ALTERNA COMICS

Creator-Owned Graphic Novels and Comics


Currently in Print - available digitally as well


  • ALTERNA TALES ANTHOLOGY
  • Horror/Dark Humor/Fantasy/Science Fiction
  • All Ages
  • Some frightening themes
  • Meet Ailill, the grinning, yet ominous collector of dark and bizarre stories. These strange tales have been created for you by various artists and writers in this anthology of sci-fi, fantasy, dark humor, and horror.

  • AMERICAN TERROR: CONFESSION OF A HUMAN SMART BOMB
  • Action/War
  • Mature Readers
  • Gore/strong language/violence
  • Jeff McComsey and James Cooper bring a future with no war, no disease, no poverty, no...problems?  It wasn't always like this. One man's mission to ensure a future for billions, begins. Will you be ready?

  • BIRTH
  • Fantasy
  • YA Age 13+
  • Violence/Gore
  • Two doomed alien species, the Aquans and Terans, are at the brink of extinction; blaming each other for their shortcomings and waging war in the process. Michael S. Bracco depicts a powerful tale of hate,  love, desperation, and the choices that can lead to change.

  • THE CHAIR
  • Horror/Psychological Thriller
  • Mature Readers
  • Gore/strong language/violence
  • Richard Sullivan has been on death row for 10 years, for a crime he claims he never committed.  What's even worse is that the prison guards have been torturing the inmates to death. Find out who ends up in The Chair!

  • CONFESSIONS OF A PECULIAR BOY
  • Dark Humor/Mystery
  • All Ages
  • Brought to you by writer and artist Bret M. Herholz (Diary of the Black Widow), this title features stories that are compiled from Bret's work on the Undercover Fish Anthology. Edgar Allan Poe's poem, Lenore, is adapted here in comic form as well as a slew of original titles that contain the same dark and mysterious tone that Poe had in his work. For lovers of Edward Gorey and Edgar Allan Poe, "Confessions of a Peculiar Boy" will entertain you with its art and writing!

  • DIARY OF THE BLACK WIDOW
  • Mystery/Humor
  • All Ages
  • Some frightening themes
  • A tongue-in-cheek tale of a young woman who discovers her power for seduction and murder have become more than she bargained for when she attracts the attention of an oblivious Detective and his helper. Will she get away with her crimes, or will the detectives actually manage to find out whodunit, before they are her next victims?

  • FORMERA
  • Adventure/Fantasy
  • All Ages
  • Adventure and Fantasy Violence
  • In this all-ages story, a young boy named Darian discovers he's on a different planet and his only way back home is to journey through the land of Formera. Andrew Dobson creates a fun story of that centers around self-discovery and creating true friendships.

  • THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF SUSIE AND ISHMAEL
  • All Ages
  • Ever wonder where cats go when they leave us?  Well, kitty heaven of course.  But, as Susie finds out, kitty heaven isn't that interesting of a place, and as it happens, there is a cat back on earth that needs her. With the help of a homeless kitty named Ishmael, perhaps together they can track this elusive cat down!
  • ONE-SHOT ISSUE

  • JESUS HATES ZOMBIES
  • Horror/Dark Humor
  • Mature Readers
  • Gore/Strong Language/Blasphemous Themes/Violence
  • A zombie plague has ravaged the world and God has once again sent His only Son to clean up the mess.  Writer/creator Stephen Lindsay incorporates humorous and imaginative writing alongside over 15 different and unique artists.

  • MORBID MYTHS
  • Horror/Dark Humor
  • All Ages
  • Some frightening themes
  • In the vain of "The Twilight Zone" and "Tales from the Crypt", Morbid Myths is an anthology of horror and suspense stories brought to you by narrator Job.  Featuring stories that are both bone-chilling and side-tickling, Hard Way Studios combines their efforts to produce a superbly crafted title.

