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BUCKLEDOWN BREWING PARTNERS WITH VAULT FOR BARBARIC BLOOD RED ALE

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"This red ale starts off with authentic Pale Ale malt for a bready backbone, complemented by the robust spiciness…

1 min read Dec 19, 2023

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EPIC NEW SERIES, BARBARIC: BORN IN BLOOD

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Worried Axe is going to find out you fell behind on a few issues? Scared to admit that despite all…

2 min read Nov 21, 2023

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Beyond Real #1 Received Over 100,000 Orders

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BEYOND REAL is one of the most exciting and innovative independent comics of the last decade. It sees Zack Kaplan…

2 min read Nov 21, 2023

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SANJI — A MANGA HOMAGE VARIANT COVER LINE WITH ARTIST ANGELA WU

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The first Sanji variant cover will be for Barbaric: Wrong Kind of Righteous #1. It will be an homage to…

3 min read Oct 23, 2023

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Slash and Vault Kickstart A New Era of Deathstalker

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BACK NOW ON KICKSTARTER Are you ready for a journey that combines swords, sorcery, and... Slash?! If so, you'…

2 min read Oct 10, 2023

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VAULT MAKES BEYOND REAL #1 FREE FOR RETAILERS

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In September, Vault offered Christopher Yost and Val Rodrigues’ comic UNNATURAL ORDER #1 using the free-to-retailer model, and the smash-hit book received over 137,000 orders, making it one of the highest-ordered comics of the past ten years.

2 min read Oct 5, 2023

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Vault Comics @ New York City Comic Con 2023

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We're thrilled to announce our presence at this year's New York City Comic Con, and we&…

4 min read Sep 29, 2023

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Banned Books Week: Let Freedom Read!

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This year, Banned Books Week is more important than ever. Challenges to books and intellectual freedom run rampant in school…

2 min read Sep 29, 2023

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Video Nasties with John Lees: Flesh for Frankenstein

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Is Flesh for Frankenstein a good movie? Heck no. But it's the kind of movie miracle that rarely works out if you try to recreate it on purpose.

3 min read Sep 13, 2023

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Free Frights for 24 Hours: The Nasty's Labor Day Spectacle

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For 24 hours only, we're giving the first five issues of THE NASTY for free.

1 min read Sep 4, 2023

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MAD MEN to MIND MEN By Zack Kaplan

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The evolution of device mind control…and why we’re helpless to stop it.

4 min read Aug 23, 2023

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HE WHO FIGHTS WITH MONSTERS WILL BE ADAPTED INTO A GRAPHIC NOVEL

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Travis Deverell aka Shirtaloon’s "He Who Fights With Monsters" will be adapted into graphic novels by Vault Comics.

1 min read Aug 8, 2023

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