WHAT WE SELL
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INDIE COMICS
Called ‘Independent Comics’ to distinguish them from mass published super-hero novelties, they take the storytelling success of main-stream comics and bring it to the next level with real art, and real stories.
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ZINES
Zines, short for magazine, are small booklets made for cheap and distributed to audiences quickly. They take all the power of communication found in newspapers, magazines, and journals, and add the unstoppable force of a do-it-yourself attitude.
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BOOKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE
Books, Chapbooks, Magazines, Newspapers, Pamphlets, Journals, Artist’s Books, Postcards, Guides, Posters, Booklets, Digital Media, Collectibles...
Who we are
Sheep Cult Comics was born from a need. Sheep Cult Comics aims to sell print works by outsiders and for outsiders. We want to create a space for people to learn and discover, shelves to get lost in and a space to read books that change your heart, something you can’t do in between the cold pixels of Amazon.com. Sheep Cult Comics will be the next era in retail comics and books.
Emma Akins
Emma Kathryn Akins was born and raised in the rolling hills of the midwest, in Dubuque, Iowa. She graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Comic Arts.She has started her own career as a comics artist, selling work at Chicago Comics and getting published by Crucial Comics. She has worked for over 8 years in multiple comic book stores throughout the greater Chicago area, including Graham Crackers Comics, Chicago Comics, and G Mart Comics. She has worked at the register, in inventory, in sales, at conventions, in shipping, and in fulfillment. She knows comics and more importantly she knows Chicago comics.
Trevor Hormel
Trevor Miller Hormel was born and raised on the sunny coast of California, in Santa Cruz. He graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture and Technology Arts. He has started a career as a writer, publishing multiple poems and stories with MiniMag and Broken Antler Magazine. He has worked for 7 years as a Marketing and Creative Director with clients such as McDonald’s, Modelo, Corona, and Krispy Kreme. He has managed marketing campaigns, designed merchandise, directed catalog photoshoots, designed showrooms and displays, and created websites. He knows how to sell things and how to make things.