For individuals who don’t know me, I’m John Lemus, the host of Indie Comics Showcase on a number of social media platforms, and the man who first introduced the thought to Bleeding Idiot just a little over 5 years in the past.
My household is from Cuba, so my first language is after all Spanish. I’ve all the time been into comedian books. Once I was little, I keep in mind my mom used to learn these small kind issue comedian books from Mexico. My pal Spike Valentine informed me they was once referred to as Tijuana Bibles. My mother and father had a small enterprise situated on Palm Avenue in Hialeah, Florida. Whereas they labored, I used to be typically left to my very own units and would get into the whole lot, together with my mother’s mini assortment. It’s one thing she didn’t like as a few of them contained very grownup content material.
Subsequent to the shop, there was the Hialeah Information Stand. It used to promote an ideal many magazines, some for teenagers and a few not. It’s the place I purchased my first comics. I keep in mind being drawn to them instantly. The colours, characters, and motion sequences blew my younger thoughts. This was within the late 80s early ’90s proper across the time of the launching of Picture Comics. It was a tremendous time for anybody entering into comics. Some nonetheless say it was the very best of occasions. With their assist, and by watching cartoons, I used to be capable of educate myself how one can learn and write in English.
On the time I used to be one of many few college students in my class who was fluent in each. Within the mid-2000s for a number of causes, Rajendra Gupta, the proprietor of The Hialeah Newsstand, closed the store. I went a very long time with out having the ability to purchase comics recurrently. I used to be capable of examine some out at my native library, learn some on-line, and purchase a number of at conventions. Round 2014/ 2015 John Ulloa and Juan Navarro, two of the founders of Creature Comics and Creature Leisure, opened the primary native comedian ebook store in East Hialeah. From them, I discovered about impartial publishing and comedian books. I actually received into it. This was across the similar interval because the second renaissance of social media.
Twitter and Fb had been turning into standard locations for impartial publishers, writers, and artists to share their work. It additionally turned a spot for followers of comics to share their ideas concerning the present state of comics. One among them was Richard Meyer, or as he was recognized on YouTube as Your Boy Zack. Richard would typically publish the works of many artists and writers in addition to their campaigns on crowdfunding websites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo.
I then went on to start out Indie Comics Showcase as a spot the place anybody and everybody may go on and share their works. Since then, I’ve backed a number of hundred impartial comedian books, mangas, and even books.
Early on, Bleeding Idiot provided me a spot the place I may share a few of the campaigns I discovered on crowdfunding websites and I did that for a number of years till my mom handed. That modified the whole lot in my life. I felt like I used to be beginning over, and had to take action a number of occasions as a result of issues saved altering. Thanfully, Chris and my associates at Bleeding Idiot have carried on and are doing a tremendous job.
Lately I’ve began working alone initiatives once more. I do hope to have the ability to dedicate extra of my time and myself to sharing the works of various creators I come throughout. I’m engaged on beginning a TikTok and D Tube account shortly. Until then please be at liberty to examine me, examine us out on Twitter, Fb, and even OnlyFans. Additionally, please proceed displaying your assist for Indie Creators. Try their campaigns we exhibit each week. These creators are placing a number of work and love into their initiatives. Many occasions, extra so than the large two.
The least we will do is showcase them.
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