New Alternative and Small Press Comix Arrivals: September 2026

 1. We had some rare irl new arrivals in the mail this last month, including the newest (and possibly last?) issue of Robin Bougie's Gutter Hunter freshly arrived from Canada. My favorite was the story of Chuck Rosanski buying an unbelievably large comics collection in the 80s, with the added bonus of Colin Upton illustrations. Get your copy here

2. RIP John Lent, however the International Journal of Comic Art blog continues online thanks to Mike Rhode. CT Lim (ACCA)  reviews a self-published comic from Indonesia, Singapore Hip Hop Horror 14: Singapore Lords of Veracity by Ye Zhen. It's always great to find out about international comix.

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3. Pre-orders open for Alexandra Gallant-Lee's Scam, her previous book, Brains, was reviewed earlier this year by Andy Oliver on Broken Frontier.

4. Blind Alley by Adam de Souza has been translated, colored, and reprinted in legacy Franco-Belgian magazine Spirou. Bluesky

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5. Pre-order King-Cat Comics & Stories 85 from John Porcellino. Bluesky

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6. Chloe Maveal's Trash Humper zine for August 2026 is now available from her patreon. The world could always use more writing from Maveal.

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7. Gravity Loop is a comics publisher new to me, they have two new(ish) releases:  Carved Jesus, Aflame an all wood burned comic by Pearl Crews and Mechanical Context a hybrid graphic novel/TTRPG by Australian artist Glenn Pearce.

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9. Diskette Press has a number of new and restocked titles, all are risograph printed:

Moulder by UK artist Freya JN

Butch Bait by Canadian artist Zoot

Girl Meat Volume 1 by Cammypuppy 

10. Newest issue of Spay available from Winona Guro. order

11. Domino Books New Arrivals.

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Jeff Lok Spotlight (or, shopping list, depending on finances):

Fifth Time's a Charm #3

Fifth Time's a Charm #5

Totality (my review at Broken Frontier)

The Week Trump Got Shot

More New:

Hoop World by Avoid Press

The Peter Pringle Method; Professional Wallflower by Connor McCann

One Take #1 #2 by Lucy B. Miller

The Sign; Grand Canyon by Annie Lefevre

Sometimes All The Time (2dcloud) by Tara Booth

Limited Collected Slop #1 by Glenn Pearce

What Is The Deal With Gabrielle Bell? by Gabrielle Bell

Happy Stories About Well-Adjusted People (Conundrum) by Joe Ollman

The Method #2 by Christina Lee

MGF (Frog Farm) by Alexander Laird

Ducko Comics #2 by Keenan Argo

Wallow by Emily Zimmer

Intrusive Thots by Bea Korsh

Scum Wizard by Chris Cajero Cilla

Drain Drain; Re-open by Quinn Amacher

The Adventures of the Amazing Buttwole Man by Aaron Cunningham

Caught Lookin' (Cram) by Andrew Alexander

Everyday is Today by Anders Nilsen

The Mad Scientist by Monica Caicedo

New Old Stock:

Skim Lizard #2 (1994) edited by Puppy Toss

12. Reviews:

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Ryan Carey on his Patreon: Everybody Dies! by Kelly Froh; Young Shadow & The Watchdogs by Ben Sears; Scum Wizard by Chris Cajero Cilla

Kevin Bramer at Optical Sloth: Santos Sisters Fun Special #1; Womp Womp #4 by Brandon Lehmann; Dog Love by Lily Herring; Midville High #10 by Matt Blair; Cruisin Along Route 66 by Turtle House Comics; Night Shift (Short Run Seattle); Eyeland #12 by Nick Forker; Everybody Dies! by Kelly Froh

RJ Casey Arrivals and Departures - August 2026: The Machine is Broken by Jared Sarnie; Cheap Fun by Liam Cassidy; Smoke by Fidelia Schlegl

Rob Clough at High-Low: Tuck Everlasting adapted by K. Woodman-Maynard; So Buttons #15 written and edited by Jonathan Baylis; I, Candy by Ruby Carter

13. Market Report: Mini-comics on eBay have been selling well even at their sometimes exorbitant prices. Half of the titles I had bookmarked sold before I could make this list! Following are some that may (or may not) still be available when you read this:

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Some stores that regularly list classic mini-comics: poopsheetfoundation or one-nostril (Rick Bradford); magicwhistle (Sam Henderson); and bifi_2919

General searches: comix wave mini or starhead comix

14. More Mail Call:

I had the honor of writing the foreword to The Collected Cranium Frenzy by Steve Willis Volume 5. Tom Fellrath designed new covers for the entire series (colors by Brad Foster):

Another new arrival was a rare opportunity to get a comic drawn by UK artist (and 2019 Broken Frontier Six to Watch creator) Anna Readman, Macabre Valley written and published by Zack Quaintance (reviews editior, The Beat):

 

Finally, I completed my run of the first ten issues of Wimmen's Comix, featuring great art by Trina Robbins, Melinda Gebbie, and many more unsung cartoonists.