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All titles are available via mail order. Send a check or money order to the address above, along with your desired quantity. All guaranteed mailed flat. Shipping is usually $1.50 media rate in the U.S. (may be greater depending on size of order).

Act of Contrition - published September 02, 2006. Pickle Press' first crime noir comic! The crime rate is jumping in the small town of Magdalena, Indiana, and so is the number of people going to confession. Are the criminals feeling remorse, or is there some other connection that Detective Paul Stuart can't quite grasp just yet? ($5.00 + Indiana sales tax, 48 black and white pages) Available at:

  • BuyMeToys.Com - 6327A University Commons, South Bend, IN
  • Spazdog Comics - 35th Ave. and Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, AZ
  • Chicago Comics - 3244 N. Clark, Chicago, IL
  • Quimby's - 1854 W. North Avenue, Chicago, IL
  • Greg's Comics - 2722 S. Alma School Rd., #8, Mesa, AZ
  • Samurai Comics - 5024 North 7th St., Phoenix, AZ
  • Pop Culture Paradise - 707 S. Forest Avenue, Tempe, AZ

Agent Z #1 - published and available November 16, 2005. Zachary Ash is a member of the EPA's law enforcement division. After being shot and left for dead, he develops incredible healing powers that come with a horrifying price. A strange action/horror comic from Pickle Press. ($2.50 + Indiana sales tax, 24 pages, black and white, two different full-color covers. Please specify if you want cover A - "Coming out of the lake" - or cover B - "Gun to the head.") Available at:

"Want to get somebody hooked on a title right away? Shoot the main character in the head and leave him for dead...Good art, good writing...Worth a look, if you're into the mystery/espionage stuff." - Optical Sloth.com

"Agent Z #1 is a well-written and well-drawn adventure series...I'm hoping Havert sends me future issues so I can see where Agent Z goes from here." - Tony Isabella, legendary comics writer.

"Solid story and great art that reminds me in a very good way of some of the artwork that graced the pages of the Wonder Man series in the early nineties or the Master of Kung Fu and Daredevil in the late eighties...I'll just have to add issue #2 of Agent Z to my list of things I need to check out as soon as humanly possible." - Comic Related.com

Big Breasted Vampire Death - published November 20, 2003 (SOLD OUT!): Three brothers. Four vampire women. Both groups en route to the same county music concert at the UIC Pavilion. Paths cross. Hilarity and kinky hi-jinks ensue. Adults only.

Big Breasted Vampire Death second printing - published June 27, 2008: The long-demanded reprint is now available with a new cover, new pin-ups, some new interior art, and a new prequel. - ($8.00 + Indiana sales tax, 78 black and white pages, color covers)  Adults only. Available at:

Dare - published April 09, 2007. Action, sex, and espionage all mix together in this wild adults only graphic novel from Pickle Press about a woman who works for the Department of Weights and Measures. ($7.95 + Indiana sales tax, 80 black and white pages) Available at:

"For people that love porn and violent action intermixed with some good story telling...this is for you." - Small Press Newsroom

Rocket Girl #1 - published and available May 25, 2003 - fewer than 200 copies remain: The story of Polly Harris, a single girl in Silver City, who has a big crush on the city's greatest hero - the Fire Chief. So, what better way to get the attention of the city's beloved super hero than to become a super heroine? It's super hero romance, with a werewolf thrown in for good measure - $2.40 ($2.25 + Indiana sales tax, 24 pages, black and white) Available at:

  • BuyMeToys.Com - 6327A University Commons, South Bend, IN
  • White Rabbit Books - 1604 W. University Ave., Muncie, IN
  • The Comic Cave - 3221 17th Street, Columbus, IN
  • Chicago Comics - 3244 N. Clark, Chicago, IL
  • Quimby's - 1854 W. North Avenue, Chicago, IL
  • Optical Sloth.com
  • Spazdog Comics - 35th Ave. and Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, AZ
  • Greg's Comics - 2722 S. Alma School Rd., #8, Mesa, AZ
  • Samurai Comics - 5024 North 7th St., Phoenix, AZ
  • Pop Culture Paradise - 707 S. Forest Avenue, Tempe, AZ

"I thought it was terrific! Very fresh! It didn't remind me of anything else I've read, which is pretty amazing!" - Devon Massey, artist of several Cavewoman titles from Basement Comics.

"[A] very good piece of work." - Cam Kennedy, artist of Judge Dredd and many Star Wars and Batman titles.

"Really nice" - Bill Messner-Loebs, former writer of The Flash and Wonder Woman.

"I dug it." - Norm Breyfogle, artist on many fine titles including Detective Comics and Prime.

