Manuel A. Carmona and Phil Buck founded Buy Indie Comics Day with the sole purpose so that independent comic book, zines, mini comics, graphic novels and comics strip creators around the World could synergize on a single day designed exclusively to celebrate their work.
It is our hope that all comic book retailers across the Globe will take this as an opportunity to stock up on indie comics, that consumers will take a chance on new titles and creators they've probably never heard of and that creators have an event created specifically to showcase their work to a much larger audience than a normal comic book convention ever could.
It is our hope that all comic book retailers across the Globe will take this as an opportunity to stock up on indie comics, that consumers will take a chance on new titles and creators they've probably never heard of and that creators have an event created specifically to showcase their work to a much larger audience than a normal comic book convention ever could.
One of our goals is that indie creators take this initiative and run with it, we'd love to see them coming up with their own BICD sales, exclusive limited edition books and even organize their own events on that day in conjunction with their local comics shops. Creators and comic book shops are encouraged to use our iconography to promote their events and/or special sales they may have in celebration with Buy Indie Comics Day.
Remember to always use the hashtag #buyindiecomicsday on all your indie comics related posts so that we, and everyone around the World; can find your posts and hopefully make a connection!
Remember to always use the hashtag #buyindiecomicsday on all your indie comics related posts so that we, and everyone around the World; can find your posts and hopefully make a connection!
Indie Creator Spotlight January 2022
We've been meaning to spotlight the many talented indie comics creators that are out there making comics against all odds and we feel deserve all of our attention. With that said, the indie comics creator we've chosen to spotlight for the month of January is none other than Miguel Dominado.
When did you came up with the idea for Agents of Chaos?
MD- "Agents of Chaos" (working title) was an idea I had since I was 14 or 15 years old (mid-2000s) because I was inspired by high fantasy stories like Lord of the Rings, Final Fantasy and Narnia. But long story short, after going through grad school getting my Humanities degree; the themes in my story matured and I finally got serious working on my web comic.
What is the creative team behind your comic?
MD- Just me and occasionally my sister.
What's the premise behind Agents of Chaos?
MD- An existential/high fantasy story revolving around a protagonist swept away into another World. The plot from this World contains themes alluding to current real World issues. The protagonist's ticket home is dependent on a prophecy, but there's controversy as to whether it's real or not.
How many issues do you have planned to produce?
MD- Several.
Is Agents of Chaos going to be a long running series or a mini-series? MD- A mini-series for now.
MD- "Agents of Chaos" (working title) was an idea I had since I was 14 or 15 years old (mid-2000s) because I was inspired by high fantasy stories like Lord of the Rings, Final Fantasy and Narnia. But long story short, after going through grad school getting my Humanities degree; the themes in my story matured and I finally got serious working on my web comic.
What is the creative team behind your comic?
MD- Just me and occasionally my sister.
What's the premise behind Agents of Chaos?
MD- An existential/high fantasy story revolving around a protagonist swept away into another World. The plot from this World contains themes alluding to current real World issues. The protagonist's ticket home is dependent on a prophecy, but there's controversy as to whether it's real or not.
How many issues do you have planned to produce?
MD- Several.
Is Agents of Chaos going to be a long running series or a mini-series? MD- A mini-series for now.
Why self-publish?
MD- Creative freedom.
How do you separate yourself from the thousands who self publish their books every year?
MD- I'm super serious about the themes contain in my high fantasy web comic, and my style borrows from Final Fantasy art and indigenous/asian pacific representation; visually-speaking.
So where can fans read or get their very own copy of Agents of Chaos?
MD- It's not yet published.
What's next for Agents of Chaos? Are you working on any other projects at the moment?
MD- Other than just working on the web comic series, I run two YouTube channels (one being an art channel and the other being social commentary/video essays)
Oh cool! Wanna plug your YouTube channel?
MD- Sure! My YT channel is MK ME Draw.
Awesome! Anything else you wanna share with us?
MD- I have been unsuccessful promoting my comic, so I do ink portraits at gigs in the meantime. I will be at Noice 2022, so stay tuned for in-progress work of my characters on my Instagram.
MD- Creative freedom.
