What Monthly Indie Comics You should read This December 2020

The monthly indie comics you should read this December have one thing in common. Well, two, since they’re all indies. They are all really weird. To put it differently, they are bonkers. For example,  talking inanimate objects. However, it’s kind of a relief, really. By as well as large, between Dark Nights: death metal as well as X of Swords, it felt like DC as well as marvel were hogging all the weird that comics might handle. however now the indies are back to remind us that Superhero stories have nothing on Indie levels of weirdness.

Sam as well as His talking gun #1

(Image: Sam as well as His talking gun #1, Scout Comics)

See? talking inanimate objects. In this case, a weapon. Honestly, this had me at “Talking Gun.” I didn’t even need to read the solicitation to know I was going to pick this up. however the story did push it onto the monthly indie comics you should read this December list. While we have a talking gun, we likewise have a good, old-fashioned revenge story. however yeah—talking gun is still the…draw (get it?).

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Writer: Drew Ferguson
Artist: Lee Ferguson
Publisher: Scout Comics
Release Date: December 9th
Official Solicitation:

Sam stands in a room full of bodies, blood, as well as damaged things. The only thing on his mind? Colt. His brother, blood or not. Colt, who killed the only other person Sam had left. Colt, who broke Sam’s mind, as well as left the shattered pieces in an asylum. however Sam is back. He has his talking Gun. as well as no matter the cost, no matter the consequence: Colt has to pay.

Home sick Pilots #1

(Image: home sick Pilots #1: image Comics)

Certainly, this absolutely won’t be a traditional ghost story. At first, the solicitation seems pretty run-of-the-mill. however then we get to the last part, which describes the story as “Power Rangers” meets “The Shining.” Whoever wrote the solicitation absolutely knew that I was about to go “wait, really?” since they even wrote “yes, really” with it. how does that combination even work? In effect, one sentence took the series from “pass” to ‘I absolutely need to include this in the what monthly indie comics you should read this December list.” Power Rangers. The Shining. I’m there, as well as you should be too.

Writer: Dan Watters
Artist:  Caspar Wijngaard
Publisher: image Comics
Release Date: December 9th
Official Solicitation:

The team behind LIMBO, DAN WATTERS (Lucifer, COFFIN BOUND) as well as CASPAR WIJNGAARD (Star Wars, Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt), launch a brand-new ongoing SERIES.

In the summer of 1994, a haunted house walks across California. inside is Ami, lead singer of a high school punk band-who’s been missing for weeks. how did she get there, as well as what do these ghosts want? expect three-chord songs as well as huge bloody action that’s Power Rangers meets The Shining (yes, really).

Gideon Falls #27

(Image: Gideon Falls #27, image Comics)

In truth, it’s hard to say why you should read this final issue of Gideon Falls without spoiling it. Lemire as well as Sorrentino are a excellent team, so Gideon Falls is one perfect collaboration. It’s weird, epic, as well as personal. as well as it’s ending. For this reason, if you haven’t read the monthly indie series yet, you should read the trades before December 23rd. You won’t regret it.

Writer: Jeff Lemire
Artist: Andrea Sorrentino
Publisher: image Comics
Release Date: December 23rd
Official Solicitation:

SERIES FINALE

“THE END”-The mind-bending final thought to the Eisner Award-winning series by new York Times bestselling writer JEFF LEMIRE as well as artist ANDREA SORRENTINO (the innovative team behind eco-friendly Arrow as well as Old man Logan), with the talents of Eisner Award-winning colorist DAVE STEWART!

An oversized (80 page!) gigantic of a story where all the universes of “Gideon Falls” lastly converge. Can the combined forces of this rag-tag band of adventurers be sufficient to stop the laughing man as well as his limitless legions of evil?!

How many of us are just thinking “Um, when is Saga coming back?” Well, when it does, it will absolutely go on the comics you should read this list, however hopefully it isn’t next December. That book is brilliantly weird. however in the meantime, these should hold you over.

(Featured Image: Spawn #313, image Comics)