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Ryan Cecil Smith




Title Creator Publisher Series Price
SF Ryan Cecil Smith Self-published $5.50
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Read more and comment... 		This is the latest and largest self-published work by Closed Caption Comics alumnus, Ryan Cecil Smith.  It's an energetically rendered, fun-filled, tongue in cheek science fiction romp that we unreservedly recommend to die-hard comics fans everywhere.  Printed in Japan, where Smith is currently residing.  The image to the left shows the front and back covers as well the two colors of paper stock in which the cover was printed (although, to be clear, each individual cover – both front and back – is printed on one or the other color).
Two Eyes of the Beautiful #2 Ryan Cecil Smith Self-published $5.00
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Read more and comment... 		Described by its author as "a grotesque horror manga," this is the second installment of the series by Closed Caption Comics contributor, Ryan Cecil Smith.  All the gruesome hallmarks of the body horror genre are present, but tempered by Smith's loose, cartoony drawing style. Dynamic page layouts and well-executed half-tones abound in this jam-packed mini-comic, which includes 3 color Goccu screen-printed covers.  Edition of 250. 
Closed Caption Comics #9 Ryan Cecil Smith, Molly O'Connell, Lane Milburn, Noel Freibert and more ... Self-published Closed Caption Comics $20.00
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Read more and comment... 		Here's the latest anthology from the loose-knit collective of comics crafters that coalesced a few years back in and around the arts community centered on MICA.  CCC9 is by far the most substantial volume yet and comes to us in a squarebound 6" x 9" tradeback format and weighs in at close to 200 pages!  All the usual suspects are on hand:  Ryan Cecil Smith, Molly O'Connell, Lane Milburn, Noel Freibert, Conor Stechschulte, Molly Goldstrom and Erin Womack; and, there are as well the works of new-to-us contributors of Andrew Neyer, Chris Day, Pete Razon Zach Hazard Vaupen.  This is a vital group producing work that is not only well worth paying attention to, but, for the most part, also quite enjoyable as well.  CCC9 is limited to a mere 500 copies, so you might want to consider prioritizing this one.
Weird Schmeird #2 Ryan Cecil Smith Self-published $8.00
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Read more and comment... 		Closed Caption Comics alumnus, Ryan Cecil Smith continues his sojourn in Japan and in Weird Schmeird #2 he has applied himself to incorporating all that he has absorbed into a single power-packed comics packag; and it shows – this is, in our opinion, his best work yet!  Weird Schmeird #2 comes packed in a screen-printed (in pink!) resealable glassine envelope and comes complete with a set of six screen-printed, laser-die-cut-cardboard-punchout, transportation-themed, snap-together toys!  Still not sold?  Take a closer look, here.  Collector's Please Take Note:  this is a limited edition of a mere 130 handmade copies originating in Japan!  In other words, you snooze, you lose on this one!
Two Eyes of the Beautiful #1 Ryan Cecil Smith Self-published $4.00
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Read more and comment... 		Based on Umezuo Kazuo's Blood Baptism, this self-billed "grotesque horror manga" comes to us from Nishinomiya, Japan, where RCS is currently hanging his hat and teaching English.  Cognizant of the fact that the largest part of the market for this item lies across the Pacific Ocean, here in the USA, he has conscientiously jammed as much as humanly possible into the 28, 4 1/2" x 6" pages, which has now been reprinted due to popular demand with a new blue and pink risograph cover and lower price! All of which enables it to be sent half way around the world without breaking the bank for shipping costs.  Another fine example of form following function.  Hi-Energy, high quality comics & story-telling are in ample evidence here and are sure to be enjoyed by fans of fine hand-made comics wherever on this globe they may reside.
Closed Caption Comics #8 Lane Milburn, Mollie O'Connell, Ryan Cecil Smith, Conor Stechschulte and more ... Closed Caption Comics Closed Caption Comics $6.00
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OUT OF STOCK!
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Read more and comment... 		by the Closed Caption Posse We usually pick this up every year in the fall, at SPX, but CCC is way ahead of schedule this year and the Copacetic shelves have already been graced with this hand-embossed-cover-sporting 80-Page Giant packed with brand new comics the likes of which you won't be finding anywhere else.  The gang's all here, including – among others – Lane Milburn, Mollie O'Connell, Ryan Cecil Smith, Conor Stechschulte, Molly Goldstrom, and cover artist Erin Womak.  The comics from Closed Caption Comics that we pick up every year at SPX have pretty much all been hits here at Copacetic, most of all this, the flagship title.  While we believe that it's fair to say that CCC is working with some of the tropes established by Fort Thunder, there is quite a bit of original work here, and anyone interested in deeply personal, artistically informed comics work should be checking this out.
Cold Heat Special #5 Frank Santoro, Ryan Cecil Smith Self-published Cold Heat $8.00
($8.00 list)
OUT OF STOCK!
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Read more and comment... 		A rare treat, this is a hand made edition, limited to a mere 100 copies, w/ hand silk-screened (on a nice heavy stock) two-color front and back covers that comes complete with endpapers, no less.  As for the contents, this time out we witness a brief interlude in the life of Castle wherein she and her now diseased father are out in the woods, hungry and looking for food.  Aesthetically speaking, this adventure takes place roughly half way between Storeyville and Black Hole on the comics spectrum.  As with the first four Cold Heat Specials, this will NOT be collected with the forthcoming graphic novel.