Introduction:
Viper Comics burst onto the comic publishing scene with the wildly popular Dead At 17, which was nominated by Wizard Magazine as one of its top hot comics. Viper has since gone on to have not one, but two graphic novels selected by the Young Adult Library Services Association as great graphic novels for 2007. Viper Comics continues to set the bar high for indy comics worldwide. Read a profile of the company sent in by president and founder Jessie Garza, edited by comic book writer Aaron Albert.Name:
Viper Comics
President:
Jessie Garza
Editor In Chief:
Jim Resnowski
Started by:
Jessie Garza
Characters:
We publish Dead At 17 (Nara & Hazy), The Middleman (Written by former LOST TV Show writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach, now writer on NBC's MEDIUM TV Show), Daisy Kutter, Oddly Normal, Emily Edison, Karma Incorporated, A Dummy's Guide to Danger, The Expendable One, A Bit Haywire, Lost Books Of Eve, Villains, Josh Howard Presents: Sasquatch, and You'll Have That.Famous For:
We are known for having published Dead At 17 this book became an Indy hit when we published it and was noted as a top 10 hot comics in Wizard Magazine when it was published. People should read our books because we have something for everyone. We don't just publish one specific genre, our books range from all ages material to horror related material. In addition, all of our books have received an overwhelming number of positive reviews.Public Company (Can you own a piece of it?):
Our company is not public, it's privately owned. At one point I tried really hard to bring investors in and I offered ownership in it, but I was never able to convince anyone of what we were doing. We basically just brought a couple of family members in and a couple of friends and that's pretty much the way it's stayed.Creator Owned Projects:
Yes we promote creator owned projects. We try to set up interviews and promote projects on comic book related websites.
Location:
Our main office is located in Dallas, Texas.
Website:
www.vipercomics.com
Send Projects to:
People can just send pitches to info@vipercomics.com .
In Other Media:
Yes, we just sold the rights to The Expendable One (GN) for film, and have also optioned A Dummy's Guide to Danger for Television. We've had the action figure for Dead At 17 (based on lead character - Nara) in production and it will be in stores June 2007. We are also represented by William Morris Agency in LA and Quattro Media and are actively working to set up several other projects.Get A Job With:
The way to get a job with us is just send in a resume or email us at info@vipercomics.com . We haven't really posted for job openings per say, but people we've hired are people we've known through working together on projects.History:
We have been publishing for a little over 3 years. We have published over 70 comic books and 20 Graphic Novels. Some of our titles have been published in Italy, France, and Spain. Our books are distributed through Baker & Taylor, Ingram Books, Diamond Comic Distributors and can be found at local comic book retailers, Barnes and Noble, Borders, Amazon.com, Target.com , Walmart.com, Tower Records, many other book stores, and Libraries around the Country.
