Poseur Ink
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Poseur Ink is a company that was started in 2001 by comic artist Rachel Dukes. Based in San Diego, California
the company specializes in independent comics, zines, buttons, and novelty t-shirts.
Since 2003, Poseur Ink has exhibited annually at San Diego's Comic Con International. They have exhibited annually at the Alternative Press Expo
since 2004 and Wondercon
since 2008. Their comics are sold in comic book shops nationally, distributed by Diamond Distributors and Tony Shenton, and their shirts have been sold nationally in alternative apparel stores such as Hot Topic
.
Side A was featured in the late March (2007) issue of The Comics Journal
, in an article spotlighting upcoming publications being sold at the Alternative Press Expo
in San Francisco.
To coincide with the release of the book, a seven inch vinyl record was released featuring local San Diego bands Get Back Loretta
and Fight Fair
. Limited to 1000 copies, the record contained one song from each band. There are 150 on light blue marble vinyl and 850 on black.
In July, the t-shirt competition website Threadless
gave away ten copies of the book to its users, introducing their users to Poseur Ink's other products such as shirts and comics.
Side A was featured in the October 2007 issue of Alternative Press (music magazine)
, and the issues 40 and 41 of Razorcake Magazine.
, Jeffrey Brown
, and Ryan Kelly; as well as Xeric Grant winners: Box Brown
, Colleen Frakes and many others. Released in June 2009, the book was favorably reviewed by the vast majority of those who picked it up. Johanna Draper Carlson (Comics Worth Reading) said it was "the best anthology [she had] read this year," in her 2009 MoCCA report. The music e-zine Absolute Punk gave away three copies of the book to its users, introducing their users to Poseur Ink's other comics and products.
Format: Trade Paperback, 232 pages
Pre-order: Diamond Order Code APR090973
In Stores: June 3, 2009
Price: $22.99 USD
ISBN: 978-0-615-22080-2
Contains stories by:
Andy Jewett, Beck Kramer, Box Brown
, Brandon Graham, Brian Butler, Cathy Johnson, Colleen Frakes, Cordus Holdenmauer, Cristy C. Road, Dave Crosland, Dino Caruso, Dmitri Jackson, Dominique Ferland, Ed Choy Moorman, Elizabeth Gearheart, Fickle Pixie, Gary Beatty, Grant Reynolds, Greg Khmara, Jamie Campbell
, Jason "JFish" Fischer, Jason Marcy
, Joe Meyer
, Jeffrey Brown
, Jim Mahfood
, Joe Decie, Joe Laquinte, John Cei Douglas, John Isaacson, John Robbins
, Jon Chad, Jon Sperry, Jonathan Bass, Jonathan Baylis, Joshua Kemble, Joshua Rosen, Katie Shanahan, Lars Brown, Lawrence Gullo, Liz Baillie
, Lucy Knisely, Madeleine Flores, Megan Rose Gedris
, Mike Lopez, Mitch Clem
, Morgan Pielli, Ned Hugar, Nicole Miles, Noah Van Sciver
, Patricio Betteo, R.S. Carbonneau, Rachel Dukes, Rob Guillory
, Ryan Kelly, Sean Azzopardi, Steve Orlando, Tim Hengeveld, T.J. Kirsch, Todd Webb
, Uriel A. Durán, Warren Wucinich
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
the company specializes in independent comics, zines, buttons, and novelty t-shirts.
Since 2003, Poseur Ink has exhibited annually at San Diego's Comic Con International. They have exhibited annually at the Alternative Press Expo
Alternative Press Expo
The Alternative Press Expo or APE, as it is more commonly known, is a comics convention. It was founded in 1994 by Dan Vado as an event for self-publishers, independent publishers and alternative cartoonists to showcase their books. It was originally held in San Jose, California. Comic-Con...
since 2004 and Wondercon
WonderCon
WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and motion picture convention, held in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1987.The convention was conceived by retailer John Barrett and originally held in the Oakland Convention Center, where it remained until 2003, when it moved to San...
since 2008. Their comics are sold in comic book shops nationally, distributed by Diamond Distributors and Tony Shenton, and their shirts have been sold nationally in alternative apparel stores such as Hot Topic
Hot Topic
Hot Topic is an American retail chain specializing in music and pop culture-related clothing and accessories, as well as licensed music on CD. The majority of the stores are located in regional shopping malls. The first Hot Topic store was opened in 1988 by Orv Madden, who retired as CEO in 2000...
