April 16, 2026 – New York, NY – Sigma Comics announced today the introduction of its new,
antihero comic book character, PIG BATH. The new character is the main antagonist in Sigma Comics’ upcoming trade paperback, entitled CALICO: Unwanted Men. The new book launches for pre-orders on Kickstarter.com. The new character shares some similarities with Sigma Comics’ flagship character, CALICO, however, there are notable differences.
“Whereas CALICO’s war is against people who abuse animals, PIG BATH is focused on getting bad cops off the street.
Permanently,” said character creator, H.H. German, who also created CALICO, and is the founder of Sigma Comics. “They’re both very dark characters, antiheroes, but PIG BATH is definitely operating in darker territory. Hector Gil, CALICO, is a character who, deep down, wants to be one of the good guys. He knows his tactics are extreme, but he tries to uphold a moral code. PIG BATH goes far beyond any semblance of morality, which is why I positioned him as an antagonistic force in CALICO: Unwanted Men,” said German.
The latter will be Sigma Comics’ third trade paperback, following CALICO: Street Math and
CALICO: Morality Play, will contain 176 pages, and is expected to launch May 1st on Kickstarter.
Sigma Comics is unique among comic book publishers in that every penny is dedicated to fighting animal cruelty. The publisher works strictly with charities that are vetted to ensure that their efforts go, overwhelmingly, to stated causes. As a result, Here Comes CALICO is a revolutionary title, and has quickly become the best-selling independent comic book series on the North American comic book convention circuit. “We’re not sales people yet, we’re selling hundreds of pounds of Here
Comes CALICO at conventions all across the continent, and we have an awesome team,” said German. While writing duties fall to H.H. German, Renato Pinto and Mithun Roy handle the interior art, Garnabiel is on covert art, and legendary writer, Mike Baron, is on editorial duties. The title’s grassroots success has not gone unnoticed, and this time around, has picked up solid endorsements from some of the biggest names in the industry.
“This is a great book, by great people, for a great cause,” said David Finch, legendary artist whose past works include Marvel Comics’ The New Avengers and DC Comics’ Rebirth, and who currently draws Skinbreaker, his project with Skybound Entertainment’s Robert Kirkman, of The Walking Dead fame.
“Really Great Cause! Fight Animal Abuse,” said Ryan Ottley, renowned artist for the best-selling series Invincible and Battle Beast, both from Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment.
“Be a REAL HERO! Help save animals and you’re a superhero,” said Jeph Loeb, legendary writer known for DC’s Batman: The Long Halloween and Hush, with Jim Lee.
Those looking to get a head start on everyone else can pre-order CALICO: Unwanted Men on Kickstarter on May 1st. Sigma Comics has created a campaign notification page for those readers.
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