Just because you can’t claim to be a fan of indie comics unless you’ve held something like Ansis Purins’s Savage Beast in your hands… So come with us now, and step into the Super Magic Forest!
Savage Beast #1 (2025)
- Published December 2025
- Paperback, color
- 14 pages
- 8.5 × 5.5 in.
- Self-published
- $5.00
True tales of pets that are lost and loved. Drawn in pencil and meant to look like it was found on the bus station floor. Comes with free sticker and vintage clip art.
“A new book from Ansis is always a treat…” —Optical Sloth
“The book is literally as exciting formally as it is relatable conceptually. It’s a truly flawless comic that’s never anything less, or other, than a sheer delight to experience.” —Ryan Carey, Four Color Apocalypse
Zombre #1: Zombre vs Slappy Megathunder
- Written and illustrated by Ansis Puriņš
- Published 2004
- Paperback
- 12 pages; black-and-white interior, color cover
- 6 x 4.25 in.
- Self-published; now in its 5th printing!
In this installment, Zombre encounters his nemesis Slappy in a thunderous, epic, monster-filled showdown! Features the first appearance of Slappy!
Nominated for a Fanley award!
This issue isn’t required to enjoy Zombre #2 or any of my Zombre / Magic Forest comics, but now’s your chance to snatch up the intermittently out-of-print Zombre #1.
Ansis Puriņš is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist based in Boston, MA. When he’s not immersed in the world of the Super Magic Forest, he’s making comics for Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine and working on other projects for clients. He has won grants from the Xeric Foundation as well as the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) for his work.