"Great stuff all around, completely engrossing" - Optical Sloth.com

Rocket Girl #2 - published and available October 16, 2004. Rocket Girl tries out her crime fighting inventions for the first time, including her famous rocket boots. This issue features more kooky flying sequences than a season of The Greatest American Hero. It also features the premiere of one of Rocket Girl's worst enemies - Gravity Girl! ($2.25 + Indiana sales tax, 24 pages, black and white, graytoned covers) Available at:

"...even though this is the second issue, it's a solid jumping on point. The story's fun and the art is beautiful. A-" - Paperback Reader

Salem, AZ #1 - published and available October 04, 2008.  Pickle Press' salute to spaghetti westerns starring a gun-slinging witch, Kerry Connelly, in the wild west as she meets with the evil Dr. Archak and his band of escaped killers on the search for a dark secret in an abandoned coal mine. Published with two covers - an art cover drawn by the book's co-creator Paul Schultz and colored by the incredible Mike Indovina, and a limited photo cover of Nicole "Kerry Connelly" McClain.  (Art cover $3.50 + Indiana sales tax, Photo cover $5.00 + Indiana sales tax, 48 pages, black and white)

Scared Ya! - published and available June 27, 2008.  Two FBI agents are on the trail of the One Left Standing Killer, who stalks innocent victims in a corn maze in late October.  What fate lies ahead for the one he leaves alive?  A story of violence and its lasting impact. ($2.50 + Indiana sales tax, 24 pages, black and white, full-color front cover).  Available at: 

The Three Keys #1 - published and available October 25, 2004. The Three Keys are the greatest thieves and assassins in the Known World. They can get into and out of any place, not matter how remote or fortified. If that's the case, however, why aren't they rich? Pickle Press' first fantasy title will be full of humor, excitement, and probably some T&A. ($2.75 + Indiana sales tax, 24 pages, black and white, full-color front cover) Available at:

"I loved the battles and the writing...had me laughing as I finished it through to the very end...A very good mix of action and humor I would suggest to all!" - Comic Avalanche

"A cute story." - Bill Messner-Loebs, former writer of The Flash and Wonder Woman.

"The art was great for the wacky sort of thing that they're trying to do here" - Optical Sloth.com

"This is not a comic that is likely to appeal to adults jaded on all manner of dark fantasy riddled with sub-plots, intrigue, and betrayal.  If the first issue of The Three Keys does what I think it's doing (setting the tone for following issues), this shares a closer kinship with fantasy stories from old Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, from a group of heroes going back and forth over who truly saved the day to the very cut and dry 'these are the good guys and these are the bad guys' style of writing...  For that audience, this could shape up to be an incredible series...Visually, the comic is also very solid and carries itself well." - Indy Comic Review.com

The Three Keys #2 - published and available February 27, 2009.  The Three Keys venture to the Parupan Desert to find not only gainful employment, but turncoats, assassins, gorgeous harem girls, and ornate decanters as well! (Full-color!  $3.75 + Indiana sales tax, 24 pages)

Other titles for which Nik has written

Bullet: Round One - published August 2007.  An anthology from Kaosfield Studios involving three tales that all share a common link: a .45 bullet.  Nik wrote "Family Reunion" for the anthology. ($3.00, 24 pages, black and white interiors, color front cover)

The Expendable Teens - published August 2006 (SOLD OUT!). A mini-comic from Walterglyphics Inc. about the greatest punk band you've never heard! See punk rock aggression take on a zombie horde! Available at conventions, Expendable Teens shows, and mail order only! Punk's undead, baby! ($1.00, 12 black, white, and red pages - look out for the many bootleg editions!)

Mark Starks' Martian - "Dark Executioner" - published January 2006. Nik wrote this 12-page mini-comic about Mark Starks' inter-galactic Martian lawman and his Earthling partner - Terra. What dangers do Martian and Terra find on a derelict spacecraft - The Dark Executioner? You can read the first few pages (drawn by Azim Akberali of Tanzania) here! Available at:

Outlaw Magazine - Nik is a contributing writer to this online magazine dedicated to outlaw music (think Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, etc.).  Nik reviews oddball music there that many outlaw fans have forgotten about or don't yet know exists.  www.outlawmagazine.tv

Owosso Taco House Funnies #1 - published and available May 2008.  A fun all-ages book from Arrow Comics and Sisters Comics featuring the famous Owosso Taco House.  A great book full of games and comics, including a new one-page Rocket Girl story. ($3.00)

Syndication - published and available April 16, 2005 (SOLD OUT!). A collection of eight different stories by members of the Comic Creators Syndicate. Action, comedy, strangeness, and a whole lot more. ($4.99 + Indiana sales tax, 72 pages, black and white, two-color covers) Available at:

