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Ovation Comics

Creating a new age of comics for print, digital, and beyond. Look for the Standing O! Borne from Passion

We love comic books. We love to read them.

We love to create them. We love to share them with the world. So we started this imprint with the simple mission to publish the finest quality comics in all genres and for all ages. As a natural extension of our core mission, we also develop tabletop games based on our properties. Our printed and digital comics are available at ovationcomics.com and comic book specialty shops and online retailers

worldwide. Home Sweet Home

We're located in the heart of the Upper Valley of the state of New Hampshire, a wonderfully unique region where New Hampshire and Vermont are united by the Connecticut River. We're less than an hour from the serenity of the Lakes Region and the wilderness of the White Mountains. Life here is a fascinating brew of country living in historic New England, spiced up with a progressive arts community and the youthful influence of Dartmouth College. We work with award-winning creators as well as undiscovered talent from around the globe. What's with the Key? Although the "Standing O" is our unmistakeable primary logo, The Freedom Key is our secondary logo. You'll find it somewhere on all of our comic books. It is symbolic of a primary tenet here: creative freedom. We don't shackle writers and artists with corporate control over their creations. We don't lock down ownership of their properties. So they are free to do what they do best...create. Freedom is awesome. Freedom is the key.

08/19/2024

Make the world a better place. Make comics.

08/18/2024

What kind of art do we like?

HUMAN art!

08/14/2024

Back after getting hacked, trying to assess the damage done. Ignore weird BS messages from me.

08/06/2024

We’ve been quiet for quite a while. But behind the scenes, things are cooking. Sketches by Renan Shody

04/15/2024

New books. New stories. New art teams. Emerging from the darkness.

03/17/2024

BREAKING NEWS: Ovation Comics, a publisher of comic books and graphic novels based in Concord, NH, is pleased to announce the formation of HEXCAT. This new imprint will focus on the company's expanded offerings in the fiction genres of supernatural, horror, and dark fantasy.

"Our best-selling title to date was our most recently published, a dark fantasy titled Thistleheart," says John Schlim Jr, Publisher & Chief Geek at Ovation. "Our most popular IP has always been the supernatural heroine, Goth Ghost Girl. And much of our fan growth has been a result of titles with darker themes written for mature readers. So it makes sense to give the people what they want! Our goal with Hexcat is to continue growing these darker categories without diluting the multi-genre identity of Ovation Comics that serves a wide age range. We also want to produce art books that celebrate traditional artists in the contentious age of AI."

Hexcat will publish mature reader comic books, graphic novels, art books, and related board games beginning in 2024. They are actively seeking to build beta reader and prototype game player communities.

Logo art by Danger Dom at Cauldron Design. Logo text by Laura Jackman Design.

03/16/2024

I’ll be rocking Beantown the end of the month to visit PAX East! Not as a guest, not as a vendor, just meeting with game designers and researching the industry for future plans. 🤫

03/07/2024

It’s not solely about creativity.

02/16/2024

In case you hadn’t heard, I moved again…which means Ovation Comics World HQ did too. I wasn’t thrilled at this development, but damn look at this exciting new studio space!

12/25/2023

Our merry band of storytellers are hoping that your holiday story is one filled with peace, love, and joy.

09/13/2023

Big announcement coming on Halloween! You’ll have goosebumps if you dig supernatural, horror, and dark fantasy comics.💀

09/04/2023

Danger Dom has been working to bring this idea to life!

08/31/2023

You’ve got to give the people what they want. We listened and came up with a spellbinding idea that’s exciting enough to raise the dead. We’ll announce all the details on Halloween - hopefully the suspense doesn’t kill you. 💀

08/25/2023

Looking for an artist that could create a customized adaptation of this retro style Halloween cat head. It’s for use as a logo graphic so it’s important that you understand the particulars of that usage.

04/20/2023

Look what arrived today. We’re one step closer to making our popup store and convention appearances a reality. Let the road trips begin! 🚐

03/23/2023

Preview of something amazing in the works by Tera White! ⚔️🐉

03/21/2023

While gathering information for taxes, we thought it was very cool to see all the places our comics are going thanks to the Pirate Ship dashboard. All of our creators are grateful for the enthusiastic support around the world! Here are a couple snapshots of our Top 5 U.S. and international shipping destinations.

02/26/2023

It seems like it's been a long wait for Ovation Nation but don't fret. Behind the scenes there are artists creating new stories that are going to rock your world. Plus we've gotten completely caught up on all fulfillment. Announcements coming soon!

02/20/2023

We’re tuning up the Imaginary Comicsmobile for the start of the 2023 convention season! The first stop on our Ovation Nation Location road trip is right in our home Granite State at the Double Midnight Comics Free Comic Book Day event. We won’t have free comics, but you can swing by to chat about this rising indie publisher and shop our many comics and swag.

01/31/2023

Behind the scenes with a work in progress from creator B**g Abad!

12/25/2022

Hoping you found lots of comics under your tree!

12/15/2022

COMICS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COOL!

12/12/2022

Bundles of Thistleheart #1 headed out to retailers!

12/07/2022

Wednesday is all the rage on Netflix right now, and rightly so! Do you all remember when beloved artist Sergio Quijada did an epic illustration of Goth Ghost Girl in costume as Wednesday Addams? That was amazing and it sure makes you wish for a NEW Goth Ghost Girl project, doesn't it?
WELL IT'S COMING IN 2023!

12/02/2022

Just like YOU!

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New books. New stories. New art teams. Emerging from the darkness.

When your special edition of Thistleheart #1 arrives, check both sides of your backing board so you don’t miss all of your exclusive bonuses!

Looks like a good day to stay inside and keep shipping comics!

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Quick update about Ovation Comics...

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Ovation Comics 2021 Plan

It might be overly ambitious for small press, but this is the plan we're striving to achieve. We want to rebound hard from COVID delays to get the comics out to you! Hopefully there's a title in our 2021 plan that excites you.