.
Side A
In April 2007 the company released its first compilation graphic novel, entitled Side A: The Music Lover's Graphic Novel. The theme is how music has played an influential part in the life of each artist and the creative process. The book features contributions from Ben Snakepit, Sarah Shay and Corey Marie Parkhill (Creator of Scene Language and Life's So Rad), Tod Parkhill, Rachel Dukes, and Liz Greenfield (Creator of Stuff Sucks).Side A was featured in the late March (2007) issue of The Comics Journal
The Comics Journal
The Comics Journal, often abbreviated TCJ, is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels...
, in an article spotlighting upcoming publications being sold at the Alternative Press Expo
Alternative Press Expo
The Alternative Press Expo or APE, as it is more commonly known, is a comics convention. It was founded in 1994 by Dan Vado as an event for self-publishers, independent publishers and alternative cartoonists to showcase their books. It was originally held in San Jose, California. Comic-Con...
in San Francisco.
To coincide with the release of the book, a seven inch vinyl record was released featuring local San Diego bands Get Back Loretta
Get Back Loretta
Get Back Loretta is a Nickelback tribute band from San Diego, California. The band consists of Steven Bradford ; Kevin Martin ; Isaac Cass ; Joey Bradford ; and Chris Wilson ; John Fransz ; Josh Cass ; Santino Romeri ; Dalton Harmon ; Benjamin Johnston ; TJ Something ; Jeremiah Zimmerman...
and Fight Fair
Fight Fair
Fight Fair is a pop punk band from San Diego, California, currently based out of San Francisco, California They are signed to Triple Crown Records. They released their debut EP titled "Settle The Score" in 2008...
. Limited to 1000 copies, the record contained one song from each band. There are 150 on light blue marble vinyl and 850 on black.
In July, the t-shirt competition website Threadless
Threadless
Threadless is an online community of artists and an e-commerce website based in Chicago, Illinois since 2000. Co-founders Jake Nickell and Jacob DeHart started the company with $1,000 in seed money after entering an Internet t-shirt design contest....
gave away ten copies of the book to its users, introducing their users to Poseur Ink's other products such as shirts and comics.
Side A was featured in the October 2007 issue of Alternative Press (music magazine)
Alternative Press (music magazine)
Alternative Press is an American music magazine based in Cleveland, Ohio. It generally provides readers with band interviews, photos, information on upcoming releases, and music charts. It was founded in 1985 by Mike Shea, who is the current president....
, and the issues 40 and 41 of Razorcake Magazine.
Side B
Poseur Ink's second anthology about the influence that music has on the creative process. Almost twice the size of Side A, Side B contains stories by comic staples like Jim MahfoodJim Mahfood
Jim Mahfood , a.k.a. Food One, is an American comic book creator.Apart from his creator-owned comic book series Grrl Scouts and his comic strip Stupid Comics he also did work for Marvel Comics on various Spider-Man titles, including Ultimate Marvel Team-Up and Spectacular...
, Jeffrey Brown
Jeffrey Brown
Jeffrey Brown is a comic book writer and artist born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.-Biography:After growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a 25-year-old Jeffrey Brown moved to Chicago in 2000 to pursue an MFA at the School of the Art Institute. By the time he finished his studies, he had abandoned...
, and Ryan Kelly; as well as Xeric Grant winners: Box Brown
Box Brown
Box Brown is an Ignatz Award-winning American cartoonist best known for the comic Bellen!.Winner of a Xeric Grant for the comic Love is a Peculiar Type of Thing....
, Colleen Frakes and many others. Released in June 2009, the book was favorably reviewed by the vast majority of those who picked it up. Johanna Draper Carlson (Comics Worth Reading) said it was "the best anthology [she had] read this year," in her 2009 MoCCA report. The music e-zine Absolute Punk gave away three copies of the book to its users, introducing their users to Poseur Ink's other comics and products.
Format: Trade Paperback, 232 pages
Pre-order: Diamond Order Code APR090973
In Stores: June 3, 2009
Price: $22.99 USD
ISBN: 978-0-615-22080-2
Contains stories by:
Andy Jewett, Beck Kramer, Box Brown
Box Brown
Box Brown is an Ignatz Award-winning American cartoonist best known for the comic Bellen!.Winner of a Xeric Grant for the comic Love is a Peculiar Type of Thing....
