Order from the back of the comic

Merch for artists
we actually love

A handmade, limited-run clothing brand built for the indie comics community. We do the printing. You get the spotlight.

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A collage of screen-printed t-shirts we've made
Why Joy Buzzer

We have the receipts.

10+

Years designing

Alex has designed hundreds of shirts for bands, brands, and coffee shops. Deep love for comics, independent creatives, and the weird stuff.

3+

Years printing

Brandt runs a full custom screen print studio in Wisconsin. He's handled a wide variety of creative projects and has the ink-stained hands to prove it.

100%

Artist-first

We pay a licensing fee upfront, promote you as the artist, and handle all the setup. You don't lift a finger unless you want to.


The people behind it

Alex & Brandt.

Alex Thomas

Alex Thomas

Designer & Illustrator

Over a decade designing for bands, brands, and coffee shops. His love for comics runs deep — especially the work of independent creatives doing it their way.

Brandt Clawson

Brandt Clawson

Screen Printer, Wisconsin

Professional screen printing with a fully custom studio. He can handle a wide variety of creative projects — and he genuinely loves what he makes.


How it works

Simple as ordering
from a comic back page.

01

Contact

We reach out to select artists we love. If you're reading this — that's you.

02

Payment

We pay you a flat licensing fee upfront for access to select designs. This is your payment — not royalties, just cash in hand from the start.

03

Setup

Send us a couple of illustrations you love. We handle all digitizing, formatting, and print prep — zero headache for you.

04

Promote

We highlight you as the artist and make it a big deal — online and in print. Your name, your work, front and center.

05

Drop

The store opens for two weeks. Fans order limited, well-crafted merch. Joy Buzzer keeps the revenue from this window — that's how we cover printing, shipping, and operations. You've already been paid your licensing fee upfront.

06

Order

After the drop, you can order tees at wholesale — pay outright or apply your licensing fee toward your own merch.

07

Support

When it's all done, you feel promoted, supported, and have real merchandise in hand. That's the whole dream.

The Joy Buzzer screen print press
The studio

Built from scratch
in Wisconsin.

Brandt runs a fully custom screen print studio out of Wisconsin. Every shirt is pulled by hand — no print-on-demand shortcuts, no dropshipping. Just ink, screens, and a squeegee.

That means better quality, tighter color registration, and merch that actually feels like it was made with care. Because it was.

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