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Webcomics in Print: A Very Wormwood Christmas

by Andrea Purcell

Are you glued to your computer screen reading webcomics? Looking for an excuse to get out of the house? Have no fear, your favorite webcomics may already be at your local comic shop! Webcomics are more popular than ever, and comic publishers are taking notice. As an introduction to new creators and fun characters, they are bringing fans to the medium and invading comic book stores. From fantasy to comedy with detours through the strange and surreal, these digital stories are unique looks at what small press creators are making. 

There’s a bit of everything online and we’ve endeavored to bring you the best of what’s available. From Kickstarter projects, web series, and more, webcomics are a unique medium where the only uniting factor is being on the Internet. We’ve listed a few below, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg. There really is something for everyone in the wide world of webcomics.

The Internet is full of great comics, and we’ve pulled the best from October's PREVIEWS catalog for you. This month get ready for the holidays with Wormwood, Garfield and Grumpy Cat go head to head, Jupiter Jet takes off, and more!


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Wormwood Gentleman Corpse Christmas Special

With some help from his Patreon supporters and IDW Publishing, fans of Ben Templesmith are getting more than a lump of coal for the holidays this year with the Wormwood Gentleman Corpse Christmas Special (OCT170527). As global warming and rising costs take their toll on Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick, he calls in for help in the form of the foul-mouthed eye socket demon Wormwood. Can Wormwood help Santa squash a Yuletide rebellion or will Christmas be canceled this year? It’s time for Wormwood to move off the naughty list for good!



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Jupiter Jet #1

A new all-ages series is making the jump from Kickstarter to print, with some help from Action Lab Entertainment, in Jupiter Jet #1 (OCT171040). Perfect for fans of Molly Danger and Atomic Robo, Jupiter Jet follows the adventures of Jacky Johnson who rides the sky on an experimental jetpack she found in her late father’s garage. As she becomes an airborne Robin Hood for her town, she winds up taking an experimental item from the mob – and they want it back at any cost! But what does this strange object have in common with her jetpack, and just what was her father involved with?

 

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Look Straight Ahead

An intense glimpse into the inextricable ties between art and the creative brain, Eliane M. Will’s Look Straight Ahead (OCT171765) is coming to print from Renegade Entertainment. Seventeen year old Jeremy Knowles has dreams of becoming a great artist, but those dreams are shattered when he suffers a traumatic breakdown caused by bullying and school pressures. Now Jeremy must forge ahead and try to come to grips with this new reality, one in which art may hold the key to his very existence!  Read Look Straight Ahead from the beginning here.   

 

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Grumpy Cat Garfield 

Two of the world’s most cantankerous cats are combining forces as their best-selling mini-series is collected from Dynamite Entertainment in Grumpy Cat Garfield (OCT171440). The fur (and lasagna) will fly as these two sarcastic sourpusses take on each other and the world in a battle of the acerbic wits. As the reigning cynical cat champ, Garfield will have to content with the ill-tempered internet upstart Grumpy Cat but which scowling feline will rise to the top? Perfect for fans of both celebrity cats and cartoon hijinks, reader will love this fun series. See more of Grumpy Cat’s adventures at: https://www.grumpycats.com/

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The Secret Loves of Geeks

Hope Nicholson is following up her best-selling, and record breaking Kickstarter, The Secret Loves of Geek Girls, with an anthology that showcases comics and prose from creators of all genders, orientations, and backgrounds in The Secret Loves of Geeks (OCT170053). With stories of love, sex, and dating that geeks of any type can enjoy, Dark Horse is paving the way for even more voices to be heard. Featuring stories from Margaret Atwood, Gerard Way, Gabby Rivera, Hope Larson, Sfe R. Monster, Amy Chu, Becky Cloonan, and so many more; this collection is a must own companion for the Kickstarter classic.  

 

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Andrea Purcell is a Web Content Writer for PREVIEWSworld.com and a part-time assistant to busy comic creators. Her favorite past times are singing karaoke at comic conventions and memorizing obscure trivia about random pop culture.

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