12 GAUGE
COMICS, LLC was officially
formed in 2005, but the actual company started with the
conception of The Ride in the
summer of 2003. After a lot of hard work and gnashing of
teeth, The Ride #1 was published
through Image Comics in June, 2004. The original members
of the group were Keven Gardner and Doug Wagner, who were
later joined by Brian Stelfreeze, Jason Pearson, and Cully
Hamner.
For more information, e-mail 12 Gauge at info@12gaugecomics.com,
or snail-mail at:
12 Gauge Comics
PO Box 1413
Pelham, AL 35124
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As President of 12 Gauge Comics, Keven
Gardner is the creative spirit behind the hit series The
Ride. Since The Ride’s debut,
12 Gauge has expanded its line to include titles like Body
Bags, The O.C.T. and Paul
Jenkins’ Sidekick--not
to mention work by about everybody you can think of on The
Ride itself. Has Keven let it go to his head? Why yes---he
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Doug Wagner got his start writing Ultraforce for
Malibu Comics. After he drove that company out
of business, he went into hiding for awhile; now he’s
back, as Managing Editor of 12 Gauge Comics, as well
as writing some of their most exciting books; Gun
Candy and multiple arcs of The
Ride. Doug
is also a real sweet-smelling dude, so be sure to get
a whiff if you happen to cross his path! |
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Brian Stelfreeze wears many hats. Seriously,
just look at his picture…he always has one of
those funny hats on his head. But I digress. As
Art Director of 12 Gauge Comics, his presence is always
felt when thumbing through any of our books. On
top of that (hat-pun) he is one talented dude with a
pencil or a paint brush in his hand. Because
he has all that talent, we’ll give him a pass on
that headwear thingy. |
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Cully Hamner is one
of a kind. When he isn't passing the time drawing,
he's hard at work as 12 Gauge Comics' Creative
Consultant. The other 23 hours of the
day, he drinks sweet tea. In fact, one extended
sugar-rush resulted in these great caricatures of us. Of
course, we left out the ones involving leprechauns,
elephants, and Elvis Presley. |
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When he's not busy with his duties
as Director of Development at 12 Gauge Comics, Jason
Pearson is one heck of a cartoonist. He's most
well-known for his creator-owned book Body Bags,
but equally revered for his kind and sweet demeanor. If
you see him, run up and hug him---he’s the closest
thing to a living Care Bear you’ll ever
find.
And he giggles. |
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