Rippaverse Publishing

Rippaverse Publishing is an independent American comic-book and graphic-novel publisher founded by Eric July in 2022. Based in the Dallas, Texas metropolitan area, it develops original, interconnected character-driven stories while maintaining a direct relationship with readers through its own publishing, e-commerce, and fulfillment operations.

The company’s flagship Rippaverse imprint carries a shared superhero continuity that includes titles such as Isom, Alphacore, Yaira, and The Horseman. Its debut campaign, Isom #1, launched in July 2022 and surpassed 100,000 units sold. The publisher has built its business around direct-to-consumer sales, with its own on-site warehouse and shipping operation supporting customer fulfillment.

Publishing and distribution

Rippaverse combines independent publishing with broader retail distribution:

• Print comic books and graphic novels
• Direct-to-consumer campaigns, e-commerce, and merchandise fulfillment
• Trade and wholesale distribution through Hachette Book Group
• Creator publishing, consulting, and fulfillment through the RippaSend program

RippaSend, launched in February 2024, supports creator-owned projects published under the Rippaverse Publishing umbrella. In 2026, the company expanded its retail reach through an exclusive worldwide sales and distribution agreement with Hachette Book Group, bringing its books to trade and retail accounts including Barnes & Noble, Target, Walmart, and comic shops.

Animation production

Through its internal Rippaverse Studios division, the company develops 3D animated character shorts, cinematic trailers, and visual world-building projects based on its comic properties. Its production workflow uses Autodesk Maya and Unreal Engine 5, including Sequencer and Movie Render Queue, for stylized animation and cinematic rendering.

The division’s work includes the Yaira #1 | Official Animated Short, and its animation activity is supported by the Rippaverse Studios Animation Fund. Alongside publishing, the company’s creative capabilities include storyboarding, previsualization, stylized look development, character animation, and Maya-to-Unreal production workflows.