Indie Comics January 2025 Solicitations
From Mad Cave Studios to Scout Comics, see what titles are coming from many indie comics publishers this January 2025

#1 Issues
Ahoy
- HOWL #1
CEX
- THE FIRST AMERICANS
Ex Posse
- PAPA DUKE#1
Mad Cave
- KILL TRAIN #1 (OF 5)
Oni Press
- CRUEL KINGDOM #1 (OF 4)
- POWER LORDS #1 (OF 3)
- RICK AND MORTY: NEW YEAR, NEW RICK SPECIAL #1
Scout Comics
- GIGANTE #1
- RANT CPU GREED IS GOD ONE SHOT
- SHEPHERD SCOUT PREMIERE EDITION
Vault Comics
- MONEY SHOT #0
You can check out all the #1 comics from indie comics publishers this January here!
Be on the lookout for indie comic publishers like Mad Cave Studios, Oni Press, and Vault Comics as they’ve been quickly ramping up their selection of comics. Even for such smaller publishers, they consistently put out new titles from many up-and-coming creators. From sci-fi epics to gripping fantasy tales, there are plenty of new and exciting comics to discover once you start exploring more of the indie scene.

Cruel Kingdom #1

Howl #1

Kill Train #1

Money Shot #0
Trade Paperbacks and Hardcovers
Ahoy
- WRONG EARTH TP VOL 03 DEAD RINGERS
AWA
- COVID CHRONICLES Vol. 1 TPB
- CLIMATE CRISIS CHRONICLES Vol. 1 TPB
- U & I TPB
CEX
- FOX & WILLOW VOL. 3
Drawn & Quarterly
- AYA: FACE THE MUSIC
- LAND OF MIRRORS
- MILK WHITE STEED
Fantagraphics
- DAISY GOES TO THE MOON
- GOES LIKE THIS
- I LIKE PEOPLE THAT CAN'T SING: PAUL NELSON INTERVIEWS LEONARD COHEN & LUCINDA WILLIAMS
- THE GEORGE HERRIMAN LIBRARY KRAZY & IGNATZ 1928–1930
- WALT DISNEY'S DONALD DUCK: MAGIC AND MAYHEM
- WAR ON GAZA
Floating Worlds
- GRAND ELECTRIC THOUGHT POWER MOTHER HC
- REVELATIONS IN THE WINK OF AN EYE TP
Mad Cave
- FLASH GORDON VOL. 1
- GALAXY OF MADNESS VOL. 1
- GATCHAMAN: GALACTOR
- PANTOMIME
- THE MAMMOTH
NBM
- WILLIE NELSON: A Graphic History
- A TREASURY OF XXth CENTURY MURDER COMPENDIUM II
Oni Press
- ADVENTURE TIME COMPENDIUM VOL. 2 SC
- ADVENTURE TIME COMPENDIUM VOL. 2 DIRECT MARKET EXCLUSIVE Hc
- AKOGUN: BRUTALIZER OF GODS SC
- ARMY OF ONE VOL. 3 SC
- BUZZ: COLOR EDITION HC
- NIGHT PEOPLE HC
- RICK AND MORTY: FINALS WEEK SC
- RICK AND MORTY: MAXIMUM TRIO Sc
- SOMA SC
- THE LITTLEST FIGHTER SC
- THE SNOWCAT PRINCE HC
Paper Cutz
- CHLOE VOL. 7: TRUTH & DARE
- I'M LUCKY TO HAVE MY PARENTS
- MELOWY 3 IN 1 VOL. 2
Scout Comics
- ACTION TANK VOL 02
- LUNA AND A SPECIAL NIGHT TP
Vault Comics
- LILITH VOL 1
Z2
- GROWING UP FARLEY HC A CHRIS FARLEY STORY
When looking through the indie comics space, many of the best works you’ll find are trade paperbacks and hardcovers. These types of releases are the bread and butter of publishers like Drawn & Quarterly and Fantagraphics, whose books are known worldwide for their immaculate print quality. With fantastic indie comics to find throughout the industry, there are plenty here on this list that will make great additions to anyone’s ever-growing collection.

U and I TP

Gatchaman Vol. 1

Lilith Vol. 1

The Wrong Earth Dead Ringers TP
Ongoing Comics and Miniseries
Ahoy
- ARCHAIC #2
- TOXIC AVENGER #4
CEX
- PLANETARY EXPANSION #4
CSN Press
- Comic Shop News Issue #1950
- Comic Shop News Issue #1951
- Comic Shop News Issue #1952
- Comic Shop News Issue #1953
- Comic Shop News Issue #1954
Ex Posse
- THE STITCHES#2
Floating Worlds
- AMERICAN NATURE PRESENTS #2
IPI
- SHERLOCK HOLMES: DARK DETECTIVE #3
- DR JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE IN AMERICA BY LOUIS K. LOWY
Mad Cave
- DICK TRACY #7
- DICK TRACY #1-5 DAVE JOHNSON ENCORE EDITION SET
- EXIT CITY #3 (OF 4)
- GATCHAMAN #6
- HOUR OF THE WOLF #3 (OF 4)
- KOSHER MAFIA #5 (OF 5)
- LONG COLD WINTER #2 (OF 4)
- MURDER KINGDOM #3 (OF 5)
- PRAIRIE GODS #4 (OF 5)
- REVOLUTION 9 #4 (OF 4)
- SOUL TAKER #6 (OF 6)
- SPECTRUM #2 (OF 6)
- STRING #3 (OF 5)
- SYNAP #2 (OF 5)
- THE BODY TRADE #4 (OF 5)
- THE HEXILES #3 (OF 6)
- THE LAST WARDENS #6 (OF 6)
Magma Comix
- DAY OF THE DEAD GIRL #4
- NIGHT OF THE SLASHERS #4
Oni Press
- CALAVERA, P.I. #3 (OF 4)
- EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #7
- SKIN POLICE #4(OF 4)
Scout Comics
- CATRINAS CARAVAN CONFRONTATION #3
- CISSY #6
- DIVINE POWER MADE ME #6
- FINAL INTERVIEW #4
- MILK RUN #3
- VEIL #4
Vault Comics
- KID MAROON #3
- LILITH #4
You can check out the full list of ongoing January releases from indie comic publishers here!
Mad Cave Studios and Scout Comics continue to be fantastic publishers to look through if you’re in the hunt for some unique ongoing comics and miniseries to add to your pull lists. They’ve been making very big strides over the last few years, making way for many new creators to tell their unique stories. If there’s one thing you can expect from the world of indie comics, it’s that you’ll always be bound to find something new and exciting to dive into.

Calavera Pi #3

Day of the Dead Girl #4

Dick Tracy #7

Dick Tracy #7