The “boutique approach” to publishing has established Penny Farthing Productions as a serious contender in the comics and fine arts industries. Founded on the vision of owner Ken White and founder Trainor Houghton, all of our publications combine visually arresting and unique art with compelling storytelling.
Our goal is, and always has been, to deliver high-quality art and stories to our audience. This has resulted in awards from many respected and revered establishments for outstanding cover design, writing, and illustration.
USA Book News Best Book Awards Winner
Fiction: Graphic Novel – Anne Steelyard and the Garden of Emptiness: A Thousand Waters – Act III
USA Book News Best Book Awards Finalist
Fiction: Graphic Novel – Luci Phurr’s Imps – A Children’s Story for Grown Ups: A Hard Daemon’s Night, Book One
ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award Winner
Bronze Medal in Graphic Novels & Comics (Adult Nonfiction) Category – Anne Steelyard and the Garden of Emptiness: A Thousand Waters – Act III
Art Director’s Club of Houston, Bronze Medal
in Website Design for The Official Website of Penny-Farthing Press
Art Director’s Club of Houston, Silver Medal
in Book Cover Design for The Victorian, Act V: Self-Exsoulment Graphic Novel by Glen Orbik
Art Director’s Club of Houston, Bronze Medal
in Book Cover Design for The Victorian, Act IV: Self-Overcoming Graphic Novel by Jim Burns
Society of Illustrator’s 49th Annual Illustrator’s Award
for Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril cover.
Art Director’s Club of Houston, Gold Medal
in Illustration for Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril Graphic Novel
Art Director’s Club of Houston, Silver Medal
in Illustration for PARA Graphic Novel
Art Director’s Club of Houston, Bronze Medal
in Book Cover Design for Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril Graphic Novel.
Art Director’s Club of Houston, Bronze Medal
in Illustration for Decoy: Menagerie Part 1
Art Director’s Club of Houston, Gold Medal
in Editorial Illustration for Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril Graphic Novel
Art Director’s Club of Houston, Bronze Medal
in Editorial Illustration for PARA Graphic Novel
Art Director’s Club of Houston, Bronze Medal
in Self-Promotion/Unpublished Work for the 2005 Penny-Farthing Press Catalogue
Spectrum Award for PARA
Issue 2 cover by Stephan Martiniere
Spectrum Award for The Victorian
Act III: Self-Estrangement Graphic Novel cover by Michael Kaluta
Gutenberg Medaille D’Argent Winner for The Victorian
Act II: Self-Immolation Graphic Novel cover by Eirich Olson
Spectrum Award for The Victorian
Issue 8: Into The Fire cover by Michael Kaluta
Spectrum Award for The Victorian
Issue 11: Points Of Convergence cover by Rick Berry
Spectrum Award for The Victorian
Issue 12: A Gathering Of Beasts! cover by Rick Berry
Spectrum Award for The Victorian
Issue 1: Tours Of The Blue Clock cover by Jim Steranko
Spectrum Award for The Victorian
Issue 6: Fin de Siécle cover by Doug Beekman
Spectrum Award for The Victorian
Act I Sourcebook cover by Tim Bradstreet