Viper Comics

Viper Comics

Industry	Comics
Founded	2003
Headquarters	Dallas, Texas , United States
Key people	Jessie Garza (President/Publisher) Dale Mettam (Editor-in-Chief) Tony Garza (Senior Creative and Digital Director)
Products	Comic books, graphic novels, trade paperbacks
Website	vipercomics.com

Viper Comics is an American comics publisher that first published works in 2003.

History

Viper Comics is based in Texas, U.S.; ^[1] according to its website it is based in Irving, an inner ring suburb of Dallas. ^{[2] [ non-primary source needed ]} Its president since its foundation is Jessie Garza. ^{[3] [4]} The company was established in 2001, though its first comics were printed in 2003, launching with Dead@17 and Moon Rush. ^{[1] [5]} Dead@17 was a "sleeper hit" for the company and received positive reviews. ^[6]

Viper Comic books have been distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors and their graphic novels are distributed through Diamond, Ingram Books, Baker & Taylor, Inc., and other distributors. ^{[7] [ non-primary source needed ]}

Works published

The following is a list of titles published by Viper Comics: ^{[8] [ unreliable source? ]}

• Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
• A Bit Haywire
• Battle Smash Vs. The Saucermen From Venus ^[9]
• Blue Agave & Worm
• Daisy Kutter
• Dead@17 – one of Viper Comics' first two titles, ^{[5] [10]} but later moved to Image Comics. ^[11]
• Dummy's Guide to Danger
• Emily Edison – recommended by The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALS) in 2007 as one of its Great Graphic Novels for Teens ^[12]
• "The Expendable One"
• Hell House: The Awakening ^[13]
• Inspector Gadget
• Johnny Test
• Karma Incorporated
• Kid Houdini and the Silver Dollar Misfits ^{[14] [15]}
• The Lost Books of Eve
• The Middleman – recommended by The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALS) in 2007 as one of its Great Graphic Novels for Teens ^[12]
• Missing Linx
• Moon Rush – one of Viper Comics' first two titles ^[5]
• Nosferatu ^[16]
• Oddly Normal – first published with Viper Comics but later moved to Image Comics ^[17]
• Random Encounter
• Sasquatch (Sasquatch Comic Anthology)
• Stu Bear in the 25th Century
• Villains
• Vendor

External links

• Official website

References

1. St-Louis, Hervé (October 5, 2003). "Introducing Viper Comics". www.comicbookbin.com. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
2. "Contact – Viper Comics" . Retrieved 2021-04-20.
3. "Viper Comics". 2003-03-12. Archived from the original on 2003-03-12. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
4. "About Us – Viper Comics" . Retrieved 2021-04-20.
5. Ness, Alexander (October 18, 2003). "Viper Comics: New Kids On The Block". slushfactory.com. Archived from the original on 2003-10-19.
6. Singh, Arune (February 2, 2004). "Alive and Well: Jessie Garza Previews 'Dead @17 #4'". Comic Book Resources . Archived from the original on 2004-06-14.
7. "Viper Comics, About Us". 2010.
8. "Comic Book DB - Viper Comics". www.comicbookdb.com. 2007.
9. Battle Smash Vs. The Saucermen From Venus - review, Broken Frontier, May 26, 2010
10. 2DArtist Magazine Issue 002 February 2006. p. 27.
11. "Dead@17". Image Comics. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
12. "2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens". YALSA. 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
13. Hell House: The Awakening - Synopis and Review, MoreHorror.com, October, 2010
14. Silver Dollar Mystery: An Inter-Review - Part 1, Broken Frontier, August 14, 2008
15. Silver Dollar Mystery: An Inter-Review - Part 2, Broken Frontier, August 15, 2008
16. Rue Morgue 106 (Nov 2010). p. 51.
17. "Big News For Oddly Normal! A Conversation With Otis Frampton". bleedingcool.com. August 7, 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-20.