I was buying a lot of Indie Comics back in the 80's. There were just so many start-ups publishing some pretty good books. Publishers like First, Capital, Black Tie, Amazing, Eclipse, Caliber, Arrow, Boom, Innovation, Silver Wolf, Greater Mercury, Blackthorne, Anarctic, Now ... I could go on. I've started to pull these little arcs & re-read them. I'm finding plenty of duds, but also more than my share of cool heroes & stories.
Please post some of your faves from back in the glory-days of Independent comics. Here are 6 fun examples.
The Last Generation (1986)
Only lasting some 5 or so issues, Black Tie's Last Generation combined American Indian Shamanism with mutated humans & animals thousands of years post apocalypse. Pretty good stuff.
Silver Wolf - Grips -
This is the book that I 1sr saw Tim Vigil's gorgeous & uber-violent art. I was blown away! It apparently went 23 issues but I only saw the 1st 4 or so.
The Elementals - 1983
1st appearing in Texas Comics, the book quickly fell under the Comico brand. Bill Willingham created this team of 4 superheroes who, in the 1st issue, are all killed in 4 different ways by 4-elementally themed manners. Fire, Water, Air & Earth. The 4 resurrect with the power of the element that killed them. Great stuff & Willingham would go on to work for DC.
The Badger - 1983 Capital, then First.
Mike Baron created this gonzo book & was immediately hooked from the 1st issue. A Bipolar, martial arts expert vet teams with a ancient Druid in Wisconsin. I doubt his zany mental health issues would float today but it sure was a fun book in it's time.
The Ex-Mutants 1986-94 Eternity, Amazing, Pied Piper, Malibu
This book bounced around a lot with me finally just giving up following it. But, in it's own silly way, it was a lot of fun for a while. After a nuclear war, a mutated scientist discovers a group of teens all frozen in suspended animation. He revives them & becomes their mutant-leader with all them quickly developing a fighting skillset. Off they travel into a ruined world landscape.
Honorable Mention - DNAgents 1983 - Eclipse then Anarctic Press
Genetically engineered heroes act as industrial firekeepers for a scientific corporation. A member Crossfire, branced off to his own book.