Big Umbrella

Big Umbrella is a defunct comic-book imprint which was formed by indie comic creators Rafael Navarro, Javier Hernandez, Michael Aushenker, Ted Seko, and Rhode Montijo.[1][2] It wasn't considered an imprint as along the lines of a DC or Marvel imprint but more along the lines of a loosely formed coalition of independent publishers and friends. The imprint disbanded sometime in 2003 due to problems in the market-place. According to creator Javier Hernandez:

...[T]he straw that broke the camel's back, regarding Big Umbrella, was the fact that Diamond, the sole, national comic distributor with an exclusive contract with the national comic books direct market, chose to only carry some of the books.[3]

Big Umbrella
Comic-book imprint
IndustryComics
Founded(2000) Rafael Navarro, Javier Hernandez, Michael Aushenker, Ted Seko, Rhode Montijo.
Defunct2003
HeadquartersWhittier, California

Despite the break-up, the creators remain friends and often collaborate on their independent works.

Works published
  • El Gato, Crime Mangler (Aushenker)
  • El Muerto (Hernandez)
  • Fusionman (comics) (Seko)
  • Monster Monolith (Seko)
  • Sonambulo (Navarro)
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See also
  • Tio Chango

References
  1. Big Umbrella Comics
  2. ElMuerto.com - The Official Site of El Muerto, the Aztec Zombie!
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2013-10-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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