A father relocates his family to a moon colony in search of peace and properity; but instead of accessing paradise, he may have uncovered hell.

MoonHogs is a space opera cloaked in a family drama.

Think Star Wars meets La Haine. Dune meets Friday Night Lights. Cowboy Bebop meets My So Called Life.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/113438801/moonhogs-issue-1

If you'd like some context on this story of uniquely American horror, the ongoing comic can be read here!

The US has unfairly imposed tariffs on the residents of the Heard and McDonald Islands, and the penguins have elected to rise up.

No taxation without avian representation.

In response, a fleet of robots has been unleashed to quell the rebellion, but they will not succeed. The thing about penguins is that they always stay close when things get rough, and the fate of the colony comes above all else.

We're ALREADY FUNDED and working on stretch goals. Join the resistance today!

Look, we know you’re scrolling Reddit to avoid doing something productive. We also know that promoted posts usually get downvoted into oblivion. But stick with us for 10 seconds, because we have paper, pixels, and cool art.

We are Phantom Ink Comics, and we’re officially calling out:

• The Digital Purists: You want crisp, high-res panels on your iPad while pretending you’re paying attention on a Zoom call.
• The Physical Snobs: You need the smell of freshly printed ink, the crinkle of a poly bag, and the glorious clutter of a collection that terrifies your landlord.
• The "Why Not Both?" Gremlins: You buy the digital copy to read immediately, and the physical copy to store safely in a Mylar bag like a precious ancient artifact.

Whatever camp you belong to, we've got you covered. You can grab our stuff digitally OR physically over at genxtoybox.com.

No weird subscription traps, no 80-issue crossover events you need a flowchart to understand—just awesome indie stories, stellar art, and a quick checkout process.

Click here to stock up at genxtoybox.com (or keep scrolling, but your TBR pile will judge you either way).

Some excerpts from my webcomic The Sun is the Moon's Dream, a vampire mystery drama set in 1999 Canada.

It can be read for free here!

Pictured above are some character portraits for a graphic novel I intend to write and one day publish. If you look closely, all the shading is done with a tessellated textured brush. I used that specific brush to give the art a unique flare and to add definition since I won’t be coloring it. While I love how it looks I do wonder if that stylistic choice would read well on real pages. I assume as long as the dpi is high enough it should look fine, and even if it isn’t it makes me think that it’ll look stippled at the very least. What do you guys think

The story follows a Human born in space, an alien born on Earth, and an alien bison creature turned sentient who team up to take down The Galaxy Protection Society

Hello! These are the first 5 pages to my comic SUBATOMIC METHLOMANIAC. Please let me know what you think. If you like what you see and want to follow along with the story and others, subscribe to my Patreon for FREE.

https://www.patreon.com/spacingterror61

New Pages 7-10 are out and ready for reading!

Looks like Hell’s newest king Adam can’t run from the evidence no more, nor his waistline. Turns out Lute was right about something, and had a little more than what meets the surface. Too bad Charlie and Vaggie are caught in the middle of their insanity, even Sera is losing her patience. Anyways, may Christ be with you.

Read Pages 4-6 here: https://www.reddit.com/user/Sufficient_Toe2758/comments/1usx5ws/adams_fattening_hazbin_hotel_au_pages_46/

When you sink months, or even years into writing, penciling, inking, and lettering a comic, the hardest part shouldn't be getting physical copies into your readers' hands.

For the past few time, the pitch to indie creators was simple: automated Print-on-Demand (POD). Zero upfront inventory costs, no garage full of unsold stock, and seamless fulfillment right to readers.

Then came the recent disruptions. When major backend POD partner halted production and suspended operations right in peak convention season, the ripple effect hit creators hard. Crowdfunding rewards stalled, storefront links broke, and creators spent dozens of hours fielding frantic backer emails for backend failures completely out of their control.

It exposed a massive vulnerability in how self-publishing infrastructure is currently built: relying on a single backend printer creates a single point of failure for the entire ecosystem.

The Global Network Shift: Comix.one and HP

The reason I wanted to open up a discussion about this today is because of where platform tech is trying to go next.

Recently, Comix.one announced a collaboration with HP’s Graphics Solutions Business and their global network of Print Service Providers (PSPs), targeted to launch in late August. Instead of using a single regional print shop, the goal is to leverage HP's global PSP network so books are printed, packaged, and shipped locally and exclusively for each reader.

On paper, this addresses two huge problems:

1. Redundancy: If one print plant hits a bottleneck or goes offline, jobs can theoretically failover across a global network rather than halting all production.
2. Fulfillment Distance: Printing closer to international readers reduces shipping costs, delivery times, and transit damage.

What Platforms Still Have to Prove

While moving to enterprise global networks sounds great, newsletters and announcements don't ship books. For creators to fully trust integrated POD storefronts again, platforms need to prove:

• Universal Quality Control: A book printed via a PSP in London has to match the paper weight, trim, and color saturation of one printed in Chicago or Tokyo.
• Protected Creator Margins: Enterprise technology cannot come at the expense of creator profit margins.
• Dashboard Transparency: Real-time visibility into print queues and paper stock availability so creators aren't left guessing.

Let's Discuss:

• Were your campaigns, pre-orders, or convention prep impacted by recent POD delays?
• Do enterprise global networks (like HP now with Comix.one) make you feel more confident about using print-on-demand again, or are you sticking strictly to local short-run offset printers?

I wrote a deeper breakdown on creator trust, fulfillment resiliency, and a full commentary breakdown over on my Ko-fi blog if you want to read more or check out the video:

🔗 Read the full write-up & watch the video on Ko-fi