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Publishing Creator-Owned Comics Since 2006 • BLOOD REALM • KING CRYPTID • IT CAME OUT ON A WEDNESDAY • RED KOI • TINSELTOWN • UNIT 44 | Only Available Direct
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Alternaween trick-or-treat comic bundles are back!
Bundles are limited in availability so make sure to get yours before they sell out:
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At Alterna, we are proud to have readers and creators of all walks of life, from all over the world.
We will always thank readers, especially, for their patronage to their local comic shops, bookstores, and newsstands.
Thank you for enjoying and supporting our comics.
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Our Social Media Code of Conduct has now been publicly made available to see on our Submissions page:
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We value creative freedom and independence at Alterna, but we also value our readers' freedom of choice, diversity of thought, and the fact that our readers come from all walks of life.
Comic books are for EVERYONE.
No exceptions.
No asterisks.
No exclusions.
Just comics.
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As of today, Alterna Comics has been around for 14 years.
🎂
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We always encourage supporting your local comic shop when you can. Whether it's purchasing a comic, a toy, a back issue, a graphic novel, trading cards, a game, a statue, anything that's fun and that you'll love.
#SupportYourLCS
so they'll be around for generations to come. :)
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At approximately 10pm on Feb. 12th during a YouTube stream (now made private), police visited the home of publisher Peter Simeti under false pretenses of a violent domestic call.
We are working with local law enforcement to learn more about the situation and what can be done.
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BREAKING: Our printer has been declared an "essential business" due to the publications they print and we will be moving forward with our schedule.
Adjusting for their increased workload, we will have a slight delay of 1 to 2 months on all releases until further notice.
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Due to news from Diamond that the potential earliest release date for new product will be in August, we have cancelled all of our solicits with them.
We will be moving forward with selling direct to readers AND retailers for the foreseeable future via
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Who are comics for?
👧🏻👴🏿🧒🏿🧑🏻👱🏻♀️👩🏻👱🏻♂️🧔🏻🧒🏿👱🏿♂️🧔🏿👩🏿🧒🏻👨🏻👵🏻🎅🏼👴🏻🧓🏻👧🏾🧑🏾👵🏼🤡👴🏼🧓🏼🤠👨🏼👨🏼🏭👴🏾🧙🏼♀️👦🏾👩🏾👧🏼👨🏽👦🏼👦🏽👩🏼🚀👩🏽🧒🏼🐱🧔🏽🧑🏼👩🏼🔬🧔🏼👴🏽👽🧓🏽👨🏽🧑🏽👧🏽👦🏽👱🏽♀️👩🏽🧒🏽👱🏽♂️
Everyone.
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Please do not pirate comics or donate money to pirating sites. This is something that hurts the creators, publishers, and retailers that are involved in the industry that we love and wish to support.
To all that purchase comics and support creators and retailers, thank you. 🙏
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Do you like comics?
How about 30 of them... for FREE?
Sign up today and get yours:
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In honor of
#VeteransDay
, we are again donating 200 comics to the troops.
To everyone in the armed forces -- past, present... at home or abroad -- thank you for your service!
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We're thrilled to announce that
@joshuahoward
's T-BIRD & THROTTLE will be joining the Alterna Comics lineup in the Fall of 2020!
#NYCC2019
#NYCC
#NYCC19
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WOW!
Alterna Comics found on a newsstand in Poland! :)
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"Fearless creativity is needed now more than ever." - Peter Simeti, Publisher & Founder of Alterna Comics
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It's
#NationalComicBookDay
and from us to you -- thank you!
2018 has a few months left, but we've already smashed 2017 as the best year in our history.
Thank you for reading, sharing, supporting, and spreading the word on our comics and the wonderful creators that make them. 🙏
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BREAKING: We will be ending our $1.50 newsprint line immediately and will instead launch a line of $99 issues.
Publisher
@petersimeti
says, "These collector's items will feature blank interiors and big name cover artists. We're just trying to help retailers maximize profits."
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#BREAKING
! To keep up with demand, 4 of our comics are going BACK to print and will be available on October 1st!
