Comixology is inarguably the most popular mobile comics app on the market, and beginning with Omega Comics Presents vol. 2, you should be able to get all our new releases on your smartphone, tablet or desktop. Meanwhile, ComicsPlus goes beyond the consumer market, also offering a variety of content for libraries across the country as well. Our entire runs to date of both Omega Comics Presents and The Utopian are available there, with more to come.

As always, we strive to bring you the most amount of sequential storytelling for the least amount of money, and have priced all our standard 32-page comics at only 99 cents on these platforms when possible. Stay tuned for our next generation of titles to debut across all these platforms in the near future.

Pop! Goes the Icon Commander-in-Cheif Pj Perez heads to the Mile High City for Denver Comic Con from May 31-June 2. He’ll be at Artist Valley table J-5 (not far from future Omega Comics Presents contributors Dan Schkade and Jesse Snavlin at I-13 and Tales from the Boneyard/Tales from Fremont Street contributor Deryl Skelton at J-12) with the full line of Pop! Goes the Icon comics (currently in print), plus he’ll probably be shaking hands, doing sketches and trying really hard to get good phone reception.

That same weekend, right here in Sin City, Tales from the Boneyard/Tales from Fremont Street contributor F. Andrew Taylor (plus special guests?) will be manning the first-ever Pop! Goes the Icon Pop! Up Store at the spring Neon Bazaar in downtown Las Vegas on June 1. It’s a fun, one-day pop-up retail event featuring mom-and-pop retailers, artisans, food trucks, and much more, all in the center of the New Downtown action! If you ask nicely, Andy will probably do a sketch for you, too … or maybe tell you about the secret project we have lined up for the near future.

Two weeks later — yes, only two weeks! — it’s back to Las Vegas for Pj Perez as he holds court at the first-ever Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con, happening at the South Point Hotel & Casino from June 14-16. There’s a really great line-up of superstars for this first-time event, so come for the big wigs, stay for the indies!

And don’t think we’ve forgotten you Midwest folks — our ever-busy, ever-booked Omega Comics Presents writer extraordinaire, Russell Lissau, will be appearing at Anime Midwest in Rosemont, Ill. from July 5-7. There, he’ll join Amala’s Blade writer Steve Horton for a panel discussion on Saturday called “Ghosts, Assassins, Zombies, and Murderers,” during which Russell will talk about his upcoming crime graphic novel he’s working on with John Bivens, Old Wounds, which we’ll be happily bringing to the world in the next year.

Phew! That’s a lot of great creators covering a lot of square mileage across this here U.S. of A. We hope you can make it out to one of these fine shows, and if not, well, stay tuned to our events page for all of our upcoming appearances. Or subscribe to our fancy-schmancy newsletter! Or if you spend your days on Facebook, we’re there, too. Or Twitter. Or Tumblr. We’re social like that.

Speaking of which, if Facebook IS more your speed, you should probably “like” us over there so we can discuss the topics of the day. We’re also on Twitter, and allegedly, and though we don’t have a YouTube account yet, you’ll be the first to know when we do. Connect with us and give us your feedback on what we’re doing and what you’d like to see more of in the future. THE INTERNET!

“Tales from Lost Vegas” tells the story of three friends who discover strengths they never knew existed as they face strange characters and terrifying perils inside a secret city buried beneath the streets of Las Vegas. Written by Ed Hawkins, who also developed the concept behind 2011’s “Tales from Fremont Street,” “Tales from Lost Vegas” will be the first full-color entry in the series, which since 2010 has raised more than $2,500 for the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Foundation in support of the annual Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival. “Lost Vegas” will debut at this year’s festival, which will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2.

To be considered for inclusion for this comic, artists must submit five to 10 pages of sequential art pages (not just pin-ups or sketches) demonstrating their ability to tell a story through pictures. All styles and media are welcome, but all submissions must be submitted digitally via email to editor @ popgoestheicon.com. Each artist selected will be assigned to illustrate one chapter from the book, and must be able to draw 6 to 10 pages from a script. An honorarium of $200 will be awarded to each artist participating.

Thanks to Ralph Mathieu for hosting our live submission session last week at Alternate Reality Comics, and also a high-five to View Newspapers for helping to spread the word in the Book Briefs section of this week’s paper.