  • MR. SCOOTLES
  • Fantasy/Humor
  • Young Adult
  • Jason and Kelly, both students at Drumheller Art Institute, find an old film reel of a forgotten cartoon character, Mr. Scootles. Before committing suicide, Mr. Scootle's creator, Weston Lang Jr., placed a curse upon the film reel and himself. Now, as the two friends watch the old filmstrip, Mr. Scootles awakens in Purgatory.

  • NOVO
  • Fantasy
  • YA Ages 13+
  • Violence/Gore
  • The story of a lone survivor of two tragically doomed species, Novo's destiny was realized too late.  His arrival to this dead world forces him to search his sad past only to find a new destiny, one beyond the realm of mortality.

  • RISERS
  • Horror
  • YA Age 13+
  • Violence/Gore/Some Language
  • In the world of Martin Fisher's Risers, when people die with a secret or have unfinished business, they come back as one of the undead. Such is the story of a young woman named Annette.  The only problem is, that she doesn't know why she's back - and neither does anyone else.

  • RUIN
  • Action/Fantasy/Sci-Fi
  • YA Age 13+
  • Violence/Gore/Some Language
  • Writer/co-creator Tom Pinchuk and Artist/co-creator Mike Gallagher have created a world filled with destruction and despair. Luckily, a robot savior has arrived.  Fighting through the warlords of a savage world, can he stop the destruction before it's too late?

  • THE UNLIKELY TRIO: THE LAST BARN ON THE LEFT
  • All Ages
  • The Unlikely Trio In The Last Barn On The Left is a story of three unlikely friends who together have great adventures and learn valuable lessons doing so. In this first book, Lil'Bit, Mr. Butters, and Abby join together to brave the last barn on the left in their small town. In the end, Lil'Bit learns that taking a dare may not be the brightest thing to do, and that without friends, challenges can be difficult.

Currently in Digital - not available in print


  • ATTY & MAX
  • Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Dark Humor
  • Young Adult/Mature Readers
  • Language/Gore/Violence
  • Created by Michael Bracco (Birth, Novo), Atty and Max is a story of love, adventure, tragedy, and beer; told through the eyes of two very different men trapped in one scrawny little body. Atty, a naive and gentle soul controls the shared body but can never control the mouth that is Max, a chauvinistic, homophobic, drunken ass who's unfortunately attached to the backside of Atty's skull. Join them as they search for the meaning of life, a brewski, and/or a 3-breasted prostitute depending on whom you ask.

  • CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
  • Sci-Fi/Superhero/War
  • All Ages
  • CHANCE OF A LIFETIME deals with the enormous responsibility that comes with being the FIRST superhero in recorded history.  We're introduced to a man named Jack Lewis, "The American", who overnight is given incredible superpowers.  But are these superpowers a gift, or a curse?  Will they make Jack a better man, or will they lead to his downfall?

  • THE COLLECTIVE (AND OTHER STORIES)
  • Sci-Fi/Dark Humor/Fantasy/Horror
  • Young Adult/Mature Readers
  • Language/Gore/Violence
  • From Michael Bracco (Birth, Novo, Atty & Max), "The Collective" is an anthological collection of the stories he's worked on throughout the years. Filled with Michael's unique brand of sci-fi/horror/dark humor, this book delivers a plethora of previously unseen stories and art from Bracco.

  • THE DEPENDENTS
  • Horror/Supernatural/Crime
  • Young Adult
  • Gore and violence
  • 16 year-old Tara Morgan is a shy and nervous girl that becomes bonded with an intelligent "blob-monster". It gives her confidence while she allows it to exist as a monster at night, attacking only criminals. Running away from home, Tara finds herself involved with the very criminals she targets, and she is finding it more difficult to control the entity inside her as it wants to exist and kill.

  • FRIENDS OF MINE: CHARACTER DESIGNS BY MICHAEL S. BRACCO
  • Sci-Fi/Humor/Fantasy
  • All Ages
  • Some frightening themes
  • Within the following pages you will find a collection of what Michael Bracco has always described as his 'friends'. These drawn friends have invaded the surface of thousands of pages in dozens of sketchbooks and were mostly drawn for no other reason than to be drawn. Some have become characters in stories, others have adorned shirts for his apparel company, Spaghetti Kiss. But most just go into his 'albums'. We hope you enjoy his invented family tree as much as he loved creating each and every one of his 'friends'.