  • BuyMeToys.Com - 6327A University Commons, South Bend, IN
  • Chicago Comics - 3244 N. Clark, Chicago, IL
  • Alter Ego Comics - 442 E. McGalliard, Muncie, IN
  • Spazdog Comics - 35th Ave. and Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, AZ
  • Greg's Comics - 2722 S. Alma School Rd., #8, Mesa, AZ
  • Samurai Comics - 5024 North 7th St., Phoenix, AZ
  • Pop Culture Paradise - 707 S. Forest Avenue, Tempe, AZ

Worlds of the Dead - published February 2006. A game supplement for Eden Studios' zombie survival role-playing game, All Flesh Must Be Eaten, Worlds of the Dead is a collection of "Deadworlds" (campaign settings) for AFMBE. Nik's contribution, The Not-So Perfect Storm, puts the players on a Caribbean island infested with zombies and enduring a category 2 hurricane! $24.00 plus tax at either the Eden Studios website or a game store near you!

Future titles from Pickle Press

Agent Z #2 - More weird espionage/horror action as Zach Ash goes up against - the Bowling Team! (As of 5-05-2009: Lettering has begun.) 

Beaver Fever - An adults only sci-fi comedy. (As of 9-13-2008: On hiatus.)

Big Breasted Vampire Death: Crotch Crazy - The sequel to the wild Pickle Press vampire sex comedy in which Voluptua, Aierole, Cleave, and Melonie meet up with Johnny and Tommy to find a cult of sex magicians.  Adults only. (As of 4-01-2009: Inks and lettering completed.)

The Blue - A wild, sexy sci-fi adventure as a security agent onboard a pleasure palace space station fights against a diabolical plot by religious extremists...or are the villains something else altogether? (As of 5-09-2009: Artist found, script needs finished.)  

BOASTS (Based On A Somewhat True Story) - An erotic sequential art anthology with artwork from different artists from around the globe. Adults only. (As of 11-13-2008: On hiatus.)

The Chalice of Dracula - It is a known fact that Vlad Tepes (Count Dracula) had a golden chalice that he dared anyone to steal. No one ever did, for fear of his terrible retribution against thieves. What happens, however, when archaeologists bring the chalice to the Chicago Field Museum, only to have it stolen by professional art thieves? The Lord of Vampires will not stand for thievery, and returns to get his chalice back...and more! An action and intrigue-filled horror comic from Pickle Press. (As of 11-13-2008: On hiatus.)

Code Red - A sexy action-packed tale starring fitness model and wrestling superstar April Hunter of a shapely redheaded mercenary hired to take out the organizers of impending terrorist attacks on Tucson, Arizona and the Panama Canal.  (As of 5-05-2009: Artwork and lettering have begun.)

The Cult of the Machine - A Japanese kickboxer in the near future collides with both the yakuza and a strange cult as she fights against her own destiny - which may spell the end for mankind. (As of 11-13-2008: On hiatus.)

Dare: The CONE Project - The next tale of super sexy secret agent Sylvia Dare as she investigates strange communication problems in a small Indiana town. (As of 11-13-2008: Being written.  Cover completed.)

Haiku-mics - A collection of comics from various artists based on the haiku poems Nik writes at conventions. (As of 11-13-2008: Cover completed. Being edited, searching for artists for the project.)

The Hammerheads - A combat medic joins a troop of special Navy SEALS who have to infiltrate Romania to take down a renegade terrorist.  Sounds simple?  That's what the combat medic thinks until he learns who his teammates really are.  (As of 9-13-2008: On haitus.)

Hot Knights in England - A reincarnated knight finds herself in the middle of a plot by snake people from another dimension to turn the Earth into a sun-blasted wasteland.  Adults only. (As of 11-13-2008: On haitus.)

Jasmine - A Japanese demigoddess who can turn herself into a leopard or were-leopard fights the minions of the Mikaboshi - the god of evil - when she's not being a supermodel or having frisky fun.  Adults only. (As of 6-15-2009: Lettering completed.  Looking for printer.) UPDATED!

The Javelin - Who is the Javelin? The government knows that he is a superhuman weapon who works for a group of domestic terrorists. The terrorists know he is a powerful tool that must be controlled. The Javelin, James Lynn, knows his mind is muddled, and a woman named Gina holds the key to unlocking it. It's not your average super hero tale from Pickle Press. (As of 5-05-2009:  Lettering has begun.) 

La Escrimadora - Action-packed historical fiction of a Filipina fighting the Spanish invaders in the 16th century. (As of 9-13-2008: On hiatus.) 

The Last Stop Diner - Escapees from a chain gang, one deputy, one marshall, and a chef and some customers from a lonely Arizona desert diner are all that stand between Earth and a Martian invasion. (As of 5-05-2009: On hiatus.) 

