Louis Southard
Professional Comic Book Writer and Editor
Born in 1999, Louis Southard was born in Denville, New Jersey. After graduating from Morris Knolls High School in 2018, Louis attended a joint campus study program between New York University and Sorbonne University where he studied abroad in Paris, France.
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​Returning to the United States, Louis was a founder and member of various artist collectives located in Manhattan / Brooklyn, New York. During this time, he wrote and self-published his first novella It is I, Doom: An Anxious Love Story. He also worked as a freelance creative consultant
Comic Book Work Experience
In 2020, Louis broke into the comic book industry with his first series Villains Seeking Hero, which was digitally published by Action Lab Entertainment. It received very positive reception.
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In 2021, he released his sophomore comic Midnight Western Theatre, published by Scout Comics and Entertainment. Midnight Western Theatre was a critical and commercial success as well as acquiring a TV optioning deal.
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In 2022, Louis partnered with digital comics platform Zestworld, leading to two original series being produced for the website. Those projects included a horror, anthology, graphic novel Louis Southard's Terrifying Tales to Keep to Yourself and a relaunch of Villains Seeking Hero.
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In 2023, prequel / sequel Midnight Western Theatre: Witch Trial was published by Scout Comics and Entertainment. Meanwhile, Louis partnered with MASSIVE Publishing and Sumerian Comics to create The Blackout Bombshell, a three issue noir comedy.
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In 2024, Louis teamed up with comics crowdfunding platform Zoop to create Comics Are Dying: The Comic - a satirical graphic novel documenting the history of the western comic book industry. Southard worked with over 100 artists on his team and the project funded in one day, making over double its intended campaign goal. Later that year, Louis joined Mad Cave Studios to write for their rebooted Flash Gordon universe in Flash Gordon Quarterly.
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In 2025, Southard was hired by Valiant Entertainment / ALIEN Books to write for their X-O Manowar: Black, White, and Gold anthology graphic novel.
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Other than comic book writing, he has worked on story and IP development behind-the-scenes for brands such as Moomin, Marvel, BioShock, The Green Hornet, and more.
To read Southard's body of work and access a library of free comics, please check out his Substack blog LOUTOPIA: https://louissouthard.substack.com/
CONTACT TODAY:
louissouthard@gmail.com
