Markosia Enterprises Ltd, one of the UK’s foremost independent publishers of graphic novels, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the launch of an an unprecedented giveaway offer of free digital comics to subscribers to their company newsletter.
Beginning Friday 31st October 2025, available to comic book fans worldwide, the company will issue a free digital comic book every week to subscribers to their newsletter, for the foreseeable future. You can sign up now at markosia.com.
The first free comics will include Chrome #1 by Joseph Browder and Dalibor Dado Pehar; Ritual #1 by Andy Briggs and Shawn McCauley; and Ancestors #1 by Jose Gilabert.
Founded in May 2005, Markosia has grown from humble beginnings to become a major force in independent publishing, releasing more than 600 graphic novels to the global market. The company’s journey began when founder Harry Markos faced the possibility of losing his job due to a serious back injury and potential disability. Rather than accept defeat, Markos channelled his passion for sequential art into building what would become one of Britain’s most enduring independent publishers.
Over the past two decades, working with some of the industry’s finest talents,including Lee Garbett, Tony Lee, the late Norm Breyfogle, Ryan Stegman, Szymon Kudranski and Inaki Miranda, among many others, Markosia has built an impressive catalogue. Its acclaimed titles include Beowulf, Dark Mists, Midnight Kiss, Starship Troopers, Shadowmancer, The Lexian Chronicles and Traveller.
While specialising in graphic novels, Markosia has diversified its publishing portfolio to include prose fiction and children’s picture books, demonstrating the company’s commitment to storytelling across multiple formats.
“Twenty years ago, I turned what could have been a devastating setback into an opportunity to build something lasting,” says Harry Markos, Founder of Markosia Enterprises. “This anniversary isn’t just about looking back at what we’ve achieved – it’s about thanking the readers, creators, and supporters who’ve been with us on this journey.
“These weekly free digital comics are our way of celebrating with the community that made it all possible.”
The weekly digital comic giveaway begins 31st October 2025 and will continue throughout the coming year. Readers can sign up for the newsletter at markosia.com to receive their free weekly comic and stay updated on new releases, creator interviews, and special announcements.
As Markosia enters its third decade, the company remains committed to championing independent voices and delivering quality storytelling to readers around the world.
Free Digital Comics Taster: Treats to Come
The weekly digital comic giveaway begins 31st October 2025 and will continue throughout the coming year. Readers can sign up for the newsletter at markosia.com to receive their free weekly comic and stay updated on new releases, creator interviews, and special announcements
Chrome #1
Written by Joseph Browder with art by Dalibor Dado Pehar
For Poet-Sorcerer Jonny Chrome, killing the entity known as Chandara sets off his OCD and causes painful memories to resurface.
The killing also brings unwanted attention from the occultist group The Chambermen and their dominatrix seer Cliché. Together they set about trapping Jonny on the temporal plane called The Quiet, and opening the gates of Hell.
Can the Poet-Sorcerer escape The Quiet and save the people of England? Join Jonny Chrome and his fight against evil in this supernatural tale of mystery, magic!
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Ritual #1
Writers: Andy Briggs & Steve Horvath | Artist: Shawn McCauley
A series of ritualistic murders in the small town of Black Root all have one thing in common: they’re reminiscent of ancient witch trials.
The FBI are on the case and soon realise that a supernatural killer is on the prowl – condemning his victims to diabolical ordeals.
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Ancestors
By Jose Gilabert
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Thousands of years in the past, ancient gods helped man develop and grow until they left, disappointed by the behavior of the human race. In the present day, the Hayes family try to cope with the grief of losing their youngest child who died in terrible circumstances, while the recently elected new Mayor of Washington DC, Albert Cox is determined to build a megalithic pyramid on an area that was the site of a historical massacre. Everyone will know very soon that these events are all connected…
Past and present are about to converge in an unparalleled event. Will mankind be able to survive?
The weekly digital comic giveaway begins 31st October 2025 and will continue throughout the coming year. Readers can sign up for the newsletter at markosia.com to receive their free weekly comic and stay updated on new releases, creator interviews, and special announcements.
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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