Jim Tamphear

Jim Tamphear is one of the three comic-obsessed geeks at the center of Rich Koslowski's indie slice-of-life series, sharing everyday misadventures with fellow fans Keith Pankowski and Allen George in a loving, self-aware portrait of comics fandom culture.

Born in the pages of Rich Koslowski's indie darling The 3 Geeks in 1997, Jim Tamphear is a Modern Age creation from the scrappy, creator-owned corner of comics that 3 Finger Prints made its home. Sharing adventures with Keith Pankowski, Allen George, and Sky Branovan across titles like Geeksville and the delightfully titled The 3 Geeks: Jim's Jerky, Jim is part of a small-press gem that captured the affectionate self-awareness of comics fandom at the turn of the millennium. With a run stretching nearly a decade, he's a lovingly crafted character for readers who appreciate humor, heart, and the kind of passion project that only a true believer in the medium could produce — exactly the sort of find that makes digging through indie back issues so rewarding.