Even though this happened right up the road from me, I initially had little interest in speaking on the senseless murder of Austin Metcalf. Now that the verdict is in, I want to chime in from a cultural and parental perspective. Two points. First — impulse control. One of the … Read More
Rippaverse Omnibus Tonight at 11 PM is the last chance to grab the Rippaverse Omnibus Years 1–3. Over 1,400 pages. Everything from the first three years of the Rippaverse in one massive book. We only brought this back because you asked for it — ran it through Rippaworks, hit the … Read More
There was a short-lived boycott of DC Comics over apparently not having enough ongoing series centered around Black characters. I wanted to chime in — not in defense of DC, not attacking anyone — but from the perspective of a publisher. Because there’s a lot more going on here than … Read More
Just launched two new imprints — Rippaverse Backyard and RippaSend Backyard. This is where all our kids and young reader titles live. The first one drops September 15 — Vassie and the Mightiest Thing. I wrote this one personally. It’s a rhyming picture book about Vassie, Isom’s niece, learning about … Read More
Someone asked me about the worst business advice I’ve ever received, and I think this is a lesson every independent creator and entrepreneur needs to hear. When I was first starting the Rippaverse, I reached out to anyone and everyone I knew who had experience in publishing or comic books. … Read More
PRE-ORDER HERE: https://rippasend.com/campaign/afar/ Join Eric D. July and Mike S. Miller LIVE as they discuss the creation of AFAR, the inspiration behind its powerful visual storytelling, and why this project means so much to everyone involved. AFAR is a completely wordless retelling of the gospel told entirely through art—communicating sacrifice, … Read More
The algorithm is doing exactly what it was designed to do. Social media runs on engagement, which means the content that gets the strongest emotional reaction is the content that gets pushed the hardest. Outrage, fear, drama — all overrepresented in your feed. Not because the world is that bad, … Read More
Someone in the chat asked a fantastic question — why did the world become so nihilistic? And I think the answer is multifaceted, but I’ll tell you this much — the internet didn’t help. The internet has been a gift and a curse to humanity. It’s connected people who would … Read More
There’s a lot of conversation right now about how difficult it is to be an artist in today’s market, and I’m not going to dismiss that. It is competitive. The landscape has changed. But I want to introduce a perspective that gets lost in those conversations because I’ve seen it … Read More
The world feels nihilistic because the feeds are nihilistic. That’s why it feels like everything is on fire, everything sucks, and there’s no optimism anywhere. But that’s not the real world. That’s what you’re being exposed to. And it’s very easy to fall down that trap without even realizing it. … Read More
