Idaho Comics Group

Idaho Comics Group
Founded 2014
Country of origin U.S.
Headquarters location Boise, Idaho
Publication types Comics

Idaho Comics Group (ICG) is an independent comic book publishing company from Boise, Idaho that was founded in 2014, which publishes the officially licensed[1] Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho anthology and Idaho Comics. The anthologies benefit the Boise Public Library[2] and to bring attention to comic book writers and artists from the state of Idaho.[3]

History

On September 12, 2014, Idaho Comics Group was featured in a Comic Book Resources article.[4]

On September 16, 2014, Idaho Comics Group was featured in an article on the official Edgar Rice Burroughs website.[5]

On December 1, 2014, Idaho Comics Group was featured in an article by Idaho Magazine.[6]

On December 9, 2014, Idaho Comics Group was mentioned again in a Comic Book Resources article.[7]

January 12, 2015, Idaho Comics Group was featured in an article in The Idaho Librarian.[8]

On March 25, 2015, Randall Kirby, who contributed stories to Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho #1-3, was featured in a story by The Huffington Post and his three page story from Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho #1 was featured in the article.[9]

On September 1, 2015, Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho #1 was reviewed on the Handsome Boys Comics Hour podcast.[10]

On October 6, 2015, The Best American Comics 2015 was released, and Idaho Comics Group contributors Dennis P. Eichhorn's Extra Good Stuff and Dame Darcy's Voyage of the Temptress were named to the list of "Notable Comics" published from September 1, 2013, to August 31, 2014 by series editor Bill Kartalopoulos.[11] Dennis Eichhorn contributed to Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho #1-3 as well as Idaho Comics #1 and #2. Dame Darcy contributed to Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho #1. In fact, Dame Darcy's Voyage of the Temptress made its print debut in Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho #1.

On October 13, 2015, ICG publisher Albert Asker remembers his late friend Dennis Eichhorn in a video produced by The Idaho Statesman.[12]

On August 27, 2015, Idaho Comics Group comic books were featured in a library exhibition at Boise State University.[13]

On August 29, 2015, it was announced that a talk on the History of Comic Books in Idaho would be given at Boise State University by ICG publisher Albert Asker.[14]

On July 8, 2016, Idaho Comics Group was mentioned in a Comics Alliance article on the history of Tarzan comic books.[15]

On October 4, 2016, The Best American Comics 2016 was released and series editor Bill Kartalopoulos listed Dennis Eichhorn's Extra Good Stuff as one of the "Notable Comics printed between September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015."[16] The Best American Comics 2016 debuted at the #1 spot on The New York Times Best Sellers List when it was released.[17]

Titles

Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho (2014–present)

Issue #1 (2014)

Features work from the following writers and artists:

NOTE: Charles Soule is not actually from Idaho. He wrote a story illustrated by Boisean Allen Gladfelter. All other creators are from Idaho.

Issue #2 (2015)

Features work from the following writers and artists:

  • Monte Michael Moore (painted covers for DC Comics and Marvel Comics) COVER ARTIST[19]
  • Bill Schelly (Alter Ego (magazine), The Eye, Fandom's Finest Comics)
  • Dennis Eichhorn (Real Good Stuff, Extra Good Stuff)
  • Todd Clark (the nationally syndicated Lola comic strip)
  • Randall Kirby (BOP! Comics, Anything That Loves)
  • Scott Pentzer (Sports Superstars, Rock 'N' Roll Comics, Rose & Gunn, Sade)
  • Adrianne Presnell (6x6)
  • Steve Willhite (FUBAR, Jesus Hates Zombies, Mother Russia)
  • Peter Lawson (Border Town Comic Con)
  • Dick Trageser (Fandom's Finest Comics)[20]
  • John Barrie (TATCOI #2)
  • Michelle Estrada (TATCOI #2)
  • Jay O'Leary (Push)
  • Bob Beason (Captain Bengal)
  • Geoffery C. Everts (Disney cartoons animator, Jethro's Rad Euro-Zine 2.0)
  • Jake Scholl (Blade of the Broken)
  • Bethany Schultz Hurst (award-winning poet of Miss Lost Nation)
  • Gaz Asker (Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho #1, Idaho Comics #1)
  • Albert Frank Asker (Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho #1, Idaho Comics #1, 6x6)

