Radio Comix is an alternative

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publishing company based in

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. Founded in 1996 by former

Antarctic Press Antarctic Press is a San Antonio-based comic book publishing company which publishes "Amerimanga" style comic books. The company also produces "how-to" and "you can" comics, instructing on areas of comic book creation and craft. Beginning in ...

employees Elin Winkler and Pat Duke, Radio Comix has published hundreds of comics from many genres, from both American-created and translated Japanese

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to adults-only books under their Sin Factory imprint. Their '' Furrlough'' title is the longest-running comic anthology in the US.

History

Radio Comix was formed in late 1996, shortly after a change in publishing strategy at Antarctic Press. Looking to cut costs and focus more on more mainstream properties, Antarctic discontinued publishing all translated manga, anthropomorphic and adults-only titles. Radio Comix was formed by two former Antarctic Press employees, Elin Winkler and Pat Duke. Two of the cancelled titles, ''Furrlough'' and ''

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'', both of which were long-running anthology titles, formed the backbone of the company, and helped provide a platform that allowed Radio Comix to add more titles and artists. In 2001, Radio Comix created the Sin Factory imprint, to help distinguish its adults-only titles (such as ''Milk'' and ''Genus'') from the general-audience titles. As of 2006, Radio Comix had published over 400 comic book issues and a dozen trade paperbacks. In 2009, Radio Comix began publishing on their website several free

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. As of 2020, ''Furrlough'' is the longest-running anthology comic book at over 190 issues, and ''Genus'' is the longest-running adults-only comic book at over 90 issues. Other long-running titles include the adult anthology ''Milk'' at over 60 issues, and ''Mangaphile'' at 24 issues.

Titles (selected)

* ''Big Funnies'', 8 issues (May 2001 – Feb. 2003) * ''Bureau of Mana Investigation'', 8 issues (Jan. 2002 – May 2003) * ''Dangerous'', 2 issues (2005–2006) * ''Eureka!'', 4 issues (Apr.–Nov. 2000) * '' Furrlough'', 141 issues (as of Nov. 2019) (Apr. 1997 – present)—taken over from

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: Edge Guard'', 7 issues (Aug. 2000 – Aug. 2001) * ''Havoc Inc'', 9 issues (Mar. 1998 – Nov. 2001) * ''Hit the Beach'', 11 issues (1997–2008) * ''Liberty from Hell'', 6 issues (Aug. 2003 – Aug. 2004) * ''Mangaphile'', 24 issues (Aug. 1999 – June 2004) * ''Mechanical Man Blues'', 3 issues (Dec. 1998 – Nov. 1999) * ''Morning Glory'', 6 issues (Sept. 1998 – July 1999) * ''Trouble Express'', 4 issues (Nov. 1998 – May 1999) * ''Wild Zoo'', 8 issues (July 2000 – 2001)

Sin Factory titles (selected)

* ''Filthy Animals'', 3 issues (Aug. 1997 – 1998) * ''

'', 74 issues (as of Nov. 2019) (Apr. 1997 – present)—taken over from Antarctic Press * ''Genus Male'', 13 issues (Jan. 2002 – Jan. 2014) * ''Milk'', 63 issues (1997 – May 2008) * ''Pornotopia'', 5 issues (1999–2000)

References

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External links

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Animefringe article on Radio Comix' ''Mangaphile'' anthology

Sequential Tart interview with Will Allison about his book ''Trouble Express'' published by Radio Comix

Sequential Tart interview with Rod Espinosa including his work with Radio Comix
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