Viper Comics, based in Dallas, Texas

Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...

, has been an independent publisher of comic books and graphic novel

Graphic novel

A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...

 trade paperbacks since 2003. Viper comic books are distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors

Diamond Comic Distributors

Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. is the largest comic book distributor serving North America. They transport comic books from both big and small comic book publishers, or suppliers, to the retailers. Diamond dominates the direct market in the United States, and has exclusive arrangements with most...

 and their graphic novels are distributed through Diamond, Ingram Books, Baker & Taylor, Inc., and other distributors.

History

Viper Comics has been publishing indie comics since 2003 and has received positive reviews for several of their publications including Villains and Dead@17

Dead@17

Dead@17 is a series formerly published by Viper Comics. The latest mini-series is being published by Image Comics. It was created by Josh Howard and focuses on a girl, Nara Kilday, who is killed and then reborn to fight demons.-Dead@17:...

. Their graphic novels The Middleman

The Middleman

The Middleman is a comic book series written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach with art by Les McClaine and published by Viper Comics. The series was initially intended to be a television pilot. Grillo-Marxuach decided he wanted to write a series that represented all of the things he grew up loving...

and Emily Edison were selected as 2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens by The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

In June 2008, a television series

The Middleman (TV series)

The Middleman is an American television series. The series, which was developed for television by Javier Grillo-Marxuach for ABC Family, is based on the Viper Comics series, The Middleman, created by Grillo-Marxuach and Les McClaine...

 based on Viper's The Middleman

The Middleman

The Middleman is a comic book series written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach with art by Les McClaine and published by Viper Comics. The series was initially intended to be a television pilot. Grillo-Marxuach decided he wanted to write a series that represented all of the things he grew up loving...

series, created by Javier Grillo-Marxuach

Javier Grillo-Marxuach

Javier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach , born October 28, 1969 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a television screenwriter and producer, known for his work as writer and producer on the first two seasons of the ABC television series Lost, as well as other series including Charmed and Law and Order: Special...

 and illustrated by Les McClaine

Les McClaine

Leslie "Les" McClaine was born September 30, 1977 in Ventura, California to Andrew and Lynn McClaine. He grew up in the historic town of Lexington, Massachusetts, where he worked in the public library. After graduating from high school, Les attended the Savannah College of Art and Design, where...

, debuted on ABC Family

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.

Staff

Viper comics maintains a core business team of:

• Jessie Garza, President / Publisher
• Dale Mettam, Editor-in-Chief
• Tony Garza, Creative and Digital Director

Print

The following is a list of titles published by Viper Comics:

• A Bit Haywire
• Battle Smash Vs. The Saucermen From Venus
• Blue Agave & Worm
• Daisy Kutter
  Daisy Kutter
  Daisy Kutter: The Last Train is a four-part black-and-white comic book series written and illustrated by Kazu Kibuishi in 2004 and published by Viper Comics.The story is a Science fiction Western, a combination of Steampunk and Western.-Plot:...
  
  
• Dead@17
  Dead@17
  Dead@17 is a series formerly published by Viper Comics. The latest mini-series is being published by Image Comics. It was created by Josh Howard and focuses on a girl, Nara Kilday, who is killed and then reborn to fight demons.-Dead@17:...
  
  
• Dummy's Guide to Danger
• Emily Edison
• "The Expendable One"
• Hell House: The Awakening
• Karma Incorporated
  Karma Incorporated
  Karma Incorporated is a three issue comic book limited series about a team of misfits who are paid to cause trouble with the enemies of their employers. The series is written by David Hopkins, illustrated by Tom Kurzanski, colored by Marlena Hall, and published by Viper Comics...
  
  
• Kid Houdini and the Silver Dollar Misfits
• The Lost Books of Eve
• The Middleman
  The Middleman
  The Middleman is a comic book series written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach with art by Les McClaine and published by Viper Comics. The series was initially intended to be a television pilot. Grillo-Marxuach decided he wanted to write a series that represented all of the things he grew up loving...
  
  
• Missing Linx
• Nosferatu
• Oddly Normal
• Random Encounter
• Sasquatch (Sasquatch Comic Anthology)
• Stu Bear in the 25th Century
• Villains

Web

The website also features several webcomic

Webcomic

Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....

s:

• Bob the Squirrel
  Bob the Squirrel
  Bob the Squirrel is a comic strip by Frank Page. Its name refers to the main character, a squirrel named Bob, who represents the strip's creator's consciousness. Because of this premise, Frank Page actually appears in the comic strip as one of the central characters.The squirrel represents the...
  
  
• Brinkerhoff
• The Horrible Pirates
• Muffin Time
• RiverSide
• Small Wonder
• Ugly Hill
  Ugly Hill
  Ugly Hill is a webcomic written and drawn by Paul Southworth. The titular Ugly Hill is the home town of the main characters.Ugly Hill is currently a part of Blank Label Comics. On 2006-11-07 it was announced that Ugly Hill would be published on Viper Comics' website...
  
  
• You'll Have That

External links

• Viper Comics official site
• IGN page
• Interview at UGO Slush Factory
• Article about Viper's critical successes at Comic Book Resources