Radio Comix
Encyclopedia
Radio Comix is an alternative
comic book
publishing
company based in San Antonio, Texas
, United States
. Founded in 1996 by former Antarctic Press
employees Elin Winkler-Suarez and Pat Duke, Radio Comix has published hundreds of comics from many genres, from both American-created and translated Japanese manga
to anthropomorphic to adults-only books under their Sin Factory imprint. Their Furrlough title is the longest-running comic anthology in the U.S.
As of 2006, Furrlough has become the longest-running anthology comic book on the shelves at 160+ issues, and Genus is the longest-running adults-only comic book at 75+ issues. Other long-running titles include the adult anthology Milk at 50+ issues, and Mangaphile at 24 issues. As of 2006, Radio Comix has published over 400 comic book issues and a dozen trade paperbacks.
In 2001, Radio Comix created the Sin Factory imprint
, to help distinguish its adults-only titles (such as Milk and Genus) from the non-adult titles.
In 2009, Radio Comix began publishing on their website several titles in a free to view webcomic
format.
Alternative comics
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comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
publishing
Publishing
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company based in San Antonio, Texas
Texas
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, United States
United States
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. Founded in 1996 by former Antarctic Press
Antarctic Press
Antarctic Press is a San Antonio-based comic book publishing company which publishes "American Manga" style comic books.Founded by Ben Dunn in 1984, Antarctic Press has produced over 850 titles with a total circulation of over 5 million...
employees Elin Winkler-Suarez and Pat Duke, Radio Comix has published hundreds of comics from many genres, from both American-created and translated Japanese manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
to anthropomorphic to adults-only books under their Sin Factory imprint. Their Furrlough title is the longest-running comic anthology in the U.S.
History
Radio Comix was formed in late 1996, shortly after a change in publishing strategy at Antarctic Press. Looking to cut costs and focus more on more mainstream properties, Antarctic discontinued publishing all translated manga, anthropomorphic and adults-only titles. Radio Comix was formed by two former Antarctic Press employees, Elin Winkler-Suarez and Pat Duke. Two of the cancelled titles, Furrlough and Genus, both of which were long-running anthology titles, formed the backbone of the company, and helped provide a platform that allowed Radio Comix to add more titles and artists.As of 2006, Furrlough has become the longest-running anthology comic book on the shelves at 160+ issues, and Genus is the longest-running adults-only comic book at 75+ issues. Other long-running titles include the adult anthology Milk at 50+ issues, and Mangaphile at 24 issues. As of 2006, Radio Comix has published over 400 comic book issues and a dozen trade paperbacks.
In 2001, Radio Comix created the Sin Factory imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
, to help distinguish its adults-only titles (such as Milk and Genus) from the non-adult titles.
In 2009, Radio Comix began publishing on their website several titles in a free to view webcomic
Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
format.
Titles
Radio Comix titles include:- Big Funnies
- Bureau of Mana Investigation
- Dangerous
- Eureka!
- Filthy Animals — Sin Factory imprint
- Furrlough
- Genus — Sin Factory imprint
- Genus Male — Sin Factory imprint
- Gold Digger: Edge Guard
- Havoc, Inc
- Hit the Beach
- Liberty From Hell
- Mangaphile
- Mechanical Man Blues
- Milk — Sin Factory imprint
- Morning Glory
- Pornotopia — Sin Factory imprint
- Trouble Express
- Wild Zoo