the impact of social media on teenagers. When siblings Cody and Rowan become increasingly absorbed in the online world, their small-town life takes a disturbing turn. Blending horror, humour and visual storytelling, the story explores identity, comparison, online influence and the pressure to present a perfect version of yourself. With a distinctive illustrated style and a growing sense of unease, Fresh Ones asks what happens when the things we consume online begin to consume us.
Daniel A. Prim, is an independent comic creator from the UK and has submitted his my graphic novel,The Last Arrival, for consideration.
Five aliens arrive on Earth expecting first contact.
Instead, they find a dead world. Humanity is gone. No warning. No bodies. No explanation. Only traces remain, scattered across empty cities, in the form of strange comic books that seem to depict fragments of what happened here and what may still be happening. At first, the books feel like fiction. Then the details start matching the world around them. And reality begins to break.
The whole graphic novel has been 20 years in the making and published over 10 years in single issues.
H.L. Roberts is a 25 year old comic book writer from East Anglia who over the last 4 years has released a handful of physical indie comics, alongside digital comics. Their work, some of which has been put forward in the past for the ComicScene Awards include: INFECTION, a three issued zombie series based in East Anglia that's inspired by the gameplay formula from Valve's Left 4 Dead series.
- Sticker Knight, a retired two of four issued project about a knight covered in stickers.
- Hello! My name is Robert Latham. One Shot Auto Biography about myself
- and Tournament Tour Fighter Chapter 1, which is an original fighting game comic
INFECTION Issue 2, Sticker Knight Issue 2, and Hello! My name is Robert Latham, are previous nominees to the ComicScene Awards in relation to "Best Indie Comic"
They are putting Tournament Tour Fighter Chapter 1 forward as while it was released at ThoughtBubble last year, print runs are still available at certain comic shops around the country (e,g, Niche Comics in Huntingdon and Gosh Comics! in London).
In Tournament Tour Fighter Chapter 1 + DLC 1 by H.L. Roberts, Andy Aksu, Rob Jones, Samanta Batllori, and Perizma a New Fighting Game on the Block emerges! Follow a colourful set of fighters as they fight their way to Canada for a newly established "Fighting Game Tournament", with a cash prize of one billion canadian dollars. From yearlong training to be crushed by the tournament's announcement, to international espionage over a sentient robot, this fighting game comic is packed with action and lore to delve into! Includes the DLC 1 Story.
On Kickstarter now is a 28 page cyberpunk issue (#0) called Ashes Over Neon. A literal band of misfits in a retro-futuristic city shunned by society change the world the only way they know how. Through music. Kpop Demon Hunters meets Linkin Park.
Written by Jake Tipton and Ethan Murphy, cover art by Eder Messias, colors by Gabriel Macedo, letters by Karan Bhandari.
The Kickstarter runs to October 23: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ashesoverneon/ashes-over-neon-in-the-gutter-the-origin-story-book-0
Talking of music themed comics check out this one about Oasis on our website here.
Julie Mapes has submitted “I quit my job and cycled to Rome” to the ComicScene Awards.
Julie handed in their notice. It wasn’t a terrible job, but it definitely wasn’t good. So what should an aspiring comic artist do? Why, cycle to Rome of course! She shall spite her employers by going on a journey that they could only dream of! This autobiographical comic follows Julie an optimist and experienced adventurer as they adventure forth into the unknown, over the alps and eventually to Rome.
This book can be purchased select bookshops in Scotland such as La belle adventure in Edinburgh and Category books in Glasgow.
It can be purchased online here - https://julie-mapes.itch.io/i-quit-my-job-and-cycled-to-rome
Jon Cowen is a British comic book creator based in Malmö, Sweden.
He self publishes comics as Vild Studio Comic books, and you can find his work at vildcomics.com.
The latest book in his series is DOMO Police Book 4.
Book 4 was funded on Kickstarter April 16 2026, and was backed by several people in the UK.
In a neon lit city pulsing with supernatural danger, Morgan March is a DOMO Police officer – a witch-cop. DOMO stands for Demons Occult and Magical Organizations, and Morgan’s job is to keep the city safe from supernatural threats and demons that would seek to do us harm. In this book, we go back in time to see how Morgan March joined DOMO Police.
Here is his current Social media links:
Substack: Substack.com/@vildcomics
Instagram: Instagram.com/cowen_design
BlueSky: @joncowen.bsky.social
Website: VildComics.com
Other books to consider on Kickstarter are the pre launch page for ComicScene Magazine 6 month subscription here , Sagas of the Shield Maiden Book Six , Embers a fantasy graphic novel , Unit 666 Volume Three , Antarctica from Blue Fix Comics here (check out Lyndon Whites cover below), Paul N Neal and Rob Moran Death Be Praised pre launch page , Entry Wounds Children of War by Paul Goodenough and Ian Stopforth here and Commando Artist Carlos Pinos does art are on Blitzshrieeek here . There are many more kickstarters we have covered here on ComicScene Panels previously this week that are still available so do give yourself some time to take a look around.
Check out all the books we are mentioning during our Super Comic Book Thursday articles.
Now go take a break and listen to the Latest Comic Cuts podcast from Kev F Sutherland here
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