There are some places that are not on any map, places that have no name and aren't of the world we know. When a man with no memory finds himself in one of these places, he is confronted by the forces of good and evil, each testing his will. Not is all that it seems in this place and he may not find out the truth until it's too late. Beyond life and before death lies ATLANTA.

Carter Allen (words and pictures) ISBN 0-9766053-4-1 112 pages, B+W interiors, softbound. All content copyright © 2007 Carter Allen. All rights reserved.
 

"C'est propre et beau à voir."--Philippe Duarte, UNDERGROUND SOCIETY

"After reading Man is Vox: Barracudae for the first time, I thought to myself "What in the hell did I just read"? Although the overall experience was bizarre and somewhat confusing, I had to read the story again. After a second and third read I came to the conclusion that John Ira Thomas and Carter Allen had created one of the strangest graphic novels ever."--Tony Doug Wright, ERASING CLOUDS

"This is a book that surprises, confounds, shocks and delights. Very original. In a word: Standout."--Darren Schroeder, SILVER BULLET COMIC BOOKS

When you talk to yourself all day, you're your own best friend. But even best friends fight once in a while. And when you're a bone-breaking psychopath who talks to his underwear, having a friend to see you through the tough times is important, unless your new friend's a psychopath too. Join the Fearsome Shade on the road to madness and the truckstops that mark the distance from here to the unthinkable. Using diverse media such as pasta art and fumetti with clay figures, MAN IS VOX: Barracudae charts a path through multiple perspectives of a mystery involving a woman who loses time and the smartest man in Texas.

John Ira Thomas (words) Carter Allen (pictures). 116 pages, ISBN 0-9743147-2-2, B+W interiors, softbound. All content copyright ©1996,2002 John Ira Thomas and Carter Allen. All rights reserved.
 

"Writer John Ira Thomas has taken comics narratives where David Cronenberg has taken film and where Philip K. Dick took prose fiction. His illustrative collaborator Carter Allen deserves much praise for his ability to match the diversity of Thomas’ narrative with a library of artistic style shifts that would even impress pop culture chameleons David Bowie and Madonna."--Leroy Douresseaux, THE COMIC BOOK BIN

"MAN IS VOX: Paingels is different, thought-provoking and disturbing all at the same time."--Tony Doug Wright, ERASING CLOUDS

2004 Finalist for Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year Award!

John Ira Thomas (words) Carter Allen (pictures). 272 pages, ISBN 0-9743147-4-9, B+W interiors, softbound. All content copyright ©1996,2004 John Ira Thomas and Carter Allen. All rights reserved.
 

“In a word: Victorious.”—Darren Schroeder, SBCC

“The story bounces off the wall careening from one scene to the next, in a spirit of the fun similar to Silver Age space fantasy comics.”—L J Douresseaux, THE COMIC BOOK BIN

“Carter Allen’s art is absolutely fantastic blend of 1950s sci-fi and modern styles…another job well done by Candle Light Press.”—Tony Doug Wright, ERASING CLOUDS

“Du coup Carter Allen nous plonge dans cette bien belle SF des années 70's au décors pourraves, rétro et vraiment ringard... Vous savez c'est pistolet lasers avec des boule au bout !!”—Phillippe Duarte, UNDERGROUND SOCIETY

The Voyd Empire have come to take over! Sinister ships knife through the air, decimate our homes and threaten our very survival! All able-bodied Earthers will have to buckle down, sling a shock rifle, and fight the Voyd menace to the last Terran! Agents Red and Black lead the charge, along with Rex and our Kaninian allies in this thrilling four-part story! Drawn with a mix of traditional pencils and live models blended with vector graphics, DUB TRUB: Our World Is In Danger Now is a futuristic treat!

Carter Allen (words and pictures). ISBN 0-9743147-3-0. 108 pages, B+W interiors, softbound. All content copyright © 2003 Carter Allen. All rights reserved.
 