SCRIMSHAW
#1
SCRIMSHAW
#4
GO WEST
#1
TRESPASSER
#1
@HundredproofEB
@Scrimshawcomic
@SomeWriterGuy
@TheSaintYak
@JustinMRyan87
@Kristian_Rossi
@dc_hopkins
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A few words from our publisher and founder:
I'm inspired today by all of the people that have reached out to me with their own stories and messages of peace and positivity. Seeing each other as individuals and having that mutual respect and love for the medium we all care so much about. (1/3)
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Happy 12th Birthday to us! 🎂
Thank you for
#12YearsofAlterna
-- hope we get some great gifs this year! 😉
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100% Alterna!
#TeamComics
@HTucker007
@spaghettikiss
@IFanthology
@petersimeti
@Unit44Comics
@weslocher
@edjimenezart
@theACTUALroger
@CREATORScomic
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100% Alterna!
#TeamComics
@PatrickTrahey
@TheXII_Comic
@ZeroJumperComic
@PatGMulholland
@ExiliumComic
@BenSlabak
@salo_art
@EdenComix
@EricHensonArt
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We'd like to thank all of our amazing readers and the incredible retailers that put our comics on their shelves.
We would not be celebrating this year -- our best year in all of our 12 years -- without your enthusiasm, patronage, and support. Thank you!
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All FIVE of our new releases are now sold out at distribution!
We will do our best to fill reorders for retailers (we encourage reordering direct from us) and for our readers... there may still be copies at your LCS so make sure to check with them first!
Thanks!
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Today is a milestone day.
Alterna Comics is on the
#BarnesandNoble
newsstand.
(pic courtesy of
@TheLos
)
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A few are continuing! :)
SCRIMSHAW continues in December.
THE WICKED RIGHTEOUS continues in February 2019.
MR. CRYPT continues in Summer 2019.
CYKO KO! continues in Summer 2019.
BLOOD REALM and THE XII will both continue too.
IT CAME OUT ON A WEDNESDAY is ongoing.
Thanks!
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Just in case you're new to Alterna or haven't been paying attention to us for the past 12 years... this is our motto and has been printed on our bags, stickers, and more.
We are, and always will be,
#TeamComics
-- because we make and promote
#ComicsForEveryone
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In 2006, our first year, we printed about 500 comics in total. In 2017, we printed over 150,000 comics and in 2018, we're set to print close to 200,000.
Thank YOU all for making this possible.
#MondayMotivation
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We're proud to announce the official start of our Retailer Buyback and Trade-In Program
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Looking for fun comics made by talented and hard-working creators?
Our comics are priced at $1.50 each, interiors printed on newsprint, and we have titles appropriate for kids, teens, and adults.
Give our titles a try at your local comic shop or on 😊
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We're proud to unveil a new logo for a single issue line which will be printed on newsprint. Classic logo. Classic paper. Classic price.
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It's our 13th birthday today!
We're ready for our awkward teenage years.
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"IT'S TRUE!!!"
IT CAME OUT ON A WEDNESDAY
#11
features a terrifyingly terrific cover by ELLIOT FERNANDEZ
@jerkmonger
Available for pre-order this December at your local comic shop.
#NYCC2019
#NYCC
#NYCC19
#Inktober
#31DaysofHorror
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Today begins our 16th Year. 🎂
Thank you to all the creators and readers that made these 16 years possible. 🙏
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To reiterate and isolate a part of our policy: we acknowledge that unpleasant experiences through social media, sadly do occur, and creators *can* block/mute individuals if they have had those unwanted and poor experiences with them.
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#BREAKING
: MOTHER RUSSIA
#1
has sold out at the publisher level and is going back to print with a gold Alterna Comics logo to signify a second printing. Thank you for supporting and
#bringingbacknewsprint
with us!
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We're SO close to 4000 subscribers on YouTube!
Once we reach the 4K mark, we'll be giving away a few items to celebrate.
Don't miss out!
Sub here:
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#BREAKING
: Publisher
@petersimeti
decides to give up on the comic industry and shut down Alterna Comics after 13 years.
