Author Archives: Tom

Strange Times #4 – The Road Back is here!

“The Road Back” – A 56-page, magazine-sized anthology of challenge, struggle and tragedy…and our will to overcome. Available in print at Amazon – Available in PDF at Gumroad Comics, illustration, poetry and more. It’s been in circulation for a couple of days now, and early returns are positive. I’m personally very pleased with how thisContinue reading “Strange Times #4 – The Road Back is here!”

Check out the brand new 2023-24 Phoenix catalog!

While Strange Times 4 and Heroes Now 4 were percolating at the printer, I found myself with the time to finally put together a legitimate catalog of Phoenix Productions zines. You can download a copy of the catalog by clicking here. I’ll also bring copies to shows and zine fests, not to mention toss itContinue reading “Check out the brand new 2023-24 Phoenix catalog!”

Phoenix Productions is headed back to SPACE!

I took a year off in 2023, but Phoenix Productions already is signed up for the Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo (SPACE) for 2024! One of the best small press cons around, SPACE is a great place to meet other creators, share ideas, sell a few books and enjoy the zine-making life. My daughterContinue reading “Phoenix Productions is headed back to SPACE!”

Off to the printer!

Very quick update: Heroes Now 4 and Strange Times 4 have been sent to the printer! I’ll still need to see digital proofs, receive the zines and get them out to recipients, but it’s so satisfying to say that the clock is now ticking. The print order will be for contributors, friends and United FanzineContinue reading “Off to the printer!”

Radio silence means things are happening!

It’s been around a month since I last posted, and for good reason. Lots of stuff on the family front – three kids in the throes of fall sports season, along with evening practices and weekend travel – plus a quick trip to SPX in Washington DC kept me on my toes. Oh yeah, andContinue reading “Radio silence means things are happening!”

Big changes to the back catalog

Of course I couldn’t have picked a better time, but this has been percolating in my mind for a while now. It’s also been something that I’ve been working hard on over the last week or so. What’s going on, you ask? Well, I’m migrating the Phoenix Productions physical back issue store to Amazon. There’sContinue reading “Big changes to the back catalog”

HEROES NOW #4 is finished

A little update for those interested: Heroes Now #4 is complete. I’ve been hop-scotching back and forth between Heroes Now, Strange Times, Hologram and Something in the Water (much to the chagrin of my long-neglected Inktober 52 artwork) for a while now. I figured it would be best to put one project to bed andContinue reading “HEROES NOW #4 is finished”

Strange Times to be added to Columbia University Library

An incredible side effect of Stephen Bissette’s endorsement of Matt Levin’s Strange Times #3 collection of Walking Man Comics is that it grabbed the attention of the Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University Rare Books & Manuscript Library. She ordered all three issues of Strange Times. When I sent the shipping confirmation, IContinue reading “Strange Times to be added to Columbia University Library”