"Dub Trub is a mix of pulp sci-fi, post-Star Wars Hollywood action movies, arcade game violence, and superhero comics with a touch of poignancy. Allen's scripts are surprisingly nimble, and reading this little graphic novel (or giant-size comic) is like reading a summer potboiler - it's a page-turner that demands you keep reading."--Amos Simien, SILVER BULLET COMIC BOOKS

Special Agents Red and Black return in an all new adventure! The duo, along with Rex the pilot, head to the Land Down Under to intercept a potential new threat: the Peacemakers! New allies and new foes join this latest battle in the war to free Earth from the Voyd menace!

Carter Allen (words and pictures). ISBN 0-9743147-8-1. 112 pages, B+W interiors, softbound. All content copyright © 2005 Carter Allen. All rights reserved.
 

Special Agents Red and Black are joined by the Earth Liberation Army's newest recruit: Special Agent Blue. Their mission: infiltrate and destry a heavily-fortified Voyd facility in western China. With these three super-powered Agents on the case, what could possibly go wrong?

Carter Allen (words and pictures). ISBN 0-9766053-1-7. 112 pages, B+W interiors, softbound. All content copyright © 2006 Carter Allen. All rights reserved.
 

WINNER OF THE BRONZE MEDAL, FOREWORD MAGAZINE'S 2005 BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS.

"A compelling tale of a boy who has to accept his own value or sense of self-worth...one of those exciting indy tales of living life."--Leroy Doureseaux, COMIC BOOK BIN

"Bennett captures the uncanny feeling of high school in this graphic novel...The understated grace of Jake's narrative will resonate with teens, who will connect with Jake and his frogy inner voice."--BOOKLIST

Jake's too old for an imaginary friend, but that doesn't seem to bother the six-foot frog he talks to--Longfellow High just seems more real now that Wilbur's around. In the big leap from childhood to adulthood, the lessons learned in school aren't always in the classroom. Leap Years is the graphic novel debut of Ian Bennett and is the tenth book from Candle Light Press. Leap Years follows Jake's entire high school experience--the lessons, the losses, the loves that will stay with him his whole life.

Ian Bennett (words and pictures). 212 pages, ISBN 0-9743147-9-X, B+W interiors, softbound. All content copyright ©2005 Ian Bennett. All rights reserved.
 

Michael Ayers (words) Will Grant (pictures). 92 pages, ISBN 0-9766053-5-X, B+W interiors, softbound. All content copyright ©2008 Michael Ayers and Will Grant. All rights reserved.
 

"...as deserving of the name 'graphic novel' as anything I've read short of FROM HELL."--Steven Grant, PERMANENT DAMAGE

"Yes, you need to read it more than once but it is worth it. [T]his is a damn good read."--Steve Saville, SILVER BULLET COMIC BOOKS

"With such an involved script and such complex art, Numbers is more graphic novel than 98% of the books on the market and a great value at $14.95."--LJ Douresseaux, THE COMIC BOOK BIN

"Once again, Candle Light Press' John Ira Thomas and Jeremy Smith amaze readers with their cutting-edge artwork and original writing."--Tony Doug Wright, ERASING CLOUDS

Eddie Foote knows numbers, the odds for everything woth betting on. After appointing himself head of Numbers in Freedom City, Eddie's sure he's got it made. But a bonesnapping psychopath caling himself the Fearsome Shade has invented a wager that's got the crowd scrambling to figure the odds--either Eddie Foote will survive the next 48 hours, or he won't.

John Ira Thomas (words) and Jeremy Smith (pictures) ISBN 0-9743147-0-6 168 pages, B+W interiors, softbound. All content copyright ©1996-1997, 2004 John Ira Thomas and Jeremy Smith. All rights reserved.
 

"THE FAIRER SEX: A Tale of Shades and Angels succeeds on all levels at being a great crime story."--Tony Doug Wright, ERASING CLOUDS

"[T]his is their most accessible work to date, and is certain evidence that their fictional world has gelled into something substantial and self-sustaining. It is not an exaggeration to compare The Fairer Sex to Bendis and Oeming's Powers and Alan Moore and Zander Cannon's Top 10"--Amos Simien, SILVER BULLET COMIC BOOKS

The men of Freedom City, Texas are dying in batches; time is running out. A spectacular and selective mass murder draws the detectives of Freedom City to the city's farthest reach to puzzle out the mystery of the Madonna. The cops are stuck, the Night Angel is hiding in terror, and the Fearsome Shade is more than a little interested.