Full article here:
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#BREAKING
! LEGENDS OF LOG is now officially an ongoing series at Alterna. Issue
#2
will be out in just a few months.
The Forest has a NEW Protector, Fearless Reader! Yes, that's right! More
@legendsoflog
is on the way :)
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"Left For DEAD... And Mad As HELL!"
VOIDWALKER is coming to comic shops this October.
(W/L) Spencer Desmond
(A) Kristian Rossi
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#NYCC
ANNOUNCEMENT!
Alterna signs the 2-issue samurai fantasy adventure series RED KOI -- coming to comic shops in August 2019.
creator/writer/artist:
@TylerWentland
colorist:
@nickwelchart
letterer:
@weslocher
#NYCC2018
#NewYorkComicCon
#TeamComics
#BringingBackNewsprint
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#DidYouKnow
the color of the Alterna logo in the corner box of every issue coincides with the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd printing of that issue?
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get 30 comics for FREE just for signing up for our newsletter.
you're welcome.
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We'd sure love to see some
@Hostess_Snacks
ads in our comics. Wouldn't you?
#FruitPiesofJustice
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We would LOVE to help bring about a creator-owned comic series about
@TheAquabats
- RT if you agree!
#theaquabats
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#DidYouKnow
that our comics are distributed to comic shops AND newsstands?
Approximately half of all Barnes & Noble and 80% of Books a Million stores along with 3 dozen independent newsstands throughout the world carry Alterna titles.
Well now you know...
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Sometimes creators need a few extra pages to tell the story they want to tell. 😊
@ALTERNACOMICS
i just noticed that your books have slightly varying page counts are all well over the 22 page standard and yet your prices remain consistent. Why are you page counts so high?
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#BREAKING
!
BLOOD REALM
#1
by
@rgeronimoart
has completely sold out at the publisher level and will be going back to print. Second printings are expected to arrive on October 20th.
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100% Alterna!
#TeamComics
@itsfeldman
@therealcykoko
@petersimeti
@BLOOD_REALM
@rgeronimoart
@SomeWriterGuy
@MrCryptComic
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New to Alterna?
We publish a large variety of genres for all age ranges. Here's a helpful thread to get you familiarized with our current lineup:
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Alterna will continue its 3-year-old policy of staggering and delaying digital releases of new comics.
We will not be releasing new digital releases until their printed counterparts have been made available for at least one month.
#SupportYourLCS
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#BREAKING
! THE MIGHTY MASCOTS is now officially an ongoing series at Alterna. The adventure continues in 2021!
A group of cereal mascots form a super-team against the nefarious forces of evil in this series by
@RecklessGleason
Ian Waryanto, and Anton Bandi
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Remember when comics were entertaining, affordable, and imaginative? Alterna Comics remembers. 😉
Thank you for
#BringingBackNewsprint
with us!
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So much ❤️ for our readers!
And to all of our new readers:
Welcome to Alterna! :)
Even the post office is going to be grateful for you guys.
This is about 20 orders (418 comics total).... out of 405 orders and counting... I'll do my best to get these all out before the end of the month.
Thank you for your patience!!
@ALTERNACOMICS
#TeamComics
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GODS AND GEARS
@ryanwinn
@deankotz
@weslocher
Time travel, godlike beings, future tech, powerful magic, an advanced race of gorillas, ancient evil, buried treasure and more -- all in the pages of GODS AND GEARS! ...coming to comic shops this September. 🏎️⚡️
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SIX comics for $9.49?!
No, it's not impossible.
It's ALTERNA!
We have six new comics coming out on July 11th, make sure to pick them up at your local comic shop!
Visit to find a shop near you that carries our comics!
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Looks like our readers accurately predicted it!
VOID WALKER is now officially an ongoing series at Alterna.
@rooster_puncher
&
@Kristian_Rossi
have more issues of this super-powered horror crime comic planned for 2021 and beyond!
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There goes our publisher with the controversial statements... yet again! 🤐
HEY!
