1 Block Down

Written by Kieran Carew, Art by Stan Yan.  1 Block Down collects a series of humorous shorts about the quirky folks living on the same city block.  In this issue, we focus on the denzens of the apartment complex.  2004. 24 pgs. b&w, color cover, magazine, general. $2.95 U.S.

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24 Hour Comics People 3: Rise of the Machines

Anthology

"It's back, and it wants your brain! ...well, maybe just your carburetor. This anthology of sleep-deprived comic stories from the 2009 Denver 24 Hour Comics Challenge includes stories from some of the premier comic creators in Denver. Featuring possessed teddy bears, space assassins, and Lebanese vegetarian vampires!  Contributors include the Squid Works' own Lonnie Allen, Ozzy Longoria, Michael O'Keefe, John Peters, Ron Ruelle, Tim Winkelman, Stan Yan and Ellen Yu. Introduction by John Peters, cover art by Stan Yan.

ISBN/EAN13: 1451548699 / 9781451548693, 558 pg. b&w digest with color, square bound cover. Mature.  $29.95 US.  Shipping April 2010.  Also available via Amazon!

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Preview stories:

Regret: A Cancer Survivor's Story by Stan Yan

The Break-Up by Lonnie Allen

The Insult That Made a Squid Out of Stan by Tim Winkelman

Stan Yan walks you through his personal process of creating mini comics by walking through his process for making this mini comic.  Designed as source material for kids' enrichment programs and Summer camps, this text can also be very useful for adults who are looking to fine tune their approaches to creating promotional comics that can be used to break into the competitive comic book industry.  16 page b&w digest, general $2.00 US.

Sample Pages (click to view larger):

by Stan Yan

Hilarious strips lampooning the personals dating scene. 16 pgs.
Half-legal, Mature, $2.50 US  # 0161

by Stan Yan & Chris Salas

S, M, L, XL, XXL

Black $20.00 US

Only Chaos   

by Stan Yan

Eugene, in vigilante style, goes on a soul-searching road trip to the city of sin, Las Vegas. Death lurks in the Nevada desert, and it could likely mean the end for the On-Campus Crusader.  32 pgs.  #0155

Magazine, Mature, $3.95 US          

Options Demystified by Thomas McCafferty - Illustrated by Stan Yan

The Potlatch Infestation by Stan Yan

As co-publisher for Potlatch: Comics to Benefit the CBLDF, Stan Yan ended up with an inordinate number of these books in his basement.  So, in the past few years, he's tried to turn that to his advantage by offering it as an enticement for FREE to folks at conventions with any purchase.  Much to Yan's surprise, people have become growingly suspicious that they are getting something that big for free.  Whadda they have to worry about?  That's what this story, The Potlatch Infestation is about.  Starring characters from Yan's The Wang graphic novels.

(The Potlatch Infestation front cover shown to the left)

Title: The Potlatch Infestation

Written, pencilled, inked, toned, and lettered by Stan Yan

Intended Audience: General

Format: 8 page b&w digest

Retail Price: $1.00 US

Squid Works Order #0322

What do you do if you fear you may have a Potlatch Infestation?

Squid Works T-Shirt - Design by Stan Yan

(S,M,L,XL, 2XL)

by Stan Yan

Humorous wall street print, numbered and signed by artist.
Merchandise, General, $10.00 US  # 0310

Written by Kevin Freeman, art by Stan Yan

Coming December 2008: SubCulture: The TPB!  It collects the original four-issue comics mini-series, plus is packed with extras:

• A never-seen alternative cover to issue #2

• New pinups by David Dwonch, Super Ugly, Danielle Corsetto, Alex Robinson, Lonnie Allen, and Ozzy Longoria

• A section that locates and explains the literally hundreds of Easter eggs that are scattered throughout the book

• Preliminary sketches and concept drawings of Stan’s earliest work on the book

• The first 24 webstrips that continue the story.

All in all it’s 144 pages, in a handy 6X9 format. The book is on Page 210 of the October Previews, Diamond order code OCT08 3822.  It costs $16.95.  Ask your local comic book store to reserve your copy today.

If you so desire, you can also preorder the book from us, and if you do so, shipping is FREE!

Also, for just $5 more, get a signed edition with a signed limited edition print from the SubCulture store!

View sample pages at the SubCulture ComicSpace page!

More information at http://subculturecomic.com

SubCulture: The Webstrips, Volume 1.0

By Kevin Freeman & Stan Yan

This handsome volume collects the first 200 webstrips from this site, originally posted from February 2008 to November 2009. Follow all of the hijinks of Jason, Noel, Arthur, Babs, Kim, Bart, Travis, and Skip! Also included in this collection are guest strips from Jim Mahfood, Matt Kindt, Fred Chao, Super Ugly, and many others, plus all of the never-before collected pinups from the original mini-series by the likes of Rob Ullman, Cal Slayton, Justin Bleep, and others. 96 pages packed with peanuts! Introduction by Danielle Corsetto (Girls with Slingshots)!

