[{"id":2865,"link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/2025\/05\/04\/2025-comic-indie-con\/","name":"2025-comic-indie-con","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/25_CIC_Header-scaled.png","alt":""},"title":"2025 Comic Indie Con","author":{"name":"Alex Ayala","link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/author\/comicindie\/"},"date":"May 4, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-05-04 18:21:35","modifiedDate":"2025-10-28 15:25:10","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-10-28 20:25:10","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/convention\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Convention<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/convention\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Convention<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":38},"status":"publish","content":" Houston's premier indie comic con is back and better than ever! We not only accomplished our goal of becoming a nonprofit in 2024! Our new location gives us the space for us to feature programs from the indie creators themselves througout the day, but there is even a separate room that we can use for our indie boardgame creators to host games throughout the weekend (send us an email if you are one at info@comicindie.com), but it also gives us the opportunity to lower all the table prices for our creators and guests. To top it all off, we finally are able to give our vendors and fans a..., drum roll please!, a TWO-DAY weekend show! 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Then of course you'll vote to see which one you believe deserves to take home the People's Choice Award (poll at the bottom of this page). Read each comic (below) and then take the poll (below the comics). We will announce winners at Comic Indie Con (Nov 1st 1pm-6pm and Nov 2nd 11:30am-4pm). If you\u2019re on a mobile device, click on each title below to read. 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We'll dive in on the methods that he uses and also gives his pearls of wisdom to any newcomer wanting to dive in to this crazy world of creating comics. https:\/\/youtu.be\/nK72Ontg50M"},{"id":3199,"link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/2025\/08\/20\/spotlight-isaiah-broussard-and-roberto-r-padro\/","name":"spotlight-isaiah-broussard-and-roberto-r-padro","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CI_YouTube_R_I-scaled.png","alt":""},"title":"Spotlight: Isaiah Broussard and Roberto R. 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This is one you don't want to miss out on! https:\/\/youtu.be\/VTCpqCiHeu0"},{"id":3183,"link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/2025\/07\/23\/spotlight-interview-jarrod-perez\/","name":"spotlight-interview-jarrod-perez","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CI_YouTube_Jarrod.png","alt":""},"title":"Spotlight: Jarrod Perez","author":{"name":"Alex Ayala","link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/author\/comicindie\/"},"date":"Jul 23, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-07-24 04:52:23","modifiedDate":"2025-07-24 11:20:31","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-07-24 16:20:31","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/video\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Video<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/video\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Video<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":7},"status":"publish","content":"Listen in with Jarrod Perez creator of Milqtoast Comics, as he spits out some wisdom on finding your creative groove, and getting inspired. https:\/\/youtu.be\/trZC-qaPAes"},{"id":3123,"link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/2025\/07\/15\/spotlight-leonce-and-lesly\/","name":"spotlight-leonce-and-lesly","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CI_YouTube_L_L-1-scaled.png","alt":""},"title":"Spotlight: 50Fifty Comix and Lesly Julien","author":{"name":"Alex Ayala","link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/author\/comicindie\/"},"date":"Jul 15, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-07-15 15:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-07-15 20:23:11","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-07-16 01:23:11","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/video\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Video<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/video\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Video<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":13},"status":"publish","content":"If you ever needed any inspiration for getting into comics, here ya go! Listen in as we speak to Leonce Hall with 50Fifty Comix and Indie Comics Writer Lesly Julien as they discuss their motivation, and their start and their current projects. https:\/\/youtu.be\/T_kzvVC72gQ"},{"id":2847,"link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/2024\/12\/09\/comic-indie-con-day-2\/","name":"comic-indie-con-day-2","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024_CIC_Day2_WP.png","alt":""},"title":"Comic Indie Con Day 2","author":{"name":"Alex Ayala","link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/author\/comicindie\/"},"date":"Dec 9, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-12-09 19:04:46","modifiedDate":"2024-12-09 13:41:52","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-12-09 19:41:52","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/convention\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Convention<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/convention\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Convention<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":9},"status":"publish","content":"Want to check out Houston's premier indie comic con again this year! Don't miss out, as we present to you our first outdoor show at the Esplanade at Navigation in east downtown. Doing an outdoor event presents us with the opportunity to present the craft of indie comics to a wider audience. Because of this we are able to make the event for free for everybody wanting to visit. Also, because we are working with another nonprofit, we could pass on the savings to our vendors. This will be our test run to see whether doing an outdoor show is worth doing for next year. 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What kind of determination does it take get a comic to print? What are the difficulties of working on a team? Tune it as we interview Pizo Meyer with Ink the Bink and James Roberts with PJ Press! We get a glimpse of what it's like creating comics as a team. https:\/\/youtu.be\/AJk7PRLTFjs"},{"id":2771,"link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/2024\/09\/16\/spotlight-red-5-and-mechamythic\/","name":"spotlight-red-5-and-mechamythic","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Interview.webp","alt":""},"title":"Spotlight: Red 5 and Mechamythic","author":{"name":"Alex Ayala","link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/author\/comicindie\/"},"date":"Sep 16, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-09-16 18:33:33","modifiedDate":"2024-09-16 13:23:40","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-09-16 19:23:40","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/video\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Video<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/video\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Video<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":11},"status":"publish","content":"Tune in on this inspiring interview with veteran Scott Chitwood with Red 5 Comics and Jonathan Dory with MechaMythic Comics as they discuss the hurdles that they deal with in the indie comic scene. https:\/\/youtu.be\/X4i8_XZ5-gU"},{"id":586,"link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/2023\/09\/13\/spotlightinterview-kevingarcia\/","name":"spotlightinterview-kevingarcia","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CoverPhoto-KevinGarcia.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Spotlight: Kevin Garcia","author":{"name":"Alex Ayala","link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/author\/comicindie\/"},"date":"Sep 13, 2023","dateGMT":"2023-09-13 16:59:47","modifiedDate":"2024-09-15 17:35:52","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-09-15 23:35:52","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/video\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Video<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/video\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Video<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":0},"status":"publish","content":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EEdw9PG4-9Y?si=kZPVTpDzKYGgcxU8"},{"id":592,"link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/2023\/09\/17\/spotlightinterview-marknasso\/","name":"spotlightinterview-marknasso","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CISpotlight_MarkNasso_YouTube.png","alt":""},"title":"Spotlight: Mark Nasso","author":{"name":"Alex Ayala","link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/author\/aaayala\/"},"date":"Sep 17, 2023","dateGMT":"2023-09-17 20:03:30","modifiedDate":"2024-09-15 17:35:12","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-09-15 23:35:12","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/video\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Video<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/video\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Video<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":0},"status":"publish","content":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cs-oBCBGW5Y"},{"id":2756,"link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/2024\/09\/11\/spotlight-interview-brian-delaney-and-ben-humeniuk\/","name":"spotlight-interview-brian-delaney-and-ben-humeniuk","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CI_YouTube_B_B.png","alt":""},"title":"Spotlight: Brian Delaney and Ben Humeniuk","author":{"name":"Alex Ayala","link":"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/author\/comicindie\/"},"date":"Sep 11, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-09-12 05:52:22","modifiedDate":"2024-09-15 17:34:59","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-09-15 23:34:59","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/video\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Video<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/comicindie.com\/category\/video\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Video<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":14},"status":"publish","content":"Is the comic book format just for kids? Can it be taken seriously? You don't want to miss this interview with Brian Delaney and Ben Humeniuk as they discuss where they see the comic format headed in the classrooms, how it's viewed, and their current projects. https:\/\/youtu.be\/NuOe-_fX9Dg"}]