Many now-established creators started their careers at Antarctic (with most continuing to publish with them), including Chris Bunting, Ben Dunn, Eisner-nominated Rod Espinosa, and Joseph Wight.

[2] Antarctic Press was founded by Ben Dunn and Marc Ripley in late 1984 to publish the anthology Mangazine,[2] one of North America's first publications of original English-language manga.

Local San Antonio creators Fred Perry, Joseph Wight, and Rod Espinosa were early contributors to Mangazine; later all of them had their own Antarctic Press titles.

[citation needed] As a result, two Antarctic Press employees, Elin Winkler-Suarez and Pat Duke, left the company to form Radio Comix.

Many of Antarctic's staple characters, from titles including Warrior Nun Areala,[2] Ninja High School, Gold Digger, The Courageous Princess, and Dragons Arms, came together in the 2005 How to Break into Comics, which also featured their creators in the narrative.