Louis Southard - Comic Book Writer

REVEALED TODAY: SOUTHARD X VALIANT - Hello, comic book stores! Did you miss me? I’m making my long awaited direct market return by writing Valiant’s iconic warrior out of time in X-O MANOWAR: BLACK, WHITE, AND GOLD #4 from @alienbooks.bsky.social / @idwpublishing.com!

OCEANMAN ADVENTURES TEAM SPOTLIGHT - “THE WET KNIGHT RETURNS”: Following the demise of his greatest enemy, the OCEANMAN has been seen in years! But, when the evils of the world start to swallow his precious city whole, not even retirement can stop the coral crusader!

Brought to you by Brian Hawkins, @azoinab.bsky.social, and @bertacious.bsky.social

ONLY 6 DAYS LEFT!!! Live on Kickstarter now is OCEANMAN ADVENTURES #1! A thrilling, aquatic, 200+ page, comic book anthology of seaside stories brought to you by one of the most exciting teams of comic book professionals this side of the Pacific! #comics #comicart #oceanman

We still need $1,034 to make OCEANMAN ADVENTURES #1 a reality! Any support helps at all. Thank you!

The book is 100% done so there is no risk in that respect. It’s a tribute to what we love about superhero comics from the mythology to the melodrama. Back the campaign here and grab your physical or digital copy today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lou...

Hey folks, there is one week left to back OCEANMAN ADVENTURES and make this meta-textual exploration of the history of superheroes happen. It’s got an absolutely stacked line-up of creators from across the industry and features 200 pages of action from the greatest hero you’ve never heard of.

The son of Oceanman. A mysterious crimson masked figure. Underwater bikes TOTALLY NOT INSPIRED BY SPONGEBOB. Our story in Oceaman Adventures #1 has it all but it needs YOUR help to reach the fin-ish line! Please consider supporting!

We still need $1,034 to make OCEANMAN ADVENTURES #1 a reality! Any support helps at all. Thank you!

Oh my stars and garters! We’re 84 smackers away from cracking $4000 as the clock ticks down! Care to help up in our time of need? OCEANMAN, MOLLUSK, and over 60+ comic creators need your help!

Oceanman and Mollusk need your help! We have exactly ONE WEEK before our Kickstarter campaign ends! We’re less than $1,500 away from our goal, so any support helps and is appreciated!

Live on Kickstarter now is OCEANMAN ADVENTURES #1! A thrilling, aquatic, 200+ page, comic book anthology of seaside stories brought to you by one of the most exciting teams of comic book professionals this side of the Pacific!

ONE. WEEK. LEFT. Oceanman is a hero, but even heroes need help sometimes, and today we need YOUR help to get us to the finish line! Please consider sending us some monies to get this funded! (link in bio) #comicsky #ncbd

Hey all! 🌊 We have one week left to make Oceanman Adventures happen and I need your help. If you haven’t backed the book yet please check out the link in my Bsky profile, there are so many talented people working on this and the stories are so so fun, you don’t want to get left out on this one ❤️⚓️🦑

Teaming up with incredible artist Andres Ponce, ARIC OF DACIA must save a vulnerable planet Earth from a mysterious and dangerous mental attack! The only problem is… THE ENTIRE VALIANT UNIVERSE WANTS TO STOP HIM!!! Join us in an action-packed story called “X-O MANOWAR VS. THE WORLD”!

Releasing JAN. 27, 2027, our Final Order Cut-Off Date is DEC. 7, 2026. So, if you’d like to support the team and I, let your local comics and book stores know ASAP!!!

Special thank you to my collaborator Andres Ponce, our editor Matías Timarchi, Valiant Entertainment, Alien Books, and IDW for making this all possible! As a big Jim Shooter fan, working on a character he helped create is a dream come true!

The Korner – A Comic Crowdfunding Round Up – Korner Sessions October 25, 2026 @superfanpr.bsky.social @kelleyjonesart @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @comicuno.bsky.social @philfalcowrites.bsky.social @louissouthard.bsky.social comic-watch.com/news/intervi...

This was a great debut column from @louissouthard.bsky.social looking at the present state of breaking into comics. Very much looking forward to future installments.

Thanks for joining us @linkara.bsky.social !

Check out the kickstarter for this MASSIVE book here

Here are the character designs for the Linkara short story in Oceanman Adventures, super fun to design Linkara's scuba suit.

We had a lot of fun playing with some of the tropes of soft reboots, the iconography of the New 52, and the nature of a hive-mind. OCEANMAN ADVENTURES is a metatextual pastiche traversing the history of superheroes. There are just over ten days left to back the campaign and secure your copy!

ANNOUNCEMENT: I’m incredibly happy to announce that I’m officially joining the Eisner Award-winning pop culture news publication The Beat @comicsbeat as a bi-weekly columnist with my new series FAKING INTO COMICS 101!

After joining the comics industry as a teenager and spending nearly a decade in the business, I’ve been invited to reveal my greatest secrets, tips, and tricks to help my fellow 21st century comic book creators in making their dreams come true.

Posted on the website today is my first ever column, so be sure to give it a read, share, and comment to let them know you’re hungry for more! Special thank you to Heidi MacDonald for offering me this position, and I hope to do the Beat justice in my writings.

Check out my first article here: www.comicsbeat.com/faking-into-...

I just backed OCEANMAN ADVENTURES #1 - A Swimsational Superhero Anthology on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/lou...

Laika’s Wildwood had me like this the entire time. Best film I’ve seen in ages.