Le Gardien - A Lovecraftian horror tale set in the French Foreign Legion campaign in Morocco in the early 20th century from the team who brought you Act of Contrition. (As of 7-23-2008: Being drawn.)

The Luchador! #1 - TBA. A magic mask and a quick Spanish lesson open the door to a world of vampires, mummies, mad scientists, international spies, and the unexplainable as a young boy named Johnny Beasley and the famous Mexican wrestling legend, El Mistico, join forces (and minds and bodies!) to battle evils from times forgotten, spearheaded by the dreaded Dr. Maleante. A strange, fun adventure from Pickle Press. (As of 11-13-2008: On hiatus.) 

Mysteria's Mansion - Pickle Press' salute to Bronze Age horror comics! A collection of horror stories drawn by various artists and hosted by the lovely Mysteria. (As of 7-23-2008: Being colored.)

Naked Shadows #1 - A worldwide espionage tale about five secret agents who share an astonishing secret. (As of 6-15-2009: Awaiting final cover letters.) UPDATED!

Naked Shadows #2 - The plot thickens as the five secret agents encounter hostile forces and each other. (As of 4-01-2009: Written, artwork soon to begin.)

Naked Shadows #3 - The agents are under attack all over London as their own governments start to get nervous about their missions.  (As of 4-01-2009: Written.)

Naked Shadows #4 - The agents must work together to save their skins, but is there a hidden threat they've yet to discover? (As of 6-15-2009: Written.) UPDATED!

Ninja Nympho Roommate #1 - Another adults only title from Pickle Press! She's the roommate of your dreams! She's hot, sexy, a nymphomaniac...and a professional killer. Three's Company was never this zany or hardcore! (As of 4-01-2009: Censored version available FREE on my Comicspace page!  Click on the Comicspace link to find it in the Ninja Nympho Roommate art gallery.  Awaiting back cover art for printing.)

Ninja Nympho Roommate: The Ecstasy of Gold - Our heroic, frisky trio returns in a case of gold smuggling, treachery, and adults only antics.  (As of 7-23-2008: Being written.)

Not Really Billy - An all-ages title about a young boy who can, in his mind at least, turn himself into various superheroes to help him deal with the problems of cleaning his room, getting his homework done, and other boring chores. (As of 11-13-2008: On hiatus.) 

Pitchfork - Another Pickle Press horror comic in which a bounty hunter gets a job offer from a "crazy" street preacher: Capture a man possessed by Satan. The problem? The bounty hunter, Gabriel D'Angelo, is already busy tracking down a Russian mobster, who himself is after a man who has been acting funny lately... (As of 7-23-2008: Written as a screenplay, awaiting editing into comic script.)

The Question of Truth - A web comic featuring the Question Mark and the Truth battling zombies under the mental control of an evil swami. (As of 5-05-2009: Being written.)

Rocket Girl #3 - A double-sized conclusion to Rocket Girl's first story arc.  Rocket Girl vs. Dynama vs. Gravity Girl.  It's a battle you don't want to miss. And who is Mrs. Mister? (As of 11-13-2008: Being drawn.  Back cover finished.  Front cover being colored.)

Stripper Viking - A viking warrior maiden and her arch-enemy, an evil sorceress, are found frozen in ice in modern times.  Once unthawed, both continue their epic battle, if our heroine can get off the stripper pole for a few minutes.  Adults only. (As of 9-13-2008: Artist found for the project, script awaits editing.)

Sun and Moon - A tale of mythical adventure starring Vanna Kong and Manna of GlamourVisions Studios as Princess Sun and Princess Moon.  Can the two princesses put aside their differences long enough to defeat a soul-stealing demoness?  (As of 5-05-2009: Awaiting graytones.)

Tales of Intrigue - A mystery / adventure anthology featuring the Truth, the Aviatrix, Mr. Ng, and Dragon and Phoenix. (As of 6-15-2009: First two of four stories complete, third being written.) UPDATED!

Tentacle Love - A wild hentai comic starring "the thinking man's nymphomaniac" Isobel Wren.  Adults only.  (As of 6-15-2009: First eighteen pages drawn, inked, toned, and lettered.  Cover colored.) UPDATED!

Vince - A young man has the incredible power of invincibility...and nothing else. It's a zany super hero comedy from Pickle Press. (As of 11-13-2008: On hiatus.)

Wicket and Imp: Bear Can Be Only One - Nik's written a short story involving Jon Kulczar's crazy characters entitled - Wicket and Imp: Stuck in the Bathroom.  (As on 6-15-2009: Written, awaiting art.) UPDATED!

The Windfall - Another crime noir story from Pickle Press, in which a young man is drawn into the world of muscle for hire by accidentally fulfilling a contract hit he didn't know anything about. (As of 11-13-2008: On hiatus.)