Issue #3 (2016)

Features work from the following writers and artists:

  • Ward P. Hooper (Mayor's Art Award, 2005; Best Idaho Visual Artist 2007 and 2012) COVER ARTIST[21]
  • James Lloyd (Art Director of the Treefort Music Fest, Mystic Pets, Cowboy Comics)
  • Dennis Eichhorn (Real Stuff, Real Good Stuff, Extra Good Stuff, The Adventures of Ace International)
  • Jacob Bear (Hawk and Dove, Batbear, Deadpooh)
  • Randall Kirby (BOP Comics)
  • Joseph Bradshaw (Kingdom Of Freedom)
  • Treycen Fluckiger (Why Not?)
  • James Lichtenberg (Why Not?)
  • Hector Diaz (Art Director for Nampa's Dia En Downtown)
  • Scott Pentzer (Sports Superstars, Rock 'N' Roll Comics, Rose & Gunn, Sade)
  • Damon Bradshaw (Push)
  • Gaz Asker (Art Director, Idaho Comics Group)
  • Albert Frank Asker (Editor-In-Chief, Idaho Comics Group)

NOTE: Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho #3 features a special letter of encouragement from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr.[22]

Idaho Comics (2014–present)

Issue #1 (2014)

Idaho Comics is a companion piece to Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho. Each issue features an article on the history of comic books in Idaho that expands the breadth and depth on some of the subjects touched on in the creator's introductions in Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho. Idaho Comics also looks to bring attention to famous autobiographical comic book writer Dennis P. Eichhorn by featuring his work and highlighting his contributions to Idaho sequential art through the articles on the history of comic books in Idaho.

  • Features an article on the history of comic books in Idaho with a special emphasis on Edgar Rice Burroughs and his time in Idaho working as a cowboy/adventurer, ranch hand, photography and stationery store owner, gold prosecutor, and city councilman in Parma, Idaho.
  • Features an autobiographical story by Dennis Eichhorn about the time Lyle Smith recruited him to play football at Boise Junior College (now Boise State University)
  • Features comic strips by Idaho Comics Group editor for art direction, Gaz Asker
  • Features two stories that Albert Frank Asker submitted to Piranha Press when he was thirteen years old.

Idaho Comics #1 features work by:

Issue #2 (2015)

  • Features a continuation on the article on the history of comic books in Idaho again with special emphasis on Edgar Rice Burroughs and the comic books published in Idaho based on his characters
  • Features a brand new autobiographical story by Dennis Eichhorn about the time he was investigated by the Salt Lake City Police Department over a comic book he published in Moscow, Idaho in 1974
  • Features two other autobiographical stories by Dennis P. Eichhorn

Idaho Comics #2 Features work by:

Podcast: Idaho Comics with Albert Asker

The "Idaho Comics with Albert Asker" podcasts serve as a compendium piece to the Idaho Comics Group comic books, adding depth and breadth to the subjects touched on in the "History of Comic Books in Idaho" articles. Each month Albert Asker interviews a person with ties to comic books in Idaho. Episodes of "Idaho Comics with Albert Asker" can be found on iTunes, Soundcloud, and Stitcher.