, Brandon Graham, Brian Butler, Cathy Johnson, Colleen Frakes, Cordus Holdenmauer, Cristy C. Road, Dave Crosland, Dino Caruso, Dmitri Jackson, Dominique Ferland, Ed Choy Moorman, Elizabeth Gearheart, Fickle Pixie, Gary Beatty, Grant Reynolds, Greg Khmara, Jamie Campbell
Jamie Campbell
Jamie Campbell may refer to:*Jamie Campbell , East Anglian author and journalist*Jamie Campbell , Canadian sportscaster*Jamie Campbell , presenter of ITV's 24 Hours with......
, Jason "JFish" Fischer, Jason Marcy
Jason Marcy
Jason Marcy is a cartoonist living in Hamilton, Ontario who works primarily in the field of autobiographical comics. His series of Jay's Days books recount his days working for a record store chain and later in a pasta shop, and delve into his relationships with his friends, co-workers, and family...
, Joe Meyer
Joe Meyer
Joe Meyer was an American basketball coach. He served as head men's basketball coach at Xavier University from 1920 to 1933....
, Jeffrey Brown
Jeffrey Brown
Jeffrey Brown is a comic book writer and artist born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.-Biography:After growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a 25-year-old Jeffrey Brown moved to Chicago in 2000 to pursue an MFA at the School of the Art Institute. By the time he finished his studies, he had abandoned...
, Jim Mahfood
Jim Mahfood
Jim Mahfood , a.k.a. Food One, is an American comic book creator.Apart from his creator-owned comic book series Grrl Scouts and his comic strip Stupid Comics he also did work for Marvel Comics on various Spider-Man titles, including Ultimate Marvel Team-Up and Spectacular...
, Joe Decie, Joe Laquinte, John Cei Douglas, John Isaacson, John Robbins
John Robbins
John Robbins is an American author, who popularized the links among nutrition, environmentalism, and animal rights. He is the author of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize-nominated Diet for a New America, an exposé on connections between diet, physical health, animal cruelty, and environmentalism.Robbins is...
, Jon Chad, Jon Sperry, Jonathan Bass, Jonathan Baylis, Joshua Kemble, Joshua Rosen, Katie Shanahan, Lars Brown, Lawrence Gullo, Liz Baillie
Liz Baillie
Liz Baillie is an American cartoonist and illustrator. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2002, with a major in cartooning. Her work includes the ten-issue mini series My Brain Hurts and the internet comic, since collected into a trade, Freewheel...
, Lucy Knisely, Madeleine Flores, Megan Rose Gedris
Megan Rose Gedris
-YU+ME:dream:YU+ME:dream is a manga-styled webcomic about a teenage girl called Fiona who spends all her time dreaming, until she meets Lia, who she falls in love with...
, Mike Lopez, Mitch Clem
Mitch Clem
Mitch Andrew Clem is an American cartoonist best known for his web comics Nothing Nice To Say, San Antonio Rock City, and My Stupid Life.- Early life:...
, Morgan Pielli, Ned Hugar, Nicole Miles, Noah Van Sciver
Noah Van Sciver
Noah Van Sciver is an independent American cartoonist, known for his comic book "Blammo" and his comic strip, Four Questions in the Denver alternative weekly, Westword....
, Patricio Betteo, R.S. Carbonneau, Rachel Dukes, Rob Guillory
Rob Guillory
Rob Guillory is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book artist. Born, raised and currently based in Lafayette, Louisiana, Guillory is most known for his art on CHEW, published by Image Comics.-Biography:...
, Ryan Kelly, Sean Azzopardi, Steve Orlando, Tim Hengeveld, T.J. Kirsch, Todd Webb
Todd Webb
Todd Webb was an American photographer notable for documenting everyday life and architecture in cities such as New York, Paris as well as from the American west. His photography has been compared with Harry Callahan, Berenice Abbott, Walker Evans, and the French photographer Eugène Atget...
, Uriel A. Durán, Warren Wucinich
External links
- Poseur Ink.com Home Page
- Side B Side B Promotional Site
- Intentionally Left Blank Dukes' Journal Comic (Updates Tues)
- Primary Dukes' serialized graphic novel (Updates MWF)
- Me and My Jane Drawn by Dukes, written by Scott Richmond. (Updates Sat)
- Mod Buttons.com Custom 1" Buttons made by Poseur Ink for bands, artists, etc.
- Totally Awesome Screenprinting Custom shirts made by Poseur Ink for bands, artists, etc.