- Poseur Ink
Poseur Ink is a company that was started in 2001 by comic artist
Rachel Dukes . Based inSan Diego ,California the company specializes inindependent comics ,zines ,buttons , and novelty t-shirts.Since 2003, Poseur Ink has exhibited annually at San Diego's
Comic Con International . They have exhibited annually at theAlternative Press Expo since 2004 andWondercon since 2008. Their comics are sold in comic book shops nationally, distributed byTony Shenton , and their shirts have been sold nationally in alternative apparel stores such asHot Topic .Side A
In April 2007 the company released its first compilation graphic novel, entitled "". The theme is how music has played an influential part in the life of each artist and the creative process. The book features contributions from
Ben Snakepit ,Sarah Shay andCorey Marie Parkhill (Creator of "Scene Language" and "Life's So Rad"),Tod Parkhill ,Rachel Dukes , andLiz Greenfield (Creator of "Stuff Sucks ")."Side A" was featured in the late March (2007) issue of
The Comics Journal , in an article spotlighting upcoming publications being sold at theAlternative Press Expo in San Francisco.To coincide with the release of the book, a seven inch vinyl record was released featuring local San Diego bands
Get Back Loretta andFight Fair . Limited to 1000 copies, the record contained one song from each band. There are 150 on light blue marble vinyl and 850 on black.In July, the t-shirt competition website
Threadless gave away ten copies of the book to its users, introducing their users to Poseur Ink's other products such as shirts and comics.Side A was featured in the October 2007 issue of
Alternative Press (music magazine) , and the issues 40 and 41 ofRazorcake Magazine .Side B
Poseur Ink has currently opened submissions for their second anthology about the influence that music has on the creative process. It has garnered interest from such industry professionals as
Jeffrey Brown ,Jim Mahfood ,Cristy Road ,Dave Roman , andRyan Kelly .External links
* [http://www.poseurink.com Poseur Ink.com] Home Page
* [http://www.poseurink.com/sideb Side B] Side B Promotional Site
* [http://www.poseurink.com/journalcomic Intentionally Left Blank] Dukes' Journal Comic (Updates T/Th)
* [http://www.poseurink.com/primary Primary] Dukes' serialized graphic novel (Updates M/W/F)
* [http://www.modbuttons.com Mod Buttons.com] Custom 1" Buttons made by Poseur Ink for bands, artists, etc.
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