ISBN 9781449536558, 96 pg. b&w digest with color, square bound cover.  Mature.  $10 US

For Preview, check out our webstrip archive

Written by Kevin Freeman, Art by Stan Yan

96 pages / 9″ x 6″ / color cover with b&w interiors

Introduction by Danielle Corsetto

This handsome volume collects the first 93 webstrips from this site, originally posted from February 2008 to December 2008. See Jason struggle to get a job and contemplate college! Learn about Noel’s mini-comics! Enjoy as Arthur meets his match by finding Kim! Endless poop jokes! 96 pages packed with peanuts! Introduction by Danielle Corsetto (Girls with Slingshots)! MATURE READERS!  $9.95 US.

Have your local comic book store pre-order it for you, P.O. #MAY11 0812, or purchase it from us right now:

View sample pages via the webstrip starting here.

Reviews:

• 9/2011 "Skip lunch today and buy one of these. You'll thank me." ~Brian's Picks, Knights of the Dinner Table #179

• 6/8/2011 "You will love it if you love comics." ~Richard Vasseur, Jazma Onine

• 6/8/2011 "There’s a joke inside for everyone, which makes Subculture a rare treasure." ~Felicity Gustafson, Daily Reviews, ComicsBulletin.com

• 6/2/2011 "Top choice for pick up this month."  ~16BitMonster.com

• 5/26/2011 "...this collection is definitely worth reading." ~Blake Petit, cxPulp

Written by Kevin Freeman, Art by Stan Yan

96 pages / 9″ x 6″ / color cover with b&w interiors

Introduction by David Hedgecock

This handsome volume collectsstrips 187-279 from this site, originally posted from October 2009 to August 2010. Meet Bart’s arch-nemesis, Larry, and his faithful employee, and foil for Jason, Sunshine! Discover Bart’s hidden treasure trove of Silver Age goodies! 96 pages or lip-smacking fun! Introduction by David Hedgecock (Ape Entertainment)! MATURE READERS!  $10 US

Have your local comic book store pre-order it for you, P.O. #SEP11 0739, or purchase it from us right now:

View sample pages via the webstrip starting here

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Written by Stan Yan, Art by Daniel Crosier, Cover by L.J. Dopp

What do Ronald Reagan, Jerry Fallwell and Bob Denver have in common? They’re all dead! What else do they have in common? Obscure comic artist Stan Yan drew zombified caricatures of them. Is there a connection? Stan doesn't think so, but the evidence—and the bodies—are stacking up, and Stan needs to figure out why, since he has also incidentally drawn one of himself for his business card. 24 page, full color comic.  General audiences.  $3.99 US - Includes FREE signed print of variant cover by Daniel Croser (colors by Stan Yan) - This books is also available for FREE when you commission a Zombicature (zombie caricature) from Stan Yan.  Offers ONLY good for purchases from this site.

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by Stan Yan

The Wang is a series that was spawned from the On-Campus Crusader series characters.  However, Stan has taken Eugene out of his tights, taken him off of steroids, and we're going to attempt to get him graduated from college despite the efforts of Chief, his girlfriend, and his overbearing mom.  Available from July Previews!  96 pgs., b&w comic, full color square-bound cover, mature.  $9.95, order #320.  Also available is the $2.00 "The Wang: Premature 0" 24-page preview issue, order #321(click on image to find out more about both).  Check out Wang merchandise here!

Available via Diamond Comic Distributor's Previews order #JUL043126, Baker & Taylor Book Distributors, Dimestore, and Tony Shenton.  Pick this book up at an official Squid Works retailer or ask your favorite comic store to purchase it on your behalf.  If you still can't get a hold of this book, order online here!

The Wang: Who's Your Daddy?

by Stan Yan

The long-anticipated sequel to the underground hit, The Wang: The BIG One.  As successful as The Big One was a combining what Scott Chon (Arbiter of Good Tast, Sequart.com) calls, "An Asian-American sex comedy" with "a laugh-out-loud tragedy," Yan feels Who's Your Daddy" one-ups its predecessor by weaving into the mix, "the best murder mystery I've ever written."

Available via Diamond Comic Distributor's Previews order #OCT06 3639, , Baker & Taylor Book Distributors, or Tony Shenton.  Pick this book up at an official Squid Works retailer or ask your favorite comic store to purchase it on your behalf.  If you still can't get a hold of this book, order online here!

Also available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and Borders.com << PLEASE HELP STAN BY SUBMITTING REVIEWS!

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The Wang: Erection Year

A Collection of Strips by Stan Yan

"What if Charlie Brown grew up?" is how Wade Busby of The Guide described Eugene Wang, the protagonist of Yan's graphic novel series, The Wang. "And what if Charlie Brown was Asian?" is the rhetorical question Yan dares to ask in this latest bound edition. The result is this attractive, square-bound collection -- a pu pu platter of inside jokes that give readers a flavor of what it is like to grow up as an Chinese-American in a white bread town like Denver, Colorado. In addition to the introduction of Dildo, Kristin's popular new pet wiener dog, story lines revolving around insider trading in the stock brokerage industry, ... and the US Presidential erection (ahem) election run of Eugene's college roomie and self-made motivational speaker, George, will leave readers full of laughter, and hungry for more an hour later.

ISBN/EAN13: 0975504185 / 9780975504185, 60 pg. b&w 8.25" x 6" book with color, square bound cover. Mature.  $6.95 US.  Shipping December 2009.  Also available via Amazon!

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Previews of contents available via The Wang webcomic

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