803 Studio Members

Before they became 803 Studios, Chuck Brown [Bitter Root - Image Comics, Black Manta - DC Comics], Anthony Hightower [Gutwrencher - Image Comics], and Steven Prouse [Coin Operated Boy - Arcana Comics, The Ride: Savannah - Image Comics] wanted to create comic books. Pooling their resources, they created a book with one, simple purpose... give deserving local and regional creators a professional-looking, independently-published vehicle to be seen and heard. 

803 was born. 

Collecting four black-and-white stories, 803 raised the bar for indy creators bridging the gaps between hand-made ashcans and zines from the 80s and 90s to the on-demand, digital printers in the later 00s and 10s. This book launched the trio into a self-publishing world they never considered before, and it changed their lives. 

Collecting the short stories: 

• American Empire - Written by Chuck brown | Pencils by Dre Lopez | Inks by Loki Dolza & Dre Lopez
• Doctor Impossible - Written by Chad Bowers | Pencils by Chris Nye | Inks by Loki Dolza & Anthony Hightower
• Graffiti - Written by Steven Prouse | Pencils & Paints by Anthony Hightower | Inks by Clayton Brown Republished in NOTES FROM A MONKEY WITH A HAND GRENADE
• Hand Me Downs - Story by Eric & Greg Woodard | Written by Steven Prouse | Pencils by Eric Woodard | Inks by Keith Barnett  Republished in NOTES FROM A MONKEY WITH A HAND GRENADE

Originally Published: 2004

Cover by: Sanford Greene

803: Issue 3 collects two black-and-white stories. 

Collecting the short stories: 

• Hero House - Written by Chad Bowers | Pencils by Sammy Lopez | Inks by Clayton Brown 
• Born Again - Written by Steven Prouse | Illustrated by Chris McJunkin | Inks by Clayton Brown Republished in NOTES FROM A MONKEY WITH A HAND GRENADE

Originally Published: 2006

Cover by: Chris McJunkin