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Issue No. 184 — Weekly Catalog Week of March 17, 2025

A living shelf of independent comics, curated weekly by people who actually read them.

312,000+ titles from 19,400 creator shops, delivered to 74 countries. No algorithms deciding what's worth your shelf space — just a 14-person editorial team of former comic-shop owners and critics, hand-promoting 200+ emerging titles every month.

312K+Unique titles
19,400Creator shops
74Countries shipped
A note from the editors

The catalog is an index, not a search box.

Every title you see here was submitted by its creator and reviewed by a member of our 14-person curation team. The catalog is organized into six reader lanes — each one a distinct visual shelf with its own editorial sensibility — and refreshed twice a week. Above the shelves sit two always-on discovery rails: Curator Picks (200+ hand-promoted emerging titles per month) and Trending in Your Niche (live sales-rankings, refreshed every 15 minutes).

  1. 01

    Manga

    Original right-to-left work, anthology series, and translated indie imprints from 31 countries.

    48,210 titles
  2. 02

    Webtoon

    Vertical-scroll serialized stories from independent studios and solo creators.

    37,840 titles
  3. 03

    Sci-Fi Zines

    Risograph and small-press speculative fiction, hand-stapled and numbered.

    12,690 titles
  4. 04

    Romance

    Sweeping graphic novels, slice-of-life serials, and queer rom-com one-shots.

    54,120 titles
  5. 05

    Horror

    Body horror, folk horror, gothic romance, and quiet dread from small presses.

    29,470 titles
  6. 06

    Kids

    All-ages adventure, middle-grade mystery, and picture-book comics for emerging readers.

    21,330 titles
Always-on rail

Curator Picks

200+ emerging titles per month, hand-selected by our editorial team of former comic-shop owners and critics. Updated every Tuesday and Friday.

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Always-on rail

Trending in Your Niche

Transparent public sales-rankings with a 'Trending in Your Niche' dashboard refreshed every 15 minutes. No pay-to-play placement.

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This Week's Shelf

A rack view, not a search result.

The catalog rendered the way an indie comic-shop rack reads: cover-forward, dense enough to feel curated, light enough to scan. Filter by lane, format, language, or age range. Hover any cover for a one-line editorial note from the curator who added it.

Ghost Frequency Vol. 2 cover
Yuna Park Ghost Frequency, Vol. 2 "A quiet supernatural thriller that earns its twists." — Curator Asha V.
Spellbinder Diaries cover
Studio Marrow Spellbinder Diaries "Reads like a Studio Ghibli daydream. Updated weekly."
Luna Baja Field Notes cover
Hadi Okafor Luna Baja Field Notes "Hand-numbered edition of 250. A new standard for sci-fi zines."
After the Lights Go Out cover
Iris Bellamy After the Lights Go Out "Best debut romance graphic novel of the year."
The Wheat That Remembers cover
Crowsong Press The Wheat That Remembers "Quiet dread that lingers for days." — Curator Marco D.
Badger & Bluebird cover
Lila Marchetti Badger & Bluebird: Sky Tour "Perfect read-aloud for ages 5–9."
Neon Apostles cover
Renji Aizawa Neon Apostles, Vol. 1 "If AKIRA and Blade Runner had a quieter child."
Soft Launch cover
Theo & Min Soft Launch "A weekly hug in comic form."
Reefmother cover
Sable Akinyemi Reefmother "Transcendent. Read with the lights on."
The Glow Caper cover
Esi Boateng The Glow Caper "Series pick of the month for ages 8–12."
Carrion Constellation cover
Mariko Chen Carrion Constellation "Traded paper edition sold out twice."
The Marquee cover
House of Sloane The Marquee "A love letter to mid-century romance comics."
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