April 26th

Just wanted to tell everyone--I'm gonna be looking into setting up a /Radio-Free Comicks/'Spark' webcomic host with Wordpress (or whatever software ends up the simplest to use) over the next couple of weeks. Any comics illustrators ready to try their hand, we got scripts--and GREAT ones, from many talented authors. The idea by now, obviously, is that we're not limited to Golden Age reboots, and we're looking into possibly doing a couple of quarterly webcomic anthologies, with similar themes/universes--doing them as 'print on demand' collections of weekly or semiweekly comics pages. We're planning two so far--my old idea for SPARK COMICS QUARTERLY, and a new 'Horror/Serio-Comic/TV Cop Show on Paper' called ARKHAM BLUES, set in modern day, alternate dimension Arkham, Massachusetts.

It's ALL spec, of course--but if money is made, everyone will profit. I know...'exposure, blahblahblah...', but I've got this theory that I'd like to prove...that with proper promotion/advertisement, good work sells. Anybody interested, please contact me.

Thanks, Jim Ritchey

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Hello, Everyone!

Welcome to Radio-Free Comicks! You've found the place where all the cool kids hang out. We are attempting to be a News Network for Indy and cutting-edge, classic and 'literary' Superhero, Adventure and Horror-oriented Comics and Graphic Novels. Our intent is simple--to be a place for you to see previews and reviews of material that other more corporation-obsessed Comics Sites are bound often by prejudice to inevitably ignore, while including material by the 'Big Two' we might find interesting. Anything that goes beyond the boundaries of the mediocre, mundane, rehashed, cloned, plot-driven and processed, you will likely find some mention of here. If you follow characters rather than creators, general art styles rather than artists, you likely won't find this place very interesting. Many here believe the Independent Market is a vital necessity in the improvement of the comics field, the only source of diversity and a barrier against stagnation, that has long been neglected. We are hoping to change this.

We are Member-Content-Generated, so if you like our general philosophy, you are more than welcome to be a part of the team, or to just hang out. There are some fine creators here already, so of course creators are more than welcome, and will be provided full access to advertise their own work.

Thanks, Jim Ritchey

Hey, Creators--I'm gonna start listing things here besides my own crap, so send me HTML to copy and paste!

Green Lama: Man of Strength Part II

Still Available! Green Lama #2 The conclusion to creator James Ritchey's acclaimed 2008 miniseries- "Man of Strength, Part II". The timeless warrior known as the Green Lama thwarts the plan of the villainous Stopwatch to secure the future of the alternate version of the AC Universe in which he exists. Guest-stars include a revived version of the original Spark Comics superhero known as Atoman ,and other never-previously-revived GA heroes including Golden Lad, Swift Arrow, and Ace Comics' Magno; as well as alternate-world versions of Ms. Victory, Paragon, Synn, Commando D, Nightveil, Speedbolt, Viddexx, Colt, Scarlet Scorpion, Beamer, Black Terror, Reddevil and The Fighting Yank. 30 pages written and penciled by James Ritchey, with inks by Jeff Austin and Mark Stegbauer. Plus, a vintage reprint from the original Green Lama's Golden Age run; an untitled story from Prize Comics #32, as illustrated by Jack Binder. See what made this character an enduring favorite for almost seven decades. Then, as a special bonus, from the standard AC Universe , an untold tale from the 1940's career of The Blue Bulleteer- "Trophy Wife Scorned"!! A film noir tour-de-force wherin the 'Bulleteer must match wits with a newly-widowed gun moll and a pair of tommy gun totin' gansters amidst a morgue on fire. Written by Maura Grundmeyer and Mark Dail, penciled bt Scott Larson and inked by Jeff Austin. A full 48 pages of great comics entertainment. Standard comic-book size, black & white interiors with color covers, printed in 2009. Available through your local comic book shop, or online at the links in the title.