Scout Comics Announces June Retailer Direct Program, Including Three New Series

Independent publisher Scout Comics has announced a direct-to-retailer program to help ease the burden of comic shops having to endure the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as have introduced three new upcoming series to the fold as well.

The plan is to offer retailers an opportunity to purchase the publisher’s books, which will be released twice-per-month, via its partnership with Comic Impressions, a local print partner near its headquarters.

In conjunction with the publishing news, Scout also unveiled covers for three new upcoming series, which can also be preordered now in, Murder Hobo: Broken, Beaten + Buggered, from Joseph Schmalke and Jason Lynch, Loggerhead: Bloody Bayou, helmed by Bryan Silverbax, who is the writer and artist, and It Eats What Feeds It (by writers Max Hoven and Aaron Crow and artist Gabriel Lumazark).

Murder Hobo Publisher Synopsis: “In the Lands of High Adventure, brave bands of heroes undertake dangerous quests in search of fame and fortune. The exploits of these fearless explorers, who dare delve into the deepest of dungeons, will be sung about by the bards for eons. This is not their story. No, this is a tale of what happens when well-intentioned groups of would-be adventurers recruit the wrong kind of “hero,” the dreaded Murder Hobo. Selfish assassins who thrive on illicit acts and unprovoked bursts of violence, these agents of chaos can foil even the best-laid plans. Follow the exploits of Drunk-o and Nymph-o, a pair of Murder Hobos with different methods, but the same goal: to keep all the loot for themselves.”

Loggerhead Publisher Synopsis: “The world as we knew it changed after the last of the great wars leaving a large portion of North America a dead wasteland. It’s in that wasteland that tales of a monster only known as Loggerhead exist. Within this wasteland valuable elements and minerals have been unearthed creating a hotbed of illegal mining and overrun with scavengers. When some children find themselves endangered while witnessing an illegal scavenger mineral hunt a protector rises from the murky depths of the wasteland to exact retribution.”

It Eats What Feeds It Publisher Synopsis: “In this grimy horror romp, Francois, a stunning middle-aged woman, has developed a worsening affliction and seeks a young caretaker to upkeep her lavish creole mansion deep in the mystic bayou of Louisiana.  Kenny, a teenage halfwit looking for a summer job, stumbles right to her doorstep. Free rent, free meals, high pay, easy work, and a provocative boss… what’s there for Kenny to refuse? Well, there’s the blood-covered kitchen spilling over with raw meat and the bolt-locked steel-plated attic door he’s restricted access to. Are these red flags worth the risk of missing out on a wild summer romance?”

Open enrollment for the above and upcoming series runs June 1-14, 2020.

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