Viper Comics
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| Industry | Comics |
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| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas , United States |
Key people | Jessie Garza (President/Publisher) Dale Mettam (Editor-in-Chief) Tony Garza (Senior Creative and Digital Director) |
| Products | Comic books, graphic novels, trade paperbacks |
| Website | vipercomics.com |
Viper Comics is an American comics publisher that first published works in 2003.
History[edit]
Viper Comics is based in Texas, USA;[1] according to its website it is based in Irving, an inner ring suburb of Dallas.[2][non-primary source needed] Its president since its foundation is Jessie Garza.[3][4] The company was established in 2001, though its first comics were printed in 2003, launching with Dead@17 and Moon Rush.[1][5] Dead@17 was a "sleeper hit" for the company and received positive reviews.[6]
Viper Comic books have been distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors and their graphic novels are distributed through Diamond, Ingram Books, Baker & Taylor, Inc., and other distributors.[7][non-primary source needed]
Works published[edit]
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The following is a list of titles published by Viper Comics:[8][unreliable source?]
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
- A Bit Haywire
- Battle Smash Vs. The Saucermen From Venus[9]
- Blue Agave & Worm
- Daisy Kutter
- Dead@17 – one of Viper Comics' first two titles,[5][10] but later moved to Image Comics.[11]
- Dummy's Guide to Danger
- Emily Edison – recommended by The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALS) in 2007 as one of its Great Graphic Novels for Teens[12]
- "The Expendable One"
- Hell House: The Awakening[13]
- Inspector Gadget
- Johnny Test
- Karma Incorporated
- Kid Houdini and the Silver Dollar Misfits[14][15]
- The Lost Books of Eve
- The Middleman – recommended by The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALS) in 2007 as one of its Great Graphic Novels for Teens[12]
- Missing Linx
- Moon Rush – one of Viper Comics' first two titles[5]
- Nosferatu[16]
- Oddly Normal – first published with Viper Comics but later moved to Image Comics[17]
- Random Encounter
- Sasquatch (Sasquatch Comic Anthology)
- Stu Bear in the 25th Century
- Villains
- Vendor
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b St-Louis, Hervé (October 5, 2003). "Introducing Viper Comics". www.comicbookbin.com. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Contact – Viper Comics". Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "Viper Comics". 2003-03-12. Archived from the original on 2003-03-12. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "About Us – Viper Comics". Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ a b c Ness, Alexander (October 18, 2003). "Viper Comics: New Kids On The Block". slushfactory.com. Archived from the original on 2003-10-19.
- ^ Singh, Arune (February 2, 2004). "Alive and Well: Jessie Garza Previews 'Dead @17 #4'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 2004-06-14.
- ^ "Viper Comics, About Us". 2010.
- ^ "Comic Book DB - Viper Comics". www.comicbookdb.com. 2007.
- ^ Battle Smash Vs. The Saucermen From Venus - review, Broken Frontier, May 26, 2010
- ^ 2DArtist Magazine Issue 002 February 2006. p. 27.
- ^ "Dead@17". Image Comics. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ a b "2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens". YALSA. 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ Hell House: The Awakening - Synopis and Review, MoreHorror.com, October, 2010
- ^ Silver Dollar Mystery: An Inter-Review - Part 1, Broken Frontier, August 14, 2008
- ^ Silver Dollar Mystery: An Inter-Review - Part 2, Broken Frontier, August 15, 2008
- ^ Rue Morgue 106 (Nov 2010). p. 51.
- ^ "Big News For Oddly Normal! A Conversation With Otis Frampton". bleedingcool.com. August 7, 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-20.