Brandon Thomas: A Brother Living the Dream on His Way to Becoming a Famous Writer

If you’ve been keeping up with the continuing rise of indie comics you have undoubtedly found some of the most creative books on the cutting edge of storytelling. You have also likely found an entry point for many newer writers who are finding their start right here, sharing their talent in this space open to ingenuity and challenging conventional stories in a way unique to comics. This is where I found Image and Skybound’s new series Horizon and the brother behind the series, Brandon Thomas. It follows a hell of a concept — what if Earth invaded another planet? — and has quickly become one of my favorite series with its enormous potential. I spoke with Brandon Thomas to discuss Horizon and his career as a writer. Black Nerd Problems: Congrats on the early success of the series. Can you tell readers about how you began with Image and Skybound, and the journey that turned Horizon from an idea to the comic they have in their hands?

Brandon Thomas: Thanks, man! We were so excited to blow through that first printing in less than a week, and I’m just ambitious enough to believe we’ve got more in our near future. But it’s always important for any independent project to get off to a great start, and the whole team feels fortunate that fans and retailers were willing to make that bet. Nice moment of validation at the end of a journey started when I pitched Horizon to Skybound Editorial Director Sean Mackiewicz, way back in early 2014. He’d liked some of my previous work and invite…