  • HIGH NOON PRESENTS
  • Young Adult/Mature Readers
  • Some frightening themes
  • Four stories are presented in this anthology brought to you by Jeff McComsey (American Terror: Confession of a Human Smart Bomb). "Kenzen Itchi", "Jesus Hates Zombies" (first appearance!), "Important Things to do Today", and "Mutualism" all contain unique narratives and art to truly showcase some of the best undiscovered talent in comics today!

  • THE ADVENTURES OF POLLY AND HANDGRAVES: A SINISTER AURA
  • Mystery
  • Young Adult
  • Heavy rains force Polly Plum and her valet Montgolfier Handgraves to seek lodging in a small town on their way back to Worcester. Soon Polly discovers she has arrived on the night young socialite Lionel Hampstead's apparent suicide. Guided by troubled dreams concerning the case and Hampstead's spectre, Polly and Handgraves soon discover that Lionel Hampstead may have not only been the victim of foul play but there's something sinister lurking in the past of Hampstead himself and his bride to be, Iris Proust.
  • GRAPHIC NOVEL COMING SOON!

  • REFRAINS OF LIGHT, TWILIGHT
  • Religious Fiction/Science Fiction
  • Mature Readers
  • Jason and Kelly, both students at Drumheller Art Institute, find an old film reel of a forgotten cartoon character, Mr. Scootles. Before committing suicide, Mr. Scootle's creator, Weston Lang Jr., placed a curse upon the film reel and himself. Now, as the two friends watch the old filmstrip, Mr. Scootles awakens in Purgatory.

  • THE SPAGHETTI STRAND MURDER
  • Mystery/Humor/Parody
  • Young Adult
  • Things are quite unwell at Sloughshire Manor. Lord Algernon Sloughshire has been found dead! The only clue to what caused the murder was a single strand of spaghetti found tied around his lordship's neck. Everyone is a suspect and everyone has reasons for wanting to murder him. Luckily there's only one person oblivious enough to "solve" this case, none other than the DETECTIVE INSPECTOR!
  • GRAPHIC NOVEL

  • SPECTRUM
  • Mystery/Science Fiction
  • Young Adult
  • Some frightening themes
  • A suit has been invented that will help the paralyzed walk - but the sponsor of the project has other plans in mind! "Spectrum" is the revenge story of a scientist that gets a new beginning when a tragic accident changes his life forever.

  • STORIES
  • Mystery/Horror/War
  • Mature Readers
  • Some frightening themes
  • A collection of four off-beat tales, "Raw Brain" features a pair of gunfighters riding into a strange little town for revenge on the man who performed strange experiments on them, only to encounter creatures not of this world and learn that the world is much larger and mysterious than they thought. "Toilet" features a comic creator and his girlfriend debating the pros and cons of making comics with profanity, sex, and violence. In a short conversation, they wonder how to keep them out of the hands of children -- and if they even should. The differences between American and European ways of life and thought are examined. In "Unseen", a man slowly starts to lose his mind as his vision of reality crumbles around him. Nightmares and visions become waking dreams as he feels the eyes of unknown creatures watching his every move. He looks for some kind of solace in the presence of his girlfriend, only to find the horror has invaded very close to home. "White Death" is about the experiences of Finnish sniper Tero Toivanen during the 1939-1940 Finnish-Soviet "Winter War". Tero wonders about the humanity of killing and war in general as he tries to survive. He has the most kills of any sniper in history, until his career is ended by a facial wound with an explosive bullet.

  • SUNNY HILLS: ASYLUM FOR THE CRIMINALLY INSANE
  • Dark Humor/Fantasy
  • All Ages
  • Some frightening themes
  • Raven is your everyday average 8-year-old boy. Except that he has destructive telekinetic powers and is kept in a maximum security asylum with the rest of his pals! A surrealistic adventure that will leave you entertained and confused - welcome to Sunny Hills, won't you join us?