Thank you for reading comic books!
.
.
.
.
That's it.
That's the tweet.
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For retailers interested in ordering directly when the time comes, we recommend signing up at to receive your unique discount code.
And keep an eye on
@alternadistro
as we're taking steps towards distributing other indie titles in the near future.
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#DidYouKnow
that THE ACTUAL ROGER is created, written, and drawn by Hank Tucker -- the director of THE TICK animated series?
Now you know... and knowing is half the battle. (Hank also worked on G.I. JOE too 😉)
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#BREAKING
! GODS AND GEARS is now officially an ongoing series at Alterna. Issue
#4
will end the first story arc next month and the series will continue in 2021.
Two young heroes embark on an adventure filled with magic and danger in this series by
@ryanwinn
@deankotz
@weslocher
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Because you demanded it!
Starting in May, every issue of every series will feature a premise caption on the first page so that readers (and retailers too!) will be able to quickly understand what a specific series is all about.
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RT & FOLLOW for a chance to win a rare signed Alterna Originals 5 card set - only 250 made; valued at $50
1 winner chosen on 2/2
#giveaway
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RT for a chance to WIN!
We're giving away one copy of the 2015 IF ANTHOLOGY - Science Fiction!
#giveaway
#GiveawayAlert
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100% Alterna!
#TeamComics
@iwantmystery
@IFanthology
@TheFeastIsOn
@daveswartzart
@ItCameOut
@petersimeti
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We're thrilled to announce that
DOWNCAST will be joining the Alterna Comics lineup as a 4-issue mini-series slated for an October 2020 debut!
(W) Clint Stoker
(A) Nacho Lazaro
(C) Damian Penalba
(L) Eric Weathers
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BREAKING: We're proud to unveil the cover of our rejected FCBD title "AMAZING AGE
#0
" -- which will still be made available on a Kickstarter (Feb 17th) and will also be available at 30+ stores in time for FCBD!
pencils:
@jeremy_massie
colors:
@StineBrunson
layout:
@petersimeti
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Because YOU Demanded It!
Ripped from the pages of IT CAME OUT ON A WEDNESDAY... LEGENDS OF LOG joins the Alterna Comics lineup with a series of bi-annual "One-Dollar One-Shots" starting in January 2020.
"TIMBER!!!"
@legendsoflog
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With the support of our incredible readers, we've smashed through 10,000 sales on in just a year and a half.
Thank you! 🙏
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With our Mystery Grab Bag, you'll get 10 random issues with at least ONE signed comic per bag!
This grab bag is valued at $15 but since you're taking a chance on it, we'll cut the price in half. You'll also receive a tote bag with your order!
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100% Alterna!
#TeamComics
@DavidLucarelli
@erikponciano
@Jordan_Hart
@SomeWriterGuy
@MrCryptComic
@Crazy_Toons
@TINSELTOWNAbby
@GoWestGN
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1 million?!?!!!?
🙏
In 2020, it'll be a milestone year for
@ALTERNACOMICS
as we're set to sell our millionth comic book. ⚡
A big thanks to all of the creators, readers, and retailers that made this possible! 🙏
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Superstitious?
Us?
pssshhh....
We have THIRTEEN new titles coming out in 2018.
#NYCC
#NewYorkComicCon
#NYCC2017
#NYCC17
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We know it's tempting and SO easy to read pirated/stolen comics online but please don't do this. Support the books and creators you love.
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We are currently in talks to get newsstand distribution (supermarkets, B&N, convenience stores) for our newsprint comics.
#fingerscrossed
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BREAKING: Our September comics have completely sold out before release. We are rushing back to print to fill reorders quickly.
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$1.50 cover price? ✔️
Newsprint interiors? ✔️
Spines that don't bulge? ✔️
Great creator-owned stories? ✔️
Comics in comic shops & newsstands? ✔️
Welcome to Alterna.
We Love The Smell Of Comics On A Wednesday.
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We're
#BringingBackNewsprint
!
Our first wave of $1.50 comics are available to preorder at your
#favoritecomicshop
>>
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