Cosmic Lion Productions is becoming a member of the direct market by way of an settlement with Diamond Comics Distributors. Three of its titles will debut within the July Diamond Previews catalog for September on-sale: Wait, It Will get Worse … If Solely We Knew by Gideon Kendall and Doug Latino, Deathslinger, and Ro Higashi’s Half of the Crown. 4 extra titles will debut within the August Previews with October on-sale dates.

“We’ve been producing some unbelievable work by extremely gifted creators for a few years now and the time has come to point out extra folks what we’ve acquired,” mentioned Cosmic Lion founder and writer, Eli Schwab. “We actually do have one thing for everyone, and individuals who recognize good comics will most likely discover that they get pleasure from a number of of our choices.”

Wait, It Will get Worse is a hardcover assortment that includes over 270 pages of the favored indie comedian, together with 10 new tales and 50 pages of brand-new materials. The e-book additionally includes a ahead from Denis Kitchen.

“The rogue’s gallery of auto-bio comics authors is replete with some really messed-up personalities. Crumb, Pekar, Wilson, Eichhorn, Joe Matt… the checklist goes on,” mentioned Kendall.
“Do these unbelievable creators embellish and play up their foibles for dramatic and comedian impact? Positive. However to various levels, these are all folks with issues. The humorous factor about Doug is he’s truly fairly sane. Steady, even! However no quantity of wholesomeness or stability can face up to the slaps and slights that life throws at you, and that’s what these tales are about.”

An outsized version of Deathslinger will even be within the July Diamond Previews catalog and hit cabinets in September. Co-created by author Shane Berryhill, artist Ben Perkins, and letterer/designer Keith Finch, Deathslinger is an grownup house western that includes alien gangs and cyborg assassins.

“The e-book is every thing I’ve needed to attract,” mentioned Perkins. “Sci-fi locales, loopy alien characters, robots, and gunslinging!! That is a number of the greatest comedian storytelling I’ve achieved in my profession; I’m excited to point out folks what I’ve achieved for this e-book.”

The ultimate Cosmic Lion title to debut within the July Previews catalog is Webtoon fan-favorite Half of the Crown, which boasts almost 17 thousand on-line readers, in print for the primary time. The story follows Penny Chiu, who begins attending a brand new faculty solely to seek out herself sharing house and a soul with classmate Issei Devlin. Their bond will determine the result of an historical battle.

“The older I get, the extra vulnerability scares me,” mentioned Higashi. “My comics and work mirror a variety of the issues I’m afraid of. Studying my comedian is like attending to know me. On the floor, it seems innocent, candy, and possibly ‘adorkable.’ As you learn extra into it and make investments time, you could understand there may be this enormous mess that absolutely adjustments your view about what you thought you have been agreeing to learn. My hope is that you simply stick round and keep invested within the story and characters together with all their adjustments, twists and turns.”

Keep tuned for extra from Cosmic Lion Productions and take a look at the July Diamond Previews catalog for on-sale dates.