John Ira Thomas (words), Jeremy Smith (pictures). 136 pages, ISBN 0-9743147-5-7, B+W interiors, softbound. All content copyright ©1996-2004 John Ira Thomas and Jeremy Smith. All rights reserved.
 

FINALIST FOR THE FOREWORD MAGAZINE 2006 BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD

"Remember folks, The Fairer Sex Vol. 2 is no Shirley Temple, but it is one stiff shot of whiskey meant for the serious connoisseurs of graphic novels."--Tony Doug Wright, ERASING CLOUDS

"The Fairer Sex, Vol. 2 is already an early entry into the year's best sweepstakes, and it's time more people discovered A Tale of Shades and Angels."--LJ Douresseaux, THE COMIC BOOK BIN

The Fairer Sex pt 2: A Tale Of Shades And Angels takes Freedom City, Texas completely under the shadow of the Madonna. Another mass murder forces some hard choices, and the Night Angel turns to an unusual source for help.

John Ira Thomas (words), Jeremy Smith (pictures). 136 pages, ISBN 0-9766053-2-5, B+W interiors, softbound. Available now at $13.95.All content copyright ©1996-2006 John Ira Thomas and Jeremy Smith. All rights reserved.
 

"It's not quite the steaming pile of gross-outs like those found in books like Johnny Ryan's Angry Youth Comix, but the sheer magnitude of excrement-covered subject matter gives Ryan's book some solid competition."--CBG

A philosophical street person gets a job at the local Circus Burger and finds himself peering up the skirt of the American Dream. "Ooof...could use some o' that opiate of the masses stuff right about now." From the mind of Will Grant comes the definitive volume of the Scrounge, a little guy making his way in the big reality.

Will Grant (words and pictures). 136 pages, ISBN 0-9743147-6-5, B+W interiors, softbound. All content copyright ©2004 Will Grant. All rights reserved.
 

"In the end, And the Sky Turned White. is another example of Carter's ability to create sci-fi comics that breathe and pulses - like film, making Carter's voice unique (and lonely) in the small field of American science fiction comics."--Leroy Douresseaux, COMIC BOOK BIN

"[Y]ou get a feel for the desolation and isolation of the scientist as she goes about her daily rounds of servicing equipment and taking readings. The reader indeeds feels the desperation as she tries to learn what is happening to the universe and her world."--Gayle Surrette, SFREVU.COM At the end of the universe, comes the end to all that is. On a scientific outpost at the edge od the known universe, a young technician is mysteriously cut off from the rest of civilization. When the refugees from the center of the universe crash land looking for escape, the Inevitable becomes very clear.

Carter Allen (words and pictures) ISBN 0-9766053-0-9 108 pages, B+W interiors, softbound. All content copyright © 2005 Carter Allen. All rights reserved.
 

"Zoo Force is very funny and completely original. John Ira Thomas and Jeremy Smith have created a winner. Viva la Zoo Force!"--Tony Doug Wright, ERASING CLOUDS

"The variety keeps entertaining the reader while demonstrating the range of talent the creators possess. this si a true all-ages book; everyone wil find something to laugh at and enjoy here."--Johanna Draper Carlson, COMICS WORTH READING

Zoo Force is better known around Freedom City, Texas as Enforcer Group #77, protectors of the La Tornada Trailer Park and thereabouts. For $12,126.80 and all the tongue protectors they could ever ask for, Ding and his friends Pythagoras, Prairie Dawg and Snowball do their part to keep folks safe. But when Enforcer Group #76 gets tired of seeing the only team in town ranked lower than them jsut kicking back and enjoying life, it just chaps their hides. Seriously, you don't want to get on the bad side of a hyper-intelligent cat with robot arms and a yen for a Xeric Grant. ZOO FORCE: Dear Eniko takes the form of a letter home and all the godies packed in the box to tell the story of four friends who find purpose and fun in an unusual line of work.

John Ira Thomas (words) Jeremy Smith (pictures). ISBN 0-9743147-1-4, 68 pages, B+W interiors, softbound, with fun pages and coloring. All content copyright ©1996, 2003 John Ira Thomas and Jeremy Smith. All rights reserved.
 

