These are just general guidelines — there’s always exceptions (for good reasons) — but the guidelines will at least give a feel for what type of comics we’re looking for.

1. Global Hobo distributes comics.
Not zines, not poetry, not sketchbooks, not yarn art. All that stuff is cool, but we’re a small operation, and we need to focus on what we do well.

2. We carry comics that we like.
Our catalog is pretty diverse, but we’ve got a certain esthetic, sort of. If you read the descriptions of the comics on the website, you’ll probably get some idea.

3. We like hand-made comics that have elements of the book arts.
Silkscreen covers, stitched bindings, inserts, fold-outs, etcetera are all things that elevate the comic to an “art object.” If it’s a simple digest-sized (or — egad! — folded-over 11x17) comic with a photocopied cover, it might be great but it’s probably just not our thing — see #1.

4. We distribute hard-to-find comics.
We’re a very small business. If your book is on Amazon, you don’t need our help. If you’re already carried by other distributors, or you’re good at promoting your own book, there’s not much we can do for you. (You’ll see a couple of cases where we have a professionally printed book with a bar code and all, but that’s because we were already carrying mini-comics from those artists.)

5. We don’t carry “adult material,” and by that we mean porn.
We like smart and mature comics (as well as dumb and immature comics). Pure smut has its place too, but this isn’t the place.

If you think your comic fits the above guidelines, but Global Hobo isn’t carrying it, please email us or send a copy to:

Global Hobo
PO Box 170447
San Francisco, CA 94117