  • Episode One (October, 2016): "Idaho Comics News" (Pilot) [25]
  • Episode Two (November, 2016): Randall Kirby [26]
  • Episode Three (December, 2016): Steve Willhite [27]
  • Episode Four (January, 2017): Josh Shapel [28]
  • Episode Five (February, 2017): Catherine Kyle [29]
  • Episode Six (March, 2017): Adam Rosenlund [30]
  • Episode Seven (April, 2017): Jacob Bear and Dan Feldmeier [31]
  • Episode Eight (May, 2017): Terry Blas [32]
  • Episode Nine (June, 2017): Shanae Lavelle [33]
  • Episode Ten (July, 2017): Scott Pentzer [34]
  • Episode Eleven (August, 2017): Ethan Ede [35]
  • Episode Tweleve (September, 2017): Erica Crockett [36]
  • Episode Thirteen (April, 2018): Brian Douglas Ahern and Randall Kirby [37]
  • Episode Fourteen (June, 2018): Julia Green [38]
  • Episode Fifteen (July, 2018): James W.A.R. Lloyd
  • Episode Sixteen (July, 2018): BONUS! Wizard World Comic Con Boise 2018 Review[39]
  • Episode Seventeen (August, 2018): The Dennis Eichhorn Project Part I[40]
  • Episode Eighteen (September, 2018): The Dennis Eichhorn Project Part II[41]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.edgarriceburroughs.com/?cat=3
  2. ↑ http://boingboing.net/2014/09/04/tarzan-comic-with-story-by-rea.html
  3. ↑ http://arbiteronline.com/2014/09/11/idaho-comics-group-highlights-idaho-artists/
  4. ↑ http://www.cbr.com/comics-a-m-this-weekend-its-small-press-expo/
  5. ↑ http://www.edgarriceburroughs.com/?p=1508
  6. ↑ https://www.idahomagazine.com/article/tarzan-loves-idaho/
  7. ↑ http://www.cbr.com/comics-a-m-at-long-last-blake-and-mortimer-gets-a-prequel/
  8. ↑ https://www.idahomagazine.com/article/tarzan-loves-idaho/
  9. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/25/queer-comic-artists_n_6924318.html
  10. ↑ http://handsomeboyscomicshour.com/2015/09/112-new-x-men-vol-4-5-by-morrison-quitely-jimenez-bachalo/
  11. ↑ Kartalopoulos, Bill. "Best American Comics 2015," On-Panel.com. Accessed October 25, 2015.
  12. ↑ http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/article40664814.html
  13. ↑ https://news.boisestate.edu/update/2015/08/27/new-library-exhibit-idaho-comic-collection/
  14. ↑ http://albertsonslibrary.blogspot.com/2015/09/history-of-idaho-comics-presentation-at.html
  15. ↑ http://comicsalliance.com/history-tarzan-comics/
  16. ↑ http://on-panel.com/BAC2016/index.html
  17. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/10/23/hardcover-graphic-books/?smid=tw-nytbooks&smtyp=cur&_r=1
  18. ↑ http://i.imgur.com/18H9zj5.jpg
  19. ↑ http://i.imgur.com/s0YCw7l.jpg
  20. ↑ https://atomicavenue.com/atomic/issue/333754/Fandoms-Finest-Comics-1
  21. ↑ http://imgur.com/gallery/aXM2O
  22. ↑ http://imgur.com/gallery/mz5ffVi
  23. ↑ http://i.imgur.com/xe6zxTM.jpg
  24. ↑ http://imgur.com/m4Ol9gY
  25. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/id-com-news-1
  26. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-with-albert-asker-randall-kirby
  27. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-with-albert-asker-steve-willhite
  28. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-with-albert-asker-joshua-shapel
  29. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-with-albert-asker-joshua-shapel
  30. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-with-albert-asker-adam-rosenlund
  31. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-with-albert-asker-bear-claw-comics
  32. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-with-albert-asker-bear-claw-comics
  33. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-with-albert-asker-shanae-lavelle
  34. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-with-albert-asker-scott-pentzer
  35. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-with-albert-asker-ethan-ede
  36. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-with-albert-asker-erica-crockett
  37. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-with-albert-asker-brian-douglas-ahern-live-from-border-town-comic-con-2018/s-SI67o
  38. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-julia-green
  39. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-with-albert-asker-bonus-wizard-world-boise
  40. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-with-albert-asker-the-dennis-eichhorn-project-part-1
  41. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-317211535/idaho-comics-with-albert-asker-the-dennis-eichhorn-project-part-2
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