"While ZOO FORCE: Bean and Nothingness is primarily a work of humor, it is equally a work of intelligence that shows how comics and graphic novels can be deep rather than shallow and juvenile."--Tony Doug Wright, ERASING CLOUDS

"Nobody could fairly say that 'Zoo Force' is an easy comic, the sequential art narrative equivalent of a plain potato chip or a pint of chocolate milk. It's as complicated as red beans and rice, or even jambalaya...this is a comic that makes you eager to read it again. In a world of ephemeral throw-away entertainments, that's a quality worth savoring."--Pam Bliss (creator of KEKIONGA and DOG AND PONY SHOW)

"Thomas and Smith's Zoo Force is indeed something different, but not for the sake of being different. They take the familiar and stubbornly move it to the strangest places. In a Word: Trippy."--Amos Simien, SILVER BULLET COMIC BOOKS

Attention space travelers! You don't need a rocketship to get out of this world; some folks can do it over take-out cajun food. Join Pythagoras the chicken, Snowball the polar bear, Ding the human, and, well, Prairie Dawg, on an adventure beyond space, beyond time, and just beyond them spicy fries. YUM!

John Ira Thomas (words) Jeremy Smith (pictures). ISBN 0-9743147-7-3. 116 pages, B+W interiors, softbound, with puzzles and coloring. All content copyright ©1996, 2004 John Ira Thomas and Jeremy Smith. All rights reserved.
 

"Writer John Ira Thomas and artist Jeremy Smith have produced top-notch graphic novels on a consistent basis and they have once again created another remarkable graphic novel with Zoo Force: BBQ."--Tony Dough Wright, SILVER BULLET COMICS

"...may actually be more thoughtful and far funnier than the early volumes."----Leroy Douresseaux, COMIC BOOK BIN

Come N' Get It! It's the latest adventures of Freedom City, Texas' lowest-ranked enforcer teams: Zoo Force and Not Zoo Force! Join Ding, Prairie Dawg, Snowball, and Pythagoras on a trip to the local book/record/video store! There they find a secret that may tear the team apart! On the flip side, Captain Cat and Not Zoo Force are already plenty torn apart, but the latest outrage by The Vet really takes the cake! (Who would do that to a poor wienerdog, anyways?) Told in the usual crazy Zoo Force multimedia style, a mix of conventional comics art and photo manipulation, this third volume in the Zoo Force series by John Ira Thomas and Jeremy Smith has fun, surprises, and laughs aplenty! There's guilt, redemption, friendship, a well-deserved tasering and lots of fun! So head on up to the register and take this book right on home with you! Hurry, there might be a line up front!

John Ira Thomas (words) Jeremy Smith (pictures). ISBN 0-9766053-3-3, 136 pages, B+W interiors, softbound, with fun pages and coloring. All content copyright ©1996, 2007 John Ira Thomas and Jeremy Smith. All rights reserved.
 

"I still say that Zoo Force, with its Looney Tunes-like antics, should be turned into an animated series and put in Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim lineup. Now, Zoo Force: We Heart Libraries is the book collection that will let new readers discover a super series about heroes, villains, and strange folks in costumes."--LJ Douresseaux, THE COMIC BOOK BIN

Maybe a talking chicken, a literate polar bear, a guy with a six-foot tongue and a prairie dog man are the last people on anyone's list to be their protectors, but it's working out all right. Maybe the far end of the trailer park is the last place anyone would look for heroes, but that's where Zoo Force lives. ZOO FORCE: We Heart Libraries is a special edition of the first three volumes of the hilarious groundbreaking graphic novels by John Ira Thomas and Jeremy Smith.

John Ira Thomas (words), Jeremy Smith (pictures). 136 pages, ISBN 0-9766053-6-8, B+W interiors, softbound. Available now at $19.95. All content copyright ©1996-2009 John Ira Thomas and Jeremy Smith. All rights reserved.
 

Ian Bennett (words and pictures) 24 pages, Full-Color, softbound (8.5x8.5), available now for $5.00. All content copyright © 2009 Ian Bennett. All rights reserved.