Anime Milwaukee kicks off Friday, Feb. 15 and runs through Sunday, Feb. 17 at the Milwaukee Hyatt Regency. If you live in the area and are into anime, cosplay, comics, gaming or just having fun, you won’t want to miss this three-day extravaganza featuring concerts, parties, panels, fashion shows, gaming and much more. And you’ll find our pal Russell Lissau, frequent Omega Comics Presents contributor and co-creator of the forthcoming graphic novel Old Wounds, from whom you can get a sketch, buy some comics, and learn a thing or two about writing comics!

Las Vegas comic book artists of any level are encouraged to bring their portfolios to Alternate Reality Comics on Saturday, Feb. 16 from noon to 3 p.m., where Pop! Goes the Icon publisher and editor Pj Perez will be hosting a talent search to find illustrators for our next edition in our series of commemorative benefit comics for the Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival, Tales from Lost Vegas. To be considered for inclusion for this comic, artists should have five to 10 pages of sequential art pages (not just pin-ups or sketches) demonstrating their ability to tell a story through pictures. All styles and media are welcome. Art submissions are also being accepted online through Feb. 28.

Check out our Events page for all creator appearances and hosted events throughout the year!

We always strive to keep the price of our digital comics affordable and sensible, so all of our comics — including 48-page editions such as Tales from the Boneyard and Tales from Fremont Street — are available for only $1.27 each! You can download the coMix on-the-go app for free from your favorite app store, and then you’ll also get access to a wealth of mobile-friendly comics from such publishers as IDW, Zenescope, Antarctic, and more.

The other cool thing is that Zero-Sum is India’s largest aggregator of mobile comics, with a strong presence in Southeast and Far East Asia, so our Las Vegas-based comics will be reaching a larger audience than ever before!

Illustration by Tiarra Joslyn

The holidays — whichever one you fancy — are here, and if you’re stumped on what to get the favorite people in your life, why not let us help? Comic books make great gifts, whether you’re celebrating 12 days of Christmas, 8 nights of Hanukkah, or one instance of the day being really, really short.

We’ve specially priced a number of comics from our back catalog to clear out room for the new stuff coming in 2013, so you can get a lot of reading for less scratch.  Stock is limited, and the sale ends when these comics disappear!

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We know things have been a bit quiet around here lately, but that’s only because we’re getting ready to unearth some cool, new comics for 2013. In the meantime, however, you know what time it is, right? That’s right — time for our annual Black Friday Warehouse Clearance Sale! Whether you want to shop for Small Business Saturday (we’re small!), Cyber Monday (we’re online!) or just for the love of comics (we make those!), you’ll enjoy savings of at least 50 percent off select issues of OMEGA COMICS PRESENTS, THE UTOPIAN, TALES FROM FREMONT STREET and TALES FROM THE BONEYARD.

Some of these quantities are extremely limited, and the sale ends the night of Monday, Nov. 26, or when supplies run out — whichever comes first. So stock up! If you’ve bought any of these comics in the past and enjoyed them, why not buy a few to give as gifts? Share the joy of reading this holiday season! And help us make room for exciting, new projects we’ll be announcing in the coming year.

Thank you for your support of original, independent comics. Happy Thanksgiving (or as our friends outside the U.S. call it, “Thursday”)!

Pop! Goes the Icon is proud to be a recognized sponsor of the VVCBF for the second year in a row, a feat made possible by all of you who purchased a copy of Tales from the Boneyard or Tales from Fremont Street in the last few years. We’re honored to be a part of this homegrown event, and hope you’ll bring your friends and family to enjoy a day of geeking out. As usual, you can find PGTI editor and chief nuisance Pj Perez manning the table, with a full array of our comics and books. See you there!

You can find us at table T-87, where PGTI editor/dictator Pj Perez* will be joined by Tales From… contributor F. Andrew Taylor for a weekend of comic-slinging, autograph-signing, sketch-drawing, high-fiving, and baby-kissing.

This affordable show — only $25 per day or $40 for the full weekend — is family friendly, features a lot of big-name creators and actors, and offers plenty of gaming, workshops and more to keep you entertained. We hope to see you there!

*Note: Pj Perez will be unavailable Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.