How do you separate yourself from the thousands who self publish their books every year?
MD- I'm super serious about the themes contain in my high fantasy web comic, and my style borrows from Final Fantasy art and indigenous/asian pacific representation; visually-speaking.
So where can fans read or get their very own copy of Agents of Chaos?
MD- It's not yet published.
What's next for Agents of Chaos? Are you working on any other projects at the moment?
MD- Other than just working on the web comic series, I run two YouTube channels (one being an art channel and the other being social commentary/video essays)
Oh cool! Wanna plug your YouTube channel?
MD- Sure! My YT channel is MK ME Draw.
Awesome! Anything else you wanna share with us?
MD- I have been unsuccessful promoting my comic, so I do ink portraits at gigs in the meantime. I will be at Noice 2022, so stay tuned for in-progress work of my characters on my Instagram.
Buy Indie Comics Day Map
States and/or Territories that have celebrated Buy Indie Comics Day:
1. Virginia 2. Illinois 3. South Carolina 4. New York
5. Colorado 6. New Mexico 7. Kentucky 8. Texas 9.Missouri 10. Alabama 11. Ohio 12.California
13.Massachusetts 14.Rhode Island 15. Maryland
16. Washington, DC 17. North Carolina 18. Georgia
19. Florida 20. Nevada 21. Puerto Rico
Countries that have celebrated Buy Indie Comics Day:
1. Australia
2. Canada
3. Mexico
We want to make 2022 EVEN BIGGER!!! So spread the word to your local comic shops, to your fellow indie creators and you every one of your friends who may love indie comics!
1. Virginia 2. Illinois 3. South Carolina 4. New York
5. Colorado 6. New Mexico 7. Kentucky 8. Texas 9.Missouri 10. Alabama 11. Ohio 12.California
13.Massachusetts 14.Rhode Island 15. Maryland
16. Washington, DC 17. North Carolina 18. Georgia
19. Florida 20. Nevada 21. Puerto Rico
Countries that have celebrated Buy Indie Comics Day:
1. Australia
2. Canada
3. Mexico
We want to make 2022 EVEN BIGGER!!! So spread the word to your local comic shops, to your fellow indie creators and you every one of your friends who may love indie comics!
Here's how CREATORS can make Buy Indie Comics Day a great event to grow their audiences.
If you're an independent comic book creator be sure to use the official hashtag #buyindiecomicsday so fans can find you much easier and we can spread the word about your work. If you know a creator, tag them!
If you're an independent comic book creator be sure to use the official hashtag #buyindiecomicsday so fans can find you much easier and we can spread the word about your work. If you know a creator, tag them!
Here's how RETAILERS can make Buy Indie Comics Day a great event at their stores!
If you're a retailer, be sure to name us as a Co-Host of your event so we can spread the word. If you know a retailer, tag them!
What can RETAILERS do in their BICD events:
1. Invite indie creators to do signings and sell their books.
2. Invite local podcasters to record a live podcast in their shop.
3. Have indie comics Sales!
4. Invite local Cosplayers.
5. Do a Q&A with the guests.
6. Do art challenges.
7. Do raffles and the list goes on and on...
And don't forget to subscribe at www.buyindiecomicsday.com to stay up to date on the next big industry event!
If you're a retailer, be sure to name us as a Co-Host of your event so we can spread the word. If you know a retailer, tag them!
What can RETAILERS do in their BICD events:
1. Invite indie creators to do signings and sell their books.
2. Invite local podcasters to record a live podcast in their shop.
3. Have indie comics Sales!
4. Invite local Cosplayers.
5. Do a Q&A with the guests.
6. Do art challenges.
7. Do raffles and the list goes on and on...
And don't forget to subscribe at www.buyindiecomicsday.com to stay up to date on the next big industry event!
Here are some photos from past Buy Indie Comic Day events...
And here are some of the many people who support indie comics, who support the buy indie comics Day initiative and who proudly displayed their support on their Facebook profile pics!
PS. If you or anyone you know posted the I Support Indie Comics! profile pic banner on Facebook please send the pic to us and we'll upload it on our slide. Also, if you want to display your profile pic banner contact us and we'll send it to you via email.
